St Anne’s Catholic School! Where excellence is valued and the spirit of Jesus lives News Update 4 December ! ! Dear Parents ! 2015 Our term starts on Tuesday 3rd February next year. Next year our school will be involved in three Ministry of EducaFon contracts to assist in improving student success, these include: • MST (MathemaFcs Support Teacher). This programme has a twofold approach; it aims to build mathemaFcs support capability within the enFre school through training of the mathemaFcs support teacher; and also focuses on short and intensive supplementary support for children In addiFon to classroom teaching ,to assist to accelerate their progress. Erin McCullum will be released to be our MST for 2015. • Reading together programme. This programme has a focus on engaging students through improving educaFonally powerful relaFonship with families. It involves schools facilitaFng a series of workshops for a group of up to 15 parents to help accelerate reading at home and at school. This is a junior based programme that will be delivered by Team 1 staﬀ. • PB4L (PosiFve Behaviour for Learning). This will be our ﬁnal year in this project which looks at behaviour and learning from a whole-‐school perspecFve as well as an individual child’s perspecFve. !! Staffing for 2015! Erin McCullum will be released to complete the MST project for 2015. !! !! ! ! Rm1 Teams Teacher ! Rm2 Rm3 Rm4 Rm5 Team 1 NE-‐Y1-‐Y2 Teresa Clark Sandy Casey Rm10 Team 2 Y2-‐Y3 Maggie Gudsell Kerry Taylor Julie Turner Rm11 Rm6 Rm7 Team 3 Y4-‐Y5-‐Y6 !! Pam Wilson Helena! Helena Chan Jo Gichard Rm9 Rm8 Team 4 Y7-‐8 Teana Tonya McKechnie Vau7er Halim Sheridan Reﬂec7on John 1:6-‐8, 19-‐28 -‐ Second Sunday of Advent ! !! ! So o^en our idenFty is Fed to another person. We are Jim’s mom, Tom’s wife, Sue’s husband, or Mary’s daughter. Like John did in today’s gospel, we may even deﬁne ourselves by who we are not. John made it clear he was not the Messiah, a prophet, or Elijah returned. What John is, is the same thing we are, and that is a herald – the person who brings the Good News about Jesus Christ into the lives of others. In our families we do this by our faithful parFcipaFon in worship, prayer, and acFons.! WATER FUN Karl Zimmerman Principal Removal of tress ! As part of the junior playground upgrade, the trees are to be removed and replaced early next year. The trees are being removed on Saturday 13th December. We would love your help to remove green waste and, for your eﬀort, take a free load of ﬁrewood. So for every load of green waste taken away, a free load of ﬁrewood can be collected. Ideally we would like this to happen on Saturday so the site is clean and Fdy for the children on Monday. Please let Daryn know at school or text Kate (0272430430) if you can help. Details of Fme will be conﬁrmed next week. Many thanks ! !! Sta7onery 2015 Please return your orders for Pack 2, tomorrow is the last day. !! ! !! !! !! !! ! Tuesday 16 December 1.30pm to 2.15 pm St Anne’s School field bring • togs • shirt to cover in sun • sunscreen • sun hats • towel • plastic bag • water bottles • water pistols • fun water toys • (no buckets, no water bombs) St Anne’s; where excellence is valued and the spirit of Jesus lives St Anne’s Catholic School! Where excellence is valued and the spirit of Jesus lives ST ANNE’S END OF YEAR CONCERT AND PRIZEGIVING 11 December 2014 Royal Wanganui Opera House ! ! A reminder that our end of year concert will take place on Thursday 11 December commencing at 6.30pm.! ! Students need to be at the Opera House by 6.10pm at the latest.! ! We would appreciate a gold coin donation at the door to help cover the cost of hiring the Opera House, watch out for our collectors who will be in the foyer.! ! ! ! Intermediate students need to come in full winter uniform, other students will be advised what to wear (costume).! ! We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate our wonderful students’ achievements. St Anne’s; where excellence is valued and the spirit of Jesus lives