Last Monday 20th August, our Woodend students represented our school at the SAPSASA Volleyball Championships. Three boys and three girls' teams competed at Marion Leisure Centre. We are proud of their sporting effort and sportspersonship throughout the...

Each year Woodend competes in the Southern District Hiragana Reading Competition. This year on Friday August 17th, after our own school run offs, we took along 4 teams of 4 to compete against 8 other schools and 19 other teams. Adding up all the numbers there were...

Please find attached a copy of the updated school Anti-Bullying Policy. This policy was ratified by Governing Council at the August meeting. Key messages from the policy: At Woodend Primary School we expect that everyone is safe, valued and respected and that...

Congratulations to Danika Warren, the winner of our Everyone Belongs Uniform Design competition. The prototype top is currently being developed and will be shared at the first Assembly after we receive it. Information about how you can order a uniform shirt has...

Just reminding that our Book Week Parade will be at 10am on Friday of week 6 (31st AUGUST 2018). We will gather on the Basketball court and parade around the oval, finishing at the stage. Children will be seated while some presentations are being made. Regarding...

Last Tuesday 14th August we celebrated the official opening of the Mushroom Outdoor Garden Space. This is the latest project completed by the Grounds Committee and is situated outside Room 6 in the Street. This renovated space comprises garden beds with plants...

Our year 7 team is working hard on graduation arrangements for this year. With 82 year 7s graduating, there will be some changes to how this event will be run and we look forward to sharing these with you soon. Our planning is coming along well, and we hope to have...

A great volleyball opportunity this coming Thursday, before the season starts Friday. Current players are invited to attend. This is a free session. Let us know below if your child will be participating. Volleyball SA are hosting this for us at our school in our...

This is to inform you that our Totally Wild story where we had students filmed by a TV crew in the Kitchen Garden and the Kitchen itself, will be going to air Saturday 25th August 2018 at 8:30am on channel Eleven. Stories in this episode include: AFRICA - KUDU...

Thank you to all of the families who came out on a rainy cold night to attend the Woodend Community Movie Night! It turned out to be a cozy, fun family night watching a movie on the big screen in the gym. We had such a great time we hope to make this an annual...

'It takes a village to raise a child' is an African proverb which means that it takes an entire community of different people interacting with children in order for children to experience and grow in a safe environment. At Woodend staff and parents all work...

This coming week schools celebrate Science Week. Woodend likes to celebrate this week in Term 4 Week 1 as this gives students and families a greater opportunity to be involved. This year we are excited to introduce a STEAM Week at Woodend Primary School! In Term 4...

Once again our SAPSASA Year 6/7 girls netball team had a big win last Friday 3rd August. They played against Reynella Primary School. The girls were ahead by 3 goals at three quarter time and had a solid last quarter to win the game by 8 goals. The final score was...

The following information is to inform you about the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC) that your child/children will be learning throughout the year. The teachers delivering the program have received explicit training in the use of the Curriculum....

The Parent Network will be running another Gift Stall, this time in honour of Father’s Day. This will give our students a chance to say thank you to the special people in their life who take care of them. Students will visit the Gift Stall during the school day...

Recently, 12 Year 7 had the opportunity to take part in a statewide Japanese Quiz afternoon. As groups of 3, our students joined with other students from 2 other schools to form teams of 9 students. There were 10 teams competing on the day and we were represented...

This term has already seen a number of changes in the weather. This week it looks like it will start being very cold. I am always amazed at the number of children who come to school in this weather as if it were summer. I know that often parents struggle getting...

All the Reception classes welcomed and cared for eggs and baby chickens in Weeks 1 and 2 of this term. The Reception children in Room 18 had some fun and did a Science ‘Eggsperiment.’ They collected the following items in order to conduct the experiment: 3 eggs...

All schools are required to collect information about the numbers of students that they provide adjustments to under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and Disability Standards of Education (2005). From 2018, this data will be used as the basis for national...

Students in our school have been invited to take part in the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection being conducted this term. Students will be asked to complete a short online survey. Purpose of the collection Young people’s sense of wellbeing is an important part of...

Yesterday, Sunday 29 July our Woodend K-Pow team headed to Victoria Park Racecourse for their next race meet. Each time the students compete, they are improving with their organisation, team work, stamina and times. Congratulations to Zac, Lachlan, Zico, Riley,...

Last Thursday 26 July, Woodend had two basketball teams represented in the SAPSASA Basketball Championships. We congratulate both teams as they played with a consistent effort throughout their six games. The boys team won five of their six games and only lost one...

Book Week is fast approaching. It is celebrated week 5 of this term, which is also when our Premier's Reading Challenge forms are due (Friday 24th August). Please make sure your child/children have their PRC forms handed in to their class teacher by the end of...

This year, our school music night will be held on Tuesday 4th September. This is the night that students involved in our instrumental music, junior choir and senior choir programs have an opportunity to perform to our school community. We will share times and...

Parents in Education Week is a joint initiative of each off the public and private school sectors. This year an exciting program of free parenting seminars will be held over 3 nights at the Adelaide Entertainment centre from 28-30 August. Expert speakers will...

Dear parents/caregivers, We have just finished a very busy and productive school term. Thankyou to all who have been a part of classroom reading, volunteering in the canteen, helping out at the working bee, conducting the school banking, working on our wide range...

You may have heard your child talking about 'the Zones' and their colours. What is this all about? The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum developed by an occupational therapist, Leah Kuypers, that focusses on helping students to gain skills in self regulation....

Dear Parents and caregivers, We are finally getting the swing of things in Xplor! whoop! I just have a few announcements that need be addressed your end. There are a-lot of CCS / CWA subsidy approvals that need to be approved your end either on my gov or the home...

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD - the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the...

Governing Council have approved the following Pupil Free Days for 2023: Term 1 - Friday 10th March (Week 6) Term 2 - Friday 9th June (Week 6) Term 3 - Monday 4th September (Week 7) Term 3 - Tuesday 5th September (Week 7) Term 4 - Friday 17th November (Week 5) On...

Menu Here is our 2023 Woodies Goodies Canteen Menu! As you can see there is a variety of choices for over-the-counter and lunch time items. We pride ourselves on ensuring the food choices available to your child are fresh, nutritious, home-made (where possible)...

Here at Woodend we have a number of committees that do a great deal to support our school - without our parent volunteers we wouldn't be able to do so many of the things we appreciate about Woodend! We invite you to join: Parent Network Committee The Parent Network...

With the start of a new school year it is timely to remind our community of some important traffic messages that help keep our young people safe on our roads while travelling to and from school. Much of this information is well known by families, however there are...

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake. NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students...

Are you wondering how and where to get involved at Woodend? You are invited to join our Parent Network! Parent Network is a committee of parents & carers – our aim is to support parents, support the school, and build a strong WPS community. We like to have at...

Have you had an opportunity to visit our Woodies Goodies Canteen? If not, we would like to introduce you to our friendly and helpful Canteen staff. Karen My name is Karen. I am the Canteen Manager. I have two sons who both attended Woodend Primary School and we...

Welcome to Visual Arts for 2023. I am very much looking forward to providing your child with a range of experiences in this creative learning area of the Australian Curriculum. Learning in Visual Arts involves students making and responding to artworks, using their...

  [embeddoc url="https://woodendprimaryschool.edublogs.org/files/2023/02/Softball-Girls.docx" download="all" viewer="microsoft"] 🥎GIRLS SOFTBALL TRIALS🥎 Please find attached information relating to the upcoming Sapsasa Girls’ Softball Trials, which begin on...