P & C Fundraising News Term 2

Entertainment Books

We are selling Entertainment Voucher books again as a fundraiser! For just $70 you receive 100s of $$$ off restaurants/cafes, play centres, family activities etc.
Available in book form or digital to take anywhere on your phone.  Please contact  P & C President, Mel on 0415 756 580

Lost Property

Has your child lost a jumper, hat or other item?  Perhaps you've left non school items at school.  Lost property is now stored in the Medical Room near the front office.  It is available during school hours.  Items not claimed by the end of each term will be given to charity.

Kindy Enrolments 2020

If your child is born between 1st July 2015 -  30th June 2016 registrations are now open.

Please see the front office for application forms, with copies of Birth Certificate, A current Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) immunisaton history statement and Proof of Address.

Woolworths Earn & Learn

Anyone can help our school earn amazing resources:

- Earn one sticker for every $10 spent at Woolworths.

- Complete Sticker Sheets.

- Drop Sheets in a Collection Box for our school at Woolworths or the school office.

Runs 1st May and 25th June 2019

Find out more at woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn.

PRINCIPAL ON LEAVE

I will be taking Long Service leave from Friday 12th June and will be back in Week 3 of next term.

I am very grateful to Mrs Karen Macri who has agreed to fulfil the Principal role while I am away. We know that you will all be in safe hands! Mrs Christina Maunick—Sallie will be Principal of the ESC during this time.

I wish you all well for the remainder of the term, and look forward to seeing you all again in term three.

Kind regards      

Mrs Sue Waterhouse

Principal

Triple P - Positive Parenting Program

Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club operates five days per week at the school from 8.00-8.20am.  All children are welcome to attend.

We appreciate the support of Foodbank and all our wonderful volunteers.

Kurlangas Aboriginal Playgroup

Welcome to term 2!

This term at playgroup we are learning about animals. The first two weeks of term we will be making Mother’s Day cards and then we will make cotton wool sheep, feather ducks, animal stamp painting and collage gluing.

We will also have activities and experiences that promote and extend physical skills, socialisation skills and language skills.

For our babies, there will be tummy time (to strengthen their back and neck muscles), push and pull toys, some wonderful books to look at, finger rhymes and songs to sing.

Playgroup is FREE and held every Tuesday at Merriwa Primary School during term times between 9.00-11.00am, for Aboriginal children up to 5yrs of age and their carers.

A morning tea of fresh fruit is provided for the children, and tea, coffee and biscuits for the adults. You do not need to have a child attending this school to attend.    

Hope to see you there!                

Aboriginal Early Years team.        

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Peninsular Farm and East Perth Cemetery

Room’s 16 and 17 visited Peninsular Farm. They learned how the early settlers lived without electricity or shops. They had to weigh out the rations that all indentured servants, including children, were given daily. We all agreed that we would be hungry most of the time.

We then visited East Perth Cemetery, which was the first cemetery in Perth. We noticed lots of surnames on the graves which streets and roads are named after. We also learned how to read the number system in graveyards. It was interesting. We noticed how many young people died in the old days.

Student Information

Having accurate student details on file is imperative - especially in the case of an emergency.  If any details have changed, please contact the school on 6206 2340 so we can update our records.

Merriwa Science Program

Our science program, Old Ways New Ways, which is presented by Caroline Bishop, our Board Chair, and Jason Barrow from the Kurongkurl Katijin Centre at Edith Cowan University, will take the international stage next week . Our program, which teaches the students about traditional Aboriginal science, and modern forensic science , will be presented at the Primary Science Education Conference in Edinburgh Scotland, next week. We are very excited to know that Merriwa Primary will be presented to science teachers from all over the world as an example of excellent practice.

Voluntary Contributions

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

Thank you to the parents who have already paid their Voluntary     Contributions. Voluntary Contributions can be paid at the school office or direct deposit.

Merriwa Primary School

BSB Number—016 246

Account Number—340918248

Early Pick Up Arrangements

If you require alternative pickup arrangements for your child, please supply a note for the teacher in the morning.  All children have been informed to come to the front office if there is no one there to collect them at the end of the school day.

School Banking

School Banking is on Wednesday Mornings between 8am - 8.30am in the school Library.

One Big Voice

SAVE THE DATE

The choir at Merriwa Primary have once again been invited to perform as part of  the One Big Voice Choir at the Perth Arena. They will be performin at approximately 12.30pm on Friday 30th August.

School Councillors

Congratulations to our Student Councillors for 2019.

These students were voted to lead our school by the senior students, after nominating and presenting their speeches at a special ceremony. 

We look forward to working with our student leaders for 2019.