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...

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...

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...

Congratulations to the Woodend year 5/6 girls Sapsasa AFL team who played a thrilling game against Port Noarlunga on Friday 4th August. It was a windy day down at Port Noarlunga and the girls were able to play excellent team Football to get a win in a low scoring...

Presented by University of Adelaide Botanist - Dr Kathryn Hill. A fun, interactive workshop that will help participants understand the value of trees, particularly in urban settings by encouraging participants to consider what makes a good urban tree and understand...

OUR NEW UNIFORM SHOP IS NOW OPEN! Check out the online shop from August 1, 2023. Our new Uniform shop for clothing with Belgravia Apparel is now open. You can order via the link below. Hats, School Bags, Library Bags, and Iron on logos are still available from...

ORDER NOW ON QKR! Orders Close: Wednesday 9 August Head to the QKR app to view the full range of products; 16 items are available to purchase. Place as many orders as you like on QKR... order for friends, family, co-workers. NOTE: No cash sales. Order Collection:...

Welcome back to term 3. Hopefully everyone enjoyed the break from routine and the time with family. Many children have eagerly shared about their time on holiday, travelling or spending time with friends. It is obvious that students have returned eager to learn...

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...