In Thursday's newsbrief we highlighted the Family Engagement Strategy. The ultimate intent of the strategy is to build the capacity of our students to be better anytime, anywhere learners. Our Family Engagement Strategy is focused on valuing the knowledge and...

In Thursday's newsbrief we talked about our desire to tell our news as much as possible through our students' contributions. It's great to have real purpose for writing and we are hoping that some of that writing will also be in the form of feedback that students...

Brian will be on Long Service Leave for the first three weeks of Term 2. Some of that time he will be sailing around the Whitsundays enjoying the sun and the sea. We wish him well on his holiday. Fay will be Principal during this time and Jane-Ann Natar has been...

A Reminder that this Friday, April 10, we are holding a whole school $2 Casual Day. Proceeds go towards our 20th Birthday Celebrations. See poster below for further details. 20th Birthday poster casual...

The Grounds committee believes that early next term we should be able to take our first actions in relation to our Biodiversity and Nature Play Project. Those first actions will involve the work on our Edward Beck Drive boundary. As many of you would be aware,...

At the AGM on 18 March our 2014 Annual Report was presented. It highlighted some key aspects of our Learning Improvement Plan for the year ahead: It is acknowledged that we provide a very good level of educational opportunities for all students. We also...

Students have been watching this addition to the middle yard playground take shape for about four weeks; excitedly awaiting the chance to get on it. On Tuesday 10 cubic metres of softfall will need to be shifted into this playground space before it can be opened...

  What do some of our kids say about Easter? We asked several classes of Year 1,2 and 4 students: ... Jesus died. We have a cross on the buns because of the cross that Jesus died on. Everyone in the world has Easter*... The Easter Bunny is a boy. *How do you...

This term, students from Ms Lipczyk's and Mr Lamshed & Ms Shevchenko's classes have been working on a history project looking at migrant stories. For the project, students needed to take on the identity of a person who has migrated to Australia. As this person,...

Our teachers have always recognised that play was an important aspect of child development. However, it has also been challenging for teachers to provide enough time for play while working to develop formal literacy and numeracy skills. We are now really...

School Netball Registrations are due now! It’s time to finalise teams for the 2015 School Netball Season, so this is your last chance for your child to nominate to play. All girls and boys from Year 2 to Year 7 are eligible to play. Forms are located in the front...

Remember we are closed on Monday 18 May and Tuesday Wednesday 2&3 of June

Here's Alyssa's impressions. We'd love to hear from others who hosted Myojo students. Please leave your comments below! Over the last 9 days I have had a Japanese student staying at my house. Her name is Satoko. Satoko was visiting Woodend as an exchange student...

We love this week with our buddies from Myojo. Monday night was anther lovely night where over 100 children, parents and staff enjoyed a BBQ dinner together. The atmosphere was terrific and always makes us feel so good about everyone on being together doing...

  By students in Mr. Zampogna’s and Ms. Whelan’s classes As part of our science program on Sea to Shore our classes have been studying how scientists monitor animal and plant species. They do this by using transect lines and quadrats. A Quadrat is a square...

At the beginning of this term we started reading the novel Paper Planes. As a result of this one person started making and flying paper planes and everyone caught the disease. The class has been turned into an airport. There are planes crashing in the most...

Hardcopy will go home to all families tomorrow. Sports Day Program 2015 Map of Events,...

At the AGM we talked about SRC and the importance of developing students' understanding of decision making and communication processes. We talked about how we want SRC to focus on improvements in learning. We saw that this was the main role of SRC. A key...

GREEN – Extraordinary Earth We are far from ordinary That's what makes us extraordinary We won't stumble or fall down We will go and win the crown We are powerful, we are cheerful And we will make you fear full. Green, green we are mean and we are the best you've...

  Our student preparations for Sports Day are underway. There are moves to learn for the Warm Up and there are team chants. Families are getting the colours and cakes ready. While it's all part of the fun of the day, our real focus is on celebrating the...

Twenty two students and four staff from Myojo Gakuen have arrived at our school for another wonderful week staying with our host families. This is always an exciting week for our families and for the host classes. Our staff too have a busy week entertaining our...

Significant earthworks are taking place on the Young St block at our southern boundary. We know it is hectic in Bathbank Crescent. With that in mind we have been conferring with Hickinbotham's on improving access from Young St. They have been terrific in...

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...

Last Tuesday 8th June our Woodend SAPSASA Netball Year 6 girls competed against Craigburn Primary School and Antonio Primary School. In wet, cold and potentially stormy conditions, the girls played valiantly! They rallied the difficult conditions to win both...

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Dear families, Recently I’ve returned from taking some leave. While I’ve been away there has been a strong team who continued leading the school in my absence and I would like to acknowledge Jane-Ann Natar, Cathie Luke, Aimee Aparicio, and Vicki Gregory for their...

Dear Families, I have attached a letter from Emmy who many of you know well. She has been Director at the Woodend Children's Centre long enough to have seen many of the children and families who are currently in years Reception to year seven at our school. Her...

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Our Woodend Pedal Prix families headed to Tailem Bend yesterday for their first race in the Australian HPV Super Series. Each rider was very keen to improve on their first race time and to encourage their team members to do their personal best. Congratulations to:...