Dear St Anne's Community,

I hope this newsletter finds you all well.

Fun Run

Thank you to everyone that supported our Fun Run this week. It was a great afternoon of exercise, and we appreciate your generosity. Thank you to the businesses that made donations for our raffle. Thank you to Mrs Holland and anyone else that assisted in making the afternoon a success.

Mother’s Day

This is an event I look forward to each year. It is such a good community atmosphere at the breakfast and Liturgy. Thank you to the Infants team for organising and to Noelene Williams for her efforts with the breakfast. We had lots of staff turn up early to ensure the morning ran smoothly and I appreciate their efforts also.

CEO Vinnies Sleepout

Mr Haigh, Ms Jamieson, Mrs Holland, Mrs Coleman, Mrs Collins and Ms Tame will all be sleeping out for this great cause. We will all be sleeping at the Young Railway station on Thursday 20^th June. If you are able to donate, we would be very grateful. So far, we have raised a collective $1900.98. Our goal is to raise $4000 as a team.

https://www.ceosleepout.org.au/fundraisers/teamstannestemora

Parish Finances

Please see the article further along. The Parish is asking for our help to assist with their rising costs.

Term 2 Important Date

A reminder that students finish on Thursday 4^th July this term. Friday 5^th July is a pupil free day and a professional development day for staff. Thank you for your ongoing support.

HSC Exam Centre

I am pleased to announce that St Anne’s will be holding the HSC Exams on our school grounds this year. This involved an application to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). This is a great result for our senior students and the school. More details will be shared after we work through the finer details.

School Community Council (SCC)

This week, the SCC met for their Week 3 meeting. The SCC meet Week 3 and Week 7 of every school term.  

Some of the items discussed:

• Canapes in the Canola Event- 14^th More details will be provided in due course.
• Garden Viewing- 3 gardens are booked already. We hope to get 3 more. Please pass the word around or consider putting up your own garden for display. Sunday 27^th
• The chest freezer is not sealing properly in the canteen. SCC approved the purchase of a replacement up to the value of $1600. The hot water system was fixed in the canteen.

School Prayer and Song

On the pupil free day at the beginning of this term, staff started the process of developing a school prayer. We intend to go through the same process with students and parents. Eventually, we hope to have a prayer that is suitable for K-12 students and one that they have ownership over. A school song will be the next project after the prayer.

Kindergarten Teacher

Next week, I will send an email to kindergarten parents, announcing Mrs Eberle’s replacement.

Take care,

Grant Haigh

Principal

2024 Term Dates for the Calendar

Sacrament of First Reconciliation

Information Packs have been sent home to families already. If your child is in year 3 or above, has been baptised Catholic and would like to take the next step in the practice of their faith, they are invited to make the Sacrament of First Reconciliation. (Please make contact with either Mrs Virginia Bent Parish secretary or Mrs Jacqui Collins Religious Education Coordinator if your child as soon as possible). Please note that the celebration of First Reconciliation has been delayed this year in Fr Sijo’s ab

First Reconciliation enrolment dates:  Saturday 18th May 6pm or

                                                                    Sunday 26th May 10am

Children are expected to attend at least one of the above Masses in order to be presented to the parish by their family if they were not presented last week.This is considered an expression of intention to both enrol and participate fully in the program for the reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It is expected that families will all make a concerted effort to attend mass particularly during the preparation of the Sacrament. (N.B. If you are unable to enrol your child at either Mass you are required to make contact with Fr Kose who is currently filling in for Fr Sijo to arrange an alternate weekday Mass time).

First Reconciliation Retreat Day Wednesday June 12th 9:10am – 3:20pm

N.B This Retreat day is for all Year 3 students at St Anne’s. Further details about the retreat will be sent home closer to the date.

Sacrament of First Reconciliation – Thursday 13th June at 6pm Sacred Heart Church with Fr Kose (and an additional priest)

Sacrament of Confirmation

Parent Information Evening for the Sacrament of Confirmation – is next Monday 20th May at 7pm

The students in Year 6 received a note regarding key dates for Confirmation today along with a number of secondary students in the school who are also participating in the program this year. Any students in Year 6 or above who have received the Sacrament of First Eucharist/Communion in the Catholic Church are eligible to further develop their faith and complete their Initiation into the Church by joining the program to make the Sacrament of Confirmation. (Please make contact with either Mrs Virginia Bent Parish secretary or Mrs Jacqui Collins Religious Education Coordinator if your secondary child wishes to be involved. After school sessions will be run for these students in St Joseph’s hall on Thursday afternoons). Year 6 students will prepare during their Religion lessons in class.

Confirmation enrolment dates: Saturday 1st June 6pm

                                                        Sunday 9th June 10am

                                                        Saturday 15th June 6pm

Children are expected to attend at least one of the above Masses in order to be presented to the parish by their family. This is considered an expression of intention to both enrol and participate fully in the program for the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation. It is expected that families will all make a concerted effort to attend mass particularly during the preparation of the Sacrament. (N.B. If you are unable to enrol your child at either Mass you are required to make contact with the Parish secretary Mrs Virginia Bent or Fr Sijo to arrange an alternate weekday Mass time).

Confirmation Retreat Day Friday 28th June 9:10am – 3:20pm

N.B This Retreat day is for all Year 6 students as well as the secondary students at St Anne’s and those involved from other schools. Further details about the retreat will be sent home closer to the date.

Sacrament of Confirmation celebrated by Archbishop Christopher Prowse – Sacred Heart Church Sunday 30th June

Volunteers are requested for any sewers or parents interested in helping to assemble Confirmation stoles. 

Please contact Mrs Collins if you are available to assist at jacqueline.collins@cg.catholic.edu.au 

K-6 Puppet Show coming to St Anne’s

Next week we are fortunate to have a performance for K-6 come to the school free of charge on Friday morning 24th May. 

It is a puppet show with a Religion focus titled 'The Good Shepherd' from a company by the name of Quiz works. Their performances are engaging, interactive and a lot of fun. 

Red Shield Appeal

Students interested in volunteering their time to collect donations on behalf of the Temora chapter are asked to please let Mrs Collins or their homeroom teacher know. We have generously supported this cause in the past and hope to be able to do the same again this year. The official dates for Temora are 25th and 26th May.  

Kinder: Stella Boller, Leo Donoghue, Joey Hughes, Hugo Keith, Edward Coleman

Year 1:  Charlie Crawford, Reed Gray, Jesse Overs, Austin Oliver, Ellie Fisher

Year 2: Mack Carnie, Josie Bush, Wilson Lim, Sophie Irving

Year 3: Aiden Roberts, Karzon Rebibis, Flynn Gilchrist, Isabella Irving

Year 4: Ella McCrone, Elvie Crawford, Jackson Parry, Ari Bryon, Evie Keith

Year 5: Evie Cooper, Annabelle Gray, Will Tillman, Molly Townsend, Abby Watts

Year 6: Ayden George, Dallas Gibbs, Ryan Nammensma 

Week 2

Year 8:  Oliver Foster - Great application to Maths tasks. Henry Prentice - Improved application in Maths. Darcy Reardon  - Great application to all areas of History. Indy Wilesmith - Always trying her best in History.

Year 9: Rahni Coleman - Consistent application to Maths tasks, Isabel Fairman - Consistent application to all tasks in History, Lachlan Foster  - Improved understanding of concepts in History, Arush Singh  - Excellent application to Maths tasks.

Week 3

Year 8: Jacob Bett - Improvement in Science, Oliver Foster  - Consistent effort and improvement in Science, Lani McCrone  - Consistent effort and achievement in Science. 

Year 9: Bradley Daly - Consistent application in Maths, Carus Gray - Consistent application in Maths, Jonte Reid  - Consistent application in Maths

Year 10: Lilli Block  - Consistent application in Maths, Jacob Durham  - Effort and achievement in Maths, Catherine Granleese -  Consistent application in Maths. 

As our parish navigates rising insurance costs, we are asking if those who are able, might consider increasing their planned giving or if you are not a current planned giver, to consider becoming one. Insurance premiums have risen by $10,000 per annum and placed additional strain on our finances and any support to alleviate this burden would be greatly appreciated. Your generosity plays a crucial role in sustaining our parish and ensures we can continue serving our community. Please contact parish secretary, Virginia Bent on 0448 780746 if you would like to discuss planned giving options. Thank you for your consideration and ongoing support.

During term one, we sent home to you the four key pillars of The Resilience Project TRP, Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness and Emotional Literacy GEM+EL. These were a series of short clips, information on each key pillar and some activities that can be done at home.

Thank you for participating in this Parent and Carer Digital Presentation series. This can be found on the TRP parent & carer hub, which can be accessed at any time.

https://theresilienceproject.com.au/2023-parent-carer-hub-inspire-hugh/

During the year you will see some TRP@Home ‘Take It Home Activity’ sheets, which will relate to the particular lessons your child has been working on. These are designed to equip parents & carers with some practical strategies/activities to use at home. Even some small simple practices that can be incorporated into a daily routine. TRP@Home is an important part of the program to help build that school/home connection which is an important part of our school’s effort to look after the mental health of our community.

If your child is going to be away and you need to have a canteen order held over for the following week - Please remember this needs to be done before 9.30am. 

Mackillop Selection

Congratulations to Grace McCrone and Barney Taylor who were selected in the MacKillop netball and open primary rugby squads. We wish them all the best at NSWPSSA Championships.

Western Region Cross Country 2024

Congratulations to the 32 cross country runners who competed at Batlow on 2nd May. In a first for St Anne’s, the school won the overall point score and the handicap school trophies, an incredible result for all athletes. 

Thirteen runners will now travel to Mount Stromlo in Canberra to represent Western Region and trial for Canberra Goulburn selection. Well done to Bodhi Reardon, Phillipa Gibbs, Quinn Crawford, Belle Wilesmith, Ella McCrone, Joey Guymer, Clancy Gibbs, Zephanie Lancaster, Annabelle Gray, Michael Macauley, Barney Taylor, Grace McCrone and Stella Krause.

St Anne’s sent a girls and a boys team to the annual Paul Kelly Cup in Wagga last Friday 10th May.

The boys had a tough day coming up against St Micks Coolamon, TRAC and Henschke Primary and with only 10 players, all gave their best against much bigger opposition.

The girls fared better, improving dramatically with each game, winning one and losing the other 2 games by narrow margins.

Congratulations to all players, particularly students who don’t play AFL, and thanks to Mr Davidge for his help preparing the teams.