Term 4 Soccer Clinics
Attached is some information for a potential weekly Soccer clinic that would be run after school throughout term 4 for interested Woodend students. There is an expression of interest form attached, please fill it out if your child/children are interested in...
Special Lunch coming soon!
Woodies Goodies Canteen is offering a delicious choice of: Butter Chicken and Rice OR Butter Tofu and Rice and a Juice Box Cost: $6.50 This special lunch day is scheduled for Wednesday 20/9/2023 (Week 9). Orders are now open on QkR and close on Sunday...
More entries at the Royal Adelaide Show!
Ou students have been busily preparing our produce entries for the Royal Adelaide Show. Here the senior students have been harvesting and arranging our produce. These entries will be displayed on Saturday morning in the Goyder Pavillion in readiness for judging....
Premier’s Reading Challenge STEM Competition 2023
This year Reception students from Room 11 and Year 2 students from Room 6 participated in the Premier's Reading Challenge STEM Competition for 2023. Students had to read a book under one of the themes and then respond to what they read by creating a picture. Room 6...
Woodend Girls AFL
Congratulations to the Woodend girls who played in the Statewide Schools AFL finals today at Barratt Reserve, West Beach. The girls played their semi final against a talented Grange team. The girls battled hard throughout the game and improved their work rate each...
School Crossings and Kiss and Go
Thank you to all drivers who have been making an effort to follow the rules while using the roads around our school. We noticed a big improvement yesterday afternoon, resulting in the Kiss and Go operating smoothly, safely and much more quickly. We have reminded...
Woodend Track & Field Team
Congratulations to the 34 students who represented Woodend today in the Southern Valley Track & Field competition. All students gave it their best effort in all their events and were able to win the title for the 10th year in a row, Woodend first won the title...
School Closed Friday 1 September due to industrial action
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Curtain Call Nears!
Be Bold, Be Different, Be You! In a world where conformity prevails, three children find happiness in playing various sports and games together, relishing the freedom to pursue what brings them joy. However, societal pressure from friends and sporting groups...
Woodend’s Scarecrows at the Royal Adelaide Show!
Over Terms 2 and 3, our Garden Custodians have used some of their lunch times to build scarecrows for this year's Royal Adelaide Show competition. The students discussed, voted on, designed and made two Storybook themed scarecrows - Pinocchio and Mrs. Twit, and one...
Enrolling at Woodend Children’s Centre for 2024
Is your child turning 4 next year? It is that time of year where you need to enrol your child in Woodend Children's Centre. This is a reminder to families to make contact with the centre to organise this process. The Director is Ms Carrie Mitton and the contact...
Calling our Artists!
YOU have an exciting opportunity to have your artwork on the cover of the Festival of Music Songbook for 2024. All information and forms can be found on the Festival of Music website If you would like some support to look at the songs' themes for 2024 to help you...
Book Week 2023 Read, Inspire, Grow
What a spectacle this morning! The oval track was lined with families enjoying the Book Week parade followed by some beautiful performances from our Junior and Senior Choirs and the Library Committee announcing this years winning books. Following our mini concert,...
Book Week treat!
To add to the Book Week festivities, our Woodies Goodies Canteen will be offering some surprises this Friday! There will be some surprise treats on sale linked to children's picture fiction books that your child may enjoy. Come and see! Be surprised! Come and...
National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) supports parents, students and their school communities to find practical and lasting solutions to bullying and violence. This year the National Day of Action is on Friday 18 August. The theme is...
Father’s Day Gift Stall 2023
Parent Network volunteers are excited to once again host a Gift Stall in honour of Father’s Day. Our aim is to offer students an opportunity to say ‘Thank You’ to the special people in their lives who care for them. All Woodend Classes, are rostered to visit the...
Parent forum for families of children with a disability or additional needs
The Statewide Inclusive Education Services (SIES), formerly SERU, holds regular parent forums to support and encourage parent engagement, capability building and networking with other families. SIES parent forums are a safe space for families to gather information...
Book Week 2023 – Read, Grow, Inspire
Please join us on Friday the 25th of August, 2023 as we celebrate Book Week. Students, families and staff are invited to dress up. Be inspired by the theme or dress as character from a story or book. This year the theme is READ, GROW, INSPIRE! Visitors can choose...
Upcoming Closure Dates – 4th & 5th of September
A reminder to all families about our upcoming School Closure and Student Free Days: Monday the 4th of September is a School Closure Day. Tuesday the 5th of September is a Student Free Day. On this day staff will be involved in training and development focussed on...
Do you have these items for our play program?
We would be appreciative of any of the following items for our play program for the Reception - Year 2 children. If you or someone you know is having a clean out of cupboards, we would happily accept any of your preloved items. In particular, the following items:...
Year 5/6 Girls and Boys Sapsasa Basketball
Congratulations to both the Girls and Boys Basketball teams that represented Woodend yesterday in Sapsasa Basketball competition. Both teams played great team Basketball and were cheering each other on throughout the day which was excellent to see. Thank you to the...
2023 House Captains
Congratulations to the 16 students (4 per house) who have been selected from the 38 applicants to represent their house team on Sports Day this year. The group of captains have already started preparation for Sports Day with weekly meetings and they are busy...
Pedal Prix News!
Last Saturday 5th August, our Pedal Prix team and their families headed to 'The Bend' at Tailem Bend for their next 8 hour race. The team members had several opportunities throughout the day to ride and showed more confidence with the new car, steering and gears...
Chickens come to visit!
Have you seen our feathery visitors? All of our Reception classes have focussed on the biological sciences this term and the children have had the experience of observing and recording the changes that occur from the embryo to the hen. Many children have been...
Girls Sapsasa AFL
Congratulations to the Woodend year 5/6 girls Sapsasa AFL team who played a thrilling game against Port Noarlunga on Friday 4th August. It was a windy day down at Port Noarlunga and the girls were able to play excellent team Football to get a win in a low scoring...
Free # Science Week event
Presented by University of Adelaide Botanist - Dr Kathryn Hill. A fun, interactive workshop that will help participants understand the value of trees, particularly in urban settings by encouraging participants to consider what makes a good urban tree and understand...
Our online uniform shop is open
OUR NEW UNIFORM SHOP IS NOW OPEN! Check out the online shop from August 1, 2023. Our new Uniform shop for clothing with Belgravia Apparel is now open. You can order via the link below. Hats, School Bags, Library Bags, and Iron on logos are still available from...
Kytons Winter Warmer Fundraiser
ORDER NOW ON QKR! Orders Close: Wednesday 9 August Head to the QKR app to view the full range of products; 16 items are available to purchase. Place as many orders as you like on QKR... order for friends, family, co-workers. NOTE: No cash sales. Order Collection:...
Welcome to Term 3: Building Update & Diary Dates
Welcome back to term 3. Hopefully everyone enjoyed the break from routine and the time with family. Many children have eagerly shared about their time on holiday, travelling or spending time with friends. It is obvious that students have returned eager to learn...
100 days of Reception!
Today we celebrated our Receptions being at school for 100 days! The children had been counting the days leading up to this day of celebrating their 100 day journey! Reception students and staff could dress up to commemorate the 100 days and there was a variety of...
Visit Our Garden During Reconciliation Week
Families are invited to visit our garden this coming Wednesday, the 28th of May. Our Aboriginal learners have been collaborating with Dylan, our garden specialist, on a community art project that celebrates the Dreaming story of the Rainbow Serpent. This Dreaming...
$4.5 million remediation of buildings update
Dear parents/caregivers, I am excited to share that planning is commencing to deliver a new $4.5 million project for the remediation and redevelopment of termite affected buildings at Woodend Primary School. The project will demolish and replace two buildings, and...
Off and racing at ‘The Bend’!
It has been very exciting for our school community to have nineteen riders join our Pedal Prix team this year! This has meant that we could enter two teams "Woodend Racing" and "Woodend Racing Too" and on Saturday, we had our first race at 'The Bend', Tailem Bend. ...
Under the Sea and On the Stage – The Little Mermaid Jnr Performance Details
Tickets will be on sale soon through Qkr! and the front office from June 4th. Students and staff have been working very hard to put together this production, which as you can imagine, is no small feat. They have been working since the beginning of the year,...
Singing along with Peter Coombe!
Last Friday 9th May, children from Reception -Year 2 and a few Primary classes were treated to an afternoon with musician, Peter Coombe. Songs that included: 'A Frog in my Cheese Sandwich' 'Quirky Berserky' and all time favourites 'Newspaper Mama' and 'Wash Your...
Mountain Biking
Congratulations to the 4 boys who represented Woodend as the inaugural year 5/6 Mountain biking team. Rhys, Ezra, Ryder and Roman did an excellent job in their 2 hour time trial around the Sturt Gorge track. The boys put in their best effort on a challenging course...
Board Game Expo
Last term, students at Woodend Primary School participated in a whole-school project as part of their Technologies lessons. Working in groups, students were challenged to imagine, plan, and create a board game that connected to or taught one of our school values:...
Cross Country
51 Woodend students participated in the Southern Valley Cross Country competition today.All students gave it their best effort on a challenging Thalassa Park course and should be proud of their efforts. Woodend finished 4th as a team in the big schools...
Wellbeing and Engagement Collection Survey
Our year 4-6 students have been invited to take part in the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection survey. The survey will be open in weeks 2 to 5 of term 2 (Monday 5 May to Friday 30 May 2025). Purpose of the survey Young people’s wellbeing is an important part of...
Time to order a Showdown Donut!
It is nearing that time on the football calendar for 'The Showdown'. Port Adelaide will play the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Rules Football League. We have the annual Crows and Port donuts available for a special Showdown recess treat. We also offer a Gluten...
Mothers Day Stall
Mothers Day is just around the corner, and to help celebrate, Parent Network is excited to once again host a Gift Stall in honour of Mother’s Day. Our aim is to offer students an opportunity to say ‘Thank You’ to the special...
Pupil Free Days & School Closure Day
Dates for the Diary Pupil Free Day Friday, 7 March Friday, 6 June Friday, 29 August Monday, 10 November School Closure Monday, 1 September