Year 5/6 Girls Southern Valley Softball Trials
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Canteen news
We are proud to be able to offer a Canteen service to our Woodend community. In order to provide a healthy, fresh menu in our school Canteen, we make and bake the majority of items for sale within the Canteen and source the most fresh of ingredients. Our Canteen...
2023 Woodend Sapsasa and Southern Valley events
This is an outline of the Woodend Sapsasa opportunities for year 5 and 6 students this year. Year 4 students who turn 10 this year are able to trial for the Southern Valley swimming team and the Woodend Cross Country and Athletics team. Woodend Primary School is in...
OSHC are Moving to Xplor App
Dear Parents, I am writing to let you know that our centre will be rolling out a new digital sign in/out system next week called Xplor. You will be invited to create an account with Xplor from an email on 31st of January 2023 Please action this email as soon as you...
Statements
One student from each family should today bring home a financial statement for your family, with invoices for Materials & Services Fee and Excursion/Incursion Levy attached. The amount to be paid can be confusing this year due to application of the...
School Card Applications
Assistance for Materials and Services fees for low income earners may be available through the state government School Card Scheme. Applications can be made online or a hard copy form can be obtained from the Finance Office. Families applying for...
Principal’s Welcome
Welcome to 2023 It is the start of a new academic year and Woodend Primary School is ready to help your child reach their potential. Our caring and community focused school provides each student with the attention they need to thrive. We have a dedicated and...
Acquaintance Night Tuesday 7 February
We are excited to be able to welcome parents on site after a couple of years of covid restrictions preventing or limiting this. Acquaintance night is a fabulous opportunity to make connections with your child's classroom teacher, specialist teachers and other...
Instrumental Music Lessons in 2023 – Private Providers
We are now taking enquiries about instrumental music lessons for student in years 3-6 in 2023. These lessons are offered by private providers. They have a weekly cost and occur during school times. After the initial registration of interest, all payments and...
Communicating with Teachers in 2023: Seesaw for Families
Dear Families, This year all classes will be using Seesaw to share and communicate with parents and caregivers! Your child will post to Seesaw to share their learning. Teachers and School Administration will also use Seesaw to send messages and reminders. Follow...
Welcome to Woodend 2023
A very warm welcome to all of our students and families who are returning to Woodend Primary School and a special welcome to our 97 new receptions and their families, as well as older students and their families starting at Woodend School for the first time....
Update from the Library: 2022 Premier’s Reading Challenge Success!
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Rose Ceremony Farewell
We continued our Rose Ceremony tradition of celebrating the arrival of our new Reception students at the start of each year and farewelling our Year 6 students at the end of the year. This is unique to our school as it links to the beginnings of Woodend Primary...
2022 Graduates Award Winners
Congratulations to all year 6 students who graduated from Woodend on Thursday night. The following students won awards. Academic Achievement Sophie Bentvelzen Kyara Fort Stephanie Provencher Spencer Trott Genevieve Walford Academic Improvement J'Aime Braysher...
Thank you 2022 Student Voice In Learning team
It is time to thank and farewell our Student Voice in Learning (SVIL) team. This group of students have shown enthusiasm and a willingness to make a difference to learning across the school. Their 'theory of choice' has been: We want to prove that if students at...
Recognising Woodend citizens
Thank you to these Room 8 students who used their initiative to raise money for our school last term. Isabella, Sienna, Imogen, Sophie, Vika, Evie and Payton (absent) made and sold items to sell in the street area of our school. Their efforts went towards paying...
Thank You and Farewell Ms Hauber
Ms Diedre Hauber has made the decision to retire from teaching. Ms Hauber began her teaching career at Christies East Primary School in 1979. Over the years she has worked at Macclesfield, Sheidow Park and now Woodend. She taught a variety of R-7 classes and then...
Memento 2022
During Term 2, the year 5/6 Classes read "My Girragunji" by Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor for our novel study. We also focused on the Australian Indigenous artist, Bronwyn Bancroft to accompany our Indigenous focus. All students created amazing artwork which...
Thank You from Governing Council
As our school year draws to a close I would like to say thank you to staff, families, and parent volunteers for all you do to make our school extra special. I am pleased to share that our final fundraising tally from the colour run is over $23,000! This money will...
Approved 2023 Materials & Services Charge
Dear families, As the Chief Executive's delegate, I have approved the amount for the 2023 school year, of $355. This follows a successful poll where the majority supported the amount of $355 being the 2023 Materials and Services charge for years Reception to Year...
Graduation 2022: LiveStream
This coming Thursday 15 December our Year 6 students will celebrate the culmination of their primary school years with a graduation ceremony. You can watch the ceremony live from 6pm using the link below. Graduation LiveStream:...
END OF TERM EARLY FINISH
REMINDER: EARLY FINISH School will finish at 2:05pm On Friday 16th December 2022. OSHC will begin earlier to accomodate this finish...
Student Reports and other End of Term Items
Thank You Firstly, a big thank you for all of the workers who made last night a great success. Our teachers, students, canteen staff and helpers plus sound technician and all those people who helped by putting our bins in place and ensuring that afterwards...
2022 Celebration Night Program
6:30 Announcements 6:35 Lily, Stephanie, Lianna, Sophie, Gabby, Ava National Anthem 6:40 Xzavier - Room 09 Texas Rock 6:45 Students - Room 25 Santa Tell Me 6:50 Room 04 Reindeer Hokey Pokey 6:55 Kindy Performance Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes / Taba Naba...
Thank you to our amazing volunteers
We have valued and appreciated the strong level of community support throughout 2022. Our volunteers have again worked so hard this year, generously giving their time, energy and ideas for the benefit of our school. It may be organising or helping out in...
Year 2 Assembly Recordings
Congratulations to our year 2 classes who presented their assemblies for our school community today. Room 6 & Room 24 https://youtu.be/91i3rYi2UDE Room 8 & Room 30...
Latest Update: Concert and Fireworks
Update for Concert and Fireworks - more information about the Super Family Event. Please note that the Canteen BBQ is meat sausages, along with onion and bread. If you are unable to eat meat sausages, I suggest bringing other food to eat for tea. While there will...
Fireworks Casual Day – Wednesday 7 December (Week 8)
A Casual Clothes Day has been organised for Wednesday the 7th of December (Week 8) to help raise money for the fireworks for our End-Of-Year Celebration Night. We love having the fireworks to celebrate with our Woodend Community. Each year we try to fund the...
Year 4/5 Assembly Recordings
Congratulations to our year 4 and year 4/5 classes who presented their assembly for our school community today. Room 1 & Room 2 https://youtu.be/XN2azWnOs3E Room 9 & Room 10...
WOODEND ANNUAL CONCERT AND FIREWORKS RETURNS
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End of Year Reports and 2025 Classes
End of Year Reports Earlier this year, we reviewed and updated how we report on your child’s learning to make it clearer and more personalised. The goal was to make the reports more meaningful for parents and caregivers, and to help teachers share the most relevant...
Week 9 Farewell & Graduation Assemblies
Over the coming week, we have a number of celebrations to round out our year. This begins with our Celebration Night on Monday the 9th of December. Families and friends of Woodend are also invited to attend two assemblies in honour of staff and year 6 students who...
2024 Celebration Night Schedule
Classes are busy preparing for our upcoming Celebration Night! The weather forecast predicts an overcast 27°, great for an evening picnic on the oval. More details about the event are available in an earlier blog post. Below is the schedule for the evening. While...
Early Dismissal – Friday the 13th of December
A reminder that students will be dismissed at 2:05pm on the last day of school, Friday, 13th December. The 2025 school year will commence on Tuesday, 28th January 2025.
Week 8 Assembly: Time Capsule Reveal and Student Leadership Presentations
At today's assembly, Ms Gregory unveiled our 2024 time capsule — two beautiful Japanese daruma dolls made specially for Woodend! These unique capsules travelled all the way from Gunma, Japan, to Woodend and will be proudly displayed at our school — one in the...
Memento 2024
This year, the Year 6 students worked closely with Mrs Coster to give the letterbox at the front of our school a fresh, vibrant new look. Each Year 6 student painted a rose, symbolising the special tradition of receiving roses at Woodend's welcoming assembly in...
Pyjama Day
Many thanks to families for your support of Pyjama Day today. $615 was raised towards our new playground and approximately 200 students enjoyed the opportunity to relax in the hall at recess or lunch time to enjoy some short movies. Most classes have had a...
Letter from the Hon Peter Malinauskas MP
Letter from Premier and Education Minister to parents - public schools - 29 Nov 2024
Playground Updates
New Playground Our student leaders have been working with the SRC this year on a concept design to redevelop the playground area adjacent to the COLA (Covered Outdoor Learning Area). While this is not finalised and the consultation process is continuing with...
Road Safety & Crossing Reminders
As the festive season approaches, our school community is filled with excitement and activity. With celebrations and increased movement around the school, it’s more important than ever to work together to keep everyone safe. Crossing the Road Teaching and modelling...
2024 Celebration Night is Coming!
Please join us on Monday the 9th of December as we celebrate the 2024 school year. Families are welcome to bring chairs or rugs to sit on during the concert, and a picnic dinner to complement what is available from the Canteen. Children will remain in the care of...
Southern Valley Tennis
Congratulations to Joshua, Kaneesha and Kaneeshq who represented Southern Valley at the 3 day Sapsasa State Tennis Carnival last week. All 3 Woodend students played well throughout the carnival and had excellent individual performances. These 3 Woodend students...
