St Mary's Bulletin

Special mention must be made to the Year 1/2 class who celebrated the Mass this morning: they all read beautifully. Well done to Mrs Grant and Mrs Jackson for their preparation for the Mass this morning.

School attendance matters as early as kindergarten. Children who regularly attend school have opportunities to socialise, problem solve, and learn in an enriched environment. Studies show that children who miss too many days in Kindergarten and Pre-Primary, struggle academically in later years.

It only takes one absence every two weeks for attendance to be concerning as learning is missed.

Attend today and achieve for a lifetime.

How can you help?

• Make sure you child attends school every day unless they are ill
• Have a regular morning routine that helps your child prepare for school
• Solve any problems your child is having at school with their teacher as early as possible
• Plan vacations during non-school days
• Schedule your child’s dental and medical appointments at the end of the school day 

Once again, I would like to thank all who were involved in the joint Parish/School 100 Years Celebration that occurred last weekend. I’d particularly like to recognise those individuals from the Parish and School who were on the various committees that ensured the Mass was completed, food was prepared, cooked and delivered and exhibitions were set up and supervised. It was another example of St Mary’s people coming together to help and support each other for a great cause. Thank you!

As many of you are aware, St Mary’s performed magnificently at the PAF Wednesday. It was great to see so many parents and family members attend the Liturgical Movement at Mercy College and then later the main event at PEC. We naturally extend our thanks to Mrs Silver and the numerous staff members who travelled to Perth to support the children.

Stay tuned for next weeks Newsletter for the full write up and photos from the event. 

The Year 6 Wellbeing excursion to the Rec Centre was a great success on Tuesday. The day centered around learning skills that help you as a young adult, make good choices. 

Can I ask that all members encourage parents to complete the Climate Survey that will open soon. The results from the survey help us plan and offer an even better educational experience for the children and parents of the St Mary’s community.

Once again MSP will be attending the St Mary’s School for School Photos. Photo Day is on the 11th August. Information went home last week. Please read all notes carefully and look after your “shoot key” as you will need this when ordering photos.

It is also with great regret that we must farewell Miss Ariti from St Mary's. But there is a wonderful side to this because Miss Ariti is getting married in December; but this means she will be returning to live in Perth at the end of the year. We wish her well and thank her for all that she has done for us here at St Mary's. We send her our best wishes and hearty congratulations!

God Bless,

David Hamersley

On Wednesday, Week 5, 19th August, we will hold our annual Book Week multi-age activity day.   Students from Kindy to Year 6 will rotate through 5 activities during the day. 

At 8:45 we will hold our costume parade in the undercover area, then at 9:30 students will be placed into their groups, ready for their first activity. 

Students have free dress for the day.  Some dress up ideas for the day are: 

• Classic storybook favourites like Harry Potter, Dorothy or the Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of OZ, or Alice or the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland 

• Music and Performance Characters such as Willy Wonka, Matilda, Cat in the Hat 

• Something music related like an Orchestra Conductor or music note 

• Favourite Disney prince or princess

Our winning streak finally came to an end this week, with the 119 dishwasher pods proving too tricky to guess. All was not lost though as we did raise another $10.00 for Telethon!! This brings out total to $229.50 so far. Keep up the great work everyone!!!

Round 21 - Congratulations to Daniel Crabbe for the win this week. He takes home $50 thanks to CBH Merredin. 

Round 22 is kindly sponsored by Two Dogs Mitre 10. 

With only 3 rounds to go, it is still anyone's competition to win with only 2 games separating the top 10! It is going to be a close finish!

Happy Tipping! 

I've started collecting items to send to the beautiful people in Tanzania with the help of the Retuno E Maa Foundation I will send a sea container when I have enough items to send. If you have anything you would like to donate that would be amazing. Second hand or new, everything can be used.

Some items that will be loved are:

• Clothes in good condition (no underwear except bras)
• Socks matching with no holes
• Linen
• Shoes in good condition
• School supplies
• Bikes & scooters in any form as they can be fixed
• Balls - netball, soccer, football, basketball, tennis
• Bread & Cake tins
• Craft items like wool, crochet & knitting needles, beads, sewing supplies

Items can be dropped off to Cockies Ag

Jasmin 0427823357

Cockies Ag

Mitchell Street

Merredin

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.

Enrolments for the October and summer school holiday programs are now open. Spots are limited and enrolments will close earlier at venues that are fully booked. Enrol now to secure your child’s place! 

Are you planning for your child to attend Year 7 at Merredin College in 2027??

Please ENROL NOW!!

Applications can be found on our website

For further queries you can call administration on (08) 9041 7520 or at Merredin.College@education.wa.edu.au