St Mary's Newsletter

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

In Sunday’s Gospel, Mary and Martha sent for Jesus, because their brother Lazarus was dying. When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days, and many had come to comfort them. Jesus wept, for He loved Lazarus. Then Jesus told them to open the tomb. He said in a loud vice, “Lazarus, come out!” and the dead man appeared with the grave cloths still on his body. Although scripture refers to the mortal character of our physical bodies, it is more concerned with spiritual life and death. We can see that God does not leave us to languish in our various deaths. Instead, God offers us new life out of the tombs. All of this is accomplished through the mercy and compassion of God.

St Joseph's Feast Day was on Monday 20th March and a Mass was coordinated by the Year 4/5 class. It was a beautiful ceremony celebrated reverently by Father Andrew. 

Saturday (25th March) is the Feast of the Annunciation – this marks the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he told her that she would be the mother of Jesus, the Son of God. 

NAPLAN is now complete and all students scheduled to participate in the assessment have done so. Special thanks to all our students and staff who tried to be as quiet as possible during testing time to allow the Year 3s and 5s the best opportunity to do as well as possible. Also, thank you to our test administrators and NAPLAN coordinator in completing the requirements in running a smooth assessment schedule.

The CSAC Meeting will be held on Monday the 27th March at 7pm in the library.

Parent/Teacher Interviews will continue in Week 9 of this term. If you have not scheduled a time to meet with your child’s teacher this term, you will need to organise a time to meet with them at a mutually agreeable time in Term 2.

The Year Six students are busy preparing for their assembly. We hope to see you in attendance on Friday 31st March.

We will be celebrating Holy Week in Week 10 and the students will be involved in various activities as a whole school and in class.

The Holy Week Liturgy will be presented by the RE Ministry in St Joseph's Hall for students in PP - Year 6.  Parents are most welcome to attend on Tuesday 4th April at 8:50am.

The Easter Bonnet Parade in the undercover area for students in Kindy - Year 6. Students are to make their Easter bonnets at home and bring to school. Parents are most welcome to attend on Wednesday 5 April from 2:00pm.

Free Dress Day on Thursday 6 April for students in Kindy – Year 6. Please bring in a gold coin donation. All proceeds are to Project Compassion.

Keep an eye out at the show for our displays of student work.

Today was a Pupil Free Day for St Mary’s School due to professional learning for our staff.  We hope you enjoy the long weekend with your children and we look forward to seeing them on Monday.

Thank you to the families that have returned their Payment Plan Option form.  There are still a few families that have not yet returned these forms.  Can you please do so as soon as possible.

Concession Card Holders are to bring a copy of their current card into the office to be eligible to receive the discount.

If you are experiencing difficulties meeting your fees commitment, please contact the office to arrange an appointment to confidentially discuss your circumstances with the Principal.

For any other questions/queries in relation to fees, please contact Lorraine Ryan in the office.

God Bless and have a lovely weekend with your families,

Mr Andy DiCarlantonio

Principal

Pre-primary

This term so far, we have been singing lots of songs and moving to the beat using all sorts of shaking, stamping, twisting and hopping. We have also really enjoyed doing a few folk dances.

We got to have a go at using the instruments such as shakers, tapping sticks, tambourines, bells and drums.

We have been listening really carefully to sounds to work out if they are high or low, loud or soft.

Year 1 and 2

This term we have been clapping, playing and singing along to our rhythm patterns. We have also been learning about short and long sounds. We have had a great time learning a new folk dance called the Grand old duke of York/A hunting we will go.

Year 3-6

Our focus this Term is Drama and we have been looking at Improvisation.

Improvisation in Drama is great fun and through games and short plays we have been developing our skills to make it more enjoyable for the audience to watch. We have had many laughs this term at the characters and scenes that have been created at St Mary’s!

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

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