General News
Farewell To Our Chinese Visitors
Tomorrow, Friday 16th August we will hold a whole school assembly in the morning to farewell our visitors and thank the host families.
Whole School Assembly
Our next Whole School Assembly will be held next Wednesday, 21st August at 2.15pm in the school Gym. At this assembly the Student of the Month Awards will be presented as well as reports on recent achievements and events. Families are welcome to attend.
Parent Opinion Survey Reminder
The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of parents’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour and student engagement. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.
Approximately 30 per cent of parents have been invited to participate in this year’s survey. Invited parents have received a link to the survey via email or in the post if we do not have an email address for you. All responses to the survey are completely anonymous. If you have lost your invitation with the link to the survey please contact the school office.
The closing deadline for the survey has been extended to Sunday 18th August at 11:59PM.
School Bank Account
BSB - 063 714
Bank Acc Number – 10060535
Account Name - Merbein P-10 College Official Account
Uniform Shop
School uniforms can be purchased from the school’s main office between the hours of 8.45am and 4pm during the school week. If these hours are inconvenient for you, please ring the school to make an alternate arrangement.
Weekly Newsletter Emailed
The school distributes a weekly school newsletter every 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 either of the following email addresses: Giddings.beth.l@edumail.vic.gov.au or
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 & Merbein Development Association are 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; Merbein P10 College parents, the Board & Staff of the Merbein & District Community Bank, Merbein Development Association, Merbein Lions Club, and Merbein Uniting Church. The Breakfast Program is held in the school cafeteria. All students are welcome to come along between 8.00am 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 8-8.45am 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 in the morning. A text message will be automatically sent to your phone after this time if your child is not at school and the school has not been notified. The school can be notified of absences by phone or by sending an email to the following email address: Collihole.heather.h@edumail.vic.gov.au