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...

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...

The eSafety Commissioner has been established to help safeguard Australians at risk from online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences. There are 6 main areas of focus to the commissioner's role and one area is providing online safety...

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Professionals, parents and carers are invited to join a free online seminar to discuss helpful ways to support children and young people adversely affected by change and loss. Hosted by The MacKillop Institute, Seasons for Growth Programs. Tuesday 16 November 2021...

This year we were again able to take part in the annual Hiragana Reading Competition, held at Reynella East College. We were able to take 2 teams of 4 to represent our school. It was a highly sort after position and after lunch time try outs the 2 teams were chosen...

Parents and carers of students with disability are invited to attend the Disability Policy & Programs November 18th 2021 Parent Forum. Hosted by the Department for Education, the Parent Forums are to inform and engage with parents or carers about the services...

Wellbeing Focus Day was on Monday 25 October. It was lovely to see students dressed in clothes that represented something about their wellbeing and to hear them talk about why they chose to wear what they did. All Junior Primary classes enjoyed a session with...

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...