June 3 Principal Post

Ready to Graduate–Class of 2025!

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,

Yesterday at our prayer assembly, the first graders expressed appreciation for all that their 8th grade buddies have done for them this year. They shared a video of themselves giving advice to their eighth grade buddies on how to be successful in high school. Advice included keeping their locker clean, getting good grades, making new friends and always having fun. They also shared portraits they made for each 8th grader. Thank you first grade for helping us celebrate our eighth grade class.  They ended with our Irish blessing:

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

And rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

This coming Thursday at 5pm, we will celebrate the Class of 2025 at their graduation Mass. This group of eighth graders is known for being hardworking, inclusive and kind. They have forged deep friendships throughout the years and we are proud of all they have accomplished. Congratulations 8th grade!

Thank you for Learning Celebrations!  Thank you to the teachers for collecting and managing student work. Thank you to all the students for thoughtfully presenting their growth and learning throughout the year to their families.  And thank you to parents for listening and valuing all the hard work your students do day in and day out through the year. Please take time for a quick survey: Learning Celebration Survey.

Thank you for Field Day!  A huge thank you to Ms Gallagher for the amazing field day she organized in her first year with us! So many good skits and cheers, so many fun team games and friendly competition, so many creative chalk drawings and in the end, everyone was a winner. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to manage all the different games spread around the campus. It was a beautiful day that produced very tired students!

Thank you to St. Anne Students, Staff and Families for the beautiful retirement assembly yesterday.  I was completely surprised, touched and so appreciated your thoughtfulness. Thank you for all the wonderful garden tools in a cool garden wagon!  I feel completely ready for garden time now!  Thank you to the students for the video and your kind words and advice for my retirement! Thank you for the amazing garden stone. I love the glass mosaic of St. Anne School and am excited to put it in my garden! I have loved sharing in the good work of learning with all of you at this faith filled school!  It has been a blessing to work here. All my thanks.

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

Parish News:

  • To read the newest Church bulletin, please head over to: Weekly Communications St. Anne Catholic Church
  • The Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) has launched!  Our goal this year is $103,380 and we are hoping to match last year’s 38% participation rate. This year’s rebate project is focusing on the parish roof repairs. Here is the link: https://www.stanneseattle.org/give/annual-catholic-appeal-2025/

Dates for your Calendar

  • 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