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Booklists
Booklists have gone home with all students last week so please have a look at the bottom of their school bag if you haven’t been given one yet. The due date for finalizing booklists is the 30 November so that class orders can be placed with suppliers before the end of the school year.
Please be aware that we are unable to place orders that have not been finalised for or if an arrangement has not been put in place. If you wish to pay in two instalments please contact Kirstine at Beach Road before this date, by phone on 9247 9247 or email at kirstine.leavers@cewa.edu.au
Primary School Musical
The excitement and anticipation is building for an amazing night of entertainment, music, singing and dancing - our Mary Poppins musical, which will be performed in the gymnasium on Friday 23 November and Saturday, 24 November, is nearly here. Tickets will be available from Beach Road shortly so watch this space!
Year One 2019 Uniform Fittings
The Uniform Shop will be open especially for parents of 2019 Year One students on Monday, 26 November, to purchase any items needed for the next school year. In particular, students will need a summer uniform and school socks to begin the year. Most students already have the sports uniform but will also need the House shirt and the Mercy sports jacket and pants for cooler weather.
 The Mercy Library bag and Mercy homework bag can be used across all year levels and will not need to be repurchased. Footwear in the Primary is black lace up shoes to be worn with the summer uniform and plain white sneakers for sports days. Don’t forget to make an appointment if you are purchasing your child’s uniform as the shop gets very busy at this time.
Mrs Yvonne Liebeck | Head of Primary
 Commotion in the Ocean
The Kindy children have been busy learning about the sea. We have enjoyed reading stories such as “Commotion in the Ocean” and creating different sea creatures using various art mediums and skills. Our dramatic learning centres have been fun this term with Mrs Short’s class cooking up some yummy meals in the fish and chip shop. While Mrs McNamee’s children have been busy shopping for fruit and veggies in the grocery store We have had lots of fun guessing what is inside the ‘Mystery Bags’ while patiently waiting for our turn.
We look forward to finishing our theme of The Sea and moving onto Christmas soon!
Mrs Janelle Mcnamee | Kindergarten Teacher
Junior Primary Swimming Lessons
Our Years One to Three are bringing two weeks of swimming lessons to a close on Friday. It has been terrific to see the students take it all in their stride, as they change into bathers, travel by bus, participate in lessons, travel back on the bus and change yet again, as part of their everyday routine. Their behaviour and conduct has been extremely pleasing, but getting in the water was always going to be the highlight. There were many children passing their respective levels and it is evident that families who put their children through additional lessons either on the holidays or after school, show a much more advanced level of swimming development. It is imperative our children learn to swim at this young age so they can grow up confident and safe in and around aquatic environments.
Mr Leigh Willison | Primary Physical Education Teacher
Interschool Athletics
Interschool Athletics was held last week for our primary athletes. The day was a huge success with our students performing and really getting into the spirit of the carnival by cheering and celebrating when their teammates were competing. We received feedback from people outside of our school about how professional Mercy ‘looked’ and one official made special mention of our Year Six students, commentating on their manners and behaviour. This sort of feedback speaks a lot about the type of students we have here at Mercy.
The team was again very successful. Alexander Petkovski and Damien Jallah drew first place in the Shot Put. Isabelle Kalombo won all her races as did Olivia Pocsidio. The Year Six Girls have again continued their dominance, winning nearly every race in every division and even took firsts and seconds in shotput, turbo javelin and long jump. Year Five girls were similar, also very strong. Paw Hser Hser in Year Three won a ribbon in the Shot Put and Sneha Biju, Year Four, came third in the long jump. Mention must also be made of Sienna Maltese, in her final primary interschool athletics carnival again won her races, making her undefeated in all A Division races at an interschool level right the way through primary school.
And finally, it was great to see some new faces in the team this year with Chantelle Williams Year Four competing in the Shot Put; Marija Kocovska, Year Four, in the 200m (and won a ribbon) and Teagan Le, Year Five, winning ribbons in all her events.
Thanks to Mrs Howard who did a huge job on the day and did not get a rest, and to Mr Keenan for looking after our bay. Mr Keenan's enthusiasm is very contagious and it was again on display as he kept the kids involved in the carnival and cheering every race.
Mr Leigh Willison | Primary Physical Education Teacher
Merit Awards
Congratulations to the following students who have received a Merit Award this week. We are very proud of your achievements and the many ways you show the Mercy values of friendship, kindness and consideration for others. Keep up the good work and striving to succeed in achieving your goals. Well done!
Week Three
Pre-Primary Rho: Gabin Nzoyihera, Angelina Nguyen, Vitoria Dhieu and Mason Jas
Pre-Primary Chi: Peter D’Castro and Hudson Doan
Year 1 Rho: Selena Alejaga, Remi Horeau and Jude Britton
Year 1 Chi: Ariana Caruana, Steven Pham and Jamie-Lee Nguyen
Year 2 Rho: Giordano Paolino, Leo Nguyen and Alessia Nguyen
Year 2 Chi: Jordan Bull and Ethan Huynh
Year 3 Rho: Gabin Nzoyihera and Mason Jas
Year 3 Chi: Khiem Tran and Mahir Pindolia
Year 4 Rho: Kayley Dunn-Pham, Lucey Watson, Chloe Bravo, Caleb Kennedy-Wilcox
Year 4 Chi: Noah Andrews, Piper Santovito and Kaden Nederpelt
Year 5 Rho: Robert Watterston, Savannah Charles and Amira Alnaqeeb
Year 5 Chi: Matthew Andrews & Alysha Mowtschan
Year 6 Rho: Olivia Atkinson and Calvin Nguyen
Week Four
Pre-Primary Rho: John Dang, Judd Moyle, Francis Sumail and Kristy Vo
Pre-Primary Chi: Ophelia Wee, Cadence McLeod, Ivan Doung, Angela Pham and Atreyu Colella
Year 1 Rho: Brody Dunstan, Chloe Gruzdowski and Evan De Sequeira Alikhani
Year 1 Chi: Jonathan Kawka, Rajiv Pathak and Anthony Nguyen
Year 2 Rho: Victoria Bloomfield, Alexander Wood and Grace Norris
Year 2 Chi: Alexander Wood, Victoria Bloomfield and Grace Norris
Year 3 Rho: Leanne Ha and Jason Saldanha
Year 3 Chi: Sebastian Paul-D’Castro and Bhuvin Boopathi
Year 4 Rho: Maria Nzoyihera, Isabella Wilson Moore and Sam Tran
Year 4 Chi: Jessica Jellis, Marija Kocovska and Cooper Symons
Year 5 Rho: Jordyn Leavers, Aiden Fernandes and Brandon Dalais
Year 5 Chi: Georgia Burmej & Hayden Browne
Year 6 Rho: Alan Ngo and Brayden Kennedy-Wilcox
Year 6 Chi: Elisha Nguyen and Kathy Tran
Shared News - Shayla Dunkley
Congratulations to Shayla Dunkley of Year Five Rho who had her junior state gymnastics championship competition on Saturday, 13 October. She came first on bars which now makes her the state champion for Division 5. She also placed third on beam, fourth on vault and fifth overall. Congratulations Shayla on your awesome achievement!
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