Earn & Learn
The Woolworths ‘Earn & Learn’ program has started again for 2019. If you shop at Woolworths during the 1st May – 25th June the school would appreciate your stickers earned from your purchases to go towards new equipment for our school. Please stick your...
Reminder: last days to order a donut!
For those students who love donuts and/or their Adelaide Crows or Port Power football team, here is a purchase you will love! As a treat to celebrate the upcoming "Showdown" football match between Adelaide Crows and Port Power on May 11th, the canteen will be...
A request from Grounds Committee
To the Woodend community My name is Ailee; I am Chair and parent volunteer on our school Grounds Committee. My husband and I are both on this committee as we enjoy helping the school to design, create and maintain projects that will improve the learning spaces for...
Thank you Helen Lewis
The Woodend community have been very fortunate to have Helen Lewis working in our Canteen for the past eleven years. During this time, Helen has had oversight of all canteen operations and her organisation skills have been faultless. Thousands of orders have been...
Buy a Donut in your local football team colours!
For those students who love donuts and/or their Adelaide Crows or Port Power football team, here is a purchase you will love! As a treat to celebrate the upcoming "Showdown" football match between Adelaide Crows and Port Power on May 11th, the canteen will be...
Reminder: Early Dismissal (2:05pm) this Friday for the last day of term.
Thank you to families who recently attended their child’s / children’s student led learning conversation. These meetings are an important part of our annual assessment and reporting practices where students take an active role in sharing their reflections of their...
Tasty choices for Autumn
With Autumn here, the students can enjoy some popular hot menu items from our canteen menu. Has your child tried our scrumptious lasagne? This is one of many items that is freshly made at the canteen and we source the brands with the least amount of sodium and...
Big effort at SAPSASA Football!
Yesterday the girls SAPSASA Football team headed to South Adelaide. The girls played four round robin games and then a final. We registered two teams and both teams went through their round robin games undefeated. All of the girls gave it their best effort and...
Woodend Students Support our Veterans
On Tuesday April 2, Cate Ellis and I attended the launch of an Inaugural Art Exhibition at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The SA Health Commissioner, Chris Burns, opened the exhibition. It is a collaboration of the Centre for Creative Health, part of the Hospital...
2020 Woodend Student Tour to Myojo School
Next year, 2020, will see us offer the opportunity for Yr 5, 6 and 7 students to take part in the biennial Myojo Study Tour in September. Due to the moving of Yr 7s to high school in 2022, it means for those students currently in Yr 4, their opportunity to go to...
Glenthorne National Park
What an opportunity! We were so lucky to be invited by David Speirs to join him on a school tour of Glenthorne Farm, soon to be Glenthorne National Park. The history of this farm is very rich and the future is bold. Major O'Halloran developed Glenthorne as an...
Mother’s Day Gift Stall 2019
Parent Network volunteers are excited to once again host a Gift Stall in honour of Mother’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, plus the Woodend Kindy...
Woodend SAPSASA Cricket results
The Woodend SAPSASA cricket team played today against Woodcroft Primary School. Our students batted first and ended up all out for 79 runs after their 25 overs. Best with the bat was Connor (11) and Luke (16). Our bowling innings started well with Jayden taking 3...
Successful day for all our Woodend athletes!
Our Woodend Athletics team are to be congratulated! Forty-six students attended the day and once again, the students performed their events successfully and in a positive team spirit. Woodend took out first place at District Athletics which was an amazing team...
Term 1 Bully audit
At Woodend Primary School we expect that everyone is safe, valued and respected and that individual differences are appreciated, understood and accepted. Therefore we will not tolerate bullying or harassment in any form. The school will provide a positive culture...
MYOJO HOMESTAY 2019
What a wonderful 10 days we have recently enjoyed with our 19 Myojo students and 3 staff joining our Woodend community. This year was the 13th visit for Myojo Gakuen students and staff. All of the Myojo students were visiting for the first time which made for a...
POSITION VACANT – Canteen Manager
We have a position vacant for a Canteen Manager working 15 hours per week, commencing in Term 2. The role will include, but is not limited to, preparing, packing and selling menu items, money handling, serving students, co-ordinating adult and student volunteers,...
Canteen Changes For Term 2
PRICE CHANGES Due to cost increases, there will be several price changes to our Canteen Menu. The change will take effect as of Term 2. These will be: Chicken Nugget Meal $4.00 Lasagne $4.50 Treasure Chest $5.00 Pizzas $3.50 Toasted sandwiches: Ham &...
Woodend Primary School Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 27th March 2019, at 6:30pm in the Atrium AGENDA 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments available 7.00 p.m. Meeting commences Welcome Apologies Minutes of previous A.G.M. held on Wednesday 28th March 2018 Business Arising from the Minutes Presentation of the...
Interviews
Formal Learning Conversations or Interviews are an important element of our reporting process and build on partnerships with teachers, students and families to ensure successful learning. These conversations are occurring in all classes beginning next week. We...
Harmony Day & World Down Syndrome Day – Celebrating Diversity
In our learning programs we wish to be taking bigger steps towards really valuing diversity and harnessing the advantages that respecting all may bring. While we do explore the many international cultures that make up a modern Australia and Woodend of 2019, it...
Keep cool with these tasty treats!
With the warm weather still with us, here are some refreshing and cool treats for your child to sample at the canteen. You might like to recommend these to your child ... Frozen juice cups - orange, apple, pineapple and apple and blackcurrant (lunch time) ...
Do you want your year 6 daughter to start Year 7 in 2020 at Mitcham Girls High School?
As I have previously mentioned, Year 7 will be taught in all South Australian high schools from 2022. As part of planning for the move, the Department for Education has short-listed 3 high schools as potential pilot schools to ‘Lead the Way’ and offer Year 7 in a...
Year 7 Student Transitions to High School Open Days / Nights 2020
Below is a list of Open Days/Nights for our local high schools. We suggest you seek out as much information as possible about the schools that might suit your child’s learning needs. Our local schools are very good and we believe they have the range of programs...
Canteen Assistant
We have an opportunity to employ a Canteen Assistant for three hours per week on Monday mornings. The role would include preparing, packing and selling menu items, money handling, serving students and working with student volunteers. A full Role Statement is...
Wellbeing and Engagement Collection
Students in our school have been invited to take part in a survey being conducted in Term 1 2019. The following provides key information about the survey. Purpose of the collection Young people’s sense of wellbeing is an important part of how they learn at school....
Interview with Phil Cummings
Last week, we were very lucky to have Phil Cummings come and work with our year 5-7 students. We talked about his writing process and worked with each class on strategies for writing. Already, we can see the influence of these sessions on student work. While Phil...
Important Parent Information: A Concerning Internet Challenge Hoax
Please refer to a media release from the eSafety Commissioner about this apparent hoax. This is the full version of the excerpt below....
Dance Troupe Opportunity – Festival of Music
Each year, our school choir takes part in the Public Schools Music Festival, performing along with other schools at the Festival Theatre in September. The Festival provides many opportunities for students, one of which is to be a part of a dance troupe. If your...
Pupil Free Day Friday, 7th June 2024
Pop this date in your diary Pupil Free Day Friday, 7th June 2024 OSHC is available, Bookings essential.
Woodend Boys Sapsasa AFL
Woodend hosted Reynella East, Colonel Light Gardens and Woodcroft in round 1 of the boys AFL Statewide Schools competition. It was great to see the boys improve throughout the day and finish with 3 wins from their 3 games and now move into round 2 of the...
Southern Valley Football
Congratulations to the 8 Woodend students (Emily, Cleo, Jess, Charlie, Hamish, Declan, James and Patrick) who represented Southern Valley at the 3 day AFL Metropolitan State Carnival. All of the students were able to play with great skill and contribute to team...
PJ DAY! Week 7, Friday the 16th of June
This year SRC is working on ways to help our students know more about staying healthy. One of our most recent meetings was focussed on the great things about being a part of a team. Did you know that there are benefits from being in all kinds of teams, and not just...
Credit Union SA School Community Rewards
“Our friends at Credit Union SA have created the following blog for our community. We are sharing this with you as part of our ongoing partnership with the School Community Rewards program. If you would like to know more about how Credit Union SA can assist your...
Thankyou to all our Volunteers
Dear families, Our school relies on a wide range of voluntary time that is given by parents and grandparents of our children. The time and energy invested in our school is greatly appreciated, and I want to use this opportunity to convey our gratitude. Our...
Parent information on Regulation
Would you like to know some more about Regulation? Here is information about an online parent module. This module has been developed by the Department for Education Self-Regulation Service and it is called ‘Introduction to Regulation’. Please see the flier...
Working Bee – Friday the 9th of June
Dear Parents and Caregivers Our hard-working Grounds Committee is seeking support from our community, to continue with our ‘Street’ improvements that have begun in 2023. You may have noticed that new pathways have been poured, together with new mulching and...
Special Lunch – something new!
Woodies Goodies Special Lunch Day Pizza Wrap and Fruit Box Wednesday 7th June 2023 On Wednesday 7th June (Week 6) we will have a Special Lunch Day! We are excited to offer a new Special Lunch for students! We not give it a try! These pizza wraps are made by OZBake...
Canteen news!
We are super proud of our Canteen! This is why ... 1. Recently, we had a surprise visit by the Health Inspector. The Canteen passed with flying colours, in fact with a 5 our of 5 star rating! We received a certificate that we can proudly hang on our wall 2. Where...
Private Piano Lessons – Limited Vacancies
Daniel Aquilina, piano teacher, currently has a limited number of vacancies. “It’s my pleasure to offer one on one weekly Piano, Keyboard, & Recorder lessons at Woodend Primary School. I have taught music & played in top bands for 30 + years & have...
Anzac Day 2023
Each year, our students commemorate Anzac Day in a range of ways. Alongside learning in classrooms, many young people have shared their experiences of attending dawn services and other events with their families. This year, Woodend Primary School was proudly...
