Thank you so much to the enthusiastic volunteers who have helped our kitchen garden classes with the working bees to bring the garden back into a manageable order. It has been a big team effort and the garden is now showing the benefit of lots more TLC by...

Weekend coverage on the NAPLaN league tables that the media produces to "rank" schools are exactly why educators don't like the hype around these tests. Everyone wants to make improvements to student learning and every school wants to improve their strategies...

Reminder: Early Dismissal (2:05pm) on Friday for the last day of term. It's been a great first term and much has been happening at Woodend. Some highlights include: Learning Conversations: Teachers highly valued recent opportunities to meet with families...

Nina Marni: Our first student led Acknowledgment of Country was initiated and conducted by Danica. Chloe recited the Acknowledgement with Danica. We will use this Acknowledgement of Country at all formal assemblies and gatherings from now on.     . We...

Congratulations to the classes that have organised and run R- 7 assemblies this term. We started with Merry Whelan and Jenny Cullen's students. This was followed by Karen Sheppard and Amelia Bolt's students. Our Japanese students were welcomed and farewelled...

Our Diversity is Our Strength... It's our Harmony Day; an event to highlight that we focus our students on the wonderful richness that cultural diversity provides. We celebrate together today, with our Hanami Picnic. A big thank you to all who contributed to...

Formal Learning Conversations are an important element of our reporting process and build on partnerships with teachers, students and families to ensure successful learning. These conversations are occurring in all classes, from now until the end of the term. We...

This year marks our 10th year of participation in the Myojo Homestay program and we are excited to welcome 3 staff and 12 students from Myojo to Woodend this week. Thank you to our host families who make this possible by providing a home away from home for Myojo...

Classes at Woodend have a healthy snack time. This is usually around 10am. We encourage students to bring a piece of fresh fruit or vegetable to eat at this time. In your household, if the fruit bowl is empty there is a solution! Our ever-reliable canteen sells...

Yet another superb Sports Day! The day started with a sea of colour as House Captains from Fast Force, Strength Squad, Determined Division and Courageous Crew led students through their chants, warm up and encouragement speeches. We were fortunate to have so many...

We thank those parents who have offered to join Governing Council and Committees. They will join those many who are continuing on in their roles. We thank committee members who have retired. Acknowledgment of their efforts are included in the reports that will...