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...

With the support of our Grounds Committee parent, Ailee, students from Room 6 and SRC Grounds Committee determined the best choice of plants for our garden project outside Room 6. These students had many different types to choose from and their selections...

Year 1 Excursion On the 30th of May our class, with Room 7, went on an excursion to The Bassett Boys’ Schoolroom in Willunga. It was opened in 1862. We dressed up in old fashioned clothes and we played lots of games that children played in the olden days. We played...

NETBALL Congratulations to our SAPSASA Year 6/7 Netball team! The team defeated Craigburn Primary School on Friday 21st June. It was held at our school and we had an outright win 29 - 7. The girls played competitively for four quarters.   We now move onto...

We had our biggest turn-out of students at our annual Woodend Disco on Friday night. There was flashing lights, colour, noise and 320 students showing us their best dance moves! The gym was electric and pumping! We thank all the parents for your support with...

The weather was kind to us on Saturday when parents and staff worked on improving parts of our school grounds. The Working Bee took place between 8am and 12.30pm with two significant projects achieved. The first was to begin the cement mushrooms of our Project #2...

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Kiss & Go Update - January 2019 The Kiss & Go area has now been fully extended. This is a TWO MINUTE, no parking zone for morning drop of from 8:30-9am and afternoon pick up time 3-3:30pm. To address the concern of non-compliant parking occurring, Council’s...

Student Free Day - Monday, 23 July 2018 Teachers will be working collaboratively with other teachers from our Marion Coast partnership of schools at Sheidow Park Primary School. The focus of the day is learning design , assessment and moderation. Term 3 Commences...

Early Dismissal Friday, 6 July 2018 at 2.05pm not 3.05pm. Term 3 Commences on Tuesday 24 July 2018  

Thanks to parents who have reinforced the message that everyone belongs at Woodend with your children and supported them to create designs for Woodend’s own Multicultural Celebration Uniform and Flag. Designs have been shortlisted by the school’s wellbeing...

What a fabulous and entertaining night! Thank you to the many students and families who came out on a cold winters night to enjoy an evening's entertainment presented by Vicki Gregory and the Junior Choir. We were treated with a beautifully melodic sound with 4...

Teachers have been busily moderating evidence of student learning, assigning grades and writing comments in preparation for mid-year reports. Mid-year reports are intended to communicate with families about how students are progressing in their learning and...

Woodies Goodies have a bargain for you. $5 Lunch Specials every Tuesday on Qkr only.  

New Library Opening Hours The Library is now open from 8:30am weekdays and open after school on Monday afternoons until 3:20pm. Premier's Reading Challenge It's great to see so many students finishing off their Premier's Reading Challenge. Just a reminder we need...

Last Sunday 17th June, our Woodend "K-POW" Pedal Prix team competed in a race at Victoria Park Racecourse. Despite the wind and rain, the team performed a personal best. They improved their ranking by 3 places from last year! It was also a real team bonding...

Hi parents! Joanne, our local School Banking Specialist from the Commonwealth Bank will be attending our school to conduct a Token Count session... Tuesday 19th June from 8.30am – 9am This session will be held near the school office, outside under the verandah....

On SATURDAY 30TH JUNE the Grounds Committee have organised a Working Bee. There are a number of small projects around the school grounds that require many hands rather than just the groundsperson's. The Working Bee will commence at 8am in the Street and you can...

Year 1 excursion to Willunga Courthouse and Bassett Boys School   In week 5, all the year 1 classes visited the Willunga Courthouse and Bassett Boys School. Mrs Podzuweit and Miss Bolt’s classes went on Wednesday (Miss Yardley and Miss Goudie on the Tuesday)....

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...

We are proud to be able to offer a Canteen service to our Woodend community. In order to provide a healthy, fresh menu in our school Canteen, we make and bake the majority of items for sale within the Canteen and source the most fresh of ingredients. Our Canteen...