Teachers and SSOs will be at school working on Reading

This year, 82 year sevens will complete their primary schooling at Woodend. They have had a very busy year which will culminate with our graduation ceremony on Thursday, December 13th (week 9). This year, with so many students graduating, we have decided to move...

Recently, the government has confirmed that year 7 public school students will be taught in high school from term 1, 2022. The move will align South Australia’s public schools with the national curriculum taught in high schools making it easier to deliver subjects...

In Room 17, students have a great deal of power over their learning. They need this power, and investigations into how students learn best have indicated that they actually crave it. This makes sense, after all the students are the greatest stakeholders in their...

Day 4 and 5 of STEAM Week saw the Year 6/7 and 5/6 students working with Dr Justin Chalker, a Science Lecturer at Flinders University. It was also the launch of our STEAM Expo on the Thursday evening and a full day of Expo displays, performances, interactive...

What an exciting time for our school! On Thursday we launched our first ever Woodend Primary School Virtual Art Gallery, affectionately named "The WAG" - Woodend Art Gallery. The official launch took place in our gym at the STEAM Expo by our Chair of Governing...

On Thursday we welcomed back Dr Justin Chalker, to our school for STEAM Week. Dr Chalker is a Science lecturer and Chemist at Flinders University and has been to each Science Week at Woodend teaching and inspiring students about scientific phenomena. He worked...

Last term the teachers of the Year 4/5 students worked with teachers from the Australian Maths and Science School (ASMS) to plan a STEAM challenge for the students. The challenge was for students to build the tallest free-standing tower using spaghetti and...

The Woodend Spring Market is coming soon! Sunday 18 November 9am - 12 noon. We'll have: market stalls carboot sales entertainment FREE kids activities including Bouncy Castle & Face Painting christmas treasure hunt food stall with egg & bacon sandwiches,...

As a Way2Go school we are supporting Way2Go Walktober by encouraging our school community to walk or ride to and from school more often during October. The aim is to reduce traffic congestion around school drop off and pickups by encouraging families to walk to...

With our STEAM Week Pedal Prix challenges, today was the perfect opportunity to recognise the team work of our Woodend K-Pow Pedal Prix team. The eight riders from this year's Pedal Prix team were presented with their trophies and students viewed 2018 highlights...

We were fortunate to have Pedal Prix coordinator and teacher, Joel Fitzgerald and his four Seaview High School students work with all the Year 4/5 classes about all the STEAM related to Pedal Prix today. Our school has close connections with Seaview with the Pedal...

Walking through the various learning spaces so far this week has been eye-opening! There has been students presenting dioramas, teams cutting up boxes to complete a challenge, students collaborating over a maths puzzle, parents talking to classes about their field...

What a fantastic experience for 15 of our Year 6/7 students! We left Adelaide on Saturday, September 8th with a group of excited students. Arriving in Japan at 5.30 in the morning and being greeted by hot, humid weather, we started our Japanese adventure. It took...

In order to form classes for 2019 it is important that we estimate our 2019 student numbers as accurately as possible. If your child will not be attending Woodend Primary school next year, please let us know in writing, ASAP. Alternatively, if you have a child due...

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...

This year's 'Colour Run' fundraiser has been a huge success. So far we have raised over $17,000 toward new play equipment for our school. This is an amazing effort and we thank all of our fundraising families as well as our parent volunteers and students who have...

Are you getting excited for STEAM Week? Monday 15 – Friday 19 October 2018 (Term 4 Week 1) is Woodend’s celebration of all things STEAM. Our STEAM Week provides opportunities for students to enjoy and develop an understanding of important science, technological,...

Envelopes will come home to families this week. Please keep them in a safe place until the day. Information about your upcoming photo day! DO NOT PAY OR SEND ENVELOPES UNTIL THE DAY If you are placing an order please ensure each child has their own envelope which...

All fundraising money must be submitted online, turned in to the office, or paid via QKR by 11am Friday 28 September. We are asking ALL STUDENTS TO REGISTER ONLINE for Colour Run Fundraising - even if you are submitting cash to the front office or QKR, please still...

NEW TIMETABLE for the new date - Colour Run Thursday 1 November Please note, the timetable is approximate, we may end up running faster or slower than this timetable. If you are coming to watch your children do the Colour Run, please watch from the designated...

NAPLaN student reports for Yr 3, 5 and 7 students have been sent home today. Please see the Student report information for parents brochure for details about how to interpret the report. We assure parents that if they wish to discuss these reports or any other...

Next Friday 28 September is the last day of term 3 and students will be dismissed at 2.05pm. Term 3 has flown by and has been packed with varied learning experiences for our students. Highlights from the term have included: 16 students participating in the Home...

This is the brand new equipment that our school was able to get thanks to our school families who put in for the Coles Sports For Schools program. A big thank you to Karen Charles, a Woodend parent, who coordinated and ran this program. Thank you Karen for your...

On Wednesday 5th September, 44 of our Woodend students competed in the District Athletics Day. These talented students contributed to Woodend winning the title for the 5TH YEAR IN A ROW!! We are very proud of all of the students and we say a big thank you to the...

  Mark Williams, from the Premier's Reading Challenge visited Woodend today to congratulate 4 students who were finalists in the Premier's Reading Challenge STEM Reading and Design Challenge 2018. The STEM Reading and Design Challenge 2018 invited students of...

Please see our original Colour Run post here. COLOUR RUN FAQs Can all children participate? This event is the major fundraiser for our school so we are asking all children to participate in fundraising. However, even if children are unable to raise funds for the...

Congratulations to our 17 Pedal Prix Woodend riders for 2023. Say hi to Jose, Sabian, Toby, Max, Ollie, Micah, Harry, Bella, Xavier, Levi, Jacob, Lillie, Dylan, Mackenzie, Flynn, Elijah and Hogan. To help fund a new bike the team have organised an Easter Raffle....

Easter Competition! Get egg-cited, it’s time for our annual Easter Giveaway! We have put together our all-time favourite easter goodies from Haigh’s and we can’t wait to give it away to one of our School Community Reward members! Entry is easy, all your community...

Advertising your business Do you have a company or business you wish to advertise? What does this involve? Advertising your company or business will be in the form of a sign displayed on the eastern side of Woodend Primary School facing Young Street, Sheidow Park....

On Friday the 24th of March our school celebrated Harmony Day, showing our support for an inclusive community. Students dressed in orange or items of cultural significance, participated in international games and took part in a school picnic with our visitors from...

On Tuesday evening we welcomed 23 students and 4 staff members from Myojo Gakuen, our sister school in Tokyo, Japan. After waiting 3 years, it was so wonderful to see the joy on the faces of both our students and Myojo students. On Wednesday we had a Welcome...

At Woodend Primary School, we believe that student voice matters. The benefits of listening to and acting on student voice at Woodend include: increasing student's engagement in learning, including learning that may be messy, challenging and stretch us encouraging...

Our first Woodend Market Stall for 2023 was extremely successful! Thank you to all the families who came by to share words of encouragement or purchase produce on Wednesday afternoon. Your support is appreciated! This initiative allows the fresh produce grown and...

Thank you to all our students for joining in to our celebration for World Syndrome Day today!. As part of our acknowledgement and celebration of uniqueness students and staff wore different coloured, lengths and styles of socks. There were numerous types of socks...

6:30PM Staffroom - enter via office   Hello to all Woodend Parents & Carers, I hope that 2023 is off to a good start for your family. I would like to invite you to attend the 2023 Woodend Primary School Annual General Meeting. The AGM is an opportunity to...

  Parent/Student/Teacher Learning Conversations (or Parent Teacher 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...

Dear families, we are progressing to the set timeline and the first handover of rooms takes place this coming Monday 20th. Ms Yardley/Ms Bateson and their year 1 students will move into room 23 while Ms Guinan and her year 3 students will move into room 24. Both...