St Mary's Bulletin

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

Due to Sports classes being moved to Tuesday the16th of May this coming week, students must wear the sports uniform on Tuesday and on Thursday this week.

Thursday Morning Running Club will still be on Thursday 16th of May if the  weather permits.

The St Mary’s Parish Quiz Night Fundraiser was a fantastic evening fundraising for St Mary’s Parish. It was also an excellent opportunity to bring our St Mary’s school community closer to the parish. Thank you to all the staff and parents who attended.

The Mother’s Day Mass and Morning Tea was a beautiful day! The mass highlighted the importance of our mother’s in our life and how Mary brings us closer to God. A special thanks to Father Andrew for a wonderful celebration and the leadership team and staff who put together a memorable occasion.

We invite students from Kindergarten to Year Six to uncover great mysteries through the world of books for the Premier's Reading Challenge. The challenge is to log 12 or more book titles during the challenge. This year we have new and more extraordinary prizes for our readers. The 2023 challenge runs from Monday the 8th of May to Friday the 8th of September 2023.

Click here for more information.

The NSI Climate Survey opens this Monday 15th May. This is an important part of giving our students, parents and teachers a voice in improving the way we operate at St Mary’s School. We cannot stress the value of taking time out of your day to provide us with feedback in building a better school community, now and in years to come. A link will be sent out on Audiri (previously Skoolbag App) on Monday.

The Confirmation Parent/Student Meeting will be held on Thursday the 18th of May in the Year Six classroom from 3.15pm - 3.45pm. This meeting is for students who will receive their Confirmation on June 18th.

The P&F Meeting will be held on Monday the 15th of May at 7.00pm in the Library. Everyone is welcome to attend! 

Walk to School Safely Day is this coming Friday the 19th of May. Students and parents or careers are encouraged to walk, bike or scoot to school in a safe and timely fashion. On arrival, students will be greeted by students from the ministries with a free Walk to School Safely tattoo. Students will also get to meet local members of the Western Australian Police Force. It should be an exciting day! 

65 Roses Day is being held on Friday the 26th of May 2023 which is National Day of Awareness for cystic fibrosis. St Mary’s will be fundraising for this cause by encouraging our students to wear free dress (with something red) and donating a gold coin. Parents may purchase a rose on the day with funds raised to help continue to provide vital support services to people with cystic fibrosis, and fund critical research.

God Bless and have a lovely weekend with your families.

Mr Andy DiCarlantonio

Principal

This season we’ve got 161 tippers all vying for a trip to the AFL grand Final! The winners of the first 8 rounds and all receiving $50 thanks to our generous sponsors, are:

Round 1: Merri Walker sponsored by Merredin Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Round 2: Biggles sponsored by Merredin Panel & Paint

Round 3: New Kid on the Dock sponsored by Two Dogs Home Hardware

Round 4: Kaylee Jacobson sponsored by Transplus

Round 5: Kookaburra6421 sponsored by Wheatbelt Coffee Time

Round 6: MRS Local Bloke sponsored by RSM

Round 7: Coaster 2022 sponsored by Hutton & Northey Merredin

Round 8: Tip tubs sponsored by Walker Electrical Contractors

Huge thanks to all our sponsors for 2023!

The St Mary's Parish would like to thank everyone who contributed food, donations or their time to help with the wedding that the parish recently catered for. It was all very much appreciated :)

Donations of food are always appreciated and will be provided to those within our community in need. 

 Please bring in any donations and place these in the tub in the Library. 

 All donations will be passed onto Father for distribution amongst our community. 

Ideas for donations:

Dried pasta

Pasta sauce

Long life milk

Baked beans/Tinned spaghetti

Weet Bix

Oats

Thanking you in advance for your support.

 Kind regards,

 Zoe O'Malley

Assistant Principal