Year 2 loving the sunshine This week the same ten year 2 children have been loving the sunshine and planting runner beans. We also did an experiment with blueberries, squeezing them to reveal the seeds and place them into pots and cover with soil. We will keep checking on them.

It's that time of year again were all year 2 children get the opportunity to go to gardening club for two weeks. The first 10 children this week planted some potatoes in sacks. We will be keeping an eye on there progress.

Well done to everyone who entered our school council parking poster competition. We had a lot of entries and it was really tricky to judge. ​ Here are the three winners, well done to everyone who took part.

Thank you so much to everyone that has donated wool and tubs so far, its very much appreciated!

What a busy and successful half term it has been at Avondale! Our children have worked incredibly hard, shown wonderful enthusiasm for their learning and represented the school brilliantly in lessons, clubs and events. We are so proud of their effort, resilience and kindness throughout the term. Thank you to our staff and families for your continued support. We wish everyone a restful and well-deserved half term break, and we look forward to welcoming you back refreshed and r

This week has been online safety week with the emphasis on Artificial Intelligence (AI).  It can be difficult to spot what is fake and what is real. BBC Bitesize do a monthly online safety quiz, can you spot the real from the AI?

If anyone has any sanded down crates that they no longer want/use then please may reception have them for provision. Thank you

Some children from Breakfast club did an amazing job this morning litter picking within the School grounds. We are working along side School Eco Council to make Avondale a litter free zone. Hard at work

We have been learning about the UK and some of the famous landmarks you can find.

2P have been learning to sing traditional folk songs. This week they have been learning to sing from memory 'London Bridge is Falling Down'.

Some of Breakfast club 5/6 children took to the playground to tidy up the school yard. With Avondale School and also Eco on board we will beat any litter bugs . Watch out for more news on this.

We have been exploring how the number 20 is made with two 10's. We used different equipment to show the number 20.

2P have loved using finger lights today in Guided Reading. It was cosy to read by light.

4F started our gymnastics topic in PE and learnt some basic shapes such as pike, straddle and front support. We then worked in pairs to create a routine using partner balances.

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At Breakfast Club, we reveled in the chance to go outside and have fun in the snow. We want to wish everybody at Avondale a happy new year!

4F started our new P.E. topic this afternoon and learnt some gymnastic poses such as the pike, straddle and front support as well as some tricky partner balances before putting them into a routine.

4F received our fish eggs today from Emily at Ribble Rivers Trust. We had a great morning learning all about the different stages that our fish eggs will go through whilst we are looking after them. This has been made possible by Darwen Rotary and Ribble Rivers Trust and we are very grateful for the amazing opportunity we have been given! We can't wait for our eggs to hatch and then we can release them into the wild in a few months. Stay tuned for more updates about our eggs!

We enjoyed an end of term treat for all our team points - a P.A.R.T.Y!! We played musical statues, musical chairs, pass the parcel and had a dance off! We even got Mrs Brown to do the chicken dance!