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Many thanks to Cate and her Arts students for decorating our walkway to celebrate Fringe and Festival...

Today we participated in World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). Following the Lots of Socks theme created by Down Syndrome International, the majority of students and staff donned their favourite or most colourful long and/or short socks. There was such a variety of...

Many classes have or are in the process of organising excursions and performances for the year. So your child does not miss out on these fun times the Excursion & Performance Levy is due now. This Levy can be paid on QKR, B Point, in person or by phone.  

Please note that Interviews will be booked online once again this year. Please click here to continue If you have any difficulty, please contact Kerri on the front desk ph: 8322 6422. We hope that this makes it easier for families, especially if you have more than...

We welcome you to the garden for a FREE workshop on summer fruit tree pruning. WEDNESDAY 28th March from 3:30 - 5:30. Come learn to prune your fruit trees, to reduce height for easier harvesting, increase yield and improve structure and plant health. Hands on...

We are looking forward to a great Sports Day this Friday 23 March. At this stage the forecast for Noarlunga on Friday is 32 degrees. We have WHS requirements and a DECD Sunsmart policy we must follow to ensure that students are protected from the weather. Should...

We welcome Felicity Shevchenko back from leave and thank Kelly Packer for her work in establishing the library for the year. Kelly returns to us in a new role, funded by the Government Literacy and Numeracy First Program. Kelly will be supporting identified...

In English, the students in room 24 have begun to explore the Seven Steps to Writing Success. As a part of the program, the Year 3's have been learning to write Sizzling Starts, which encourage them to begin their writing in interesting ways rather than the typical...

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This year Woodend Primary school will be participating in World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) which is celebrated on Wednesday, 21 March each year. This year, we will use the Lots of Socks theme created by Down Syndrome International to help celebrate World Down...

Tuesday 13 March Teachers joining with other schools from the Marion Coast Partnership focussing on Formative Assessment and Learning...

It's fantastic to see and hear so many students taking musical instrument lessons this year. All of our instrumental teachers now have their programs up and running. Any students interested in trying out for our Woodend Rock Band have an opportunity to try out next...

Please support our Sports BBQ on Election Day Saturday, 17 March. Money raised on the day will go towards upgrading more uniforms and...

Do you have a child in year 7 transitioning to high school in 2019? The process is happening. At the end of term 1 you will receive a "Transition Pack". The pack contains information about schools in our zone, specialist schools and the Registration of Interest...

Our Senior Choir has begun rehearsals for 2018. Once again, this year we will be working toward a major performance at the Public Schools Music Festival in September. The Public Schools Music Festival is a school-based music education program brought to you by the...

The sun shining across the shimmering blue water was the first sight we saw as we pulled up at the Port Noarlunga Aquatics Centre on Monday. 6 Classes of year 5,6,7 students piled out and down on to the beach ready to participate in a variety of water sport...

Did you know? Our upcoming Market Day has ‘Kid’s Table’ spaces available for the young sellers and budding entrepreneurs in our community. At our previous markets we have had kids selling: their old toys, books, games video games and accessories movie DVDs beanie...

Hi Parents! 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 Primary School: both current initiatives and achievements, as well as future goals....

Hi Parents, From this Wednesday, 28th Feb the School Banking will no longer be using tokens as part of the program. From discussion with parent volunteers and the school banking representative it has been decided to try to streamline the amount of time school...

Many thanks to our amazing year 6/7 students who provide a service to our school community by manning the school crossings before and after school. Recently all of our Year 6 and 7 student volunteers, as well as Year 5 students from Room 17, underwent training as...

Here is a list of 2018 dates that you may want to note in your diary. TERM 1: Adelaide Cup - Monday 12 March Student Free Day (Marion Coast Partnership of Schools) - Tuesday 13 March Myojo visitors - Wednesday 21 - Thursday 29 March Sports Day - Friday 23 March...

  Community Rewards is a valuable means to allow the school to provide resources for all students R-7 and the school that assist with student learning. This includes our replacement of the flagpole with a more suitable set of 3 poles that will be able to fly...

Learning is developmental and ongoing and can occur in many different ways and places. Students learn by doing, seeing, trying and practising at home, at school, in the playground, in the community and with friends. Learning at school is one part of the learning...

Our next Woodend Community Market is coming soon! Sunday 25 March 9am - 12pm at Woodend Primary School This event is open to the entire community: book in a stall, book in to do a performance, or simply come along and enjoy the day! Coffee + Cold Drinks Sausage...

Congratulations to our year 2 classes who presented their assemblies for our school community today. Room 6 & Room 24 https://youtu.be/91i3rYi2UDE Room 8 & Room 30...

Update for Concert and Fireworks - more information about the Super Family Event. Please note that the Canteen BBQ is meat sausages, along with onion and bread. If you are unable to eat meat sausages, I suggest bringing other food to eat for tea. While there will...

A Casual Clothes Day has been organised for Wednesday the 7th of December (Week 8) to help raise money for the fireworks for our End-Of-Year Celebration Night. We love having the fireworks to celebrate with our Woodend Community. Each year we try to fund the...

Congratulations to our year 4 and year 4/5 classes who presented their assembly for our school community today. Room 1 & Room 2 https://youtu.be/XN2azWnOs3E Room 9 & Room 10...

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Some keen student gardeners have been nurturing this carrot in our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden. This carrot, seemed to growing to be quite a size, although not as easy to measure whilst growing underground. Last Wednesday 9/11 was the time for the long...

STATE BASKETBALL During last month the Year 5/6 girls Basketball team competed against some strong opposition in the State finals and we are very proud of their efforts. They all deserve commendation for making it this far in Basketball. Game 2 - we played Eastern...

Dear families, as you are hearing on the news, many schools have no power and will not one open on Monday. However we do have power and so we will be open as usual in the morning. Unless something untoward happens during the night, please consider school at Woodend...

Parent Forum The Parent Forums are an initiative established to inform and engage parents or carers about the services and support available for children and young people with a disability and to provide an opportunity to listen to the voices of their families. The...

It is time to recognise our parent/carer volunteers involved in Sport. For all our amazing parents/carers who have supported our students with any sport, taking on a role of regularly: coordinating managing a team transporting students umpiring scoring coaching You...

Over the coming weeks, Festival of Music are holding auditions for many of the great opportunities they offer for students through their concert series. Please refer to the post below for more information. For students currently in years 4 and 5 who are interested...

As mentioned in a previous post, https://woodendprimaryschool.edublogs.org/2022/09/15/southern-district-hiragana-reading-competition-success/ we had 2 teams from Woodend place 1st and 2nd in the district Hiragana Reading Competition in September, last term. The...