Primary News

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

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, 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

Year 6 Technology
Year 6 students designed and created their very own laser-cut torches with Mrs Rijavec during Technology. This was done in collaboration with the ‘Electricity Circuit’ Science unit taught by Mr Hosken. It has been exciting to see all their creative ideas come to life. The future is looking bright for Year...
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Friday, 05 Aug 2022

Book Fair Success
Our annual library fundraiser Book Fair was held in the iCentre this week and was a big success! In fact, it was our most successful Book Fair ever! We were extremely busy each day with many excited students and generous parents visiting our Book Fair. We will be able to purchase more...
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Friday, 01 July 2022

Year 6 World Travel Expo
On Tuesday evening our Year 6 families and their friends were delighted with exotic sights, sounds, scents and flavours from around the world, with our Year 6 students hosting a showcase event called ‘World Travel Expo’. The students were tasked with convincing their family and friends to travel to a...
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Friday, 01 July 2022

Year 2-6 Athletics Carnivals
The Primary Athletics Carnivals were run last week with a very high participation rate. Students had been doing athletics for Friday Sport all term and many were excited to try and achieve their goals. There were many personal best performances achieved and 4 records broken. Macquarie House has won the...
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Thursday, 23 June 2022

Year 2 Sunnyside Excursion
On Monday, Year 2 stepped back in time on their excursion to Ellen White’s home, Sunnyside, built in 1896. Ellen White is a pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the most translated female writer in the history of literature. Ellen White had a huge impact on developing our school system....
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Friday, 27 May 2022

KidsLitQuiz
KidsLitQuiz came to Avondale on Tuesday this week. KidsLitQuiz is a competition in the sport of reading - students compete in teams to answer the most questions on a wide range of topics, about all sorts of books. Twenty eager teams competed in the Newcastle Region KidsLitQuiz final for the...
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