We play fairly for the enjoyment of all and encourage each other to do our best.
Don’t forget first day back in Term 4, Monday the 9th Octobe,r is a Pupil free day due to the staff having a Professional Development Day.
Thank you to all the parents who turned up to support, cheer and help judge at the Carnival. Congratulations to all students who made the team and achieved their personal best, special thanks again to Mrs Crees for the magnificent work done in preparing the team.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Vanessa, David, Ashton and Logan on their recent loss. May he Rest in Peace.
Our wonderful P&F are to be congratulated for preparing our Colour Run event today. I’m certain all participants will enjoy the challenge and we also acknowledge the help of all St Mary’s parents in the commitment they’ve shown in raising funds for our community. Thank you to the Merredin Police for joining in the fun today also!!
“The important thing is to do charity, not to talk about charity. We must understand the work with very poor people as a God’s chosen mission.”
Irmã Dulce Lopes Pontes
God Bless.
Mr H.
This term has flown by and we can’t believe we are at the end of term 3! Our class has been learning about finance through class economy. We get paid for our school jobs and homework, but we also have to hire our desk and chairs as well as pay income tax each week! We’re not looking forward to that in real life!
We’ve also designed a scarecrow for the Royal Show Schools Scarecrow competition with the criteria ‘Diversity in Agriculture’. We chose to incorporate maggots as a diverse way to solve land fill. Did you know despite the “ick-factor,” maggots can be helpful for the environment by reducing waste and serving as an animal feed source. It may sound gross, but it reduces decomposition time for compost by months and doesn’t release any greenhouse gases. The dried larvae become feed for animals that humans then consume. The most common example is as a protein source processed to isolate the protein, which can then become part of a feed for livestock, poultry and fish.
Pre-Primary Year One/Two
Samuel Giles Aleaha Tirant
Stella Sharp Sage O’Malley
Addison Last
Jessica Nguyen
Year Three/Four Year Four/Five
Mackenzie Munro Ashley Auburn
Lucas Bartlett Andrew Wilson
Mac Johnston Wilson Mason
Ava Anderson Sterling Roberts
Kayla Smith Greta Gethin
Lachlan Anderson
Year Six STEM - Science
Angelica Kraske-Beck Mitchell Mills
Chelsea Bristow Ruby Jardine
Ashton Thompson Van Creagh
Cooper Withers Zac Crees
Camee Roberts
St Mary’s Parish is organizing the 2023 Carols By Candle Light, which is held in the lead up to Christmas and would love to have some representation from the school community on the organizing committee. If you would like to find out more about what is involved or are interested in being on the committee, please come and see me or email me at Pauline.riethmuller@cewa.edu.au
Ancient language, contemporary music, stunning vocals, poignant stories, and guitar brilliance.
Over many years, the Noongar language has been reduced to a whisper. There are currently less than 400 fluent speakers, Kalyakoorl, ngalak warangka (Forever, we sing) is a celebration of the Noongar language and the things we share as a community,
Through their passion for the Noongar language intertwined with the power of music and storytelling, join multi-award-winning due Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse as they take you on a journey through the four principles that guide their work – Koort (heart), Moort (Family and community(, Boodja (Land and connection to country) and Koorlangka (Children and Legacy).
Join us Friday 22nd September 6pm at the Cummins Theatre to hear award winning duo - Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse.
Tickets available via cumminstheatre.com.au, the Merredin Visitors Centre, or at the door on the night.
The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is leading and commissioning the Early Childhood Dental Program (ECDP) in collaboration with:
The Early Childhood Dental Program (ECDP) is a Statewide program that will provide free, universal access to child-friendly, oral health education and dental care for all Western Australian children under 5 years of age. To make sure that the voices of families and communities are included in the design of our program we are now seeking parents, families and carers to register to host a kitchen table conversation. I have included the cover and contents page as a ‘taster’ but the full guide will be provided to the hosts once they have registered.
What is a kitchen table conversation? Kitchen table conversations are just like having a chat with your friends and neighbours around your kitchen table- but they can be hosted anywhere that you like. This may be at your house, a local park, cafe or anywhere you all feel comfortable. The main idea is to get together and share stories, thoughts, and experiences with each other.
What we're keen to know:
• What makes it easy or hard for you to look after your little ones' teeth?
• Important things that you think we should keep in mind as we plan our program?
• How you'd like us to share info with you?
• What you're curious to find out about keeping kids' teeth healthy?
The flyers attached provide more details about how hosts will be supported. Please register your details if you are interested to be a host, or share the information with your families and friends who may be interested. If you have any questions, please email ECDP.Commissioning@health.wa.gov.au directly and we will be happy to help!
Enrolments are now open for VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays. VacSwim offers fun lessons at beach or pool locations They are a great school holiday activity and they teach valuable safety skills to help keep you child safe in the water.
Enrol at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim
Eric Hind was born in Nottingham in England in 1901. He migrated to Western Australia in 1926 and came immediately to the Wheatbelt. In 1928 he took up farming land at Burracoppin and so commenced a lifetime of interest in the Burracoppin Area.
During the Second World War Eric enlisted in the R.A.A.F and served overseas.
In 1953 he was elected to the then Merredin Road Board and continued to represent the people of Burracoppin on the Merredin Shire Council until his retirement in 1989.
After 36 years of service on the Road Board and Shire Council, the Merredin Shire Council presented Eric with a long service award and made him a Freeman of the Shire. In 1990 he received the Order of Australia Medal for services to the community.
Eric Hind was an accomplished violinist who had gained his A.L.C.M (Eng) diploma before leaving England. As an active member of the Merredin Musical Society and Concert Orchestra of the day, Eric was much sought after as a violinist and was willing to perform at any function if possible. Eric also served on the local W.A Symphony Orchestra Committee and was instrumental in getting many concerts in Merredin over a number of years.
In his honor, the Shire of Merredin offers a yearly music scholarship to the value of $1000.00.
Please see below for more information and the application form for the 2024 Eric Hind Scholarship, the Merredin Shire encourages eligible family members, friends, or acquaintances to apply.
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Eric Hind ScholarshipPlease click on button below to download the Eric Hind Scholarship application form.
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