The School Blog

• Tuesday 11 November 2025 Remembrance Day The school community came together to show respect on Remembrance Day. First, everyone learnt about the lives of some of the men from Avening who were killed during WWI. They learnt about where they lived, other members of their family and the jobs they had before the war started. Then, everyone gathered at the Millennium Cross to hold a respectful silence at 11am. Year 6 pupils read out the names of the fallen soldiers while the School Council placed a wooden cross on the ground for each name. Everyone demonstrated great respect throughout the ceremony.
• Thursday 6 November 2025 Table Cricket A team travelled to Kingshill School to play table cricket. It was the first time anyone had played the game but they enjoyed learning the rules and scoring as many runs as possible. It was fantastic to see everyone using their teamwork skills and developing their self-belief by trying a new game. Well done team!
• Wednesday 30 April 2025 Nature Quiz Our Nature Quiz team have been busy sharpening up their knowledge with Mrs Carter over the last term. Today, they were able to put their knowledge to the test against two other local schools. There were fantastic collaboration skills on show as they worked together to answer questions over the different rounds. The level of competition was very high and they came joint first when the scores were added up! Unfortunately, they just missed out in the tie-breaker but can be very proud of their performance. Well done everyone!
• Tuesday 15 April 2025 Talent Show Everyone was thoroughly entertained by all of the fabulous entrants to the Talent Show. There were performances by flexible gymnasts, joke-telling comedians, brilliant brass players, daring roller-skaters, energetic dancers, super singers, hoola-hooping acrobats, marvellous pianists, wonderful poetry recitals and amazing magicians. It was fantastic to see the children demonstrate their talents which they have clearly been working hard to develop. The audience appreciated all of their efforts and recognised the courage it takes to stand up in front of everyone and perform. Everyone should be very proud of their efforts! A full gallery of pictures are on the school website.
• Tuesday 15 April 2025 Easter Celebrations Our Easter celebrations began with an Easter bonnet parade on the way to celebration assembly. Everyone's imagination, creativity and hard work were on show as the children paraded their fantastic creations past the rest of the school and parents. Kelly the Cook, a previous entrant to the bonnet parade when she was at school, had the difficult job of judging the bonnets.
• Wednesday 9 April 2025 Tag Rugby A team of Hawks had a fantastic time playing tag rugby against other local schools at SWR. They were able to use the skills they had been practicing during tag rugby club in competitive games. It was great to see super passing and teamwork to score lots of tries as well as some very determined defending. Everyone enjoyed the games and then showed respect for the opposition and referees by showing their appreciation for everyone's efforts.
• Thursday 3 April 2025 Quicksticks Hockey A team of Owls visited Deer Park School to take part in a hockey event where they were able to play some games and learn new skills. This really enjoyable event was run by Kingshill Sports Leaders and Cirencester Hockey Club. There were lots of games to refine their dribbling and passing skills as well as a 'beat the goalie' game that everyone loved! It was great to see the team apply the skills from their PE lessons and work hard to improve even further. It also demonstrated local clubs that you can join if you want to enjoy the sport on a more regular basis.
• Wednesday 2 April 2025 Netball Tournament A team of Hawks and Owls went to SWR to take part in a netball tournament against some other local school. Everyone was applying their communication and collaboration skills to work as a team to defend and attack. Combining their teamwork with their throwing and catching skills helped them win three matches and draw the other. This resulted in the team finishing in first place. Well done everyone!
• Wednesday 12 March 2025 Geometry Problem Solving The Kestrels, Hawks and Owls had a fantastic time solving geometry problems with Mr Ede. Everyone learnt the importance of persevering when a problem cannot be solved quickly. They really enjoyed working hard and the sense of accomplishment when they completed a tricky puzzle. It was great to see everyone collaborating so well, listening carefully and explaining their ideas clearly to solve the problems. Mr Ede's passion for the subject was infectious and everyone developed their confidence in solving new and unfamiliar problems. It was a really enjoyable day for everyone! All of the pictures are on the gallery section of the school website.
• Wednesday 12 March 2025 World Book Day 2025 Roll up, roll up... Join us at the circus with Tweedy and 'The Clown who Lost His Nose', 'Nell and the Circus of Dreams' and Quentin Blake's 'Clown'. We've been inspired, just like many authors, by the exciting setting of the circus for this year's World Book Day celebration!
• Thursday 13 February 2025 Tweedy the Clown Everyone really enjoyed the visit of Tweedy the Clown who came to read his story, 'Tweedy Has Lost His Nose!' Before signing some books, he made everyone laugh with his expert 'clowning around' and even performed some magic tricks with the help of a couple of amazing assistants! Everyone listened carefully to his story where we learnt that he didn't need his red nose to be funny, just hard work and creativity. A truly unique author visit! A full gallery of pictures is on the school website.
• Thursday 16 January 2025 Y4 Maths Challenge Y4 pupils from Avening and Leighterton collaborated to tackle some tricky mathematical challenges. Everyone worked really hard and enjoyed the feeling of finding their way to a solution. Thank you to Y5 for offering a helping hand and being ready with a top tip!
• Monday 16 December 2024 The Fleece Force The Eagles and Kestrels have been very busy rehearsing for their nativity performance. This year they are telling the story of a hardworking trainee 'Fleece Force' officer who's first job is to control the crowds on their way to Bethlehem. As well as dealing with shepherds, sheep, kings and camels, she also has to cope with very enthusiastic colleagues!
• Monday 11 November 2024 Remembrance Day Everyone paused to pay their respects on Remembrance Day. During assembly, they learnt about the history of remembrance and some of the people who lived in Avening and died during WWI. Then, everyone went to the Millennium Cross to observe the silence. Finally, Y6 pupils read the names of the fallen while the school council lay a cross for each one. The whole of the school community came together to understand and demonstrate the first school value of respect.
• Sunday 1 September 2024 Active Celebration Assembly This year everyone took the opportunity to represent the school in an active event with other schools including competitions. It was great to celebrate the enjoyment and progress made by taking part in the events. Very well done to our Sports Personalities for this year who have been excellent role models and demonstrated all of the sporting values in everything they have done. Well done everyone!
• Thursday 20 June 2024 FGR Visit Harrison, our FGR ambassador, organised a visit to school. Every class enjoyed some football coaching and the Owls also learnt more about living sustainably. Their mascot, Neville the Green Devil, even came into assembly to hand out some certificates to pupils who were demonstrating the Premier League values. Thank you Harrison for organising a great visit!
• Thursday 6 June 2024 Dynamos Cricket A team of Owls enjoyed competing in the cricket tournament at Stroud Cricket Club against other local schools. They were able to apply the skills they had learnt in cricket club last term to produce some fabulous catches and huge sixes! A full gallery of pictures is on the gallery page. Well done team!
• Tuesday 14 May 2024 Tennis Festival A team of Hawks enjoyed visiting Kingshill School to take part in a tennis festival run by their sports leaders. There were lots of of fun activities to try which all helped develop their tennis skills. During the games they were concentrating on using the School Games Values of Passion, Self-Belief, Respect, Honesty, Determination and Teamwork. Everyone had great fun and was able to name at least one of the values they had exhibited.
• Saturday 27 April 2024 Health and Wellbeing Workshop Some Hawks and Owls visited Cirencester Rugby Club to participate in some team building exercises & mindfulness activities. They had great fun playing tag archery and making smoothies using a bicycle powered blender!
• Monday 15 April 2024 Dodgeball Our team had great fun taking part in a dodgeball tournament at Cirencester Arena. They demonstrated fantastic collaboration skills to support each other during the matches and developed their tactics as the games progressed. They also applied all of their throwing, catching and agility skills to great effect to win a lot of games. Great effort everyone!
• Friday 22 March 2024 Talent Show 2024 Spring Term ended with our annual Talent Show - and what a lot of talent we enjoyed! We had a musician, dancers, gymnasts, comedians and Gia had us all joining in with her Zumba class! It was a very entertaining end to our busy term! For more photographs of the event, head to our galleries page.
• Friday 22 March 2024 Netball Tournament Our team of netballers enjoyed the opportunity to take part in a tournament at Kingshill School. They got to play lots of games and compete against other local schools. There was great effort and honesty shown throughout. Well played everyone!
• Tuesday 12 March 2024 Multisports Festival A team from of Hawks enjoyed trying out a range of sports run by pupils from Kingshill School. They got to experience archery, athletics, cricket, skipping and dodgeball with support from the leaders. Everyone took part with enthusiasm and had great fun!
• Friday 8 March 2024 World Book Day 2024 We celebrated the wonderful world of magic this year. Our school filled with lots of witches, wizards and the odd cat or two! We are in awe of the imaginations of authors! For lots more photographs, go to the gallery page.
• Tuesday 5 March 2024 Cross Country Running Our team enjoyed challenging themselves against the distance and the weather to take part in a cross country competition at Kingshill School. It was great to see them persevere through difficult, muddy conditions to set new personal bests and be proud of their efforts. Well done everyone!
• Thursday 8 February 2024 Children's Mental Health Week 2024 In the big, wide world, our voices matter.
• Thursday 8 February 2024 Running Club Circuit Training It may have been pouring with rain and too muddy to run around the park, but that didn't stop our running club working on their fitness levels with some challenging circuits! Well done to our fitness champions!
• Friday 26 January 2024 Young Voices 2024 Our Young Voices choir had the best time at our Young Voices concert at the NEC in Birmingham. We sang and danced in a choir of nearly 6000 children - and made everyone who came to watch us very proud!
• Wednesday 17 January 2024 Running A team of runners enjoyed learning more about pacing when they visited SWR School. They competed in a range of challenges over different distances where they had to adapt their pacing strategy. They will be able to apply their knowledge to future events. There were a lot of tired and happy faces at the end! A full gallery of pictures is on the school website.
• Wednesday 17 January 2024 Y3 Maths Challenge Year 3 enjoyed applying their mathematical skills when they took part in the maths challenge with Leighterton School. They had to collaborate with their team to solve a range of challenges against the clock. Some pupils from SWR were on hand to offer support and check their answers as well. Everyone persevered with the difficult problems and enjoyed the feeling of successfully completing them. There is a full gallery of pictures on the school website.
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