All the Reception classes welcomed and cared for eggs and baby chickens in Weeks 1 and 2 of this term. The Reception children in Room 18 had some fun and did a Science ‘Eggsperiment.’ They collected the following items in order to conduct the experiment: 3 eggs...

All schools are required to collect information about the numbers of students that they provide adjustments to under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and Disability Standards of Education (2005). From 2018, this data will be used as the basis for national...

Students in our school have been invited to take part in the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection being conducted this term. Students will be asked to complete a short online survey. Purpose of the collection Young people’s sense of wellbeing is an important part of...

Yesterday, Sunday 29 July our Woodend K-Pow team headed to Victoria Park Racecourse for their next race meet. Each time the students compete, they are improving with their organisation, team work, stamina and times. Congratulations to Zac, Lachlan, Zico, Riley,...

Last Thursday 26 July, Woodend had two basketball teams represented in the SAPSASA Basketball Championships. We congratulate both teams as they played with a consistent effort throughout their six games. The boys team won five of their six games and only lost one...

Book Week is fast approaching. It is celebrated week 5 of this term, which is also when our Premier's Reading Challenge forms are due (Friday 24th August). Please make sure your child/children have their PRC forms handed in to their class teacher by the end of...

This year, our school music night will be held on Tuesday 4th September. This is the night that students involved in our instrumental music, junior choir and senior choir programs have an opportunity to perform to our school community. We will share times and...

Parents in Education Week is a joint initiative of each off the public and private school sectors. This year an exciting program of free parenting seminars will be held over 3 nights at the Adelaide Entertainment centre from 28-30 August. Expert speakers will...

Dear parents/caregivers, We have just finished a very busy and productive school term. Thankyou to all who have been a part of classroom reading, volunteering in the canteen, helping out at the working bee, conducting the school banking, working on our wide range...

With the support of our Grounds Committee parent, Ailee, students from Room 6 and SRC Grounds Committee determined the best choice of plants for our garden project outside Room 6. These students had many different types to choose from and their selections...

Year 1 Excursion On the 30th of May our class, with Room 7, went on an excursion to The Bassett Boys’ Schoolroom in Willunga. It was opened in 1862. We dressed up in old fashioned clothes and we played lots of games that children played in the olden days. We played...

NETBALL Congratulations to our SAPSASA Year 6/7 Netball team! The team defeated Craigburn Primary School on Friday 21st June. It was held at our school and we had an outright win 29 - 7. The girls played competitively for four quarters.   We now move onto...