Dear St Anne's Community,

Welcome back! 

We started Term 4 with a whole school assembly last Tuesday morning. It was nice to start the term all together and it gave me an opportunity to update our students on the exciting things that are happening here at St Anne's. Points outlined:

• It is the Year of the Holy Spirit and our Senior Captains led us in prayer using the Year of the Holy Spirit prayer card. 
• I congratulated students on their showcase performance and conduct and that we are proud of their efforts. 
• We welcomed our very first group of Year 12 students. Year 11 becomes Year 12 this term. 
• Secondary school lockers have been ordered. (These will not be availble now until the beginning of next year)
• New classroom furniture has been ordered for secondary rooms.
• 2 classrooms (demountables) are being delivered this term.
• We have some small play equipment coming for use at Fr Hannan.
• School name change.
• We are close to purchasing a school bus. The bus will be a 25 seat Mitsubishi Rosa.
• I explained that the 2024 School Captains process will begin soon.
• I reiterated the high expectations we place on student behaviour and academic work. I outlined the things that are not welcome at St Anne's; Bullying, Racism, Vaping and Mean or Nasty comments. Respect your teachers and your peers. Rubbish must go in the bins provided. 

New students

A warm welcome to Arush in Yr 8, Olivia in Yr 6 and their respective families. 

Student Pick up and Drop off

It is important that students are dropped off and picked up at Joey's Hall on Loftus St of a morning and afternoon. It is too dangerous to have students leaving via DeBoos St, due to the buses arriving and departing. 

Staff Development Day

Staff and I met last Monday for our Term 4 Staff Devlopment Day. We spent some time looking at The Resilience Project, collaborated in Primary and Secondary teams and then worked on High Impact Teaching Practices material. 

Last Day of Term 4

The last day for students and staff is Friday 15th December 2023.

Have a great term!

Take care,

Grant Haigh

Principal

Kinder: Matilda Lynch, Callum Roberts, Leni Reid

Year 1: Zahlie Oliver, Hunter Chown, Sophie Irving

Year 2: Flynn Gilchrist, Isabella Irving, Bentley Combe

Year 3: Hayden Pham, Avery Evola

Year 4: Edie Bett, Jack Crawford, Peyton Combe

Year 5: Lilah Caldwell, Angus Oliver, Grace McCrone

Year 6: Harvey Drumore, Oscar Block

Congratulations to our students who competed at the Mackillop Athletics Championships which were held last term.

We had some very pleasing results with lots of personal best performances. 

Special congratulations to Grace McCrone for placing 1st in both 11yrs girls Long Jump and High Jump and Stella Krause who placed 2nd in multi - class 200m and 3rd in 100m, Long Jump, Shot Put and Discus.

Both girls will now represent the Mackillop team at the NSWPSSA Athletics Championships on 25th & 26th October.

Year 1 have wasted no time in getting back into the swing of things in the first week back. They have produced some great writing pieces about their holidays. 

Congratulations to our Term 3 Major Award Winners for excellence in attitude, behaviour and achievement in studies:

Year 7: Zali Sinclair and Liam Edis

Year 8: Darcy Murphy and Bethany Wiencke

Year 9: Lillian Oliver and Jett Nguyen

Year 10: Callie Gregory and Evie West 

Year 11: Evie Gidley and Zoe Bent 

Term 4 - Mondays

Team 4 - Monday 11th Dec - Kerissa Reardon, Rochelle Caldwell, Danielle Haigh

Term 4 Fridays - Menu & Roster

8th Dec       Bec Reid                         Cheesy Hot Dog

15th Dec     Kaesha                            Pizza 

One Giant Leap Australia Foundation will soon deliver an Aerospace Camp in West Wyalong as part of the New South Wales Government’s Our Region, Our Voice – Regional Youth Investment Program. Thanks to the support of the NSW government, attendance at Aerospace Camp for all participants is completely free of charge.

Please note: Whilst the grant conditions dictate that we must give priority to students from Bland Shire Council, applications are welcome from any interested regional NSW students.

The program includes:

• Astronomy and the Australian night sky
• Australia’s contributions to space exploration
• Artemis Missions to the Moon and Mars
• Designing and building galactic habitats
• Designing, building, and launching a variety of Rockets
• Constructing, driving, and exploring a range of Rovers
• Problem solving challenges utilising Robotics.
• Living and working sustainably on the Moon and Mars
• History of Space travel and exploration

Each camp has 32 places for students aged 11 to 14. All participants will be fully accommodated at Colonial Motor Inn, West Wyalong with all activities also occurring at the Colonial Motor Inn.

To apply, students will be required to:

• Contact Miss Jamieson and let her know of your intention to register.
• Complete the Registration section located on https://onegiantleapfoundation.com.au/aerospace-camp-west-wyalong-nsw/
• Upload a letter of recommendation from the principal of your school.
• Upload a supporting letter from parents/guardians.
• Upload a two-minute video about themselves and why they should be selected.

Applications to participate will need to be submitted by 10 November. Successful participants will be notified by 13 November.

More information about Aerospace Camp – West Wyalong can be found at the above link. Students can also see videos from previous camps on the One Giant Leap Australia Foundation You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@onegiantleapaustraliafound1852/videos