WORKSHOP POSTPONED! The Parents In Education workshop on 'Wellbeing' scheduled for next Thursday 20/6/19 at 9am has been postponed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We will inform you of the next date as soon as...

Dear parents, This term seems to have gone very quickly. Who would believe that it is getting to the end of week seven and that teachers are beginning the report writing process. Last week, Jarrod Lamshed and I spent time in Sydney attending a series of workshops...

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Dear Parents and Caregivers, We have been informed that 3 students have been identified with Influenza A, a viral infection. They are currently not at school until they recover. Symptoms include: rapid onset of fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, sneezing,...

Congratulations to the Woodend girls who played some amazing Netball today! 1st game - Woodend (46) Reynella East (13) 2nd game - Woodend (51) Braeview (8) 3rd game - Woodend (16) St Peters Woodlands (16) Scores were tied at the end of the last quarter which meant...

Well done to our SAPSASA boys soccer and football teams who braved the wet and cold weather conditions last week and did their best in the conditions. SOCCER ... We had an exciting 3-3 draw against Reynella Primary School in game one. In game two we dominated the...

As from 1st July 2019, there is a significant change to 'working with children' checks (commonly called police clearances or criminal history checks) that are required prior to working with children. Even if you’ve had a police check, you’ll need a new check if you...

Each year we seek your opinion on a number of aspects of our school. Recently an electronic survey was sent to all families and many families have already responded. If you have yet to respond and wish to do so, please note that we will close the survey at the...

Student Free day will be on Friday, 7 June 2019 OSHC is available. Bookings are essential. Please phone 0411274747.  

It is Food Allergy Week. This week (26th May - 1st June) aims to raise awareness about food allergy in Australia, to help reduce the risk of a reaction for those living with food allergy and to help manage potentially life-threatening emergencies when they happen....

Congratulations to the Woodend students who represented our school at the metro Rugby League competition last Friday 24th May. All players in the girls and boys teams gave it their best effort against quality opposition. Our boys team ended up with four wins, two...

Congratulations to the twelve Woodend students who represented Southern Valley at the state athletics competition on Tuesday. All twelve students put in in their best effort in their events and were competing against the best athletes in the state. A special...

This week represents National Volunteer Week (NVW) – an annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. Volunteering Australia has announced the theme for National Volunteer Week 2019 – ‘Making a world of difference.’ As part...

Thank you to families who have recently reported concerns about safety at our crossings in recent weeks. There have been several incidents where cars have driven through the crossings when the stop signs are up, due to inattention. This is a concern and teachers...

Our new Canteen Manager at Woodend is Karen Graham. Karen was the successful applicant for the position and has commenced her role this term. Her background as a chef makes her well suited to the role and we wish her all the very best in her new role. "Hi I’m...

What an amazing day of cross country last Thursday! Once again, the students competed not only against other students but the tough, wet, windy and hence, muddy conditions at Thalassa Park. We were very proud of our fifty-seven students who competed and we...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

NAPLAN tests will take place in all schools across Australia in weeks 3 and 4 in term 2. At Woodend we are participating in the paper version of NAPLAN in 2019, which happens between 14 and 16 May (week 3). Students have opportunities to become familiar with NAPLAN...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Today we celebrated our Receptions being at school for 100 days! The children had been counting the days leading up to this day of celebrating their 100 day journey! Reception students and staff could dress up to commemorate the 100 days and there was a variety of...

The NCCD occurs for all schools in Australia in the coming week. The collection counts: the number of school students receiving an adjustment or ‘help’ due to disability the level of adjustment they are receiving to access education on the same basis as other...

Parents and caregivers are invited to attend our Book Week celebrations. Week 5, Friday the 25th of August from 8:30am. 8.30am: Coffee Cart & Book Sale 9am: Parade 9.30-10.40am: Activities in Classrooms The parade will also be recorded for those that are unable...

It is 'The Showdown' coming soon where the Adelaide Crows will play Port Adelaide in the AFL. We have the annual Crows and Port donuts available for a special Showdown recess treat. Enjoy this Special Recess on Wednesday 26 July (Term 3 Week 1). Orders will only...

Woodend hosted round 2 of the Boys AFL competition today against Highgate and St Francis De Sales. Game 1 vs Highgate The boys played with a lack of effort at times in the first half and this impacted on the scoreboard. They were able to fight back in the second...

The Woodend year 5/6 Boys Sapsasa Soccer team competed in round 1 of the Statewide Schools Soccer competition today at Concordia College. Game 1 vs Woocroft Primary School. The team played a great first half and were able to score 3 goals (Mali 2 goals, Jacob 1...

REMINDER: EARLY FINISH School will finish at 2:05pm On Friday 7 July 2023. OSHC will begin earlier to accomodate this finish...

As a parent or guardian, you will receive two written reports each year about your child's progress at school. These reports are designed to help you understand how your child is doing academically and how the school is supporting their development. Teachers plan,...

Congratulations to the 7 Woodend girls who represented Southern Valley at the State Metropolitan Netball Carnival last week. Unfortunately Adilyn was sick and unable to play in the carnival. The girls played very well and had excellent team success throughout the...

In preparation for our move to an online uniform shop with Belgravia Apparel (see previous post) we have some limited uniform items we have discounted. Please see the Uniform Sale tab on Qkr for details, there will be no refunds or size swapping on sale items.

Beginning in term 3 all of our wearable school uniform items (excluding hats) will be available direct from the manufacturer, Belgravia Apparel. Belgravia Apparel will be more equipped to keep up with the increased demand of uniform stock we have been experiencing,...