A team of 13 Woodend soccer players went to Aberfoyle Campus on Friday, 15 May to play against Thiele Primary School in round 1 of the SAPSASA competition. The team all played well and we were able to win the game 2-0. We now move into round 2 of the competition...

To celebrate Woodend Primary School’s 20th Birthday we have a number of events occurring during the year. As the official Birthday date is Friday 22 May, our first event will be a day of celebration on that day. The first event is a whole school Assembly from 9:30...

On Thursday, 7 May our Woodend SAPSASA netball team played their first game in the knockout competition against Flagstaff Hill. Our team has 9 players and all of the girls played well and we were able to win. Score was 36-6. We now move into round 2 and will play...

Save the Date Friday, 12 June Our A-thon this year will be a great day filled with lots of fun activities for all of our students. More info and sponsorship forms to come...

It's great to see so many students bringing their iPads to school everyday. Using this technology in the classroom allows us the opportunity to explore learning in ways that we couldn't before. An example of this is the way that some classrooms have turned some...

ANZAC Day is a national day of significance. It is a day when we commemorate the efforts and valour of our defence forces, who for the past 100 years, have not only honourably represented, in military conflicts around the world, the political will of our nation,...

Towards the end of last term, Robyn Cavallaro and her oral language students were using Anzac Ted for some of their learning. Here's a report from Robyn: It's great whenever we can make our student learning purposeful and personal. Such is the case for our...

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...

Dear families, Once again, this term appears to be flying past us. On Monday of this week, we farewelled the two 5/6 classes to their camp at Wirraway Homestead at Strathalbyn. On Tuesday of this week we have three classes going to Parliament house, and on...

As part of DfE policy, all year 3-10 students are required to complete diagnostic assessments called Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT). At Woodend, we also test our year 2 students. These assessments give valuable information to teaching staff about your child’s...

There has been a buzz of shoppers in the Atrium on Wednesday and Thursday this week! Students have been busily shopping for their father, grandfather or special person in their life in preparation for Fathers Day. The Fathers Day stall is an annual event...

Last Thursday 19th August our SAPSASA boy's AFL football team represented our school. Unfortunately, the boys were defeated against a strong opposition in game 2. Their effort, commitment and team energy was fantastic. Well done boys on showing great improvement...

Last Friday 20th August, our SAPSASA basketball teams competed at Morphett Vale stadium. 32 students represented the school and all teams went really well and improved each game. All teams got at least one win for the day and got better throughout the day. Thanks...

Parents and carers of students with disability are invited to attend the Disability Policy & Programs September 16 2021 Parent Forum Hosted by the Department for Education, the Parent Forums are to inform and engage with parents or carers about the services...

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Woodend Primary School is in the early stages of developing a set a values that reflect our school community. Please take some time to complete this short survey aimed at identifying what Woodend families view as the most important values for our school to develop,...

TUNE IN this Tuesday for our Virtual Book Week Parade! Available to stream via our News Blog or Woodend Primary School Facebook page any time after 2pm.

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...