On Tuesday, June 20, 12 Year 7 students represented Woodend at a Japanese Quiz afternoon. Our students teamed up with students from other schools. Our students were in 4 different teams. There were 13 teams in total, with over 100 students involved altogether. Our...

We are going to offer over-the-counter items as a trial on a fortnightly basis. We are hopeful the students and staff trial and enjoy them. Starting next week (Week 9) we will be selling: PUMPKIN SOUP with a BREAD ROLL for $2.00. The soup will be served warm in a...

  Well the first race day for Pedal Prix is finally here. Sunday, 18 June is when it all begins. Riders will be at Victoria Park at early in the morning ready for a 10am start. It would be great to see families down there for support. Come along and take a...

  SRC have organised lunchtime discos for the next 3 Friday's. Cost of a gold coin donation which will go to the "BJ Blue Foundation" Friday, 16 June is for years Reception to Year 2 only Friday, 23 June is for years 3 to year 5 only Friday, 30 June is for...

We were very lucky to have Mark LeMessurier back at our school for a second presentation… this time on Practical Ideas to Build Healthy Resilient Children. Mark recommended we watch this short video as it epitomizes what resilience is… our ability to bounce back…...

The Woodend Autumn Market Day was a wonderful success! We had a quick change of plans, on Sunday May 28, as all of our stall holders and car boot sellers had to move inside, out of the very WILD & WET weather, including a torrent of sideways hail first thing in...

Staff will be continuing work on Learning Design Assessment and Moderation.

Can You Help ? Each week our children at Woodend are able to participate in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking Program. This initiative is made possible by a selection of volunteers from the Parent Network. At this stage we have approx 254 children enrolled in...

Our partnership of schools has a number of projects in place to support schools to ensure every learner is engaged, stretched and achieving. One project is our Student Voice in Learning Project. The purpose of our focus in this area comes from the understanding...

This year we have had just one significant bout of a stomach virus and we worked very hard to minimise its impact on students and families. Once it had dissipated, we reviewed our strategies and looked at the possible improvements that may assist in future. As a...