Wishing the following children a very Happy Birthday over the next few week and the school holidays

Max G

Thomas P

Lucy S

Myla S

Oliver S

Lilith T

Matthew M

Jaxon S

Jake S

Holly S

Aroha P

Remi L

Johnny R

Grace G

Heath G

Sarah M

Chloe B

Marlo W

Anthony W

Noah F

Isabella H

Sylvester S

Rayaansh S

Elwood P

Xavier S

Haven H

Benjamin S

Alexia T

Natalia m

Jake S

Hip Hip Hooray!

Congratulations to the following students for receiving an award this week.

FAR	Charlie R	For staying focused and doing a fantastic job listening for and recording the sounds in words. Well done!
FAR	Xavier	For doing a fantastic job staying focused and trying his best
FBB	Max	For working hard on his letter formation
FBB	Ned	For great reading with Ms Brown today
12AD	Ava C	For working hard when researching in writing
12AD	Milla M	For being resilient when negotiating with friends
12BB	Theodore	For showing great enthusiasm in non-fiction writing sessions. Great work!!
12BB	Chloe	For using Little Learners spelling practice to help with reading. Well done!!
12BB	Evie C	For wonderful contributions to our whole class learning discussions. Super Job!!
12CE	Coco	For demonstrating your strong understanding of sharing, grouping, arrays and repeated subtraction in our Maths post-test. Ace effort!
12CE	Remy	For fantastic focus during daily Little Learners time in the morning. Well done!
12CE	Ava V	For demonstrating your strong understanding of sharing, grouping and skip counting in our Maths post-test. Super effort!
34AD	Holly	For working hard everyday to master her learning. She listens to positive feedback with a growth mindset and used it to improve her work
34AD	Joshua	For his determination and effort in his learning. He works hard, takes on feedback with a positive attitude and produces well thought out work. Keep up the great effort.
34BB	Liana G	For always being ready to learn, and showing interest and enthusiasm in all she does!
34BB	Nahlia	For having a positive, enthusiastic attitude towards all aspects of her learning!
34CT	Haven	For building up her independence and taking on new challenges
34CT	Leonardo	For being a great problem solver and working hard in all areas of school life
34CT	Mason	For working hard every day to be the best version of himself and always supporting others
34CT	Clara	For consistently showing kindness and resilience during difficult times
56AP	Alex W	For showing great enthusiasm, detail and care when writing your information reports. Well done!
56AP	Austin	For facing district athletics with a can-do attitude and positive mindset. Well done!
56BM	Nathan	For always showing our Be Statements, especially Be Ready to Learn. Great work!
56BM	Lilith	For participating in Athletics with a positive can-do attitude

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation Competition

The Art of Kitchen Gardening:

We know getting hands-on in the kitchen and garden is great for our mental health, fitness and wellbeing. Show us a kitchen or garden activity that has improved the wellbeing of children. Does your garden offer a space to reflect and connect? Do you gather around a table to share delicious, inclusive meals and conversation?

At St Anne's this year, we have transformed a small, neglected space in our kitchen garden into a sensory, aromatic haven: a tea garden. Students channelled their energy and creativity into clearing the plot, designing and planting herbs to brew herbal teas, and creating an artistic installation complete with teacups, teapots and a mosaic water feature.

Inspired by the sights, smells, and textures of nature, students deliberately selected and arranged a vibrant array of aromatic plants - including apple mint, lemon balm, pineapple sage, lemon verbena, stevia and classic mints. To bring this peaceful space to life, children collaborated on a mosaic water feature crafted from tiles and broken pieces of fine China. This centrepiece grounds a space where their imaginations can run wild: leaves and flowers can be crushed, sniffed, and nibbled; water can be poured; and tea can be brewed and steeped.

This project allowed students to use nature as their medium, turning a patch of weeds and rubble into a living installation. The tea garden is not only a functional source of produce, but a proud exhibition of our students' creativity, proving that when children connect with the soil, their imagination truly blossoms.

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation Competition

Wellbeing Champions

We know getting hands-on in the kitchen and garden is great for our mental health, fitness and wellbeing. Show us a kitchen or garden activity that has improved the wellbeing of children. Does your garden offer a space to reflect and connect? Do you gather around a table to share delicious, inclusive meals and conversation?

At St Anne's, our daily lunchtime garden club has become a vital sanctuary for student wellbeing. The garden offers a peaceful space for children to reflect and connect, especially for those needing a break from the busy playground. Students across all year levels come together and build friendships while patting a chook, watering plants, or channelling their energy into turning compost and shovelling gravel for fresh new pathways.

Our hands-on projects have fostered a deeply connected community. Through teamwork, we have designed a sensory tea garden, planting herbs to be picked, smelled, tasted, and brewed. We have also spent rewarding lunchtimes harvesting and

storing giant pumpkins, which we later transformed into a massive batch of pumpkin soup for the whole school.

Gathering around the table to create and share this delicious meal sparked wonderful conversations and filled our garden club students with immense pride. Knowing they grew exactly what we ate was incredibly empowering. By engaging with the earth, our students aren't just improving their fitness and mental wellbeing; they are building an inclusive environment where every child has a place to belong.

Mrs Briggs

No Dogs Allowed on School Property

A reminder that dogs are not allowed on the school grounds. If you bring your dog to school please make sure to tie him/her up outside the gate. Thank you.

Other Information & Out of School Activities

Veterans & Their Families Expo

Seaford Beach Patrol

Frankston YCW Cricket Club