Merbein P-10 College Events
Date Issued:
June 26, 2025
Merbein P-10 College http://www.merbeinp10.vic.edu.au
merbein.p10@education.vic.gov.au
188-206 Commercial Street Merbein VIC, 3505
Phone 0350252501
Term 2
June
Monday - 23rd til Friday 27th
NAIDOC Week
Friday - 26th
Casual Dress Day for NAIDOC
Come dressed in the colours of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Flags (e.g black, red, yellow, teal, white)
Whole school sausage sizzle/tattoo station/sale of products (Lanyards/pins)
July
Wednesday - 2nd
Snow Camp student/parent information evening 6:30pm til 7:30pm in the blue building
Friday - 4th
Big Freeze
Last day of term 2
Term 3
August
Monday - 4th til Friday - 8th
Snow Camp
Wednesday - 13th
Secondary Athletics DA
Wednesday - 20th
Primary Athletics Day
Monday - 25th til Friday 29th
Prep Swimming Program
Wednesday - 27th til Friday 29th
Yr 3/4 Roses Gap Camp
September
Tuesday - 2nd
Yrs 4/5/6 Athletics Division
Monday - 8th til Friday - 19th
Yr 10 Work Experience
Thursday - 18th
Last day of Term 3
Friday - 19th
Student Free Day
November
Wednesday - 12th til Friday - 14th
Yr 5/6 Camp to Woodhouse Adventure Park
Merbein Big Freeze
Merbein Big Freeze is back for 2025! (Secondary students)
👉🏼 Last day of term, come dressed in the theme as Childhood memories for the chance to win a Best Dressed prize OR a chance to participate in our Big Freeze Challenge.
❄️Our main event for the day is our Big Freeze Challenge. Everyone who donates $1 will receive an entry into our raffle draw to have a chance to sllllllliiiiiiiiiide!
🥶 The Top 20 fundraiser duos/teams will also get to take the plunge into a foam pit of ice 🧊 🫧 in front of the whole school. Daily leaderboard updates will be posted on Compass.
💰Cold not for you? Then you can use your gold coin to nominate someone else.
📣Nominations cost $1 & commence at lunch Monday. All nominees MUST consent to their nominations so please check with them before nominating them.
🧁 Cupcakes and soft drinks will be available to purchase on the day.
🧊 We can’t wait to celebrate with you and raise some money for a worthy cause ❄️🧊🥶
#makingmemoriesatmerbz #teammerbein
Final Day of Term Dismissal & Buses
Friday, 4th July is the final day for Term 2 and students will be dismissed at 2:15pm.
The only bus that will run at the earlier dismissal time is the 713 Yelta bus.
All other bus services no longer run early on the last day of term.
If your child normally catches the bus (other than the 713), they will need to be picked up, walk/ride home at 2:15 pm on this day.
School is better when your child is there
Why is it important?
We all want our students to get a great education, and the building blocks for a great education begin with students coming to school each and every day.
If students miss school regularly, they miss out on learning the fundamental skills that will set them up for success in the later years of school.
There is no safe number of days for missing school - each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes.
Days missed = Years lost
1 day per fortnight = they miss 4 weeks per year and over 1 year of their schooling life
1 day per week = they miss 8 weeks per year and over 2.5 years of their schooling life
Top attendance tips for parents
- Merbein P10 wants to work in partnership with parents - act early if you have any concerns by contacting your child's school and asking for advice and support
- Remember that every day counts
- There is no safe number of days for missing school - each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes and their social connectedness
- Talk positively about school and the importance of attending every day
- Open and prompt communication with the school about all absences is a good idea
- Avoid making routine medical and dental appointments during the school day or planning family holidays during the term
- Seek help from your school if you are concerned about your child's attendance and wellbeing. The school wants to work in partnership with parents to support student attendance and wellbeing.
Kiss & Go Usage and Safe Driving
Our senior school SRC Leaders have expressed their concern about the way many of our parents are misusing the 'Kiss & Go' area at the front of the school. This space is not to be used if you intend to get out of your car and meet your child in the school yard. You must remain in your vehicle and move on as soon as your child meets you and is safely in your car. This helps to avoid the build up of traffic and keeps our children safe. If you need to stop or get out of your car, please use the parking area at the rear of the school near Game Street.
Our school leaders have also observed a number of vehicles completing U Turns in the front of the school which is extremely dangerous at drop off and pick up times. Please drive on until you have cleared the busy school area before completing a U Turn, or preferably just drive around the block, as this will improve student safety markedly in the front of the school.
Primary students in particular should be dropped off on the school side of the road and not expected to cross the busy Commercial Street to enter school, as this is very dangerous pratice.
A big thanks to our student leaders for monitoring this area and thank you for helping to keep our children safe!
Term Dates for 2025
Term 1
29/01/2025 - 04/04/2025
Term 2
22/04/2025 - 04/07/2025
Term 3
21/07/2025 - 19/09/2025
Term 4
06/10/2025 - 19/12/2025
Doctor's in Schools
Don't forget we have Doctor's in School's every Wednesday at school for Secondary students. Any Secondary student that wishes to make an appointment with the doctor can do so by coming into the main office or call 50 252 501