Mural of HOPE

In preparation for the 3/4s returning to school, teachers wanted to organise a special art mural. We wanted to acknowledge students' positive approach to learning online and learning with the support and guidance of teachers from afar. At times this was very difficult, perhaps challenging, for students but they have worked through this with great determination and drive.  When times are tough, we asked students to find their inner positive voice, called “positive talk”, which is part of our You Can Do It program. It has been an important time to put student’s learning to the test and this is why we wanted to acknowledge how proud we are.

Students painted a rock with an inspiring word or phrase and used their creative talents to decorate it. When this was completed we asked that the photos were uploaded to the teachers. The photos were then printed to create a large mural in the corridor in Building 2.

The mural represents one large rock pond connecting all the 3/4 students together in one team.

"Hope is as pure as a crystal clear pond!"                                                    

Jude McGrath 3/4B Teacher

2021 ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN

Due to current restrictions we are unable to run school tours for

prospective families.

We encourage you to visit our Enrolments page for more information.

Help us plan for the future of Avondale Primary School

Capital Works funding announcement for APS!!!

Avondale Primary School has been allocated $9.02 million as part of the

Victorian Government's $1.18 billion education infrastructure Building Works

package. The capital works program is at the forefront of the Education State

reforms, which are providing students and teachers across Victoria with 21st

century learning facilities.

A working group has been formed to plan future works at Avondale Primary

School, in cojunction with the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) and

DET.

Saving (Y)our World Instalment 8

Wasting Water    by: Morrigan R

I’m sure you’ve heard something like this before…“limit your shower to 3 minutes”, “don’t leave the tap on while brushing your teeth”, “only use as much water as you need”. Maybe you have heard it before, but have you really listened? The thing is, water is something we all need to survive. But we also use water for lots of other things. How do we make sure we have enough to drink? Right now, we have enough in Melbourne but what about the future? Climate change predictions suggest we may have less water in years to come. You never know, we may be wasting ourselves into oblivion…one drop at a time.

Did you know that only 2.5% of all water on Earth is fresh? And of that, 70% is frozen in glaciers that are slowly melting into the sea. So, although we live on a ‘blue planet’, not much of the water that is present on Earth is available for us to use. Yet almost every organism on this planet that lives on land depends on fresh water. Our lives depend on fresh water. Indeed, the human body is made of 60% water! This means we are literally sending our lifeblood down the drain when we are careless with our water.

How can you stop wasting our precious water? You can start by limiting your showers to 3 minutes or less and making sure that you tighten the taps after you are done so that they don’t drip. Other ways you can help are: turning the tap off while you brush your teeth and pouring your water on a plant or in a pet’s water bowl if you still have some left in your drink bottle. There are even more effective and complicated ways, like grey water usage, where you use rain water and recycled water on your garden and in the toilet bowl. After all, even though we need fresh water to drink, our toilet water and hose water don’t need to be fresh. You see, there are other ways to do things if you only look beneath the surface.

Did you also know that the dams that provide Melbourne with water are only two-thirds full at the moment? What if we have another drought? Will there be enough for people to drink? Droughts are common in Australia and there might be another one just around the corner. We need to always remember this and be careful with how we use water all the time.

I hope you consider this from now on and try not to waste any water. I hope that you start taking shorter showers and use fresh water only on the things that need it. You can help save our water supply, one drop at a time.

Morrigan R signing out. I hope you join me next week for another instalment of saving (Y)our world.

“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry,”          -Thomas Fuller

School Council election 2020

Ten parents have nominated for School Council so a Ballot will be conducted. The candidate statements may assist you with your voting decision; they are an attachment to this post.
The Ballot paper will be issued on Friday, 28 February – the eldest child in the family will receive an envelope (includes the candidates’ statement and the ballot paper). Completed ballots MUST be returned by 4.00 pm, Friday 6^th March. Please ensure you vote according to the instructions so that your vote counts – a clear mark beside 4 candidates ONLY.

Click here to view a copy of the candidates statements.

Lions Club International Peace Poster

Avondale Primary has been participating in the International Peace Poster Competition sponsored by The Lion Club of Essendon for a number of years.

2019 has been a successful year with the most entries entered so far.

The winner for 2019 was Kary Wu from 5/6A with her outstanding poster of Journey of peace showing people of different cultures and abilities come as one. Furthermore, this was represented by animals big and small joined in harmony. We wait to hear how Kary has gone in the regional finals.

Our runner ups were Claire Ragusa from 5/6A and Kamia Masonwells from 4/5A with their entries focused on people united together peacefully.

 

Remembrance Day

Today our student leaders represented Avondale Primary School at a Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Keilor East RSL. Each of our students read a verse from a selected poem and participated in laying a wreath on behalf of the students, staff and families of Avondale Primary School.

Lest We Forget.

100 days of prep celebrations

Congratulations to all of our prep students who celebrated their 100th day of school yesterday. We are so proud of how far you have all come in your 100 days at Avondale Primary School.

Raising money for the Leukaemia Foundation

We are supporting members of our community who have been affected by a cancer by holding a Crazy Hair Day.

The highlight is a teacher head shaving event at assembly on Friday morning, October 25th, 2019. 

NAIDOC Week mural

We are very proud to reveal our NAIDOC Week mural painted by visiting indigenous artist Zachary Bennet-Brook from Saltwater Dreamtime. Using themes voted for by students, including the Maribyrnong River, community and journey, Zac was able to teach grades about the importance of art in culture.

Multicultural Week 2019

During Multicultural Week, our students celebrated Italian culture with a pasta making activity. Chefs from 'Big Pocket' educational cooks led students in multi-age groups to make and shape pasta, which students were then able to take home to share with their families.


Photos courtesy of Moonee Valley Leader newspaper