Next week we start our two weeks of swimming lessons at Taiora QEII.  The students will travel by bus.  The lesson times are listed below.  If you wish to watch you will need to make your own way to the pool.   This year the cost will be paid by the school so there is no … Continue reading Swimming & Water Safety Awareness →

Kia ora koutou Exciting news! Jo Smart (Nee Casey) has been offered a permanent job at St Anne’s (she has accepted!). We congratulate her and thank her for all of her hard work this year. She is, and will be, a great asset to the school. Jo is our New Entrant teacher at present (Room … Continue reading Pānui – Wiki 3 / Kaupeka 4 →

This Friday we will be celebrating the Feast of All Saints and All Souls with a whole school Mass.  All Saints’ Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on November 1. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained heaven. All … Continue reading Faith Facts – Clara Mapley DRS →

Our school photos will be taken this coming Monday 2 November. Students need to be at school before 9am, in correct summer uniform, including socks (ankle length) and shoes.  Hair should be tied up if shoulder length or longer with no bows or embellishments please. We will have class, individual student, and sibling photos. This … Continue reading School Photos →

Kia ora koutou St Anne’s Podcast We now have two forms of newsletter, the other is our student made one. It is a video and is organised by Room 6 and has students from other classes on it sharing work. Please check it out. https://youtu.be/RPJRt3Lceuo Nā te Tumuaki Nau mai ki te wiki tuarua! We … Continue reading Pānui Wiki Rua, Kaupeka Whā / Newsletter Week 2, Term 4 →

Learning te reo Māori at St Anne’s is often lessons taught through the English language a bit like any other subject area. On Tuesday, the students were learning sports and strategy games through te reo Māori. This meant the teachers were speaking the majority in te reo Māori and only using English where necessary. Children … Continue reading He Ahiahi Rēreke! A different afternoon! →

On Monday, we had seven students compete in the Canterbury Duathlon Champs. They represented our school with pride and had a fun yet challenging day. This was held at Ruapuna Racecourse. Please check out our Facebook page for more details. A big thank you to Penny and Joel for helping out on the day. Well … Continue reading Canterbury Duathlon Championships →

October 22nd is the Feast Day of Pope Saint John Paul II.  He was the Pope from 1978 until 2005 and was the first Pope in several hundred years not to be an Italian.  Here are some quotes from him: “Genuine love … is demanding. But its beauty lies precisely in the demands it makes. … Continue reading Faith facts – Clara Mapley (DRS) →

Baptism Programme in the Parish of Christchurch East. The programme starts next week on Thursday 29th October 7:00-8:00pm and runs for 3 weeks. If possible, the programme is just for the parents. We do keep the Meetings to just 1 hour, they are in the Church Hall at St Anne’s. Thursday 29th October, 7:00pm – 8:00pm … Continue reading Baptism Programme →