Are you looking forward to Science Week in Week 1 next term? It should be an exciting and engaging opportunity for children and families. Science activities will be happening in classrooms throughout the week but here are some extra events planned for the week....

All interested people are invited to attend a meeting where our 2017 charges are to be discussed and approved as per the attached letter which has been sent home with the Notice of Materials and Services Charges for 2017.  

All our science week events that classes are involved in will be set out in a blog post next week. Throughout the week first week of next term we have many classes visiting the mirror dome, primary classes working with scientists to conduct interesting...

About a year ago we reported that the Education Department was funding a Security Fence around the school and Woodend Children's Centre (excluding our oval). This fence is going to be installed commencing 24 October and may take several weeks to complete. The...

We hope you have been able to stay safe and warm during the wild weather. And we hope you all have a wonderful family break and that the real sunny spring weather greets you soon. It has been another full on term with so many things happening; particularly in the...

The Receptions and Mrs Ogilvie have been very busy outdoors and not just enjoying play! Take a look at the different job roles they have undertaken and the projects started. ...

This term in room 23 we have been learning to understand the features of narrative texts. We spent a lot of time discussing and analysing the key components of a narrative including characters, settings and text structure. We also developed our understanding of...

Would you like to be involved in our Room 19 fundraisers for different charities? There are 2 more opportunities to purchase from Room 19 Kidpreneurs at upcoming market days.   Market Dates: This tern - Week 10 Wednesday 26 September during recess and lunch...

At our recent Governing Council meeting, we were very lucky to have a wonderful student presentation from Cooper & Jess, year 2 students from Mrs. Luke’s room 18 class. The students very confidently shared with us their wonderful book reviews of the book “The...

Our final plea to families to donate to the Heart Foundation. We only ask for this donation every three years and we all know the importance of having a healthy heart. We all have been affected by someone who has had a heart attack, stroke or heart health...

In order to form classes for 2017 it is important that we estimate our 2017 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 a child due to start...

Next term our Yr 6&7 students will be participating in the Wellbeing and Student Engagement Survey-2016. We would like parents and caregivers of these students to read this...

All who attended our Festival of Music performance last Sunday at the Festival Theatre were so impressed by the outstanding presentation. Congratulations to our choir members who sustained the effort to develop their skills and abilities. Consequently they were...

Whilst students were free to be leisurely on our student-free days this term, staff were engaged in ongoing and new learning opportunities. What did we do? On Tuesday 5 September, nineteen staff members, including SSOs, flew to Melbourne to visit Keilor Views...

On Wednesday, 7 September Woodend Primary School competed in the annual Southern Valley District Athletics competition at Santos Stadium. 41 students ranging from year 4-7 competed in various events. We had great individual performances and an outstanding overall...

Term 3 has been another busy term for all R-7 students in their PE program. The term started with R-3/4 classes focussing on Gymnastics in their lessons. Our year 4-7 classes started learning the sport Lacrosse, which proved to be very engaging and a difficult...

We hope you are working on your contribution to our Science and Technology EXPO on 21 October. Our previous post provided lots of places for you to get examples of things you can do together or make together. Here are some examples from Myojo's expo which they...

What a wonderful way to spend 3 days. Playing in the rain and the mud! The students feedback was very positive. Here are some thoughts from a few Room 9 students. When asked to complete a PMI (Positives, Minuses, Interesting points) they had to say the following....

We have had a wonderful two weeks at Myojo Gakuen. As usual our host families and the staff and students at Myojo have been extremely caring and have gone out of their way to give our students an amazing experience. In the second week of our study tour our...

Members of the school jump team High Velocity recently performed at the Adelaide 36er's Family Fun Day. Players from both the 36er's and Lightning team were amazed at the skill level of our team members. They then enthusiastically joined us for a jump rope...

Due to only a very small number of bookings we have decided to cancel our upcoming screening of 'The Mask You Live In'. We will reschedule for a suitable date early next term.

  Another season has come to an end. We would like to take this opportunity to thanks Donna Mansfield and Jill Vevers our fabulous soccer coordinators. A huge thank you to the coaches, team managers, scorers, lines people, parents and of...

During Weeks 9 and 10 of this term (Monday 19/9 - Friday 30/9/16) you will be able to smell the flavours of Japanese cuisine coming from the canteen! Would you like to try some home made sushi? Students will be able to purchase a sushi roll for 50c (over the...

Reminding our Woodend community of the support we are offering the Heart Foundation. We ask that students fundraise and/or make a donation towards this charity. Money raised goes towards valuable heart research. A sponsorship form went home a fortnight ago and...

Our group of 16 students and 3 staff are really enjoying this Japanese experience. We have been very warmly welcomed by Myojo host families, students and staff. Below are some shots from our adventure so far. More will be posted later in our trip. Host families...

  Don't miss this great film opportunity. Builds on important work in classes around gender stereotypes and self image. Here's what we published three weeks ago: On Wednesday 14 September at 6:30 pm in the Gym, our Parent Network is hosting a movie night...

WPS Governing Council would like to recognise the hard work of our OSHC staff and the wonderful support of our OSHC families. As you know, by the end of term 1 this year, our OSHC was in a tough spot! We were in need of more qualified staff and a new director; we...

This week is National Reconciliation Week, a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. Across our school, students have...

Please find attached information about an upcoming planting day at Field River (Barton Drive), hosted by Greening Adelaide. Eventbrite page: Field River Community Planting Day Tickets, Sun 12/06/2022 at 10:00 am | Eventbrite Greening Australia events page: Field...

Dear Parents/Carers We are writing to inform you of a significant policy change within the Department for Education. This change from previous years is that ‘Running Records’ – a previous measure of a student’s reading growth is no longer a compulsory assessment...

Dear Families, This week has seen quite a wintry blast of cold and wet weather, which means that sometimes we have children indoors during recess and lunch period, and sometimes the Oval is too wet for them to use even if they are outdoors. At the same time,...

On Monday the 6th of June (week 6) we will celebrate our term 2 wellbeing focus day with Pyjama Day. This theme highlights the importance of self-care and encourages us to feel comfortable, supported and connected to our class and school community. Students are...

Place your order for this term's Subway Special Lunch Day! The students find this a popular special lunch! It is prepared by the Woodies Goodies canteen staff. Date: Wednesday 22nd June 2022 (Week 8) Choice of 6" white or wheat roll OR gluten free wrap; choice of...

To play our role in assisting in the development of high quality teachers for future generations, Woodend Primary school is committed to providing university students with an opportunity to experience a period of classroom-based learning, with mentoring from an...

Our learning support programs are up and running again for term 2 and we are pleased with the progress students are making with this additional support. This term, we have started an additional support program for year 5 students and we welcome Mary Balnaves to our...

“We are sharing this post from our friends at Credit Union SA as a partner through our School Community Rewards program. If you would like to learn more, please reach out to Credit Union...

Over sixty families participated in our recent NAB AFL Auskick program held at our Woodend School oval. This program has been operating for many years and every year, we see our young children learning our Aussie rules skills and having fun! There was no...