Assistant Principal's Message
Welcome to Week 9.
Sun Safety
I hope you are all enjoying this magnificent weather. It is a very timely reminder for all the children of the importance of wearing their hats and sunscreen whenever they are outside their classrooms.
Bongiorno Day
On Friday we presented all the gifts to Paul, the St Vincent’s De Paul representative. He stressed how these gifts will bring so much joy to so many children on Christmas morning. Once again I would like to thank our amazing community for their generosity and thoughtfulness in providing the gifts that enable these children to celebrate Christmas morning.
'St Anne’s Got Talent'
Friday also provided our students an opportunity to showcase their talents during our ‘St Anne’s Got Talent’ celebration. A huge congratulations to all our students who performed. There was a huge variety of acts and the session highlighted how many talented students we have here at St Anne’s.
Upcoming Events
There will be a lot of reminders and information over the next two weeks. Can you please keep checking Compass to ensure you are updated with this information.
I would like to conclude by thanking everyone for their support and words of encouragement during Bede’s absence. He will be returning Monday, Week 10 after celebrating his daughter’s wedding.
Thank you and I hope you have a lovely week,
Lea
Key Dates - 2023
- Friday 1st December - School fees to be paid in full by this date
- Monday 4th - Friday 8th December - Kinder-Yr 2 Swimming Program
- Wednesday 6th December - notes for 2024 Swimming Carnival due (from students currently in Yrs 2-5)
- Wednesday 6th December - Yr 2 & Yr 6 excursions
- Thursday 7th December - raffle tickets due back (sold or unsold)
- Friday 8th December - Yr 3 excursion
- Sunday 10th December - Children's Liturgy at Sacred Heart Church
- Monday 11th December - Yr 6 Graduation
- Tuesday 12th December - Yr 6 Graduation review & Christmas Raffle drawn (from 9.30am)
- Tuesday 12th December - 2024 Class Transition session (11.30am-1.20pm)
- Tuesday 12th December - orders for Hot Dog Day on 14th Dec close at 3pm
- Wednesday 13th December - Yr 4 & Yr 6 excursions
- Thursday 14th December - Kinder Nativity (9.45am in the hall)
- Thursday 14th December - Hot Dog Day (order via the “Hotdog Day” menu on Qkr! Orders close Tuesday 12th December at 3pm. Late orders cannot be accepted)
- Friday 15th December - Last Day of 2023 School Year
- Sunday 17th December - Children's Liturgy at Sacred Heart Church
Key Dates - 2024
- Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd February - Maths Assessment Interviews Yr 1-6
- Thurs 1st, Frid 2nd, Mon 5th, Tues 6th & Wed 7th Feb - Kinder Best Start Assessments
- Monday 5th February - First day of the School Year for Yr 1-6
- Thursday 8th February - First day of the School Year for Kinder
- Monday 12th February - Yr 3-6 Swimming Carnival (details below)
School Fees
School fees were due to be paid in full by last Friday, 1 December.
Thank you to all the families who have settled their accounts. Any families experiencing genuine financial hardship may contact the office to organise a meeting to discuss their fees.
Canteen News
Hot Dog day - Thursday, 14 December
Orders to be placed via Qkr! from the 'Hotdog Day' menu. Orders close Tuesday 12th December at 3pm. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept late orders.
Raffle - tickets (sold or unsold) due back Friday
Due to the overwhelming generosity of our school families and wider community, we have a number of goods and vouchers remaining from our Country Fair. Therefore, we are holding a Christmas Raffle, with fantastic hampers to be won. A book of tickets was sent home with the eldest child in each family. Tickets are $1 each ($10 for a book of ten). Please return all raffle books (sold or unsold) to the office by this Friday. The raffle will be drawn on Tuesday, 12 December.
Bongiorno Day/Gift Giving Liturgy
Well done to all students involved in last Friday’s Gift Giving liturgy. What wonderful, confident reading, presenting and acting we witnessed! Paul from St Vincent DePaul was in attendance and thanked the students, families and staff for their most generous donations of toys, books and games. These will be distributed to families in our local area who would otherwise find it difficult to provide Christmas presents for their children this season. Thank you!
'St Anne's Got Talent'
As part of our Bongiorno Day celebrations last week, we enjoyed some fantastic performances from our talented students!
Sports Report
House Cup
It is Mercy (Blue House) who have claimed this year’s House Cup. This is their first and they were clear and deserved winners!
2024 Yr 3-6 Swimming Carnival
A reminder that event entry forms are to be returned to classrooms (current Years 2-5) by tomorrow.
Mr Lewis
RE News
Sacred Heart Parish - Children’s Liturgies
A reminder that our Sacred Heart Parish Children’s liturgies will be held on Sunday 10th December and Sunday 17th December.
K - Yr 2 Swimming Program
This week, students in Kinder, Yr 1 & Yr 2 are involved in an intensive Swimming Program at Gould Swim Academy.
Excursions
Please refer to the Compass app for more information, consent and payment regarding all excursions.
Years 2 & 6 - Wednesday, 6 Dec. - Students will travel by bus to St Patrick's School for 'Time Tours' presentation.
Year 3 - Friday, 8 Dec. - Students will travel by bus to the Inflatable Fun House, Wodonga.
Year 6 - Wednesday, 13 Dec. - Students will travel by bus to the Regent Cinema, with lunch at Grill'd.
Yr 4 - Wednesday, 13 Dec - Students will travel by bus to Sumsion Gardens for lunch, then to 3D Lanes for bowling.
Bus Travel in 2024
2024 school travel applications are now open.
- St Anne's students who had a bus pass in 2023, and remain eligible, should automatically receive a new pass for 2024 (there is no need to reapply).
- A new application will need to be submitted for any student who is applying for the first time, or if the request relates to additional travel entitlement because of new shared parental arrangement (e.g. joint custody). These applications can be made here.
- Students who have changed their home address will need to have their details updated here.
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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