St Anne's Catholic Primary School Sarina eNewsletter

From The Principal

A child who entered Prep this year will complete their Tertiary Education in about the year 2038.

What will the year 2038 be like? If we look at the many changes in all areas of life over the past fifteen years, one would expect the next fifteen to change at a similar rate.

What skills, knowledge, and capabilities will an individual need to thrive in the year 2038

Fortunately Catholic Education believes in building the necessary values to allow our students to develop a passion for learning that will enable them to embrace this future with confidence.

Our school encourages family to support the education of their children. Together the wisdom of our two parent bodies (School Board and P&F) ensures that the education we provide enables our students to succeed in an ever-changing world.

Wrapped up in this philosophy of education are the fundamental characteristics of our Catholic School and it is appropriate that we, as a community of believers retell our story, to proclaim our history and to build a path towards the future.

It is evident that the school community of St Anne's is proud of their school and that they are confident that the learning programs we offer are both effective and that it contributes to the holistic development of our students.

What is it about our school community that you are proud of?

Principal's Messages

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THANK YOU

Thank You Mrs Borg | A big thank you to Mrs Victoria Borg for the lovely Zooper Doopers that she donated to the school, for use during this extremely hot weather. Your kind act is greatly appreciated.

Thank You Woolworths Sarina | The generous manager, Shaun, from Woolworths in Sarina has kindly donated to our school the sausages, bread, onions, bottled water & condiments for our Welcome BBQ and Open Classrooms event being held on Thursday 16 February. He has even offered to cook the BBQ!! Shaun has also donated to the school a variety of water bottles, lunch boxes and stationery items. All those attending the BBQ will have the chance to pick something from this collection to take home. Please remember to say hello to Shaun on Thursday evening at the BBQ and thank him for his kind donations.

STA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER VACANCY | We have a vacancy for a parent position on the School Board for the 2023 school year. This position is for a maximum of three years and will involve committing to a monthly meeting.

The role of the School Board is to:

- Develop, review and maintain policies,

- Support staff,

- Provide advice, at the invitation of the Principal, regarding staffing,

- Reflect on curriculum,

- Oversee prudent financial management and recommend the annual School Budget,

- Oversee prudent maintenance of school buildings and plan for future facilities.

If anyone is interested in becoming a member of the School Board, please contact the office or email the principal at sas@rok.catholic.edu.au. There will be a Board Preservice evening shortly for those interested.

Student Protection News

At St Anne's our Student Protection Officers are:

Mr John Ballinger-Oches (Principal)

Mrs Linda Holmes (APC)

Mrs Erika Milne (APRE)

Mrs Wilma Dixon ( Counsellor)

Photos of our Student Protection Officers will appear in future newsletters.

Across The Curriculum

NAPLAN 2023- Now In Term 1!

Towards the end of 2022, it was announced that the NAPLAN testing window was moving to Term 1, 2023. This means that schools will receive the data collected from our cohorts earlier, giving us more opportunities to fine tune our practices and to meet the needs of our students.

OUr Year 3 and Year 5 students will have an opportunity to sit a practice test on Thursday, 15th February. This practice familiarises the students with the processes of the online testing, and to help in reducing any anxiety that our students may feel.

We are now a NAPLAN Online school, and as a result of this, the official testing window is over a two-week period. For this reason, NAPLAN testing dates are Wednesday 15 March to Monday 27 March 2023. Our official testing days will be advertised as soon as they are finalised.

While participation by all Saint Anne’s students in Year 3 and Year 5 is expected, there are some instances where students may be withdrawn from one or more of the NAPLAN tests. This is a matter for consideration by individual parents and carers.

Should you wish to withdraw your child from the NAPLAN testing process, the principal, prior to the testing period, must receive a formal application. If you are intending to withdraw your child from the NAPLAN testing process, please request a ‘Record of Parent Withdrawal’ form from our office staff and return to Mr John Ballinger-Oches by Friday,11^th February 2023.

This withdrawal form covers both the NAPLAN practice test and online testing in March.

If you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to ask.

Linda Holmes

Assistant to the Principal: Curriculum

Library Volunteers Needed! Coffee and cake provided!

Monday, 13th February

Towards the end of last year, an audit was conducted on our reading books, with old and broken books being removed from our library, and so a new range of home readers and guided reading sets were purchased.

We would really appreciate some help with covering these with contact, as there are quite a few! If you have some time to spare on Monday 13th February, from 9-10.30am, even if just for a little while, we would love to meet you in our library. Coffee and cake will be provided. Signing in at the front office will be required.

It might even be possible to take some home to cover, if this is preferred.

Please RSVP to linda_holmes@rok.catholic.edu.au or if you are able to help out in any way.

Have a great week!

Mrs H

Assistant to the Principal: Curriculum

The Good News

Finance News

Fees Update Form Reminder | The returning of the Fees Update Form, that was emailed out and sent home in hard copy, is now overdue. Thank you to those who have returned it already. This form must be completed and returned each year, even if your details have not changed, as it is an audit requirement for the school.

Term 1 Fees | School fees for Term one have now been issued. Payment is due 17/01/2023. If you foresee issues with paying in full by this date, and do not have a payment plan in place, please contact our Finance Officer to discuss.

Sports News

Congratulations and Good Luck Carter | One of our Year 6 students, Carter, is competing this weekend in the QLD Sprints Championships in Brisbane at the Aquatic Centre. Next weekend he is competing in the Surf Lifesaving State Titles at Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast, where he will be joined by his older brother and sister, past St Anne’s students Briana & Jack.

Congratulations Carter on making it to these high levels of competition and may your hard work pay off over the next two weeks.

P&F News

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Tuckshop Volunteers

The St Anne's Tuckshop is closed until a new convenor is appointed.

Students Of The Week

Congratulations To Our Students Of The Week | Taytum C, Bentley H, Gracie H, Brayden G, Scout M, Chet R, Eva P, Kingston W, Mia K, Seth W, Sophia C, Lillie P, Peyton W, Zan'eisha M, Marcus S, Lucy J, Dylan G, Georgia B, Toby T, Amelia H