Primary News
Lost Property
There are lots of school windcheaters piling up in our lost property box. Parents are welcome to come in and take home windcheaters that are unnamed. Please check that your child’s school jumpers and hats are clearly named.
Green Building Weekly Assemblies
There is a photo above of May's Primary Student of the Month Award winners. Congratulations! Reminder that there will be an assembly held in the Green Building tomorrow, Friday 7th June at 2.45pm where Year P-3 students will receive weekly awards. All families are welcome to attend.
Eisteddfod Performances
The Primary Eisteddfod School Dance Performances will be held on Wednesday 19th June this year, beginning at 10am.
All our Year P-3 students will be participating. The Year P-2 students will be in the first section and the Year 3 students will be in the second section.
The Year 4-6 students have been given the choice to participate this year and those choosing to perform will be in either the second or third section. We will know closer to the date. It is hard to know the exact times as the sections follow each other and times can change. Teachers will be sending home permission notices closer to the date with more information including costumes, hair, etc.
Year 3-4 Ballarat Camp
The Year 3-4 Ballarat Camp will be held from 31st July – 2nd August.
All Year 3-4 families who have not paid the $50 deposit have been notified, please ensure your child's deposit is paid as soon as possible as teachers need the numbers finalised to complete the preparation for camp. The total cost of the camp is expected to be paid by the end of this term.
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.
Library News
Please ensure your child returns their books each week and brings a waterproof Library Bag for their Library books on the following days.
Year 4-6 students have Library on Mondays
Year P-3 students have library on Thursdays
Year 2 students have library on Mondays
Year 3 students have library on Tuesdays
Please note the change of Library Days for Years 2 & 3.
Merbein Community Bank School Student Banking Program
If you wish your child to participate in this program, please send your child’s bankbook along to the Green Building Office every Thursday morning. The Bank will collect and process your child’s banking and then drop the bank book back to school before the end of the school day.
GRIP Conference Report
By K. Grimmer
Last Wednesday, 29th May Mrs Grimmer and twelve Year 6 students attended the 2019 GRIP Conference at the Mildura Grand Hotel. The sessions were run by the GRIP Leadership Team who travel all around Australia, delivering their highly engaging and interactive seminars to school students. One very clear message that they highlighted was that leadership is a pathway and can impact your team, school and community. Here are some thoughts from some of the students who attended the conference:
Maddison Carter— “You don’t have to wear a badge to be a leader.”
Kira Teasdale— “By being a leader, I can make the school a better place.”
Zhoe Willison— “It can help you when you get older and want to become a leader.”
Jayden Hawkes— “It was fun, exciting and involved a lot of laughing. I really enjoyed it.”
Kaide Aitken— “Being a leader is more about caring about other people than yourself.”
Chanelle Woodberry— “It taught us new and interesting things such as the leadership pathway.”
Jesse Hando— “It doesn’t matter who you are, you can be a leader no matter what.”
Cooper Montagnese— “It helped me a lot to learn about how to be a good leader and it will help me in the future.”
Ikaya Robinson – “Everyone can be a leader, it doesn’t matter how old or young you are.”
Tasharni Quinlivan— “It was a fun, engaging way to learn about leadership.”
Will Martin — “It was very helpful for people who didn’t know how to be a leader before.”
Xavier Price— “It doesn’t matter who you are, you can be a leader in all sorts of ways.”
No Play After School
By W. Finn
A reminder to students and families that once the bell goes for dismissal at the end of the day, students need to make their way directly home or to the bus shelter. Whilst we do have staff on duty after school, they are not supervising playgrounds and play areas, so please ensure your child does not use these areas after school.
STEM Report
By R. Holy
Six of our primary students enjoyed a challenging STEM day on Monday at Henderson College. They had to design a machine that could help disperse flood water.
Year 2-3 Merbein Post Office Visit Report
By W. Finn
The Year 2-3 students had fun finding out what happens when you post a letter. We are currently writing to three primary schools in WA, Qld and NSW. Thanks to Daryl and Charmaine at the Merbein Post Office for helping us out. A great experience.
Regional Cross Country Report
By R. Holy
Amazing running by all of our regional cross country runners in St Arnaud Monday 4th June in extremely cold conditions.
