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...

UPDATE: Our AUTUMN Market Day will now be held on Sunday May 28 from 9am – 12 noon. Our Market Day is a new event this year --- open to the entire community! Book in a stall or attend on the day! Hot Drinks + Cold Drinks Sausage Sizzle Fairy Floss Baked Goods FREE...

Support our fundraising and you can discover thousands of valuable up to 50% off and 2 - for - 1 offers for many of the best restaurants, arts, attractions, hotels, travel, shopping and much, much more! We are raising as much as we can to support our School, and we...

Reminder: Early Dismissal (2:05pm) on Friday for the last day of term. It's been a great first term and much has been happening at Woodend. Learning Conversations: Teachers highly valued recent opportunities to meet with students and their families to discuss...

To volunteer at Woodend Primary School, you have been required to complete a Volunteer Induction workshop (this is the RAN-EC training). The Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) has now made available an online induction session for volunteers...

You will soon notice that we have a new 'Koala' crossing in Edward Beck Drive. A 'Koala' crossing has flashing lights as opposed to the current 'Emu' crossing where student put the flags out. The 'Emu' crossing will remain on Young St. Monitors have had training in...

What a fabulous 9 days we had with our visiting Myojo friends. The students were welcomed into our classrooms and made to feel very welcome. They enjoyed Sports Day, an excursion to the Adelaide Central Market with the Year 6/7 classes, bush dancing with Ms...

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...

Wow! Wow! Wow! Our school community have gone above and beyond in their fundraising efforts with over $38,000 donated and 61% of students participating... we are truly astonished and grateful! We will definitely be able to revamp the street, purchase a performing...

This month, parent volunteers organised and ran another successful gift stall at Woodend, in honour of Father's Day. We would like to thank Parent Co-ordinator Jess Simmons and her team of volunteers: Lisa, Sindy, Keeley, Shannon, Kimberly, Jess, Carolyn, Jenny,...

​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...