St Mary's Bulletin

We rely on each other to do the right thing.

Thank you to our Parents on the committee, they are to be congratulated on the amazing work they do on behalf of St Mary’s. 2023 has been a spectacular fundraising year and watch this space over coming weeks to see how that money is going to be spent in the school.

Ms Della Bosca led the Year Five class to a win at the College on Tuesday in the regional CoRE challenge. The activities involved students from several schools working together on a wide range of challenging activities. It was noted by several who attended, the amazing way St Mary’s students communicated with each other in a respectful and effective way to achieve successful group outcomes. Well done to Ms Della Bosca and the Year Five's.

The Uniform committee members are meeting this afternoon, after school. We will keep you up to date on changes for 2024.

We are looking forward to welcoming our Grandparents to school tomorrow. We will celebrate with a Prayer service and morning tea.

Congratulations to Greta Gethin who will be representing our tennis zone at the statewide D’Arcy Slater & Foundation Cups in Geraldton. She and her brother Archie (yr7) are the only players from Merredin and will each be captaining their respective teams. Goodluck to you both!!

On the final day of Term 3 we celebrated with a Colour Event organised by the P & F, the children had a fantastic time! A fantastic total of $8990.97 was raised by the 91 students that registered - what an amazing result. These funds will be used within the school to benefit your children. The year 4/5 class raised the most money and were rewarded with a Pizza lunch and fruit on Wednesday the 25th of October. We hope you enjoyed your lunch. The child who raised the most amount of money was awarded with a special Medal and Monty the Monster plush toy - well done to Olivia Maloney. Plus the highest fundraisers from each class went into the draw to win a Monty back pack. Congratulations to Rosie Brunetti for being the winner.

We would just like to take this moment to thank the following people who made the Colour Event successful:

* Merredin Bakery for the donation of the bread rolls for the sausage sizzle.

* No Limit's Perth and local Merredin residents for the pool noodles.

* St John Ambulance, Merredin Police and Merredin Fire and Rescue for being in attendance on the day.

* Casey & Kaitlin Walker for the hay.

* Merredin Carr Care for the tyres.

* Michael Sharp for the slippery slide.

* John Romanelli for making the awesome climbing frames!

* Wheatbelt Fresh Produce for the fruit donation.

* Thank you to Lisa O'Neill, Jaylene Ransom and Christine Johnston for cooking and serving the sausage sizzle.

* Thank you Sandy Hooper for being our official photographer.

And to anyone else that assisted on the day or donated blow up pools!

A very BIG thank you to the Colour event committee that consisted of Melinda, Steve and Asha Carr, Jess Nelson, Adele Wahlsten, Michael Sharp, Chesney Maloney, Jade Healey-Ratima and Marie Bartlett. Without these volunteers these events can not be achieved!

The school's Lost & Found tub is overflowing at present. If you recognise any of the following items or are missing any of the following clothing items please check the Lost & Found tub, which is located in the Unisex toilet. 

Sports Jackets                                Rain Jackets

2x Size 10                                        1x Size Size 10

1x Size 8                                           3x Size 8 

2x Size 6                                           1x Size 6 

Jumpers                                            Vests

1x Size 9                                           1x Size 8

2x Size 6

We have commenced planning for transition days and 2024!!

If you and you are planning for your child to attend the College next year and haven’t enrolled your child as yet, please find the enrolment packages available to print on our website (link below) or collect a package from the front office.

Don’t forget to also provide a copy of their Birth Certificate and Immunisation records. 

Merredin College Secondary Enrolment Package

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 your child safe in the water.

Enrol at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim