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Building Reading Skills in the Early Years!

Dear Parents/Carers, Learning to read is one of the most important life skills. However, it is not a natural human skill developed by humans. Our human brain is not hardwired to read. We have to help our children learn the skills required to read. In partnership...

Library Update

It was with much excitement and many 'Wow's that Laura Smith's reception class was first to visit the newly refurbished library this morning. Many thanks to Felicity Humphrys and Sarah for the many hours spent setting up this exciting new learning hub. Classes are...

Woodend Year 5/6 Rugby League

On Friday 24th May, Woodend students in year 5/6 competed in the Southern Valley Rugby League competition at Happy Valley. Both of the boys and girls teams played excellent Rugby coming away with lots of positive results from their various games throughout the day....

Bully Zero coming to Woodend PS

Children can learn, explore, play and make friends online. But there can be risks and parents can feel ill-equipped to support their children to navigate, explore and connect safely in online spaces. To support students and families, we have engaged Bully Zero to...

Monday’s Visitor Was ‘Simply the Best’!

  On Monday, Woodend had the pleasure of hosting Augie Tchantcho, whose insights and experiences left a lasting impression on our Musical Cast, Performance Team and Senior Choir. Augie, currently captivating audiences as Tina Turner's father in 'Tina Turner...

Girls Sapsasa AFL

The Woodend year 5/6 girls Sapsasa AFL team competed in round 1 of the Statewide Knockout competition yesterday at Belair Primary School. Game 1 the girls played well against Belair and were able to score consistently throughout the game. Woodend - 12 - 13 = 85...

Celebrating our Woodend Volunteers 2024

Today, we celebrate some very special people—our volunteers. Woodend school thrives because of the dedication and generosity of all of our volunteers. You are the unsung heroes who help us in countless ways, from supporting Mother’s Day and Father’s Day stalls,...

Thank you to all our Volunteers

National Volunteers Week Monday, 20 May - Friday 24 May Please join us on Wednesday, 22 May with LaLaLatte and enjoy a nice cuppa on us to say thank you. LaLaLatte will be set up in the driveway by the canteen from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. National Volunteer Week is...

Big effort from Pedal Prix team!

Our "Woodend KPOW" team got off to a successful start in their first of three races this year! By the end of today, the team completed 46 laps with the best lap being 5 minutes and 41 seconds. We finished 12th in our category which is a terrific effort! What...

National Walk Safely To School Day Tomorrow

Walk Safely to School Day is on tomorrow! Primary school children across Australia will take those important steps towards a healthier future by participating in National Walk Safely to School Day tomorrow Friday 10 May. We were thrilled to also have the support of...

Woodend Cross Country

Congratulations to the 48 Woodend students who competed today in the Southern Valley Cross Country competition. It was excellent to see all of the students out there giving it their best on a tough running track. Woodend placed 6th today on 24 points and had lots...

Wellbeing and Engagement Collection survey

Our students have been invited to take part in the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection survey. The survey will be open in weeks 2 to 5 this term (Monday 6 May to Friday 31 May 2024). Purpose of the survey Young people’s wellbeing is an important part of how they...

Mothers Day Stall

Parent Network volunteers are excited to once again host a Gift Stall in honour of Mother’s Day. Our aim is to offer students an opportunity to say ‘Thank You’ to the special people in their lives who care for them. The stall will be held Term 2, Week 2. All...

Water to Wirrina: 2024 Senior STEM Project

The year 5 and 6 groups worked on a real world problem, titled “Wirrina’s Water”. We have been working on this project since the start of term 1 to the end of term 1. We have all loved this project and we have developed our map reading skills and a whole other...

Music Bingo Fundraiser Night

Come and enjoy a night of great music with a few rounds of musical bingo. If you love your 90's and 80's music then this is for you! Get together with friends or family to help us raise funds to support our school musical “We Will Rock You - Young @ Part”. Tickets...

World Autism Day Activities

Today students participated in a range of activities for World Autism Awareness Day. Students and staff were able to gain a greater understanding of Autism and show acceptance, appreciation and understanding of their peers with Autism, today and every day. In...

Important Woodies Goodies Canteen Information!

We are so fortunate to have a fully functioning canteen service that operates for 5 days a week. Here a few important points to make it clearer to you on some of our processes in the canteen: Lunch orders can be placed on the Qkr! app or put cash in a brown paper...

MYOJO HOMESTAY 2024

This morning we farewelled our friends from Myojo Gakuen. After 15 years of visits, it still doesn’t get easy to say goodbye. We are sure that they feel the same. What a wonderful 8 days we have enjoyed with our 21 Myojo students and 4 staff joining our Woodend...

Order your child’s Showdown Donut now!

It's nearing AFL Showdown time where the Adelaide Crows play Port Power. It also means our Showdown Donuts are on sale again! Whether you have an interest in the Showdown or not, the donuts are a yummy treat! We also offer a Gluten Free Triple Chocolate or a...

Woodies Goodies Menu update!

What items are available over-the-counter at recess and lunchtime this year? Below you can see the items and the prices. We try our best to make as many of these 'homemade' and by doing this we can add more of the healthy choices e.g. fruit and vegetables. *Ice...

Those tasty milkshakes are back!

Woodies Goodies Special Lunch Treat MILKSHAKE Tuesday 9th September (Week 8) Reception to Year 3 Classrooms: 3, 4, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 and 30 Wednesday 10th September (Week 8) Year 3/4 to Year 6 Classrooms: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 24, 28...

Schools Challenge Success

Last Tuesday, the 12th of August, 68 brave, hardworking and oh-so-talented Woodend students took centre stage at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre – the biggest indoor stage in South Australia! Our Performance Team brought the house down with their incredible...

Thank you to all our Woodend SSO’s!

Celebrating Our Amazing SSOs for SSO Week The role of a School Services Officer (SSO) is constantly evolving. When Woodend Primary School first opened 30 years ago, SSOs primarily supported with administration tasks - photocopying, preparing resources and assisting...

Book Week treats in our Canteen!

Thank you to the Canteen staff at our Woodies Goodies Canteen as they are busily making Book Week treats to sell! There will be some surprises on sale at the front counter this Thursday 21/8 and Friday 22/8/25! These surprise treats are linked to children's picture...

Sapsasa Basketball

Congratulations to the Woodend students who participated in the Statewide Schools Basketball competition at the State Basketball Centre on Thursday 14th August. A big thank you to Sienna who stepped into the team on the morning of the competition to help the...

Hiragana Reading Competition

On Wednesday, 6th August, eight of our Year 6 students took part in the annual Southern District Hiragana Reading Competition, held at Reynella East College. It was a highly sort after position and after lunch time try outs, the 2 teams were chosen to take part in...

Time to celebrate Book Week!

Book Week 2025 – “Book an Adventure!” Get ready to Book an Adventure as we celebrate Children’s Book Week 2025! From Monday 18 August, our classes will be diving into the wonderful world of books through a variety of creative and engaging literacy-based activities....

Congratulations Pedal Prix riders!

Last Saturday 2nd August, our nineteen riders completed their final race event at 'The Bend', Tailem Bend. This totals three races for the year: 1. Saturday 17th May at 'The Bend' 2. Friday 13th June at 'Victoria Park Racecourse' 3. Saturday 2nd August at 'The...

Sapsasa Golf

Congratulations to Chloe Lozada, a year 5 Woodend student who on the 28/29th of July competed in the SAPSASA Under 12 Golf competition played at West Beach Golf Course (Exec Course). Chloe placed 5th for the Metro Finals on Day 1 and tied 4th overall on the second...