From the Office
Please see info re Carols Night
Please contact 9876 3289 if you have any questions.
Some terms you might be hearing -
SSB or School Saving Bonus comes from the Department of Education.
Information is being sent via email. This is to the email address that the school asked you to verify earlier this year. There will be an email, per child, to Parent A, as families entered.
There are regulations regarding what families can use these funds for.
Please look at the earlier page in the newsletter for the latest information we have from the Department.
Below is a link to the DET site regarding this -
https://www.vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus
Stationery list, Book list, or book pack - theseare terms or words for some supplies that your child will need, and use during the year. You can purchase your own, from anywhere, or you can use Ross Office Supplies, the link to the website is below. Bring them to school, on the first day of school, named.
Parent Contribution - costs that are not covered by Government funding. Contributions by parents that assist the school to cover these costs.
Curriculum Contributions - These are items and activities that students use or participate in to access the curriculum. It will differ for each year, as what the student uses in a classroom, and participates in to access the Curriculum for their grade.
In Specialist classes, this will also differ according to what they are using.
In the student's classroom, this will differ again. eg Grade 4 use the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. They cook items throughout the year. The contributions go towards payment for items specifically used in this program.
Other Contributions - assist in covering the charges of First aid, grounds maintenance, well-being, and communication tools that the school uses to assist families. Again, this will change according to the student's grades eg. Grades 5 & 6 have interschool sports which have affiliation costs )
Tax-deductible contributions - These are contributions that can be claimed back through a parent's tax return.
Preparing for 2025
We are pleased to inform you that the Parent Payment Arrangements for 2025 are now available on COMPASS. You can find the link above your Newsfeed upon logging in.
For comprehensive details on the Parent Payment Arrangements, please visit our website through this link: https://www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/page/112/Parent-Payments-2025. Starting from Friday, 25th October, you can order the required stationery items online from Ross Office Supplies.
The list of items is included on the final page of each year level’s Parent Payment Letter.
Please ensure your orders are placed by 20th December 2024 to meet the delivery deadline.
Use the school code KALPRI25 when ordering. Here’s a guide on how to order online with Ross Office Supplies: https://booklist.officebrands.com.au/croydon/.
- You do not have to use this supplier if you do not want to, but they have been chosen for the best value for money, and meeting the criteria for quality and what teachers found the best for their students.
- This year, the list can be altered live, and online. eg, if you already have scissors for your child, you can remove them from the list.
- Please name everything before bringing it to school. You may store any extra stationery at home so it doesn't get lost or wasted.
- Packs will be delivered to school before school starts and be available for pick up then.
Spartan Christmas dates
- Final Uniform Delivery 2024 – Week 10 2024 - 9th - 13th December 2024
- First Uniform Delivery 2025 – Week 1 2025 - 28th– 31st January 2025
- Orders placed during the break for Delivery to School will be held and sent when school reopens on 28th January.
- Orders for home delivery will continue to be processed and sent via Australia Post. (Except during our Christmas Closure period from 20th December to 6th January)
- All stores will close at 5.00 pm on Friday 20th December and reopen at 9.00 am on Wednesday 8th January. Please check the website for each store’s hours.
- All stores will be open on Australia Day Public Holiday 27th January 2025
- For information and assistance please email OnlineOrders@spartass.com.au
Kalinda Carols
Our Kalinda Carols Night is coming up very soon, on Wednesday 11th December. This is a great fun, family event where every student (and lots of the staff!) will be up on stage singing and celebrating the end of another fantastic year at Kalinda.
Families are invited to come along and join in the fun. The performances will start at 5pm, but the BBQ and food trucks will be serving yummy treats and meals from 3:45.
Please note that students must be supervised by a responsible adult from 3:45 onwards. ( They cannot remain afterschool without a parent )
Families are welcome to bring a picnic blanket, cushions or short chairs, and join us on the basketball courts. (No tall chairs or umbrellas)
Please note that this is a dog free ( unless registered service ), alcohol-free, smoke and vape free, family friendly event. Please help this be a pleasant event for all.
During the event bikes, scooters etc must not be ridden on the school grounds.
To help us all get into the Christmas spirit students are invited to wear their favourite Christmas outfits to school on Wednesday 11th December. Please remember that our sunsmart policy still applies.
This means that students will need to wear their sunsmart hats at recess and lunchtime, and must have outfits with covered shoulders.
Students must also wear closed-toed shoes throughout the school day.
Are your details up to date?
As mentioned on the School Bonus Page, student enrolment form details have been emailed to all families to ensure all details are current and correct. If the details are current and correct, families do not need to do anything with the email. If there is an error, or item that needs to be updated or changed, you can email the changes, or print and write the changes in, and return them to the office this way. This will ensure details are correct in the case of emergency and for School bonus emails. Thank you for your assistance with this.
Another thing we recommend is to save the school phone number and mobile in your contacts. This way, if we ever need to contact you, you can see that we have called, and it's not just a random phone number.
Kalinda Primary School's main number is 9876 3289
Kalinda Primary School's mobile is 0429 871 758 (this number is only monitored in the event of a phone outage or excursions/camps).
You can also save the email address to ensure emails do not enter your junk folder -
kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au
You can email teachers directly through Compass, under your child's profile.
Payment plans and different payment options
Do you ever find that Compass doesn’t cater for the payment option that would suit your family? If this is the case, please get in touch with us and let us know via a confidential email to kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au.
There are lots of different payment options available, but Compass limits us to offering one option to all families. If paying for an event over several weeks, or in smaller payments, suits your circumstances better, we are happy to make this available to you.
For further information please feel free to contact the office on 9876 3289, or by email to kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au asking to speak to Jen or Melissa in Finance. All finance and administration matters are strictly confidential, and we are happy to help in any way we can.
Scholarship details
Scholarships support students and families to assist with the cost of education and engagement in further study at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Scholarships are available for students:
- studying in Victoria and who are citizens or permanent residents of Australia
- enrolled in Years 4-11
- enrolled in Year 12 who plan on undertaking tertiary studies.
Scholarships are awarded to students who can demonstrate:
- excellent academic achievement
- Participation in school and local community activities
- financial need as determined by the parent or carer receiving a Centrelink income support payment, or the student themselves receiving the Youth Allowance.
For more information including how to apply please go to this link: https://www.vic.gov.au/student-scholarships
Authority for another person to pick up your child
Occasionally families will have the need for someone else to pick up their child. For the safety of your child, please complete the attached letter, and contact the office so we can let staff be aware. The form used is a template from the Department of Education and will remain in the school archives.
Primary school children are unable to leave the grounds, before 3.30 pm by themselves.
End-of-year things
- change class details in QKR
- download student reports
- organise student supplies ( list is on Kalinda website, under parent payments )