Looking to the future 4: Biochar Welcome back to looking to the future! Today we will be talking about biochar, or charcoal soil, and how it will help us in the future. I hope you’re all biocharged up and ready to read this week’s instalment of saving (Y)our World.  

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.

Due to current COVID19 restrictions we are unable to run school tours for prospective families.   Click here to view our virtual school tour.  We encourage you to visit our Enrolments page for more information.

We want to hear from you!  Our school has received State Government funding for upgrades!  We want to hear from our parents, carers and local community about what you’d like Avondale Primary School to look like beyond 2020.  The results of these surveys will help to shape our school’s new upgrade.

Avondale Primary School has been allocated $9.02 million as part of the Victorian Government's $1.18 billion education infrastructure Building Works package.

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?

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.

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.

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.    

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.

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.

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.