From staff and the Office

2020 Fees and Parent Contribution Letters

This week the 2020 Fee statements were sent out via the youngest child in each family. Please check your child's bag if you have not yet received it.

There are multiple options for payment; cash, debit or credit card at the counter and of course Bpay or Compass.

If you are eligible for CSEF in 2020 (ie.hold a healthcare card or pension card relevant to 2020) please call to the office for an application form. We are asking families with CSEF to pay at the office only.

Student Banking

Student banking has undergone a slight change.  Bank books will now be collected on a Wednesday and returned by Friday.

If you don't yet have a student banking account, starter packs can be collected from the School Office.

Hats Reminder

A reminder that, in accordance with our Sunsmart policy (see below),  students must now wear a school hat whenever outside and at play.

EVENTS/ACTIVITIES ON COMPASS

We, of course, have many activities throughout the school, most permissions and payments can be granted via Compass. 

If you see one here, which may be relevant, please go to the Compass website to provide permission and/or payment.

Current Events on Compass Are:

Yoganauts, F, 1 and 2

Starts Monday, October 14 - Foundation, Years 1 and 2

Yoganauts 3/4                                                                  

Starts Friday, October 18 - Years 3 and 4

Senior All Star Boys Hooptime

October 28, Selected students

CERES Excursion, Foundation                                     

Wednesday, November 13 -  Foundation students

Junior Swimming Week 1

Friday, December 6 - Foundation, Years 1 and 2

Junior Swimming Week 2

Friday, December 13 - Foundation, Years 1 and 2

Canteen News

QKR is finally Here

QKR is now open to use for Canteen orders and payments. 

Download the App from your usual app store. QKR is supported by most mobile devices and very user friendly. There is even a category especially for Allergy/Anaphylaxis students. And we do ask you to select a bag option in the menu (after the cup-cake section). On that subject, these can also be selected via QKR.

As per our Compass send out last week, here are the instruction to use 'QKR' to order Canteen meals 

CUPCAKES

Surprise your child and order them a birthday cupcake for $2.50 with raspberry or lemonade icing on top.  Orders are now being taken for October, November and December. You can now order at the via the new QKR! app. FINAL DATE is 15th December.  We also hope to offer this great initiative on our new online system.

Next Week 

Monday 28th October             -  Helpers needed please

Wednesday 30th October      -  Helpers needed please

Thursday 31th October           - Helpers needed please

Friday, 1st November ,              Curriculum Day, Students do not attend

Following Week

Monday 4th November             -  help not required this day

Wednesday 6th November       -  Helpers needed please

Thursday 7th November            - Helpers needed please

Friday, 8th November              - 9am to 10am          -Helpers needed please

                                                          -  12pm to 2.30pm -  Helpers needed please

If you can help, please go to https://www.volunteersignup.org/XJ3WF

The roster is available for the whole year, including Special Food Days.

The Canteen is urgently seeking volunteers for the remainder of the term. If you can spare an hour or two, ESPECIALLY Friday lunchtime,  12pm to 1.30pm, WE NEED YOU!

Sharing of Food (and Money)

Some of our students are being lovely to their friends and sharing their food with them (for example icy poles) or lending them money to buy one for themselves.  This is very kind,  BUT....

Now is a good time to remind families that there is a 'no sharing' of food policy here at Kalinda, with a number of reasons for this; two of which are that some students have allergies or even anaphylaxis to things that may not be obvious in foods, eg traces of nuts and secondly, there are parents who do not wish their child to receive a particular food (eg icy  poles), a choice which the child's friends may not be aware of.

We are also asking parents to speak with their children about lending money to their friends to buy food, in case it is the preference of the other family that their child has limitations on their food choices.

We attach the policy here for you to read.

Special Closure

Please be advised, in advance that the Canteen will be closed on Monday 18th November.

Special Food Day

Ice Cream Day, 26th November

Final Canteen of the Term

Friday, 13th December