ENewsletter

Reflection

Lord, we pray that we may live in such a way that we value all that is good in our lives and never take anyone or anything for granted. Amen.

Greg's Message

What a spectacular school concert! In front of a large and very appreciative crowd, our students dominated proceedings. All class performances were brilliant - well done girls and boys! To our wonderful staff - thanks for your herculean efforts leading up the concert and on the night. You ensured that we all had an entertaining evening. The concert highlights some of the many excellent features of St Anne’s - namely talented, enthusiastic students; committed, caring staff and supportive families. The Spirit of St Anne’s shone brightly last Monday night. The concert was an obvious highlight of the term but don’t forget the following:

First Eucharist

Eucharist Enrolment mass
Eucharist reflection day
Foundation - year 3 mass
Reconciliation enrolment mass
Assumption mass
Mary Mackillop paraliturgy
Italian Day
Grandparents day
Book Week day
Science Day
Minibeast incursion
District Athletics - day and trials
Basketball clinics
Victorian ski team
Parent -teacher interviews
Australian Maths Competition
Fathers day stall

In concluding, I wish everyone an enjoyable break and look forward to seeing you all on October 2.

COMBINED CATHOLIC PARISHES RAFFLE

The Combined Catholic Parishes Raffle has begun. Raffle books have been sent home with your child. Each book contains 10 tickets. Each ticket costs $2, of which the school keeps $1.50 per ticket. I thank you for your support of this fundraiser. Prizes include:

a new car
gift card ($5,000 value)
gift card ($3,000 value)
two gift cards ($1,000 value)
three gift cards ($500 value.)

So far we have had 38 raffle books returned. More raffle books are available from the office.

TERM 4 SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS

We will be having two school closure days this term. These days are Monday 9 October, and Monday 6 November (the day before the Melbourne Cup.)

All families have received an email regarding participation in the MACS School Improvement Surveys. Thank you to the families who have already responded. I encourage all families to complete the survey. The final date for the survey is TODAY, September 15.

AUSTRALIAN MATHS COMPETITION

A few weeks ago some students from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 participated in the Australian Maths Competition.

The AMC is a most challenging competition, consisting of 25 multi-choice equations and 5 problem solving tasks. St Anne’s students performed very well with 25% of the students receiving Distinctions and 44% gaining Credits.

Concert video available for purchase

A copy of the St Anne's school production being produced by Encore Videography is available for purchase through the following link.

Seasons of Magic

Media type: -DVD of Concert $27.00-USB of Concert (+AU$5.00)-Download link of Concert (-AU$5.00)

Premiers Reading Challenge

What a busy few weeks we have had running into the end of term 3! The Premier’s Reading Challenge concluded on Friday 8th September 2023 after many months of successful reading . St Anne’s students read a total of 1,688 books throughout the duration of the challenge, which is a fantastic achievement. All students are congratulated for the effort sustained during the challenge. Whilst there was a great array of texts read, some of our most popular books across the whole school were from the Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

We are pleased to advise that 41 students completed the target set for them and will be receiving a certificate signed by the Victorian Premier. These will be presented in Term 4 at assembly once the school receives them from the Premier’s office. We hope all students continue with their enjoyment of reading for the remainder of the year and we will look to participate in the challenge again in 2024. It will be our objective to improve upon the great advances made this year.