School dress code It is a normal family ritual in summertime for kids to want to try out the latest hair and adornment fads. Hair colors and styles, henna tattoos etc. are typical experiments. Now is the time to bring appearances back into compliance with the school dress code. Due to Covid protocols last year, […]
Principal Post June 8th
Dear Families: Last Thursday we said a final good-bye to our graduating eighth graders. Some of our graduation traditions had to be adjusted due to Covid restrictions, but we got to celebrate our students the best ways we could. We began on Wednesday night with an event prepared by 7th grade parents. It wasn’t the […]
Principal Post June 1st
Dear Families: We did it! Last Friday we were able to pull off an in-person Field Day. Though we weren’t able to do the usual all-school (at one time) event, due to Covid restrictions, we were able to have half the Families participate in outdoor games in the morning and half the Families participate in […]
Principal Post May 25th
Dear Families: Last Wednesday, we had our first in-person “Families” meeting of the year. The Families gathered together to prepare for Field Day in distanced groups around the playground. It was quite special to have all of the students finally together in one place. It’s something that hasn’t happened since March 12, 2020 and it […]
Principal Post May 17th
Dear Families: Last Wednesday we welcomed some very prominent historical personalities for the 5th grade’s Night of the Notables. Students have been researching remarkable individuals who have made a difference in our world throughout history. Traditionally, we gather in Banchero Hall to view the students, in full costume, with presentations from each on qualities that […]
Principal Post May 10th
Dear Families: FANTASTIC GENEROSITY! That is just one of a number of superlatives that could be used to describe this weekend’s auction, “A Night in Havana at the St. Anna Cabana”. The bidding was beyond belief in both the two silent and the live auctions. Final numbers are still being calculated but we made over […]
Principal Post May 4th
Dear Families: Let the bidding begin! Welcome to auction week at the St. Anna Cabana. As this post hits your inbox, the silent auction is opening. It will stay open all week until closing during the live portion of the auction on Saturday evening. Log-on to the auction website and browse through the fabulous items […]
Principal Post April 27th
Dear Families: Things are gearing up for a fantastic evening at “A Night in Havana at the St. Anna Cabana”! Though things will look different this year, our amazing auction chairs are working tirelessly to make it a fun and profitable event. As the items have been dropped off in the office, we have marveled […]
Principal Post April 20th
Dear Families: The sun is shining and thoughts of summer begin to creep into our minds. So much is happening between now and then! First up – “A Night in Havana at the St. Anna Cabana” – there are just a handful of tables available for our biggest and best fundraiser of the year. More […]
Principal Post April 13th
Dear Families: Just before our Easter break, on Good Friday, our eighth grade class presented the Living Stations of the Cross in the church. Typically, the entire school joins, but this year due to Covid restrictions, they watched in their classrooms via live-stream. The eighth graders did an excellent job and were reverent, setting the […]