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Term 4, Week 5 - Tue, 7 November, 2017
St Anne’s News
St Anne’s School, Cnr Curlew Cres. & Lowry St. Nth Albury Ph: 6025-1281 Email:
[email protected] Website: sanaww.catholic.edu.au
Dear Parents, It’s difficult to believe that we have reached the half way mark of Term 4. Last Wednesday, Jess Gaynor, Rebecca Art and I travelled to Wagga and attended a ‘School Improvement Planning Day’ with leadership teams from across our Diocese. This was an opportunity for us to establish what we consider the priorities for St Anne’s are, and to begin creating our 2018 Annual Improvement Plan. In the coming weeks we will collaborate with our Staff and then share with you, our Plan for 2018. On Thursday all staff will participate in a Twilight staff session which will focus on staff wellbeing. Presently we are working on our 2018 staffing and will keep you updated in the coming weeks as to how this will look.
THIS WEEK Wednesday, 8 November Xavier Orientation Day 9.30-2pm & Xavier Parent Information Evening (details inside) Kinder Orientation Sessions #3 9.15am –12pm Friday, 10 November McAuley Day celebrations (details inside) Year 4 Assembly 11.40am Remembrance Day Liturgy 2.30pm Poppies for sale, 50c
COMING EVENTS Tuesday, 14 November Year 5 to visit Xavier High School Wednesday, 15 November Tennis Gala Day (Yr 1-4), details closer to the date School Council meeting, 5.30pm Friday, 17 November Kinder visit to UPA Lavington Sunshine Club
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.
Friday, 24 November Term 4 School Fees Due
Enjoy the week, Liz
Wednesday, 6 December School Council AGM (6pm, library)
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
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 30 Jan—Friday 2 Feb 2018 Kinder Best Start Interviews Tuesday, 6 February 2018 Kinder first day of Term 1 Saturday, 17 February 2018 2018 Welcome BBQ
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REMEMBRANCE DAY We will be selling poppies on Friday, 50c each. Our Liturgy will be held on Friday at 2.30pm in the hall. All welcome. SCHOOL BANKING Tomorrow is school banking day. Applications for new accounts are available from the office. UNIDENTIFIED SCHOOL FEE PAYMENT We received a payment into the school bank account for $38.89 on 21 April and another unidentified payment of $80 on 26 October. Please check your records and if either of these belong to you, please call the office urgently. CANTEEN NEWS Each week in the canteen, over the remainder of the term, we will feature a delicious “Super Snack Sized Sub” or a yummy “Petite Pita Pocket”. These mini bread rolls & pita pockets make a nutritious snack designed to introduce students to some new flavours. You may choose to order 1 or 2 as a lunch order option also! THIS WEEKS TASTY TREATS Super Sub - Cajun Chicken $2 Melbourne Cup Chia Yoghurt Fruit Cups 80c Choc Pops $1 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.) KINDER -YR 2 SWIMMING PROGRAM An information note and permission slip was sent home today with children in K-Yr 2. ALTAR SERVING Any children interested in altar serving for Sacred Heart Church services, please leave your name in our school office. A date is yet to be set for altar serving training. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL Year 7 2018 Orientation Day and Parent Information Evening Parents who have accepted a place for their son or daughter for Year 7 2018 are invited to the Parent Information Evening at 6.00pm on Wednesday November 8 in the Xavier High School Performing Arts Centre. The session will last for approximately one hour with light refreshments available. Book packs will also be available on this evening (strictly) between 5.30pm and 5.55pm at an approximate cost of $20 plus calculator at $20. EFTPOS facilities will be available. Both items are available for purchase from the office after this day. Students attending Year 7 2018 are welcome to attend their Orientation Day between 9.30am and 2pm on the same day. Your son or daughter should wear his/her school uniform and bring a pen or pencil. A BBQ lunch will be provided (please advise of any dietary requirements.) Students from St Patrick's Albury and Holy Spirit School will be bussed to and from Xavier. Students from St Anne's will walk across to and from Xavier. All other students should make their own way to and from Xavier ready for a 9.30am start and with a pick up time of 2.00pm.
Please do NOT send nuts or nut products to school.
McAULEY DAY
This Friday, 10th November is
McAuley Day
Students may wear coloured clothes - Gold if possible - for a gold coin donation. Money raised will be sent to support the work of the Sisters of Mercy Australia in Papua New Guinea.
9:30am Mass in Sacred Heart Church 11:40am Year 4 Assembly in St Anne's Hall 2:00pm - 2:30pm McAuley Day group activities led by McAuley House Leaders 2:30pm - 3:00pm Remembrance Day Ceremony in St Anne’s Hall led by Year 5
BUS SAFETY WEEK This is Bus Safety Week and so we are reminding everyone to ‘Be Bus Aware’. Bus Safety Week is organised by Transport for NSW as part of the ‘Be Bus Aware’ campaign, which aims to reinforce the road rules relating to buses to the community and promote safer on-road interactions between pedestrians, motorists, bicycle riders and buses. Go to bebusaware.com.au to find out more. PARENT’S CAR PARK When using the car park, please refrain from stopping unless you are in a marked parking bay. Please do not stop in the drive-through lane as it restricts the flow of traffic through this area. BOOK CLUB Book Club orders were distributed last Friday, there were a few books that have been placed on backorder and these will be distributed to students as soon as they arrive. A reminder to families who placed ‘gift orders’, that these are now available to collect from the office.
Year 4 Assembly This Friday, 11.40am All welcome!
ALBURY WODONGA SUSTAINABLE LIVING FESTIVAL (1 - 30 November)
Join us for the second week of the Sustainable Living Festival! This week swap some toys that your children are no longer playing with at the Toy Swap, join a social bike ride, visit a photography exhibition or learn how to reduce plastic waste with reusable Beeswax cloths. For information regarding all the events, please visit www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/ slf2017
Did you know...there are only 47 days until Christmas!
Last week our Year 2 children celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation
