University Pre-service Student Counsellor
Hello my name is Asmitha, I am 25 years of age, born in Bangalore, which is located south of India. A little history about myself, I attended primary school at the School of the Nativity at Aberfoyle Park, later my middle Schooling was done at Marymount College,...
Forensic Science Incursion
On Tuesday of week 7 rooms 17, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28 & 29 were treated to a forensic science incursion organised by Ms Gregory. Forensic science is a type of science that involves looking for clues at a crime such as a murder or a robbery. This was a different...
The News with Woodend SRC – Episode 8
Episode 8 is out now! This week's episode has been produced by our SRC reps from room 30 and includes news headlines, important dates and an interview with, author, Phil Cummings. Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts. Powered by...
Woodend takes out title again!
Last Wednesday 2nd September was an amazing day for the Woodend Athletics Team! The team won the 2020 title for the 7th year in a row! Congratulations to all 46 students who competed in the Southern Valley Athletics Competition. A big thank you to the staff who...
A valiant effort by our Year 6/7 footballers
Last Monday 31st August, our Woodend Year 6/7 SAPSASA boys football team competed with a big team effort against Concordia and Unity. They had two games and worked hard in both but unfortunately the results did not go our way. Game 1 Concordia - 6 goals, 11 points...
STEAM Week and MUSIC Night 2020
Woodend has traditionally celebrated all things Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) with an emphasis on parent engagement. This year our official STEAM Week will take place from Monday 12th – Friday 16th October (Term 4 Week 1). To...
Enrolments open for Trott Park Kindergarten
Here is information about Trott Park Kindergarten: TROTT PARK KINDERGARTEN – Don’t forgot to enrol your child now for 2021 We are a full time Department of Education Kindergarten offering a preschool program - Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 2.45pm and alternate...
Enrolments open at Woodend Children’s Centre
Woodend Children’s Centre is located adjacent to Woodend Primary School. It offers a preschool program from Monday to Friday. The centre provides a safe, secure, happy and loving environment for children and a program which reflects the needs and interests of...
Planting – Your help is needed
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 26-8-2020
Dear families, The following are just a couple of updates in relation to our forward planning. We have been advised by both our Department and HealthSA, that we have to follow extremely specific guidelines for any activity involving our children. Shortly our junior...
SAPSASA Soccer results
Last Tuesday 18th August, the year 6/7 boys played in Round 2 of the SAPSASA competition against two quality opposition teams in Greenwith and Belair. The conditions were very tough for all teams with lots of wind and it was wet and muddy. Game 1 Greenwith - 4...
Uniform Prices
Due to increased costs incurred by our supplier, our uniform prices will be increasing as at September 1, 2020. Please see the attached flyer for new pricing. [embeddoc...
Online Safety
Staying connected online has never been more important, now that many of us are physically isolated from family members, friends, colleagues and support networks. The internet is a great way to socialise, learn, work, play and be entertained. But there are...
Forums for parents and carers of children with disability
Parents and carers of children with disability are invited to attend a range of free online and face-to-face forums during September. Presentations include: Interoception and an activity booklet for parents to support their children (online webinar) Post School...
Woodend on Seven News
Last night, our school was featured on Seven News with a story about the new Phonics Screening Check being used in schools. John Gardner, the Minister for Education, chose Woodend to host this media interview due to our strong results in this area. A big thanks to...
A Visit From the Minister for Education
John Gardner, the Minister for Education in South Australia visited Woodend today as a part of his tour of schools and kindergartens in our area. He chose Woodend to host a TV interview to talk about the new Phonics Screening Check, highlighting our school's strong...
Great news…there are fairies in the garden!
Last week during lunch a very enthusiastic team of students from room 10 took a number of receptions, year 1s and year 2s under their wing to build fairy gardens. They took great delight in harvesting almond blossoms and calendula flowers to make "fairy dust",...
What if we have to close the school?
If we do get to a point where we need to close the school because there is a positive case identified within the school community, then we will be advised by SA Health and The Department on how we would manage that. Regardless of the process, it will depend to a...
Chilly day for our SAPSASA footballers!
The year 6/7 girls SAPSASA Football team played today at Reynella East College in a round robin carnival in overcast and icey-cold conditions. They were up against strong opposition in Flagstaff Hill, Woodcroft and Reynella East. Thanks to our goal umpire Patrick...
Soccer skills on show!
A positive result today for our Woodend Year 6/7 boys SAPSASA Soccer team in round 1 of the competition with 2 strong wins from their 2 games last Tuesday 4th August. A big thank you to ex students Luka for refereeing today and Jordan for being our linesmen. Well...
Well done to our SAPSASA Netball girls!
Round 1 of the SAPSASA Girls Netball competition was on last Friday 31st July at Flagstaff Primary School. The Woodend team played 3 games of Netball and were able to get 2 wins against quality opposition. Game 1 Woodend - 33 Woodcroft - 11 Game 2 Craigburn- 41...
SAPSASA news for 2020!
Round 1 of the SAPSASA Boys Football competition commenced last Friday 31/7/20. It was held at Woodcroft Primary School. The Woodend team played three great games of Football and were able to get three wins, which was an outstanding effort. Congratulations to all...
COVID-19 UPDATE: 3-8-2020
Dear families, As we know things are moving very quickly and it does appear that it may be just a matter of time before we need to deal with some form of community transmission ourselves. As COVID-19 spreads through the eastern states, it is quite evident that the...
Book Week Celebration Week 5
Curious Creatures Wild Minds Due to COVID 19, the Children’s Book Council of Australia have delayed their celebrations until October 17th – 23rd October. We will continue our tradition of celebrating Book Week from 17th – 21st August as are most schools in our...
Welcoming our tiny visitors
Our Reception children are loving time with their fluffy chicken friends in their classroom. Once again all Reception classrooms have welcomed the tiny chicks from the Henny Penny Hatching program. In fact our school is the first school since COVID-19...
Autism SA Family Workshops
Autism SA provides a variety of training and development opportunities for families aiming to develop understanding of a particular area relating to the autism spectrum. The workshops are presented both online and face to face by facilitators with experience and...
Term 3 Pie Day!
Here are the details of our Term 3 Special Lunch ... a perfect lunch option for your child for winter. Pie day special lunch advert ...
Covid-19 Update 22-07-2020
UPDATE: We have noticed several groups of parents staying to chat after school, with children accessing playgrounds: Please note that we expect parents to vacate school grounds asap after collecting children at the end of the day. No children are to access the play...
SRC Podcast: Episode 5 – Minister David Speirs
Before the holidays, our SRC leaders met with Minister David Speirs to discuss our school's recycling program and he kindly agreed to an interview for our podcast. You can subscribe to the podcast through Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching for 'The News with...
Woodend Students involved in Remembrance Day Services
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Southern Metro Girls Cricket
Congratulations to the two year 6 Woodend girls who represented the Southern Metro Girls Cricket team this week in a 3 day State Carnival. Both girls had great individual performances throughout the carnival and the team had excellent results to win the division 2...
Remembrance Day Service Invitation: Friday 10th November 2023
This Friday we are going to hold a Remembrance Day Service at Woodend School on Friday 10th November as the 11th falls on a Saturday. Hopefully we will be able to use our new COLA and enjoy being in the shade. All of our lovely Woodend School Community are welcome...
Sports Thank You Evening
We would like to acknowledge those parents, carers and grandparents for your support of Woodend sport this year. Whether you have coordinated, coached, team managed, helped in goals, umpired, supplied oranges or carried team drink bottles or equipment, we would...
Market Stall – Wednesday 22nd November from 2.55pm
Woodend Market Stall (WEDNESDAY 22ND NOVEMBER) - will be outside Room 3 in our newly created Market stand. We will be selling fresh produce from our school garden. The goods are harvested by students from the Woodend Garden Program. This is market is organised by...
SCHOOL CLOSED THURSDAY 9TH NOVEMBER DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTION
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2023 Sports Day
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2023 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. Congratulations to the Gregory...
Term Four Updates
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Reminder! Baked goods stall for Sports Day!
We have our annual Baked Goods stall for Sports Day! The proceeds go to support Sport at Woodend and so we would appreciate you supporting us by providing some baked goods and/or offering some time to work on the stall. Please see below the details. If you would...
2024 Senior Uniform – orders closing 5/11/23
Dear Parents/Guardians, 2024 Senior Uniform orders will close on 5/11/23. If you are wishing to have delivery of Senior tops in Term 1 2024, please order before end of day on Sunday. If you miss this order, there will be a second online shop from 20...
Thank you for contributing to STEAM Week!
We were thrilled with the number of parents/carers who generously donated their time to speak to classes across our school during STEAM Week. These parents talked about their passion, interest and/or occupation related to STEAM. As you can see from the list...
Sports Day Schedule and Map – Friday, 3 November
Map of Events 2023 9.00 Classes to assemble on basketball court in team colours National Anthem and acknowledgement of country. 9.20 Sprints Year 3-6 students (Fastest 8 boys and girls per year level) R-2 (In class and gender...
