Primary News

Friday, 24 May 2024

National Simultaneous Storytime
On Wednesday, many students across the Primary School participated in National Simultaneous Storytime. This is a fun event that the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) put together, where students across Australia read the same book, at the same time. ALIA’s goal is to create fun around reading, so that...
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Friday, 24 May 2024

Year 2 Sunnyside Excursion
This week Year 2 attended Sunnyside, the important heritage home of Ellen White, co-founder of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Students enjoyed hearing how she started Avondale School and how her faith translated into helping others in the local community. Ellen wrote the book 'Desire of Ages' while she lived in...
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Friday, 24 May 2024

Year 5 The Rocks Excursion
Year 5 enjoyed a day exploring The Rocks in Sydney this week. We were blessed with beautiful weather and an opportunity to learn about colonial life in the 1800s. We saw original buildings, parts of roads constructed with blocks of timber and walked through narrow lane ways. We heard stories...
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Friday, 10 May 2024

Year 1 Muffins for Mum
On Monday Year 1 celebrated Mother's Day! Students recited a poem, sang songs and said a special prayer. Such a fun time! Happy Mother's Day for Sunday.
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Friday, 10 May 2024

Kids' Lit Quiz
On Thursday our school hosted the Newcastle regional heat for Kids’ Lit Quiz. 22 teams from 10 different schools across the region participated in the event. Students were quizzed by YA author, Nat Amoore and the room was buzzing with answers about authors, characters, mythology and all things books. Our...
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Friday, 10 May 2024

HRIS Cross Country
Avondale School once again hosted the annual HRIS Cross country (mud run) at Avondale University. On a soggy track, our students were all smiles. Not only did each of our students give it their all while exhibiting exemplary respect for their competitors, the Primary Campus also brought home the shield...
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Friday, 03 May 2024

ANZAC Day March
Thanks to those students who represented our school last Thursday morning at the Dora Creek ANZAC Day March. Lest we forget.
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Friday, 12 Apr 2024

Primary Cross Country
The sun came out to shine, as did our students at this year’s Cross Country Carnival. Well done to all who took part, as well as our school community for coming out and supporting our students so passionately. It was a great morning with incredible times run on a heavy...
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Friday, 12 Apr 2024

Primary Art Exhibition
The iCentre has been filled with students and parents this week visiting the Primary Art Exhibition. We had a total of 112 entries from Kindy to Year 6, comprising of a great mix of paintings, drawings, photography, and sculptures. Each day was well attended during class breaks, class time and...
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