T1 W9 Newsletter 2024

From The Principal

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we approach Holy Week, a time of profound reflection and renewal within our faith tradition, I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts and encourage you to explore this significant period with your families.

Following in the footsteps of Jesus is a powerful way to enter Holy Week. The narrative of Jesus' journey, from Palm Sunday's joyous celebration to his ultimate sacrifice and resurrection, offers a wealth of lessons for our own lives.

This Holy Week, we invite you to embark on a journey of self-discovery alongside your children. Here are some ways you can explore the connection between your values and your daily lives:

• Personal Reflection: Create a space for quiet contemplation. Encourage your children to journal or meditate, considering values like compassion, honesty, and responsibility. Help them reflect on situations where these values were present, or perhaps where they could be strengthened.

• Scriptural Guidance: The Bible is full of wisdom and guidance. Spend time together reading through Gospel stories of Holy Week. Focus on Jesus' actions and teachings, and discuss how these stories connect to your own family values.

• Seeking Inspiration: Look for inspiring figures in your lives, whether saints, spiritual leaders, or even people you admire personally. Discuss how these individuals have embodied their values through their actions. What lessons can be learned from them?

• Renewal and Commitment: Holy Week is a time to recommit to our faith. Based on your reflections as a family, identify areas where you can strengthen the alignment between your values and your actions. Setting achievable goals together can be a powerful way to make lasting changes.

Whether participating in St Michael’s Parish services or our School prayer celebration, engaging in family discussions, or simply creating moments of quiet reflection, we encourage you to embrace the spirit of Holy Week and Easter.

Principal's Messages

THANK YOU LEESA  |  After 23 years of dedicated service, Leesa Jeffcoat, Diocesan Director of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Rockhampton, will conclude her tenure on 31 December 2024.  Her leadership has been instrumental in shaping the education landscape, ensuring quality faith-based education in kindergartens, schools, and colleges.  We sincerely thank Leesa for her outstanding commitment and wish her the very best in her future endeavours.  A more formal farewell will be in a newsletter next term. 

ADEIU  |  As we reach the close of this term, it's with a mix of gratitude and bittersweet emotions that we bid farewell to three dedicated staff members who are embarking on new journeys: Lisa-Maree Keir, Breana Mifsud and Shelley Stringer.  While we are sad to see them go, we celebrate the exciting new chapters in their lives. We know they will continue to achieve great things wherever their paths may lead.

On behalf of the entire St Anne’s community, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Lisa-Maree, Breana and Shelley for their dedication and service. We wish them all the very best in their future endeavors.  You have been a blessing to our community and for that we will never forget you.  Thank you.

As well we bid Mrs Sylvia Eames farewell as she and her husband, Kyle and daughter Eliza prepare for the birth of their second child.  As soon as we have news we will definitely share that with you!  How exciting!

WELCOME TO ST ANNE’S  |  A very warm welcome is extended Mrs Emma Rutland who will be taking over the reins as Year 6 teacher.  We welcome Emma to St Anne’s and hope that her time with us is fruitful.  Already Mrs Rutland has visited the school twice in order for both her transition to the school and the transition of the class to a new teacher is as smooth as possible.  Welcome to the family Emma. 

HARMONY DAY 2024 | Students are invited to wear an item of orange with their uniform this coming Thursday as we embrace Harmony Day. Please note that this is not compulsory rather an invitation. The orange item being worn must be in line with us being sun-safe.

COVID Requirements

Student Protection News

Across The Curriculum

Student-Parent-Teacher Interviews

Welcome To Term One interviews! This is a great time to check in with your child’s classroom teacher regarding their progress and any questions/concerns you may have. Parents and caregivers play an important role in their child’s success. Questions you may wish to ask the classroom teacher during interviews are:

• What is my child learning?
• How is he or she doing?
• How can he or she improve?
• What support can I provide, and can you provide if he or she is struggling? When we check in again?

Questions you may wish to ask your child are:

• What did you learn today?
• How did you do?
• What did you do if you didn’t understand?
• How can you improve on your learning?
• What are you most proud of?
• What went well today?

Thank you for your ongoing support in your child's learning.

ESTI MYSTERY

An ESTI mystery is a fantastic way to engage students at the beginning of the lesson.

Each image invites students to wonder what number is represented by the image. As you work through each Esti-Mystery, clues will appear that will allow the students to use math concepts to narrow the set of possibilities to a small set of numbers.

Have a chat with your child and discuss the possible answers to the below ESTI Mystery. 

Don't forget to discuss your answer.

Drumroll please - The number of objects is 58!

The Good News

From the Assistant Principal: Religious Education

Ms Georgia Moloney

Holy Week Musical Play in Week 10

Please join us each morning of Week 10 at 8.50am in the hall to watch the students perform in a Holy Week and Easter musical play called “That We Might Live.”

The musical play recounts the significant events in Jesus’ life leading to his death and resurrection. Each day 2 classes will be presenting their scene to the students, teachers and parents. Please see the grid below of details when each class is performing.

Project Compassion

Fifth Week of Lent

Partnership in action  

The work of Caritas Australia is only possible with the dedication, passion and tenacity of our local partners who implement the programs. They are the heroes on the ground, working tirelessly behind-the-scenes every day to create a better future for their communities.

Caritas Australia partners with the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) to support communities living in urban slums in the Philippines. FCJ runs a number of programs that include house renovating, food processing, basic literacy skills, urban gardening, upcycling and income generating activities. They also have a clinic visited weekly by a doctor and community nurse. 

Caritas Australia partners with Caritas Samoa to assist communities to have increased access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene to ensure human health and well-being by providing water tanks and sanitation facilities.

Caritas Australia partners with the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi through the A+ program. Since 2016, the A+ program has helped 7,397 families across Malawi improve their food security, access to basic water and sanitation, boost women’s income generation and strengthen child protection.   

Finance News

Concession Card Discounts  |  If you have an existing concession card discount,  please be aware that discounts are not automatically applied to new enrolments.  Discounts are applied to each student upon individual application and there is a form that is required to be completed each time.

If you have an existing concession card registered at St Anne’s and have more than one student, please contact Sandra Adams to confirm that discounts have been applied to each student. 

Term Fees  |  Term 1 fees are now overdue. Please contact Sandra in the office if you have not paid in full or have a payment schedule set up for payment.  

Sports News

Netball

St Anne's Spirals

Last Thursday, St Anne's Spirals played Gators Red in Netball. We won, 14-4. We all tried our best and had fun. We'd like to give a special thanks to Ms Moloney, Mrs Larkin and Dr January for coaching us. Khloe was awarded player of the week. Thank you also to the parents for supporting us and cheering on our team each week.

Lucy and Ellani

St Anne's Firebirds

The Firebirds had an amazing game again this week. They played against Gators White and won 6-2. All the girls played well. They continue to impress the coach and parents with their growing skills and understanding of netball rules and positions. Keep up the great work Firebirds!

Tuckshop

If you order Tuckshop for your child, please remember to still supply fruit for fruit break for that day, as well as second lunch if you only order first lunch Tuckshop. 

If you can volunteer to help in the tuckshop from 8:30 -9:30am  please ring Debbie Nielsen on ph. 0417 128 428. 

Mercy Awards

Congratulations To Our Mercy Award Recipients Of The Week  |   Max S, Taj K, Eva P, Beau P, Patrick Z, Grace M, Cohen D, Eva C, Rylan B, Sophia C, Summer W, Jemma M, Nait B, Dustan G, Mason C, Matilda W, James M, Memphis-Belle D, Peyton W, Ben B, Achilles D, Reuben F, Lincoln F, Huckson K, Jaxon D,

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