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NIHONGO (Japanese) at Woodend
Konnichiwa! Our focus at Woodend is not only the language side of Japanese but also learning about and appreciating another culture. Students are exposed to many cultural aspects and customs of Japan as well as the language. This is done through a...
Helpful hints for school
Is your child having difficulty getting into a school routine? Is s/he having trouble developing healthy habits? Encourage them to access this Kids Health website with you. There is a new section in the Women's and Children's Network, a website developed by the...
We’re Looking For Giant Logs … Can you help us get them?
This year we will continue the giant transformation of our school oval and surrounds, through our Biodiversity and Nature Play Project. You may have noticed we have lots of new big mounds that students are really enjoying scrambling over. Soon the mounds...
Volunteer Induction Workshops
As detailed in a previous Woodend Newsblog post there have been some changes to the policy on screening and suitability of volunteers in schools, announced by the Minister for Education and Child Development, this year. We ask that you take the time to read...
School Banking Account Opening Day 18 Feb
The Commonwealth School Banking program provides children with an opportunity to deposit money into their Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account at school each week. The program is about how often your child makes deposits, not how much they deposit. To encourage...
Woodend Physical Education Program
My name is Matthew Hehner and I am the Physical Education (PE) teacher here at Woodend Primary School. This is my 5th year here at Woodend and I really enjoying teaching all students R-7. My PE program focuses on all students working hard to achieve their best...
Contact Lists for Class Parents
Usually at this time of year Class Parent Reps are seeking contact details from parents in order to create a communications list so that parents may know how to contact each other easily. This usually takes a lot of time and paper shuffling until we have lists...
2016 semester 2 in The Arts
A new semester has begun in The Arts, bringing new classes.As this year we are having double lessons for a semester in The Arts, swapping with Design and Technology in the other half year, the classes have now swapped. R- 2 will continue to have their Arts covered...
Drumbeat for year 5 & 6’s
This year we will once again be running Drumbeat sessions for all year 5 students. The sessions will be run for 8 weeks each term with a class performance at the end. The sessions will involve 10-14 boys followed by a session for 10 - 14 girls on Friday afternoons....
Please Consider Joining Governing Council or Committees
We would love to have your input … We have a small number of vacancies for Governing Council members and there are also opportunities for you to be involved in committees without being on Governing Council. We are keen to work with you so please nominate by filling...
Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum… Plus ShineSA Program for Yr5-7 students
Throughout the year students will be engaging with the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC) which is mandated in every school. The teachers delivering the program have received explicit training in the Curriculum. It is a Department for Education and...
Acquaintance Night, Tuesday 16 February
Meet our Teachers and other Parents and Caregivers (and students) While teachers have already met quite a number of parents and caregivers, we do look forward to having the opportunity on Acquaintance Night to meet with all families together to communicate our...