Wishing Greg a Happy Retirement
On behalf of all the staff, we extend our warmest wishes to Greg as he embarks on a well-deserved retirement. Greg’s unwavering care and compassion—for both the children their families and staff—has always been at the heart of everything he has done. His presence, leadership, and kindness will be deeply missed, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all.
Thank you, Greg, and enjoy this next chapter!
Early Term 4 we will have details of a retirement send off for Greg for both the Students and families.
As we come to the end of this 9 - week term, it's a great time to reflect on all the wonderful learning and experiences we've shared. Traditionally the coldest and wettest term of the year, it hasn't stopped us from achieving so much together.
We kicked things off with a full church for Grandparents Day, followed by parent-teacher interviews, a successful pie drive and a classic Bunnings sausage sizzle. Our students showcased their talents in the Australian Maths Competition, the Jess Wilson Speech Competition, the Year 5 Speech Competition and 65 students completed the Premiers Reading Challenge.
There’s been no shortage of fun and enrichment, with an exciting excursion to Scienceworks, a colourful Book Week dress-up day, District Athletics and an interschool sport catch-up day. We held our annual Father's Day Stall and launched the First Lego League, inspiring creativity and teamwork. We also welcomed the local Kindergarten children in for a morning of “school experience.”
To top it all off, we embraced the Olympic spirit with fun sports afternoons and celebrated all things science during our Science Day.
It’s been a busy, rewarding, and memorable term — and we couldn’t be prouder of our students and community. Thank you for your continued support and involvement!
Behind the Scenes
While students have been busy learning and growing this term, a lot has also been happening behind the scenes to make our school safer, brighter, and even more welcoming.
Over the upcoming school holidays, several classrooms will be freshly painted and fitted with new carpet. This is part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining a positive and inspiring learning environment for all.
A huge thank you to our dedicated staff for their patience and flexibility during the "chaos" of packing up classrooms at the end of the day. We’re also very grateful to the parents who generously gave their time to help move furniture and clean walls this week — your support makes a real difference! We are looking for some assistance on Sunday 5th October 2-4pm for an indoor working Bee to get all of the furniture back into the classrooms ready for school on Monday. If you can help please call the school office today or email me over the holidays dmcdonnell@sannkewe.catholic.edu.au thanks.
We’re all looking forward to returning for the final term of the year to a fresh, updated school we can all be proud of.
As we wrap up another busy and rewarding term, I would like to sincerely thank all of our staff for their ongoing support, dedication, and hard work. I would particularly like to mention Mrs Lett who has been teaching the Year 5/6 class this term while Tara has been on long service leave. Mrs Lett has been an asset to the school and we are grateful for her experienced and calm manner. We hope to have Mrs Lett continue her involvement with St Annes in the future in some capacity.
I’d like to acknowledge and sincerely thank Paul and all of the hard working members of our Parents and Friends (P&F) Committee. Throughout the term, they have worked tirelessly not only raising valuable funds to support our refurbishment project, but also creating fun and memorable experiences for our students, such as the recent movie night and Fathers day stall.
We’re also excited to share that the P&F have organised a school disco for Term 4—an event we know the students will be absolutely thrilled about!
Thank you again to Paul and the entire committee for your energy, commitment, and continued support of our school community.
Finally I wish all our families a safe, happy, and restful holiday break. I look forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Monday, 6th October for the start of our final term of the year!
