Volunteering at Woodend Primary School
Volunteering at Woodend Primary School Firstly thank you to our many volunteers who help out at our school. Without your support teachers would not be able to offer some of the rich learning experiences we offer to our students. When is a WWCC (Working with...
Time to try a Woodies Goodies special lunch
It is our first special lunch at the Woodend for 2020. Would your child like to try it? It is a Sushi Lunch and orders can be placed on Qkr. Options are: 1 x Sushi Roll and a Juice Box OR 2 x Sushi Rolls and a Juice Box SUSHI FLAVOURS Teriyaki Chicken...
Parent Network 2020
You are invited to join the WPS 2020 Parent Network. Parent Network is a committee of parents & carers - our aim is to connect with and support other parents, the students, and our school. Parent Network volunteers run a number of events, activities, and...
2020 Band Program – Spaces Available
Last year, we had nearly 100 students learning a musical instrument at Woodend. Opportunities are now available for 2020. This year we have our band program which offers free weekly lessons for student in years 5, 6 and 7. This comes with a cost of instrument hire...
Welcome to the first week of school of 2020
A very warm welcome to all of our students and families who are returning to Woodend School and a special welcome to our 93 new receptions and other students starting at Woodend School for the first time. Teachers have each been preparing for the first day of...
Update: 14.02.20: Novel Coronavirus Information
Dear parent/caregiver, I would like to update you on the situation regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the current Federal Government health advice that we are following. This week the Federal Government announced it will extend the travel ban on...
2019 Colour Run Thank You
Thank you to all Woodend students, staff, and families for helping to make the 2019 Colour Run a fantastic event and fundraiser. Thanks to your effort, we’ve raised approximately $7700 to help with the new playground & nature play at Woodend! Thank you to all...
Thank You Volunteers
On Friday 6 December, Woodend Volunteers were honoured with a lovely morning tea. We recognize that our parent and carer volunteers are incredibly busy and not all could make it to the tea, so we want to be sure to extend a huge thank you to ALL of our wonderful...
Woodend Community Christmas Event and Fireworks Night Program
5:30 Welcome 6:30 Announcements 6:30 - 6:35 Brass Band Performance 6:35 - 6:40 Josh Rossetto 6:40 - 6:45 Maddi Cranwell 6:45 - 6:50 Room 17 / 25 Dancers 6:50 - 6:55 Room 7 & 8 6:55 - 7:00 Room 3 7:00 - 7:10 Room 5 & 6 7:10 - 7:15 Room 23 7:15 - 7:20 Room 18...
Power Outage on Wednesday, 11 December / Power Outage Subway Lunch
Wednesday 11 December Power Outage Subway Lunch available on Qkr only Orders close strictly 9am Monday morning No normal lunch orders will be available on this day The school is experiencing a power outage next Wednesday, as a...
Casual Day for the Fireworks – Monday, 9 December
A Casual Clothes Day has been organised for Monday, 9 December. This has been organised to raise money to fund the fireworks for our School Community End-Of-Year Celebration Night. We are looking forward to another big display to finish off our celebrations. If...
Principal’s Final Blog for 2019
The end of the school year is here and so we look back over the year with some satisfaction about what we have been able to achieve. Each year is built on the previous one, but this year has had a subtle difference. Our school has been examined in depth through...
End Of Year Reports and Class Placement for 2020
End of Year Reports will go home with students on the last Wednesday of term along with information about class placement for 2020. Reports Teachers use a range of different assessment strategies and tools to gather evidence of student achievement with reference to...
Woodend Community Christmas Event and Fireworks night
The Christmas Event on Monday 9 December is a giant family picnic on the school oval beginning at 6.00pm. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic rug and/or chairs and a picnic tea to enjoy together. The canteen will host a sausage sizzle and there will be a...
Woodend’s New Grow Free Cart
On Thursday 28th November, we officially opened the 'Grow Free Cart'. This was initiated by student members of the SRC Environment Committee, in particular, Year 6 student, Sara Owies. The purpose of this cart is for students, parents or staff to take items on...
Woodend’s new Canteen Cafe
On Thursday 28th November, several classes gathered to support the official opening of Woodend's new 'Canteen Cafe'. Several months ago, Shannon Farley, a student who chairs the Recycling Committee on SRC initiated a cafe concept for Woodend. The purpose of the...
Years 4/5 Obento Master 2019
As a part of Japanese education at Woodend Primary School, we give our students various kinds of Japanese educational opportunities where possible. This year Woodend Primary School hosted a very popular Japanese event called ‘Years 4/5 Obento Master’, a Japanese...
Instrumental Music Lessons
We are now taking enrolments and expressions of interest for instrumental music lessons with our private providers. These lessons have a weekly cost and take place during school times and are available to students from year 3. Please read the information below...
Active Travel To & From School
Walktober Challenge Woodend’s recent Walktober Challenge was a great success! We nearly double the active travel trips from 2018 and we increased the number of students participating from 17 classrooms up to 24! Congratulations to Room 25 for winning the class...
Vale Fay Magias
It is with great sadness that we advise you of the passing of Fay Magias. Fay passed away peacefully last Tuesday following a battle with breast cancer. Fay was a respected and highly valued Deputy Principal at Woodend Primary School for 12 years, retiring in...
Myojo Host Family opportunity for March 2020
The time of year has come around again and we are looking for host families for our visiting Myojo students who will be here from Saturday, 21 March 2020 through until Monday, 30 March, 2020. We have always had wonderful support for our homestay program. We thank...
Our Remembrance Day Ceremony
Our remembrance of all those who have served or are serving in our armed forces was remembered today by 657 students and 59 staff and visitors. This is an important time for students to appreciate the sacrifice that has been made on their behalf by many Australians...
Jump Rope Championships 2019
High Velocity results have been tallied up ..... Take a look at these results.... 27 routines taught 23 placings. WOW... 94 medals/ ribbons over all 20 x 1st placings 16 X 2nd placings 14 x 3rd placings Congratulations to all of the students who gave...
Principal Update Term 4 Week 4
Hopefully everyone is managing the lead up to Christmas. It seems to be approaching very quickly. Last weekend I was at Marion and looking at gifts for my grandchildren. It is a challenging task with so much on offer. I am not sure we do well trying to guess...
Please Vote in our Poll
Materials and Services charge 2020 Governing Council has now set the fees for 2020 and we ask for your support with our poll, by placing your vote in the ballot box in the school office. Governing Council recommends a 'YES' vote, as this ensures that our culture of...
Year 7 into High School Update Term 4 Week 3
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Pot or plant donations
Can you help? The Grounds Committee is working on developing the cement space outside the canteen, OSHC and kitchen. One of the projects is to create a ‘Canteen Cafe' where students and staff can gather, sit and interact in a café style environment! We will be...
Book Week treat!
To add to the Book Week festivities, our Woodies Goodies Canteen will be offering some surprises this Friday! There will be some surprise treats on sale linked to children's picture fiction books that your child may enjoy. Come and see! Be surprised! Come and...
National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) supports parents, students and their school communities to find practical and lasting solutions to bullying and violence. This year the National Day of Action is on Friday 18 August. The theme is...
Father’s Day Gift Stall 2023
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...
Parent forum for families of children with a disability or additional needs
The Statewide Inclusive Education Services (SIES), formerly SERU, holds regular parent forums to support and encourage parent engagement, capability building and networking with other families. SIES parent forums are a safe space for families to gather information...
Book Week 2023 – Read, Grow, Inspire
Please join us on Friday the 25th of August, 2023 as we celebrate Book Week. Students, families and staff are invited to dress up. Be inspired by the theme or dress as character from a story or book. This year the theme is READ, GROW, INSPIRE! Visitors can choose...
Upcoming Closure Dates – 4th & 5th of September
A reminder to all families about our upcoming School Closure and Student Free Days: Monday the 4th of September is a School Closure Day. Tuesday the 5th of September is a Student Free Day. On this day staff will be involved in training and development focussed on...
Do you have these items for our play program?
We would be appreciative of any of the following items for our play program for the Reception - Year 2 children. If you or someone you know is having a clean out of cupboards, we would happily accept any of your preloved items. In particular, the following items:...
Year 5/6 Girls and Boys Sapsasa Basketball
Congratulations to both the Girls and Boys Basketball teams that represented Woodend yesterday in Sapsasa Basketball competition. Both teams played great team Basketball and were cheering each other on throughout the day which was excellent to see. Thank you to the...
2023 House Captains
Congratulations to the 16 students (4 per house) who have been selected from the 38 applicants to represent their house team on Sports Day this year. The group of captains have already started preparation for Sports Day with weekly meetings and they are busy...
Pedal Prix News!
Last Saturday 5th August, our Pedal Prix team and their families headed to 'The Bend' at Tailem Bend for their next 8 hour race. The team members had several opportunities throughout the day to ride and showed more confidence with the new car, steering and gears...
Chickens come to visit!
Have you seen our feathery visitors? All of our Reception classes have focussed on the biological sciences this term and the children have had the experience of observing and recording the changes that occur from the embryo to the hen. Many children have been...
Girls Sapsasa AFL
Congratulations to the Woodend year 5/6 girls Sapsasa AFL team who played a thrilling game against Port Noarlunga on Friday 4th August. It was a windy day down at Port Noarlunga and the girls were able to play excellent team Football to get a win in a low scoring...
