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Friday, 28 July 2023

Primary Week of Worship
Primary School WOW went off like a SPARK this week! Students gathered every morning for SPARK - Catching God’s Fire. They learned about how the Bible teaches us to be a spark of good in the world and how we can all be more kind, caring and compassionate to everyone...
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Friday, 28 July 2023

STORMCo to Cobar
During the holidays, 32 Secondary students headed out to Cobar for the 25th year of our annual STORMCo trip. These students did Avondale proud as they willingly weeded and tidied gardens, walked some dogs and put on a great Kids Club program with music, games, craft and puppets. The local...
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Friday, 28 July 2023

Year 11 VET Work Placement
Students have been busy 'on the job’ over the past few weeks completing their work placement requirements in their chosen industry field. Last week the Hospitality and Construction students experienced a week in industry learning many valuable skills; communicating with customers and working in teams. The VET department at Avondale...
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Friday, 30 June 2023

Courageous Kids
We all aspire to raise brave young people. We want our kids to be resilient, to speak up for themselves, to have the strength to resist peer pressure and the confidence to try new things. But bravery is often portrayed through television and movies as huge heroic acts performed in...
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Friday, 30 June 2023

Year 6 World Travel Expo
Our Year 6 students hosted the World Travel Expo, captivating attendees with a diverse range of sights, sounds, scents and flavours from around the world. Their task was to convince family and friends to travel to a country of their choice, fostering character development, collaboration, communication, creativity, and citizenship. The...
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Friday, 30 June 2023

Pacific Union College (PUC) Elementary String Ensemble Visits Primary
On Monday, all Primary and ELC students were privileged to enjoy the high quality and entertaining music presented by our friends from Pacific Union College, California, USA. The students cheered when they heard music they knew, the Kindies spontaneously clapped along with the beat and teachers were heard to say,...
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Friday, 23 June 2023

Service in Action
As we are nearing the end of yet another action-packed term, there remain some exciting events for Secondary students and teachers before we embark on this mid-year break. It's great to witness the excitement build as the Secondary students are getting ready to showcase their talents in the upcoming ‘High...
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Friday, 23 June 2023

Year 5 Camp
We were blessed with some amazing weather for the three days of Year 5 Camp this week. It is always an amazing feeling driving into camp at Point Wolstoncroft knowing we get to enjoy the secluded National Park surrounded by Lake Macquarie. The reactions of the students on the bus...
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Friday, 23 June 2023

Primary Athletics Carnivals
We were blessed with amazing weather for our Primary Athletics Carnivals. A big thanks to our school community for coming along and showing their support for our students. They competed resiliently and were a tremendous source of energy for each other. The HRIS team will be finalised next week, while...
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