Principal's Message
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Term 4. I wish to thank Leanne Allibon and all of our staff for their work in my absence. It has taken me a bit longer than I hoped to be back after my knee replacement. Anyway, I am back and looking forward to the many events of Term 4. The first major event is our Country Fair this Friday which we hope will bring our community together for a fun and enjoyable evening. A huge thank-you to so many of our parents who have contributed to this evening and to its success. Everyone is invited to come along and also, if you can help in any way, please let the office know or one of our organising parents.
It is great to see our students back with their many holiday stories, laughter and enthusiasm for the term ahead!
This week our Year 6 students will be attending the "Boys to the Bush" day on Thursday. Our Year 5 students will be heading to Ballarat and Sovereign Hill next week.
A reminder to all parents to please collect your children after school from the black gates in the parents car-park. The bus-bay area is only for children who are catching buses. I appreciate your support in this matter, for the safety of all of the children.
Parents of children who bring phones to school are asked to please remind them that phones are to be brought straight to the office when they arrive at school in the morning and then collected at the end of the school day.
I am looking forward to catching up with everyone and again thanks for your support of our staff. We are all here for the same reason in supporting the students to be happy, achieve and be confident in themselves.
Have a great week, keep smiling and looking forward to catching up with everyone, either on Friday night or during the term.
All the best and I hope you got a break in the holidays,
Much appreciated,
Bede
STAFF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
All staff will be involved in CPR training on Thursday after school, therefore the office will be closed from 3.20pm on this day.
Key Dates
- Thursday 12th October - Year 6 'Boys to the Bush' excursion (please note that this event is for all Yr. 6 students)
- Friday 13th October - Country Fair (3.30-7pm), children may wear coloured clothes to school
- Tuesday 17th - Wednesday 18th October - Yr 5 Ballarat Excursion
- Wednesday 25th October - Kinder 2024 Transition Session #1
- Wednesday 25th October - Book Club orders due
- Monday 6th & Tuesday 7th November - Kinder 2024 Transition Session #2
- Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th November - Kinder 2024 Transition Session #3
- Monday 13th - Wednesday 15th November - Yr 6 Canberra Excursion
- Wednesday 29th November - Kinder 2024 Transition Session #4
- Friday 1st December - Bongiorno Day (details to follow)
- Friday 1st December - school fees to be paid in full by this date
- Monday 11th December - Yr 6 Graduation (details to be advised)
- Thursday 14th December - Kinder Nativity (time to be advised)
- Friday 15th December - Last Day of 2023 School Year
Country Fair - this Friday! (3.30-7pm)
Country Fair - Bake Stall
We are seeking out all the homecooks in our school community who would like to donate homemade treats for our Bake Stall at our upcoming Country Fair. Please fill out the Google form in the link below if you are able to help.
We ask that all donations are delivered to the canteen on Friday October 13th (day of the fair) before 3pm and that your homemade treats are packaged in disposable packaging, on a paper plate and secured with a tied freezer bag (please no plastic containers that need to be returned). Please ensure you label your goodies with their name and also a list of ingredients used. As always we ask that all donations are nut free.
Spinning Wheel Donations - thankyou!
Whenever possible, please support these businesses who have donated vouchers and goods for our Country Fair. We are very grateful for their generous support.
Sports Report
Nominations are now being called from students in Years 4 & 5 to try out for Diocesan level Basketball and Tennis. To be eligible, your child should play the sport and be of representative level. Depending on numbers, preliminary trials may need to be held at school as we are limited to how many we may send to the Diocesan carnival. The Diocesan Basketball and Tennis Trials will be held on Friday, November 17th. It is the parent’s responsibility to arrange transport to and from the event for their child if selected.
MacKillop Athletics Trials
Congratulations to all of our students who represented the Wagga Wagga Diocese at the MacKillop Athletics Trials in Sydney at the end of last term. These students represented our school with great sportsmanship and we are very proud of them all!
School Fees
A reminder that fees are to be paid in full by Friday, 1 December.
School fee statements were emailed to families last week, if you did not receive your statement, please contact Tina in the office (families using 'Hotmail' may need to check their spam folder). Any families experiencing genuine financial hardship may contact the office to organise a meeting to discuss their fees.
Book Club catalogue #7
You can preview the latest catalogue HERE.
Books make great Christmas gifts! If you would like to place a 'secret' order, just select the 'GIFT' option when ordering online, we will then let you know when your order has arrived and you can collect it from the office at your convenience.
Absences for after-school-care
If your child attends after-school-care and they are absent from school, please remember to advise the care provider. We often have providers waiting/searching for children who are absent from school.
Extended Leave
A reminder to families that if your child will be away for 10 or more consecutive school days (eg. for a family holiday), then you will need to submit an 'Application for Extended Leave'. See the 'Compass Attendance' information towards the end of this newsletter for further details.
Volunteering at school
We are very grateful for the assistance that parents/grandparents provide in our school. Any helpers/volunteers (including canteen, sport, fundraising and classroom helpers) will need to either -
- Provide the details of their Working With Children Check (if they have one). We require full name, date of birth, WWCC number and WWCC expiry date. These details need to be verified before a volunteer can help in our school, so please email this information to the office (sana-info@ww.catholic.edu.au) well in advance.
- Complete a CEDWW Volunteers Declaration and show an identity document (eg. drivers licence). These forms are available from the office. This declaration needs to be completed annually, therefore anyone who completed a form last year will need to complete a new form.
Uniform Shop
Our Uniform Shop is open each Friday from 3-3.30pm. Please email sana-info@ww.catholic.edu.au with your requirements if you can't make that time and we will pass your request on to Luisa to process.
We have lots of good quality second hand uniform items for sale as well as new hats, bags and art smocks.
Qkr! App
Our Qkr! App is the platform that we use to process transactions for our Canteen Orders and some special events, like the School Disco.
Qkr! is an efficient and accurate way of tallying our daily canteen orders and a brilliant time saver when collating and organising our students' lunch orders.
Recently we have had several students report that they have not received their lunch orders, only to find that the canteen has no record of their order. We would suggest that parents check their receipt on the Qkr! App to ensure that their order has been processed for the correct date and for the correct menu items and quantity.
Compass School Manager
Our Compass School Manager is the platform that we communicate with parents about all aspects of their child's school life. Our school attendance, calendar, news feed, student reports, parent teacher conference bookings, event consent/payments and many other services are accessible.
We strongly advise all parents to ensure that they have access to their Compass account on a mobile App or a desktop computer. All parents are issued a username and temporary password when their child is enrolled at St Anne's. If you are experiencing any difficulties accessing your account, please don't hesitate to contact Karon on grimmerk@ww.catholic.edu.au.
Compass Attendance
A reminder that all students who arrive at school after the morning bell at 8.55am, must be accompanied by an adult into our office to sign in on our Compass kiosk. This is a legal requirement and students may not sign themselves in. You will now be asked to provide a reason for the late arrival.
If you are picking up your child during the school day, for any reason eg. medical appointment or early departure, please send a written note in with your child to their teacher with all relevant details. Compass can not be used to notify teachers of early pickups. Compass is only to notify the school of full day absences. If you arrive at school to collect a child without prior notification, please allow extra time to locate your child on the school grounds, especially during break times and when at music, science or sport.
Parents/carers are required to submit an attendance note for any full day absences of their child from school. This can be done in the Compass App or in the Compass portal online. Please ensure you provide all the relevant details for why your child/children are not at school, as any notes added without a comment or details will be recorded as an unjustified absence. Please see the relevant link below for guidance on how to record an absence on the Compass App.
When families take students out of school during the school term for holidays, there are strict legal requirements that need to be met. If a student is going to be absent for up to 9 days, no formal application is required and parents may enter the absence on Compass under the 'Travel' option. If the absence is for 10 days or more, an application is required to be completed by parents prior to travel and approval will be required by the Principal or officials from CEDWW. If the leave is 21 days or more, parents are required to provide an educational plan to the school for approval. Extended leave forms are available from the school office.
Bus Pass applications
Bus Pass applications for travel between home and school, can be made via this link
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