Some keen student gardeners have been nurturing this carrot in our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden. This carrot, seemed to growing to be quite a size, although not as easy to measure whilst growing underground. Last Wednesday 9/11 was the time for the long...

STATE BASKETBALL During last month the Year 5/6 girls Basketball team competed against some strong opposition in the State finals and we are very proud of their efforts. They all deserve commendation for making it this far in Basketball. Game 2 - we played Eastern...

Dear families, as you are hearing on the news, many schools have no power and will not one open on Monday. However we do have power and so we will be open as usual in the morning. Unless something untoward happens during the night, please consider school at Woodend...

Parent Forum The Parent Forums are an initiative established to inform and engage parents or carers about the services and support available for children and young people with a disability and to provide an opportunity to listen to the voices of their families. The...

It is time to recognise our parent/carer volunteers involved in Sport. For all our amazing parents/carers who have supported our students with any sport, taking on a role of regularly: coordinating managing a team transporting students umpiring scoring coaching You...

Over the coming weeks, Festival of Music are holding auditions for many of the great opportunities they offer for students through their concert series. Please refer to the post below for more information. For students currently in years 4 and 5 who are interested...

As mentioned in a previous post, https://woodendprimaryschool.edublogs.org/2022/09/15/southern-district-hiragana-reading-competition-success/ we had 2 teams from Woodend place 1st and 2nd in the district Hiragana Reading Competition in September, last term. The...

Here is all you need to know about Sports Day from our friendly canteen staff: *** Sports Day Friday 11th November 2022 *** The Sports Day Sausage Sizzle is back!!! So too are drinks and treats! These are the items that are available and can be ordered on QKR:...

Dear Families, Colour Run A special thankyou to everyone who helped out with the Colour Run last Friday. Your efforts means that from a Fundraising perspective, it was the largest amount raised in Fundraising memory. Just over $41,000 was raised which after...

Learn to support your primary school aged child with worry, frustration, managing impulses and tricky behaviour. Zoom into 1 or all 3webinars – 1 hr duration for FREE. 1)Wednesday 26th of October 2022 at 7pm (Adelaide) - “Calm and Confident Kids”- learn to help...

Congratulations to our Year 3 students who presented their assembly for our school community today. While it was a smaller audience due to JP swimming, our students showed creativity and confidence as they showcased their STEAM Week learning. It is wonderful to see...

Congratulations to our Colour Run VIPs! This is awared to the top 3 classes that had: most funds raised = room 12 ($4332) highest participation = room 22 (100%) and room 30 (84%) best team spirit = room 22 for your rainbow bear activity The prize for our Colour Run...

Acknowledgement of Country As a way of showing respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land, an Acknowledgement of Country can be used to recognise the continuing connection of Aboriginal people to Country. An Acknowledgement of Country can be delivered by...

Last night and today, we held our annual STEAM Week Expo. For the first time since COVID restrictions, we have been able to enjoy this event again as a whole community. It was so pleasing to see our community together again and enjoy engaging in sharing learning...

Our STEAM Week Expo officially opened last night in the school gym. We took some photos of several of the hundreds of exhibits before the families arrived to view them. So many families had taken up the challenge to "repurpose" an unused household item! There...

Woodend has been very fortunate to have Scientists keen to come to our school and share their expertise, research and engage us with an activity. This week classes have worked with a scientist who studies bacteria, one who studies sleep, a scientist who loves...

It is nearly time for our Colour Run event: Friday 28 October on the School Oval. Here is some important information about the event: TIMETABLE: Recess 11:05 = year 5/6 – rooms 17, 27, 28, 29 11:30 = year 4 & 4/5 classes – rooms 1, 2, 9, 10 11:55 = year 3/4...

In celebration of STEAM Week, our virtual art gallery has been updated for 2022! Thank you to the students and teachers who contributed these stunning works. Visit the WAG - Woodend (Virtual) Art...

We are very fortunate here at Woodend Primary to have a long-term Sister School relationship and exchange with Myojo Elementary School in Tokyo. Myojo students and staff have been visiting Woodend since 2008, when we began the home-stay program. We have been very...

We are proud to present Woodend Primary School’s 2022 Arts Showcase! This year you will see some of our many vocal, strings, percussion, brass and woodwind students perform, along with our Wakakirri team, Junior Choir, Senior Choir and Instrumental Music Band. We...

Sports Day is fast approaching! This event takes place on Friday 11th November 2022. With COVID restrictions eased, the canteen staff would love to provide lunch and snacks to our Woodend students, staff and families on this day. To make this happen, we would...

As a school community we have a shared responsibility to keep our children safe. Traffic around our school is the subject of ongoing conversations between staff, Governing Council, families, and Marion Council. As you may have read in a recent post, Important...

Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that intends to cause physical, social and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power over one...

We are excited to be holding our annual STEAM Week again in 2022. Students will have the opportunity to imagine, action and showcase their ideas in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics as they explore our theme ‘MORE THAN MEETS THE...

Wow! Wow! Wow! Our school community have gone above and beyond in their fundraising efforts with over $38,000 donated and 61% of students participating... we are truly astonished and grateful! We will definitely be able to revamp the street, purchase a performing...

This month, parent volunteers organised and ran another successful gift stall at Woodend, in honour of Father's Day. We would like to thank Parent Co-ordinator Jess Simmons and her team of volunteers: Lisa, Sindy, Keeley, Shannon, Kimberly, Jess, Carolyn, Jenny,...

​A reminder to all families: please abide by all traffic & parking rules & restrictions in the streets around our school. The safety of the children and families must be all of our priority, we ALL need to do the right thing. Please note: in term 4, much of...

The following produce from our Kitchen Garden Program is for sale on Qkr eggs, lemon curd, marmalade, organic garlic

BASKETBALL Friday 12th August The boys team were able to make solid improvements after a tough first 3 games. They worked hard on their skills and were rewarded with a great win to finish the day and ended in 7th spot. Boys results: L - 23-11 against Port Elliott L...

This year, the Student Representative Council is working on ways to help our school learn more about the importance of sleep. In one of our recent meetings we heard from a sleep specialist and discussed tips for getting better sleep. We’ve decided to raise...

It is nearly time for our Colour Run event: Term 4, Week 6, Friday November 22nd 2024 on the School Oval. Here is some important information about the event: TIMETABLE: START: 10:00am Rooms 9 & 10 Sheppard/Brown 10:15am Rooms 24 & 25 Guinan/Green 10:30am...

As mentioned in a previous post, we had our team the Woodend Hiragana Heroes, Emily G, Emily M, Kaneesha and Purav, place 1st in the Southern District Hiragana Reading Competition in August, last term. By finishing first, we were invited to compete in the State...

Dear Families, Today, our school held a Remembrance Day Ceremony, thoughtfully led by our students. It was a heartfelt event, acknowledging the sacrifices made by so many that have allowed us to enjoy the privileges we have in Australia today. The ceremony reminded...

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2024 Woodend Sports Day. The sun was out, the atmosphere was great and it was a fantastic whole school event. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the day. The support and encouragement...

Sports Day Program 2024 9.00 Classes to assemble on basketball court in house colours, PLEASE BE PROMPT. National Anthem and acknowledgement to country. 9.20 Sprints Year 2-6 students (Fastest 8 boys and girls per year level) R-1 (In...

We welcome your donations of baked goods to sell on Sports Day on Friday 1st November 2024. We would also be grateful for your help selling the items on the stall. Please see this poster for more details. Thank you for your support. [embeddoc...

Congratulations to the 4 Woodend girls who were selected in the Southern Valley AFL team for the Girls State Sapsasa Carnival. The team has just competed in a 3 day carnival where they played 9 games and finished undefeated and won the gold medal for the division 4...

Once again, we started Term 4 with an amazing STEAM Week at Woodend! We thoroughly enjoyed coming together as a community to celebrate STEAM Week and we trust that you and your family were engaged and inspired by the variety of experiences on offer. Thank you to...

It's nearing Sports Day and you want to make sure your child has ordered their food and drink for the day. It's also important that you know what is available for yourselves as spectators! Sports Day is on Friday 1st November 2024 (Week 3) QKR orders have opened...

Dear Community, We would like to update you on the progress towards identifying the origin and nature of the mysterious egg. This afternoon, at around 2:15 pm, the egg was collected by a member of the police and has been taken away for further investigation, along...