St Mary's Bulletin

Another special vote of thanks must go to Mrs Crees for her work in the Cross Country; 2nd place out of six teams is remarkable. Well done runners!

Our amazing P&F met on Monday and granted $4000 of money raised to spend on the students of St Mary’s. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks to see what items our wonderful P&F have funded.

This morning all our wonderful Mums, Dads, Nanna’s, Pops and Aunties and Uncles all turned up for Family Friday. Thank you for showing an interest in what we do here at St Mary’s! Unfortunately due to a network issue we were unable to upload any photos to the newsletter, but we were are to pop them on our socials pages. So head over to our Facebook & Instagram pages to check them out!!

Don’t forget to join us at the Rec Centre next Friday for our Yr 3-6 Winter Carnival event. We are still looking for a few helpers so if you are free please contact Mrs Crees at Kate.Crees@cewa.edu.au 

Our Years Three - Six students will travel to Cummins Theatre this  Wednesday to watch the Guilford Grammar Symphony Orchestra and the Guildford Grammar Motown Band perform in Concert. Be ready! You may get asked by your child to purchase a trumpet or trombone after the concert!

Semester One Reports

Semester One Reports will be available to access on SEQTA Engage on Friday, 28 June. 

 Please see the following link to ensure you have access to Engage -

https://stmarysmerredin.engage.cewa.edu.au/

 You may need to reset your password. Alternatively, if you do not already have a SEQTA Engage account, please email:  David.Hamersley@cewa.edu.au  and a welcome email will be sent to you so you can create a login. 

 If you have any questions, please email Mr Hammersley.

We’re delighted to inform you that St Mary's School will be participating in ICAS again this year. Find out how your child’s academic abilities compare against their classmates and other students across the state and nation and get detailed reports on their strengths and weaknesses. The tests are fully online and sitting dates will commence in Term 3. Learn more:

ICAS - Leading Academic Competition - ICAS Assessments

Please see todays Audiri post for more details.

My boss said “dress for the job you want, not for the job you have.”

So I went in as Batman.

"The Premier’s Reading Challenge runs from the 6th of May to the 6th of September and the idea is that you try to read as many books as you can. It’s a competition right across the state and there’s some great prizes – including a Nintendo Switch. So, everyone get on board with the Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2024. Get to your books!"

Hon. Roger Cook MLA, Premier of Western Australia 

About the challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is a literacy engagement program established in 2022 to: 

• encourage students to read more books
• enjoy reading
• improve literacy levels.

The mission is for students in kindergarten to Year 10 to read 12 books over 4 months from 6 May to 6 September. That’s right—just 12, students can read:

• books
• short stories
• graphic novels
• eBooks
• talking books
• audiobooks
• poems
• anything that sparks their interest and gets them reading.

Whether they’re a curious kindergartener or a high-schooler, there is something of interest for readers at any and every level.

Adventures await. Books take us to places we only dream about and even further. Where else can we experience a mutiny on a pirate ship or jump on a time-traveling bicycle.

Students will expand their vocabulary, learn new facts, and impress their friends with fancy new words that they have learned.

At the end of the challenge, students who complete it will receive a special certificate signed by the Premier. They can hang it proudly on their bedroom wall; it’s like winning a gold medal in reading!

Get your students ready to explore, grab their reading lights and bookmarks and set sail on their next reading adventure.

The next great story is only one page turn away.

Benefits of the challenge

The challenge will:

• raise the profile of reading and literacy in schools
• give students a focus for their reading
• encourage students to enjoy reading and read more books
• encourage students to participate by being challenged
• offer incentives and prizes for readers
• build self-esteem, pride, school unity and a sense of achievement among students
• increase the involvement of parents in their child’s reading
• increase the number of library books borrowed
• contribute to increased literacy levels.

How to register

Go to:

https://www.premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au/

and click on the "SIGN IN" button to create an account.

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.

Are you child’s hair accessories starting to look a bit worst for wear? Or are you having trouble finding the St Mary’s colours?? Take a look at the link below or scan the QR code for School Ponytails to see what is available. Don’t think just School, do you need colours for Football, Netball, Hockey, Basketball etc…..take a browse as for every order placed the St Mary’s P & F receive a portion back!! Tell your friends, family, next door neighbour - anyone you know that needs to update their hair accessories! Thank you for your support. P.S Orders can be placed at anytime throughout the year and are sent direct to you! https://www.ponytailsandfairytales.com.au/discount/ST%2520MARYS%2520PS?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fst-marys-primary-school-merredin-wa-6415

Come along and support two of our very own St Mary's students, Greta Gethin & Milla Dolton, who will performing in the play "Too Many Daughters: a Jane Austen Parody" by Claire Epstein.