Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC) The Department for Education Child protection in schools, early childhood education and care services policy (2015) states that ‘all children and young people in DECD preschools and schools will access the approved...

IGNITE is a specialist program for students with high intellectual potential. Aberfoyle Park High School is the official Department for Education school for gifted students in the southern metropolitan area of Adelaide. The IGNITE program is also offered at...

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Each year we enjoy hosting Japanese students from MYOJO Gakuen Elementary School in Japan. This is a program that we have enjoyed over more than a decade and provides opportunities for our students to form strong friendships which has happened in a number of cases....

Last Monday 17 February, our special lunch was a Sushi lunch! For some children in Reception, it was their very first lunch order too! It was a popular special lunch for many of our students. There were several choices of Sushi such as: Teriyaki Chicken Vegetarian...

In room 19 we have started off the year learning about how we can have a growth mindset and how we can be the best learners we can be. So what is a growth mindset? A growth mindset can really affect your learning and your life. Having a growth mindset means having...

Take Action Together is the theme for The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA), which was held on Wednesday 19th February 2020 here at Woodend. Our school has registered as an official NDA member school and we have received information to...

Would you like to know more about Pedal Prix at Woodend? Does your son or daughter show interest in: racing? tinkering or learning about the mechanics or motion of vehicles? cooperating with others in a team taking appropriate risks? having fun with families and...

Woodend Primary is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students. School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their...

An opportunity for students to audition for the dance troupe for the Public Schools Music Festival are available. We have had students be a part of this production in the past. It is a fantastic opportunity. Performance troupes are formed at the beginning of each...

DID YOU KNOW? The Commonwealth Bank School Banking Program has been at Woodend since 2016. Parent Network members initiated and organise this program as a service to Woodend Families and to help students learn about saving. This program is run completely by parent...

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...

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...

Rock band has been a part of our music program at Woodend for a number of years. Last year, it was not available to students due to funding changes. Feedback from our community has indicated that there is a strong desire for this program to continue as an added...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Lego Club Lego Club Junior

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Dear Parents, As we begin another school term filled with excitement and learning, I wanted to take a moment to address a small but important matter regarding communication between parents and teachers. Before each school day starts, our teachers are diligently...

We wish to remind families about the compulsory policy for Department for Education schools that restricts the use of mobile phones and other personal devices, inclusind smart watches, in schools. Some key points from this policy include: For the purpose of this...

The featured image is of our COLA with the floor partly coated with its new surface.   Dear families, We return to term four with a considerable change to the world that we live in, with both the Referendum for the Voice and the advent of the Israel/Hamas war....

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Career Sharing | Family Design Challenge | Arts Showcase | Expo Evening It's almost time for us to celebrate STEAM Week at Woodend Primary School! Even though our Term 3 holidays are drawing to a close, it is...

Dear Families, This year SRC is working on an area of the oval to improve our school. We have chosen to plant a native pollinator garden that can be accessed by the community for people to discover, play and learn. As a part of this project we have asked the school...

Dear parents, As we approach the term 3 school holidays, we're delighted to share end of term events and achievements that have been a feature of term 3. External School Review: One of the most significant milestones this year is our school's participation in an...

We love it when our students put in tremendous effort and strive for excellence and we saw this during the competition. Today our school took part in the annual Hiragana Reading Competition, held at Reynella East College. We took 2 teams of 4 to represent our...

Congratulations to the 10 Woodend students who represented Southern Valley today at the State Metropolitan Track & Field Championships. All students gave it their absolute best and had great individual success: Medal winners listed below: 1st - Hamish - 12 Boys...

On Saturday the 16th of September, 44 of our students performed on stage at the Adelaide Festival Theatre as part of the Public Primary Schools Festival of Music. Our school was also represented by Alexis C who is part of the Festival troupe. The Primary Schools...

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Career Sharing | Family Design Challenge | Arts Showcase | Expo Evening It's almost time for us to celebrate STEAM Week at Woodend Primary School! This year, we will 'Reimagine the Future' as we showcase our...

We are the SVIL team at Woodend Primary School. SVIL represents “Student Voice in Learning”. We are in Years 3 - 6 and we applied for this job. Our important work is to teach other students what a “growth mindset” is, and how it can help us to learn in a bigger,...