Our School
Vision & Values
At Woodlands we are passionate about providing each and every student with the opportunity to learn and succeed. Our staff are dedicated and committed to developing a learning environment which maximises the educational needs of every child. At the heart of the educational program of learning and experience at Woodlands is the welfare and happiness of our students.
Woodlands offers a stimulating learning environment that aims to nurture responsible, confident and caring students who have high self-esteem, self discipline and respect for others. We aim to ensure that our students become resilient, compassionate, adaptable and well-informed members of their community.
We provide a welcoming, friendly and caring learning environment where individuals are encouraged to live by the values reflected in our school house names; Loyalty, Friendship, Endeavour and Perseverance.
Our School Vision of ‘BE YOUR BEST’ permeates every aspect of school life at Woodlands. It is a belief, attitude, philosophy and way of thinking that pervades every thing that we do and at every level.
Principal’s Message
Welcome to Woodlands.
Our school provides a welcoming, friendly and caring learning environment where individual are encourage to live by the principle of ‘BE YOUR BEST’.
At Woodlands we strive to;
- Celebrate success
- Have high expectations in everything we do
- Develop a community of active learners, with a love of learning
- Teach children how to learn
- Constantly build positive, productive relationships
- Develop, guide and challenge or students to become model citizens and future leaders
- Develop resilient and positive students.
I invite you to share in and contribute to the uniqueness of Woodlands.
Staff
School Leadership Team
Jim Wilson
Principal
Matt Gallagher
Assistant Principal
Kristy Miller
Curriculum Coordinator
Katrina Hooke
Student Wellbeing Coordinator
Administration
Sue Droscher
Business Manager
Jenny Walsh
Michelle Mogyrossy
Kellie Absolom
Lisa Rogers
Foundation Team
Kristy Wheeler
Vicky Isom
Devin Walker
Emma Davis
Rachel Caveny
Justine Whyte
Year One Team
Lucy Anderson
Dianne Gordon
Ally Gaiser
Kellie Gallagher
Petra Morton
Claire Beardsley
Year Two Team
Karen Truman
Chloe Barnes
Jessica Allan
Helen Senysyn
Kylie Hammond
Emily Eldridge
Year Three Team
Eve Campbell
Moira Hill
Robert Salerni
Lisa Hallal
Catherine Lancaster
Year Four Team
Kim Brnjac
Poppy Hunter
Elise Miller
Jane Jones
Ros Kingston
Paul Schaus
Year Five Team
Jane Whitehead
Sammie Simmons
Laura Porter
Kirsty Livera
Lindsay Ponchard
Nick Allan
Year Six Team
Matt Amery
Harrison Whitehead
Adam Salerni
Kara Brereton
Specialist Team
Josh Dowling
Physical Education
Rob Birnie
Physical Education
Angela Muehllechner
Performing Arts
Lisa Block
Visual Arts
Glenn Clough
Visual Arts
Laurence Hall
ICT & Library
Jaqcui Jahn
Italian
Kristen Clowes
Italian/Art Program
Joel Hodson
S.T.E.M
Sandy Salpietro
Special Programs
Classroom Support & Integration Team
Kerry Hann
Robyn Sheppard
Andrea Gigl
Cindy Miles
Laura Accary
Karen Burke
Rachel Batson
Brianna Ryan
Facilities & Grounds
Rob Brnjac
Jon Watson
School Council
What is a school council and what does it do?
All government schools in Victoria have a school council. They are legally formed bodies that are given powers to set the key directions of a school within centrally provided guidelines. In doing this, the Woodlands School Council plays a key role in:
- supporting the principal to provide the best possible educational outcomes for students
- school accountability and improvement processes, and
- the endorsement of key school planning, evaluation and reporting documents.
Membership
Our School Council consists of 8 elected parent members, 4 elected members of staff, and the Principal, with two optional School Council appointed community members.
Terms of Office
The term of office is for two years.
Who is on the school council?
There are three possible categories of membership:
- A mandated elected parent category.
More than one third of the total members must be from this category. Department of Education and Training (DET) employees can be parent members at their child’s school. - A mandated elected DET employee category.
Members of this category may make up no more than one third of the total membership of school council. The principal of the school is automatically one of these members. - An optional community member category.
Its members are co-opted by a decision of the council because of their special skills, interests or experiences. DET employees are not eligible to be community members.
The term of office for members is two years. Half the members must retire each year and this creates vacancies for the annual school council elections.