27 Feb, 2015 | Uncategorized
Did you know that all of our after hours sport is run by parent volunteers? The parents who run our sports on a Saturday morning receive nothing more than the pleasure of being involved and participating alongside their kids. That’s what we are about at Woodend,...
27 Feb, 2015 | Uncategorized
Our Weather Policy has been updated with regard to “hot weather”. The main change is from using the forecast on ABC Evening News to using the 4:00pm BOM forecast. We have also aligned with other schools in setting our maximum temperature to 36C (from...
26 Feb, 2015 | Uncategorized
Terrific to see a healthy number of responses to our request for involvement in Governing Council and Committees. Thank you so much for your responses. We are very pleased to say, the more the merrier. It’s good to have more voices on all of our committees so...
26 Feb, 2015 | Uncategorized
Reminder: Writers’ Week 2015 starts this weekend and it’s Kid’s weekend, which will be a big hit with all the family. It should be a fun event. One featured writer is Andy Griffiths, a very popular author and a favourite of many of our students....
26 Feb, 2015 | Uncategorized
School is a social learning environment and one important aspect of learning relates to students developing their understandings of relationships and friendship. As our learners learn more about themselves, they should also be helping each other to be better at...
23 Feb, 2015 | Uncategorized
There’s always a good reason to create some time for play; especially as play is important in developing creativity. Creativity is something we all enjoy, and our young ones have in bucket loads. These students in Jane Ramsey’s class are having a lovely...