St Mary's Newsletter

Term 4 - Week 2 (23rd October, 2026)

Dear St Mary's School Community,

Focus Value: : Respect

We value others, their property, the environment and ourselves.

CSAC/P&F

Thank you to the parents who generously give their time to support our school through the CSAC and P&F committees.

Our first P&F meeting for the term will be held on Monday at 7:00pm in the school library, with the option to join online. Everyone is welcome.

If you would like to become involved, nominations for both committees are always welcome. Please don't be put off by the Office Bearer positions. While the titles may sound like a big commitment, the roles are very manageable and do not require any special skills, just a willingness to work with others to support and improve opportunities for our students at St Mary's.

Planning for 2027

As we begin planning for 2027, if your circumstances are changing and your child will no longer be attending St Mary's School, please let the Administration Office know as soon as possible.

You can contact us by:

Email: admin@stmarysmerredin.wa.edu.au

Phone: (08) 9041 1907

Thank you for helping us with our planning and enrolment preparations for 2027.

Material offcuts

We are about to create some figures to use in class story telling. If you have some material offcuts that are lying around your storage area getting in the way, we would love to have them. The offcuts can be extremely small because the characters we are decorating are large wooden pegs. Any colours, any types of material would be gratefully received.

 

Cricket Cup/Red ball

The Year 3-6 students represented St Mary’s in the T/20 Cricket Cup today at Merredin College. See our "Special Events" section for all the updates from todays event. The Year 3 and 4 children are also competing in their tennis championship next Wednesday after a successful Year 5/6 event in Narembeen last Friday. We wish them all the best in their endeavours!

All Saints Day Mass

A reminder that you are all welcome to attend All Saint Mass which will be lead by the Pre-Primary class next Thursday at 9.00am.

Goodluck

One final good luck to Layla G for the week ahead!!

"There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one." — Jill Churchill


 

God Bless

David Hamersely

(Principal)


Class News

Year Six

While Mrs Mac has been jet-setting around the world, we’ve had Mrs Davis keeping us busy in the classroom!

In Maths, we’ve been learning about elapsed time and how to convert between 12-hour and 24-hour time.

In Art, we’ve been exploring graffiti, and Mrs Mac even shared some photos of graffiti she spotted on her travels. Did you know that graffiti artists often use a made-up name called a tag instead of their real name?

In Literacy, we’ve been learning all about advertisements and why it’s important for them to have a clear purpose and target audience. We’ve even created our own advertisements, which we’ll be presenting to the class on Monday. We’re excited to show everyone what we’ve come up with!

Although we’ve loved having Mrs Davis teach us, we can’t wait to have Mrs Mac back next week and hear all about her adventures around the world. We wonder what stories she’ll have to share?!

Special Events

T/20 Cricket Cup

Our Years 3–6 students enjoyed a fantastic day of T/20 Cricket at Merredin College! St Mary’s was well represented, with four girls’ teams and three boys’ teams taking part in a fun-filled day of cricket.

There were plenty of exciting moments throughout the day, including some great wickets and impressive catches from Sana, River and Maggie. Aaliyah enjoyed bowling, Tommy loved fielding, and Layla’s highlight was the catching competition. Sana also enjoyed the ball games at the end of the day.

One of the funniest moments came when Hayley got Sage out! Hayley named this as her favourite part of the day, while Sage was quick to point out that her favourite part was still winning, even after Hayley dismissed her!

Congratulations to St Mary’s Boys’ Team 2, who took home the win! A big thank you to Merredin College for hosting such a well-organised event and providing our students with a wonderful opportunity to develop their cricket skills, demonstrate great sportsmanship and, most importantly, have fun.

Other News & Important Dates

St Mary's School Concert

Concert time is fast approaching and the children have come back this term ready to shine! This year we are trialing having a Matinee performance of our End of Year School Concert the day before- Tuesday 1st of December 2026. All community groups, families & friends are welcome. More information will come out closer to the time! 

Churches Fraternal Food Drive

Christmas is upon us, and together we can help make the season a little brighter for members of our community who may be doing it tough.

Please support the Merredin Churches Fraternal Christmas Food Appeal by donating non-perishable food items for those in need.

Donations could include: canned food (ham/meat, vegetables, fruit, soup), pea / bean mixes, lollies, biscuits, rice, sugar, flour, tea, coffee, milo, noodles, UHT milk, long life custard, fruit juice, cool drinks, cordial, packet food such as jelly, tea, coffee, milo, pasta, sauces, cereal, gravy, etc.

Items can be placed in the basket that is located in the School Library.

Thank you for your support. 

Volunteers Needed - Expressions of Interest

Have you got a few hours to spare. The Activities Coordinator at Mooditj Mia/Berringa Frail Aged Care Facility at the Merredin Hospital is looking for volunteers to spend some time with the residents, listening to their stories, reading, playing cards, doing some crafts etc. If you are interested, could you give your name to Fr Philip please so it can be given to the coordinator. 

Call for donations

I've started collecting items to send to the beautiful people in Tanzania with the help of the Retuno E Maa Foundation I will send a sea container when I have enough items to send. If you have anything you would like to donate that would be amazing. Second hand or new, everything can be used.

Some items that will be loved are:

  • Clothes in good condition (no underwear except bras)
  • Socks matching with no holes
  • Linen
  • Shoes in good condition
  • School supplies
  • Bikes & scooters in any form as they can be fixed
  • Balls - netball, soccer, football, basketball, tennis
  • Bread & Cake tins
  • Craft items like wool, crochet & knitting needles, beads, sewing supplies


Items can be dropped off to Cockies Ag

Jasmin 0427823357

Cockies Ag

Mitchell Street

Merredin

Community Notices

WAAPA Summer School 2027

Join us in the heart of the city at ECU’s brand-new campus for WAAPA Summer School 2027!

WAAPA’s state-of-the-art studios, theatres and performance spaces will come alive with a range of exciting courses designed for young creatives in Years 7 to 12. Our Summer School offers engaging, hands-on programs that help high school students develop their skills in acting, music, dance and performance. Courses on offer include:

  • Music Theatre Kickstarter
  • Acting on Screen
  • Dance Squad
  • The Actor’s Studio
  • Jazz Summer School

For course details please visit our website https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/corporate-training-and-short-courses/overview or email explore.waapa@ecu.edu.au for more information.

Merredin College - Year 7 Enrolments 2027

Are you planning for your child to attend Merredin College in 2027??

Please ENROL NOW!!

Applications can be found on our website

For further queries you can call administration on (08) 9041 7520 or at Merredin.College@education.wa.edu.au

Saver Plus Referral Form

Good morning,

We have received valuable feedback from the community suggesting that a referral form would help connect parents and carers with the Saver Plus program more easily.

In response, we’re pleased to introduce a new Referral Form, designed to simplify the process of getting in touch with us.

If you need anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Families can still enquire directly by calling our free number 1300 610 355

Kind Regards

Cim Rodgers (she/her) Community Liaison, Saver Plus

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Kellerberrin: Sunday 8.00am

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