Our Motto: "Excellence, Opportunity, Success"
Our Vision:To provide an environment where achieving one's best is inevitable.
Our Purpose:To educate and empower our children to be committed learners who learn leadership skills for life, by being an all-inclusive school that strives to be the community's first choice.
Our Values:
- Responsibility – Doing the right thing at the right time;
- Respect – Treating others how you would like to be treated;
- Resilience – Dealing with life's challenges and staying positive.
At the beginning of each year and term, Merimbula Public School staff explicitly teach the school's values. Regular daily reminders and fortnightly assemblies at the school also focus on embedding the values in all the students do at school. The rich language of the values is common throughout all school settings. As well as being taught by teachers, the teaching of values is embedded in Scripture and Special Religious Education lessons that are offered at the school.
The teaching of values is part of the school's Positive Behaviour for Learning Program. The school educates students within the classroom and playground about its core values of ‘Respect', ‘Responsibility' and ‘Resilience'. Students are frequently rewarded for modelling these values, creating a harmonious school environment. Individual, class and whole school rewards within the school also allow students to celebrate success.
Merimbula Public School has as its core beliefs: Every child can learn and enjoy success; Expect success for all learners; Know, value and cater for the individual learner; Create a secure and supportive environment that challenges and stimulates the learner.
School Times: Our school times have been decided upon in consultation with the P&C, parents and caregivers during consultation meetings. The times are in accord with the Department Of Education and Communities' policies and teacher award.
8.30am - Morning Supervision: Teachers supervise students from 8.30am. Students should not be on the school grounds before this time. Students can play on the Basketball Court and other hard surfaces in the morning, as soon the supervising teacher is on duty. The canteen operates each morning from 8.30am where students can receive a free breakfast thanks to our community sponsored 'Breakfast Club'. Lunch orders must be handed in before 9am.
8.55am - MORNING BELL: A bell rings at 8.55am to get students to assemble with their class. Students enter their classes at 9am for their morning session. A fruit break is held at approximately 10am.
11.00am - RECESS BELL: Students eat their recess for the first 10 minutes students sit in their classroom or 'stage eating area'. The canteen operates every recess time.
The play session lasts for 20 minutes. Students may borrow sports equipmentfrom their classroom sport equipment tub.
11.30am - MIDDLE SESSION: Classes resume.
1.15pm - AFTERNOON LUNCH BELL: Students sit in their 'stage eating area' and enjoy their lunch, (lunch orders are collected from the school canteen, by the class lunch monitor, 2 minutes before the bell) for the first 10 minutes before going to play. The play session lasts for 30 minutes.
Students may borrow sports equipment from their classroom sport equipment tub duing this time. Students may also visit the library, or take part in skill-based sports activities on the Oval. Other music tutoring, performing arts and sports training also takes place during some lunch times and a "Chill Out" room is open daily for students wanting to play quiet indoor games.
1.55pm - AFTERNOON SESSION: Students return to class for their afternoon session.
2.55pm - AFTERNOON BELL: The afternoon bell alerts staff and students that school has ended. Students who catch a bus or walk home assemble in the bus and walking line area. Children meeting their parents can do so at the 'pick-up area'.
Information on bus routes and times can be obtained by contacting Sapphire Coast Bus Lines via https://scbuslines.com.au/ or on (02) 6495 6452.