Primary News

Friday, 02 June 2023

Year 2 Sunnyside Excursion
Last 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 Cooranbong, and...
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Friday, 26 May 2023

Years 5 & 6 Music
Students in Stage 3 are learning to think outside the square, work with each other and apply dedication to a task as they prepare for their in-class performances coming up in Weeks 7 and 8. It is inspiring to watch a variety of musical activities being rehearsed—rhythm bands, guitar and...
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Friday, 26 May 2023

Year 1 Reptile Park Excursion
This term Year 1 are learning about Australian animals, reptiles and small creatures. On Monday students took that learning to the Australian Reptile Park and investigated through viewing and learning from park staff about the animal's features, diets, habitats and how we can help care for our environment and our...
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Friday, 26 May 2023

Year 2 Museums
Last week Year 2 students created Museums in their classrooms. Every student brought in an artefact from home and described how technology has changed their product over time. They saw so many amazing old things like: cassette tapes, ceramic hot water bottle, candelabras, pennies, slides, slate board, box camera, walkman,...
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Friday, 19 May 2023

Book Fair Success
Our annual library fundraiser Book Fair was held in the iCentre this 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 new books and other resources for our library...
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Thursday, 11 May 2023

Primary Bebras Challenge
Years 3-6 have been engaging their minds to think critically during the 2023 Round 1 Online Bebras Challenge this week!Bebras develops and assesses student’s problem solving and computational thinking skills, highly sought after in the digital careers of the future. This is a fun and interactive online activity that engages...
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Thursday, 11 May 2023

Year 3 International Food Festival
Many cultures and countries were represented at the Year 3 International Food Festival at lunchtime yesterday. Students made the food and set up the stalls. The rest of the Primary School, teachers and parents were then able to purchase from them. It was all so delicious! Well done Year 3.
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Thursday, 11 May 2023

Year 1 Muffins for Mum
Year 1 celebrated Mother's Day on Wednesday with a special presentation from the students, and then they shared muffins with their mums.
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Friday, 05 May 2023

KidsLitQuiz
KidsLitQuiz is an annual literature quiz for students aged 10-13. Schools in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and the USA all compete and the winners from each National Final go on to compete in the World Final. Avondale School hosted the KidsLitQuiz Newcastle Region...
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