Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion – Harmony Day 2023

27 Mar, 2023 | Events, Japanese, Myojo

On Friday the 24th of March our school celebrated Harmony Day, showing our support for an inclusive community. Students dressed in orange or items of cultural significance, participated in international games and took part in a school picnic with our visitors from...

State Hiragana Reading Competition 2022

4 Nov, 2022 | Japanese, We love learning

As mentioned in a previous post, https://woodendprimaryschool.edublogs.org/2022/09/15/southern-district-hiragana-reading-competition-success/ we had 2 teams from Woodend place 1st and 2nd in the district Hiragana Reading Competition in September, last term. The...

Nihongo (Japanese) at Woodend

7 Feb, 2021 | Japanese, Our Vision for Our Learners

konnichiwa!  こんにちは！ Welcome to Nihongo at Woodend. We, Sarah Vinall and Rieko Woodley, currently have the pleasure of teaching your child/ren Japanese. Many of you may know of us as Vinall sensei/Woodley sensei or just sensei! We are passionate about the study of...

Years 4/5 Obento Master 2019

28 Nov, 2019 | Japanese

As a part of Japanese education at Woodend Primary School, we give our students various kinds of Japanese educational opportunities where possible.  This year Woodend Primary School hosted a very popular Japanese event called ‘Years 4/5 Obento Master’, a Japanese...

MYOJO HOMESTAY 2019

2 Apr, 2019 | Hosting Myojo Students, Japanese, Myojo

What a wonderful 10 days we have recently enjoyed with our 19 Myojo students and 3 staff joining our Woodend community. This year was the 13th visit for Myojo Gakuen students and staff. All of the Myojo students were visiting for the first time which made for a very...