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Kalianna School Bendigo

Locality: Bendigo, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5442 1311

Address: 48-68 Prouses Rd 3550 Bendigo, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.kalianna.vic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Although, we said goodbye to our students yesterday for the year, staff are still busy on-site. Today we are undertaking a PD. Here at Kalianna we are always striving to provide our students with the best educational programs for success.

25.01.2022 The Year 10 class will be taking over Instagram today. Make sure you check out how their day unfolds by heading over to our Instagram page - kalianna_school_bendigo

24.01.2022 The countdown begins - only 2 days left until the VCAL 2020 Graduation video premieres on Facebook! Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to do our traditional big VCAL graduation dinner and celebrations with the Kalianna community, but covid restrictions haven’t stopped the celebrations from going ahead with a different spin! On Thursday students will have their last day and enjoy a sit down lunch at our main campus. Then at 7pm the VCAL 2020 Graduation video will be published here on our Facebook page.

24.01.2022 R U OK? Day at Kalianna. Students enjoyed a variety of fun activities, whilst wearing yellow. The activities included; dancing, lego, board games, sensory, conversation corner and mindfulness colouring. Students also enjoyed an ice cream in the sun! Unfortunately, the amazing team from Kit weren’t able to attend the day due to COVID-19, but they provided some free goodies for our students - thank you! Keep in Touch

24.01.2022 Next Thursday 19th November Grown by the VCAL Whipstick Group - plants and succulents come in a recycled pallet planter box. Selling a variety of plants, succulents, vegetables and oak trees. Head down and see our amazing Kalianna VCAL staff and students and grab yourself a great bargain, maybe even an early Christmas present.

23.01.2022 If you missed it, check out what the Year 9 class got up to during their Instagram Takeover today!

22.01.2022 This week at Kalianna * Prep enjoyed an ice cream in the courtyard for R U OK? Day. * Grade 1/2 have been learning numbers through singing ‘10 little fish’. * Grade 3/4 undertook a QR scavenger hunt. Students scanned, read, wrote and circled CVC words. ... * Grade 5/6 students enjoyed riding bikes, football and basketball during PE. * Grade 5/6 have been creating a puppet show to share with the prep students. * Year 7 students have been creating their own volcanos during science. * Year 8 and 9 students enjoyed a day out at our Whipstick Campus. * VCAL students enjoyed a virtual bike ride marathon. Students and staff rotated continuously for 2 hours. * The whole school took part in R U OK? Day. Everyone enjoyed a variety of fun activities. See more

22.01.2022 Tickets now on sale for our Mother’s Day raffle.

22.01.2022 Hi everyone, Please see attached our new virtual school tour video which we are very proud of. We'd like to thank all students and staff involved in the creation of this video.... Regards, Peter.

21.01.2022 ** Community Update - 18th September, 2020 **

21.01.2022 It’s almost that time of the year again - BOOK WEEK! This years theme is ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’. We will be holding our Book Week dress up on Thursday 22nd October.

20.01.2022 Our OSHC holiday program is in full swing at Bendigo Special Developmental School and Kalianna School Bendigo. Our educators plan a wide variety of activities every day, but here are some of the participant's favourite things to do at OSHC.

20.01.2022 ** Community Update - 6th November, 2020 **

19.01.2022 Also happening next Thursday 19th November, VCAL group will be at Epsom Bunnings running the BBQ’s.

18.01.2022 Don’t forget today’s assembly at 10am! See you there.

17.01.2022 A reminder R U OK? Day will be held at Kalianna this Thursday. Students are encouraged to wear yellow and there will be some fun activities being held during both breaks to enjoy.

16.01.2022 Two weeks ago, students from Kalianna designed their own Christmas cards to enter in Jacinta Allan’s annual Christmas card competition. A student from each school involved was shortlisted and Caleb Byers from Year 7 was Kalianna’s winner. He also won the overall competition, where his winning design will feature on the cover of Jacinta Allan’s Christmas card this year. Congratulations Caleb, we look forward to seeing your design in letterboxes throughout the region.

16.01.2022 This week at Kalianna * Prep students enjoyed getting their hands dirty and did some gardening. * Grade 1/2 learnt about their sense of touch/feel. They played with shaving cream and corn flour mixed with water and salt. * Grade 3/4 - During Science students have been learning about solids, gases and liquid. After creating posters, they made jelly! ... * Grade 5/6 - as part of Science, students guessed mystery bags and popped items over Mr Joel’s head. We had solid, gas and liquid items. * Grade 5/6 have been working on 2D shapes. They played shape bingo, shape race and completed a worksheet. * Year 7 students were given a STEAM challenge and learnt about gravity. They had to create a structure that could balance. * Year 9 celebrated NAIDOC week and created their own dot painting. * Year 10 experimented with Ozbots during Digital Technology. * VCAL students completed their Downtown Award Programs. Check out Renee’s mosaic work! * Wellbeing - this fortnight’s focus is ‘Keep Learning’. Students enjoyed a variety of activities in the MPR and courtyard. See more

15.01.2022 Term 2 begins TOMORROW! Just a reminder that school starts at 8.50am every day. From 8.30am, we provide the breakfast program to all students. Please ensure students arrive on time everyday. In the morning, each class have morning meeting, which establishes a positive routine and provides students with a visual time table for the day. School finishes at 2.50pm for those who get picked up, walk or ride. Buses and OSHC commence from 3pm. See you all tomorrow for another great term!

15.01.2022 We are super excited to be able to have our Mother's Day breakfast back - SAVE THE DATE!

15.01.2022 Leadership and Learning Specialist retreat - planning has commenced for 2021. We are getting excited for another great year of learning.

14.01.2022 Reminder TOMORROW - Monday 14th September is SSG Day - Pupil Free Day. Students are not to attend school. Parent/Carers are required to attend their 15 minute interview with the classroom teachers. Please refer to your classroom teachers instructions given earlier in the week in regards to booking times and how the appointment will run.

13.01.2022 Kalianna would like to remind families as per Department of Education Sunsmart policies that broad brim / bucket hats need to be worn in Term 1 and Term 4. All students require a broad brim / bucket hat during outside activities, lunch and recess. Broad brim / bucket hats can be purchased from Kmart, BigW, Best and Less, from $6-$10. Please ensure they are clearly labeled. Thanks for your support.

13.01.2022 STAY TUNED! COMING NEXT TERM!

11.01.2022 We would like to invite you to attend our school’s 'Fathering Project Dads Group' Launch evening. This evening will be an informal, but informative event just for dads and father-figures. Presented by AFL Legend Rodney Eade from The Fathering Project and hosted by our school. Come along, meet other Dads chat, share and support each other to start a Dads Group and be the best Dad you can be. Learn about what The Fathering Project is and the importance of the role of the fath...er (backed by research). It would be great if you could come along and we hope you will learn some interesting things about fathering, and about how a Fathering Project Dads Group can support your kids and the school community toward a healthier, happier future. See more

10.01.2022 Term 4 begins TOMORROW! Just a reminder that school starts at 8.50am everyday. From 8.30am, we provide the breakfast program to all students. Please ensure students arrive on time everyday. In the morning, each class have morning meeting, which establishes a positive routine and provides students with a visual time table for the day. We look forward to another exciting term at Kalianna.

10.01.2022 Reminder TOMORROW - Monday 23rd November is SSG Day - Pupil Free Day. Students are not to attend school. Parent/Carers are required to attend their 15 minute interview with the classroom teachers. Please refer to your classroom teachers instructions given earlier in the week in regards to booking times and how the appointment will run.

09.01.2022 A massive last day at Kalianna for our primary students. Today they celebrated with multiple water play zones, Christmas lunch and then a visit from Santa who delivered zooper doopers!

09.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE The Fathering Project - Kalianna Monday 3rd May 5pm - 7pm Free BBQ dinner ... We are excited to announce that Kalianna will be taking part in the ‘The Fathering Project’, this is a Federal Government Funded project that has been launched in Victorian Schools. Kalianna will launch the project on Monday 3rd May at Kalianna from 5pm-7pm, with a free BBQ tea. The project will be supported by our very own school parent, Jason Kerr (Tom Kerr’s father), he will be the parent captain. Rodney Eade from the Fathering Project will be our allocated mentor/coach. A little about Rodney: Rodney Eade is a father to 6 children in a blended family and grew up in Tasmania before relocating to Melbourne as a 17 year old to play AFL. In his AFL career he played 259 games with Hawthorn and Brisbane, including 4 AFL premierships with Hawthorn. He was assistant coach for Brisbane and then North Melbourne and senior coach for 17 years including the Sydney Swans, Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Suns. He has worked at Collingwood Football Club as Coaching Director then Football Operations Manager. Away from AFL Rodney established the organisation Facing Change which focuses on positive transformation and in 2019 he commenced at The Fathering Project. Rodney is passionate about seeing positive outcomes for children by having an engaged father figure in their lives. The first meet and greet will be for our male carers, this includes; Fathers, Grandfathers, Uncles, male carer or any main male figure in our students lives, so no need to bring your child/ren along for this. During the first meet, the group will have the opportunity to discuss future meetings, activities and events, which will then involve your child/ren, or maybe you'll arrange catch ups together. At this stage, this is a save the date, we will be asking for RSVP’s from Monday 19th April.

09.01.2022 5 Ways to Wellbeing - KEEP LEARNING As part of our wellbeing program, this fortnight we are working on ‘Keep Learning’. This week staff have been sharing their wonderful talents and hobbies. During break times staff have set out activities in the courtyard and MPR, where students are able to learn something new. #5wayschallenge

09.01.2022 1 day to go until the VCAL 2020 Graduation video premiere!

09.01.2022 Don’t forget our last assembly for the term!

08.01.2022 This year our graduation looks a little different. Instead of our traditional gathering we are premiering a graduation movie on Facebook. Students hace recorded their Graduation speeches online with words from Mr Bush, teachers and even a few special guests. This movie will premiere here on Facebook on Thursday night at 7pm, when the Grad dinner would have been. Tune in to be part of the class of 2020's very special Graduation! #grad2020

08.01.2022 End of term is this Friday - Reminder that the finish time is one hour earlier.

08.01.2022 ** Community Update - Week 10, Term 1 **

07.01.2022 Happening now! Head down to Kalianna and grab some amazing bargains on seedlings!

07.01.2022 This week at Kalianna * Prep students read ‘We are going on a bear hunt’. After collecting natural materials around the school grounds, they made bear hunt posters. * Grade 1/2 went on a bear hunt with the Prep class. They went through the grass, storm, mud and water. * Grade 3/4 enjoyed making ice-cream cake - yum!! ... * Grade 5/6 worked in small groups to create a storyline and make their on props for a theatre production. They then shared the special event with the Prep, 1/2 class. It was a fantastic show. * Grade 5/6 celebrated the Indian Spring Festival of Holi as part of their Humanities topic. * Year 7 had fun in the sun and enjoyed a variety of sports and bike riding. * Year 9 students planted some beautiful succulents to take home. * Year 10 students went out to our Whipstick campus and enjoyed a BBQ lunch and activities. * VCAL students cooked up a storm with Mr Joel. See more

07.01.2022 This week at Kalianna: * Prep students enjoyed making Christmas decorations during Art. * Grade 1/2 enjoyed making necklaces using fruit loops as part of numeracy learning about patterns. * Grade 3/4 - For student takeover, students made their own stop animations. ... * Grade 5/6 went on a shape scavenger hunt using QR code’s. * Grade 5/6 - Each morning Grade 5/6 are doing an act of kindness challenge. * Year 7 - During Geography students traveled the world, researching countries and creating their own passports. * Year 9 - Students enjoyed creating some Christmas photo frames during their student takeover. * Year 10 enjoyed an afternoon of social games to improve their social skills. * VCAL students wrapped up their year with a lunch and graduation video. See more

06.01.2022 Keen community and school gardeners from across Bendigo came together last month for a morning of conversation, learning and networking at the inaugural Seeds t...o Success workshop, put together by our friends at Kalianna School Bendigo and Healthy Greater Bendigo We were thrilled to be part of the day, presenting to attendees on the work of Bendigo Foodshare, our story, and how those gathered can get involved in our community projects including YouFoods and Grow A Row, Pick A Branch. We have a number of schools, groups and community members who grow and donate produce to us for food relief - becoming a great learning resource for schools and ensuring harvests don't go to waste. This is part of our commitment to work at a community level to build food capacity, skills and connection - empowering people to see that food is for all. There was a real buzz in the room at the event as people shared the challenges of running and managing a garden in their setting, but the overwhelming benefits that come from growing, cooking and sharing projects in the school and community setting. We can't wait to see what's to come from this event in the future! Access Australia Group, Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, Cr Andrea Metcalf, City of Greater Bendigo, Coliban Water, Marong Neighbourhood House

05.01.2022 FYI- In support of World Autism Awareness Day, Bendigo Cinemas is screening a special Sensory Friendly Session of Peter Rabbit 2 this Friday 2nd April. It will screen at 11am and tickets are on sale now! Bendigo Cinemas

05.01.2022 If you missed it, check out what the Year 10 class got up to during their Instagram Takeover today!

04.01.2022 Kalianna’s SRC Easter Celebrations.

02.01.2022 Kreative Corner Ep9 - Easter Bunny