Primary News
Year 6 and Prep Graduation Assembly
Our Year 6 and Prep Graduation Assembly will be held in the college gym on Friday 13th December starting at 9.30 am. All students should wear their school uniform. Year 6 parents should have already received an invitation to the assembly and their special morning tea. Prep parents should receive their invitations this week to attend the assembly. All parents are invited to attend the assembly. Our annual Awards and Bursaries will be announced at our college Awards Night the following Monday 16th December. Recipients and their families will be officially invited.
End of Year
Primary
On Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th December the normal school program will operate for students and they are expected to attend in full school uniform . Class parties will be on Wednesday 18th December and the Pool Day is Thursday 19th December. Students are able to come in appropriate casual clothing for these two days. Friday 20th December is the last day of the year and students that come to school will assist staff with cleaning up.
Canteen
Primary students will not be able to purchase lunch from the canteen on Wednesday 18th December (class party) or Friday 20th December (Early dismissal) but will be able to on Thursday 19th December for the last time in 2019.
Pool Party
Because of the extreme heat next week, we have changed the time for the pool party at the Merbein pool on Thursday. After the roll has been marked, students will catch a bus to the pool and return at approximately 11.30. A decision about the return time will be made based on the temperature at the time. Please ensure your child has had sunscreen applied before school. It will be re-applied again at the pool. Students will need to bring water, hat, bathers, towel and sunscreen. Lunch will now be at school so the canteen will be available for the last time in 2019.
Your child will have received a permission note already and all permission notes will need to be returned by Wednesday so that we can organise bus numbers. Students without permission notes will remain at school. We are not able to accept text messages for permission. Please sign and return ASAP. Please refer to the original note for all that your child requires on the day.
Student of the Month
Prep Olivia Baldwinson-Sheridan
P1A Kaleb Nash
P1A Saphira Lawson
1A Isaac Darby
23A Derek Gardiner
23B Liam Knight
23C Shelby Standfield
45A Ayva Kelly
45B Ashlee Kelly
56A Imogen Wisneske
6A Cooper Montagnese
Toys 4 Kids
Gold coin donation to play - Primary
The Junior SRC have one final activity for the year.
Students are asked to bring a gold coin donation so that they can bring a toy or game (can be electronic) to school to play with on Tuesday afternoon next week. Students are not to take their toys outside.
The money raised will go to the Royal Children’s Hospital Neuro Rehab Department to buy specific toys for the children to do certain exercises that will re-train their brain. Patients make remarkable recoveries despite having serious brain injuries.
Head Lice
There has been a reported outbreak of head lice in the Year 2 & 3 Learning Centre. Parents are asked to check their child’s hair and
treat if necessary. Please keep in mind that treatment will need to be repeated several times to completely eradicate from hair. Parents of all
year levels should regularly check their child’s hair to prevent further outbreaks.’
Primary Art Show
Primary Guitar Lessons
Expressions of Interest for Primary Guitar lessons at Merbein P-10 in 2020 are invited for new and current students.
To register your interest for Individual or Group Guitar Lessons call or text Iwan Soebardi directly on 0418 919 220 with your email address. Or email iwansoebardi@gmail.com .
Alternatively you can collect an EOI form from the Primary office in the Green building.
Thank you.
Regards.
Iwan Soebardi
Drum Lessons in 2020
Luke McCarthy is asking for Expressions of Interest for Drum Lessons in 2020. He is contactable for further information on 0417 897 906 or lukemccarthy@lukemccarthy.id.au
School Wide Positive Behaviour (SWPB) Posters
The expected behaviours for Year P-3 students.
The expected behaviours for Year 4-6 students.
Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)
Cheryll Hodge is our school’s OSHC coordinator and can be contacted on 0428 258035 if you have any queries.
Please note that there is no Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) on the last day of term.
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-2 students have library on Thursdays
Year 2-3A students have library on Mondays
Year 2-3B students have library on Tuesdays
Year 2-3C students have library on Thursdays
Green Building Awards
Reminder that students in Years P-3 receive awards at a weekly assembly every Friday at 2.50pm. Families are welcome to attend these assemblies held in the Green Building. Congratulations to last week's award winners.
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.
No Hat No Play
During Term 4, all primary students are required to wear a hat out in the yard at recess and lunch times. The school policy is 'No Hat No Play'. If you need to purchase a hat for your child you can do so at the school's main office.