The students in Rooms 3 and 4 have had fun learning about Living Things through the wonderful experiences offered by the Henny Penny Hatching Program. The students watched chicks hatch, observed them fluffing up and losing their egg tooth. Once all chicks were...

This year our school jump team High Velocity has seven very talented and skilful boys demonstrating amazing jump rope skills! We enjoy jump because it's a great way to keep fit, learn new rope tricks and most of all have fun! Going on school visits is great because...

Students in Vicki Gregory's year 3 class have been very enterprising. They have been creating, promoting and conducting businesses, as you can see from the from the pictures below. Such learning experience are so rich in maths and planning and communication...

Do you believe this? Does your child or your student believe this? Read this article (with your child if possible) and discuss. Below are what some of our students have...

Congratulations to our second semester SRC reps. These students will be presented with their badges at assembly on Wednesday. We look forward to working with them and their first semester buddies. SRC is an important leadership role in the school. In keeping...

To spread the load over the two Saturdays we are suggesting that families with students in even numbered class numbers may like to come on 22 August and those with students in odd numbered classes may like to come on 29 August. Of course you can help out whenever...

It's been a very busy beginning of the term, particularly from a staffing perspective, due to some unforseen health issues for three staff members: Fay Magias, John Brown and Ginny Langton. Fay was going on planned holiday leave for the first 6 weeks of this...

This Term our Year 4/5s (16 Sept) and 6/7s (17 Sept) will be participating in age appropriate fun workshops run by the Sammy D team. The principle aims at the Sammy D Foundation are to – Provide leadership for the South Australian community to empower our youth...

Some entrepreneurial Year 6 students have embarked on Gymnastics workshops for students each Monday at lunch play. Under the guidance of Mr Zampogna, Ebony, Olivia, Sarah, Shae, and Maddi along with extra helpers, planned and organised consent forms, warm-ups,...

As a lead up to our year6/7 trip to Canberra students from Ms Whelan and Mr. Zampogna’s have been researching artists who have pieces of work on display in the National Art Gallery. One such artist we investigated was Jackson Pollock who painted Blue Poles! This...

This Sunday, some of our students have organised a fun run as a fundraiser for the BJ Blue Foundation. This is the culmination of their work for their 'genius project'. If you are able to make it to the 'duck pond' and support them we would love to see you there....

The information below is published to help build parents' understandings of the intent of the Australian Curriculum and in particular the General Capabilities. It also provides some explanation of the Achievement Standards and a perspective on where these...

Find out more when the students in Rooms 19, 25 and 12 report on it ... coming soon! ...

We love the way so many families took the opportunity to reinforce with their children the concept of community spirit, when they donated to our school via the Active- Athon. While community spirit is alive and well at Woodend, we still enjoy winning something...

The mid year student reports have been sent home today. They should really summarise what students, teachers and parents already know about learning achievements, goals and support. Our school Learning Plan is increasingly focussed on stretching students'...

We thank Amanda Dawson for running the Cybersafety sessions (one for staff and one for parents) on 30 June. The feedback has been very positive. The 40 parents who attended the evening session had many questions and left with a better understanding of how to be...

  Check out the article below, and also the 25 things to do in winter. NaturePlay-ThingsToDo-ImportanceOfMud NaturePlay-ThingsToDo-Winter...

We know that it's a good chance for staff and students to have a recuperative break during these holidays. We know there will be some lovely crisp winter days, ready made for some outside play too. Nature Play SA have some great ideas for winter activities. We...

Always check the term planner if in doubt

In week 5 of this term Jarrad and Owen played in the Southern Valley District football team in the SAPSASA State Carnival. The week competition was held at West Beach and involved a 9 game competition. To be selected in the Southern Valley team we had to go to...

Tuesday, 28 July (Class, Individual & Family) Wednesday, 29 July (Family, Groups, Jump & Sport) Information about your upcoming photo day! DO NOT PAY OR SEND ENVELOPES UNTIL THE DAY If you are placing an order please ensure each child has their own envelope...

Fantastic effort from all who contributed sponsorship donations via our Active-Athon. We have such a wonderful school community. All students will benefit from the lovely environment we create through our Biodiversity and Nature Play Project, which these funds...

Miss Ottewell, Mrs Aparicio and Mrs Podzuweit's classes did week 8 assembly. The classes did the dance Lets Move by Beyonce and 8 groups did and small SketchShe performance each. We all had a fun time working will our buddies to make the assembly dance. The school...

This term Phil Cummings came to our school to talk about writing with the year 6/7 classes. Wednesday morning all the senior students went to the gym to see him. When we got there he was talking to us about the way he writes and what inspires him. Many...

The school JumpTeam High Velocity had a fabulous day out recently performing at Willunga and Goolwa Primary. Our next excursion will be on Thursday June 25th. to Mypolonga Primary and Unity College Murray Bridge! Special thanks to all the parents who come along and...

Cybersafety ... What are your Questions? Help Your Children be CyberSmart... Come to the information session... Put your questions (or comments) on this blog post or on our Facebook site... The Woodend Parent Network would like to invite you to a parent...

Scrumptious choices at the Canteen... Our Healthy Eating Canteen committee have been reviewing our Canteen menu recently. As with all schools, we referenced the Healthy Eating Guidelines within the Right Bite strategy which is the Department for Education and...

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The NCCD is an annual collection of information about Australian school students with disability. The NCCD enables schools, education authorities and governments to better understand the needs of students with disability and how they can be best supported at...

SeaLink have kindly donated a voucher to Kangaroo Island via the SeaLink ferry to help fundraise for our sports curriculum. This voucher (worth $400) entitles you to one return ferry trip travelling with Kangaroo Island SeaLink for two adults and a standard...

Dear families, School will resume on Wednesday morning (28-7-2021) and from that point there will not be an online learning program available, other than for students where families have been required to quarantine by SAHealth. Firstly, I wish to acknowledge the...

Thank you for your flexibility and positive action as we transition to remote learning during lockdown. Understandably, this time can bring feelings of anxiety and stress, especially felt, strongly by children of all ages. Now, perhaps more than ever, it is...

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Congratulations to several of our Woodend students who were selected or have participated in Southern Valley competitions. Well done to the Woodend year 6 and 7 boys who have represented Southern Valley Football in the latter part of this term. Also congratulations...

Well done to the year 7 Netball girls! Despite experiencing some player injuries, they fought hard in their second game last Thursday 17th June to win against Colonel Light Gardens Primary School 30-16. Thank you to Sharyn for your coaching of the team and the...

As a parent/carer/guardian you will receive two written reports each year. These reports will help you understand how your child is progressing and how schools support your child’s development. Mid-year reports are intended to communicate with families about how...

Last Thursday 10th June was a very cold day for the ten Woodend students who represented Southern Valley in the State Cross Country Championships. All of the students did an amazing job and a special mention to Leni K who did a brilliant job in the 10 year old...