On Wednesday, 2 September Woodend Primary School competed in the annual Southern Valley District Athletics competition at Santos Stadium. 38 students ranging from year 4-7 competed in various events. We had great individual performances and an outstanding overall...

On Sunday afternoon, our fantastic choir students had an opportunity to perform on the big stage at the Festival Theatre as a part of the Public Schools Music Festival. All year, these students have made a commitment to come to regular rehearsals at school as well...

We have had some fabulous efforts by our Grounds committee and many volunteers working on our Biodiversity and Nature Play Project and we have thanked them for the great community spirt they have shown. We continue to have fabulous efforts that all add up to...

Classes for 2016 In order to form classes for 2016 it is important that we estimate our 2016 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...

The excitement is building because most of the year 6/7’s are travelling to Canberra next week! We have been preparing for a long time now so we can’t wait to go. All of us have been doing activities to do with Canberra and looking at maps of where we are going....

  A key focus of our Learning Improvement Plan is to develop students' personal and social capabilities. One main aspect of that focus is students learning about relationships: how to establish and maintain them; how to be respectful of all people; how to...

For our 2016 Senior Uniforms we are trialling a new supplier. This will allow us to provide some additional options for parents and students. Firstly, 2015 Year 6 Rugby and Polo tops will be able to be sent to the supplier to be printed with the 2016 Year 7 print....

All year our senior choir students have been working toward a performance at the Festival Theatre. That time is nearly here! Being a part of choir is a test of dedication and commitment. Students are required to attend weekly rehearsals as well as spend time at...

We love music and love the effort our student put into improving their musical capabilities. Big congratulations to all of the fantastic Woodend musicians that performed at our music night last night. Violins, flutes, piano, percussion, clarinets, rock bands...

We wish to invite all volunteers who helped with the Working Bees to come along to a family BBQ in the staff Courtyard from 6:00pm - 7:00 pm on Tuesday 8 September. We will put on the snags, bread and the liquid refreshments! Please bring a small salad to...

Our big message is that reading is a key to a lifetime of joy, articipation and adventure. We love our students to be passionate about reading and we know that if they are surrounded by good literature, that's even better. We recommend you check out the...

An amazing display of lanterns was enjoyed at our Book Week celebration event on Friday. Students responded to their reading with enthusiasm and imagination. They made connections using an innovation on this year's book week theme Books light up our world. The...

We need people with Wheel Barrows shovels and rakes to finish of the path around the oval ... We need a small team to help install the fence rails and...

Next Thursday, 3 September is our school's annual music night! This year we will be continuing with our format, using three stages to help keep the night moving along at an entertaining pace. This is a fantastic opportunity for our budding musicians to...

We love it when our students put in tremendous effort and strive for excellence. All students who participated in the Hiragana Challenge put in the effort to stretch their learning so that they could recognise the Hiragana at lightning speed! We love those...

On Wednesday all the year 6/7s had an opportunity to be involved in a session run by Alex and Elliot from Today’s Future Sound. Today’s Future Sound is a non-profitable organisation to introduce kids around the world to Hip-Hop music. Alex Blum and Elliot Gann were...

At Woodend there are only 3 days to go until the end of reading for the Challenge in 2015. We are encouraging students to get those books read and record sheets completed. Record sheets go to the class teacher by Friday 28 August and entering our school’s data...

Approximately 300 students moved and grooved at last Friday night's Woodend disco. It was very difficult to choose the most interesting dancing as there was so much talent on the gym floor! Thank you to all those who helped ensure the night was a success...

During this week we need volunteers to come in and paint fence palings. There are more than three hundred palings and they all need to be painted before they can be installed on our fence, this Saturday. They are being stored in the pizza oven area along with...

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of our wonderful volunteers we got a huge amount achieved on Saturday morning. The posts timber fence and gates have been installed; a giant job all accomplished Friday night and early Saturday morning. A huge thank you to Alex...

A number of schools in South Australia have recently reported high rates of absence due to the flu. We would like to remind families of some important preventative measures to decrease the risk for students at Woodend. Please ensure that sick children stay at home...

Book Week is 24- 28 August. At Woodend our celebration event will be at 10:00 am on Friday 28 August. Using our innovation on this year's theme: Books Light up our World, all classes will join in our Lantern Parade. Students are creatively designing lanterns...

We recommend parents and caregivers check out the Great Start website which has plenty of ideas and activities that can help you make the most of everyday learning and events. This is an award winning DECD website which promotes more powerful engagement of...

Governing Council and staff have been taking the first steps to reviewing our Homework Policy. We invite you to read the Homework Policy. You will see that it has been quiet a while since we created this policy, in consultation with many families. We believe it...

This week is National Recognition Week for School Services Officers. At our school we are very fortunate to have a terrific team of support staff helping to care for and educate your children, and run our school. We wish to publicly acknowledge and thank our SSOs...

What a fabulous achievement for the 30 students who represented Woodend in our first ever, on stage performance last week, at the Entertainment Centre. The students told a beautiful environmental story through a series of dance moves and signature acting pieces....

Congratulations to the Woodend Year 6 girls who have convincingly beaten McCauley and All Saints schools yesterday afternoon at Woodend. They were very focussed and played strongly as a team. They are now through to the state finals! Very exciting news for the...

We were very excited to be invited to share our work with using the InitiaLit program with our local schools this week. Ms Yardley, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Harris and Mrs Luke showcased aspects of the program to the leaders of our neighbouring schools and...

The theme for this year’s CBCA Book Week is: ‘Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds’ 2021 Book Week Dress Up Day: Tuesday the 24th of August (Week 6) Come dressed in the Book Week theme or as your favourite book character. Please wear sunsmart clothing and...

The Parent Network are happy to announce that we are able to go ahead with the Gift Stall in honour of Father’s Day. We are excited that our students will get the chance to say thank you to the special people in their life who take care of them this year. Students...

Woodend Primary School School Photography Date: 17/08/2021 Dear Parents, School photography day is coming up soon. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link below or by returning the order envelope with your payment to our photographer...

Our students have loved learning about the Olympics. Through the theme of Tokyo 2020 students have measured and mapped, investigated and designed, planned and researched. We have taken this opportunity to further develop our understanding of Japanese culture and...

We are very excited to see our Wakakirri students take to the stage on Tuesday night. The concert starts at 7pm and can be streamed LIVE via the link below....

Do you have these things around your house? We are in need of extra box graters and plastic bottles for use in our Science Week program next week. Any donations of 1L & 2L plastic bottles or graters (box-style, pictured) would be gratefully accepted and put to...

In week 5 our school will celebrate National Science Week with a program of activities offered by our Design/Technology, Kitchen and Garden Specialists. These sessions are an opportunity for our school to explore themes relating to food sustainability, showcasing...

Our school has been buzzing with excitement as we’ve watched athletes from around the world compete in this year’s Olympics and learnt about many areas of the games. Students are encouraged to help celebrate the close of the Tokyo Olympics by dressing up in green...

Dear families, Firstly a big thank you for respecting the instructions given to remain outside of the school perimeter during drop-off and pick-up times. This is not a time for complacency and the direction given to us comes directly from SAHealth and The...