St Mary's Newsletter

We value others, their property, the environment and ourselves.

Once again, I congratulate Christine Johnston and her amazing committee on the spectacular success last Saturday. I would also like to extend special thanks to all the local businesses, families and individuals who supported us with their donations prior to the Fete. This support and the support we received on the day is an indication of the incredible community we are all part of. Thank again to you all.

We are still waiting on the Shire to complete the carpark resurfacing, but I WOULD like to thank the carpark bitumen fairy who quietly crept in under cover of darkness and filled one of the worst potholes with a bag of quickset bitumen. Thank you!!

We have our P&F meeting this TUESDAY night (instead of Monday) at 7pm in the Library. All parents and supporters of St Mary’s are welcome to attend.

Next Thursday is our All Saints Mass led by our Pre Primary class. Once again, everyone is welcome to attend.

We have our annual Grandparents Day on Friday the 7th of November. After listening to feedback from our Grandparents last year, we have aligned this years’ event along the lines of our Mothers Day celebration. We will gather in the Hall at 9.45am for the Liturgy, have morning tea and then the Grandparents can join the children and share recess on the lawn.

As we had a Principal from another school complete our School Review earlier this year, I will be on the School Review panel for St Anne’s, Harvey. This school review will take place from the 3rd-5th of November.

On Wednesday the of 29th October our Year 3 and 4 students will be attending a Red Ball Tennis Competition run by Tennis West at Merredin Recreation Centre. The event will run from 9:30am until 1:30pm. Students are to wear their maroon sports uniform. Please see the Audiri note from Mrs Crees for all the details. 

Following this on Friday the 31st of October all students in year 3-6 will be participating in the Cricket Blast Cup at Merredin College. 

Lunch orders will be available from the Merredin College P&C using the following link. 

https://www.trybooking.com/DGTVY 

Orders close Monday  27th October at 9am. 

Students are to wear their sports uniform (maroon shirt, skorts or shorts).

I know it's been a busy term, especially with the FETE, but in order for the day to run successfully we will require parent volunteers to assist with managing/scoring for teams. If you are able to assist on the day, please email Mrs Crees directly at Kate.Crees@cewa.edu.au 

Full details on what students need for the day etc. are in the Audiri note from Mrs Crees. 

We have a significant amount of lost property in our lost property box at the moment. If you believe any of the following items may belong to you or your children please collect them from the lost property box in the ambulant toilet located near the library. If it is one of the jewelry items listed please come to the front office to collect.   

Knitted Jumpers

2x Size 6 One labeled Axford & one labeled Levi

Sports Jackets

1x Size 3

1x Size 4

1x Size 6 - Labeled Kraske

1x Size 10 - Labeled Jacob Barnett

1x Size 12 - Labeled Brooker

Maroon Sports Shorts

1x Size 10c

Wet Weather Jackets

1x Size 10

1x Size 12c - Labeled Nicholas Steber

 5x School Hats

God Bless

Mr H

Welcome Back to Term 4 – Year 5/6 Update!

It’s Term 4 and we are starting to realise what’s just around the corner – END OF YEAR! For most of the class it means graduation and high school, and for a few it means getting ready for Year 6!

The days are slipping by so fast with still lots of learning to do. We have been learning about volume, capacity and mass this week with some fun experiments with water and objects to calculate and convert using these units of measure. We have our concert to practice for, a cricket cup to win, leadership speeches to write, rehearse and present, a yearbook to complete, Y7 transition – the list goes on!

We will be welcoming Miss Ella Ross this term for her teaching practicum for weeks 4 to 7. Please make her feel welcome if you see her in class or around the school. Miss Ross will be lucky enough to experience our Christmas concert too!

We look forward to a busy but productive end of year.

— The Year 5/6 Team

Days like Saturday are not possible without the support of our volunteers. So we take this opportunity to thank everyone who volunteered on Saturday from setting the tables, chairs, marquees etc up in the morning, to taking some time out of your day and completing a shift or two on one of our fantastic stalls and finishing off with the tedious job of cleaning and packing away. It is greatly appreciated. We would also like to take this opportunity to give a BIG Thank you to the ladies in green hats . These ladies have been meeting very regularly over the past 6 months (or more) to plan Saturday’s Fete. Under the leadership of Christine Johnston and her helpers Sophie Alberti, Tessa Crook, Olivia Gray, Georgia Brown, Megan Anderson, Heather Jardine, Gemma Dolton, Hannah Herbert and Marie Bartlett, this team has successfully planned, coordinated and seen the 2025 St Mary’s School Fete become a wonderful success that was enjoyed by not only our wonderful St Mary’s community but the entire Merredin and surrounds. Congratulations Ladies on a Successful Fete, you should be all very proud of your hard work and dedication.Thank you!!

Stay tuned for the update next week on the total raised!!!!

On Tuesday, our students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 were lucky enough to participate in a Cricket Clinic run by Cricket WA. 

Thank you to Emma and Darcy for taking us through a number of fun games that helped us to develop our cricket skills, they will come in very handy for the students who are playing in the cricket cup at Merredin College in week three. 

It's that time of year again.....In Week 4 we will be holding our annual Book Fair beginning Monday 3rd November in the school hall.

The fair will be open on the following days:

Monday 3rd Nov 2:45 pm – 3:20 pm

Tuesday 4th Nov 8:20 am – 8:40am & 2.45 pm – 3:20 pm

Wednesday 5th Nov 8:20 am – 8:40am & 2:20 pm – 3:00 pm

Thursday 6th Nov 8:20 am – 8:40am & 2:45 pm – 3:20 pm

Friday 7th Nov 8:20 am – 9:00 am

Please feel free to come visit the book fair. All proceeds made at book fair directly benefit our library. Payment is required by Cash or Eftpos facilities will be available. Thank you for your support.

Merredin: Saturday 6.30pm & Sunday 10.30am

Kellerberrin: Sunday 8.00am

Please visit our website https://merredincatholicparish.org/

Open Wednesday 8.30am-9.10am

Online Orders: www.quickcliq.com.au