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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Shaping Our Oval Play Spaces: Join Us for Our Next Grounds Committee Meeting
We invite you to join us for our next Grounds Committee meeting, where we will explore ideas for enhancing our oval play area. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape this community space and create fun, engaging, and welcoming areas for our young people and...
FREE 2 day Autism Workshop for Parents and Carers
FREE 2-DAY PARENT AND CARER WORKSHOP Join other local families at a FREE face-to-face workshop at the Marion Hotel. Staff and Woodend families have attending this training previously, and have given extremely positive feedback - if you can spare the time it...
Rose Ceremony approaching!
Did you know that when Woodend Primary School was first built back in 1995, we planted a beautiful Rose Garden out the front of our school? Over the years we have enjoyed watching the roses bloom and grow from tiny plants into mature rose bushes. Although building...
Being Safe At School Crossings
Being Safe At School Crossings The above link will take you to a YouTube video that SAPOL initiated in their quest for safe school crossings. It is short and easy to watch but the message itself is extremely important. We value the care and attention that drivers...
Thank you and Pupil Free Date for Term One
Dear Families, Thank you for your engagement and support as we begin the school year. The Building Connections meetings have now concluded, and our reception teachers truly value the insights shared and gained about your children. These meetings are essential in...
Establishing Routines: Before and After School Supervision and Building Access
Our teachers have been busy establishing the relationships and routines that will set your child's class up for success in 2025! An important part of the school routine is how families choose to drop off and pick up each day. To support you in establishing the best...
Instrumental Music Lessons in 2025
Enquiries are now open for instrumental music lessons for students in Years 3-6 in 2025. These lessons are offered by private providers at a weekly cost and take place during school hours. Payments and communication regarding lessons are managed directly between...
It’s Cricket season! Have a go at Cricket!
It is time for our Woodend Cricket to commence. We are calling for students from Years 2-6 that are interested in playing cricket for our school. Why not give this sport a go! Your child would have received a note on Friday explaining all about Cricket. We ask...
Preschool Enrolment Information
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Interested in playing Basketball for Woodend?
It is time for our Woodend Basketball to commence. We are calling for students from Years 2-6 that are interested in playing basketball for our school. This has been a popular sport choice with our students as some love to form a team with friends in their year...
Welcome to the 2025 School Year at Woodend Primary School!
Welcome to the 2025 School Year at Woodend Primary School! Dear Parents and Caregivers, What a fantastic start we’ve had to the school year! On behalf of all staff, I extend a warm welcome to new and returning families. Our newest Receptions have settled...