N EWSLETTER N O . 09 F RIDAY 31 M ARCH 2017 Dates For Your Diary

Dear Parents, Friends and Students, As I reflected on the Lenten promise I made, I thought about the many times I was tempted and failed and the many times I triumphed over the temptation with the help of prayer. Dianne Burgant speaks to us, “At Easter we renew our baptismal vows. What is it that we really renounce? Ours is a world of violence, of prejudice, of indifference. Too often we harbour feelings of anger and resentment, of selfishness and disdain. Easter proclaims that Christ has died and has risen; with him we die to all of the wickedness in our lives and in our world, and we set our hearts on higher things, on sincerity and on truth.” Today I pray that we look to a hopeful future where the renewal of promises made for us at Baptism and by us at Confirmation, are kept and that when we find them hard to keep we are humbled by the forgiveness of others. As Easter people Pope Francis asks us to search out those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees, and marginalised and pray that they find comfort and welcome in our community of disciples of Jesus. What a wonderful first term we have had. It has been very settled learning environment, rich with activities that have challenged the children to be the best they can be. We have had a number of Extra Curricula activities this term including Flow time, Teddy bears picnic for Foundation, Garden time and Cooking with Mrs Trower. Our senior students have had a fantastic term with the highlights being Camp and representing our school at the St. Patrick’s Day mass. Our term concluded today with Mass and with a liturgy for Stations of the Cross that took a contemporary approach so that it connected with the students’ understanding of Jesus’ journey with the issues in the world of today. Congratulations to the PNF for the organisation and distribution of the Easter Egg bags for the Children’s ward at the Frankston hospital. The children of St. Anne’s have done a lot of talking about the need to think of others less fortunate than ourselves. This is one way that has helped to develop the children’s understandings of Social Justice. Term 2 will start with the Alleluia Celebration day that will involve a liturgy at 9.15 in the hall followed by the Easter Bonnet parade. Please make your Easter Bonnet over the holidays ready for Tuesday. Also on this day the St. Kilda football team will be visiting the children from 3 – 6 for a workshop. On the First Friday back to school the school leaders will represent St. Anne’s at the Seaford RSL’s schools ANZAC day service.

Apr 18 Term 2 Commences Apr 18 Easter Bonnet Parade Apr 18 Alleluia Day Celebrations Apr 21 Seaford District Field Athletics Apr 21 Whole School Mass or Liturgy 9.15 Apr 21 Anzac Day Liturgy 2.45 Apr 24 School Closure Day- Curriculum Apr 25 Anzac Day Apr 28 Seaford District Field Athletics Back Up Day May 2 School Open Morning for New enrolments May 2 P & F Movie Night 6pm May 4 SAB Meeting 7pm May 6/7 Call to Commitment Masses for First Eucharist May 9-11 NAPLAN Testing May 10 Mother’s Day Stall/ Mother’s Day Morning Tea May 12 Seaford District Track Athletics May 14 Mother’s Day May 16 Excursion to Moonlit Sanctuary May 18 School Photos May 19 School DISPLAN practice May 26 Seaford District Track Athletics Back Up Jun 2 Seaford District Cross Country A further reminder that next year is St Anne’s School’s 50th year!! This is well worth celebrating. We would like to get some support in organising events to celebrate this. If you have an interest in being involved, or know someone who would, could you please make contact with the school office. On behalf of Rod and myself I would like to thank you, our families whose input in the school is so important. I also wish to thank our dedicated staff who works tirelessly to cater for the individual needs of our students and families. I see the work of the Lord in the way these people care for your children. Lastly I would like to thank our Parish leader Father John for his guidance this term. I wish you a happy and Holy Easter and a refreshing holiday that brings you back safely for Term 2 on Tuesday 18th April. Warmly, Sally Thomas

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Easter Bonnet Parade: Advanced Warning… We will be holding our Easter Bonnet Parade on Tuesday 18th April. This is the first day back of term 2 so write it in your diary or set a reminder!! For those who are new to our community our bonnet parade involves children decorating a hat of some sort with an Easter theme. They can be as creative as they wish. It is a time we can gather together and have some fun!! The parade will be at 9.15am on the Tuesday morning and everyone is welcome.

AWARDS

Tessa 2/3CW For striving to do her best in writing. Sophie 1/2H For aiming to do her best work. Sam 4/5B For his confident explanations of the correct sentence in the activity trapped. Helena 5/6H For showing persistence and determination when learning about fractions. Emily Foundation For always having a positive, bucket filling attitude. Jayden 3/4S For being a fantastic, positive Friend

Lastly, SAVE THE DATE: When: Thursday April 27th @ 9.10am What: Tupperware Where: Parents room For those on social media, St. Anne's is jumping on board! Some of you may have noticed some updates on our Facebook page of late, 2 of our parents have been successful gaining ownership of these pages from past students & will be posting regular updates. If you're an avid Facebook user, be sure to like and share the page! https://facebook.com/StAnnesSeaford There is currently a number of incorrect St Anne's pages, please be sure to like the correct one (school crest as profile picture & school banner as cover photo). We wish you a wonderful school break & hope you have a lovely and safe Easter and we look forward to seeing you all in April. Much love, The St. Anne's P&F

Sport News Important District Inter-School Dates for Term 2 St Anne’s students from Grade 3 to Grade 6 will compete in the following Seaford District Athletics Trials in Term 2: Seaford District Athletics Field Trials: Date: Friday, 21st April 2017 with Friday, 28th April as the back-up date. Venue: Ballam Park, Karingal Seaford District Athletics Track Trials: Date: Friday, 12th May 2017 with Friday, 26th May as the back-up date. Venue: Ballam Park, Karingal

eLearning @ St Annes From Term 2 St Anne’s is a Hapara school. Hapara gives us another level of cybersafety to help our students use the internet and softwares safely and effectively. Hapara also gives teachers and students the ability to interact online through the Google suite of programs, making for rich learning opportunities and equipping our students with valuable skills.

Seaford District Cross Country Trials: Date: Friday, 26th May with Friday, 2nd June 2017 as back-up date. Venue: To be confirmed. 

If Friday, 26th May not used as a back-up day for the Seaford District Athletics Track Trials, then th Friday, 26 May will be the District Cross Country Trials date.

As an eSmart school, cybersafety is our priority. At home you can back it up by making sure your children are safe online. www.esafety.gov.au is a great site with resources for parents to look at and bring in at home. Go to the Education Resources > iParent. It is worth a look and backs up what we do at school.

*Parents please note that 9 year old students competing at the District Trials are not selected for the Seaford District Teams. Their participation at the District Trials provides them with much needed experience necessary for competing at such trials from age 10 years.

P & F Corner!!! This term has been a big one for P & F with even more new exciting things to come in terms 2, 3 & 4! Thank you to everyone that has helped in some way throughout the term, lots of school events wouldn't happen without your support. The Easter gifts the children made in the classrooms this week are being delivered to the Frankston Paediatric Ward this afternoon with the help of Sophie from 1/2H. Look out for some snaps on Facebook of our delivery!

After Round 1 our top five tipsters are: Rikki 6 Sainters SalT 6 Amy Savannah Aus Badger 4

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