Congratulations to you! Week 1 is nearly complete and your Reception or Year 1 child has successfully manage all the new learning associated with school life. We thank you for supporting your Reception/Year 1 child to get to school promptly and say farewell at or...

This year we have rolled out Seesaw for Schools across all classes. You may have been receiving a lot of notifications lately, especially if you have a child who is completing a remote learning program. We recommend reviewing your settings to ensure you are...

Dear parents & caregivers of our new receptions, It was wonderful to officially welcome your children into our school community today. We are so excited to be a part of the next chapter of your child's journey. During this time, all families are developing new...

Tomorrow morning (Wednesday), all students will resume learning for 2022. Reception and year 1 students will begin the year at school in their classes with their classroom teacher. Year 2-6 students will begin the year with remote learning. Thank you to families...

Dear Families, As you know, there will be a staged return to school over the first two weeks of term that balances every child’s learning entitlement with safety and risk management concerns. Reception and Year 1 children will be starting school on Wednesday 2...

Parents/carers of Reception children will have received an email detailing the alternative arrangements for Building Connections Conversations (BCC) in Week 1(Monday 31/1 - Friday 4/1/22). The conversations continue as scheduled in the form of a Zoom or phone call....

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...

To add to the Book Week festivities, our Woodies Goodies Canteen will be offering some surprises this Thursday 22/8 and Friday 23/8! There will be some surprise treats on sale linked to children's picture fiction books that your child may enjoy. Come and see! Be...

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...

A school Dress Code is the documented standards of what is acceptable in relation to the clothing worn by students while attending school and extra-curricular school activities. The Dress Code describes what constitutes the ‘school uniform’ for our school. Our...

Congratulations to the 14 students who represented Woodend today at the Morphett Vale stadium. Both teams played great team Basketball and were able to improve throughout the day. The boys team played 6 games and finished with 2 wins and 4 losses. The girls team...

ORDER NOW ON QKR! Orders Close: Thursday 22nd 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:...

Great idea for Fathers Day or that special occasion when you don't know what to buy someone. Please click on the QR code to...