NAPLAN Online – privacy collection notice
[embeddoc url="https://woodendprimaryschool.edublogs.org/files/2018/07/naplan-online-privacy-collection-notice-1hodlx2-1729gha.pdf" download="all" viewer="google" ]
Student Free Day
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...
End of Term Dismissal
Early Dismissal Friday, 6 July 2018 at 2.05pm not 3.05pm. Term 3 Commences on Tuesday 24 July 2018
EVERYONE BELONGS – CELEBRATING THE UNIQUE CULTURES THAT MAKE UP WOODEND PS
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...
Junior Choir Concert
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...
Mid-Year Reports 2018
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...
Are you ready for the New CCS starting next week?
Dear OSHC families, There is less than a week until the new Childcare subsidy rolls in, please make sure you have completed your Child Care Subsidy assessments via mygov to ensure you receive your OSHC/vacation care rebate. Eloise
Woodies Goodies News …. $5 Lunches on Tuesday’s Through Qkr
Woodies Goodies have a bargain for you. $5 Lunch Specials every Tuesday on Qkr only.
Library News
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...
Congratulations K-POW team!
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...
School Banking: TOKEN COUNT
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....
Can you help improve our grounds?
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...
Our Excursion by Room 7
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)....
Bully Audit Term 1 2018
Twice a year we survey all year 3-7 students about how safe they are feeling in the yard. The survey asks students about what they believe bullying is, how safe they are feeling in the yard, any issues they are experiencing with other students and asks for...
Tackling Student Issues/Concerns/Bullying using a No-Blame approach
What is bullying? People often disagree about what bullying means. Is it any hurtful, intimidating behaviour (such as a shove on the playground), or does bullying imply a long-running series of deliberate actions such as name-calling day after day? The definition...
Pupil Free & School Closure Reminders
Thursday, 7 June - Pupil Free Day Friday, 8 June - School Closure Day Monday, 23 July - Pupil Free Day (This day is the first day back after the July school holidays)
Air Conditioning Upgrade
If you have been into the front office this term you will have noticed builders plastic through the corridor. The plastic covering is due to a long overdue upgrade to the air conditioning system in the main building, which is now ready to begin. We are all looking...
Multicultural Design Competition
EVERYONE BELONGS AT WOODEND PS We are excited to celebrate the unique cultures that make up Woodend PS in 2018 with 2 design competitions. Woodend PS is providing an exclusive opportunity to current students to design Woodend’s own 2018 Multicultural Heritage...
Uniform Shop News Update
Unfortunately due to a price increase from our supplier, the cost of Long Sleeve Polo's has increased to $34 effective immediately.
Sports Disco
SPORTS DISCO Friday, 16 November 2018 Years R - 7 6:00pm - 7:30pm Dress Attire - Neat DJ Kezza Playing all the Greatest Hits Drink Included NO GLOWSTICKS Disco is fully supervised by Staff and Sports C'tee No Students will be let out of the Gym without a Parent or...
Upcoming dates at OSHC
JUST A COUPLE OF REMINDERS FOR UPCOMING DATES: PUPIL FREE DAYS NEW WEEK 7TH AND 8TH OF JUNE. Normal OSHC bookings do not apply, you must book in separately for these. JULY 2ND IS WHEN THE NEW CHILDCARE SUBSIDY COMES INTO PLACE, FAMILIES MUST UPDATE THEIR DETAILS...
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
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...
SAPSASA Netball and Soccer success!
Congratulations to our SAPSASA Girls Netball and Boys Soccer teams for their recent success. Both teams went to Reynella East College in a double header match last Friday 25th March. Our netball girls were down 6-2 at quarter time and were able to fight back and...
Pedal Prix Team Update
Sundays Weather Forecast is 20o What a great Opportunity to see our Pedal Prix 'KPOW' in action. This is also an opportunity for you to have a go and find out what its all about all you need is your bike helmet. Rachel and the team would love to see you there. This...
Plenty happening with SAPSASA!
Last Friday 18th May, our Year 6/7 girls SAPSASA football team were host to Marymount College girls. With 14 of our 19 Woodend girls playing their first ever Football game, we were so proud of how they persisted, kept encouraging each other, learnt from others and...
Cancellation and late payment fee changes
Good afternoon. Can I please draw your attention to the attached letter. Starting from the upcoming vacation care in July 2018 the cancellation period to avoid the days fee will be 7 days. The reason explained in the letter attached. Please note this is for...
Safe Routes to School
WALK/RIDE SAFELY TO SCHOOL A primary focus for the Traffic & Safety Committee is to explore how we can make it SAFER and easier for families and students to walk or ride to school. We are working with the Way2Go initiative and with Marion Council to explore...
Kindy/School Transition program
Each year as part of Woodend’s Transition program, we conduct school-to-kindy and kindy-to-school play visits. Reception children visit the Woodend Children's Centre to reacquaint or meet the teachers, children and the learning space and in Term 3, our Reception...
Sushi Lunch Day!
Last Tuesday 15th May students and staff trialled a Sushi Lunch Day at Woodend! We were very pleased with the numbers of orders by students and staff. Choices were: Tuna/carrot/cucumber Teriyaki chicken or Avocado/carrot/cucumber including gluten free choices We...
Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion – Harmony Day 2023
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...
Welcome to our sister school, Myojo Gakuen
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...
Introducing our Student Voice In Learning Team for 2023!
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...
A HUGE Success! Thank you for supporting our Market Stall.
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...
Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day!
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...
Governing Council Annual General Meeting 2023 Invitation
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
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...
Building Progress Update
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...
Harmony Day Celebrations – Friday the 24th of March
Each year, national Harmony Week celebrations recognise diversity and inclusion. Harmony Week is celebrated during the week that includes the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. CELEBRATING HARMONY DAY AT WOODEND - FRIDAY...
Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day with us!
Next Tuesday 21 March we will be celebrating World Syndrome Day! This 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...
Release Forms From OHSC
Dear Parents/Caregivers, If your child is doing an activity before or after school (eg. Basketball, Football, Cross Country etc), whilst they are also booked into OSHC, you must sign and complete a Release Form with OSHC, with your child’s name, Activity, Day and...
Showdown Donut treat is coming!
It is that time of the year again where we have a Special Showdown Donut Recess! These treats have been very popular even if your child does not follow the Australian Rules Football. The donuts are yummy! Here are the details: Wednesday 29th March (Week 9) at...
