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Friday, 26 Aug 2022

Year 2 Visit the Science Lab
Students in 2E were fortunate enough to be invited down to the Secondary School Science lab this week, where Mrs Venegas helped us hypothesise, predict and make observations throughout several fun experiments and activities. Students were heard to exclaim, "Wow, look at the Copper Chloride burn!", and "I love the microscopes! I’m...
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Friday, 26 Aug 2022

Year 10 and 11 Astronomy Night
Interested Year 10 and 11 students recently participated in an amateur astronomy evening held on the Avondale School oval. Hosted and organised by the Physics teacher, Mr Kunz, the students were treated to views of some major star constellations, Saturn's rings and moons, and close up views of our own...
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Friday, 26 Aug 2022

Primary HRIS Athletics
Last Friday we took 70 Primary students to compete in the HRIS Athletics Carnival at the Hunter Sports Centre in Glendale. The students performed so well, both on and off the track. Avondale School came away with 1st place in the Division 1 HRIS Athletics event. We also took out the following...
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Friday, 26 Aug 2022

Year 7 at the Zoo
In Year 7 Science, students have been learning about different animal habitats, organism interactions and how organisms are classified. To deepen our learning, we set out on Thursday August 18 to Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Students observed the different characteristics of animals, compared the habitats for each of the species...
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Friday, 19 Aug 2022

Decisions, Decisions…
Decisions can be hard to make and even harder when there is so much choice available. I reflect back on my own childhood and remember the times when decisions were either really easy or some of the hardest things I’ve ever had to contemplate.  Making decisions on our own is...
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Friday, 19 Aug 2022

Year 9-12 Music and Drama Excursion to Mary Poppins
On Wednesday our Years 9-12 Elective Music and Drama students attended an excursion to see the professional production of Mary Poppins in Sydney’s Lyric Theatre. It was an incredible experience with so much excitement over the creative set movements, dramatic flair and powering voices. The classic tunes had some of...
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Friday, 19 Aug 2022

Year 3 Healthy Food Festival
What an enriched experience the Year 3 students had at their Healthy Food Festival this week. Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts who supported our day. Here are a few comments from our Year 3 students:It was an awesome experience because you were able to greet new...
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Friday, 12 Aug 2022

Try, Try, Try Again
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Friday, 12 Aug 2022

Year 11 Hospitality Cook for Community Volunteers
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