St Mary's Bulletin

We trust all St Mary's families had a wonderful holiday break; welcome back to Term 3!

We give special thanks for the rain received over recent days.

Don't forget next Friday is our Family Friday date, all family members are welcome to attend the school and see inside the classrooms and what the children have been learning.

On Tuesday the 5th of August all students will be engaged in the Religious Education Assessment. The children have done this before and are adequately prepared for the assessment by their teachers.

Changes to the Carpark procedure will be implemented in the next week or two. New changes will be highlighted in coming newsletters.

I will be at the GEMS network days in Kalgoorlie next Tuesday and Wednesday.

All CEWA schools have been forced to engage new Insurers. The new companies have imposed stringent controls on many school activities across the board, one of these being; Travelling to events by car. I understand that some of these changes can be frustrating, particularly if the school is a country school like St Mary's. But coming into effect immediately is the restriction that: no student can travel to a school event, in a car, driven by another parent.

Have a great week and keep warm!

Mr Hamersley

We are looking forward to the St Mary's Fete on Saturday the 18th of October! We would like to give a BIG Thank you to all of the amazing sponsors so far who have donated to the day. If you would like to be one of our sponsors please reach out to the St Mary's P & F via stmaryspandf@yahoo.com for more information. Thank you!

Nominations for the Catholic School Parents WA Awards of Excellence are now open. We have 5 categories of nominations; Parent, Parent Group, Principal, Parish and Agnes Weymouth.

To download the nomination forms, the link is: https://www.csp.wa.edu.au/awards-of-excellence-2025

To book tickets to attend the cocktail awards celebration on Friday 1st August 2025, the link is: https://events.humanitix.com/2025-aoe

Thank you for your support in assisting us to acknowledge and celebrate those who are building positive Catholic school communities.

Catholic Schools Parents Western Australia.

St Mary's School is part of the "Containers for Change" program. Please see the poster below for all the details. If you require a green bag to collect your cans, these are available from Mrs Riethmuller at the school.

The program is open to eligible parents/carers all year.

To join Saver Plus, you need to meet these requirements:

• Be 18 years or older
• Have a current Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card
• Have a child in school, starting next year, or be studying yourself
• Get a regular income (can be you or your partner in paid work or child support/carers' payment)
• Agree to join in free online financial education workshops

If families would like to check their eligibility and receive a call back, please visit the enquiry link -  Our Saver Plus financial literacy program (thesmithfamily.com.au), or they’re welcome to call our national number 1300 610 355, and a local coordinator will contact them directly.