St Mary's Newsletter

We set a positive example in the classroom, playground and community.

In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus uses the symbol of water to explain how important He was; when we drink ordinary water, soon we are thirsty again. But Jesus gives us more than ordinary water; He refreshes us spiritually, offering us eternal life. The Samaritan woman, a woman who was looked down upon in those times, recognised what is special in Jesus and she wanted that living water he was talking about. She is so convinced he is the Messiah that she left her bucket behind and runs off to tell others the good news. She won Jesus so many followers that he stayed with them for two days. She was a weed, a flower and a rebel, all rolled into one.

The Sacramental Program began on Thursday afternoon with a meeting for all students and their families who will be receiving the Sacraments this year. The preparation for these students continues this weekend as they make their commitment at either Saturday night or Sunday morning Mass. 

NAPLAN will commence on Wednesday 15th March and go until Friday 17th March. Make up times will be available in Week 8 for any students who were away.

There will be a P&F on Monday 13th March at 7pm in the Library. All parents, caregivers and community members are welcome to attend.

Medical students are visiting to provide our small students with an incursion which will occur from 9.00am - 11.00am. Students are asked to please bring in a teddy bear to assist with the activities. 

The Interschool carnival was a fantastic event with St Mary’s named 2023 Champion school. A special thank you to Mrs Crees who was the key organiser for all the schools that participated. Thank you once again to all the parent volunteers that gave up their valuable time to make it so special for the students participating.

Students in Year 6 will depart Tuesday early morning for Point Peron next week. We wish these students an excellent and blessed time on their adventure of a lifetime. Thank you to Mrs McDonald in preparing the students and parents for this momentous occasion. 

Parent/Teacher Interviews will be in Week 8 and Week 9 of this term, more information will be sent out via Skoobag shortly.

God Bless and have a lovely weekend with your families,

Mr Andy DiCarlantonio

Principal

This term is disappearing very quickly, and we have had a fantastic first 5 weeks in Year 3/4. During our Literacy lessons, we’ve learnt about warning stories and how to use quotation marks to enhance our characters. We have spent a lot of time expanding our vocabularies and adding interesting adverbs to our writing. In Maths, we’ve become place value experts and have played some fun games to practise our number fluency. We’re looking at sustainability in HASS and how we work together as a community in the Church.

Our Year Three students are busy getting ready for NAPLAN next week. Good luck to all the Year 3 and 5 students. Have a go, try your best & you’ll do amazing! 

Friday 3rd March saw us complete our first major sporting event for the year with the students in Pre-Primary to Year 6 competing in the Faction Swimming Carnival.

The sun was shining, and it was perfect weather to be in the water.

The morning was a wonderful display of the swimming talents of our Year 3-6 Students who showed great determination, sportsmanship and Faction Spirit.

Our Pre-Primary to Year 2 students joined us for an afternoon of novelty games. It was so wonderful to see all of the students in the water having a great time, and to have our year 6 students helping out the younger students in these events.

Of course, events like these don’t happen without a lot support. Thank you to our St Mary’s Staff, the St Marys P&F for catering, the Merredin Swimming Club for the use of, and set up of the lane ropes and starter and our wonderful parent helpers.

Salvatorians once again showed their dominance in the pool coming out the victorious Faction with 566 points, Mackillop were in 2nd with 471 points, and close in 3rd place were St Joseph’s with 405 points.

Congratulations to the following year group winners:

Year 3

Runner-up Boy            Logan Sharp                22 Points

Champion Boy              Kai Whalsten              26 Points

Runner-up Girl            Layla Gregory              26 Points

Champion Girl             River O’Meagher        28 Points

Year 4

Runner-up Boy            Thomas Billing            24 Points

Champion Boy             Andrew Wilson           30 Points

Runner-up Girl             Alena Madaffari          22 Points

Champion Girl             Mia Crees                    24 Points

Year 5

Runner-up Boy            Patrick O’Neill             24 Points

Champion Boy              Zac Crees                   30 Points

Runner-up Girl            Caitlin Carlson             22 Points

Champion Girl             Kate Growden             26 Points

Year 6

Runner-up Boy            Mitchell O’Neill           24 Points

Champion Boy             Ashton Thompson       28 Points

Runner-up Girl            Angelica Kraske-Beck  22 Points

Champion Girl             Camee Roberts           30 Points 

Kate Crees

Physical Education Teacher

There was no rest for our Interschool team who were straight back in the water on Wednesday to compete against students from Merredin College and Central Wheatbelt.

It was again a fine display of our students swimming ability with the St Mary’s team winning the overall shield with 522 points. Central Wheatbelt were 2nd with 346 points, and Merredin College in 3rd with 292 points.

Congratulations to the following individual award winners.

Year 3 Runner up Boy – Mac Johnston

Year 3 Champion Boy – Kai Whalsten

Year 4 Runner up Boy – Thomas Billing

Year 4 Champion Boy – Andrew Wilson

Year 5 Runner up Boy – Zac Crees

Year 5 Runner-up Girl – Ruby Smith

Year 5 Champion Girl – Kate Growden

Year 6 Champion Boy – Ashton Thompson

Kate Crees

Physical Education Teacher

The Merredin Twilight International Food Festival is set to return to Cummins Theatre on Friday, 24 March 2023.

Do you love to cook? Or know someone who does? We are seeking volunteers to whip up some tasty treats from around the world, from secret family recipes to their traditional cultural dishes for the festival.

The Merredin Twilight International Food Festival is a great opportunity to come together and share a plate of food with the community, and to celebrate all who call Merredin home.

For more information head to merredin.wa.gov.au/events/merredin-twilight-international-food-festival

Merredin: Saturday 6.30pm & Sunday 10.30pm

Kellerberrin: Sunday 8.00am

Open Wednesday 8.830am-9.10am

Online Orders: www.quickcliq.com.au