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Woodend Shines at the Adelaide Festival Centre!

We are thrilled to share the remarkable success of our recent Festival of Music choir performance! Our talented senior choir students captivated the audience last Saturday with their beautiful voices and impeccable skills, showcasing their musical abilities,...

Success at Schools Challenge Australia!

Excitement filled the air as 70 Woodend students took to the Entertainment Centre stage on Tuesday, September 10th. They danced with elegance, power, and precision! The judges’ comments focused on how professional they looked, especially considering they were...

Wittunga Botanical Gardens Reception Excursion

On Tuesday September 10th, Reception students visited Wittunga Botanical Gardens. In our STEAM learning we have been investigating pollination, pollinating insects, animals and plants. The Wittunga Botanical Gardens provided the perfect outdoor learning environment...

Get Ready for STEAM Week 2024!

It’s almost time for us to celebrate STEAM Week at Woodend Primary School! This year, we will explore how species survival is more than sustainability, as we showcase our future-focused thinking, problem-solving, and the challenge of thriving in a changing world....

Book Week Writing Challenge 2024

This year during Book Week we held a whole school 'Writing Challenge' to promote writing across the school. Students were given the writing prompt "A wonderful and magical place..." and were able to create writing pieces of their choice. Some students made books,...

Time to order your Special Lunch Treat!

Woodies Goodies Special Lunch treat for Term 3 is something new to try! See below for further details: Woodies Goodies Special Lunch Treat MILKSHAKE Tuesday 17th September (Week 9) for Reception - Year 3 Thursday 19th September (Week 9) for Years 4 - 6 ****** 3...

Under The Sea We Go! 2025 Musical Announced

After a successful 2024 season of 'We Will Rock You - Young @ Part' we are excited to announce our 2025 Musical; Disney's The Little Mermaid Junior. Please see all the current information on the attached PDF and click on the link below to register your child's...

Master Blaster Cricket “Come and Try”

Woodend Master Blaster Cricket Come and Try When: Thursday 12th September (Week 8) Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm Cost: Free Where: Woodend Primary School Oval What we do: Modified 8 a side game of cricket using plastic equipment and modified rules, all equipment...

Neurodiversity Book List

Last week we celebrated a busy and fun filled Book Week. A positive representation of diversity is important in all aspects of school life, and this includes the books we read. This year there were three shortlisted books that touched on themes of diversity,...

Auditions Open for our 2024 Arts Showcase!

We are thrilled to announce that this year we will be hosting a live arts showcase. ArtBEAT 2024, a celebration of the performing arts at Woodend, is scheduled for Thursday, October 24th. This special event will highlight the talents of our students, with...

Term 3 Update

Dear families, EduTECH Conference Each term is always a very busy time for teachers, students and parents. This term has been no exception. We have been planning for quite some time to extend the knowledge and understanding of our staff in relation to the impact of...

Book Week Canteen Surprises!

To add to the Book Week festivities, our Woodies Goodies Canteen will be offering some surprises this Thursday 22/8 and Friday 23/8! There will be some surprise treats on sale linked to children's picture fiction books that your child may enjoy. Come and see! Be...

Fathers Day Stall

Parent Network volunteers are excited to once again host a Gift Stall in honour of Father’s Day. Our aim is to offer students an opportunity to say ‘Thank You’ to the special people in their lives who care for them. All Woodend classes are rostered to visit the...

Following our Dress Code policy

A school Dress Code is the documented standards of what is acceptable in relation to the clothing worn by students while attending school and extra-curricular school activities. The Dress Code describes what constitutes the ‘school uniform’ for our school. Our...

Sapsasa Basketball

Congratulations to the 14 students who represented Woodend today at the Morphett Vale stadium. Both teams played great team Basketball and were able to improve throughout the day. The boys team played 6 games and finished with 2 wins and 4 losses. The girls team...

Kytons Winter Warmer Fundraiser

ORDER NOW ON QKR! Orders Close: Thursday 22nd August Head to the QKR app to view the full range of products; 16 items are available to purchase. Place as many orders as you like on QKR… order for friends, family, co-workers. NOTE: No cash sales. Order Collection:...

Rose Ceremony and Canberra Study

It is a tradition at Woodend that we welcome our youngest and farewell our oldest students with a handmade rose. This tradition links to our first roses being planted outside of our school in 1995. At Assembly last Thursday 1/8/24, we officially welcomed our...

Big effort from Pedal Prix team!

Congratulations to our Pedal Prix team! They competed in their third race on Saturday 3rd August at 'The Bend' at Tailem Bend. The team members had several opportunities throughout the day to ride and showed more confidence with the car, steering and gears, and...

Big effort from Pedal Prix team!

Congratulations to our Pedal Prix team! They competed in their third race on Saturday 3rd August at 'The Bend' at Tailem Bend. The team members had several opportunities throughout the day to ride and showed more confidence with the car, steering and gears, and...

Rose Ceremony and Canberra Study

It is a tradition at Woodend that we welcome our youngest and farewell our oldest students with a handmade rose. This tradition links to our first roses being planted outside of our school in 1995. At Assembly last Thursday 1/8/24, we officially welcomed our...

2024 Australian Primary Principal’s Day

To be an effective Principal requires dedication, expertise, leadership, and courage. Principals are required to lead the school in the areas of vision and values as well as knowledge and understanding. This requires emotional intelligence, empathy, resilience and...

Relive the Magic of ArtBEAT 2025

ArtBEAT 2025 was a special celebration of our students’ talent, creativity, and hard work. From the first note to the final bow, it was wonderful to see our students shine. Every performance was polished, confident, and memorable. The pride on their faces as they...

2026 Musical- Seussical Jr! Expression of Interest

Woodend Musical 2026 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Seussical Jr Dear families/caregivers, Following a second successful musical this year, in 2026, years 4-6 students have the exciting opportunity to be a part of a musical as part of an extra-curricular program. At this...

Woodend Pop Up Cricket Blast

Woodend Primary School Pop Up Cricket Blast run by SACA. 4 week Cricket program at Woodend starting Thursday 20th November. This program is designed for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 students to provide a pathway into Saturday morning school Cricket. Any questions...

What a fantastic Sports Day

Friday, 31st November was one of those great community days that remind us what makes Woodend so special. The weather was kind (after the trepidation of having thunderstorms, lightning and rain the previous evening), the energy was high, and it was wonderful to see...

Woodend Sports Day

Woodend Primary School Sports Day – Friday 31st October Excitement has been building for the best day of the school year, Sports Day!! This Friday, 31st October, students will come together to compete, cheer, and celebrate in what promises to be an action packed...

Year 4 Bento Master

On Friday, October 24th, 12 Year 4 students took part in the Bento Master at Sheidow Park Primary School. Students started the afternoon listening to information about all the different types of bento (Japanese style lunch boxes). Seeing all the different styles...

Watch out for the plovers!

Plovers (also known as 'masked lapwings') can be quite protective during nesting season from August to November (sometimes extending into summer). This has been the case on the Young Street / Hughes Court grassed area near our school. Here’s how to avoid being...

STEM Fest 2025 Highlights

Last week we celebrated STEM Fest at Woodend! This event marks a celebration not just of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, but of our young people learning to be creative, innovative, and empathetic communicators, collaborators, and change-makers....

🪩 The Disco is Back! 🎉

It’s been many years since our last night-time school disco, but we’re thrilled to announce that — as part of a fundraising initiative for the Woodend Performance Team — the disco is back!   📅 When: Friday 14 November ⏰ Time: Reception–Year 2: 5:30 – 6:30pm....

Bake Stall at Woodend

We have our annual Baked Goods stall on Sports Day! The proceeds go to support Sport at Woodend and so we would appreciate you supporting us by providing some baked goods and/or offering some time to work on the stall. Please see below the details. If you would...

ArtBEAT! Where Art Takes The Stage!

Come and celebrate the amazing talents of our students at the Woodend Primary School Performing Arts Concert, ArtBEAT 2025 📅 Thursday 6 November🕕 6:00 PM📍 School Gym Featuring performances by:🎼 Instrumental students 🎤 Junior & Senior Choirs 🕺 Performance Team🥁...