From the Desk of Principal Shamas:

January 21, 2022

Dear St. Anne Catholic School Families:

It has been another busy week on campus with many blessings. The classrooms are filled with students joyfully working. Thank you to our Dad’s Club who will be installing the remainder of our View Sonic boards and helping us clean this weekend as we prepare for our open house during Catholic Schools Week.

Just a reminder that registration for 2022-2023 opens on Friday, January 28^th for returning families and siblings. Once again, we will utilize Continuous Enrollment, which re-enrolls all current students. Our 2022-2023 Tuition and Fee Schedule will be posted to the website and sent out to all families next week.

We are looking forward to National Catholic Schools Week which begins with our Chili Cookoff on Friday January 28^th. Details are found in today’s Crusader Connection. We hope everyone will join us in celebrating Catholic education!

Our gala committee is hard at work planning a wonderful event for us! Be sure to purchase your reduced-price tickets by January 31^st_.Tickets can be purchased here. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the event, please take a look at our sponsorship opportunities here.

Don’t forget to sign up for STEPS for Students. The registration fee will increase by $10.00 after January 31^st.

Have a blessed weekend!

Kendall Shamas

Principal

School Wide News:

We apologize for missing the following students on our honor roll.

We are looking for lunch volunteers Monday-Thursday. Please see the link here to sign-up. PTO pizza Friday volunteer signup. Thank you for helping!

Wondering how to record volunteer hours in FACTS Family Portal? Check out this quick tutorial that is posted on our website: Volunteer Hours Log Tutorial

Golf begins Tuesday, January 25^th! There are still a few spots open. If you would like to register your child, click here.

Students will be taken from their classroom to the golf lesson on Tuesday. Please be sure to pick your child up in the front office at 4:40pm.

Chess begins Thursday, January 27^th! Students will be taken from their classroom to the library for chess. Please be sure to pick your child up in the front office at 4:40pm.

Registration is Open!

Steps for Students is an annual archdiocesan-wide event where all school and parish communities, business and community partners come together as one to support Catholic education. The date for Steps 4 Students is February 12, 2022 and it will begin with a sunrise Mass at the Co-Cathedral. There are options to participate in a timed 5k for $20, an untimed 5k for $18, a shorter family run/walk for $17, a hit the snooze option for $18, and a post-race party. The fee includes the cost of the registration and a T-shirt.

The price for races in all categories will increase by $10 on January 31st. All funds raised through sponsorships comes back to St. Anne. For more information about Steps 4 Students, please visit our website here.

Please see the graphic below for student incentives. The first class to reach 100% participation will get an ice cream party!

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICING! Tickets to the event are $150, with early bird pricing at $125 per ticket. Please check out the SACS Gala website here for ticketing options, sponsorships, and more.

We also have raffle tickets on sale! Winner gets to choose from the following destinations- Orlando, Nashville, New Orleans, Miami. Purchase your raffle tickets here.

Register your team today! Email satdadsclub@gmail.com

CMG Connect - Catholic Mutual Group

All volunteers/chaperones must be CMG Safe Environment trained and background check to work with children within the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. If you have any questions or you need some assistance please email edailey@sacst.org.

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For travel outside the U.S. please refer to the CDC's international travel recommendations by destination.

Your prayers are essential to support those who nurture our children in all of the programs and activities provided by our school. The traveling crucifix is a school –wide effort to pray for our students, families, teachers, staff members, and volunteers, as they engage their daily work in education.

The crucifix will be presented to your family at the conclusion of Mass. We ask that you return it to the school Mass the following Wednesday.

For questions, please email or call the school office at 281-351-0093.

Frassati Catholic High School - Enrollment Information

The Frassati Catholic application for the 2022-23 school year is still open for prospective students! The application process is simple and it begins with the online application.

Prospective families can find all the information they'll need to apply at frassaticatholic.org/apply. If you or someone you know is interested in continuing their authentic Catholic education through high school, consider the dynamic experience at Frassati Catholic High School.

And, with our new stadium on schedule for construction by the fall of 2022, new students will be the first to experience home football games in 2022.

For questions about enrollment contact Mr. Tim Lienhard, Director of Enrollment, Marketing & Communications, at admissions@frassaticatholic.org or 832-616-3221.