We are very pleased to announce that Jane-Ann Natar has have been appointed as Deputy Principal at Woodend for the next five years. This is very good news for us and we are thrilled for Jane-Ann to achieve this well earned recognition of her leadership.  ...

We need some parents to come along on Wednesday 4 November (2:00 pm or 2:30 pm) and be part of a group discussion / feedback session with a couple of very friendly review officers who are reviewing our school. The questions for the parent discussion will be much...

On the Monday of the last week in term 3, most of the year 6/7s from Woodend P.S packed up and went to Canberra. We had been learning about Australia’s history and democracy and to finish it all off we went to Canberra. I had been looking forward to Canberra for...

We had a very positive response to our free movie night last Thursday evening. Families could enjoy sitting in comfy chairs or bean bags tasting strawberry sorbet, Apricot with Cardamom Grissini sticks or popcorn and viewing the thought-provoking movie 'That Sugar...

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This year the Woolworths Earn and Learn stickers have enabled the school to purchase a further 30 Bee Bots to be used by our classes. How very exciting for our students. We thank all families who contributed to this effort and a big thank you to Jenny Cullen for...

Our teachers are a fabulous group of professionals who put their heart and soul into making a difference for the students of Woodend Primary School. We really appreciate their special efforts. We thank Governing Council for providing a special morning tea today...

Call for Christmas Event Performers: We are starting to put our program together for our School Community Christmas Event (7 December) and would love to hear from those who would like to perform. There is never any requirement that any class participates in this...

It's very exciting to be talking about our next interactions with our close friends at Myojo Gakuen in Tokyo. Next we will not only host them for the 10th time but we will take our third group of Woodend students to Myojo. Myojo at Woodend: Host Families...

  Scholastic Book Club, Issue 7 was distributed last week. This is our final issue for the year. Scholastic offer their LOOP system for ordering online. This is our preferred ordering method as it simplifies the process for us. See Book Club brochure for...

Thank you to all who are helping. Looking forward to a wonderful day.

  Woodend Primary School is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students. The School Banking program provides children with an opportunity to make deposits into their personal Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account at school...

We look forward to another productive term; one where our students will be consolidating their learning and building on the strong efforts so far. We have exciting things happening every day at school and we love it that way. The term planner will be published...

It is our aim that digital technology is used to promote powerful learning, inquiry, creativity and effective communication. We wish to support our students to become digitally responsible citizens. We also want students to be using digital technology as a tool for...

Thank you to those parents who have already responded to our Homework Survey (click here). We appreciate the feedback and encourage more parents to take a few moments to complete the survey before it closes this Friday 16 October. We will also be surveying...

This film may well change the way you eat and also how you shop for food. You may register your interest in coming along or just come along on 22 October. We will open the gym at 6:30 pm for the 7:00 pm screening. Here's our previous...

During National Nutrition Week we will be holding a free movie night screening 'That Sugar Film'. The film explores the truth about what many Australians consider to be 'healthy' foods. It investigates how much sugar we are consuming along with the impact it is...

We are currently reviewing our Homework Policy and are keen to seek your ideas and opinions. You are invited to participate in our online survey. Please ensure you have read our current Woodend Homework Policy and the Homework Policy: Research Scan research before...

With the balmy spring weather just beginning these holidays may provide the perfect opportunity to head outdoors. Nature Play has created stacks of secret missions for kids to complete outside. The passports students received in Term 1 have ten “mission” pages,...

You may have caught the news this weekend, as the biggest human powered vehicle event in the world took place for the 30th time at Murray Bridge. Our team was very excited about competing. Pedal Prix offers a wonderful opportunity for families to help their...

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...

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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Today we welcomed Nick from the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) who presented our Year 3/4 Blue team with a special, first time award. Each week during the 2021 season, the coaches and umpires voted on the team that showed 'Fair Play'. This...

Roger Yazbek's main research field is the development of new breath analysis tests for cancer, gastrointestinal function and dietary monitoring. He collects human breath samples and measures the different gasses that make up the breath and tries to relate that...

On Thursday 14th October we welcomed back Tall Poppy Scientist, Margaret Shanafield. Margaret is a Hydrologist and a Hydrogeologist. Margaret studies water, and how and where water moves from rainfall into streams into the groundwater (or up into the air via...

Yesterday and today, children and staff from Woodend Children's Centre came to visit to see what some classes have been doing for STEAM Week. The Tuesday group of children helped to count rubbish collections to see how much plastic we use each day in a classroom. ...

On Monday we welcomed Tall Poppy scientists, Dr Lee Yian and Dr Hannah Wardill. Dr Chew is a Neuroscientist, Geneticist and studies worms and Dr Wardill's science field is Microbiology and Oncology. Our year 6/7 classes heard about possible pathways into a career...

October is Mental Health Month, a time to ‘tune in’ and think about our mental health and wellbeing. At Woodend, we will be holding a Wellbeing Focus Day on Monday 25 October (week 3). There are 3 aspects to the day: Wellbeing awareness workshops...

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