Dear Families

Welcome back to Term Two. I hope you had an enjoyable and peaceful break and were able to share many happy times with your family and friends. During the middle weekend we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus, the most significant event in our Church calendar. Easter reminds us that hope should be never lost and there is always a light at the end of the road.

On Sunday we remembered all military men and women who have served or are serving for Australia. ANZAC Day is a time to meditate on war, to honour those who have been required to serve in it, to empathise with those who have lost family members and to those who have had their lives destroyed due to their experiences of war. ANZAC day gives us the time to hope and pray that all wars cease. Although we commemorate ANZAC day this year, our thoughts and prayers are with those who are currently affected by conflicts and have been forced to flee their homes as refugees.

I would like to thank our children and families who participated in the Sunbury RSL commemorative service on Monday. It was wonderful to see our school represented. Thank you to all our children who marched and participated in the Commemorative service.I would also like to thank our staff members, Monique McIntyre, Tanya Matthey and Kelly Loft who assisted on the day.

This term there are many exciting things that are happening in our classes. Our Year 5 children will be attending their camp at Phillip Island. Our Year 6 children will be competing in the Sunbury Schools Winter Sport competition later in the term.

Our Prep children are learning about What makes Our Community Special. They will discover that a community consists of different groups of people and it is very special to them as it meets their needs.

Our Year 1 children are comparing their lives today to the ‘olden days’ with their unit, What Was Life Like In The Past. They will look at what is similar and what is different when their grandparents were younger.

Year 2 classes will be answering the question - Can Animals Live Anywhere? They will learn that different animals live in different parts of the world and they have different features to be able to do this successfully. They will discover that humans need to protect these habitats.

Our Year 3 children will be learning about What It Would Be Like To Live In A Different Country. They will learn that there are many different cultures in our world and they all have diverse celebrations and traditions.

Year 4 - 6 children will be completing their Term One Inquiry units and then begin their Genius Hour Projects.

A more detailed term overview for each level will be sent to you soon.

COVID Update

As you are aware there have been changes to COVID regulations

Children or staff no longer are required to wear masks, but may do so if they feel comfortable to do this. We have masks in the Office if you require any.

If your children are close family contacts they are no longer required to isolate. They can return to school as long as they do a RATs test 5 times within their 7 day period and wear a face mask indoors if your child is over 8 years of age. During this period if your child tests positive they are required to isolate for 7 days and not attend school.

RAT testing will continue for the first 4 weeks of Term 2 . Children are all required to do 2 RATs at home each week.

If your child tests positive for COVID and they have completed their 7 days of isolation they do not need to take a RATs for 12 weeks after they are released from isolation.

School Uniform

Our school uniform is our identity and it provides our children with a sense of pride that they belong to St Anne’s. Our children are now expected to wear their winter uniform. The winter uniform is;

Girls

Winter tunic/maroon pants with light blue polo top (long or short sleeve) Navy blue tights OR white socks

School windcheater OR bomber jacket

Boys

Light blue polo with school logo (short or long sleeve)

Grey pants

Grey socks with black shoes

School windcheater/bomber jacket, school beanie (optional)

Sports Uniform – to be worn on designated days

Sport polo shirt

Navy shorts or maroon tracksuit pants. White socks with appropriate sports shoes

Positive Behaviour For Learning - PBL

We begin this term focussing on being RESPECTFUL when using our school property and resources. Our aim is for our children to be aware of the need to look after and take care when using our equipment and resources. We would like them to look after our gardens and play areas, respecting that we all use these areas and we do not want them to be damaged. We will be reminding our children that they need to care for our resources such as our chrome books, library books, text books. Our children will be reminded that a lot of time and effort goes into providing these resources and they need to respect this.

You can support us at home by reminding your children to take care when using their and others toys, equipment and property. Remind them to respect that you have provided them with these things and they need to look after them.

God Bless

Ms Noelene Hussey

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