Remembrance Day 10th Nov 2023
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Everyone respectfully paused to remember Avening villagers who lost their lives during the world wars.

Future Lionesses 20th Oct 2023
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Our team enjoyed taking part in a tournament at SWR.

Fire of London Trip 19th Oct 2023
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The Kestrels visited Tewkesbury to see some houses that were used by people in 1666. They learnt about how they were made and how life was different to ours.

Tour of Britain 12th Sep 2023
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We were inspired by the world's best cyclists racing through the village and enjoyed the opportunity to support them.

Sponsored Walk 20th Jul 2023
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Everyone had a lovely walk around Avening to help raise money for FOAS.

Piano Recital 30th Jun 2023
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We were very lucky to have the opportunity to listen to a performance by Clare Hammond who is a concert pianist.

Butterflies! 30th Jun 2023
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The Kestrels enjoyed releasing the butterflies into the school garden.

PCSO Visit 23rd Jun 2023
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The Eagles and Kestrels really enjoyed the opportunity to find out more about the police force.

Kestrels Visit to Copsegrove Farm 22nd Jun 2023
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The Kestrels learnt about habitats, plants and animals on their fabulous visit to Copsegrove Farm.

Coronation 15th May 2023
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Everyone learnt about the ceremony before enjoying a fabulous street party!

Tennis Coaching 15th May 2023
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The Kestrels really enjoyed taking part in tennis games.

The Kestrels at Multiskills. 24th Mar 2023
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The Kestrels really enjoyed the different events and were exhausted by the end!

Dance Festival 22nd Mar 2023
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The Kestrels really enjoyed taking part in the dance festival at SWR.

World Book Day 2023 5th Mar 2023
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We had a wonderful day celebrating the worlds created by Roald Dahl.

Gymnastics Festival 18th Jan 2023
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Some of the Hawks really enjoyed the opportunity to experience a range of gymnastic disciplines.

Handball 10th Nov 2022
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We enjoyed our first ever handball tournament! We had to develop tactics to help us become more successful.

Weaving Workshop 7th Nov 2022
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To help learn more about the history of Avening, the Kestrels enjoyed a weaving workshop.

Sportshall Athletics 7th Nov 2022
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We enjoyed the opportunity to set new personal bests in a variety of athletic events at SWR.

Residential- PGL Liddington 2022 26th Sep 2022
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The Owls enjoyed lots of activities on their residential and were proud of how they dealt with the challenges they faced.

Butterflies! 14th Jul 2022
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The Kestrels enjoyed observing caterpillars develop into butterflies.

Celebrating 180 years of Avening School 10th Jul 2022
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Victorian Day and a few snaps from the sponsored walk

Five Ways to Wellbeing Lunchtime Play 14th Jun 2022
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On one lunchtime in June

Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 28th May 2022
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Rocktopus 20th May 2022
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Everyone really enjoyed creating their own song and dance to help them develop a healthy lifestyle.

The Living Rainforest 29th Apr 2022
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The Kestrels are learning about the rainforest this term. They really enjoyed their visit to the Living Rainforest.

World Book Day 4th Mar 2022
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Everyone enjoyed taking part in art, geography, forest school and dance activities based on 'Swallows and Amazons'.

Christmas Dinner 16th Dec 2021
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Everyone enjoyed a delicious lunch!

The Angel Who Nearly Missed It All 16th Dec 2021
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KS1 put on a fabulous performance at Christmas.

Tewkesbury Trip 21st Oct 2021
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The Kestrels enjoyed learning about houses in the past as part of their topic of the 'Great Fire of London'.

Orchard Workshop 21st Oct 2021
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Everyone enjoyed learning about the orchard that has been planted in the village.

Residential- PGL Liddington 23rd Sep 2021
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The Owls had a fabulous time overcoming challenges on their residential.

STEM Workshop 23rd Nov 2020
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The Kestrels really enjoyed writing algorithms for their robots.

Copsegrove Farm 22nd Sep 2020
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The Kestrels really enjoyed visiting Copsegrove Farm to study physical and human features among other things!

World Book Day 2020 5th Mar 2020
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Everyone enjoyed a day immersed in the books of Julia Donaldson.

Clay Dragon Eyes 22nd Jan 2020
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The Kestrels have been learning to use techniques such as rolling, cutting, moulding and carving to produce their own dragon eye sculptures.

Storyteller 20th Dec 2019
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Bill Church, a fantastic storyteller, visited the school to tell everyone a Christmas story. Everyone was completely engaged in his story.

Everyone Loves a Baby! 18th Dec 2019
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The Eagles and the Kestrels performed a fantastic nativity for the rest of the school community. They really enjoyed performing and aspired to do their best.

Christmas Dinner 13th Dec 2019
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Everyone sat down together to enjoy a delicious Christmas Dinner!

Trip to Tewkesbury 19th Nov 2019
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The Kestrels had a fantastic trip to see houses that are older than the Fire of London. It was really interesting to see how people would have lived and spot how their houses were different to ours.

Police Visit 25th Oct 2019
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We were very luckily that the police were able to visit school to tell us about the job they do.

Residential 2019 26th Sep 2019
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The Owls visited PGL at Torrington, Devon where they were able to develop their REACH learning skills in a variety of different situations. They also had huge amounts of fun!

Cheltenham Cricket Festival 16th Jul 2019
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Some children from KS2 had a really enjoyable day watching Gloucestershire play in Cheltenham. They also got to develop their own skills with the coaches.

Sports Morning 2019 1st Jul 2019
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Sports Morning 2019 1st Jul 2019
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Area Sports 27th Jun 2019
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Well done to everyone who took part in Area Sports. Well done for the 2nd place in the 80m sprint.

Active Festival 27th Jun 2019
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Some Kestrels and Hawks had a fantastic time being active at Kingshill School.

Musical Soiree 27th Jun 2019
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Some fantastic musical performances entertained pupils and parents at the musical soiree.

Science Festival 6th Jun 2019
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The Hawks had a great day learning so much about science and technology at the Cheltenham Science Festival.

Sponsored Walk 2019 23rd May 2019
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The whole school enjoyed the beautiful local countryside as they made their way around Avening on the sponsored walk. Everyone enjoyed the chance to be outside in the lovely weather and recognise the health benefits of different forms of exercise.

District Sports 2019 21st May 2019
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Everyone competed in athletic events and represented the school brilliantly.

Quadkids 17th May 2019
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The Hawks had the opportunity to compete against other local schools in an athletics competition. Everyone enjoyed aiming for their personal best.

Active Council Trip 3rd May 2019
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The Active Council enjoyed a trip to SWR as a reward for promoting healthy lifestyles at Avening School.

Talent Show 2019 5th Apr 2019
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The pupils of Avening School took the opportunity to entertain their classmates by performing in the Avening's Got Talent 2019'. Everyone was so impressed by the talents on show and had a fantastic afternoon!

Caerleon 12th Mar 2019
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The Hawks visited the Roman town of Isca to learn more about the experience of people living in the Roman Empire.

World Book Day March 2019 6th Mar 2019
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We had an amazing Jungle Book themed World Book Day!

Bah Humbug! 18th Jan 2019
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Key Stage 2 put on a fantastic performance for everyone at Christmas telling the story of Scrooge. Their singing, acting and enthusiasm was a joy to see and everyone should be very proud of their efforts.

Choose Respect 15th Nov 2018
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Everyone was learning to respect each other and the equipment as they learned drumming skills.

Martial Arts 31st Oct 2018
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The Hawks really enjoyed a taster session learning martial art skills from a coach.

Stone Age Day 19th Oct 2018
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The Hawks had a fantastic Stone Age Day at Copsegrove farm foraging for food, pressing apples, whittling and making a roundhouse. A great trip!

Air Ambulance 5th Oct 2018
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The West Midlands Air Ambulance visited school today to help everyone learn about the important job they do. Everyone enjoyed sitting in the pilot's seat.

Volcanoes! 5th Oct 2018
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The Hawks made volcanoes and learnt how variables affect what they observe. They also had great fun!

Chocolate Rocks 27th Sep 2018
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The Hawks used chocolate to learn about how different rocks are formed.

Owls Residential September 2018 25th Sep 2018
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The Owls went to South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre in September 2018 for a 3-day residential visit

Gloucestershire Active Schools Awards 14th Sep 2018
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We were shortlisted for 2 awards; The LOC Award for Young Volunteers and The engagement of all young people in physical activity. We were very proud to be shortlisted with some other fantastic schools and delighted when Fleur won the award for volunteering!

Greystones Farm 12th Sep 2018
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To start our topic on the Stone Age to the Iron Age the Hawks visited a replica Iron Age house and learnt about some of the skills people had.

Enrichment Week 2018 23rd Jul 2018
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During Enrichment Week the children found out about Asia, Africa, Australasia and South America ...

Sports Awards Assembly 2018 20th Jul 2018
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Sports Morning 2018 19th Jul 2018
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Sports morning was a great success - congratulations to our new champions - Jupiter!

Athlete Visit 6th Jul 2018
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Jack Rutter, captain of the England disabled football team, visited school to lead an active afternoon and run an inspiration assembly.

Cricket Competition 29th Jun 2018
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The Hawks enjoyed competing against other local schools and applying their cricket skills to a game situation. It all took place in the beautiful surroundings of Frocester Cricket Club.

Area Sports 26th Jun 2018
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24 pupils took part in Area Sports against the best athletes from the other districts. Everyone worked hard to do their best and 4 children achieved 3rd place in their event.

Active Summer Festival 15th Jun 2018
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We were invited to visit Hartpury College to try out lots of active games. Everyone really enjoyed it. Thank you to Ned and Freddie for taking the photos.

Young Scientist Day 8th Jun 2018
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Some of the Owls went to Cheltenham to take part in a science day as part of the Science Festival.

Cheltenham Science Festival 8th Jun 2018
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The Hawks had a brilliant day visiting the Science Festival.

FGR Trip 8th Jun 2018
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The Owls went to FGR to learn about sustainability and healthy living.

Active Session 7th Jun 2018
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KS2 had an active session with Cheltenham Town Football Club!

Supermovers 7th Jun 2018
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Everyone took part in Supermovers with Cheltenham Town!

Premier League Trophy Assembly! 7th Jun 2018
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We had an assembly to learn about being active and meet the trophy for the first time.

Learning about the trophy 7th Jun 2018
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Everyone had the opportunity to find out more about the Premier League Trophy!

Owls with Premier League Trophy 7th Jun 2018
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Meeting the Premier League Trophy!

Hawks with PL trophy! 7th Jun 2018
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Meeting the Premier League Trophy!

Eagles with the PL trophy! 7th Jun 2018
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Individual photos

Sponsored Walk 25th May 2018
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The whole school took part in the sponsored walk. Everyone enjoyed being active in the beautiful surroundings of Avening.

Netball training 25th May 2018
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The Owls were very lucky to be given some netball training from Severn Stars. One of the players was a South African international!

Quadkids Finals 25th May 2018
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A team from the Hawks enjoyed competing in the District Finals.

District Sports 2018 22nd May 2018
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The Hawks and Owls all enjoyed taking part in District Sports.

Kwik Cricket Festival 15th May 2018
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The Hawks enjoyed taking part in a cricket festival at SWR to learn lots of new skills.

What kind of world did Jesus want? 14th May 2018
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As part of our RE topic Rev Gerald talked to the pupils in class and then took everyone to the church.

Quadkids 11th May 2018
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The Hawks took part in a Quadkids competition at SWR.

All Stars Cricket Coaching 2nd May 2018
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KS1 and Y3 really enjoyed their cricket coaching.

Talent Show 5th Apr 2018
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Pupils entertained the rest of the school with their talents of comedy, magic, dancing, singing and drumming!

Sport Relief 2018 23rd Mar 2018
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Everyone took part in our Sport Relief Challenge completing a variety of steps including skipping steps, sidesteps, jumping steps, backward steps and silly steps!

Residential 2018 19th Mar 2018
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Everyone had a fabulous time at PGL!

From Source to Severn 31st Jan 2018
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As part of their topic the Hawks followed the stream outside school from the source all the way to where it meets the Severn.

Gymnastics at Sir William Romney's 5th Jan 2018
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The Hawks took part in a gymnastics competition against other local schools. They were able to apply their learning in PE lessons to a competitive situation. One of our teams came second and another team came first!

Trip to FGR 30th Nov 2017
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The Hawks had a fabulous trip to FGR. They learnt vegan cooking, football skills and about sustainability.

Healthy Meal 19th Oct 2017
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The Hawks designed and cooked a healthy meal as part of their topic. They learnt new skills for cutting with a sharp knife and how to prepare food hygienically.

Football at Kingshill 18th Oct 2017
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2 teams took part in a football tournament for girls at Kingshill School against other local schools. The development team scored their first ever goal and the other team finished with a bronze medal!

World 5000m Challenge 13th Oct 2017
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Everyone took part in the World 5000m Challenge and collaborated superbly to set their personal best times. Watch out for their improvements later in the year.

South Cerney 4th Oct 2017
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The Hawks have been learning about how being active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. They visited South Cerney to experience some water sports and learn new skills.

Making toothpaste 4th Oct 2017
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The Hawks made their own toothpaste and investigated whether it was as good as toothpaste from the shops.

Digestion 18th Sep 2017
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The Hawks have been learning about the process of digestion. They became the digestive system and collaborated to 'digest' breakfast!

First Aid 13th Sep 2017
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The Hawks have been learning to look after each other to begin their topic of 'Feeling Fit!'

Summerr Fete 2017 10th Jul 2017
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Sponsored Walk 2017 in the sunshine! 7th Jul 2017
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Tour de Avening! 7th Jul 2017
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To celebrate the start of the Tour de France the Hawks wanted to learn some cycling skills. Mr Jennings came into school to teach them bike maintenance and safety skills before having some fun riding around the field.

Sports Morning 2017 7th Jul 2017
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Cheltenham Cricket Festival 7th Jul 2017
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Some of the Hawks and Owls enjoyed a day of coaching and spectating as Gloucestershire beat Glamorgan.

Kwik Cricket 6th Jul 2017
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The Hawks really enjoyed the opportunity to apply their cricket skills in a game situation.

Owls Class Assembly 28th Jun 2017
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Residential Day 2 23rd Jun 2017
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More fun on the lake!

South Cerney Residential Day 1 22nd Jun 2017
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Arriving and raft building!

Science Festival 9th Jun 2017
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The Hawks had an inspiring trip to the Cheltenham Science Festival where they got to experience many exciting resources such as 3D printing pens! They also had a fabulous talk about anatomy.

District Sports 2017 23rd May 2017
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The Hawks and Owls all took part in the athletics competition against other local schools. Everyone showed superb levels of determination and perseverance in their performances.

Quadkids 2nd May 2017
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The Hawks took part in a Quadkids competition at SWR School. Everyone took part as an athlete, organiser or part of the media team. It was a really enjoyable event!

Easter Egg Hunt 2017 7th Apr 2017
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The children had a lovely time hunting for eggs in the sunny school garden.

Kestrels Dance 7th Apr 2017
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The Kestrels really enjoyed performing their dance to their audience.

Roman Day 3rd Apr 2017
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The Hawks wanted a Roman day to finish their topic this term. They looked fabulous in their Roman costumes and especially enjoyed the feast. They also learnt to count in Latin and name the days of the week.

Tag Rugby Festival 30th Mar 2017
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The Hawks took part in a fantastic rugby festival in Cirencester. They applied the skills they had been learning in PE lessons and performed really well.

Red Nose Day 2017 24th Mar 2017
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Roman Shields 23rd Mar 2017
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The Hawks have designed and made some Roman shields to apply their paint mixing skills.

Hawks Roman Assembly 21st Mar 2017
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World Book Day 2 6th Mar 2017
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Sue Wong-Walsh came into school and took some fantastic photos of our Harry Potter-themed World Book Day.

Harry Potter World Book Day Part 1 3rd Mar 2017
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Roman trip to Caerleon 27th Feb 2017
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The Hawks continued their learning about Roman Britain by visiting Caerleon. They were able to look around the barracks, amphitheater and baths. It was fabulous to see all of the real Roman artefacts.

Young Voices 2017 30th Jan 2017
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Thirty children and six staff went to the NEC in Birmingham to take part in Young Voices.

The Kestrels visited the Cotswold Airport 18th Jan 2017
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It snowed today! 13th Jan 2017
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Friday 13 January ... and there is snow on the ground!

Gymnastics 13th Jan 2017
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The Hawks had a great time applying their gymnastic skills in a competition at SWR.

Corinium Museum 13th Jan 2017
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The Hawks visited the Corinium Museum to find out about the Romans. They used the trip to plan their topic for the term.

The cast of 'Alice - The Musical' 16th Dec 2016
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This Christmas the Key Stage 2 children performed 'Alice - The Musical.'

Active Photography Club 9th Nov 2016
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The Activity Council suggested an active photography club to help people lead a healthy lifestyle. Here are some of the photographs they have taken so far.

Stone Age to Iron Age Day 9th Nov 2016
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The Hawks had the opportunity to try out some of the skills they had been learning about in their topic. Everyone had a fantastic time. Isaac's Dad and Ollie's Mum were really kind to give up their time and help.

Geologist visit 4th Nov 2016
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The Hawks were lucky to have a visit from a geologist to tell them more about rocks and answer their questions.

World 5000m Challenge 6th Oct 2016
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The pupils at Avening School all took part in the World 5000m Challenge. In teams of 10 they raced against the clock to cover the distance as quickly as possible. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to be more active during the day.

Share and Learn 6th Oct 2016
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The Hawks have been enjoying their Share and Learn tasks and have produced some fabulous Stone Age models.

Team Cross Country 6th Oct 2016
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2 teams took part in the team cross country at Kingshill School. The weather was lovely and everyone did their best and really enjoyed the experience.

Cookies 3rd Oct 2016
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The Year 3 children have been learning cookery skills while they were making delicious cookies.

South Cerney 3rd Oct 2016
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The Year 4 children have been learning new skills at South Cerney. Everyone really enjoyed being active on the water.

Owls visit to the Black Country Museum 27th Sep 2016
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The Owls visited the Black Country Living Museum as part of their 'Industry' topic.

Archaeological Dig 22nd Sep 2016
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The Hawks have been learning about sources of evidence historians use to find out about the past. They had an archaeological dig and made some fantastic discoveries!

Trip to Avebury 16th Sep 2016
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The Hawks enjoyed a fantastic trip to Avebury to begin their topic on the Stone Age to Iron Age. They met a Bronze Age man who explained all of the clever tools he used.

Tour of Britatin 9th Sep 2016
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The Activity Council went to Selsley Hill to support the Tour of Britain. They really enjoyed cheering on all of the cyclists and having the opportunity to spot Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish!

A day in the life ... 20th Jul 2016
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Sue Wong Walsh came into school on Tuesday 19 July and took these fantastic photographs.

Ancient Greek Day 19th Jul 2016
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The Hawks finished their topic about the Olympics and ancient Greece by having a dressing up day. They prepared a Greek feast and were even lucky enough to have some Greek weather!

School Sports Morning 2016 18th Jul 2016
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Cricket in Cheltenham 15th Jul 2016
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Some children watched Gloucestershire play Essex in Cheltenham and took part in some cricket activities.

Avening Olympics 8th Jul 2016
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After a week celebrating the Olympic Games in Rio we took part in our own Avening Olympics. Everyone enjoyed being an athlete or running an event. Thank you to Lily, Rufus and Archie for being our photographers.

Whole School Sponsored Walk July 2016 7th Jul 2016
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Avening School's Got Talent 2016 1st Jul 2016
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The children entertained their friends in a fabulous Talent Show.