St Mary's Bulletin

Term 4 - Week 1 (16th October, 2026)

Dear St Mary's School Community,


Welcome Back

Thank you all for your patience with our staff PD day on Monday. The staff from St Joseph’s joined us to experience a workshop on how best to use prayer in the classroom. I hope you all had a restful holiday.

Green Ball Tennis Competition

We had a team of 20 head to Narembeen today to represent St Mary’s in a Green ball Tennis competition with 3 other schools. See the special events section for some photos and updates from todays competition. 

T/20 Cricket Cup

The Year 3-6 are also off to the College next week to play cricket. We thank Mrs Crees for her brilliant co-ordination in allowing our students to participate in these great inter school competitions.

 

CSAC

Our dedicated CSAC meets next Monday evening. We extend our continuing thanks for their commitment to our students.

 "A parent’s love is whole no matter how many times divided." — Robert Brault

 



God Bless,

David Hamersley


Special Events

Green Ball Tennis Carnival

Today, 20 of our students travelled to Narembeen to take part in the Green Ball Tennis Competition. With five teams competing across two pools and five rounds of matches, it was a fantastic day of tennis!

Our students showed great competitive spirit, played some impressive rallies and demonstrated excellent sportsmanship throughout the competition. It was wonderful to see them challenging themselves, supporting one another and enjoying the opportunity to represent our school.

With beautiful weather and plenty of tennis action, everyone had an enjoyable day. The trip home was certainly a lively one, with lots of excitement and chatter on the bus!

Well done to all 20 students for their efforts, enthusiasm and sportsmanship. We are very proud of you all!

Other News & Important Dates

Term Planner

Telethon Fundraiser

Mrs Mac, Mrs Herbert and our Year Sixes would like to thank everyone who supported their Take-A-Guess and Free Dress Telethon fundraisers over the last two terms. They raised a whopping $605 all up!!! What a fantastic effort for a very worthy cause. 

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! 

Food Drive

The weather is getting colder and our regular Foodbank supply for the Merredin Churches Fraternal is no longer available. We invite school families to make a food donation to assist 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....please make sure items you are donating have not expired. Items can be placed in the basket that is located in the School Library. Thank you for your support, it is very much appreciated as Father Philip continues this important outreach program for our Parish. 

Containers for Change

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.

Community Notices

Merredin College - Year 7 Enrolments 2026

Are you planning for your child to attend Year 7 at 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

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