Vacation Care enrolment forms will be available from OSHC on Monday, 28 November from 7am. However the holiday program will not be finalised until Week 9. A reminder OSHC will be closed from Friday, 23 December and will reopen Monday, 9 January 2017. Jackie and the...

We have had wonderfully dedicated group of Parent Network volunteers process all the school banking this year. We thank them so much for their fantastic efforts, which have been sustained for hours every Thursday. Below is some final imortnat information from...

Deb and Jude have both announced their intentions to retire from teaching. They have both had wonderful long careers in education and are looking forward to spending more time with family, grandchildren in particular, and doing more travel. We will miss their...

We thank those families who have already expressed an interest in hosting a Myojo student during their Myojo@Woodend visit in March 2017. The interest has been great. Vinall Sensai will be working through the host family selection process over the next few...

Governing Council is pleased to announce the result of the poll conducted to establish whether the total amount of the 2017 Materials and Services Charge may be legally recoverable. The result was 83 in favour, 8 against. Therefore the full $320 per student will...

It is soon time for Woodend's Orientation visits for new Reception children. We welcome and look forward to meeting children and families visiting our school. The children and parents/carers will have an opportunity to meet the leadership team, spend time in...

Beach Day at Brighton was a fun and educational excursion for PE Week. Students participated in a Surf Safety session, played beach games and learned about local Marine Life. We also learned how to paddle on surf boards and catch a few waves. It was not only great...

Once again next year Woodend Primary School is hoping to compete in the Australian Human Powered Vehicles Super Series. You may have heard of this series referred to as Pedal Prix. We have our own vehicle and a great deal of experience in our school community....

Recently all Woodend year 5 and 6 students took part in School Crossing Monitor Training conducted by the South Australian Police. This involves students being trained by Road Safety Educators from the SA Police Road Safety Section. All students who were trained...

We are working on a number of projects in our school grounds, that will have a great impact on our students' learning and enjoyment . They are not big, difficult projects, but they do require some help from parents, to allow us to get them complete over the next...