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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 &...

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...

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...

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...

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) ...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Please refer to a media release from the eSafety Commissioner about this apparent hoax. This is the full version of the excerpt below....

This post is to introduce our friendly, hard-working and quiet achievers, Helen and Lee, and to acknowledge their work in purchasing, preparing and selling a variety of snacks and lunches to your children. We would also really appreciate your help in any way in...

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 child protection curriculum’. Children will be...

We have been fortunate to gain a 'Parents In Education' grant to support parents/carers with helping your child at school. We have put this money towards offering 4 parent/carer workshops this semester. These 4 workshops aim to increase parent/carer...

In our work with Marion Council, Minister David Speirs, and Way2Go (Department of Planning, Transport, and Infrastructure) we have been looking for multiple solutions to improve the situation of safety & traffic around Woodend PS. One aim is to improve the...

As many of you may be aware, the Flinders Foundation along with Mix102.3 are raising funds towards the building of a Wellness Centre at the Flinders Medical Centre. Jodie and Soda will be raising funds by spending 52 hours on a Ferris Wheel in the Garden of...

The school year has begun and we are all finding that the time starts to fly past. There always seems a lot to accomplish in a school year, however, the education of all children is our prime concern. Class teachers were very pleased with the Acquaintance Evening...

Did you know that when Woodend Primary School was first built way back in 1995, we planted a beautiful Rose Garden out the front? Over the years we have enjoyed watching the roses bloom and grow from tiny plants into mature rose bushes. On Wednesday at our first...

Sometimes we just cant get in touch with you when we really need to..... If you have changed any of your contact details it is very important that we have this information in the office and that our database is up to date. These details could be an address, mobile...

Yesterday, Sunday 18th June, fourteen of our students rode our new "KAPOW" Pedal Prix car around Victoria Park racecourse. The car looked very modern with it's new signage!. This was the second race for this year and the team got off to a good start! For some of...

Woodend has been abuzz with various environmental projects taking place in the past few weeks. Youth Environmental Leaders Project Our SRC Leadership team have again been invited to join the Green Adelaide Youth Environmental Leaders Program. This program offers...

5 brave Woodend students competed today representing Southern Valley in the State Cross Country Championships at the Oakbank racecourse. It was wet, muddy and freezing cold up and they all did a great job. Leni, Finn and Billy were back running again this year as...

Parents and carers of children and young people with disability are invited to a parent forum on Monday 19th June 2023. In this forum you will have the opportunity to hear about Special Options processes and managing transition changes For more information got...

This week students at Woodend Primary School have been learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in honour of Reconciliation Week. All students across the school have been involved in a range of learning experiences such as studying Indigenous...

The Woodend year 5/6 Girls Sapsasa AFL team played in round 1 of the Statewide Schools AFL competition today at Woodcroft College. The girls played excellent team Football and were able to get 2 strong wins to move into round 2 of the competition. Thank you to the...

The Woodend Sapsasa girls Netball team competed in round 1 of the Statewide schools competition today at Westminster College. The girls played with great team work and enthusiasm throughout the day. The girls were able to get 2 wins from their 3 games...

  Congratulations to the Woodend students that competed in the Southern Valley Rugby League competition today. Both teams played with great skill and excellent team work and they both went through the carnival undefeated. The boys team won the NRL Values award...

Pop this date in your diary Pupil Free Day Friday, 7th June 2024 OSHC is available, Bookings essential.  

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...

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...

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...