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We thank those who have given us feedback about the news blog. We have received many positive comments, however, we know that once you subscribe, email notifications have been sent to you every time an item has been posted here. We know that is annoying and we...

Getting Acquainted

It was lovely to see so many parents and families at our Acquaintance Night. It takes time to get to know each other, therefore we invite you to take up any opportunities to meet and network with other parents. Our Parent Network is all about connecting and...

KISS AND GO ALERT

Please do not park in the Kiss and Go zone (on Edward Beck Drive) in the mornings before school. Many parents rely on this space being available for a 30 second stop and those who do not do the right thing are making things most difficult. If someone you know is...

Kitchen Garden Program Started Today

We love the Kitchen Garden program and our Yrs 3-5 students have been really excited about starting this week. There is a big harvest to manage and plenty of produce for our lovely fresh seasonal meals. Monina and Amanda, our garden and kitchen specialists have...

Hot Weather Policy

During periods of hot weather as we had today and will have next we enact our weather policy. We manage outside activities, including out of hours sport to ensure that we minimise any risk to students and staff....

Acquaintance Night Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Meet our Teachers and other Parents and Caregivers While teachers have already met quite a number of parents and caregivers, we do look forward to having the opportunity to meet with everyone together to communicate our vision for our learners, curriculum...

School Dental Services

FREE SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE All babies, children and young people under 18 years are welcome to attend the School Dental Service. Dental care is FREE for most children. SA Dental Service participates in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule. A small fee may apply for...

We Love Reading!

We know that we like reading in comfortable spaces. In our classrooms and other areas around the school we are creating more spaces that are lovely to reading in. You may also have noticed these places encourage sharing reading experiences with others. We would...

Instrumental Music 2015

Instrumental Music lessons are conducted by private teachers and are held during the school day or sometimes outside school hours, at school. Students from Year 3 onwards may access these lessons. Instrumental music teachers are currently checking on...

Nature Play Passports…Adventures Await

This year as we launch into our major nature play developments around the oval, we are keen to have all families thinking about more outdoor activities that children may experience. To support this, all students have received a Nature Play Passport which you may...

Rolling News Replaces Newsletter

Remember this year our school newsletter will cease to exist as a fortnightly publication. Rather than a traditional newsletter, our new rolling news service will provide news more frequently and closer to when it happens. It can be accessed from the link below...

Volunteer Induction Workshops at Woodend

We value the support of parents, carers and community members helping in a variety of ways at our school. All adults wanting to help in a volunteer capacity at Woodend Primary School must complete the following two requirements: 1. A Child-Related Employment...

Student Safety Alert

NO STUDENTS AT SCHOOL BEFORE 8:30 AM UNLESS AT OSHC EXPECTED ARRIVAL BETWEEN 8.30 AM AND 8.50 AM DISMISSAL TIME 3:05 PM Students awaiting pick up may be supervised on the Rooms 1&2 deck until 3:20pm when teachers’ yard duty finishes. After this time students...

Canteen Is Now Open Tomorrow

The power will now not be out on Friday 30 January. SA Power Networks informed us yesterday that the outage is now likely to occur in a few weeks' time. To avoid us being inconvenienced they may provide us with generators when that happens. Many classes will still...

Welcome to The 2015 School Year

We hope you enjoyed a fabulous family time over the summer break. It’s great to see so many fresh smiling faces ready to launch into another productive and enriching year. Welcome our new students and families. We look forward to getting to know you and we hope...

New Starters

The beginning of each year sees us welcoming many new families to Woodend Primary School. This can be an exciting and sometimes tricky time for families as they try and learn new routines and settle their new receptions into their first year of school. This year we...

Welcome!

Welcome to our new school newsletter. This year, we are trying to improve communication by creating a rolling news service rather than a traditional school newsletter. This new method of news delivery will allow us to get news out to the school community in a...

Principal News

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...

Retirement of WCC Director: Emmy Kiriakou

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...

It is Pedal Prix time!

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:...

Free Parent Webinar

The Department for Education has organised a free one hour parent webinar. It is entitled 'My Child and Me' and is particularly targeted for parents and caregivers of 3-12 year old children. Details attached. [embeddoc...

Donuts … what a treat!

Showdown Donut Day at Woodend was last Wednesday 5th May and once again, proved a popular recess treat by students. Students could choose from a Crows, Port or a gluten-free, dairy-free cinnamon donut. They looked yummy and according to the students and staff,...