2025 Foundation  

Bell times at Kalinda Primary School 

8:45    AM - Staff on yard duty, students permitted to play on school grounds.

8:55   AM  - First Bell will ring, and classrooms will open

9:00   AM  - Second Bell, students to be in the classroom as attendance roll will be marked

                       Brain food (fruit snacks) can be eaten in class 

11:00  AM - Recess Bell, students make their way outside. Snack such as a muffin,                                       crackers, half a sandwich, or yoghurt.

11:35 AM - First Bell, return to the class room.

11:40 AM - Second Bell, enter classrooms

1:10   PM -  Lunch eating in the classroom ( no bell ) 

1:20   PM -  Bell - outside to play 

1:55   PM -  Bell - end of lunch, line up bell

2:00   PM -  Bell - enter the classroom ( attendance roll to be marked )

3:30   PM -  Bell - end of the school day, school concludes.

3:45   PM -  Staff finish yard duty, students are to be supervised by parents.

Assembly

Every second Friday, (newsletter week) there is an assembly held at school, usually on the stadium. It is held every second Friday afternoon, starting at 2.45 pm, unless a Compass news item states otherwise. Parents are always invited. On the last day of Terms 1- 3, school finishes at 2.30. In Term 4, it finishes at 1.30pm.

2025 Foundation Transition Sessions

1) Friday 25th of October 9:30-10:45

2) Friday 8th of November 9:30-10:45

3) Friday 22nd of November 9:30-10:45 - ( Uniform fittings available )

4) Meet the Teacher on Tuesday 10th of December 10:00-12:00.

5) Thursday 30th January 2025 first day of school for Foundation students

• Please bring a named sun hat and a water bottle.
• Students will need to be signed in and out by an adult.
• Any medication that your child may need ( such as an EpiPen) also needs to be brought along for the session.

2025 Foundation Testing dates

Foundation students do not attend school on Wednesdays for the first 6 weeks. On these dates, your child will be asked to attend some 1:1 testing with their teacher. This is a lovely opportunity for teacher and student to get to know one another a little better. There is no need to prepare for this testing as it is simply a gauge of 'school readiness', we expect that students come to school with a wide range of knowledge and experience so do not worry. Some students know some letters and sounds, whilst some students just know the letters in their name. 

This break in the week also assists with ensuring students are well-rested and able to cope with the change that attending school brings. We encourage you to let them rest and recover on these days - it's hard work with all the new learning and changes. We often encourage families to consider limiting out of school commitments during first term of Foundation, as 'learning how to learn' takes up a lot of energy!

The dates affected will be  - 

Wednesday 29th Jan 2025

Wednesday 5th Feb 2025

Wednesday 12th Feb 2025

Wednesday 19th Feb 2025

Wednesday 26th Feb 2025

Wednesday 5th March 2025

Students will begin full-time school in the week ending 10th March 2025.

Build a positive relationship with your child's school

Support is available to help maintain positive relationships in school, including:

• Ways to Get involved with your schools such as volunteering, parent clubs and school councils.
• ‘Think. Wait. Communicate’ tip sheet to help you have effective interactions with your school, before during and after you meet with school staff.
• Learn more about the whole-school approach to Respectful Relationships and how parents/carers and the wider community have a role to play in modelling respectful behaviours and creating an environment where everyone feels safe, respected and valued.
• Building a relationship with your child's school – includes tips on how to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Find out how to raise a concern about your child's school.
• Managing difficult conversations with your child's school – advice about how to manage difficult conversations.

This information is taken from the Department of Education page for Respectful Relationships within school communities.

Building a positive relationship with your child's school | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)

Spartan-Kalinda uniform suppliers

CSEF

• The department administers the CSEF to help eligible families with the costs of camps, sporting activities and excursions.
• Schools must communicate to families the availability of the CSEF.
• Schools must process applications for a CSEF payment by 28 June 2024.
• Schools must use the funds for the benefit of the eligible student.

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:

• school camps or trips
• swimming and school-organised sport programs
• outdoor education programs
• excursions and incursions
• graduations.

Schools can receive applications from families by 28th June 2024.

Families can list more than one student in the one application form if they are attending the same school.

Emails from Kalinda 

• confirmation of enrolment and welcome to Kalinda
• enrolment details check for School Bonus 
• Information regarding School Bonus
• uniform shop flyer