May 27 Principal Post

St. Anne School

Empowering a New Century ☩ Faith, Learning & Service

Our Mission

The mission of St. Anne School, in partnership with parents and the parish family, is to provide a quality Catholic education that promotes educational excellence, fosters the living of Gospel values, builds Christian community and inspires compassionate service.

2024-25 School Theme: “Guide me in your truth and teach me.” –Psalm 25

Dear Families,

This morning, our second grade students and Mrs. Lanouette shared with us why we celebrate Memorial Day–a day in which we honor all the soldiers who died serving their country. The second graders led us all in the Pledge of Allegiance and then closed with a prayer:

Our Heavenly Father,  On this Memorial Day, we come before you with grateful hearts. We thank you for the brave men and women who have served and protected our country. We remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives for our freedom.  We ask for your comfort and peace for the families who mourn the loss of their loved ones. May they find strength in your love and in the knowledge that their sacrifice will never be forgotten.  Help us to honor their memory by living lives of service, kindness, and compassion. Guide us to be peacemakers in our school, our community and our world.  We ask for your continued blessings on our nation, that we may always be a beacon of hope and freedom for all.

Learning Celebration:  We are excited to welcome you this Thursday, May 29th to Learning Celebrations.  This is an opportunity for your student to share with you their learning throughout the school year. The goal is that students get practice recognizing and reflecting on their learning growth. Sharing with their parents gives them practice speaking. It is also an opportunity for families to ask questions like:

  • “In what subject area have you grown the most?” 
  • “Tell me about one activity in which you really learned a lot.” 
  • “Tell me about one of the learning strengths you noticed in yourself this school year.”
  • “Do you have a learning goal for this summer or next school year? What is it?”

During each time slot, there will be a maximum of four student/parent groups in the classroom. The classroom teacher will take time to check in with each group to discuss student growth and progress.  There will be a place for siblings to sit and wait just outside the classroom with a chance to read or do a provided activity sheet. The students have worked hard this year and it is great to celebrate their growth! The parking lot is open and families can enter through the front doors.

Field Day:  This Friday we have one of our favorite days of the school year! Morning drop off will be as usual, but students will come into the gym to wait for school to start (stations will be already set up on the playground).  Attendance and announcements take place in the classrooms and then students will join their school “Family” in the gym at 8:45 am to launch the day of cheers, games and activities.  The school will be providing pizza and popsicles at lunch for all students!  Water will be available to all.  Students can bring an alternate lunch if necessary.  Students should come dressed for the weather–it currently looks like the low 70s and sunshine. Don’t forget sunscreen and water bottles!  Coach your kids to be moderate in candy consumption. And thanks ahead of time to all our parent helpers!!!!! Here is the schedule in brief:  8:45 TO GYM – 9 START OF SKIT/SONGS – 10 GAMES BEGIN –  12 LUNCH/RECESS – 1 CHALK DRAWING – 1:30 GRADE GROUP ACTIVITIES – 2:30 GYM AWARDS/CLOSING/CLEAN – 3 HOME

Gratitude:

  • Talent Show Thanks!: Wow! We certainly have a talented group of students! Thank you to each and everyone of them for putting on a wonderful show for the whole community.  A huge thanks to Ms. Kassebaum for helping all our participants shine. Thank you for back up help from Ms. Vizzare, Ms. Marr and Ms. Gallagher. And finally, thanks to our hosts, 8th grade students, Evan Gallagher and Jack McGinnis for doing such a marvelous job introducing each act.
  • Thank you to the Parent Association for last Thursday’s Pizza Lunch for the school. Delicious!

Next Year’s Calendar:  Here is the Year-at-a-glance Calendar for the 2025-26 school year!

Parish News:

Dates for your Calendar

  • May 28: All School FREE DRESS
  • May 29: Learning Celebration (No school this day–but every student will have a scheduled time to come in and share with their parents some of their great successes throughout the year. No Aftercare.)
  • May 30: Field Day (No morning Mass)
  • June 2, 2:15: Bump up Day
  • June 5, 5pm: Graduation
  • June 6: No morning Mass
  • June 12, 11AM: Kindergarten Graduation
  • June 12: NOON DISMISSAL
  • June 13: 8:45am Mass (dismissal for the summer after Mass)
  • June 13: No Aftercare

Stay well,

Heidi