Primary News

Friday, 23 Aug 2024

Primary Book Character Parade
Wow! What a fun time was had at our biannual Book Character Parade on Thursday. So many great costumes, celebrating so many great books. If you missed the event, we hope you enjoy the pictures from the day.
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Friday, 09 Aug 2024

Year 3 Awabakal Excursion
Year 3 explored the cultural lifestyle of our Indigenous people at the Awabakal Education Centre in Dudley last week. Students enjoyed participating in different activities, including trying to start a fire by rubbing sticks together, building a miniature gunya and making a paper coolamon. They also explored the bush area...
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Friday, 05 July 2024

Year 6 Travel Expo
On Wednesday evening our Year 6 families and friends were delighted with exotic sights, sounds, scents and flavours from around the world, with our Year 6 students hosting a showcase event called ‘World Travel Expo’. Students were tasked with convincing their family and friends to travel to a country of...
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Friday, 05 July 2024

Year 2 Avondale University Excursion
This term Year 2 have been learning about the history of people and places in our local community. On Friday they went on an excursion to the beautiful campus of Avondale University and visited many interesting historical sites. Students learnt that it was originally called Avondale School for Christian Workers...
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Friday, 05 July 2024

Primary Robotics Competition
The Primary Robotics team competed with Macquarie College and Central Coast Adventist School this week and came away with 2 of the 3 awards! Dalton T, Josiah P, Theodore M, Isaac G and Jack N won the award for the highest number of points. Antigone C, Taylah R, Zoe C...
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Friday, 28 June 2024

Primary Athletics Carnivals
A huge thank you to our school community for coming out to support your wonderful children at their respective Athletics Carnival this past week. We were thankful for the beautiful weather, as well as our stellar ground staff for keeping everything in tip top shape. There were so many fantastic...
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Friday, 21 June 2024

Kindy Bike Day
Our Kindy students had a blast on Bike Day this week! Guided by their teachers and cheered on by their buddies, they zoomed through obstacle courses and conquered gentle slopes with big smiles and even bigger determination. It was great to see the older buddies assisting the younger ones, offering...
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Friday, 07 June 2024

Primary Chess Competition
This week Avondale School hosted the first rounds of the Newcastle Junior Chess Zone (A) Competition. There are 3 divisions in this competition being KINGS (teams playing at a high standard), KNIGHTS (teams playing at an average standard) and ROOKIES (teams that are learning the basics of chess). Avondale School...
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Friday, 31 May 2024

Primary Week of Worship
Our Olympic themed week of worship 'Going for Gold' has been happening all week in our Primary School! Our special guest Pr Jonny has delved into the importance of serving God, embracing love for others, and embodying the qualities of a good friend. He reminded us of the significance of...
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