Three parent forums are planned for parents and carers of children/young people with a disability in 2017. The forums are an opportunity to further build the relationships between families and the Department for Education and Child Development by listening...

Yesterday we sent home 15 students with Gastro systems (diarrhoea, vomiting, upset tummies). If your child has been sent home or has any of these symptoms please do not send them to school. Students are to be excluded from school until there has not been a loose...

  Invitation to our: Woodend Governing Council Annual General Meeting Wednesday 29th March 2017 7 :00pm – 7 :50pm in the ATRIUM (the central room in the main office building) Light refreshments available from 6:30pm The meeting will briefly cover the...

Rooms 1 and 2 students enjoyed time together with over one hundred parents and siblings who came for a BBQ tea on the evening of Friday 24 February. Once the families had left, the children took part in a scavenger hunt and indoor activities before spending a cosy...

Just a reminder about our upcoming student free day on Tuesday 14th of March. All staff will be involved in professional development with other schools in our partnership. OSHC is available on this day.

Hi All – Welcome Back!!!!! For those of you who do not know me, my name is Helen Lewis and along with Lee Francis we manage the school canteen here at Woodend Primary School. We are both excited and looking forward to another fantastic year. We are always looking...

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Woodend Children’s Centre Occasional Care Program 20 Bathbank Crescent Sheidow Park We currently have vacancies in the Monday morning and afternoon sessions and Tuesday morning sessions for children in the over 2 year old age group. Sessions are also available for...

Netball Umpiring Clinic This year we are fortunate enough to be able to offer Year 5, 6 and 7 students a Netball Umpiring Clinic runs by Netball SA. AIM: The aim of the clinic is to attract young people to netball umpiring by introducing them to an aspect of the...

Milk consumption and cognitive function in children CSIRO is looking for families to participate in a study investigating the effects of milk drinks on cognitive function, and physical growth and fitness in primary school children We would like to hear from you if...

Hello my name is Pamela Hansen and I am very excited to be joining the Woodend Primary School community as the new Student Wellbeing person. I am part of the Student Welfare Program which is based out of Centacare. The objectives of the Student Wellbeing Program...

We have started the year with a focus on 'sorting' in Mathematics. The reason is two fold: the Reception children can become more familiar with exploring Mathematics equipment as well as develop the understanding that objects can be grouped based on their...

Dear parents/caregivers, This week has really tested our students and staff due to the extreme heat and humidity. No doubt you too have been waiting for the weather to change and home air-conditioners would have struggled to beat the heat. Our Resource Centre has...

WEEK 8 FRIDAY 24 MARCH Details will be available soon.

I think we all agree that the safety of our children is of the upmost importance. Schools have guidelines and policies in place to keep our students safe during their time at school. One area that many schools struggle with , including ours, is traffic around the...

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One of the ways in which we hope to build a sense of community and belonging at the school, as well as foster parent engagement in learning, is by inviting parents to join the Parent Network. The Parent Network is a committee made up of parents who act as liaisons...

School Community Rewards is a fundraising program that provides a regular financial benefit for our school without parents having to donate time or money. Simply open any of Credit Union SA’s highly competitive banking products, nominate our school and Credit Union...

It is hard to believe that the first week has gone! The new Reception children have successfully managed their first week of school life. The parents/carers and Reception teachers have benefitted from some quality time to talk about the child and about the year...

Welcome to the new school year! This year we are aiming to feature a blog post each week from one of our classrooms. There are lot's of great things happening in our school and we look forward to sharing some of these experiences more regularly. This week, we are...

  The Woodend Primary School Parent Network is hosting a Summer Car Boot Sale Sunday, 12 February 9am-1pm Open to the entire community! FREE Bouncy Castle Coffee Van Sausage Sizzle Fairy Floss Buskers Seller's Stalls Please help us to spread the word about the...

  It's time again to start another year of School Banking . This year the banking theme is "Future Savers" with some great prizes to claim. Please see image below. Students can use their previous years deposit book & all tokens roll over into this year....

Meet our Teachers and other Parents and Caregivers (and students) Monday 13 February While teachers have already met quite a number of parents and caregivers, we do look forward to having the opportunity on Acquaintance Night to meet with all families together to...

Monday, 25 July 2022 staff will be involved in workshops that will focus on Numeracy goals for our Site Improvement Plan. OSHC is available. Bookings are essential. Please phone 0411274747.   A reminder that the first day of Term 3 (Tuesday 26 July) is school...

On Monday, 27th of June the year 5/6s in rooms 17 and 29 gathered at Field River to help Deb from Greening Australia and Henry from Green Adelaide restore the natural environment and make it much more green by planting gum trees and shrubs. This also helps native...

We are very fortunate to have a fantastic sister school Myojo Gakuen in Tokyo, Japan. Pre covid we took a group of senior students to Myojo every second year for a 12 day Study Tour and homestay programme. Myojo students and teachers also visited us every March to...

SRC, Student Voice and Specialist Teachers are pleased to be hosting our first assembly for 2022! WPS Gym, Wednesday the 29th of June at 10am & 11.10am.   To celebrate, all students are invited to wear their hair in a fun, loud or interesting way on this...

Did you know that when Woodend Primary School was first built way back in 1995, we planted a beautiful Rose Garden out the front? Over the years we have enjoyed watching the roses bloom and grow from tiny plants into mature rose bushes. It is a tradition at Woodend...

Last Wednesday some of the students from Wakakirri and Senior Choir were given the opportunity to attend Frozen the Musical at the Adelaide Festival Theatre. Since these students are involved in extra-curricular performing arts programs, they were invited to...

“We are sharing this post from our friends at Credit Union SA as a partner of our School Community Rewards program, to support parents with banking options for students. If you would like to learn more, please reach out to Credit Union...

SAPSASA RUGBY On Friday 3rd June, both Woodend teams participated in the Rugby League competition. Both teams made the grand final which was a fantastic achievement! Unfortunately both teams just went down by a few points in both the boys and girls Grand Final. A...

WPS Governing Council is seeking information of our OSHC Service. Please click on the link to complete this survey by Monday 20 June, 2022. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B8DS9YH

The chickens are coming! We will have our feathery friends back roaming our Stephanie Alexander Garden! It will be so exciting to have chickens back at Woodend and thanks to our Garden Specialist, Dylan, they have a revamped coop! We are sure they will love their...

Dear parents / caregivers, You may have read about the state government’s initiative to provide a $100 discount on both the 2022 and 2023 Materials and Services Charge. I am pleased to provide you with a letter signed by the Premier and the Minister for Education,...

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