Dear parents/caregivers, The start of the 2022 school year has been adjusted to help minimise the peak of COVID-19 cases in South Australia. Arrangements for Students of Essential Workers (31 January and 1 February) Monday 31 January and Tuesday 1 February will be...

Dear Families, This year all classes will be using Seesaw to share and communicate with families! This replaces our use of closed class Facebook groups. Your child will post to Seesaw to share their learning. Teachers will also use Seesaw to send you messages and...

Dear parent/carer SA Health and the Department for Education has provided guidance on how to manage cases of COVID-19 in schools. There will be new contact tracing and close contact arrangements in education from 31 January 2022. The new arrangements recognise the...

To assist us in our planning for the coming weeks, we ask that all families complete this survey for each child attending Woodend this year. Please respond before 10am on Friday the 28th of January 2022. ...

Due to Covid 19 restrictions the uniform shop will be unable to open on January 27 as previously advertised. Uniforms may be purchased using the Qkr app, and collected on January 27 or 28 between 9am-12pm from the school office. Anyone needing to try on items may...

Over the next few weeks, it is essential that all families are accessing updates from school leaders and administrators in a timely manner. The News Blog is our school’s central place for information to be published. While it is often then shared via social...

Dear families, I trust that you have had a safe and enjoyable number of weeks home with your children, allowing time to do the family things and spend time with each other. I know a number of people have enjoyed the time to catch up with friends and family, as well...

We were very thankful for the work of our Student Voice In Learning (SVIL) teams this year. Both the project and school teams worked together to make an impact across classes encouraging teachers and students to plan for and embrace stretch thinking. Throughout...

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The Reception classes have been busy practising their song/dance routines in preparation for their Performance and Disco day today. Rooms 3, 4, 18 and 23 children performed 1-2 songs to their Reception friends in the school gym. They were amazing at remembering...

What we did. In week 8, rooms 1 and 2 had a lego animation workshop with GooRoo Animation. We started off looking at all different kinds of animations from lego, to clay to drawing and more. We learnt how to use the app Stop Motion Studio and how to create smooth...

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Last Day of the School Year – Early Dismissal – 2.05pm School resumes on Monday 31 January 2022 2022 Proposed Pupil Free Days and School Closure Day Dates Tuesday 15/3/22 SFD (Week 7, Term 1) Adelaide Cup long weekend Friday 10/6/22 SFD (Week 6, Term 2) Queen's...

We have valued and appreciated the strong level of community support, which has enriched our students’ learning experiences throughout 2021. Despite the restrictions of covid, there have been well over 100 parents and caregivers who have volunteered in some...

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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...

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We are now taking enquiries about instrumental music lessons with our private providers in 2022. These lessons have a weekly cost and occur during school times. All payments and ongoing communication about lessons takes place between parents/caregivers and the...

This term we have been very fortunate to have the wonderful opportunity to have a Zoom lessons with our sister school, Myojo Gakuen and their Year 4 and 5 classes. Four classes were able to have the opportunity and connect with a class and have our own mini online...

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Vacancies for Occasional Care at Woodend Children's Centre. Children aged between 1 & 2 years old 3 Hour sessions Monday & Tuesday mornings available Enquires on 38221069  

Today, as a school, we gathered to show our respect to all those who have served in the war, particularly those members of our school community who have served their country in times of war and those who have family members who have served. We also acknowledged...

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Dear parents and caregivers, It was indeed a lovely sight to see parents at our recent sports day, which I know the teachers and students both appreciated. After such a long time without parents at school events, it was such a delight to see. It was so lovely to...

The eSafety Commissioner has been established to help safeguard Australians at risk from online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences. There are 6 main areas of focus to the commissioner's role and one area is providing online safety...

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Professionals, parents and carers are invited to join a free online seminar to discuss helpful ways to support children and young people adversely affected by change and loss. Hosted by The MacKillop Institute, Seasons for Growth Programs. Tuesday 16 November 2021...

Thank you to Bully Zero and La La Latte for informative and parent and student Safety Net workshops and delicious coffee! Thanks also to the parents who took time out of their day to come along to further the important conversation about how to keep their families...

Woodies Goodies Special Lunch Day Pizza Wrap and Fruit Box Thursday 27th June 2024 On Thursday 27th June (Week 9) we will have a Special Lunch Day! Due to popular demand, we have the return of the Pizza Wraps and a Fruit Box! These pizza wraps are made by OZBake...

Participation in today's dress-up fundraiser was outstanding, with $920 raised from student donations. These funds have paid for our new portable soccer goals, with additional funds going towards other SRC projects that benefit the school. Thank you for supporting...

The Woodend year 5/6 Boys AFL team competed yesterday in round 1 of the Statewide Schools Sapsasa Knockout competition. The team played on the big Mclaren Vale Football Club oval. We had a few boys who were playing their first AFL game which was great to see and...

Please see the posters below for information about our upcoming SRC fundraiser. We have noticed that soccer is very popular on the oval so have purchased extra goals to help make this fun and safe! [gallery...

Dear Parents/Carers, Learning to read is one of the most important life skills. However, it is not a natural human skill developed by humans. Our human brain is not hardwired to read. We have to help our children learn the skills required to read. In partnership...

It was with much excitement and many 'Wow's that Laura Smith's reception class was first to visit the newly refurbished library this morning. Many thanks to Felicity Humphrys and Sarah for the many hours spent setting up this exciting new learning hub. Classes are...

On Friday 24th May, Woodend students in year 5/6 competed in the Southern Valley Rugby League competition at Happy Valley. Both of the boys and girls teams played excellent Rugby coming away with lots of positive results from their various games throughout the day....

Children can learn, explore, play and make friends online. But there can be risks and parents can feel ill-equipped to support their children to navigate, explore and connect safely in online spaces. To support students and families, we have engaged Bully Zero to...