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School Phone Outage

On Wednesday 2nd June the school's phones are being transferred over to NBN. This will result in intermittent phone outages between the hours of 10am and 1pm. For non-urgent enquiries during this time please email the school at merbein.p10@education.vic.gov.au. For urgent enquiries please try the school phone first and if unsuccessful please call mobile 0498 978 189. This mobile will only be available for parents to call for urgent enquiries during these times.

Updating Details

Have you changed your address or phone number in the past three months? If so it is important that you pass on your new details to the school. Please contact the school office between 8am and 4.30pm school days.

Winter Uniform Reminders

It’s time to get ready for winter weather! All students are required to be in full College uniform every day.

This means:

Wearing plain black bottoms with:
- No meshing or transparent parts
- Minimal branding (eg. a small, discreet logo)
Wearing official College upper-wear including:
- Official Primary or Secondary jackets
- Polar fleece jumpers
- Knit jumpers (secondary)
- Year 10 Rugby Tops

Students can also wear our College polo shirts over a plain black long-sleeve t-shirt. Hoodies are not part of our College uniform. Students wearing hoodies will be required to take them off.

All clothing should be named, in good condition without holes, tears or worn areas. Thanks for your support and cooperation.

Piano/Keyboard Lessons Prep - Year 10

If you are keen to learn piano/keyboard, now might be the right time for you!

The search is on for expressions of interest for individual or group lessons for piano. If making music with others makes you excited or you are interested in what music you can make with piano, I would love to hear from you!

I have been teaching piano for over 17 years and am currently teaching both violin and piano privately and at Mildura South and Trinity Lutheran College. My aim in teaching is to cultivate a love of music that can last a lifetime. Whether this involves preparing and sitting for exams, performing at Eisteddfods or simply just learning how to play for enjoyment, I’ll support and nurture growth and development in your musical journey!

Individual half hour lessons for $27

Group lessons (up to 4) for $15 per student

Contact Hannah Ram on 0434482453 or email me at hannah_ram23@yahoo.com to register your interest and for more information.

Canteen Prices

Secondary

Secondary Canteen Prices 2021.docx

Primary

Primary Canteen Prices 2021.docx

Uniform Shop

School uniforms can be purchased from the school’s main office between the hours of 8am and 4.30pm 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 school newsletter every second Thursday and an events reminder every alternate Thursday to families via email. You can receive the weekly newsletter on your mobile phone if you have the school COMPASS App installed on your phone. If you have not received the newsletter by email, please notify the school to the following email address:

merbein.p10@education.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 when COVID-19 restrictions allow; 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 also 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 day's 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: heather.collihole@education.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.