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Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome to our Week 7 newsletter.
I would like to thank Mrs Holland for acting as Principal last week while I was attending the Catholic Leader's day and Principal's retreat in Bowral. At the leader's day we heard from Tom Rees, the Executive Director for School Leadership at the Ambition Institute on the topic of "School Leader Expertise: What is it and how do we develop it?" We also heard from Ingrid Sealey, a Director and Founder of Teach Well. Teach Well is the organisation that our education system has partnered with to coach our staff on the implementation of High Impact Teaching Practices in our schools. The retreat day provoked a great deal of thinking about the human person and that we are all made in the image and likeness of God, male and female. We were all asked to consider how people in our community approach one another and whether it is always with love and openness.
Naplan
This week, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 have been participating in Naplan testing. Naplan is the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is responsible for the overall management of the Australian National Assessment Program, in collaboration with representatives from all states and territories and non-government school sectors. NAPLAN is an annual assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It tests the types of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. The tests cover skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy.
School Community Council
The School Community Council AGM and March meeting will be held this Tuesday night at 7pm. Please contact the school if you would like to be a part of this great group of people.
Long Lunch
There is still time to purchase your Long Lunch tickets. Ticket sales close Saturday at midnight. This is a great event and one that you do not want to miss.
Improvements
The K, 1 and 2 classrooms are currently receiving an upgrade to the heating and cooling system. The evaporative cooling system will be removed and replaced with reverse cycle heating and cooling. This should be up and running by the weekend. These classrooms have received considerable improvements over the past 12 months, making them optimal learning environments.
Take care,
Grant Haigh
Principal
FIRST RECONCILIATION PREPARATIONS HAVE BEGUN
Parents should have already received the information pack if they were not able to attend the Parent Information evening. If you aev not received this please contact Mr Hughes, Mrs King or Mrs Collins.
First Reconciliation Sacrament Sacred Heart Parish Church 7pm Thursday 4th May, (Week 2 of Term 2)
YEAR 8 AND 9 RETREATS
Year 8 and 9 will once again be participating in their annual Western Region Retreat days which will be run by the CSYMA Team out of Canberra. The Year 8 day is Wednesday 29th March and the Year 9 day is Thursday 30th March. The day includes elements of creative/relational activities, small group discussions, personal faith, sharing, music, prayer and Reconciliation. Students from Year 8 and 9 at Macauley Central School, Tumut and Sacred Heart Central School, Cootamundra will be joining our students for the retreat day which will be held in Tumut this year. The event will be added to compass tomorrow for parents to provide permission.
SACRAMENTAL DATES FOR 2023 - a note will be sent out via Compass informing families of the Sacramental dates of 2023 early next week for their calendars. Please note that First Reconciliation is usually for Year 3 students, First Eucharist for Year 4 and Confirmation for Year 6. If you and your child are interested in making their sacraments and they are in an older grade they are still able to be involved. In this instance, please contact Mrs Collins to make arrangements at jacqueline.collins@cg.catholic.edu.au or alternatively make contact with Father Sijo.
PASSION PLAY/ EASTER PAGEANT
Please mark Holy Thursday 6th April (last day of Term One) on your calendar. You are invited to join the whole school for the Stage 5 Passion Play at 2pm.
Week 5
Kinder: Kendrea Willara Arachchige, Reed Gray, Katie Hartwig
Year 1: Bree Puertos, Paddy Wallace, Olivia Perry
Year 2: Skyla Morton, Ruby Crawford
Year 3: Archie Block, Dusty Karn, Ron Arun
Year 4: Primrose Minchin, Evie Cooper, Annabelle Gray
Year 5: Charles Minchin, Eliana Edeyemi, Paige Reardon, Angus Oliver
Year 6: Hayley Kite, Lillian Perry, Georgia Gibbs
Week 5 Awards
Year 7 - Charlie Cooper - An excellent submission in the ANZAC writing competition, Maddison Davies - Persevering with challenging tasks in History, Liam Edis - Effort and application in Science, Claire Hartwig- An excellent submission in the ANZAC writing competition, Lani McCrone - An excellent submission in the ANZAC writing competition, Darcy Reardon - Great pronunciation and recall in French and excellent participation in Science
Year 8- Adelaide Gaynor - Great use of correct paragraph structure in English Jack King - Great use of correct paragraph structure in English, Leonard Lancaster - Positive contribution to PDHPE discussions
Year 9 - Joseph Collins - Active participation in Science and great explanation of historical events, Scarlett Minchin - Excellent results in Trigonometry, Jett Nguyen - Excellent results in Trigonometry Matilda Reardon - Excellent results in Trigonometry
Year 10 - Tayla Ackland - Using feedback to improve her creative writing in English and asking insightful questions in History, Ruby Matthews - for her consistent engagement in Maths, Caitlyn Watson - for creating a beautifully written piece of descriptive writing.
Year 11 - Zoe Bent - Her written analysis of gender roles, Evie Gidley - for her consistent contribution to classroom discussions in society and culture
Week 6 Awards
Year 7 - Jacob Bett - Working well in Agriculture, Robbie Bett - Great knowledge of visual techniques in English, Macey Coddington - For taking detailed notes on Mungo Man, Jarvey Crawford - For showing greater conscientiousness in Maths and with homework, Claire Hartwig - Working hard in Religion, detailed note taking in History, George Morton - Working well in Agriculture, Jay Player - His consistent focus and work ethic in French and History and for his application and commitment in Maths
Year 8 - Esther Adeyemi - For seeing and need and reaching out, Isabel Fairman - Participation in PDHPE and working well in history, Lily Gibbs - Participation in PDHPE, Jack King - Encouraging peers in PDHPE, Layla Paki - Great organisation and participation in Maths, Layla Player - Excellent application to Maths tasks
Year 10 - Ruby Matthews - Using feedback to improve her creative writing skills, Rachael Thompson - Working hard to understand Romeo and Juliet, Caitlyn Watson - For her conscientiousness and committment to Religion.
Year 11 -Evie Gidley - for her commitment and dedication in studies of Religion, Daniel Hirt - For his commitment and effort in Business studies, Charlotte Mattner - for her visually descriptive vignette in English
Primary Sport
St Anne's had two students Livvy Blackwell and Ava Derrick attend Netball Trials for the Canberra Goulburn Primary netball team on Tuesday 14th March in Canberra. Congratulations to both girls who were selected. 
Selection trials for Canberra Goulburn Rugby League U11s and U12s were also held in Canberra on Tuesday 14th March where Matthias Lancaster and Barney Taylor attended. Congratulations to Barney Taylor who was selected in the under 11's Rugby League Team.
They will now trial for MacKillop selection next term in Canberra.
Primary Canberra Goulburn Swimming Selections Queanbeyan 2023
St Anne’s had a squad of five swimmers compete at Queanbeyan for Canberra Goulburn selection. Rylee Overs competed in the 8 YO 50m free, finishing 4th, while the junior girls relay team consisting of Abby Watts, Annabelle Gray, Elvie and Quinn Crawford finished first. Abby finished 2nd in 10YO breast, Annabelle finished 2nd in 10YO 50m free, 2nd 50 back, 3rd 200IM, 1st 50 breast and 1st 50m fly. Annabelle also won the junior age champion award, a wonderful effort. Annabelle, Abby and the relay team now progress to the next level in Sydney on the 30th March. Congratulations to all five simmers and good luck to those swimming in Sydney.
A reminder for upcoming events
Parents will need to give consent for their children if they are playing in the Stephen Bleyer Cup Rugby on the 6th April, the Paul Kelly Cup AFL on the 5th April and Mortimer Shield on the 3rd May.
Cross Country - St Anne's will run its cross country on Monday the 3rd April at Nixon Park.
Swimming - The Temora pool will close on the 25th March, meaning next Monday will be the last day of swimming for Primary. Please pay any outstanding pool entry to your child's teacher.
Canberra Goulburn Secondary Swimming Carnival
The school sent their biggest secondary team in recent memory to the Canberra Goulburn Swimming Carnival held at Gunghalin last week. It is the first time in a long time that we have been able to fill a relay team and competed in the Junior Girls event as the first event of the day - narrowly missing out on a 3rd place.
We had students across most of the 50m events and some of the 100m and 200m. There were some great results across the day with most students walking away with a personal best. The following students placed in the age group to receive ribbons on the day Ella Matthews 3rd in 50m Freestyle, 2nd in 50m Breastroke and 2nd in 100m Freestyle in the 12 years girls age group. Zali Sinclair finished 2nd in the 12 years girls 50m butterfly and Carus Gray coming in 3rd for the 14 years boys 50m backstroke.
A special mention to Ella Matthews who was runner-up as the 12 years girls Age Champion and also a special mention to all the parents/carers who were able to take the students to the event.
Written language skills are the main focus in Year 8 English. They are all working on some creative writing whilst developing their use of grammar and more sophisticated punctuation; a skill they will take with them through to the end of their high school journey.
Year 9 Science
Are currently studying the Immune System. This week they conducted a practical using bakers yeast to test the effect of various temperatures on the growth of pathogens
Year 9 History has been all about the beginnings of our nation; examining the transition from a penal colony to a proud nation. They have focused on the development of the Australian Identity and how “we are one, but we are many”. Next week they will transition into an in-depth study of our nation’s involvement in both world wars and how this made us strong, reliant, and resourceful.
Year 10 History is developing their understanding of the current political situation in Australia through their study of the struggle for various rights that we now take for granted. They have examined the stolen generation, and the freedom rides and will now begin to look at how these past issues and events are influencing our current politics with the upcoming “Voice to Parliament” referendum later this year.
Year 11 Modern History are busy refining their understanding of the historical investigation process and has made some awesome progress in their understanding of how History influences our lives. The class has had some lively discussion on the value of source material and are now venturing into the world of conducting their own research; they even went to the local library to learn how to utilise this resource. Year 11 Standard English is also well on the way to developing the analytical skills they will require for the HSC next year. So far they have deconstructed written and oral texts from a range of authors, and are writing some short pieces of their own that reflect the aspects of writing being studied in class.
Book Club
Edition #2 of ‘Scholastic Book Club News’ was sent home last week. All orders are to be made and paid for by visiting https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/parent/login.aspx or by downloading the LOOP app. Further information regarding this is on the last page of the Book Club newspaper. Edition #2 orders are due by 9am on Thursday 23rd, 2023.
Library Lessons
Kinder to Year 6 classes visit the Library each week to participate in a variety of activities based on a variety of literature. K to Year 2 students have been listening to and exploring a range of fiction and non-fiction texts about Australian animals. Students in Years 3 and 4 have been learning about author David Walliams. They have listened to and read several of his short stories in 'The World's Worst' series and identified his use of alliteration, onomatopoeia and repetition. Bushrangers has been the theme for Years 5 and 6 this term. Stage 3 students are currently creating their own 'WANTED" posters.
Library Days
Tuesday - Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
Wednesday - Kinder, Year 1, Year 2, Year 6
