This weekend (August 6th and 7th) the 'Science Alive' Expo is on at the Adelaide Showgrounds. Free for anyone under 18, this is a great opportunity to see some fantastic scientific displays and demonstrations. From the website: Science Alive! has become the...

Over the school holidays a number of teachers attended the annual EdTechSA Conference held at Immanuel College. This conference is designed to support teachers with the most effective use of digital technologies in the classroom. This year, we had the opportunity...

Teachers make many adjustments to differentiate the learning program and support student learning success. Teachers across Australia have recently monitored and recorded their adjustments over a 10 week period in preparation for the national data collection, which...

Here are some of the donations from today's Casual Day. We managed to raise $952.00. We were also given a lot of food, toys, blankets and appliances for the animals. This was an amazing outcome and we thank all the parents who donated to the RSPCA. Thank you to...

SAPSASA BASKETBALL On Wednesday, 27 July, Woodend Primary School competed in the SAPSASA Basketball competition at Pasadena Basketball Stadium. The boys played a 6 game round robin competition which saw them win 3 matches, draw 1 and only lose 2 games, one being...

We have a fantastic group of boys in our class this year. As the year progresses, the level of leadership we are seeing is impressive with many of our boys taking on important roles around the school and in the wider community. A big part of this development...

We hope you all had a great family break and you managed to stay warm and out of the chilly winds. We look forward to another big productive term full of perseverance, challenge and excitement about learning. We love the way students are getting into the...

The Australian Government is committed to delivering NAPLAN online from 2017, with all schools across the nation transitioning over a 2 to 3 year period. The government anticipates that this will provide each child with a more personalised learning experience and a...

We are deeply saddened to acknowledge the recent passing of Janet Harper. Janet was our first PE teacher and was at Woodend for 11 years. She was a very passionate advocate for Physical Education. Janet had a strong influence on our school's approach to healthy...

The first teacher librarian at our school was Lyn George. Lyn set up the library and made many strong connections with staff, students and parents during her 9 years at our school. Sadly Lyn passed away recently. Those of us who knew her are deeply saddened by...