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...

On Tuesday, June 20, 12 Year 7 students represented Woodend at a Japanese Quiz afternoon. Our students teamed up with students from other schools. Our students were in 4 different teams. There were 13 teams in total, with over 100 students involved altogether. Our...

We are going to offer over-the-counter items as a trial on a fortnightly basis. We are hopeful the students and staff trial and enjoy them. Starting next week (Week 9) we will be selling: PUMPKIN SOUP with a BREAD ROLL for $2.00. The soup will be served warm in a...

  Well the first race day for Pedal Prix is finally here. Sunday, 18 June is when it all begins. Riders will be at Victoria Park at early in the morning ready for a 10am start. It would be great to see families down there for support. Come along and take a...

  SRC have organised lunchtime discos for the next 3 Friday's. Cost of a gold coin donation which will go to the "BJ Blue Foundation" Friday, 16 June is for years Reception to Year 2 only Friday, 23 June is for years 3 to year 5 only Friday, 30 June is for...

We were very lucky to have Mark LeMessurier back at our school for a second presentation… this time on Practical Ideas to Build Healthy Resilient Children. Mark recommended we watch this short video as it epitomizes what resilience is… our ability to bounce back…...

The Woodend Autumn Market Day was a wonderful success! We had a quick change of plans, on Sunday May 28, as all of our stall holders and car boot sellers had to move inside, out of the very WILD & WET weather, including a torrent of sideways hail first thing in...

Staff will be continuing work on Learning Design Assessment and Moderation.

Can You Help ? Each week our children at Woodend are able to participate in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking Program. This initiative is made possible by a selection of volunteers from the Parent Network. At this stage we have approx 254 children enrolled in...

Our partnership of schools has a number of projects in place to support schools to ensure every learner is engaged, stretched and achieving. One project is our Student Voice in Learning Project. The purpose of our focus in this area comes from the understanding...

This year we have had just one significant bout of a stomach virus and we worked very hard to minimise its impact on students and families. Once it had dissipated, we reviewed our strategies and looked at the possible improvements that may assist in future. As a...

We have feasted on a range of literacy experiences this week! The students and staff have been privileged to work with quality authors: Phil Cummings, Amanda Graham and Danielle Clode. Each author shared their journey, their struggles and successes and showed...

Please find below, dates for our student free days and school closure days for the remainder of the year. Student Free Days Friday 9th June Friday 1st September Friday 22nd September On these student free days staff will be working on Learning Design and Moderation...

We have a number of spaces available in the following sports which start next week: Indoor soccer - Monday night T-Ball - Tuesday night Badminton - Wednesday Please return forms to the front office asap. Thanks Sharyn

On Thursday 4th May we went to Urrbrae High School. We went with year 1 and 2 classes to learn about farm animals. We also went by bus. When we got there we sat on the grass to eat recess and put our bags away. After that we met the students in the shed. In the...

We hope you have enjoyed some time with your children during the holidays and are looking forward to another productive term. Staff are looking forward to working with students consolidating and building on the learning so far. Please see the school calendar for...

Over the next two terms we are trialling a new format for assemblies. Each assembly will be presented by year level groups to two smaller audiences. This idea was proposed by SRC in 2021 and will be reviewed at the end of the year. A big thank you to our year 5/6...

Hi all Last term we received some questions from parents/carers and students regarding the Canteen. We thought we would answer them here. What items do we sell over the counter at recess and lunch times? We sell a range of items over the counter to students and...

A special invitation is extended to families to join us for our 2022 Book Week Parade. Theme: ‘Dreaming with eyes open…’ Students and staff are invited to dress up. Be inspired by this year’s theme or dress as character from a story or book. Date: Friday 26th...

Planning for mid-year intake in preschools in 2023 has progressed during the break and I can advise that the registration of interest process for mid-year intake into preschool in 2023 commences from Term 3 2022. Mid-year intake in preschools: Mid-year intake will...

WOODEND CHILDREN’S CENTRE 2023 preschool enrolments now open!! We are a full time Department for Education centre offering a 15hr/week preschool program for children in their year prior to attending school. Session groups in 2023 will be on Monday/Tuesday and...

TROTT PARK KINDERGARTEN – Don’t forgot to enrol your child now for 2023 We are a full time Department for Education Kindergarten offering a preschool program - Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 2.45pm and alternate Fridays 8:30am to 1:30pm. 8 Hessing Crescent, Trott...

Student Free Day Monday 25 July Staff will be involves in professional learning at school. School resumes for students on Tuesday 26 July

SOCCER On Tuesday 21st June, the Woodend boys played two games of Soccer. Game 1 was against Reynella East and finished in a 2-2 draw. We then had an exciting penalty shoot out to determine the winner. Reynella East ended up winning the penalty shoot out 3-2. In...

The year 6 Memento has been installed. The year 6's of 2021 created a very colourful art piece that can be seen from the road as you walk or drive by. We hope past students can walk by at some stage and see their colourful art on display for everyone to enjoy....

Our traffic monitors and teachers have recently reported concerns about safety at our crossings. There have been incidents where cars have driven through the crossings when the stop signs are up, due to inattention. While we know that some of these drivers are not...