School Values – RESPECT: Our School Community is encouraged to treat others with grace and

kindness. The use of manners is respect in action.

School Values – HONESTY: Our School Community demonstrates honesty in our daily actions by

behaving with fairness, truthfulness and sincerity.

Term Dates 2018 Term 1 2019

Friday 5th April – Last Day of Term 1 2pm Finish

Term 2 2019 Tuesday 23rd April - Friday 28th June

Important Dates Friday 29th March School Photos

Parent and Friend Gathering Staffroom 9am

Monday 1st April School Photos

Easter Raffle Drawn

Parent Helping Parent Student Kitchen 9am

Friday 5th April End of Term 1 : 2pm

ello SDS Community

NIAGARA THERAPY PRESENTATION We are just so grateful to be the lucky recipient of over $33,000 worth of specialised Cycloidal Vibration

Therapy (CVT) equipment as part of the Niagara Therapy Fairyland Centres; the philanthropic arm of this

amazing Australian owned business. On Tuesday 19th March, the multipurpose room was crowded with

members of our school community, all eager to be part of the count down and unveiling of the life size train

and bulldozer, a full body therapy recliner, three thermos cycloidal pads and three CVT hand units. We are

also extremely grateful to the wonderful members of Kangaroo Flat Rotary and the Bendigo Chapter of the

Uncle Bob’s Club for their generous donations to assist with the freight and technical assembly of this

equipment. The students have had the most wonderful time trialling the equipment this week and no

doubt, they will become a much-loved part of their learning programs. Please see more photos of the new

equipment within this newsletter.

Bendigo Special Developmental School Principal : Kirshy McAinch

School Council President : Leah Thomas 26 – 32 Lockwood Road, KANGAROO FLAT 3555

Phone : 5447 3267 Fax : 5447 7286

Email : bendigo.sds@edumail.vic.gov.au Newsletter # 4

Website : www.bendigosds.vic.edu.au 22nd March 2018

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School Values – ENCOURAGEMENT: Our School Community promotes encouragement to inspire

and build confidence.

School Values – PROFESSIONALISM: We honour our job descriptions and work place values.

2018 ANNUAL REPORT You will find the 2018 Annual Report attached to this newsletter. This report has been endorsed by School

Council, and is the required report back to the school and wider community about our progress against our

learning goals in 2018. It is a wonderful story of the large steps forward in our staff teaching skills and

practice, and the subsequent positive learning outcomes for our students. We should all be very proud of

our collective achievements as a school community, and as parent and carers of our students, you are a vital

key component of that success. Thank you for your continued dedication to our school and your child’s

learning. If you have any questions about the Annual Report, please do not hesitate to contact me.

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE (OSHC) Recently, our school was privileged to be able to join the After School Care program that has been made

available, free for all families by the Department of Education and Training, as part of the Outside School

Hours Care Demonstration Program. We, at Bendigo SDS, are thankful for the work of Distinctive Options

as the provider in the first phase of this program. From the beginning of Term 2, final negotiations are

occurring for a new supplier to provide Outside School Hours Care, including after school and holiday

programs, on our site. Once contract negotiations have been completed, information about the enrolment

process and the commencement date for the Outside School Hours Care and the subsequent holidays

programs for Term 2,3 and over the Christmas holidays will be made available. In the interim, you can

contact me to find out more information.

GOOD BYE AND GOOD LUCK We wish Brigitte, one of our amazing teachers, every joy and happiness for the most extraordinary journey

that she will be undertaking for the next 12 months and beyond. Brigitte will be taking 12 months parental

leave from our school, with her final day being today, Friday 22nd March, as she is about to become the

permanent carer of a beautiful little girl named Ruby. We know that Brigitte will be a brilliant mother for

Ruby, and that Ruby will bring endless happiness to Brigitte and her family. We look forward to meeting

Ruby in the future and wish the happy new family, every best wish.

MONDAY 29TH APRIL DINNER DATE It will be wonderful to see as many families as possible at the Bendigo Stadium, to be part of a fundraiser

that Kangaroo Flat Rotary Club will be hosting for our benefit. The school will receive 30% of all meals

ordered on the night, so please join the entire school community for a chance to have a meal and a chat

and have a night off from cooking, whilst raising much-needed funds for the school. It is a true WIN WIN

night!

END OF TERM A reminder that school finished early on Friday 5th April for the start of the Easter Holidays. School will finish

an hour earlier, at 2.00 pm, meaning that buses will leave here an hour earlier than usual. School then

resumes for Term 2 on Tuesday 23rd April, as Easter is the last weekend of the holidays. This will be a short

school week, as Thursday will be a public holiday for the observance of ANZAC Day.

Kirshy McAinch

Principal

School Values – RESPECT: Our School Community is encouraged to treat others with grace and

kindness. The use of manners is respect in action.

School Values – HONESTY: Our School Community demonstrates honesty in our daily actions by

behaving with fairness, truthfulness and sincerity.

Easter Raffle Please continue to sell those tickets and return all

sold and unsold tickets by Wednesday 27th March. a big THANK YOU to all those who have sent in

donations for our Easter Raffle. Further donations will be gratefully accepted

Thank you for your support……………. The Team at Bendigo SDS

22nd March Katie Room 14 22nd March Georgie Room 14

25th March Zeathan Room 6 25th March Felix Room 9

26th March Kieran Room 11 1st April Jahkye Room 8

1st April Jo Room 3 3rd April Belinda Room 8

BUS DRIVER / CHAPERONE TELEPHONE Heathcote Philip & Jodie 0429 177 732

Huntly Kiwi & Natalie 0428 261 802

Fryerstown David & Debbie 0409 421 500

Kyneton Steve & Helen 0428 236 271 Lockwood David & Raelene 0428 271 824

Redesdale/Strathfieldsaye Gordon & Joy 0427 287 843 Serpentine Peter & Janine 0427 380 040

Spring Gully Steve & Heather 0428 159 660

Wedderburn Shaun & Russell 0437 108 408

Student Awards to be presented Monday 25th March Assembly

Shaun Room 7 Kyle Room 10 Ryan Room 10

Student Awards to be presented Monday 1st April Assembly

Jaylen Room 10 Brogan Room 10

School Values – ENCOURAGEMENT: Our School Community promotes encouragement to inspire

and build confidence.

School Values – PROFESSIONALISM: We honour our job descriptions and work place values.

Messages from Meg & Baxter PARENT HELPING PARENT

Our Parent/Carer gathering has changed to Mondays this year Monday 1st April from 8.45am in the Student Kitchen

Topic for Discussion : Hospital Passports

N D I S / PARENT / CARER SUPPORT Ongoing family support is available on

Mondays with Sarah. Please contact the office, or Meg, for a time to meet with Sarah.

BLUE TORO

Mobile Mechanic

JOHAN HAFCAMP BENDIGO

0403 537 780

johan@bluetoro.com.au

bluetoto.com.au

HOSPITAL PASSPORT INFORMATION SESSION

1ST APRIL 9:00AM @

PARENT HELPING PARENT GATHERING

Hospital (and any medical visits) can be very difficult for

many of our children. Bendigo Health, in conjunction with

some of our parents, have created this document where we

let staff know what our children need to feel comfortable

and safe in a hospital setting. It covers things such as what

not to say! or what not to do! This file then sits in the

hospital file and be accessed in the case of an emergency

or for a planned procedure.

Come along on Monday the 1st of April and we will fill them

out together and ensure that your child has their own

HOSPITAL PASSPORT ready to go. This means when you are

in a crisis you will not have to explain to individual staff what

your child needs. Some of our parents filled these out last

year and found them extremely useful. We are hoping for

most families can join in this great partnership between

Bendigo Health and BSDS.

School Values – RESPECT: Our School Community is encouraged to treat others with grace and

kindness. The use of manners is respect in action.

School Values – HONESTY: Our School Community demonstrates honesty in our daily actions by

behaving with fairness, truthfulness and sincerity.

Hi Dads, this one is for you

Often dads get a little left out of the equation at times. We need strong mums and dads, and if you are free, this is a great course. It would be great if a few dads were interested in going, on your own or together. If you are interested, please let me know or book yourself in.

Meg Holmes Family Support Worker

Kangaroo Flat Rotary have offered to have a

dinner at the Schweppes Centre and raise funds for the school…..

Monday 29th April at 6.30pm.

We would love to see families, relatives, friends and staff, past and

present; the school will receive a percentage of all meals ordered

School Values – ENCOURAGEMENT: Our School Community promotes encouragement to inspire

and build confidence.

School Values – PROFESSIONALISM: We honour our job descriptions and work place values.

Hi all this is a great environment for some of our kids as there is plenty of

room and it is free. Why not grab a friend from school and go together as a

few families. The playground here is also much loved. Make the most of our

ending (or continuing summer!!)……….

SCHOOL PHOTOS

FRIDAY 29TH MARCH

AND

MONDAY 1ST APRIL