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Friday, 04 Mar 2022

Year 12 VET Work Placement
Last week, Year 12 Construction and Hospitality students spent a week in industry learning new skills and applying the skills they have learnt in their Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses here at Avondale School. Students can be very proud of themselves as they all excelled and showed excellent skills....
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Friday, 25 Feb 2022

Finding Joy
From a young age I can always remember loving passionfruit, sunflowers and the colour yellow, not necessarily in that order or together but all of them brought me joy for different reasons.  Do you have a favourite flower? Is there a reason that flower is your favourite? What is your favourite...
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Friday, 18 Feb 2022

Victories
The sun bounced off the water, beckoning all to enter. The sounds of the carnival permeated the air. Students jockeyed to the start line. Whistle, then horn, signalled the chance for glory. Whether breaking swimming records or displaying a can-do attitude, students entered the water to score valuable points for...
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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, 18 Feb 2022

Year 7 Crosslands Camp
The weather forecast was perfect for 84 Year 7 students, along with 16 Year 11 Peer Support leaders and nine Staff who headed out to Crosslands on Monday morning. The 6km hike (thankfully mostly downhill) challenged some, was a new experience for others, while others were keen to jog ahead...
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Friday, 11 Feb 2022

Secondary Swimming Carnival
There were lots of screaming and cheering for the Sport Houses on Monday with our annual Swimming Carnival at Wyong Olympic Pool. The new House Captains played an important role in motivating and organising swimmers in each race. Congratulations to Rhiannon D, who broke a butterfly record, Mia W who...
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Friday, 11 Feb 2022

Why blend in when you were born to stand out?
Humans have an amazing capacity to blend in. We see children and teenagers dress alike, get similar hairs cuts, talk the same way, and claim to share similar interests. We assume that if we blend in, we will belong. But is this really belonging? Author Brene Brown says, “Fitting in...
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Monday, 07 Feb 2022

​New Year, New Opportunities
The heavy rain over the last few days is not ideal for the beginning of the school year but is perfect for ornate burrowing frogs. I heard the familiar call last night and headed into the dark and rain with my torch to find these amazing frogs in my pond....
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Friday, 03 Dec 2021

Knowing Our Why
This week, and in the coming days, we are celebrating important milestones. Kindy Concert, a milestone at the conclusion of our children’s first year of 'big school'. Year 6 and Year 12 Graduations, milestones that recognise and celebrate the end of a season, and the beginning of a new adventure...
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