From the Assistant Principal 

From Mrs Hopkins' office....

There is a real buzz in the air can you feel it? The Colour Explosion is nearly here, do you have your white tshirt ready? I for one am SUPER excited to turn Kalinda into a rainbow on October 30th and I already have my white clothes laid out in advance. Too keen? I think not!!!

Hot tip mums, dads and carers : this Mum discovered that both Kmart and Best n Less have cheap white tshirts perfect for the big day! 

It has been exciting to start dreaming about how we might spend our fundraising on improving our outdoor playspaces - new shade sails, extra seating, planting, and expanding 'the rock amphitheatre on the hill'. Don't forget to ask (nicely) friends and family if they will consider sponsoring your little Colour Explosion competitor! 

School Camps

Moving into 2020, with our single class structure, it gives us opportunity to review our Camp programs. Camps provide incredibly important experiences for our students and not only do we gain valuable learning in many areas of the academic curriculum but also developing social emotional skills, resilience, independence, confidence, humour, with (let's face it) a dash of "if I don't have a shower will Mum notice?"

With this in mind, from 2020 we will be holding a camp in every school year from Grades 3 to 6. Our 5/6s will continue to attend Camps together, but our 3s and 4s will enjoy separate camps. After much research we are pleased to announce a new Camp to our roster, Wombat Corner in Emerald. Just 45 minutes from Kalinda, Wombat Corner will provide our Grade 3s with a wonderful selection of low-level adventure activities, environmental studies, comfortable accommodation and exciting special events. 

In 2020, our School Camps program will include: 

5/6 Camp - Creswick (Ballarat) - April 2020

Grade 4 Camp - Phillip Island - September 2020 

Grade 3 Camp - Emerald - October 2020 (Term 4)

Happy Days Kalinda, it continues to be my very great pleasure to work with you. 

We are kind. We are resilient. We are respectful.