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Today we celebrated our Receptions being at school for 100 days! The children had been counting the days leading up to this day of celebrating their 100 day journey! Reception students and staff could dress up to commemorate the 100… Continue Reading →
Woodend has been abuzz with various environmental projects taking place in the past few weeks. Youth Environmental Leaders Project Our SRC Leadership team have again been invited to join the Green Adelaide Youth Environmental Leaders Program. This program offers ongoing… Continue Reading →
Dear Parents and Caregivers Our hard-working Grounds Committee is seeking support from our community, to continue with our ‘Street’ improvements that have begun in 2023. You may have noticed that new pathways have been poured, together with new… Continue Reading →
Each year, our students commemorate Anzac Day in a range of ways. Alongside learning in classrooms, many young people have shared their experiences of attending dawn services and other events with their families. This year, Woodend Primary School was proudly… Continue Reading →
On Friday the 24th of March our school celebrated Harmony Day, showing our support for an inclusive community. Students dressed in orange or items of cultural significance, participated in international games and took part in a school picnic with our… Continue Reading →
Our first Woodend Market Stall for 2023 was extremely successful! Thank you to all the families who came by to share words of encouragement or purchase produce on Wednesday afternoon. Your support is appreciated! This initiative allows the fresh produce… Continue Reading →
Thank you to all our students for joining in to our celebration for World Syndrome Day today!. As part of our acknowledgement and celebration of uniqueness students and staff wore different coloured, lengths and styles of socks. There were numerous… Continue Reading →
Each year, national Harmony Week celebrations recognise diversity and inclusion. Harmony Week is celebrated during the week that includes the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. CELEBRATING HARMONY DAY AT WOODEND – FRIDAY THE 24TH OF… Continue Reading →
Next Tuesday 21 March we will be celebrating World Syndrome Day! This is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD – the 21st day of the 3rd month,… Continue Reading →
When Woodend Primary School was first built back in 1995, we planted a beautiful Rose Garden out the front of our school. Over the years, we have enjoyed watching the roses bloom and grow from tiny plants into mature rose bushes…. Continue Reading →
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD – the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the… Continue Reading →
We continued our Rose Ceremony tradition of celebrating the arrival of our new Reception students at the start of each year and farewelling our Year 6 students at the end of the year. This is unique to our school as… Continue Reading →
Ms Diedre Hauber has made the decision to retire from teaching. Ms Hauber began her teaching career at Christies East Primary School in 1979. Over the years she has worked at Macclesfield, Sheidow Park and now Woodend. She taught a… Continue Reading →
A Casual Clothes Day has been organised for Wednesday the 7th of December (Week 8) to help raise money for the fireworks for our End-Of-Year Celebration Night. We love having the fireworks to celebrate with our Woodend Community. Each year… Continue Reading →
Congratulations to our year 4 and year 4/5 classes who presented their assembly for our school community today. Room 1 & Room 2 Room 9 & Room 10
Some keen student gardeners have been nurturing this carrot in our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden. This carrot, seemed to growing to be quite a size, although not as easy to measure whilst growing underground. Last Wednesday 9/11 was the time… Continue Reading →
It is time to recognise our parent/carer volunteers involved in Sport. For all our amazing parents/carers who have supported our students with any sport, taking on a role of regularly: coordinating managing a team transporting students umpiring scoring coaching You… Continue Reading →
Here is all you need to know about Sports Day from our friendly canteen staff: *** Sports Day Friday 11th November 2022 *** The Sports Day Sausage Sizzle is back!!! So too are drinks and treats! These are the items that… Continue Reading →
Congratulations to our Year 3 students who presented their assembly for our school community today. While it was a smaller audience due to JP swimming, our students showed creativity and confidence as they showcased their STEAM Week learning. It is… Continue Reading →
Acknowledgement of Country As a way of showing respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land, an Acknowledgement of Country can be used to recognise the continuing connection of Aboriginal people to Country. An Acknowledgement of Country can be delivered… Continue Reading →
Last night and today, we held our annual STEAM Week Expo. For the first time since COVID restrictions, we have been able to enjoy this event again as a whole community. It was so pleasing to see our community together… Continue Reading →
Our STEAM Week Expo officially opened last night in the school gym. We took some photos of several of the hundreds of exhibits before the families arrived to view them. So many families had taken up the challenge to “repurpose”… Continue Reading →
Woodend has been very fortunate to have Scientists keen to come to our school and share their expertise, research and engage us with an activity. This week classes have worked with a scientist who studies bacteria, one who studies sleep,… Continue Reading →
Sports Day is fast approaching! This event takes place on Friday 11th November 2022. With COVID restrictions eased, the canteen staff would love to provide lunch and snacks to our Woodend students, staff and families on this day. To make… Continue Reading →
We are excited to be holding our annual STEAM Week again in 2022. Students will have the opportunity to imagine, action and showcase their ideas in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics as they explore our theme… Continue Reading →
BASKETBALL Friday 12th August The boys team were able to make solid improvements after a tough first 3 games. They worked hard on their skills and were rewarded with a great win to finish the day and ended in 7th… Continue Reading →
We are excited to be holding our annual STEAM Week again in 2022. Students will have the opportunity to imagine, action and showcase their ideas in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics as they explore our theme… Continue Reading →
