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Friday, 29 Nov 2024

Year 6 E-Day

What an incredible day it was! E-Day 2024 exceeded all expectations, thanks to the amazing effort from all Year 6 students. The event was buzzing with creativity, with a fantastic variety of stalls, delicious food, refreshing drinks, fun face painting, and wonderful hand made crafts that kept everyone entertained during...

Friday, 22 Nov 2024

Pink Stumps Day

It was great to witness the sea of pink across the campus last week in honour of the McGrath Foundation and all they do to bring health care nurses into the homes of suffering families. Well done students on raising well over $1000 to a wonderful cause. Not only that,...

Friday, 15 Nov 2024

Indigenous Art Workshop

A select group of students were excited to be part of an Indigenous Art Workshop this week by local artist @sarettaartdesign The students got the opportunity to tell their own story through art, as well as brainstorm ideas to tell the Avondale School story. Some amazing artworks were created.

Friday, 15 Nov 2024

Kindy Students Practise Kindness and Generosity

KL Kindy students have been learning about the values of Kindness and Generosity recently. They then put what they learnt into practise by collecting good quality used toys to donate to ADRA so other children who are less fortunate may have toys for Christmas. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr Head brought...

Friday, 08 Nov 2024

Kindy Families at the Farm

The Kindies had a wonderful time with their family and friends at Oakvale Farm last week. They got to have a tractor ride to explore the farm. They each got to feed the baby goats and lambs with a bottle of milk and they learnt about koalas and reptiles. It...

Friday, 01 Nov 2024

3D Pack Christmas Shoeboxes

3D displayed their generosity recently by packing Christmas Shoeboxes for children less fortunate than themselves. The class used some of their profits from the Food Festival earlier in the year. Some families were extra generous and chose to donate items for the boxes, and other families made it a family...

Friday, 01 Nov 2024

Year 2 Hunter Wetlands Excursion

On Monday Year 2 went on a discovery excursion to the Hunter Wetlands Centre. The students had a wonderful time dip netting in the wetlands and then investigating the live pond animals that were collected, under digital microscopes. After lunch and a fun play on the amazing playground, the students...

Friday, 25 Oct 2024

Year 3-6 Bebras Challenge

This week, students have been participating in the online Bebras Challenge, using their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to overcome a variety of tasks. We are proud of their ability to work collaboratively and creatively, demonstrating teamwork and resilience. The skills they’re honing through this challenge will not only help...