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

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018201820182018201820182018201820182018201820DATES TO REMEMBER ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 182018201820182018201820182018201820172017201SEPTEMBER 72017201720177th Friday Mrs Sandra Luitjes Yr 2 Sleepover and Excursion

10th Monday Spring has hit, the warmer weather is here and it is the perfect time Pupil Free Day to be out in the garden and planting! 11th Tuesday The Food Technology staff and students have been working on our Yr 10 VicRoads Road Smart incursion ‘Playground to Plate’ Program, which will see new garden beds for 12th Wednesday vegetables and herbs planted next to the Food Technology Room. Whole School Assembly This will allow our students to experience cooking with produce 13th Thursday directly sourced from our own gardens. Congratulations to Bridget -Merbein exchange students travel to China Byrne for being the successful recipient of the grant for this program. -Yr 7 Immunisations 14th Friday PUPIL FREE DAY Yr 4-6 Merbein District Summer Sport Gala Day Next Monday 10th September is a Pupil Free Day. 20th Thursday ‘ASPIRE’ Primary Sports Day There will be no school for students on this day.

21st Friday -Last Day of Term COMPASS PROGRAM -Footy Colours Day If you are having difficulty logging into the school’s -Earlier Finishing time of 2.30pm -OSHC earlier finishing time of 5pm COMPASS Program, please phone the school and OCTOBER talk to Josh, the school’s computer technician 26th Friday during school hours. Pri Proposed Grandparents Day NOVEMBER JUMP ROPE FOR HEART PHOTO 7th–9th Yr 3-4 Ballarat Camp 19th-22nd Yr 5-6 Camp 2018 TERM DATES Term 4: 08/10/18 – 21/12/18 STUDENT DENTAL SERVICE Community Health Services 137, 13th Street , phone 50210944. visit www.dhsv.org.au MERBEIN P-10 FACEBOOK PAGE

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CHANGE OF BUS PICK UP TIME – BUS 200 COMMUNITY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – G. Students who catch bus no. 200 at Narra's Bakery (Cnr Rhodes Walnut Av and 15th Street) will need to catch it at In the Community Section of the newsletter there are Centro Plaza at 7.55am for the rest of the term due to two community projects asking for your support by road works. logging onto a web site to lodge your vote. Both are meritorious projects and both put funds into 2018 BEBRA'S CHALLENGE – J. our local Merbein Community. Please make the effort Richardson to access the website and place your vote. It would The 2018 BeBra's Australia Challenge be great to have these projects funded and have an (www.bebras.edu.au ) is part of an international injection of money put into our local community. initiative. The goal is to promote Computational BREAKFAST PROGRAM thinking amongst students. Bebras is aligned with and The Merbein & District Community Bank & Merbein supports the new Digital Technologies Curriculum. Development Association are financially supporting The Challenge is delivered on-line and will be held the Breakfast Program. Foodbank also during school hours in the first two weeks of supports the breakfast program with donations of September. food. The following organisations also provide Permission notes have been sent home for parental volunteers to assist with the program; Merbein P10 consent. This is required because students who College parents, the Board & Staff of the Merbein & receive scores of 100% are published on a national District Community Bank, Merbein Development honour roll along with their schools name. Association, Merbein Lions Club, Merbein Uniting Please check that your child’s permission form has Church and Merbein Rotary. The Breakfast Program is been returned. held in the school cafeteria. All students are welcome EVACUATION PROCEDURE – G. Rhodes to come along between 8.00am and 8.45am each The Education Department mandates that we have morning if they would like a FREE tasty breakfast to one Emergency Drill each term. In Term 1 we held a kick-start their days learning. ‘Lock Down’ Procedure, last term we held an ‘Onsite’ If you have time to volunteer for this Evacuation Procedure and in the last week of this community service from 8-8.45am on school term we will hold an ‘Off-Site’ Evacuation Procedure, days, please contact the school, we would which will see us leaving the school grounds and love to hear from you. Please note that assembling on the open space on the way to Chaffey volunteers will need a Working with Children’s Check. Park where the old channel was located. STUDENT ABSENCES NEW ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT – R. Morgan If your child is away from school, please notify the Parents are required to notify the school as soon as school by one of the following methods: log into the possible on the day your child is absent from school Compass parent portal, phone the school, send a note by either emailing the school, phoning the school or email the following address: 50252501 or entering the absence on Compass [email protected] Notifying the school of your child’s absence either PLAY GROUP - TOTAL LEARNING CENTRE (TLC) prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps A free Playgroup for children ages 0-5 and their ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will parent/carer is held at Merbein P-10 College every fulfil your legal responsibility. Thursday from 1-2:30pm during the school terms. Since the end of Term 2, 2018, all Victorian Children and their carers share books, make fun stuff, Government Schools have been required to contact play, dance and sing. Parents can receive information parents/carers as soon as practicable on the same day and support, share a cuppa, and get to know other of an unexplained student absence. If your child is families. Come and check out our fantastic new absent on a particular day and you have not contacted space! For more information phone 0437 077 689. the school to explain why, the absence will be marked SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS as unexplained. BSB - 063 714 This system also promotes daily school attendance. Bank Acc Number – 10060535 Going to school every day is the single most important Account Name - Merbein P-10 College Official part of your child’s education, they learn new things Account. every day. Missing school puts them behind. UNIFORM SHOP MERBEIN P-10 FACEBOOK PAGE School uniforms can be purchased from the school’s Check the Facebook Page for updates about the main office between the hours of 8.45am and 4pm school and upcoming events. during the school week. If these hours are www.facebook.com/merbeinp10college inconvenient for you, please ring the school to make an alternate arrangement.

MINI OLYMPICS REPORT – D. Lord PRIMARY NEWS The results were impressive. A number of our students are now eligible to go to the next stage and

YEAR 2 SLEEPOVER – S. Gardiner compete at the regional level. The most pleasing Tomorrow, Friday 7th September, the Year 2 students aspect of the day was the manner in which all our will return to school at 5pm in casual clothes with students competed to the best of their ability with their gear, to participate in the Year 2 Sleepover. A smiles on their faces. They encouraged and supported reminder that students need to be picked up at 8am each other. on Saturday morning. Some results are below (some students couldn’t Students Need To Bring: remember their results). * Suitable running shoes * Sleeping Bag, pillow, mattress etc. Zhoe Willison discus 4th * Pyjamas, change of underwear Ireana Nemtsas discus 3rd * Toothbrush, toothpaste, hair brush etc. shot put 2nd * Teddy bear (if required) Jayden Hawkes discus 3rd * Torch Chris Bizimana discus 5th * NO LOLLIES PLEASE Megan Young shot put 2nd * All possessions must be clearly named Evangelo Alofi shot put 1st YEAR 2 NEWS – W. Finn Brock Nokes long jump 3rd The Year 2 students will enjoy their ‘From Paddock to Sapphire Dodds triple jump 3rd Plate’ Excursion tomorrow Friday, 7th September. 800m 8th YEAR 3 NEWS – W. Finn Mason Knight triple jump 4th Tomorrow, Friday 7th September, the Year 3 students 100m 5th will be staying at school participating in their normal Brock Nokes high jump 3rd class routines. Oscar Vidler 800m 9th GREEN BUILDING ASSEMBLY – W. Finn Chloe Moore 1500m 7th The weekly Year P-3 Assembly will be held tomorrow, Lucas Crabtree 1500m 8th Friday 7th September as usual, however the Year 2 Harrison Linklater shot put 5th students will not be participating. Nate Leggett long jump 3rd HATS – R. Holy Tasharni Quinlivan triple jump 2nd The weather is beginning to get warmer. It would be 800m 3rd appreciated if students could start packing hats to Billy Millard hurdles 2nd wear on PE days. This will be good preparation for 200m 3rd next term when our Hat Policy “No Hat, No Play” will Riley Casey 100m 5th be enforced. 1500m 8th LIBRARY TIMES –TERM 3 Xavier Price 800m 4th Years P-1 have library on Wednesdays every week. Jessie Price long jump 4th Years 2-3 have library on Tuesdays every week. Douglas Allen 200m 2nd Years 4-6 have library on Mondays every week. Tayla Brown 800m 3rd Please check that your child returns their library book Jayden Doherty 800m 7th on their library day each week in their blue book bag 1500m 8th or a waterproof bag. STUDENT BANKING PROGRAM PRIMARY INCURSIONS – G. Rhodes If you wish your child to participate in this program, The Circus Challenge Day was held this Monday. I please send your child’s bankbook along to the Green received very positive reviews from teachers and Building Office every Thursday morning. The Bank will students alike. collect and process the banking and then drop the A Primary Sports Day for the upper primary students bankbook back to school before the end of the school will be held on Friday 14th September at our school. day. The Aspire Olympic Program will be held on Thursday AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM (OSHC) 20th September. Five Olympians from the sports Children must be booked into OSHC to attend. If Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Hockey and Golf will be bookings need to be cancelled, please notify Cheryll. visiting our school to help run an ASPIRE Sports Day. Cheryll Hodge is our school’s OSHC coordinator and Between 250 -300 students from local Primary can be contacted on 0428 258035 if you have any Schools will be participating in sport activities at our queries. school on the day.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART DAY REPORT – R. Holy AUSTRALIAN CIRCUS COMPANY REPORT – K. Last Thursday, 30th August our Primary Students Grimmer participated in their “Jump Rope for Heart Day”. On Monday, the primary students were treated to an Students participated in a ‘Jump Off’ and eight amazing show presented by Clint from the Australian different activities that were designed to keep them Circus Company. Many students had the thrill of moving and active for two hours. going up on the stage with Clint to help him They had great fun and it was good to see the Year P- perform. He showed us his juggling skills, diablo 6 mixed groups working so well together. tricks, plate spinning, balancing acts and his prowess The school raised a total amount of $2,869 for the on a VERY tall unicycle. Some lucky teachers were Heart Foundation. given the opportunity to appear on stage and provide Well done to everyone who participated and collected a comedy act, which had the audience in stitches. sponsored donations. After the show, all students participated in smaller workshops where they were able to learn how to juggle and do plate spinning tricks. It was a fabulous experience for the students. Here are some of their comments: ‘It was cool because we got to learn how to spin the plates and juggle’ - Kira Page ‘Clint showed us new stuff and he taught us how to spin the plates and juggle. He was really helpful’ - Bree Parker ‘It was fun learning how to do the circus acts’ - Ryan Doherty ‘It was a great opportunity and it was inspiring and I am very thankful that we got to see it’ - Mikayla Johnson ‘It was really funny and the best performance that we have had this year’ - Nick Powell ‘It was good to learn some of the tricks’ - Megan Young ‘It helped us learn new tricks and was lots of fun’ - Zhoe Willison

LAST FRIDAY’S GREEN BUILDING ASSEMBLY AWARDS Congratulations to those students who received awards at last Friday’s assembly. Well done!

HEAD LICE Head Lice continues to be a problem. Please be vigilant and check your child’s hair regularly. Thank you to the parents who have rung the school to let us know that their child is being treated. Several treatments over several weeks are necessary to eradicate them completely. There is a topical spray called ‘NitWits’ available from chemists as an everyday repellent.

LOST PROPERTY

The lost property is building up. Please ensure your child’s clothing is clearly named. If your child is missing articles, please check in the lost property SECONDARY NEWS boxes. The lost property boxes are located in the YEAR 7 IMMUNISATIONS following areas. Year 7 last round of immunisations take place on the The Years P-3 is situated In the Green Building office. morning of Thursday 13th September. The Years 4-6 is situated just inside the door of the Orange Building. WORK EXPERIENCE – G. Rhodes OPTIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LESSONS The Year 10 students have been out in the work force over the past two weeks. Many will return to school AVAILABLE FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS – J. Hudson with some lasting memories of this experience.  Guitar lessons, both Group and Individual. For They now have two weeks before the end of term to more information and cost, please re acquaint themselves with the work expectations of email [email protected] or call Iwan year 10 and the preparation for VCE in 2019. Soebardi on 0418919220. ELECTIVES INFORMATION 2019 – G. Rhodes  Drum lessons. Contact Luke McCarthy for more Next week all students in Year 7-9 will be issued with information and costs on 0417 897 906 or email Electives Booklets to make Elective Class Selections [email protected]. for 2019. The students will have the selection process  Piano or keyboard lessons, the cost is $27 per 30 explained to them in year level meetings. They will minute lesson plus books as required. For further then take the Selection Forms home to discuss their information, please contact Louise Judd by email selections with their parents who MUST sign the at [email protected] or phone Elective Selection Form. 0408596944. These forms need to be returned to the

school main office before the end of term.

YEAR 9-10 ELECTIVES – G. Rhodes MERBEIN COMMUNITY ART TRAIL BBQ At this school, the Year 10 students are given priority Merbein District Historical Society has partnered with for their electives, however we do try to allocate as Lower Murray Water to develop the Merbein many students as possible to their first elective Community Art Trail as part of the 'Pick My Project' choices. When allocating students to their elective Initiative. choices we put their first six choices in the Selection Event: A Free Community BBQ to inform and assist Program. the community in the voting process. If we have to make decisions about which students When: On Friday 7th September at 3pm. are allocated electives, we place the 2019 Year 10 Where: At Cluster Box One, River Ave (next to students first (provided they have returned their Merbein Town Entrance Sign across from Chaffey Elective Selection Sheet by the due date) then we Park). place them in order of receipt of the Elective Sheet. The first 100 people who arrive and vote for our Students in all year levels who return their sheets project will receive a goodie bag. early, have a better chance of getting their chosen The Merbein Community Art Trail Project is costed at electives than students who return their Elective almost $200,000. Ultimately, securing the funding Sheet later. depends on the amount of public support our project YEAR 8 ELECTIVES – G. Rhodes receives. Students in year 8 are asked to select 12 electives Voting closes on 17th September 2018. Voters must from the 20 on offer. The top 10 selections are placed be Victorian & over 16 years old. into the selection program, which tries to allocate as Voting is online or by phone 1800 797 818 (for those many students preferences as possible. If there are with no email address) clashes, the students that return their selection form https://www.lmw.vic.gov.au/about-lower-murray- quickest will get priority. water/our-community/pick-my-project/ (or google LOST PROPERTY Pick My Project) The lost property is building up. Please ensure your RED CLIFFS NETBALL CLUB child’s clothing is clearly named. If your child is Twilight Netball Registrations are now open. missing articles, please have them check the lost Age Groups are 9/U (minimum age Grade 2), 11/U, property box located in the main entrance to the 13/U, 15/U, 17/U and Ladies.

school. Training is held Mondays from 5-6pm at Mansell DOCTORS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS Reserve, Mildura. Games are held on Remember our doctor’s room is open every Tuesday Tuesday/Wednesday nights at Mansell Reserve from 10am–3pm for secondary students. Student starting in October. appointments can be made through staff at the school Grading commences the first two weeks in or by calling the Merbein Family Practice on 03 5025 September. Please register as soon as possible by 2511 or students can simply drop into the rooms at visiting www.starspirits.com.au. For enquiries email recess or lunch on Tuesdays. This is a great service, [email protected]. not just when students are sick but for things like MERBEIN GOLF CLUB – PICK MY PROJECT prescriptions, asthma and anaphylaxis plans, catch-up Merbein Golf Club and Cabarita Post Office have been immunisations, mental health and any other issues selected for a Pick My Project, which is a Victorian- facing secondary students. Students will need to first community grants initiative. Could you please give their Medicare Card details to the GP click on the following link, clinic. An easy way to do this is for the https://pickmyproject.vic.gov.au/rounds/pick-my- student to take a photo of the card on their project/ideas/merbein-golf-club-and-cabarita-post- phone. Parents do not need to attend appointments office-re-build, register and vote, which will give the with students but are very welcome to come along if club and post office an opportunity to receive the students wish. $200,000 in funding to go towards the re-build of the club house. Once logged in, could you also please consider sharing the link with your friends and family COMMUNITY NEWS on Facebook. Melinda Binding is the club’s point of contact on phone 0447 790 949. GOOD MORNING WEDNESDAY AT THE MERBEIN BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS LIBRARY This service will be held at the Merbein Uniting rd A social morning of puzzles and activities, shared with Church on 23 September at 2pm. This service will a cuppa every Wednesday, 10am to 11am. Bookings include individual blessing of pets. All welcome. not required.

ART DIRECTIONS 2018 MERBEIN LIBRARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN Exhibition held at the Mildura Arts Centre from Activities are designed for students currently Thursday 30 August - Sunday 14 October. attending primary school. Through this exhibition, we celebrate the practise of Bookings essential: Cost is $2.00 per child, per activity’ arts educators in our region from primary, secondary Tuesday 25 Sept 11am - Flying Fun and tertiary institutions as well as community arts Wednesday 26 Sept 10am -12pm - Lego (FREE) educators. Try to find time to get along to this Thursday 27 Sept 11am - Making Music fantastic arts exhibition. Showcasing artwork from Tuesday 2 Oct 11am - Dragon Eggs local art teachers. Keep an eye out for artwork Wednesday 3 Oct 10am - 12pm - Lego (FREE) from two of our Merbein P-10 College Art Thursday 4 Oct 11am - Bopping Whales teachers. Duncan Watson and Bridget Byrne. FREE SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS COBRAS BASKETBALL CLUB There is a list of free workshops below that will be For Junior Registrations contact Josh Lee, phone 0427 held in the school holidays at the Mildura Arts Centre 024 610. Senior tri-outs will take place on 12th  Alas! Through the Looking Glass at 10.30am on September from 4-5:30pm & 14th September from 5- Tuesday 2nd October (13-17 years old). rd 6:30pm (Under 16, 18 and Senior Grades). All  Abstract Hands-on Art on Wednesday 3 October registration and tri-outs will be held in the Merbein (8-12 years old). P10 College Basketball Stadium. Contact the club  Panel Discussion on the importance of Arts today on email Education at 11am on Saturday 8th September. [email protected] or Facebook. For more information and to secure a place, phone For further information contact Josh Lee (President) the Mildura Arts Centre. 0427 024 610 or Cassie Munn 0409 632 898. LAST POINTER STANDING VICTORIAN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR SPORTS The Nichols Point Primary School Fundraiser will be a ASSOCIATION (VEWSA) fun night of music and prizes. It will be held in the The VEWSA is a community based, non-profit school gym on 8th September beginning at 6.30pm. association run by players, volunteers and parents. BYO nibbles, drinks and glasses. There will be a silent VEWSA provides sporting opportunities for people auction and prizes throughout the night. Tickets $40 who use powerchairs for mobility at local, regional, per person available from the Nichols Point School national and international levels of competition. Office. The Victorian Powerchair Sports League (VPSL) will YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM launch in October 2018. A new and exciting For young people aged 12-16 years. competitive league for people with a physical 24th September Lazerforce disability. 25th September Street Art VPSL displays the all-round skills of each athlete in the 26th September Pool Day three sports of Football/Soccer, Hockey and Rugby. It 27th September MasterChef is open to all ages, genders and disabilities. 1st October Ten Pin Bowling & Rollerama Information can be found on the website: 2nd October Movies & Pizza http://vewsa.org.au/2018/08/21/launching-the- 3rd October Geocaching Treasure Hunt victorian-powerchair-sports-league/ 4th October Fishing Day There is a survey online aimed at giving an indication 5th October Getting ready for Year 7 if any new players are interested in joining the league. Enrolments close 21st September. For further The survey will also help to indicate what areas to information, contact the Mildura Rural City Council expand in the future. The survey can be completed at Youth Services on 50188280. To register visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VictorianPowerch www.mildura.vic.gov.au/outh or email airSportsLeague. [email protected]. MERBEIN LIBRARY STORYTIME

Introduce your child to socialising with others as they develop their literacy skills.

Sessions are free and you do not need to book.

Baby Bounce is a program for 0-12 months. Storytime is aimed at pre-school aged children. Tuesdays & Fridays - 10:15am Storytime Wednesdays - 2:15pm Baby Bounce.