Konnichiwa!   Our focus at Woodend is not only the language side of Japanese but also learning about and appreciating another culture. Students are exposed to many cultural aspects and customs of Japan as well as the language. This is done through a...

Is your child having difficulty getting into a school routine? Is s/he having trouble developing healthy habits? Encourage them to access this Kids Health website with you. There is a new section in the Women's and Children's Network, a website developed by the...

This year we will continue the giant transformation of our school oval and surrounds, through our Biodiversity and Nature Play Project. You may have noticed we have lots of new big mounds that students are really enjoying scrambling over. Soon the mounds...

As detailed in a previous Woodend Newsblog post there have been some changes to the policy on screening and suitability of volunteers in schools, announced by the Minister for Education and Child Development, this year. We ask that you take the time to read...

The Commonwealth School Banking program provides children with an opportunity to deposit money into their Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account at school each week. The program is about how often your child makes deposits, not how much they deposit. To encourage...

Usually at this time of year Class Parent Reps are seeking contact details from parents in order to create a communications list so that parents may know how to contact each other easily. This usually takes a lot of time and paper shuffling until we have lists...

A new semester has begun in The Arts, bringing new classes.As this year we are having double lessons for a semester in The Arts, swapping with Design and Technology in the other half year, the classes have now swapped. R- 2 will continue to have their Arts covered...

This year we will once again be running Drumbeat sessions for all year 5 students. The sessions will be run for 8 weeks each term with a class performance at the end. The sessions will involve 10-14 boys followed by a session for 10 - 14 girls on Friday afternoons....

We would love to have your input … We have a small number of vacancies for Governing Council members and there are also opportunities for you to be involved in committees without being on Governing Council. We are keen to work with you so please nominate by filling...

Throughout the year students will be engaging with the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC) which is mandated in every school. The teachers delivering the program have received explicit training in the Curriculum. It is a Department for Education and...

Meet our Teachers and other Parents and Caregivers (and students) 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 communicate our...

We are looking forward to getting classes started with the Kitchen Garden Program next week. Our specialists, Amanda and Monina are conducting an information session this Wednesday 10 Feb at 9:00 am. We invite any parents who would like to find out more about...

As you would know our school supports a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program as an approach to complementing our school resources and enhancing the use of digital technology on our school network. It is our aim that digital technology is used to promote powerful...

We experienced sunshine, wind and rain for our start back this week but it did not deter us from welcoming our new students and families to Woodend. On our visits to classes we chatted to many new students and there was a range of emotions from nervous to excited...

Traditionally we have called for class parent reps from each class to help liaise with the class families, welcome new school community members and be a first point of contact with parents for the class teacher. The reps have also met twice per term with Brian...

This year we are once again very excited about helping our students meet the learning challenges ahead. You'll hear us talking about more about developing Powerful Learners; an important element of our Learning Improvement Plan. We are determined to make some...

We welcome all those who wish to support learning at our school by volunteering. We have requirements that volunteers need to fulfil before they may work with students. We also have limits on how many volunteers are required at any time. When the opportunity...

December, January and February are big harvesting months in our Kitchen Garden and we are inviting families to come along and take part in the harvest. Our Garden and Kitchen specialists, Amanda and Monina are usually very active in the garden, during the...

Volunteer Award for 2015 presented to David Ranger. We thank David for his strong contribution over the past 10 years, as a volunteer in classes, camps and outside hours activities; on committees; as Governing Council Treasurer; and as police liaison officer....

School Begins Monday 1 February 2016 Reception Students Dismissed At 12:30 pm During The First Week of Term 1, 2016 Between 12:30 pm And 4:00 pm Each Day In Week 1 Term 1, 2016, Meetings Between Reception Teachers And Parents BYOD Christmas shopping? Remember...

Watch us (including our own Haidi Sutherland) on Get Dirty With Milton tonight on Channel 44 at 7:00 pm. You can also catch it on Youtube...

  Congratulations to all our Year 7 students. We are sad to see you moving on but wish you all the best in your future learning and relationships. We love the way you conducted yourselves as learners and citizens. Our younger students really could look up to...

A big thank you to Jess Ottewell for putting together this lovely video summary of our school community event. Thank you to all the performers, students and adults, who helped make it was great fun night....

Early Dismissal 2:05 pm Friday 11 December School Begins Monday 1 February 2016 Reception Students Dismissed At 12:30 pm During The First Week of Term 1, 2016 Between 12:30 pm And 4:00 pm Each Day In Week 1 Term 1, 2016, Meetings Between Reception Teachers And...

  It's hard to believe how quickly the past 12 years have gone by. When Fay started at Woodend as Deputy Principal I was in my second year as Principal here and we quickly developed a good rapport and an understanding of how to work together to be a strong...

Ali has been at Woodend for 15 years and during that time has taught more students than anyone else at the school. Through Ali's tremendous efforts the Japanese program is a very strong and vibrant program at our school. Ali has been a very collaborative teacher,...

Please refer to the letter distributed via the term 2 Student Report blog post. Information regarding classes for next year has already been printed and will be distributed...

We had a lovely Thank You Morning Tea last Friday. At that event we formally acknowledged, that which we hope all volunteers feel is evident in the culture of the school: that we highly valued all the efforts, big and small, generously given, for the benefit...

Congratulations to you! Week 1 is nearly complete and your Reception or Year 1 child has successfully manage all the new learning associated with school life. We thank you for supporting your Reception/Year 1 child to get to school promptly and say farewell at or...

This year we have rolled out Seesaw for Schools across all classes. You may have been receiving a lot of notifications lately, especially if you have a child who is completing a remote learning program. We recommend reviewing your settings to ensure you are...

Dear parents & caregivers of our new receptions, It was wonderful to officially welcome your children into our school community today. We are so excited to be a part of the next chapter of your child's journey. During this time, all families are developing new...

Tomorrow morning (Wednesday), all students will resume learning for 2022. Reception and year 1 students will begin the year at school in their classes with their classroom teacher. Year 2-6 students will begin the year with remote learning. Thank you to families...

Dear Families, As you know, there will be a staged return to school over the first two weeks of term that balances every child’s learning entitlement with safety and risk management concerns. Reception and Year 1 children will be starting school on Wednesday 2...

Parents/carers of Reception children will have received an email detailing the alternative arrangements for Building Connections Conversations (BCC) in Week 1(Monday 31/1 - Friday 4/1/22). The conversations continue as scheduled in the form of a Zoom or phone call....

Dear parents/caregivers, The start of the 2022 school year has been adjusted to help minimise the peak of COVID-19 cases in South Australia. Arrangements for Students of Essential Workers (31 January and 1 February) Monday 31 January and Tuesday 1 February will be...

Dear Families, This year all classes will be using Seesaw to share and communicate with families! This replaces our use of closed class Facebook groups. Your child will post to Seesaw to share their learning. Teachers will also use Seesaw to send you messages and...

Dear parent/carer SA Health and the Department for Education has provided guidance on how to manage cases of COVID-19 in schools. There will be new contact tracing and close contact arrangements in education from 31 January 2022. The new arrangements recognise the...

To assist us in our planning for the coming weeks, we ask that all families complete this survey for each child attending Woodend this year. Please respond before 10am on Friday the 28th of January 2022. ...

Due to Covid 19 restrictions the uniform shop will be unable to open on January 27 as previously advertised. Uniforms may be purchased using the Qkr app, and collected on January 27 or 28 between 9am-12pm from the school office. Anyone needing to try on items may...

Over the next few weeks, it is essential that all families are accessing updates from school leaders and administrators in a timely manner. The News Blog is our school’s central place for information to be published. While it is often then shared via social...