1 Newsletter No. 9 - Term 1 – Week 9 Thursday 30 March 2017 Farewell and Thank You As most of you would know by now, Friday will be my final day as Assistant Principal at Kalinda. This will bring to a close almost 7 years serving the school community in this role. As of the beginning of Term 2, I will take up the position of Principal at Antonio Park Primary School in Mitcham. I am very proud of what we have achieved at Kalinda over the last 7 years, and will be sorry to be leaving a leadership role at such a fantastic school. When I first arrived at Kalinda, two things struck me as being different to any other school I had experienced. The first was how friendly the students were. Instead of just walking past me, an adult they didn’t know, students at Kalinda would stop and say hello. The older students would introduce themselves and say ‘nice to meet you’. I then noticed that students of all different ages were playing together out in the yard. They were the happiest and friendliest kids I had ever come across. I will very much miss working with such a fantastic group of students. The second thing that stood out to me was how much the teachers at this school cared for the children. Every teacher treated every child as if they were their own. It was therefore no surprise to then discover that almost every teacher at the school with primary aged children chose to send their children to Kalinda, and this has continued to be the case throughout my time here. It was from this solid foundation that I have had the privilege to lead some fantastic initiatives over my years here, covering all areas of school life. I am thrilled that through all our hard work, Kalinda has grown a wonderful reputation in our community, and for such a wide variety of things. People coming in to the school tell me they hear about our sports program, or maybe our incredible productions and performing arts, our amazing facilities, our digital portfolios, our Challenge Based Learning program, our visual arts displays, our personalised literacy and numeracy teaching, our 1:1 iPad program, our online curriculum, our use of digital devices and the Google ecosystem. Every one of these things has attracted visitors from other schools trying to emulate what we do, in fact, around 100 schools in my time at Kalinda from all over Victoria, New South Wales and as far afield as Japan, Indonesia, India and the US! The Department of Education, ACARA, AITSL and Education Services Australia – in other words, every major educational institution there is, have also featured our work. As I said, I am very proud of what we have achieved! I would like to thank the entire Kalinda community for all their support over the years and their kind words over the last couple of weeks. I would also like to thank the incredible staff at Kalinda, from teachers to office staff to integration staff, every one of them continues to treat every child like their own and works so hard to ensure each child reaches their full potential. What a special place to be able to work at for so long! I look forward to staying closely in touch with Kalinda as a parent, and to seeing the even greater heights our school can climb to in the future. RICHARD LAMBERT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
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Newsletter No. 9 - Term 1 – Week 9 Thursday 30 March 2017
Farewell and Thank You As most of you would know by now, Friday will be my final day as Assistant Principal at Kalinda. This will bring to a close almost 7 years serving the school community in this role. As of the beginning of Term 2, I will take up the position of Principal at Antonio Park Primary School in Mitcham. I am very proud of what we have achieved at Kalinda over the last 7 years, and will be sorry to be leaving a leadership role at such a fantastic school. When I first arrived at Kalinda, two things struck me as being different to any other school I had experienced. The first was how friendly the students were. Instead of just walking past me, an adult they didn’t know, students at Kalinda would stop and say hello. The older students would introduce themselves and say ‘nice to meet you’. I then noticed that students of all different ages were playing together out in the yard. They were the happiest and friendliest kids I had ever come across. I will very much miss working with such a fantastic group of students. The second thing that stood out to me was how much the teachers at this school cared for the children. Every teacher treated every child as if they were their own. It was therefore no surprise to then discover that almost every teacher at the school with primary aged children chose to send their children to Kalinda, and this has continued to be the case throughout my time here. It was from this solid foundation that I have had the privilege to lead some fantastic initiatives over my years here, covering all areas of school life. I am thrilled that through all our hard work, Kalinda has grown a wonderful reputation in our community, and for such a wide variety of things. People coming in to the school tell me they hear about our sports program, or maybe our incredible productions and performing arts, our amazing facilities, our digital portfolios, our Challenge Based Learning program, our visual arts displays, our personalised literacy and numeracy teaching, our 1:1 iPad program, our online curriculum, our use of digital devices and the Google ecosystem.
Every one of these things has attracted visitors from other schools trying to emulate what we do, in fact, around 100 schools in my time at Kalinda from all over Victoria, New South Wales and as far afield as Japan, Indonesia, India and the US! The Department of Education, ACARA, AITSL and Education Services Australia – in other words, every major educational institution there is, have also featured our work. As I said, I am very proud of what we have achieved! I would like to thank the entire Kalinda community for all their support over the years and their kind words over the last couple of weeks. I would also like to thank the incredible staff at Kalinda, from teachers to office staff to integration staff, every one of them continues to treat every child like their own and works so hard to ensure each child reaches their full potential. What a special place to be able to work at for so long! I look forward to staying closely in touch with Kalinda as a parent, and to seeing the even greater heights our school can climb to in the future. RICHARD LAMBERT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
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Goodbye Richard On behalf of the staff and the whole school community, I want to thank Richard Lambert for all the fine work he has done at Kalinda primary School. Kalinda has become renowned as an excellent school in the area, and this is due to the hard work of all our staff, but most importantly, Richard, over the last 7 years. Richard has worked extremely hard in the time he has been here, to develop our curriculum and our teaching practices to be some of the best in Australia. Our staff is highly trained and will continue to build on everything we have achieved. I wish Richard all the very best as Principal of Antonio Park Primary School and I congratulate him on the appointment.
SCHOOL COUNCIL Last Monday we had the first meeting with our new School Council. Congratulations to Lachlan Williams as our new President, Elise Wilson as Treasurer, and Kelly Woodman as Secretary. I also welcome the members of Council, Danielle Foulis, Lindsey Baker, Ray White, Andrea Badlee, Evan Badlee, Natalie Bishop, Steve Harvey and Erin Norman. I wish to thank our outgoing School Councillors, Steve Grix, Tony Landi and Virginia Strybosch. School Council will meet twice a term on a Monday night. I look forward to working with the new School Council. I also wish all our families a very safe and happy holidays. We will see the children again on Tuesday 18th April. GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL
GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL – THANK YOU
A big thank you to all the families who donated to the Royal Childrens Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Through your very kind donations, we raised $368.
EASTER RAFFLE Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and donated items towards the Easter Raffle prizes. With your help, we have 288 prizes. The raffle will be drawn prior to Friday’s assembly, and the top 26 winners will be called out at the 2:00pm assembly. The rest of the prizes will be given out to the classrooms just before the final assembly. We are pleased to announce that this fundraiser has raised $3,608.80, which will go towards various programs throughout the school. LINDSEY BAKER FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR
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Events Calendar
Notices sent home to Families – 23-30 March 2017
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Winter menu Families n/a
CANTEEN NEWS THANK YOU – A big shout out to all the people who came in and helped with Hot Dog Day. Thanks for helping to run it so smoothly and successfully. Thank you to all the parents/grandparents who have volunteered this term. It has been lovely to meet you all. I look forward to seeing you all again next term. New Menu Keep a look out for the new Winter Menu (on yellow) coming home today. JUSTINE WATSON CANTEEN MANAGER
ANZAC APPEAL In support of the Ringwood RSL and the ANZAC Appeal for 2017, we will be selling badges at school during the first week back at school, as well as the day before ANZAC Day. Available for purchase will be: Badges for $1 & $2 Wristbands for $3 Bag Tags for $4 Various Badges for $5 Junior School Council Reps will be bringing them around to classes for sale during the day and they will also be available at the office before and after school.
March
31st - End Term 1 – 2:00pm Assembly – Raffle
- 2:30pm Dismissal April
17th - Easter Monday 18th - Term 2 begins 25th - ANZAC Day – Public Holiday 27th - Cross Country – Grades 3-6 30th - Working Bee May
8th - Mother’s Day Stall
- School Council Mtg – 7:30pm - Staffroom 9-11th - NAPLAN – Grades 3 & 5 15th - Foundation 2018 Information Night – 7pm 22-26th - Education Week & Book Fair 24th - Kalinda Open Night – 5:00 – 7:30pm 30th - NEVR Concert – Hamer Hall June
12th - Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday 19th - School Council Mtg – 7:30pm – Staffroom 23rd - Highland Dancing Concert 30th - End of Term 2 – 2:30pm Dismissal
TERM DATES 2017
Term 1 – 30 January (Teachers resume)
31 January (Pupil-free day) 1 February (Students resume) End Term 1 – 31 March Easter – Good Friday 14 April – 17 April Term 2 – 18 April – 30 June Term 3 – 17 July – 22 September Term 4 – 9 October to 22 December
CANTEEN ROSTER
19/4/17 - Closed for preparation 20/4/17 - Elisha McP. (9am-1pm) & Carli S. 21/4/17 - Amanda C. & Jo O’C. (9am-12pm)
FORWARD DATES:
Kalinda Fete – 25th November 2017
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OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program Term 1 – Week 8
Dear Parents/Guardians, Welcome to the final OSH Club news for Term 1. We have had such an amazing start to the year and wish to thank you all for joining and participating in our community. This week has been all about the sensory activities; kinetic sand, bubblers, slime, smells and spinning tops. We have been playing heads down thumbs up, meditation and mindfulness morning sessions, and enjoying the intermittent weather when possible at the Foundation playground, for monkey bars and pull the plug, as well as Chloe A, Lolly and Lilly have been inventing a new spider game. On our menu this week were fruit platters, cheese rolls, weetbix balls (made by cooking club) and corn chips. Many families have been asking about vacation care programs. OSH Club are pleased to offer holiday care at 3 local schools - Bimbadeen, Ringwood Heights and Good Shepherd. Please visit our website to find out about the cool activities, incursions and excursions planned. You can also get information on these programs on our sign-in table. Just a note that Michelle will be off for the first two weeks of Term 2. Hannah from Warranwood OSH Club, will be coming to step in. Some of you may know Hannah from Ringwood Heights Holiday program. I hope you all have wonderful holiday break and look forward to seeing you all fresh faced next term. Our Family communication book is always on the sign-in desk for anyone wishing to leave comments, suggestions or queries. We appreciate your feedback for our program and our team. We are available during program hours on 0439 992 434. Feel free to leave a voicemail message if we are unavailable. We are also contactable at [email protected]. Alternatively, you are always welcome to contact our Area Manager (Kathi Rowan) on 0432 212 817 or [email protected]. We have a GOLD suggestion box on the “sign-in” table and we invite everyone to leave suggestions whenever they wish! These can be anonymous. We welcome everyone in OSHClub; our children are very considerate of new students and we take pride in our ability to make every child feel special.
Kind Regards, Michelle Dark
Program phone: 0439 992 434
Coordinator: Michelle Dark
Assistants: Jane Evans and Wendy Reid
OSHClub Head Office: (03) 8564 9000
All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.
OFFICE NEWS CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) Applications for CSEF can now be submitted to the office for processing. If you do not have a form, please call in at the office. Don’t forget to bring your Centrelink/Healthcare Card with you for copying. PARENT PAYMENTS & VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS 2017 For those parents paying by instalments, the 4th Instalment is due by Wednesday 29th March. The 2017 Parent Payment Policy and the Kalinda Primary School Hardship Policy is located on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/ - Notices & Forms, for your information. Credit Card & BPay payments – Please remember that we cannot accept payments of less than $10 for credit card and less than $30 for BPay. If you are paying by BPay, please also send in a short email or note letting us know the amount, what the payment was for and the BPay Receipt number, to [email protected] If payments of less than $10 are received, we will be returning them home and asking for cash payment. COMPASS – If your child is away due to illness, medical appointments, family holidays, or other reasons, please remember to login to Compass and register their non-attendance through the “Add / Approve Absence” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER
STUDENT BANKING – has closed for the term. It will restart on the first week back.
UNIFORM SHOP - RHSports For your convenience, the RHSports Shop is open every day during the school holidays, apart from the Easter holidays. Opening times are 9:00am – 5:00pm. Kalinda Primary School Uniforms are available to purchase offsite at RHSports at Unit 12, 100 New Street, Ringwood. Notices are available at the office or on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/notices&forms The direct link to RHSports is https://www.rhsports.com.au/shop/product/clothing/school_wear/kalinda_ps
BE SUNSMART
It doesn’t finish yet – if the UV Index is 3 or above, you still need a hat!
Here at Kalinda we are a Sunsmart school which means that all students need to wear a school-approved hat during Terms 1 & 4. If anyone is not wearing a hat, the Yard Duty Teacher will ask them to stay undercover, out of the sun, for recess and/or lunchtime. Link into the Sunsmart app on our website to find out the UV Index.
Chris, our apple man will next be delivering new seasons apples on Thursday 20 April. If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 19 April. Bags are approximately 5-6kg. At the moment only Royal Galas, Fujis and Granny Smiths are available at $10 per bag.
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School Holiday Programs April 2017
Irabina is offering a variety of School Holiday Programs in April 2017 including: General Holiday Program, Music and Movement Program, Art and Craft Program, Lego Club and a Social Skills Group.
To find out more about each program or to register, please click here.
The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation is coming to Eastland Shopping Centre on 9 April - that is just a couple of Sundays away!
We are very excited to be part of Harveast, Eastland's free one-day event showcasing local chefs, producers and suppliers. This event is running in conjunction with Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
The Foundation is setting up a stall to show off the fun and learning of a kitchen garden program. There will be educational resources for sale, a hands-on garden activity for the kids, and plenty of Foundation staff at hand to answer all of your questions. We would love you to drop by and say hello. A couple of local kitchen garden program schools will also be there. Chat with kitchen garden educators from Wonga Park Primary School and Whitehorse Primary School, who are ready and willing to share their experiences of running a successful kitchen garden program. Visit Eastland's website for more information about other events on the day, and to download the event program (it includes a handy map to make it easy to find us). We are excited about hanging out with the kitchen garden community in Melbourne's east. See you there.
The Kitchen Garden Foundation Team
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
See the Community Board in the Foyer for more events and information. The Department of Education & Training (DET) and Kalinda Primary School, do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. DET and Kalinda Primary School accept no responsibility for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.
