St Anne's News

Slow me down, Lord! 

Ease the pounding of my heart by the quietening and calming of my mind. 

Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of the singing streams that live in my memory. 

Give me, amidst the confusion of the day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. 

Steady my hurried pace with a vision of your eternal reach of time, and restore and heal me in the hours of sleep. 

Teach me the art of appreciating what is ordinary: of slowing down to look at and become more aware of the beauty around me; to take time to be with others, to sit and enjoy music or a good book - to give myself time for myself. 

Remind me each day of the fable of the hare and the tortoise, that I may know that the race is not always to the swift; that there is more to life than increasing its speed. 

Let me look upwards into the branches of the towering trees and know that they grew great and strong because they grew slowly and well. 

Slow me down, Lord, and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life’s enduring values. Slow me down, Lord, that I may grow true and well in your light. Amen.

Dear Parents and Friends of St Anne’s

This term many of our students have been enjoying art sessions with Sibone Heary (mother of Noah and Eli.) The focus has been on designing charcoal self portraits and full body portraits. We are very fortunate to have such a talented artist amongst our community. Thank you Sibone for sharing your expertise. 

Staff

We would like to congratulate Mrs Hannah Douglas and her husband on the new addition to their family a daughter Lilly Douglas.

Soccer Clinics

The students are enjoying the soccer clinics -  we have two more to go.

St Anne’s School Ski Team 2023

The dates for the 2023 the Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships at Mt Buller this year are Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd August 2023.

Students from Foundation to Grade 6 can represent the school, however it is recommended that they have some skiing experience. 

On-mountain accommodation on the Sunday, Monday & Tuesday nights will book up quickly so if you wish to stay on the mountain, booking soon is essential. 

For further information please contact our ski team coordinator Phil Hodgkinson on philip.hodgkinson@yahoo.com.au

https://www.interschools.com.au/home-victoria/

Last Day of Term

Please note that the last day of term two for the students will be Thursday June 22. Students will be dismissed at 3:25pm on this day. On Friday June 23, staff will be involved in Catholic Identity professional learning. The staff of St Bede’s and St Bridget’s will also be attending this day. 

LEGO

Do you have any unused Lego at home? If so, would you like to donate the lego to school? We are commencing our Lego club in term two, and any “gifts” would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Our annual Scholastic Bookfair is scheduled for Thursday 11 May - Tues 16 May.  The Bookfair assists in the acquisition of new books for our library via a commission received from sales.  It has been wonderfully supported by our school community in the past and is always popular with students.

We will need the help of a team of volunteers as sales can get rather hectic, particularly in the first couple of sessions.  If you are available to assist on the sales register or in any other capacity during the session times detailed below, I would love to see you join the team.  There is an online sign up sheet available through volunteers sign up.  Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet:

volunteersignup.org/QYR99

To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.

Just a reminder that if parents cannot get into school during the allocated sales times the option of ordering is available online.  Each student completes a wishlist during their preview session on Thursday 11th May and takes it home to their parents.  If you wish to purchase but cannot attend the in person sales, please fill in the back of the wish list form with your online payment receipt details and return this to school with your child so we can supply the item ordered from the bookfair stocks.  

I look forward to seeing you all at the fair in a couple of weeks.  If you have any queries please contact me at the email address below.

Sales times are as follows:

This term in STEM, the students at St Anne’s are sharpening their Lego building skills in preparation for a whole-school excursion to Legoland Discovery Centre in Chadstone! 

On Thursday 1st June, Years 4-6 will be first to explore the amazing world of Lego, followed by Years F-3 on Friday 2nd June. They will have the chance to participate in a self-guided session and guided workshops that will explore STEM concepts and take their Lego building skills to the next level.

Years 2-6 will also have the opportunity to delve into the world of robotics, learning about coding and programming using Lego.

Students will leave and return to school via bus during school hours and will bring their usual snacks, lunch and drink bottle. It’s going to be a whole day filled with fun and learning for them as they discover all that Lego has to offer. So, mark it on your calendar and get the excursion form filled out and submitted via the Skoolbag app - this will be a school excursion they won’t want to miss!

The St Anne's Parents and Friends Association would like to thank everyone who contributed towards our Term 1 2023 fundraising efforts.

The winner of the 'Guess how many Easter Eggs' competition was Jessica Vuong, with her very close guess of 186.  There were 187 eggs in the container.

A big thank you to Ian 'Beaser' Aitken, from VicFooty and Soccer, for his generous donation of two vouchers for a term of footy or soccer coaching.  Our thanks also to the Khaw and Samson families for supporting this fundraiser by purchasing the vouchers.

We welcome everyone to attend our P+F meetings.  We have some exciting ideas for upcoming events and would appreciate your input and support.

The P&F Mother's Day Stall will take place on Friday 12th May. 

There will be a range of gifts for the students to choose from, if each student can bring in $5 to purchase their Mother’s Day Gift. 

Fr John and Fr Vinh are seeking male/female altar servers. If your child is interested please contact the office. Fr Vinh and myself will be conducting the training. 

MAY

• Wed 10: Soccer clinics F-6
  
• Fri 12: Mothers Day Stall 9am
  
• Cross country 12pm
• Sun 14: Mothers Day
• Wed 17: Year 4 mass 9:30am; Soccer clinics F-6

JUNE 

• Mon 12: Kings Birthday
• June 16: Hockey 7s
• Wed 21: Year 2/3 mass 9:30am
• Thu 22: Last day of term for students concludes 1.00pm
• Fri 23: School closure day (staff professional learning)

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