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...

Here are the moves for all students to watch and learn:  

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...

Thanks to one of our parents, we have been able to make our first big tree trunk impact on the school oval. We have some work ahead to properly secure these into the ground so that they may be well used and also safe for use. We need a few parents who have ideas...

Here's a message from our Sports Day Captains: This year we have chosen to have a superheroes theme for our annual sports day. The reason we have picked this theme is because we know that students are very interested in superheroes and may spend at lot of time...

Once again this year teachers from Years 1-5 have been engaged Footsteps Dance Studios in a 5 week block of weekly dance lessons for students. Teachers intentions were to use this program as a multipurpose opportunity for students to be active but also to develop...

Every year as part of our Annual Report to the school community, we include information collected from parents about the organisation and running of the school. We gain this information from a survey of randomly selected parents. This has traditionally been a paper...

During week 8 there are a number of significant dates related to wellbeing and inclusion - International Day against Bullying and Violence, International Happiness Day, World Down Syndrome Day and Harmony Day all fall within a few days of week 8. We have decided to...

Many our our students have expressed their concern for the communities that have been affected by the recent floods. The students from Room 1, with the support of our SRC, are leading the collection of Shoe Boxes of Love as a way to show care to those who have been...

WPS Governing Council would like to acknowledge the amazing work of our canteen staff: Karen, Sindy, and Jess as well as our regular canteen volunteers. Our school canteen has remained open through 2 years of disruption, ongoing restrictions, food supply shortages,...

Hello to all Woodend Parents & Carers, I hope that 2022 is off to a good start for your family. I would like to invite you to attend the 2022 Woodend Primary School Annual General Meeting. The AGM is an opportunity to learn more about the work being done here...

Tuesday, 15 March 2022 Staff will be involved in workshops related to our site improvement plan. OSHC is available. Bookings are essential. Please phone 0411274747. Last Day of Term 1 is Thursday, 14 April 2022 Students will be dismissed at...

As you would be aware, Berrima Road will be closed to traffic for nearly two months while the City of Marion installs a new stormwater culvert. Contractors will be working in the area from 7 March until 22 April and Berrima Road is scheduled to be re-opened to...

2022 Parent series - Schedule

Dear parents and caregivers, Once again, thank you so much for your level of support during the last four weeks. We do continue to have a small number of students who are testing positive to COVID-19, which means that notification to Families of particular...

NAPLAN is a nationally developed program that provides schools, states and territories with information about how education programs are working and what areas need to be prioritised for improvement. NAPLAN tests are administered to students in years 3, 5, 7, and 9...

NB: ENTRY ON TO SCHOOL GROUNDS FOR RECEPTION PICK UP IS TO HAPPEN ONLY FROM 3PM ONWARDS. Dear families, It has been a real pleasure to have nearly all of our students back at school. Speaking with a number of children across reception through to year six, they...