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Friday, 11 Mar 2022

Primary HRIS Swimming

Last week 35 eager Primary students from Years 2-6 travelled to Lambton Pool for the HRIS Swimming Carnival. There was excitement in the air after the first point score announcement said that Avondale was in 2nd place behind St Philips Christian College (Newcastle). With the promise of a reward from Mr...

Friday, 18 Feb 2022

Primary Swimming Carnival

The Primary Swimming Carnival was held at Morisset Pool this week with over 240 students in attendance, supported by many parents along the pool edge. While students were required to sit in Year Levels instead of House groups it didn't affect their performance in the pool. Over the course of...

Friday, 06 Aug 2021

Year 7 2022 Orientation Day

The Year 6 students had such a fun day for their Year 7 Orientation Day. They got to know each other more, met a few teachers and had a variety of sampler High School type classes. They were given snacks at recess and a packed lunch on the grass before playing...

Friday, 23 July 2021

Year 4 Aussie Day

On Wednesday Year 4 students dressed as an Aussie ready to take part in a variety of Australian activities.  Before lunch they took part in baking Anzac biscuits, outdoor singing of old Australian songs, building sand castles, playing backyard cricket and running in and throwing gumboots. After devouring a barbequed sausage...

Friday, 25 June 2021

Year 6 World Travel Expo

On Wednesday 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...

Friday, 04 June 2021

KidsLitQuiz

On Tuesday June 1 Avondale School hosted the Newcastle Regional final of KidsLitQuiz.  Our own three teams were very competitive and our top team only fell short of victory by 4 points. Our students were gracious and welcoming hosts, and enjoyed a fun day of competition, prizes and teamwork. Whilst...

Monday, 31 May 2021

Book Fair

Our annual library fundraiser Book Fair was held in the iCentre last week and was a big success! We were extremely busy each day with many excited students and generous parents visiting our Book Fair. We will be able to purchase more resources for our library to further enhance the students’...

Thursday, 01 Apr 2021

Primary Cross Country

The Primary Cross Country events were held this week on a very wet track. It was great to see so many parents and friends on site to witness this exciting event. Congratulations to those students who have been selected for the HRIS team which will race at Avondale University College on...