My name is Declan and I'm visiting from the USA. At the end of last year, my parents decided I was going to be in Australia for a term of school. My first reaction was “I'm going to a desert filled with huge deadly kangaroos, koalas, and people who say g’day mate!”...

A big thank you to Josh Anderson for the aerial photos taken from his drone!

Vinall Sensai and Keiko Sensai would like to draw your attention to this wonderful family holiday opportunity to celebrate a special Japanese day. On the last day of the school holidays, Sunday 1 May, there will be “Kodomo no hi Japan Festival” (known as...

On Monday the 4th of April we were very lucky to have the Port Adelaide Football Club come to our school to speak at a special assembly and run an after school football training session for our school football players. 5 Port Power AFL listed players came to visit...

Wow, isn't it amazing how good those extra big logs and stumps are. A big thank you to the Stanley family for looking out for us and getting us access to these wonderful items for our Biodiversity and Nature Play Project. As you can see, students really...

We Farewelled our friends from Myojo last Wednesday. After 10 years of visits it still doesn't get easy to say goodbye. We are sure that they feel the same, back in Tokyo. We thank our wonderful host families for make this stay such an enjoyable and memorable...

Thank you so much to the enthusiastic volunteers who have helped our kitchen garden classes with the working bees to bring the garden back into a manageable order. It has been a big team effort and the garden is now showing the benefit of lots more TLC by...

Weekend coverage on the NAPLaN league tables that the media produces to "rank" schools are exactly why educators don't like the hype around these tests. Everyone wants to make improvements to student learning and every school wants to improve their strategies...

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. Some highlights include: Learning Conversations: Teachers highly valued recent opportunities to meet with families...

Nina Marni: Our first student led Acknowledgment of Country was initiated and conducted by Danica. Chloe recited the Acknowledgement with Danica. We will use this Acknowledgement of Country at all formal assemblies and gatherings from now on.     . We...

Congratulations to the classes that have organised and run R- 7 assemblies this term. We started with Merry Whelan and Jenny Cullen's students. This was followed by Karen Sheppard and Amelia Bolt's students. Our Japanese students were welcomed and farewelled...

Our Diversity is Our Strength... It's our Harmony Day; an event to highlight that we focus our students on the wonderful richness that cultural diversity provides. We celebrate together today, with our Hanami Picnic. A big thank you to all who contributed to...

Formal Learning Conversations are an important element of our reporting process and build on partnerships with teachers, students and families to ensure successful learning. These conversations are occurring in all classes, from now until the end of the term. We...

This year marks our 10th year of participation in the Myojo Homestay program and we are excited to welcome 3 staff and 12 students from Myojo to Woodend this week. Thank you to our host families who make this possible by providing a home away from home for Myojo...

Classes at Woodend have a healthy snack time. This is usually around 10am. We encourage students to bring a piece of fresh fruit or vegetable to eat at this time. In your household, if the fruit bowl is empty there is a solution! Our ever-reliable canteen sells...

Yet another superb Sports Day! The day started with a sea of colour as House Captains from Fast Force, Strength Squad, Determined Division and Courageous Crew led students through their chants, warm up and encouragement speeches. We were fortunate to have so many...

We thank those parents who have offered to join Governing Council and Committees. They will join those many who are continuing on in their roles. We thank committee members who have retired. Acknowledgment of their efforts are included in the reports that will...

Big thank you to all parents/carers for your offers to help in the canteen. Below is the roster for helpers. If Canteen staff have not put you on the roster when you offered, we apologise if you have been overlooked. Please call into the Canteen and help...

An Hanami Picnic is planned for 12:30 pm on 1 April to Celebrate Harmony Day and the 10th anniversary of our friendship with Myojo Gakuen. We will signify the events by also having a Casual Day. Students are invited to wear either white, red, pink, and/or...

A hard copy of the Sports Day Program and Map has been sent home to families today. They are also attached here. Sports Day Program 2016 Map of Events...

Next week we are planning a big blitz in our Kitchen Garden... we are asking anyone who would like to make a difference in the garden to come along and spend as much (or as little time) as you can spare to get it back into shape. From next week there will be...

Thank you to the 35 selected parents who have already completed the online Parent Opinion Survey. The online format has certainly increased the number of surveys completed. We have now extracted the information from the randomly selected group and are opening the...

Click this link: how to to get Qkr! ...Qkr! is now at Woodend Primary School... The new Qkr!(pronounced ‘quicker’) app is now live for families of students at Woodend Primary School. Qkr! is better for parents It is a secure mobile app that allows fast and easy...

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After 6 years as our garden specialist, Monina is leaving us. We have loved working with Monina and our program has benefited from her extensive knowledge and expertise and also her creative headset. She has worked passionately to create a vast and productive...

Sports Day Sausage Sizzle forms have gone home for you and your family to order sausages for Sports Day on Thursday, 24 March. All orders will be delivered to the classroom indicated on the order forms. NO LUNCH ORDERS will be available on the day. Canteen over...

Welcome back to all of our existing OSHC families and welcome to all of our new families – including all of the new receptions!! We had a very successful vacation care – all of the children had a wonderful time! This term seems to be going very, very quickly and it...

Thank you to all who have paid in full or have already made their instalment payment. 2nd Instalment of Materials and Services Charge was due 11 March, 2016. Families who have not made arrangements to pay by instalment and have not paid the Materials and...

Being an SRC member is a very important and valued role in our school. The main role of our SRC is to focus on improvements in learning. To do that we will: spend time on the personal development of all SRC members work with all SRC reps to better understand...

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Dear parents and caregivers, It was indeed a lovely sight to see parents at our recent sports day, which I know the teachers and students both appreciated. After such a long time without parents at school events, it was such a delight to see. It was so lovely to...

The eSafety Commissioner has been established to help safeguard Australians at risk from online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences. There are 6 main areas of focus to the commissioner's role and one area is providing online safety...

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Professionals, parents and carers are invited to join a free online seminar to discuss helpful ways to support children and young people adversely affected by change and loss. Hosted by The MacKillop Institute, Seasons for Growth Programs. Tuesday 16 November 2021...

This year we were again able to take part in the annual Hiragana Reading Competition, held at Reynella East College. We were able to take 2 teams of 4 to represent our school. It was a highly sort after position and after lunch time try outs the 2 teams were chosen...

Parents and carers of students with disability are invited to attend the Disability Policy & Programs November 18th 2021 Parent Forum. Hosted by the Department for Education, the Parent Forums are to inform and engage with parents or carers about the services...

Wellbeing Focus Day was on Monday 25 October. It was lovely to see students dressed in clothes that represented something about their wellbeing and to hear them talk about why they chose to wear what they did. All Junior Primary classes enjoyed a session with...

COVID-19 Update – 25 October The good news we have been hoping for is here. See the information below. It is always a complex task to balance the known with the unknown and I think we have managed very well. This type of organisation can be summed up with the...

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