Hello to all Woodend Parents & Carers - welcome to another exciting year at our school! I would like to invite you to attend the Woodend Primary School Annual General Meeting. The AGM is an opportunity to learn more about the work being done here at Woodend...

The 2019 Woodend Autumn Market is coming soon! Sunday 31 March 9 am – 12 noon. We’ll have: market stalls carboot sales entertainment FREE kids activities including Bouncy Castle & Face Painting food stall with egg & bacon sandwiches, sausage sizzle, fairy...

Woodend Primary School is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students. School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money...

Meet our Teachers and other Parents and Caregivers (and students) Tuesday, 4 February 2020 While teachers have already met quite a number of parents and caregivers, we do look forward to having the opportunity on Acquaintance Night to meet with all...

Volunteers play an integral part in supporting the work of the school and enriching the lives of children and young people. Benefits for the school of volunteers include that they: • provide a broader resource base from which to draw positive opportunities for...

Welcome to our new Reception children and their families! We enjoyed meeting many parents/carers at our 'Cheers or Tears' gathering last Tuesday morning. Week One has now finished and we are seeing the new children settle into school life remarkably well. ...

Welcome to the 2019 school year. Last week saw our 82 new receptions begin school. Only a few were showing signs of first day nerves and teachers ensured that they were well cared for. We had about 50 parents enjoy a coffee and snack in the Garden Kitchen and a...

Welcome to 2019! In particular, welcome to all the new families joining our Woodend community. We will support you and your child to settle as smoothly as possible into school and that you feel welcomed. The 'Raising Children' website has produced...

END OF TERM DISMISSAL is at 2.05pm on Friday.

Enjoyable, a growth mindset, caring, generous, flexible, high achievers, mature, respectful, fun These are just some of the things our current year 6 students would like people to be saying about them as a year 7 group as they graduate at the end of next year....

Years 4/5 Obento Master   As a part of Japanese education at Woodend Primary School, we give our students various kinds of Japanese education opportunities where possible. This time Mr Freeman and I took 8 Years 4/5 students to a very popular Japanese event...

**BBQ** **Fireworks** **Performances** Important Parking Note: Please do not park on any part of the school grounds or the bunting area for the fire truck. Adherence to these restrictions will ensure we have enough safety clearance to go ahead with the fireworks....

Ali, a year 5 student at Woodend has started her own slime business and will be selling pots of slime at school tomorrow (Friday 7 December) and on Monday 10 December. Large pot of slime - $5 Small pot of slime - $2 The stall will be in the Terrace at lunch times...

Room 20 have been doing some learning about the local community. One of the topics that they have been talking about is identifying some of the significant people who contribute to our community. Last week, they were lucky enough to interview Minister David Speirs....

On Monday we will begin instrument testing with students that have returned notes. It's not too late to return a note for your child who will be in year 5 or 6 for 2019. More information on the link below or contact Jarrod Lamshed at the school. Read more about...

The Everyone Belongs shirts have arrived! Congratulations to Danika, your design is very effective and looks fantastic on the finished product. What a great thing to be recognising that we are all different and come from different backgrounds and cultures, and we...

The Christmas Event is a giant family picnic on the school oval beginning at 6.00pm. Performances throughout the evening are all just for fun and the evening concludes with fireworks once the sky is dark. Parents Please Note: This is a family event and we...

Congratulations to our Jump Team High Velocity! They were amazing today and dominated the 2018 Jump Championships at Priceline Stadium. Many thanks to Mr Z, Mrs Sheppard, all members of the Jump team and all who attended and helped out. Mr Z, Mrs Sheppard and the...

As you may have heard in the news, the Australian Education Union (AEU) and State Government are in negotiations centred around the enterprise agreement that school staff work under. The current agreement has expired and a new agreement needs to be put in place...

Since Week 7 of Term 3 our senior students have enjoyed taking part in a Touch Rugby Tournament every Friday afternoon. There were 9 teams for both the boys and girls. Thanks to Mr Natar for managing the tournament and to the Committee who helped to organise and...

Our End Of Year Celebration Night is fast approaching! Here is what you may like to purchase on the night for a tasty meal, beverage and/or treat. These items will be prepared by our school Canteen staff and the money raised goes to support our Canteen. [embeddoc...

End of Year Reports will go home with students on the last Wednesday of term along with information about class placement for 2019. Reports Teachers use a range of different assessment strategies and tools to gather evidence of student achievement with reference to...

A Casual Clothes Day has been organised for Friday 7th December. This has been organised to raise money to fund the fireworks for our School Community End-Of-Year Celebration Night on Monday 10th December beginning at 6pm. We are looking forward to another big...

From next year, our school is able to access an ensemble music program through the Department for Education's Instrumental Music Service. This means that students who will be in year 5 and 6 next year will have the opportunity to begin FREE Instrumental Music...

Week 5 - Term 4 - PE WEEK 12th – 16th November 2018 Physical Education Week is a celebration of health and wellbeing; being active, learning about how to look after ourselves and encouraging our school community to take the chance to get outside and enjoy some...

What a great day at Glenelg for the Beach Volleyball competition for our Woodend students! We had a large number of volleyballers, experienced and new, and all students put in a positive effort. A special mention to all those students who were representing the...

Our Remembrance Day assembly this morning was a lovely commemoration of those who have lost their lives in the service of their country during the war.Thank you to parents who came to the assembly this morning. Seth, Abby, Aidan, Hannah, Shanel and Ruby did a...

Remembrance Day Assembly Friday 9th November (as the 11th falls on a Sunday) 11:10 am to approx 11:30 am On the Netball Court next to our 3 Flag Poles All are welcome to attend. A short ceremony of Remembrance will take place with the laying of a wreath and the...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Walk Safely to School Day encourages positive environment action, better use if public transport with reduced car-dependency and encourages parents and carers to walk more, reducing dangerous traffic congestion around our school. being active every day, including...

Our students have been invited to take part in the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection survey. The survey will be open in weeks 2 to 5 this term (Monday 8 May to Friday 2 June 2023). Purpose of the survey Young people’s wellbeing is an important part of how they...

There have been some staff changes within our learning support team this term. At the end of last term we farewelled Lisa Budick, who has been supporting our students for the past 5 years. Lisa has been a valuable member of our support team and will be greatly...