G. Rhodes DATES to REMEMBER STUDENT DENTAL SERVICE
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Principal: Mr Graeme Cupper Address: Commercial Street, Merbein, 3505 Phone: 03 50252501 Fax: 03 50253524 Email: [email protected] Successful Students – Strong Communities Website: www.merbeinp10.vic.edu.au NEWSLETTER 2017 Thursday, 16 November 20172017 DATES TO REMEMBER WATER DAMAGE REPORT – G. Rhodes The large downpour on Wednesday night caused some minor water NOVEMBER damage to the carpet in the Green Building. The school employed 17th Friday Gr 5-6 Lake Cullulleraine camp return carpet cleaners early this morning to clean the carpets and soak up the 20th-21st excess water. Sec Out Ed Camp The new Music Room suffered significant damage with water coming 21st – 23rd through the roof and damaging light fittings. As a result, the Music Year 10 Transition Room has been closed until the appropriate repairs can be made. 23rd Thursday YEAR 5-6 LAKE CULLULLERAINE CAMP UPDATE – G. Rhodes LEAP incursion Yr 7 & 8 The news is that the crew survived the heat on Monday and Tuesday of 27th-28th this week and the big wet yesterday. We will have a more Inter College Debating comprehensive report when they return on Friday. 29th Wednesday MUSIC NEWS – J. Hudson -Prep Practice 9am-1.30pm -Yr 7 Immunisation Congratulations to both Jodine Closter and Nathaniel Rothwell who DECEMBER recently performed a half hour set at the Riverfront Fest over the 4th Monday weekend. Both students performed exceptionally well and displayed a Yr 10 exams high level of professionalism. 5th Tuesday Yr 10 Exams 6th Wednesday Prep Practice 9am-1.30pm 8th Friday -Merbein Community Carols 6pm -Yr 10 Assembly & Graduation 12th Tuesday -Prep Practice 9am-3.12pm -Grade 6 Pizza Café -Orientation Day 12th-14th Yr 10 Orientation 15th Friday Gr 6 Graduation 18th Monday Awards Night 20th Wednesday Sec Activity Day 21st Thursday -Pri Swimming Day -Sec ‘The Lake” Excursion 22nd Friday Last Day of Term 4 Clean up Day Earlier dismissal time of 2.30pm JANUARY 2018 30th – Tuesday First day of Term 1 STUDENT DENTAL SERVICE WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PHOTOS – FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER CANTEEN PRICE CHANGES Icy pole price rises are as follows: Cruncha $1.20c Icecream Cone $1.00 Icytwist $1.20c Mini Calippo $1.00 Icy Pole 50c Shakey Shake $2.20c Paddle Pop $1.70c Frozen Yoghurt $2.00 Cyclone $2.00 Families are asked to please write your child’s lunch orders on paper bags – NOT envelopes or pieces of paper. There are paper bags provided in the plastic STUDENT OF THE MONTH lunch tubs at school. Last Friday, 10th November at the whole school MERBEIN P-10 SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2017 assembly the following students received the Student The collation of the Annual Whole School Magazine of the Month Award. Well done to those students. for 2017 is underway. Families can purchase a P1A Will Brown magazine for $15. Orders and payment can be made P1A Mahalia Gunner at the main office. P1B Chase Brook UNIFORM SHOP HOLIDAY OPENING TIMES P1B Alyce Chambers The Uniform Shop will be open on the following days 12A Emjae Chambers before school resumes next year. 23A Seth Arnold Monday 22nd January 2018 from 1.30–6.30pm 34A Megan Young Wednesday 24th January 2018 from 1.30–6.30pm Monday, 29th January 2018 from 8.30am–4.30pm 34B Lucas Crabtree STUDENT ABSENCES 5A Harrison Linklater If your child is away from school, please send a note 6A Olivia I'Anson or email the following address: 6B Madison Casey [email protected] PLAY GROUP - TOTAL LEARNING CENTRE (TLC) 07A Jonty Purdue This playgroup is free of cost and is for children aged 07B Teagan Finch 0-5. Children and their carers share books, make fun 07C Angus Garraway stuff, play, dance and sing. Parents can receive information and support, share a cuppa, and get to 07D Demi Rogers know other families. We have two new facilitators this 07E Tayla Pratt term, April and Natalie. Most weeks this term 08A Colby Smythe playgroup will be held at Merbein P10 College from 08B Chanelle Anderson 9.30-11am. A term program is below, please check 08C Sarah Chapman for changes to the time and venue. For more 08D Chenaye Fitzwalter information about the Total Learning Centre (TLC) call or text Dani on 0437077689 or 50217476. 09A Jessica Pratt Term 4 Program below: 09B Daniel Blake Week Playgroup Theme 09C Nathan Milner 09D Angus Rogers 7 It’s MUSIC time! What musical instruments 10A Helena Majolo-Wellers can you make? Have you got your shaker 10B Nadia Siniremera hands and singing voice ready? 8 Christmas Time – let’s make some cards and 10C Haylee Chandler decorations for our friends and family 10D Cayla Fawdry 9 All of TLC Christmas Party at Mildura Waves. Stay tuned for date and time NEWSLETTER EMAILED Families who have not received the newsletter via NEWSLETTER ON FACEBOOK email are asked to email the newsletter co-ordinator The weekly school newsletter will be posted on the at the following email address: school’s Facebook Page every Friday. If you would [email protected]. Please add your rather see the newsletter through Facebook instead name and your child’s name. We will then update our of email, message [email protected] database so you can receive the newsletter in good and ask to be taken off the newsletter email contact time each week. list. SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS LAKE CULLULLERAINE CAMP UPDATE – S. Gardiner BSB - 063 714 Students are having a great time on camp, photos Bank Acc Number – 10060535 below. Grade 5-6 students will return from camp Account Name - Merbein P-10 College Official tomorrow, Friday 17th November. Account.’ UNIFORM SHOP School uniform, can be purchased from the school’s please ask at the main school office during the hours of 8.45am and 4pm during the school week. If these hours are inconvenient for you, please ring to make an alternate arrangement. BREAKFAST PROGRAM The Merbein & District Community Bank & Merbein Development Association are financially supporting the Breakfast Program. Foodbank Victoria also supports the breakfast program with donations of food. The following organisations also provide volunteers to assist with the program; Merbein P10 College Parents’ Club, the Board & Staff of the Merbein & District Community Bank, Merbein Development Association, Merbein Lions Club, Merbein Uniting Church and Merbein Rotary. If you are able to volunteer to help in the Breakfast Program, please contact Haley at the Merbein & District Community Bank. The Breakfast Program is held in the school cafeteria. All students are welcome to come along between 8.00am and 8.45am each morning if they would like a FREE tasty breakfast to kick-start their days learning. ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY IN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER - 2018 We are offering local businesses the opportunity to advertise in our weekly newsletter commencing in 2018. Our newsletter goes out to over 400 families as well as a number of community organisations. We have 10 business card size advertising spaces available on the back page and the cost is $200.00 for the year. If you wish to take up this advertising opportunity, please email your expression of interest to [email protected]. PRIMARY NEWS MERBEIN ROTARY COMMUNITY CAROLS NIGHT Merbein P-10 will be performing at the Merbein Rotary Community Carols Night on Friday 8th December. Students have begun practicing their items. AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM (OSHC) Cheryll Hodge is our school’s OSHC coordinator and can be contacted on 0428 258035 if you have any queries. GRADE 2-4 MATHS NEWS – M. Brown Grade 2-4 students have started working in collaborative groups for a Money Maths Unit. Students are preparing items to sell at a Market Day that will be held at the end of the unit. Students are required to pay bills each week and they have also had to work out a budget to purchase materials to make their items. FUN RUN – TUESDAY – B. Holy Next Tuesday, 21st November is our CUA School Fun- Run! Students are encouraged to dress in bright colours on the day. The event will kick-off at 11:30am on the School Oval. We look forward to seeing the students get involved. All students will also receive a Berri Quelch Fruit Stick at the event to help cool off. We’d love to see family members here on the day to cheer the kids on! Everyone is invited to join in the fun! Don’t forget to bring the money you have raised to the school and choose your prize. It’s easy to pick your prize this year, you just need to go online at schoolfunrun.com.au and click ‘Order My Prize’. GRADE 2-4 HEALTH NEWS – M. Brown The Grade 2-4 students have been working through some health lessons. The students have looked at what a healthy lunch box is. There is great information about lunch box ideas and games on the website. Visit www.healthyactivekids.com.au for more awesome information. SWIMMING PROGRAM REPORT – B. Holy The Swimming Program has been a great success this year. It was fantastic to see all our students’ confidence levels and skills improve as the weeks progressed. It was an ideal time and opportunity to offer this program leading up to the summer months. Thank you to all the parents who have ensured their children have had their bathers, towel and thongs each day. If you have any feedback about the program please let Mrs Holy, in the Green Building know. Below are some photos of the Grade 2-4 students enjoying their swimming week.