Primary News

Thursday, 11 May 2023

Primary Bebras Challenge
Years 3-6 have been engaging their minds to think critically during the 2023 Round 1 Online Bebras Challenge this week!Bebras develops and assesses student’s problem solving and computational thinking skills, highly sought after in the digital careers of the future. This is a fun and interactive online activity that engages...
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Thursday, 11 May 2023

Year 3 International Food Festival
Many cultures and countries were represented at the Year 3 International Food Festival at lunchtime yesterday. Students made the food and set up the stalls. The rest of the Primary School, teachers and parents were then able to purchase from them. It was all so delicious! Well done Year 3.
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Thursday, 11 May 2023

Year 1 Muffins for Mum
Year 1 celebrated Mother's Day on Wednesday with a special presentation from the students, and then they shared muffins with their mums.
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Friday, 05 May 2023

KidsLitQuiz
KidsLitQuiz is an annual literature quiz for students aged 10-13. Schools in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and the USA all compete and the winners from each National Final go on to compete in the World Final. Avondale School hosted the KidsLitQuiz Newcastle Region...
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Friday, 05 May 2023

Primary HRIS Cross Country
Once again our students represented themselves with an exemplary attitude, supporting others and competing hard at the HRIS Cross Country event last week! Our Primary School finished 4th from 18 schools in Division A. Well done to all competitors for a great day. Special mention to our 12 Years Boys...
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Friday, 28 Apr 2023

ANZAC Day March
Thanks to those students who represented our school on Tuesday morning at the Dora Creek ANZAC Day March. Lest we forget.
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Thursday, 06 Apr 2023

Primary Cross Country
It was great to see so much community spirit, while the weather also held out, for our Primary Cross Country Carnival on Monday. Mr Ed is incredibly proud of all our students for their efforts in training and on race day! An extra congratulations to the first 5 boys and...
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Friday, 31 Mar 2023

Primary Prefect Leadership Day
What makes a great leader? On Tuesday, our Primary Prefect team had the opportunity to explore this question with some of our school leaders and Dr Peter Beamish. They were guided through several sessions to help them understand the important characteristics of a leader and how they can use their...
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Friday, 17 Mar 2023

Primary Chess Competition
Our Primary Chess Competition was a success once again this year, with over 60 Kings and Queens taking part from across the Primary School. Congratulations to all who competed so wonderfully this year. The spirit in which the students played, showed encouragement and shared knowledge was wonderful to witness.
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