St Mary's Newsletter

Term 3 - Week 2 (26th July, 2024)

Dear St Mary's School Community,

Focus Value: Faith

We believe in God and in each other

St Mary’s welcomes the Rode family with Oliver who has just joined us in Pre Primary. Welcome Oliver!!

Holy Communion Information Session

Don’t forget the Parent and Student information session on Tuesday the 30th of  July for those who are celebrating their Holy Communion. It will be at 3.15pm in the Year Four/Five Classroom. 

REA Assessment

We wish all best to our Year Three and Five children who are about to complete their REA test in coming weeks

 

National Tree Planting Day

In honour of National Tree Planting Day and in conjunction with Merredin Toyota, St Mary’s Pre-Primary students will plant some trees that have been donated by our local car dealer. This will happen on Monday the 29th of July in the area surrounding our volleyball court. Special thanks to Tanya and Merredin Toyota.

Carpark

Apologies, the back carpark is a little challenging at the moment but the potholes will be filled in the coming week; weather permitting.

P&F Meeting

The P&F will hold the first meeting for Term Three on Monday the 29th of July at 7.00pm in the Library. Everyone is welcome to attend, it would be great to see some new faces!!


Dogs can't operate MRI machines.

But catscan.

God Bless.

Mr H.


Class News

Science and Design and Technology

Term 3 Science topic: Chemical Sciences

Term 3 Design and Technology topic: Materials

 Classes have been learning about physical and chemical changes to matter and what the differences are between solids, liquids and gases. We have learnt about how materials can be changed by both reversible and irreversible change.

 We have been making different mixtures and chemical changes through making playdough, sherbert and fake snow.

 We are learning about the properties of different materials and which materials to choose to suit a particular purpose.

 Below are some snapshots of what we have been up to.

Other News & Important Dates

Update from our P&F

Our St Mary's P & F have contributed to many items this year within our School community!

These donations to the School can not be done without our fundraising efforts that we hold each year.

This term will see our Colour run being held on Friday the 20th of September - this will be our BIGGEST Fundraiser of the year and we need 100% support from all families!

Make sure you join the event below to stay up to date with everything relating to the Colour run. Our committee is working very hard behind the scenes to make this event possible and will have more information to you all in the coming weeks.

Thank you

https://www.facebook.com/share/vokWN1y3qeTt24hN/

 

Census Privacy Notice

2024 Premier's Reading Challenge.

"The Premier’s Reading Challenge runs from the 6th of May to the 6th of September and the idea is that you try to read as many books as you can. It’s a competition right across the state and there’s some great prizes – including a Nintendo Switch. So, everyone get on board with the Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2024. Get to your books!"

Hon. Roger Cook MLA, Premier of Western Australia 

About the challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is a literacy engagement program established in 2022 to: 

  • encourage students to read more books
  • enjoy reading
  • improve literacy levels.

The mission is for students in kindergarten to Year 10 to read 12 books over 4 months from 6 May to 6 September. That’s right—just 12, students can read:

  • books
  • short stories
  • graphic novels
  • eBooks
  • talking books
  • audiobooks
  • poems
  • anything that sparks their interest and gets them reading.

Whether they’re a curious kindergartener or a high-schooler, there is something of interest for readers at any and every level.

Adventures await. Books take us to places we only dream about and even further. Where else can we experience a mutiny on a pirate ship or jump on a time-traveling bicycle.

Students will expand their vocabulary, learn new facts, and impress their friends with fancy new words that they have learned.

At the end of the challenge, students who complete it will receive a special certificate signed by the Premier. They can hang it proudly on their bedroom wall; it’s like winning a gold medal in reading!

Get your students ready to explore, grab their reading lights and bookmarks and set sail on their next reading adventure.

The next great story is only one page turn away.

Benefits of the challenge

The challenge will:

  • raise the profile of reading and literacy in schools
  • give students a focus for their reading
  • encourage students to enjoy reading and read more books
  • encourage students to participate by being challenged
  • offer incentives and prizes for readers
  • build self-esteem, pride, school unity and a sense of achievement among students
  • increase the involvement of parents in their child’s reading
  • increase the number of library books borrowed
  • contribute to increased literacy levels.

How to register

Go to:

https://www.premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au/

and click on the "SIGN IN" button to create an account.


Viterra & St Mary’s Primary 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.

Community Notices

St Mary's Parish Merredin- Mass Times

Merredin: Saturday 6.30pm & Sunday 10.30am

Kellerberrin: Sunday 8.00am

St Mary's P&F Uniform Shop

Open Wednesday 8.30am-9.10am

Online Orders: www.quickcliq.com.au