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
Matt Gallagher
Principal
Matt Amery
Assistant Principal
Eve Campbell
Curriculum Coordinator
Student Wellbeing Team
Katrina Hooke
Student Wellbeing Coordinator
Sarah Roney
Thrive Positive Education Coordinator
Administration
Sue Droscher
Business Manager
Michelle Mogyrossy
Kellie Absolom
Rachel Batson
Foundation Team
Kristy Wheeler
Vicky Isom
Devin Walker
Emma Davis
Sammie Simmons
Emily Eldridge
Year One Team
Kim Brnjac
Jessica Allan
Rachel Caveney
Kellie Gallagher
Emma McDowell
Claire Schuurman
Year Two Team
Karen Truman
Chloe Barnes
Sarah Di Paolo
Helen Senysyn
Anna Whelan
Petra Morton
Year Three Team
Lisa Hallal
Poppy Hunter
Justine Whyte
Robert Salerni
Catherine Lancaster
Year Four Team
Kylie Hammond
Charlie Pascazio
Elise Miller
Jane Jones
Ros Kingston
Paul Schaus
Year Five Team
Jane Whitehead
Laura Porter
Tara Hallal
Dianne Gordon
Lindsay Ponchard
Nick Allan
Year Six Team
Kara Brereton
Harrison Whitehead
Adam Salerni
Briony Jenner
Specialist Team
Josh Dowling
Physical Education
Rob Birnie
Physical Education
Angela Muehllechner
Performing Arts
Jaqcui Jahn
Italian
Laurence Hall
ICT & Library
Dylan Sutton
S.T.E.M
Lisa Block
Visual Arts
Kristen Clowes
Italian/Art Program
Glenn Clough
Visual Arts
Sandy Salpietro
Special Programs
Classroom Support & Integration Team
Kerry Hann
Robyn Sheppard
Andrea Gigl
Cindy Miles
Laura Accary
Karen Burke
Rachel Batson
Rina Shaw
Harriet Holden
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.