Woodlands Primary School - Western Australia

Linda Humphreys
Principal

Woodlands Primary School began operating in 1964, opening with 53 students. The collaboration between the staff and parents was significant from the outset. Parents and staff planted the oval for example. In 2004 we celebrated our 40th anniversary. Mrs Dorothy Rushton, Founding Principal joined us for the many of the celebratory events throughout the year.

We try to make the school a happy place where children enjoy learning. We hope they develop socially and academically to the best of their ability in a happy atmosphere of co-operation with staff and other children.

We are fortunate to have a dedicated staff and we will do the best for your children but we need your support. Please feel free to come to the school to discuss your children's progress, assist the teachers in the classroom, help with reading, or any of our other activities. For prolonged meetings with teachers please ring so an appointment can be arranged.

Community members and prospective parents are most welcome to visit the school, just let us know and we will take the time to show you our facilities and tell you about our programmes. We appreciate your views and suggestions and by sharing and caring we can make Woodlands a school of excellence.

All members of staff are looking forward to a fruitful and stimulating time working with your children.

MY VISION OF EDUCATION

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WOODLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL Education is a life long process and Woodlands Primary School, along with parents and the community must play a vital role in developing an ongoing love of learning. It must be remembered that our future economic and technological society will evolve more quickly and these children will probably be retrained several times for different types of employment during their lifetime. Schools are not just buildings but a collaborative community of students, parents, teachers and the local community with a shared value structure. Notions of social justice, individual differences, democracy, caring, community responsibility, integrity, ethics, academic rigour and good communication must be central to this school community. All students at Woodlands Primary School are individuals and we must promote a school culture that:  develops the whole child,  encourages and supports students to be responsible for their own learning,  encourages and develops a sense of self motivation and a desire for students to achieve high standards at their own level,  promotes excellence both individually and collectively,  strives to achieve a high standard of basic literacy and numeracy skills, and  develops skills that utilise technology in the collection, processing and sharing of information. With the introduction of the Curriculum Framework the developmental approach to learning must be implemented across all learning areas and augmented with an eclectic approach to teaching so students are presented with a wide range of learning strategies, tools and options. However, this can not be fully achieved unless the community and the parents are actively involved in the decision making processes that aim to achieve this standard of educational excellence. Parents have a clear and proper interest in their childrens education and need to be offered the opportunity to become involved in all aspects of their childrens lives  including having access to and working with students in the classroom. Clearly the more involved parents become in the classroom the more likely they are to be informed when they participate in school decision making. Thus, building a strong school community is an essential ingredient in the development of Woodlands Primary School. Truly effective education at Woodlands Primary School is a joint enterprise between the parents, school and community who work together for the improvement of student outcomes for all children.

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I love this school because it's my school!!!

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@lggify last year

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Was this video takenthis year?

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yay im in the video :P