SAINT ANNE SCHOOL
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
JUNE 3, 2019
This past week Saint Anne Parish and School came together for the annual Festival. Parents and parishioners worked hand in hand to help raise funds for the parish and to celebrate being members of Saint Anne Parish.

This week contracts were being signed for the next school year. Below are the faculty that will be working at Saint Anne School next year. We are grateful for their dedication and commitment to our students.

Fourth Grade once again spent time in our STEM lab, this time learning about electrical circuits. Our Student Council members of this past year enjoyed a well deserved breakfast at IHOP. It was another great week at Saint Anne School!
PARISH FESTIVAL
This past weekend, our parish community came together to have some fun and also raise money for needed improvements for the parish, including a new parking lot. Everyone enjoyed great food, fun rides, and lots of time to dance and listen to music.
2019 - 2020 FACULTY
MRS. ESTHER NAVARRO
PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR
Mrs. Esther Navarro will return next year once again as our Preschool Director. Mrs. Navarro has been part of Saint Anne School for over ten years working with our youngest students.
MRS. PAULINA ALAFITA
PRESCHOOL TEACHER AIDE
Mrs. Paulina Alafita will once again return to Saint Anne School to serve as our Preschool Teacher Aide. Mrs. Alafita has three children here at our school and has served as the aide for over five years.
MRS. BETH DONAHUE
TK TEACHER
This will be Mrs. Donahue's second year at Saint Anne School. We welcome her back as our Transitional Kindergarten teacher and hope she stays many more years. There is always something fun and exciting happening in the TK room!
MRS. ELSA GONZALEZ-LOPEZ, TK AIDE
Mrs. Lopez will work as our Transitional Kindergarten Aide and also help Mrs. Gonzalez in the front office in the afternoons. When you call the school in the afternoon, you just might be talking to Mrs. Lopez!
MRS. AMY BELLELO, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
Mrs. Bellelo has been with us at Saint Anne's for four years as our Kindergarten Teacher. Kindergarten is a very critical year academically for our young students as they learn to read. Our Kindergarteners are always well prepared for First Grade!
MS. EVA OCHOA, KINDERGARTEN AIDE
This is Ms. Ochoa's first year at Saint Anne. We are grateful for all that she does for our Kindergarten students. If you come at recess times, you are sure to find her outside supervising our students as they play.

MRS. PATRICIA ABRAHAMS, GRADE ONE
Mrs. Abrahams has been part of the Saint Anne School faculty for more than 20 years. She has always worked with our younger students. This year she will once again be our First Grade Teacher. Mrs. Abrahams holds a Masters in School Administration.
MRS. LETECIA PINON
DAY CARE
Mrs. Pinon has been part of our faculty for at least three years. She comes at the end of the school day to work with students who are part of our Day Care Program and stays until the last student is picked up by their parents.
MRS. BEATRIZ RAMIREZ
GRADE TWO
Mrs. Ramirez has been part of the faculty for over ten years. She worked with our Transitional Kindergarten for several years but is now our Second Grade teacher preparing our students for their First Communion. Mrs. Ramirez holds a Master's degree in education.
MS. KARINA ARIAS
GRADE TWO AIDE
Ms. Arias does many things around our school. She is usually working in the Second Grade as an Aide, but also teaches Kindergarten and First Grade Physical Education and teaches Spanish to upper grade students.
MRS. ELENA HEDDERIG GRADE THREE TEACHER
This will be Mrs. Hedderig's first year at Saint Anne School. She comes to us with 17 years experience teaching 2nd and 3rd grade in the Fullerton Public School system. She holds two Teaching Masters. We are grateful that she chose Saint Anne School!
MS. LIZ GARRIDO
THIRD GRADE AIDE
Ms. Garrido has been with Saint Anne School for one year as the Third Grade Aide. We are grateful for all the help she gives the teacher and the more individualized attention she can give students.
MRS. LYNNE VELASCO
GRADE FOUR TEACHER
Mrs. Velasco has been a teacher at Saint Anne School for over six years. She has a Masters in Education. Mrs. Velasco makes her science classes come alive with hands on experiments and fourth graders are excited to be in her class each year.
MR. COLIN DEGUZMAN
GRADE FIVE HOMEROOM
Mr. DeGuzman is our new ACE teacher and will be teaching Science to Grades 5-7 and Language Arts to Grade 5. He graduated from Gonzaga University and is now studying for his Masters in Education from Notre Dame University.
MRS. DENISE FILIPEK
GRADE SIX HOMEROOM
Ms. Filipek wears many hats around Saint Anne School. She is one of our Middle School teachers and is an expert Language Arts teacher. This year she will teach language arts to Grades 6-7 and Science to Grade 8. She is also part of the Academic Decathlon Team and Yearbook Staff.
MRS. ELIZABETH ROSOL
GRADE SEVEN HOMEROOM
Mrs. Rosol came to Saint Anne last year and will be the Seventh Grade homeroom teacher, teaching Language Arts to Grade 8 and Religion to Grades 5-7. Mrs. Rosol came to Saint Anne after having taught a several other schools, including a high school.
MS. KELLY BOTTO
GRADE EIGHT HOMEROOM
Ms. Botto is our Assistant Principal and will also serve as our Grade 8 Homeroom Teacher. She will be teaching Grade 5-8 Math this coming year. She holds a Masters in Administration and we are grateful she will be with us this coming year.
MR. KIRK O'NEILL
MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER
Mr. O'Neill is one of our Middle School teachers and will be teaching Grade 8 Religion and Grades 5-8 Social Studies. With his amazing ability to weave a good story, students enjoy his classes. This will be his 34th year at Saint Anne School.
MRS. ROBIN PRICE
SPORTS DIRECTOR
Mrs. Price has been part of the faculty of Saint Anne School for over 20 years. She is the 'school spirit' for Saint Anne's School, moderating Student Council and is the Sports Director, leading all of our teams to certain victory. We look forward to her joyful smile and greeting each morning!
MRS. LUPITA CONTRERAS
Mrs. Contreras has been part of our school as the lunch room coordinator for three years and she also helps in the front office many mornings. We are grateful for her smiles and help especially when students forget their lunches.
MRS. LUCILA AVINA
PRESCHOOL AIDE
Mrs. Avina does several different jobs at Saint Anne School. When she arrives she helps as a teacher aide, then lunch supervision and then in the Pre School for after school care. She always has a smile and is ever ready to give a hand where needed.
MR. MARTIN REYNOSO
MAINTENANCE
Mr. Reynoso works half the time at the school and half the time for the Church. When something happens that needs fixing, he is the first one we call. He has worked at Saint Anne for many years and we are grateful for how clean our school is.
MRS. PATRICIA GONZALEZ
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
The first person you meet when you enter Saint Anne School is Mrs. Patricia Gonzalez, often going by 'Patty'. She is fluent in Spanish and English, so there is never a problem with understanding what is going on at the school. Her smile is contagious!
MR. DANIEL HODGE
LANGUAGE ARTS
Mr. Hodge will be studying at Irvine University this coming year but may have some early morning time to help co teach language arts. We are sure he will also be called on to coach sports teams as needed. We are happy Mr. Hodge will not be leaving us.
SISTER TERESA
PRINCIPAL
Sister Teresa is returning again this year. She will also be co-teaching the Advanced Math class due to the large class size of the next year's eighth grade. Among the goals for this coming year is an updated STEM lab and a new science curriculum.
FOURTH GRADE LEARNS ABOUT
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
Fourth graders spent time in the Science Lab learning about electrical circuits this past week with Mrs. Velasco and Mrs. Heffernan. Each group of students received a lab sheet and a box which had a variety of ways that circuits could be created. Students explored as many of these as possible. Learning by doing is a great way to really learn concepts in science.
STUDENT COUNCIL
IHOP BREAKFAST
At the end of each year, our Student Council members take some time to go to IHOP for a well deserved breakfast. We thank them for all of their hard work throughout the year and creating good moral and spirit for the school!
MR. HENRI ENRIQUE, ALUMNI,
DONATES SPORTS EQUIPMENT
CLASS OF 1960
Gilbert Acosta, Kathleen Adams, Kathleen Albers, Rachael Alcarez, Joyce Anderson
Cheryl Bass, Barbara Baranski, Nettie Berry, Eileen Beesley,
Thomas Bingenheimer
Mary Anne Bonkowski, Susanne Brady, Coletta Braun, Dennis Bugbee, Michael Bunce
Edward Campea, Barbara Capozzoli, Colleen Casey, Oliver Clark, Carol Cole
John Concha, Kathy Cooper, Patricia Corrigan, Jay Cowart, Dennis Cox
Barbara Cross, George Crouch, Raymond Delfin, Eoin Donnellan,
Gary Dreher
Michael Eaton, Gregory Ebbitt, Linda Echan, Kenneth Edoff,
Kathleen English

Pamela Faust, Mary Ellen Friedl, Maureen Gelardy, Karl Gierke,
Vincent Godt
Gale Graham, Theresa Gresbrink, Barbara Geytak, Suzette Grow, Kathleen Gunton
Gregory Hatfield, James Hazard, Ingrid Hendrick, Richard Holtkamp, Joan Hoogestrat
James Hulbert, Ruth Hunt, Barbara Johnson, Rosemary Kaczmarek, (Mary Kaelin)

Susan Kaelin, Diana Kidd, Richard LaMarre, Joseph Lambert, Gloria LaPierre
Judith Leibel, Mary Grace Litzinger, John Mack, Charles Maloney, Salvador Manzella
Michael Martelotti, Catherine McBride, James McCann,
Kathleen McCarthy, Jeannine McDonald
Ronald Melinowski, Dolores Morales, Maria Morales, Dennis Murphy, Dennis Murtaugh
Martha Navelski, Helen Neudorffer, Blaine Nye, Alexandra Olinyk,
John Ortiz
Peggy Osterkamp, Daniel Plascentia, Patricia Quinn, Dorothy Read, Charlene Roberts
Peter Ross, Joseph Saba, Tina Sandru, Gary Scroggins, Linda Scott

Sharon Scoville, Margaret Seeley, Joyanne Shemkus, Timothy Simon, Gary Smith
Christine Snyder, James Stickler, Michael Stieger, Kenneth Taft,
Lynne Thayer
Linda Thompson. Maureen Tobin, Victor Tobin, Larry Tocher,
Brian Trudeau
Margaret Wagner, Ronald Watson, Mary Welling, ___ Wojciechowski, Kathleen Zires


The Alumni Committee received a beautiful note from Sr, Julie O'Neill, BVM, wishing us well as we plan the October 18th Alumni Gathering at Saint Anne School. Here is what Sister wrote,

'Dear Friends, your collective notes as members of the Saint Anne Alumni Reunion Committee are truly GIFTS! Be sure of special thoughts and prayers for the success of your plans between now and October 18th. How I wish I could be there, but I will be there in spirit! Blessings to each of you, Sr. Julia

Please see our SAINT ANNE ALUMNI FACEBOOK PAGE!
DATES TO REMEMBER
June 5, Wednesday
Grade 8 Retreat at Mater Dei High School

June 6, Thursday
Graduation Awards, Dinner and Dance, 6:00 pm

June 7, Friday
Graduation Mass, 5:00 pm

June 10, Monday
Merit Field Trip for G rades 1-7
Dismissal for those in school, 2:10 pm

June 11, Tuesday
Step Up Day, at Assembly
2:10 Dismissal

June 12, Wednesday
Subject Area Awards in classrooms
Noon Dismissal
Clean Up Day

June 13, Thursday
Fun Day at School, Park Day at Memorial Park
1:00 pm Dismissal

June 14, Friday
Kindergarten Graduation at 8:30 am Mass
Last Day of Classes
10:30 Dismissal, NO DAY CARE AVAILABLE

June 24-27
Summer Reading Program for selected students, Grade 2 and 3

June 26-28
Robotics Camp, Middle School, Not Grade 5 who are at Mater Dei

July 15-18
Summer Reading Program for selected students, Grade 2 and 3

July 22-25
Academic Decathlon Logic Camp, 9:00 - 12:00
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