Dear Community,

This week (Week 3), we welcomed back our students to the school grounds and classrooms for normal face-to-face teaching and learning. It was great seeing all of our students walk onto school grounds. It was obvious by the smiles on their faces that they had missed the social interaction available by attending school. It is a credit to you all for the way in which your children have conducted themselves over the Remote Learning period and to then return to school with positive attitudes ready for business as usual. The hand sanitising is going well and we will continue this process until told otherwise by health authorities. We have enjoyed having the new fence installed and the subsequent improved security and safety it provides. There are also new signs around our school, directing visitors to attend the office.

We will be welcoming back Mrs Nicole Miller from maternity leave in Week 5. Mrs Miller will be teaching Year 5 for 2 days a week until the end of term and then she will be supporting the school in other capacities. We will also be welcoming back Mrs Georgia Hughes from maternity leave in Week 7. Mrs Hughes will be covering Library classes on a Tuesday from Weeks 7-10 and she will then move into another role in Term 3. I would like to thank Mrs Nina Gaynor for her support in filling various roles across the school as well. I have been contacted about a possible replacement for Mr John Hogan in the Wood/Metal area. I am hoping to have this position filled at the end of Week 5. Miss Jamieson and I have been taking some classes as an interim arrangement. It is difficult to find teachers with this particular skill set, so we appreciate your patience.  

Our Annual Improvement Plan Goals for St Anne's are "To increase student engagement in Religious Education and Faith Formation", "To improve student outcomes in Literacy and Numeracy" and "To improve student wellbeing". We look forward to be able to share more information about our accomplishments in these areas over the course of the year. 

I will continue to keep all of our families in my thoughts and prayers and I hope that anyone who has been greatly impacted by COVID-19 is able to recover soon.

Take care,

Grant Haigh