Family Newsletter
September 28, 2022
Dear Parents,
I mentioned to all our parents that this was a writing year for our school's WCEA/WASC school accreditation year. What this means is that our faculty and staff will be looking to assess our school's areas of strengths and areas for improvement. This process of writing our school's self-study document takes a little over a year to complete. We will be sending out a link to a Parent Survey in October and asking all our families to complete this survey so we can begin to get your feedback and impressions. Before the survey goes out to you, I would like to ask you to please read over our school's Mission Statement and Philosophy once again to familiarize yourself with them in light of your time here at St. Anne School. It is those two statements that reflect who we are and who we want to be. They have allowed us to grow, adjust, and develop our school's programs over the years. Thank you for taking the time to read and reflect on both documents. The most succinct versions of the Mission and Philosophy are found in the beginning page of your child's homework planner. Thanks for your attention to this matter.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS NEXT TUESDAY, OCT. 4.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
9/30 Rosary Prayer Service at 10:00
OCTOBER
10/2 Family Mass 10:00
10/3 Parent Meeting (Chinese School) 7:00 p.m. Library
10/4 Blessing of the Animals at School 3:10-3:30
10/7 Archdiocesan Inservice Day; Student Holiday
10/9 Blessing of the Animals, 11:10-11:30 after Mass
10/10 Columbus Day Holiday
10/13 Picture Make-up Day
PET BLESSING FOR FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS
PARENT MEETING (Chinese School) - MON., OCT. 3
Chinese School is hosting a "Parent Meeting" on Monday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. Parking will be available in the school yard.
PARISH MEDITATIVE PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES
5K WALK-A-THON - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
As mentioned during Monday’s SAPTO meeting, we have raised nearly $30,000! Great job everyone - let’s keep it up! Make sure to log into Pledgestar (www.pledgestar.com/stanne) and add 10 family and friends contacts to receive a free dress pass by this Friday, Sep 30th.
Congratulations to our 5K Walk T-Shirt Contest winners! Madeline Elliott (2nd grade) and Kamryn Law (7th grade). Thank you to all the students who have submitted! We had a great turn around with over 80 design submissions. Honorable mentions to Joseph Chew (4th grade) and Christina Chew (8th grade). Special thanks to Tom Delmundo, who digitized the artwork and made the designs print-ready for the printers.
Please keep in mind the key dates:
- This Friday: Register and enter 10 names into Pledgestar to receive a free dress pass
- Oct 7: Submit permission slips to teachers
- Dec 2: Deadline for match gifts* to arrive.
*Submit match requests ASAP to ensure your employer has time to process and send payment to St. Anne. Match gifts that qualify for the “Going the Extra Mile” will receive a homework pass
We are looking for 14 more volunteers! Especially for the event set-up, kitchen staff, clean up, and crossing guards for grades 5-8. Volunteering is easy at SignUp.com (link is at the bottom of St. Anne’s website).
Sharing with you the presentation from the SAPTO meeting as well as the informational packet.
Questions? Email Miyabi Leu at miyabi.m.yu@gmail.com
PICTURE MAKE UP DAY SCHEDULED
All students had their school pictures taken last week by our new photography company, Still Light Studios. In two to three weeks, you will receive an email from the company letting you know that you can go on-line and view your child(ren)'s pictures. Please note that we will not have a group class picture taken in the spring this year as we did last year. Class composite pictures will be made available, however, later on. Please be on the lookout for Still Light Studios email. Students who missed picture day can have their photo taken on Thurs., Oct. 13. Please remember to send your child in full dress uniform.
PARISH FESTIVAL
Day 2 of the Festival is fun for the whole family featuring a carnival and dinner dance! Carnival and dance tickets are now available through 10/17/22. Thanks to everyone for selling raffle tickets! Friday, 9/30/22, is the last day to earn free dress passes. Each book sold = 1 free dress pass (limit 5/student). Currently, Preschool and 2nd Grade have sold the most tickets, and have a chance to earn an ice cream party and carnival game tickets! The top selling grade will be chosen on 10/12/22. Care to make a donation? Your tax deductible donation helps support Festival programs. See attached flyers for all the details. Don't forget to check out the Festival Facebook Page for details and event updates. Thank you!
Please print and return the forms below to pre-order pizza or game tickets for kids or make a donation.
VIRTUS UPDATE
Parents!
Thank you ALL for the interest in volunteering for our school events.
If you have completed the Virtus training and a Live Scan in the last 3 years you are ACTIVE and DO NOT need to contact the school.
If you are unsure of your status, please log into your account to verify your status.
If you were notified via Virtus that your training has expired, please complete the training to update your status.
Any accounts that are not updated by Friday 9/30/22 will go INACTIVE.
For questions or concerns, please email Mrs.Perez at perez@stanne.com.
