ENewsletter

AGM

Thank you to the Staff and Parents that attended our AGM Monday evening. Thank you to our P&F who provided the refreshments for the meeting as well.

I make special mention of the wonderful SAC and P&F members who have completed their time and I welcome our new members to St Mary’s SAC and P&F committees; we appreciate the commitment you have made, the school cannot function without you all.

We welcome Kael Crees and Sharique Habib to the SAC and the following members to the P&F for 2025:

President - Olivia Gray

Vice President - Georgia Brown

Secretary - Hannah Herbert

Treasurer - Warren Liebenberg

Class Reps:

Caitlin Crees
Megan Anderson
Katie Cullinan
Sophie Alberti
Natasha Giles
Tessa Crook
Daina Sutherland and
Kylie Cox

(Please note that the class reps will be allocated to classes once class lists are finalised)

Thank you for accepting these positions for 2025.

Thank you!!

Mrs McDonald and Miss Della Bosca would like to thank Wilson for creating a very important prop for the year 4/5/6 Xmas concert song. We look forward to showcasing the piece on Wednesday night.

Thank you!!

We would like to extend a huge thank you to Phil Gray, Michael Sharp, Jayden Crook and Marshall Crook for coming together and building our fantastic new Funky Monkey play equipment!! The Pre-primary and Kindy students were so excited to be able to swing and climb all over the new equipment. Thank you!!

Altar Servers

Congratulations to Mac and Kai, who join Lucas, Audrey, Mia and Jacob in their Altar Server training. It is great to see such an enthusiastic bunch of students joining our Parish. If you're Interested in becoming an Altar Server please let your teacher know or contact Father on (08) 90411 118.

Mass

Thank you to Father Philip for leading the Yr 1/2 class at Mass today. It’s wonderful to be able to walk to Mass on Fridays throughout the term.

STEM

I was able to watch the brilliant Shadow puppet plays yesterday from Year Four/Five Class that Mrs O’Malley covered in STEM. The puppets and storylines were both entertaining and creative.

Kindy and Pre-Kindy Parent Information Session

A reminder our information sessions are on Monday. The Kindy session is at 9am and and the Pre-Kindy session is at 12 Noon. We look forward to seeing you there.

Concert

Our long awaited Christmas Concert is on Wednesday evening, all are welcome to attend. The children have been busily preparing. Our teachers, Mrs Dolton and Mrs Silver have all been working hard to have the children on point with their dance moves! Please remember that students are to arrive at Cummins Theatre by 5.00pm.

Year 7 Transition Days

Information from Merredin College regarding transition for the current Year 6 students who are planning on attending Merredin College in Year 7 is attached in the document below and is also available on Audiri. The schedule is set by the College and is an opportunity for students who are enrolled for Year 7 to get to know their 2025 teachers.

Transition days are as follows:

Transition - Full days - Thursday 28 November and Friday 29 November 2024 - Students will arrive and depart from the College.

Student are asked to wear their current sports or leavers uniform on these days.

Students will have access to the canteen during recess and lunch if they wish to use this facility.

For further information please contact Merredin College front office on 9041 7520 or Merredin.College@education.wa.edu.au

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God Bless

Mr H

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

Merredin Repertory Club Production - St Mary's Students Performing

The end of year pantomime is back at the Merredin Repertory Club and this time four students from St Mary's are involved (Greta Gethin, Kate Growden, Alena Madaffari and Hayley Growden).

For those unfamiliar with the pantomime style of production, it is an over the top, traditionally English comedy musical usually based on a well known nursery rhyme. The main character is frequently known as the "Dame" but is often played by a male for heightened comedic effect. Audience involvement is encouraged with heroes to cheer for and a villain to boo and heckle.

It is mainly aimed at children but has a level of humour that also appeals to adults.

This year the offering is a western style panto called "A Little Panto on the Prairie" by Richard Lock. The premise is simple- Madame Moonshine's Saloon is in danger of closing for good because she owes money to the Evil Sheriff Cactus Jack. Can local village idiot Tumbleweed, Windy Bottom town sweetheart Sandy and new kid on the block Buck the Cowboy save the saloon? Punters are encouraged to dress in Western style to get into the mood.

See the poster for booking details.