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Friday, 10 May 2024

Year 11 PROPEL Learn Car Maintenance
On Wednesday, Mr Kunz and Mrs Page’s PROPEL Year 11 Standard Maths classes revved up their learning with a hands-on lesson in practical car maintenance. Beyond crunching numbers, students got under the hood, exploring the nuts and bolts of maintaining a vehicle. From changing tires to checking oil, they gained...
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Friday, 10 May 2024

HRIS Cross Country
Avondale School once again hosted the annual HRIS Cross country (mud run) at Avondale University. On a soggy track, our students were all smiles. Not only did each of our students give it their all while exhibiting exemplary respect for their competitors, the Primary Campus also brought home the shield...
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Friday, 03 May 2024

Building Blocks of Hope
This week we are talking about hope. Snyder, a positive psychology researcher, says that to have high levels of hope, our children must have three things: Goals: We want our children to aspire to a bright future where they do great things. Goals help anchor effort and direction. Pathways: Once our children...
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Friday, 03 May 2024

ANZAC Day March
Thanks to those students who represented our school last Thursday morning at the Dora Creek ANZAC Day March. Lest we forget.
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Friday, 03 May 2024

Year 8 Anna Bay Camp
The Year 8 Anna Bay camp at the end of last term was all we hoped it would be. The weather was a little grey to start with but improved as the week progressed. Activities included surf school, bike riding, kayaking, and hiking around the beautiful Nelson Bay area. Students...
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Friday, 03 May 2024

Year 9 & 10 Science and Engineering Challenge
Challenges + Problems + Teamwork = Fun + Top Result On Thursday, April 11, 28 Year 9 and 10 students made their way to the Forum at Newcastle University for the 2024 Newcastle round of the Science and Engineering Challenge. Students participated in teams of three or four in challenges...
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Friday, 12 Apr 2024

The Stages of a Tour
Having not had a music tour since prior to COVID-19, expectations for orchestra students regarding the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of a mini music tour were uncertain. Did they want to share their time and skill with rural communities? Did they want to be away from their main friendship groups?  I...
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Friday, 12 Apr 2024

Primary Cross Country
The sun came out to shine, as did our students at this year’s Cross Country Carnival. Well done to all who took part, as well as our school community for coming out and supporting our students so passionately. It was a great morning with incredible times run on a heavy...
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Friday, 12 Apr 2024

Secondary Band Tour
Last week the school’s Orchestra embarked on our first music tour in 6 years. We started small, squeezing in 7 performances in just over 3 days in the country towns of Gunnedah and Coonabarabran. We mostly visited primary schools, who had some really interesting questions for our group. Due to...
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