St Anne's News

Prayer: Light for the Journey 

God of the Journey,

Companion, Friend and Guide,

throughout time you have travelled with your people,

teaching, urging, caring

and giving light for the way.

As we set out on the journey of this year,

be with us, O Lord,

and set ablaze your light within each of us,

so that we may help each other on the way.

We ask this in the name of Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Light.

Dear Parents and Friends of St Anne’s

Congratulations to students and staff on a successful beginning to the school year. All classes have started the year in a positive manner. A special welcome is extended to our new families: Maxwell, Campbell, Brown, Gaba, Koroneos, Lauritsen, McMullen, Mukhija, Samson, Walker and Nguyen. Good luck to our year 4, 5, 6 students and teachers - Ryan Kittelty, Tara Smith and Sarah Parker - as they are off to camp on Wednesday. 

2023 STAFFING

• Principal: Greg James
• Deputy Principal, Learning Diversity Leader, Student Wellbeing : Dee McDonnell (Monday - Thursday)
• Administration officer: Netitia Postans (Tues - Fri)
• F/1: Dee McDonnell (Monday, Tuesday), Lisa Browne (Wednesday- Friday)
• 2/3: Josh Cassell
• 4: Sarah Parker (Mon-Wed);  Ryan Kittelty (Thu, Fri)
• 5/6: Ryan Kittelty (Mon, Tues); Tara Smith (Wed- Fri)
• Performing Arts: Bron Seedeen (Mon)
• Italian: Antonella Liberale (Wed)
• Physical Education, Support Teacher; Tim Allen (Wed- Fri)
• STEM:  Lauren Logue (Fri)
• Learning Support Officers: Suzzie Edgecumbe, Lisa Redmond, Thelma Andrade, Kylie Reilly, Julie Matheson, Hannah Douglas, Samantha Galea

We warmly welcome to St Anne’s a new learning support officer, Samantha Galea. I am sure that Sam will be a valuable member of staff.

PARENTS AND FRIENDS

Our first meeting of the Parents and Friends Association will be held online at 8pm on Wednesday 22 February. You are all invited to attend. We would love to have you on board. 

SCHOOL CAMP

The year 4, 5 and 6 camp to Log Cabin Camp, Creswick is looming.  The camp runs from Wednesday 8 February until Friday 10 February. The campers are required to be in the school hall on Wednesday at 8:40am, ready for a 9am departure. On the Friday we will be departing from Creswick at 1:00pm. Our anticipated return to school is somewhere between 3:00pm and 3:30pm. 

SPORTS UNIFORM

All students are required to wear their school sports uniform on Wednesdays as Mr Allen will be teaching Physical education on this day. Year 4, 5 and 6 students are also to wear their sports uniform on Fridays.   

SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES 

At this Tuesday’s assembly our year 6s will be receiving their leadership badges. Assemblies this year will be held in the school hall at the traditional time - Tuesdays at 9am. Parents and family members are warmly invited to our weekly assemblies.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 

The Sacramental program for 2023 is as follows:

YEAR 4 EUCHARIST

• Sat July 15: Eucharist Commitment mass, 5pm
• Sat July 29: Eucharist (First Communion) 5pm
• YEAR 3 RECONCILIATION
• Sat Aug 26: Reconciliation Commitment mass 5pm
• Tues Oct 10: Sacrament of Reconciliation, 7pm 

TERM 1

FEBRUARY

Wed 8- Fri 10: 4,5 and 6 camp; no Foundation students

Wed 15: Whole school mass 9:30am; no Foundation students

Wed 15: Foundation parent information night 7pm; no Foundation students

Wed 22: Ash Wednesday mass 9:30am; no Foundation students

MARCH

Wed 1: Parent information night year 1-6

Sun 5: Parish Picnic at St Bridget’s 11:30am - 2:30pm

Mon 6: Open Day 9:15-11:00

Wed 8: School Advisory Council 7:30pm (St Bridget’s)

Mon 13: Labour Day 

Wed 15: Year 6 mass 9:30am; Year 3 and 5 Naplan begins (until March 27) 

Sun 19: Working bee (2pm - 4pm)

Wed 22: Open Day (9:15-11am)

Fri 24: whole school twilight sports 5pm-7pm

APRIL 

Thu 6: end of term, 1pm dismissal

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