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Term 4, Week 3 - Tue, 24 October , 2017
St Anne’s News
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[email protected] Website: sanaww.catholic.edu.au Dear Parents, Please keep the Year 2 students in your prayers as they prepare for their First Reconciliation which will be celebrated on Tuesday 31st October at 6pm. It was affirming to see so many parents attend the First Reconciliation meeting last Thursday night, supporting the children on their sacramental journey.
THIS WEEK Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 October Kinder Orientation Sessions #1 9.15-11am Wednesday, 25 October Book Club orders due Thursday, 26 October Year 4 excursion to Wonga Wetlands Friday, 27 October Mango Drive orders & payment due Saturday, 28 October Yr 6 Robotics event (Wodonga)
COMING EVENTS
October is a significant month for our Church. During this month we celebrate World Mission and it is also the month of the Rosary. World Mission month is celebrated every year in countries wherever there are Catholics committed to building a better world for all of God's people, a world where everyone has all they need to live a dignified and fulfilling life. Missionary activity is a response to the love with which God loves us. God's love is the spiritual energy that can make harmony; justice and communion grow among persons, races and peoples for which everyone is searching. It is God, who is Love, who leads the Church towards those furthest away and calls us to be renewed from the original source, Jesus Christ. Pope Francis has spoken about mission and this can be found at: https:// www.cm.org.au/WMM2017/secondary--pope-francis--wmd-message.html. On Friday the Year 1 students not only entertained us with their assembly but given October is World Mission month, they decided to incorporate SOCKTOBER- Sock it to poverty, an initiative of Catholic Mission, to their day. We all wore crazy socks and as a result, we raised $490 for Catholic Mission. October is also the Month of the Rosary. The Rosary is the traditional devotion in honour of the Mother of God, combining vocal and mental prayer. It is composed of 15 decades which are divided into 3 parts of 5 decades, each of which recall Our Lord's Life, Passion, and Glory. Further information about the Rosary can be found at: http://www.catholic-kids.com/ rosary.htm.
Tuesday, 31 October Yr 2 Reconciliation 6pm in Church
Kinder 2018: This week marks the first of our orientation sessions for our 2018 Kindergarten students. Half the group attended today and the other half will attend tomorrow. All students will then attend a session next week and the following. It’s difficult to believe that we are already preparing for 2018. Elecia Turner and Rochelle O’Callaghan will be the 2018 Kinder teachers and we are currently sorting the other year levels.
Wednesday, 6 December School Council AGM (6pm, library)
School Council: As noted in our calendar the AGM is on Wednesday 6th December. If you are interested in nominating for a position on the School Council, please contact the Office for more information and to collect a nomination form. Nominations will close on Wednesday 29th November.
Wednesday, 1 November Kinder Orientation Sessions #2 9.15am –12pm Friday, 3 November Year 6 Assembly, 11.40am Wednesday, 8 November Xavier Orientation Day 9.30-2pm Kinder Orientation Sessions #3 9.15am –12pm Friday, 10 November Year 4 Assembly 11.40am Saturday, 11 November Remembrance Day (poppies for sale at school on Fri. 10 Nov, 50c each) Monday 4th—Friday 8 December Kinder—Year 2 Swimming Program
Monday, 11 December Year 6 Graduation Tuesday, 12 December Year 6 Graduates presented to the school Wednesday, 13 December Kinder Nativity Assembly and Major Raffle Draw Friday, 15 December Last day of Term 4
Liz Johnston.
NEXT YEAR Our “Hat On = Play On” policy operates during Term 4. Therefore all students are expected to wear their school hat during the breaks, otherwise they will be required to sit in designated shaded areas.
Tuesday, 30 January 2018 First day of Term 1 (Yr 1-6) Tuesday, 6 February 2018 Kinder first day of Term 1 Saturday, 17 February 2018 2018 Welcome BBQ
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VEXIQ ROBOTICS EVENT A team of Year 6 students will be representing our school in our first ever robotics event. They will be travelling to Wodonga on Saturday, 28 October to compete with other students in the 2017/18 Ringmaster Game. The event will be held at Wodonga Middle Years Felltimber Campus, 9am3pm, Please come along and support our team. Our team members include Jacob, Laila, Galen, Jimmy, Ella, Nick and Jesse.
UNIDENTIFIED SCHOOL FEE PAYMENT We received a payment into the school bank account for $38.89 on 21 April. Please check your records and if this belongs to you, call the office. MANGO FUNDRAISER
Orders are due by this Friday, October 27th and delivery will be in the week of December 4th.
Fresh North Queensland Mangoes direct from the farm to you! If you love mangoes, here’s your chance to indulge in fresh juicy Kensington Pride mangoes and support our fundraiser. We are selling trays of mangoes picked and packed during the premium harvest. A tray of mangoes is usually about 7kg of mangoes. The number of mangoes will vary in size between 12 & 23 mangoes. Order forms were sent home last week.
ICAS EXAMS Congratulations to all the children who participated in the UNSW ICAS exams this year. A special congratulation to Charlie Summerfield who received ‘Distinction’ certificates for ‘Digital Technologies’ and ‘Writing’. SCHOOL BANKING Tomorrow is school banking day. Applications for new accounts are available from the office.
CANTEEN NEWS Regular Canteen Services will resume this Thursday 26th October with lunch options available from our green & orange Spring/Summer menu.
Canteen Rosters will be forwarded home this week. A big thank you to our wonderful volunteers who ensure our service is sustainable. Details will be sent home next week with regards to our term 4 Nutrition Incentives- "Green Up Your Nacho's" & Super Sub Snack Time. THIS WEEKS TASTY TREATS Ranch Sliders- Bacon, Avocado Cheese melts Oat, Cranberry & Ginger Biscuits Fruit Cones with Orange Zing
60c 80c $1.50
Please do NOT send nuts or nut products to school.
NEW SCHOOL APP School Stream App is now being used by our school to communicate news, alerts and events. This new format will be the preferred way for parents to communicate student absences. 1. From your mobile device go to the App Store (iPhone/iPad) or Google Play (Android) and search for School Stream and download the app to your phone. 2. Make sure you agree to push notifications. 3. Once School Stream has finished installing, open the app, type your school name into the search THEN select your school. For more detailed instructions go to schoolstream.com.au/download (Please note that our previous app is now obsolete.) INFANTS SWIMMING PROGRAM Our Kinder-Year 2 students will be participating in an intensive swimming program during the week of Monday 4th—Friday 8 December. The program will be held at GT Aquatics and will cost $44 per student. Detailed notes and permission slips will be sent home closer to the commencement of the program. BOOK CLUB ORDERS Scholastic Book Club catalogues were sent home last week. Books make great Christmas gifts, so if you would like to place a ‘secret’ order, just tick the ‘Gift Order’ box when placing your order online and we will notify you when your order can be collected from the office. All orders must be returned by tomorrow, Wednesday 25th October. (late orders cannot be accepted) PSSA STATE ATHLETICS Charli, Aleira, Kijana and Imogen represented our school last week in Sydney at the PSSA State Athletics Championship. They are pictured here with Olympian Melinda Gainsford-Taylor. The girls came 4th in their heat and missed finals, but smashed their personal best time by 2 seconds. Aleira also competed in the Junior girls High Jump and came 11th out of 43 girls.
2018 SCHOOL BUS PASSES Students who had a bus pass for 2017, and are returning to St Anne’s next year, should automatically receive a new pass for 2018, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria. (Previously, children moving from Year 2 to Year 3 had to re-apply for a bus pass, however this is no longer necessary.) Applications for travel for children who have not previously had a bus pass should be made before the end of this year. Applications are made online at https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/applyNow Students whose entitlement was approved under a medical condition, will receive notification by email or post informing them of the pending expiry of their entitlement. Parents enquiring about pending cancellation are advised to go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails to update details/make application for next year’s entitlement. Application needs to be made before 31 December 2017 to ensure their entitlement is updated and their current card is not cancelled. If application is made after the expiry of their entitlement (31 December) the system will automatically cancel their card and a new one will need to be issued.
Did you know...there are only 61 days until Christmas!
At the beginning of this term, our Year 5 students travelled to Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, for an overnight excursion. Our students had lots of fun travelling back in time to explore the Australian goldfields of the 1850’s.
