January 24 Principal Post

January 24, 2023

Dear Families,

Come one, come all to the St. Anne School Open House on Sunday, January 29, 2023 following the 10am Mass!  The Youth Choir will be singing at Mass and teachers will all process in and sit together.  Students who attend Mass in their school uniform will receive a Free Dress Pass from their teacher when they come over to the Open House! We appreciate Celtic pride as we share our wonderful school program with the community.

We are excited to show off the school! Student’s work will be up in classrooms and around the school.  It is a great opportunity to visit your student’s classroom and have them tell you what they have been working on.  We will have middle school Student Ambassadors giving tours, teachers will be in their classrooms and our Parent Association Chairs will be in the library.  Come learn about all the activities in the school. Please invite family and friends who might be interested in attending the school. 

This event launches Catholic Schools’ Week!  It is a week in which we celebrate all who make the work we do here possible.  We start the week off on Monday with a Thanks-a-latte appreciation of all our parents at the start of the day.  Here is all that is planned for the week:

 

Sunday Jan 29th

St. Anne Community Mass and Open House

  • 10:00am Catholic Schools’ Week Mass. Coffee and donuts to follow 
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm School Open House
    • Middle schoolers will lead guests on a tour of the building. 
    • Teachers will be in classrooms and members of the Parent Association will be in the Library. 
Monday Jan 30th

Parent Appreciation Day

  • Come in for a latte! (or get one to go!)
    • Lattes will be served by the trophy case outside Banchero Hall starting at 8:10am. Parking will be available on the playground.
    • Don’t have time? – middle schoolers will be passing out lattes for parents to grab n’ go!
Tuesday Jan 31st

Community Appreciation Day

  • The 5th grade and Pre-K students will be delivering posters to local businesses thanking them for their support of our school. 
Wednesday Feb 1st

Parish Appreciation Day

  • Gifts will be delivered to the members of the parish office. 
Thursday Feb 2nd

Student Appreciation Day

  • Free Dress
  • Treats will be provided for students at the end of the day
  • 1:30pm Volleyball game. 8th Grade vs Faculty. Parents are welcome to attend.
Friday Feb 3rd

Grandparents’ and Grandfriends’ Day

  • 10:30am Mass, followed immediately by lunch. 
  • There will be no hot lunch on that day. Students bring a sack lunch for their guest(s)
  • Lunch ends at 12:30pm

 

Chess Team Thanks and Congratulation!

  • The St. Anne Chess Club hosted a WA state qualifier chess tournament on Sunday, January 22nd in Banchero Hall. 
  • The St. Anne Celtic Chess Tournament attracted 110+ chess players from all over the Puget Sound. Seventeen St. Anne chess club students participated in the tournament. 
  • St Anne placed 4th overall as a team with many individual St Anne students winning medals or trophies.
  • A huge thank you to Kelly Jaeger and her crew of volunteers who organized and put on this incredible event.  We have been so lucky to have her lead the team.

In Gratitude!

  • For the Seattle Fire fighters who came and shut off our gas on a moments notice and did a complete check of the entire building and gave us an all clear to return today.
  • And for the same crew who brought their ladder truck onto the playground, retrieved all the balls from the roof and gave our students a friendly honk and wave as they left.

SLE Drawing Winners for this Month!

  • Active Person of Faith: Olivia Lund (5th) who helps out when she sees a need.
  • Lifelong Learner:Joey Santiago (1st) who always continues asking questions after lessons are finished.
  • Well Balanced Person: Jensen Tran (1st) who always puts his classmates feelings ahead of his own.
  • Globally Aware Person: Joey Njeim (K) who when creating an adventure for Little Yellow and Little Blue in art, set them in Antarctica on their way to South America.

Extracurricular Opportunities!

  • Music Club for middle school students is starting on January 30, 2023.
  • Please see the post below for all the details.

Dates for your Calendar this month!

  • PreK & Kindergarten Information Night:  Thursday, January 26, 6:30pm, Banchero Hall
  • St. Anne School Open House:  Sunday, Jan. 29 11:30am-1:00pm
  • Catholic Schools Week: January 29-February 3
  • Grandparents/Grandfriends Day Mass: Friday, February 3, 10:30am
  • Father/Daughter Dance: Sunday, February 5 6:00-8:00pm
  • State of the School: Tuesday, February 7 6:30-8:00pm

 

Take care,

Heidi