Free Seminar for Parents and Teachers, Wednesday 30 August Credit Union SA’s School Community Rewards is giving back to SA’s school communities by presenting a seminar with author and mentor Bill Hansberry – ‘Being the best Resilience Coach for your kids so they...

Theme: “Escape to Everywhere” Date: Friday 25th August, 2017 (Week 5) Time: 9:55am Location: School Oval (Weather permitting) Dress Code: Book Character or National Costume from around the world Note: If the weather permits us to have our Book Week Parade on the...

What is happening in football? What a huge season of school football we have experienced so far this year! There has been a positive uptake of Aussie Rules football at Woodend and when we reflect on reasons, it is easy to see why. Not only have we had a positive...

Construction of the outdoor play shop frontages is underway outside Room 10 adjacent to the garden. Metal framework has been made ready for the fronts to be attached and paving put down. We were fortunate to have several hours of clear skies before the weather...

School Community Rewards Rep visiting Tuesday 1st August   Credit Union SA’s School Community Rewards representative Eliza Pryce will be visiting Woodend Primary School on Tuesday 1st August after school. Chat with Eliza about how Credit Union SA’s products...

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017   This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school/early learning centre – and all we need you to do is shop for...

REMINDER: Woodies Goodies Hamburger Days Students can be treated to a nutritious homemade hamburger for lunch. Monday 7 August - Receptions to Year 3 Tuesday 8 August - Years 4 - 7 Choices and costs: chicken or beef hamburger with lettuce and carrot ...

We have commenced the annual nationally consistent collection of data on school students with disability. The Collection is aimed at providing all Australian schools, education authorities and the community with a clear picture of the number of students with...

Welcome to Term Three. We have quite a number of scheduled projects as evident from our School Calendar. Four that I do wish to point out are the installation of the Koala Crossing on Edward Beck Drive, the installation of the Bike/Scooter Shelters, provision of...

Our Woodend girl's Rugby League team won their local metropolitan competition at Happy Valley Primary School earlier this term and won a place in the State Finals competition at West Beach. Our girls were great all day. They worked very hard and showed teamwork and...

Here is a collation and analysis of the parent survey about Sports Day. 2017 Parent Sports Day Feedback-x35bpl  

Term 3 is looking busy on the school calendar already. Please keep an eye on the calendar for upcoming events. Some dates that you may like to put in your diary already are: Monday 24 July: Term 3 begins Tuesday 1 August at 6pm in the StaffRoom: Japanese MYOJO...

Teachers make many adjustments to differentiate the learning program and support student learning success. Teachers across Australia have recently monitored and recorded their adjustments over a 10 week period in preparation for the annual national data collection....

Special treat next term! Students can be treated to a nutritious homemade hamburger for lunch. Healthy Eating Committee have organised this special lunch day for: Monday 7 August (Receptions – Yr 3) and Tuesday 8 August (Years 4 - 7). This is Week 3 of next term....

It's back to Kindy for our Reception students! The Reception classes have been visiting Woodend Children's Centre this month! As you can see from the photos, the students have had a lot of fun! For those that attended the centre last year, it was a picture to...

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It's been a busy term with many highlights, including some fabulous assemblies, author visits, excursions, Student Voice in Learning project sessions, SRC discos, Autumn Market day, Jump school visits, Pedal Prix and Japanese Quiz achievements and of course many...

Mid-Year Reports will go home at the end of this week after teachers have spent many hours moderating evidence of student learning, assigning grades and writing comments to communicate with families about how students are progressing in their learning. DECD have...

2017 LEARNING SUPPORT AT WOODEND Woodend offers significant support to those students with learning needs. The school’s programs assist students experiencing difficulty with literacy and numeracy skills, social skills and students with identified disabilities. The...

Keeping up with the latest social media apps can be tricky. It's even more complicated when the terms and conditions change, often without us noticing. This week, SNAPCHAT has been in the news for it's new feature 'SnapMaps'. This feature allows users to see...

  Classes for 2018 In order to form classes for 2018 it is important that we estimate our 2018 student numbers as accurately as possible. If your child will not be attending our school next year, please let us know in writing, ASAP. Alternatively, if you have...

Attached is a link to help with financial matters. Please click and have a look. Some items of interest are: Housing SA Financial ombudsman MoneySmart Food Assistance, Markets and Op Shops www.onkaparingacity.com/comminfo...

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE STUDIO? The Studio has been a vibrant and exciting learning space this year. I am currently using the studio for a variety of lessons which encourage students to explore, solve problems, pose questions, research, investigate, create...

Take a look at all the SAPSASA events that have occurred over the first semester! Knockout SAPSASA Cricket v Flagstaff Hill @ Flagstaff Hill. On Friday the 24th of February our school went over to Flagstaff for a great game of cricket against a good opposition....

With screen time once again in the news, I thought that the following article might be of interest: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Screen time... probably one of the most talked about topics when is...

​A reminder to all families: please abide by all traffic & parking rules & restrictions in the streets around our school. The safety of the children and families must be all of our priority, we ALL need to do the right thing. Please note: in term 4, much of...

The following produce from our Kitchen Garden Program is for sale on Qkr eggs, lemon curd, marmalade, organic garlic

BASKETBALL Friday 12th August The boys team were able to make solid improvements after a tough first 3 games. They worked hard on their skills and were rewarded with a great win to finish the day and ended in 7th spot. Boys results: L - 23-11 against Port Elliott L...

Dear families, I am very pleased to be able to say that we will see builders onsite early in term 4. They will be setting up their builder’s compound in the first instance and fencing off their first stage for building works. Initially the works involving the...

We are excited to be holding our annual STEAM Week again in 2022. Students will have the opportunity to imagine, action and showcase their ideas in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics as they explore our theme ‘MORE THAN MEETS THE...

Congratulations to our Year 1 children who presented their assembly for our school community today. It was fantastic to see so many families in attendance! A reminder that all families are invited to come along and watch. You can see when assemblies are scheduled...

Gardening with Kids Want to start gardening with the kids this spring? Join this fun, interactive and inspiring session about home gardening for adults and kids. The session will include hands-on activities for parents and kids to do together. There will also be...

We love it when our students put in tremendous effort and strive for excellence and we saw this during the competition. On Wednesday of this week our school took part in the annual Hiragana Reading Competition, held at Reynella East College. We took 2 teams of 4...

Dear families, Her Majesty The Queen 1926 – 2022 To acknowledge the passing of Her Majesty and as a sign of respect, the South Australian Government is supporting several observances. From Friday 9 September 2022 to Thursday 22 September 2022, our school flags...

This year, we will be holding a School Colour-Run as our major fundraising event! Organised by our SRC and parent network, this event is designed to raise much needed money towards improving The Street learning and play spaces and purchasing a portable stage set up...

Woodies Goodies Special Lunch Day for Term 3 is always a favourite among the students. See below for further details: Woodies Goodies Special Lunch Day Sushi Lunch Monday 19th September (Week 9) ****** 1 x sushi roll and drink $6.00 1 x additional sushi - extra...

If you get along to the show tomorrow or Monday, be sure to stop by the horticulture exhibits and check out our entries. Our Year 5/6 classes have created Scarecrows that are entered in the Royal Adelaide Show's Scarecrow Competition and Room 17 helped to create...