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...

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...

YOU have an exciting opportunity to have your artwork on the cover of the Festival of Music Songbook for 2024. All information and forms can be found on the Festival of Music website If you would like some support to look at the songs' themes for 2024 to help you...

What a spectacle this morning! The oval track was lined with families enjoying the Book Week parade followed by some beautiful performances from our Junior and Senior Choirs and the Library Committee announcing this years winning books. Following our mini concert,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...