Dear St Anne's Community,

This will be our last newsletter for the year. I would like to thank Virginia Bent for all the work that she puts into preparing our newsletter, it is appreciated. I would also like to thank all of you for another great year. COVID has kept us on our toes again, but we have adapted and moved on with our daily business. 

I am looking forward to our end of year Masses and Presentation assemblies. It will be great to have the opportunity to celebrate the positive points of 2021 as a community. Thank you in advance for your support around the COVID restrictions. We have listed all of the events in this newsletter and emailed them home to you. We will also send home a detailed invitation for each event that outlines more specific information. 

Years 11 and 12 at St Anne's

Over the past couple of months, I have been meeting regularly with Catholic Education to explore the opportunity of introducing Years 11 and 12 at St Anne's, from 2023. They have been very positive meetings and the future looks bright. We hope to have more concrete directions and plans as the new year arrives.  I would encourage any parents who would like to know more to please contact me for a chat.

School Reports

A reminder that Semester 2 reports will be sent home via Compass this term. You will receive a notification that they are available for viewing via the Compass Parent Portal on Monday afternoon, 13th December at 4pm. Please ensure that you have access to Compass. If you experience any difficulties, don't hesitate to contact the office for assistance. 

Community Council

Our last Community Council meeting for the year is on Tuesday 7th December, 7pm at the school. You are very welcome to attend this meeting. I would like to thank the Community Council members for their time and effort this year. 

School Fees

Careful consideration has been taken in reviewing the fees for 2022 to continue to support our school’s requirements, while keeping increases manageable and fair for families in the current economic environment. I can now advise you that our fees have increased an average of 3% which is below what the Catholic Education has recommended. We have provided more detailed information further along in this newsletter.

Departing Families

To our departing families, I thank you for placing your trust in St Anne's over the years and for the contribution you have made towards making St Anne's a great school. All the best to you and your families. 

Staffing 2022

We are almost at the final stages of arranging staffing and teaching areas and we will let you know when that becomes clearer. Primary students will have the opportunity to meet their 2022 teacher and classroom next Wednesday afternoon. However, Year 2 and Year 5 students will not get to meet their new teacher at that time, as we are still finalising staffing in this area. 

Student Leaders

Congratulations to all our elected student leaders. I look forward to working with you in the new year. 

Raffle

Don't miss out on being a part of our raffle. There are some great prizes on offer. More details on Facebook or in this newsletter.

Cleaner

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Julieanne Gilchrist, our school cleaner. Julieanne finishes up with us at the end of the year and we wish her all the best for the future. Julieanne has been with St Anne's for over 20 years. Her position has been advertised for 2 weeks and it closes tomorrow. Please contact me if you would like any information about the position. 

Take care,

Grant Haigh