Crusader Connection - July 30, 2021

St. Anne Catholic School

Dear St. Anne Catholic School Families:

The hustle and bustle of a new school year has begun. Teachers are arriving on campus, parents are stopping in, and the front office is busy getting ready to welcome our students and families. Be sure to read this week’s Crusader Connection as it contains important information and answers to questions that you may have.

Our school is growing, and we need to fill some positions. We are looking to add an additional middle school English language arts teacher, another first grade teacher, and we have an open Spanish teacher position. If you are interested in any of these positions, or know of someone who might be interested, please contact the school.

Please pray for the faculty and staff as we participate in training next week to prepare for the best school year yet!

Thank you for choosing St. Anne Catholic School.

Have a blessed weekend!

Sincerely in Christ,

Kendall Shamas

Principal

Dear New Families of St. Anne Catholic School,

Welcome! We are delighted you have chosen St. Anne Catholic School! St. Anne has a Crusaders Connect Program to welcome our new families and help ease the transition to a new school setting. Crusader Connect Families are current parents who volunteer to welcome new families to our Catholic community and answer any questions. They are eager for you to discover everything our school has to offer, both spiritually and academically, and are there to be your support system for the duration of the school year.

If you are interested in joining this program, please click the link below, complete the form and click the "Submit" button. Upon receipt of the completed form, we will assign you to a Crusader Connect Family, who will be contacting you. Please submit by Friday, July 30, 2021, to ensure your Crusaders Connect Family has an opportunity to contact you before the first day of school.

Janay O'Connor

Counselor

Crusaders Connect New Family Form

NEWS YOU CAN USE FROM ATHLETICS!

All athletes MUST have a physical on file with the school prior to starting practices. Our form is located on our website.

Cross Country practice begins Monday, August 2 - 4 pm -6 pm - Mon-Fri this week. Bring water bottles and a cool towel if you have it. XCountry is available for grades 5th-8th.

Football practice begins Monday, August 2 - Friday, August 6, 4 pm-6 pm. Athletes MUST have an updated sports physical on hand before participating. No physical, No Practice. The first week is no pads or helmets since we are still awaiting gear from Riddel. Bring water bottles and a cool towel if you have it. Coach Deady and Coach Breckell will be onsite to lead the practice. Coach Collins will be available to parents should any questions arise. As a reminder for all, 6Man football is for grades 6th-8th only.

Soccer will start the week of August 9. More to come from Coach Tavares. However, she plans to have practices from 4:00-5:30p. Soccer is available for grades 5th-8th

Volleyball - the gym has been scheduled previously and is unavailable until the first day of school. More to come next week on a schedule of practices. However, once we get started those will be after school. Volleyball is open for girls grades 5th-8th.

NEWS YOU CAN USE FROM THE CLINIC!

Welcome Back!

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful summer. If your child required immunizations for this school year, these must be completed and vaccination records submitted to the clinic before the first day of school. These records must be signed by the physician.

Practices for fall sports will begin next week. A sports physical must be completed and turned in before your student can attend practice.

We look forward to seeing everyone!

Please email Nurse Stein with any questions.

2021-2022 Uniform Update

We are excited that we will be attending Mass as a school this year. We have made a few minor changes to our Mass uniform requirements for this year. Our goal is for our students to look uniform and look sharp, showing the respect and reverence that church services merit. Below are the changes:

Girls (all grades):

Navy knee socks
Navy cross tie
Dress shoes

Boys:

Dress shoes (all grades)
Blue or black socks (all grades)
Navy Vest (grades PK-2^nd grade)

We have removed the required navy ¾ zip fleece jacket for grades 6 – 8. It is now optional.

We are streamlining our uniform options to reduce confusion and provide more uniformity. We have eliminated the following options:

Girls:

Eliminated skort option for PK-2^nd grade
Eliminated skirt option for PK-2^nd grade
Eliminated box pleated skirt option for 3^rd – 8^th grade
Eliminated peter pan collar shirt for grades 3^rd – 8^th grade
Eliminated ¾ sleeve shirts

As we transition to these new guidelines, we will be grandfathering those who already have the uniform pieces that have been eliminated. We will phase these items out over the course of 2 years.

This school year will be the third year with our new plaid. As such, it will be the last year that the old Parker plaid will be allowed.