Congratulations

Over the last few weeks the selection process for a Substantive Principal for Merbein P-10 College has occurred.

This process has now been completed, and I am pleased to announce that Chris Grimmer was the successful applicant. Chris has been appointed as Principal for the next five years.

We are confident that Chris will work well with all members of our school community and lead our school with passion, integrity and a clear understanding of the needs of our community.

I would like to thank the panel members and the School Council for their time and effort during this process.

Sandra Luitjes

Assistant Principal

2021 Booklists

Booklists are due back to school tomorrow.

Please make sure they are dropped in to the office.

School Magazine

The decision has been made that we will not be printing a 2020 School Magazine. We know this is disappointing, as our families and staff love looking through the memories for the year. This year has been so disrupted, with a large portion of the school year spent at home remote learning. As a result we have not been able to include our usual content of camps, sporting events etc. Any families that have already paid for their school magazine will receive a credit to their family statement.

Library Books

Remote Learning Devices

All devices that were borrowed over remote learning need to be returned to the school ASAP please. Thanks to those that have already returned them.

Uniform Shop

School uniforms can be purchased from the school’s main office between the hours of 8am and 4pm during the school week. If these hours are inconvenient for you, please ring the school to make an alternate arrangement.

School Bank Account

BSB - 633 000

Bank Acc Number – 176208320

Account Name - Merbein P-10 College Official Account

Weekly Newsletter Emailed

The school distributes a full weekly school newsletter every second Thursday and an events reminder every alternate Thursday to families via email. With our new inewsletter you can now receive the weekly newsletter on your mobile phone if you have the school COMPASS App installed on your phone. Please give us feedback on our new Newsletter system and let us know what you think. If you have not received the newsletter by email, please notify the school to the following email addresses:

merbein.p10@edumail.vic.gov.au, with the subject Newsletter Email, so this can be rectified.

Students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 who would like to take home a printed copy of the newsletter each week, can collect one from the main office every Thursday at 3.15pm.

Breakfast Club

The Merbein & District Community Bank is financially supporting the Breakfast Program. Foodbank Victoria also supports the breakfast program with donations of food. The following organisations provide volunteers to assist with the program; the Board & Staff of the Merbein & District Community Bank, Merbein Development Association, Merbein Lions Club, and Merbein Uniting Church. Merbein P-10 College parents are welcome and encouraged to volunteer. The Breakfast Program is held in the school cafeteria. All students are welcome to come along between 8.15am and 8.45am each morning if they would like a FREE tasty breakfast to kick-start their days learning.

If you have time to volunteer for this community service from 8.15-8.45am on school days, please contact the school, we would love to hear from you. Please note that volunteers will need a Working with Children’s Check.

Student Absences

If your child is away from school, please notify the school before 10am. The preferred method to notify of absences is via the compass portal or by phone or sending an email to the following email address: Collihole.heather.h@edumail.vic.gov.au

An automated text message will be sent to your phone if your child is not at school and the school has not been notified.

Saver Plus

Come and Try Tennis

Mildura Little Athletics

We are open for registrations!

Please go to salaa.org.au & follow steps

Register here

Find a club

Mildura or use postcode 3500

Search

Select “Mildura & District Little Athletics Centre

Register

Follow all prompts to register correctly, come & try is 2 free consecutive weeks before full registration is required.

Once registration is complete, you’ll receive a conformation email

Merbein P-10 College Newsletter

Issue 25 · 03 Dec 2020

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