ENewsletter

Start of Term

Welcome back to everyone, we’ve had a wonderful, peaceful start to Term 4. Scary to think Christmas is just over ten weeks away!! We have so much to fit in during our last term it is sure to be a jam packed remaining 8 weeks!! Here are just a few things we have to look forward to this term:

Reconciliaition
CoRE Wheatbelt Challenge
Grandparents Open Morning
Mrs Munn's Assembly
School Concert
Swimming Lessons

We are looking forward to seeing out this last term with the same commitment and great attitudes that we have seen from the students all year!

T/20 Cricket Cup

We had perfect weather for our Year 3-6 students who are involved in the Woolworths Cricket Blast Schools Cup today. We entered four boys and 3 girls teams into the competition and and teams had a fantastic day showing off their cricket skills. We came away with some big wins for the day, congratulations to Girls Team 1 and Boys Team 2!! Again, special thanks for Mrs Crees for the amazing job she does in preparing the students for these interschool events and to everyone who team managed, coached, scored and assisted in any way on the day!!

Girls Team 1

Boys Team 2

Girls Team 1

Boys Team 2

CSAC

Our hard-working CSAC meets next Monday at 7pm in the school Library.

Parish Council

The Parish Council also meets next Tuesday at 7pm at Father’s house.

Reconciliation

The students receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation have their Student/Parent meeting next Tuesday at 3.15pm in the Year Three/Four classroom.

Family Friday

Don’t forget, all family members are welcome to come and visit St Mary’s next Friday between 8.30-9.00am and let the students show you what they have been up to in class and join them in some fun activities.

Did you hear about the kidnapping at school?

It's okay, he woke up.

Special Events

Colour Run

On Friday the 20th of September the School Colour run was held. The weather was perfect, and the kids had an absolute ball! It was lovely to see so many parents, grandparents and St Mary's Community in attendance. It was great to see Father Philip join in the fun!!

Congratulations to Mason Marshall for being the lucky winner of the Scooter and Benny Hathaway for having the opportunity to slime Mrs Mac! Thanks to Mrs Mac for volunteering herself to be slimed, you were amazing!!

The class who raised the highest amount of money was the Year 4/5's - Congratulations, you will be treated to a Pizza lunch this term (stay tuned for further information from your teacher). Logan Thompson was our highest fundraising student - well done Logan, you will receive a special medal in the coming weeks.

These days can not happen without the support of our local businesses, we wish to thank: Avery Building & Co, Two Dogs Hardware, Merredin Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Everlasting Gardenz, Adele Wahlsten Haidressing, Merredin Bakery, Merredin Pizza and Merredin IGA.

Thank you to all of these local businesses that are also owned and operated by many our St Mary's families! We truly appreciate your support. Please support these local businesses that support us!

Thank you to every student who took the time to make a fundraising profile and collect donations! Once prizes are received, they will be sorted and sent home with the children. Thank you also to the families that contributed through the business link. Your support of this event is greatly appreciated, and the money raised helps the P & F to contribute to items around the School that benefit your children. Stay tuned for what we raised over the coming weeks.

Thank you to Sandy Hooper for volunteering her time to take photos, The Merredin Volunteer Ambulance Officers and Fire Brigade who also took the time to attend and join in the fun, we appreciate you! Thank you to Sophie Crees for being our MC for the day!

To our Sausage sizzle helpers - Christine Johnston, Gemma Dolton, Jaylene Ransom, Brent Keamy and Kyarah Lowah-Bonney, thank you!!

And lastly thank you to the St Mary's Colour Run Committee - Melinda and Steve Carr, Michael Sharp, Adele Wahlsten, Jessica Nelson, Lisa O'Neill, Asha Carr, Jess Avery, Jade Healy - Ratima and Marie Bartlett for your help on the day and behind the scenes to get things organised!

Thank you

Marie Bartlett

Thanks to our amazing Colour Run Committee!!

Other News & Important Dates

Viterra & St Mary’s School Merredin P&F

Viterra and the St. Mary’s Primary School Merredin P & F have agreed to a sponsorship program for the coming season and into the future. The Viterra Sponsorship Program commenced in 2010 as a way of helping WA grain growing communities. Since its inception, Viterra has donated over $1 million to WA grain growing sporting clubs & community groups. Viterra is very proud of what the program has achieved over this period. We are very pleased to be able to contribute to WA grain growing communities that support us, knowing that our sponsorship goes some way towards the viability of rural WA clubs and their communities – it also gives growers a sense that they too have assisted with their club’s finances. We appreciate any support you can offer Viterra by spreading the word amongst your members and the community.

Here is how it works:

Viterra will donate $0.20 per tonne to the St. Mary’s Primary School Merredin P & F for every tonne of grain delivered against contracts sold to Viterra.

At the time of contracting, the grower or their consultant MUST identify that they wish the contract to be a part of the sponsorship agreement with the St. Mary’s Primary School Merredin P & F. Every 12 months we will forward your club the funds accumulated against the contracts covered by the agreement.

For contract pricing of any grain, or if you wish to subscribe to the Viterra ‘sms’ or ‘email’ pricing service, contact Rob Haddrill, Tim Giumelli or Matt Stenhouse in the Viterra WA office.

1300 453 626

Rob Haddrill 0407 191 633

Tim Giumelli 0427 017 047

Matt Stenhouse 0419 040 786

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.

P&F Hair Ribbons Fundraiser

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

Community Notices

Enrol in VacSwim

VacSwim enrolments are now open for our Country early start and January programs. This years program are FREE, so it's a great time to enrol your children!! Please click on the link below to enrol:

Enrol in VacSwim - Department of Education