St Mary's Bulletin

I’d like to extend my thanks to our wonderful P&F members who met again on Monday night. They continue to work hard to improve the educational life of all students at St Mary’s. We have many fund-raising items in the pipeline with the School Fete being one. Don’t forget to save the date: Saturday the 18th of October!

Thank you to Father for celebrating a Feast Day Mass that is especially important to us here at St Mary’s. Well done to Mrs Grant, Mrs T and Miss Rodio for supporting the children in the preparation of the Mass.

We are currently assembling a live display of uniform options and the community will be asked to indicate their preference in the coming weeks. Once again, a special mention must be made of the work the committee have done in past months, in particular our Uniform shop coordinator Marie Bartlett.

Can I also extend my thanks to all parents for the patience you have shown now that the carparks are getting quite busy. 

Our Netball team representing St Mary’s in Perth at the SSWA Champions Cup on the 20th of August are busily training after school. Thank you to all parents who have supported the preparation of the team in some way. We wish them all the best.

Have a great week and keep warm!

Mr Hamersley

Footy Tipping Coordinator - we are looking for someone to run our well known Football Tipping competition! Our Competition has been running for over 20 years and is one of the main fundraisers for our P & F!

Social Media Coordinator - we are looking for someone to keep our Facebook page up to date! Keeping our community up to date with everything P & F related!

A handover will be completed with the existing coordinators. We look forward to hearing from you! Thank you!

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!

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.

Please note the following free parent webinar provided by Catholic Network Australia and facilitated by Cyber Safety Project. The webinar will have a capped live registration amount; parents can register and access the recording 21 days post session. The webinar will be held on Monday, 11 August 2025 at 5.30pm AWST. Please register here: Parent Webinar - AI & Digital Generation Registration

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.