Primary News

Friday, 01 Apr 2022

Primary Week of Worship - Outer Space Overcomers
This week the Primary School had some unique visitors - the outer space overcomers! Each day, they had to work together to overcome a new obstacle.There were planets. There were lights. There was a rocket ship. There was singing. There were quizzes. There were challenges. There were meteors thrown. There was...
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Friday, 01 Apr 2022

Teddy Bear Drive
Avondale School has been collecting teddies and soft toys to deliver to the children who’ve lost so much in the Murwillumbah / Lismore floods. We’re delighted to share that we have more than 600 teddies bagged and onboard to deliver this weekend. A big thank you to you all for being willing...
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Friday, 25 Mar 2022

Years 3-6 International Bebras Challenge
Years 3-6 students have been participating in the International Bebras Challenge this week! The Bebras Challenge focuses on developing computational thinking and is a great way to engage students in collaborative, creative, and critical thinking. The Bebras international community has now grown to include 60 countries with over 2.9 million students...
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Friday, 18 Mar 2022

Primary Chess Competition
Numerous studies have proven that students obtain a higher reading level, math level, concentration level and a greater learning ability as a result of playing chess. There were 73 students from K-6 who participated in the Chess Competition this week in the MPC. Concentration levels were tested over the 7 rounds...
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Friday, 11 Mar 2022

Year 2 Boat Building
This week Year 2 joined together in teams to make a boat. Firstly, they collaborated in small groups to plan and design, then using their creativity with recycled materials, constructed a boat. Students then tested, evaluated and communicated their results to their peers. It was so exciting to see if...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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