Principal's Message
Welcome everyone,
Yesterday we held our Kinder 2025 Information Morning. It was great to see so many new faces visit and to show them around our school and the learning spaces we can offer. This now begins our enrolment period which will end on Wednesday 1st May. Application for enrolment can be made online and further information can be found below in this newsletter. Thank you to our current families for your continued support in promoting our school.
Last night to celebrate Catholic Schools Week, we opened our classrooms and held a Welcome BBQ for our St Anne's families. It was wonderful to have so many families join us on the night.
Tomorrow NAPLAN begins nationally and our students in Yr 3 and 5 will complete their NAPLAN assessments over the next three days. We wish all our students well.
Keep smiling and have a great week, Bede.
Key Dates - 2024
- Wednesday 13th March - Friday 15th March - Yr 3 & 5 NAPLAN assessments (detailed information previously shared via Compass)
- Wednesday 20th March - Book Club orders due
- Thursday 21st March - Harmony Day (students may wear orange coloured clothing)
- Friday 22nd March - Gold Cup Half Day Holiday (Students do not attend as staff complete PD in the morning)
- Wednesday 27th March - School Cross Country event
- Wednesday 27th March - Stations of the Cross 6-7.30pm (details to follow)
- Friday 29th March - Good Friday Holiday
- Monday 1st April - Easter Monday Holiday
- Wednesday 3rd April - Canteen closed
- Monday 8th April - Yr 4 Reconciliation evening
- Tuesday 9th April - 'TheirCare' (before & after school care) Parent Information Session, 5pm in the Library
- Thursday 11th April - School Disco K-2: 5-6pm & Yrs 3-6: 6.15-7.15pm (details to come)
- Friday 12th April - Last day of Term 1
- Wednesday 1st May - Years 3-6 Athletics Carnival
- Wednesday 1st May - Applications for Kinder 2025 close
- Friday 10th May - Mothers' Day Breakfast and Liturgy (more details to follow)
- Wednesday 22nd May - Flanagan Day/ Reading Night/Simultaneous Storytime
- Thursday 6th June - Yr 6 Confirmation Reflection Day
- Friday 14th June - Yr 6 Confirmation
- Friday 26th July - Grandparents Day celebration
Canteen News
School Fee Statements
- Statements were emailed to families yesterday from CEDWW
- Please note that these statements were dated 1st March, therefore they do NOT include any payments made since that date (families can also check their account balance via the Compass app)
- Fees were due to be paid in full by 29/02/24 unless an instalment option has been selected
- Statements should have included the instalment schedule for families who had submitted an instalment option selection (the Instalment Agreement link was included in the fee email for any families that would still like to select this option)
- If you have any questions about your statement, please contact Tina in the office
Qkr! App
There have been some ongoing issues accessing the Qkr! App on new android phones. Qkr! are aware of the issue but have not provided a solution to date. If you are experiencing difficulties with the App, please access the Qkr! website on a browser, preferably,(eg. Google Chrome) or on a computer or on your phone via the link below.
School Photo Information
Annual school photos have been taken by Arthur Reed Photos. All students who were present last Friday have had class, individual and sibling (where applicable) photos taken.
To view the images of your child and order photos, you will need to first register online.
- Go to https://order.arphotos.com.au and enter the 2024 image code for your child (from their personalized flyer)
- Tap on ‘Add another child’ to enter the image codes of any siblings
- Fill in your email and mobile details and then review all details before confirming your registration
That’s it! When 2024 photos are ready, you will be notified by email and SMS.
Even if you registered last year, it’s important that you do it again each year using your child’s new image code to link their photos for the current year with your contact details.
To ensure you are ordering school photos for the current year, please wait for notifications that 2024 images are online before placing orders.
In the webshop you can view photos and customize your photo package; Choose ANY layout, ANY image and purchase multiple digital image downloads.
All photo orders will be sent directly to the address you provide when ordering.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW to be notified when 2024 school photos can be viewed and ordered.
Kinder 2025 Enrolment
Kinder Enrolments are now being accepted for our 2025 intake. Please find information here on how to complete an online enrolment.
Our enrolment period will close on Wednesday 1st May and interviews will be conducted through May and June.
Book Club
Catalogue #2 was sent home with students last week. Orders are due by Wednesday, 20th March. You can preview this catalogue here.
Sports News
Diocesan Swimming
On Wednesday 6th of March students competed in the Wagga Diocesan/RAS swimming carnival. The day was filled with excitement as students showcased their talent in the pool.
Congratulations to all swimmers who competed on the day!
A special congratulations to;
- Emmi - Age Champions (Senior Girls)
- Taylor - Age Champions (Juniors Boys)
- Jude (Senior Boys Runners Up Champion)
- Ethan (11yrs Runners Up Champion)
Emmi also broke Diocesan records in 12/13yrs 50m breaststroke & 12 yrs 50m freestyle.
Congratulations!
Miss Hynes
K-6 Cross Country
Our Cross Country is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27th, Thank you to those parents who have volunteered to assist on the day (a reminder that all volunteers will need to have either submitted their WWCC details to the office prior to the event, or have completed a Volunteer Declaration in 2024, please see volunteering information towards the end of this newsletter for more details). A Compass notice with further information will be posted soon.
Diocesan Touch Football
Good luck to Alexis, Audrey and Benji who trial for Touch Football today.
Before & after school care at St Anne's from Term 2
More information regarding this service was shared via Compass.
Volunteering at school
We are very grateful for the assistance that parents/grandparents provide in our school. Any helpers/volunteers (including canteen, sport, event 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 may take several days 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.
It is worth noting that a WWCC for volunteers is easily obtained through Service NSW, is free for volunteers and lasts for five years. Check out further information here.
Bus Travel in 2024
- St Anne's students who had a bus pass in 2023, and remain eligible, should have automatically received 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.
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.
Past Newsletters
- Term 1 Week 2 - https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/xjZOLa0hKtUQF
- Term 1 Week 3 - new.express.adobe.com/webpage/p5yuHwLheVjaE
- Term 1 Week 4 - new.express.adobe.com/webpage/S6DYRayJ8LkIn
- Term 1 Week 5 - https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/JISba75VrfHyh
- Term 1 Week 6 - https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/ULWg73Z42Ilzk