Primary News

Friday, 17 Nov 2023

Year 3D Christmas Giving
3D filled up 16 Christmas Shoeboxes this term to send overseas for the Samaritan Purse Operation Christmas Child. It was part of our Bible unit on Generosity. The kids and their parents put generosity into action!
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Friday, 10 Nov 2023

Primary HRIS Touch Football
Although phones on the Optus network were playing chaos, there was no chaos shown on the field this week with both our boys and girls teams playing with great composure throughout an excellent competition at Wallsend. Our Boys' team finished 5th and our Girls' 3rd against tough opposition all day....
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Friday, 10 Nov 2023

Primary HRIS Chess
280 students across HRIS descended upon Avondale School recently to compete in the annual HRIS Chess Tournament. Well done to all 24 of our students, with most of our teams competing for the top table deep into the day. Special mention to our top ROOKIES team, earning Runners-Up in the...
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Friday, 03 Nov 2023

Year 4 Hunter Wetlands Excursion
The weather changed on the morning of our excursion so we moved from the Awabakal Environmental Centre to the Wetlands Campus. Year 4 learnt about places that are similar and different in the earth's environment. We focused on acquiring geographical information by observing and collecting data through fieldwork, using maps...
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Friday, 27 Oct 2023

Year 2 Hunter Wetlands Excursion
On Wednesday, 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 a microscope. After lunch and a fun play on the amazing playground, the students...
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Friday, 27 Oct 2023

Kindy Families at the Farm
The Kindies had a wonderful time with their family and friends at Oakvale Farm this 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. They learnt about koalas and reptiles. It was...
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Friday, 20 Oct 2023

Year 1 Tocal Homestead Excursion
Year 1 visited Tocal Homestead on Wednesday. We learnt all about how things were done 100+ years ago. Children experienced carrying water, washing clothes on the scrub board, dressing up in clothes children used to wear, playing games such as Knuckles and much more. Everyone had a fantastic day together.
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Monday, 16 Oct 2023

Year 6 Canberra Trip
Year 6 students had an awesome time visiting Canberra this week. Activities included touring Parliament House, War Memorial, National Museum, Questacon, Cockington Green Gardens, Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), as well as a trip down to Jindabyne to have some alpine fun! Great memories that will last a lifetime!
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Friday, 22 Sept 2023

Year 2 Science
Last Friday Year 2 were privileged to have Dr Jason Morton from Avondale University conduct a Science session. Students learned more about marine biology and had two exciting rotations. They collaboratively collected small animals and then investigated living and non-living things under the microscope. Thank you Dr Morton for taking...
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