24 Feb, 2016 | Uncategorized
Road Traffic Every morning and afternoon year 6 and 7’s do road traffic to make sure that everyone is safe. On Wednesday, 24 February in the morning two cars sped across Edward Beck Drive crossing when the signs were up. Students were on the crossing at the...
24 Feb, 2016 | Uncategorized
Konnichiwa! Our focus at Woodend is not only the language side of Japanese but also learning about and appreciating another culture. Students are exposed to many cultural aspects and customs of Japan as well as the language. This is done through a...
23 Feb, 2016 | Uncategorized
Is your child having difficulty getting into a school routine? Is s/he having trouble developing healthy habits? Encourage them to access this Kids Health website with you. There is a new section in the Women’s and Children’s Network, a website developed...
18 Feb, 2016 | Uncategorized
This year we will continue the giant transformation of our school oval and surrounds, through our Biodiversity and Nature Play Project. You may have noticed we have lots of new big mounds that students are really enjoying scrambling over. Soon the mounds...
17 Feb, 2016 | Uncategorized
As detailed in a previous Woodend Newsblog post there have been some changes to the policy on screening and suitability of volunteers in schools, announced by the Minister for Education and Child Development, this year. We ask that you take the time to read through...
16 Feb, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Commonwealth School Banking program provides children with an opportunity to deposit money into their Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account at school each week. The program is about how often your child makes deposits, not how much they deposit. To encourage...
