St Anne's news: Thursday 29 April 2021

Welcome to the St Anne's newsletter. Here's everything that's happening around our community this week.

• Reflection
• Greg's Message
• Learning and Teaching
• Sport
• Scholastic Book Fair
• Mother's Day Dinner
• You Matter
• Mother's Day Stall - Friday 7th May
• Religious Education
• Ski Team 2021
• Term 2, 2021
• Enrolments, uniform and school fees
• Our calendar, advertise here
• School hours
• Out of School Hours Care (OSHC)

Lead me this day, Lord,
not only to be of service to others
but to ensure
that I find quiet moments
for myself and for you.

Dear Parents and Friends of St Anne’s
At this week’s assembly, our Faith and Social Justice group - Jude, Marcus and Zaine - led a special Anzac Day service. At this service we acknowledged those people who have strived to protect our country and prayed for world peace.

Enrolments 2022/2023
We are now accepting enrolments for 2022/2023.  If you have a sibling of a current student commencing next year please don't forget to put your enrolment form in.

Naplan
Our year 3 and 5 students will be involved in Naplan. The dates are as follows: Tuesday May 11 (Language Conventions and Writing); Wednesday May 12 (Reading), and Thursday May 13 (Numeracy.)

School Concert
The date for our school concert is Thursday September 2 at OLMC, Heidelberg. There will be one performance, held in the evening. Further details will be released in due course. Please keep this date free.

The St. Anne’s 2021 Times Table Challenge!

We are very encouraged to see how students are taking up the times table challenge, and have already come back to school sharing their successes. We ask that each time they have completed a page, a parent signs and dates that page, ensuring it has been corrected. We appreciate your support in encouraging your child/children to complete their task each night. Please also remind them that to earn House Points, they need to bring their booklets back to school each Monday for their House Captains to check them and tally up a percentage of effort for each House.

Sarah Parker
Learning and Teaching Leader

Games for the family

• Dice games
• Roll 2 dice and multiply (best with 10 sided dice but use whatever you have). For a challenge make this timed.
• Roll one die and focus on multiplying it by one number.
• Card games
• Like ‘Snap’ each player takes turns to place a card down. Select a number to multiply by, and call out the answer. Whoever gets the answer correct keeps the cards.
• Speed drills: choose a number to multiply by and time for one minute how many times you can get a correct answer. Try to increase the number of correct answers each time.
• Online games and activities
• Timestables
• Topmarks
• Mathmammoth

Thank you for your support and we look forward to sharing some positive results with you soon!

Sarah Parker
Learning and Teaching Leader

Physical Education
This term courtesy of a grant from Sporting Schools, all of our students will be involved in a series of soccer clinics. Our first clinic was held last Monday. The remaining clinics  will be held on May 3, May 10 and May 17. ALL students are to wear their sports uniform on these Mondays.

Cross Country
We had 23 students from years 3-6 undertaking cross country training last Friday. Training continues tomorrow at 8am at the corner of Belford Rd and Asquith St. New participants are welcome.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Thursday 6th May to Tuesday 11th May

Please consider volunteering to help at the scholastic book fair. The fair is open mornings from 8.40am to 9.15am and afternoons 3.15 to 4pm, except Friday which will close at 3.45pm and it requires at least 2 adults to be present at all times to help out.

We’re using Sign-up to organise the volunteers, so please click the link below or follow the instructions underneath.

https://signup.com/go/qxPHBGr

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/qxPHBGr

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

Thanks.
Lucianne

Lucianne.lewin@gmail.com

Mother's Day Dinner - Thursday 6th May

If you haven't yet booked your ticket to attend the Mother's Day Dinner at Dawson on Thursday 6th May, please do so by Sunday 2nd May. http://www.trybooking.com/BPXYP

All donations can be made at You Matter in May St Anne's Mothers day dinner

The P&F Mother's Day Stall will take place on Friday 7th May.

We are doing things a little differently this year, with one gift purchased per family, priced as follows:

• One student families $5
• Sibling families $10

It would be appreciated if the exact amount of cash is brought in by the eldest member of each family in a clearly marked envelope.

A reminder that all Eucharist candidates and their parents are expected to attend the Eucharist Commitment mass this Saturday 1st May at 5pm at St Anne’s Church. This mass is an important part of the children’s preparation for Eucharist.

EUCHARIST:

Year 4:
Sat May 1: 5pm Eucharist commitment mass
Thu May 6: Reflection day
Sat May 15: 5pm: First Eucharist (Communion) or
Sun May 16: 10:30am: First Eucharist (Communion)

CONFIRMATION

Sun May 23: Year 6 Confirmation commitment mass 10:30am (candidates and families)

St Anne’s Primary School Ski Team 2021

The Interschool Snowsports Championships are back on this year will take place on Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th August 2021 at Mt Buller.

The Interschools Snowsport Championships provide an opportunity for Australian school students of all ages to experience competitive snowsports. Competitors from all ability levels are encouraged to enter, with an emphasis on fun and participation. Students from Foundation to Year 6 can represent St Anne's, but it is recommended they have some skiing experience.

On-mountain accommodation on the Sunday, Monday & Tuesday nights will book up quickly so if your children would like to join the team and you wish to stay on the mountain, booking early is essential.

For further information please contact our ski team coordinator Phil Hodgkinson on philip.hodgkinson@yahoo.com.au

http://www.interschools.com.au/info-hub/about-interschools/

TERM 2 2021 KEY DATES

            MAY

• Sat 1: Eucharist commitment mass (year 4) 5pm
• Mon 3: soccer clinics
• Wed 5: School Advisory Council 7:30pm
• Thu 6: Eucharist reflection day (year 4)
• Fri 7: Mothers Day stall
• Sun 9: Mothers Day
• Mon 10: soccer clinics
• Tues 11: Naplan (years 3,5)
• Wed 12: Naplan
• Thu13: Naplan
• Fri 14: Cross Country
• Sat 15: First Eucharist 5pm
• Sun 16: First Eucharist 10:30am
• Mon 17: soccer clinics
• Wed 19: Parents and Friends 7:30pm
• Sun 23: Confirmation commitment mass (year 6) 10:30am
• Fri 28: 4,5,6 sport
  
  JUNE
   
• Wed 2: Parish Pastoral Council 7:30pm
• Fri 4: 4,5,6 sport
• Fri 11: Feast of Sacred Heart
• Mon 14: Queen’s birthday holiday
• Wed 16: Parents and Friends 7:30pm
• Thu 17: Science Discovery Dome (whole school: twilight)
• Wed 23: School advisory Council 7:30pm
• Thu 24: Parent-teacher interviews (1:30pm-6:30pm); 1pm dismissal for students
• Fri 25: End of term 2, 1pm dismissal

School Fees 2021

Direct Debit form please download here.

Kew East Primary School Out of School Hours Care can be contacted on           
Ph: 03 98596052