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Parent Transport Help Required: We Have Books for Overseas Schools…
We are asking for a parent to drop off some boxes of obsolete books (see below) that have been deleted from our school's library collection. These are to go to Pasadena High School (The Barn; Gate 2) on a Tuesday or Friday between 9:30am and 12pm. These books are...
Any items for Play?
Would you have any of these items to donate? We have conducted an audit on our playboxes and play areas and found several play items that we would appreciate adding to our play. If you have any of these pre loved household items to donate that are safe, clean and...
Please Do The Right Thing …..
Road Traffic Every morning and afternoon year 6 and 7's do road traffic to make sure that everyone is safe. On Wednesday, 24 February in the morning two cars sped across Edward Beck Drive crossing when the signs were up. Students were on the crossing at the time....
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....