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HOST FAMILIES WANTED FOR MYOJO STUDENTS

The time of year has come around again and we are looking for host families for our visiting Myojo students who will be here from Tuesday, 20 March 2018 through until Thursday, 29 March, 2018.  Their departure day is the… Continue Reading →

Can you help? River pebbles needed

As part of the Japanese program this term our Year 6/7 classes are learning to read and write kanji, the Japanese picture characters. One activity we are planning to do is to decorate pebbles/rocks with colourful kanji characters. We will… Continue Reading →

INTER SCHOOL HIRAGANA READING COMPETITION SUCCESS

On Wednesday September 13th, Woodend took 4 teams to Woodcroft PS to compete in the 14th annual Hiragana Reading Competition. After holding run offs here at school, our 4 teams had been practicing every day, getting ready to compete against… Continue Reading →

YEAR 7 HIRAGANA CHALLENGE RUNOFFS

Each year schools from the district compete in an Inter school Hiragana Challenge. This involves Year 7 students, competing in teams of 4, to show their knowledge of the Japanese alphabet. We have had much success in the past. This… Continue Reading →

Interschool Year 7 Japanese Quiz Success

On Tuesday, June 20, 12 Year 7 students represented Woodend at a Japanese Quiz afternoon. Our students teamed up with students from other schools. Our students were in 4 different teams. There were 13 teams in total, with over 100… Continue Reading →

Myojo Highlights March 2017

What a fabulous 9 days we had with our visiting Myojo friends. The students were welcomed into our classrooms and made to feel very welcome. They enjoyed Sports Day, an excursion to the Adelaide Central Market with the Year 6/7… Continue Reading →

HOST FAMILIES WANTED FOR MYOJO STUDENTS 2017

The time of year is here again and we are looking for host families for our visiting Myojo students who will be here from Tuesday, 21 March 2017 through until Thursday, 30 March, 2017.  We have always had  wonderful support… Continue Reading →

INTER SCHOOL HIRAGANA COMPETITION SUCCESS

What a fantastic morning we had on Wednesday 10 August. Woodend hosted the 13th Annual Hiragana Reading Competition and we were joined by students from 6 other local primary schools. This is an annual event for our Year 7 students…. Continue Reading →

INTER-SCHOOL YEAR 7 JAPANESE QUIZ SUCCESS

On Monday 30 May, 12 Year 7s represented Woodend at an inter school Japanese Quiz afternoon. They were placed in teams with students from other schools. This was a great opportunity to share their knowledge with other students and also… Continue Reading →

NIHONGO (Japanese) at Woodend

  Konnichiwa!   Our focus at Woodend is not only the language side of Japanese but also learning about and appreciating another culture. Students are exposed to many cultural aspects and customs of Japan as well as the language. This… Continue Reading →

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