This term we will be learning about the Communion of Saints in our classes. The community of all members of the Church, both those now living and the saints in heaven, is one of the distinguishing beliefs of the Catholic Church. This belief is generally referred to as ‘the Communion of Saints’. In this sense … Continue reading Nā te DRS / From the DRS →

Tēnā anō koutou, kua tae mai te mutunga o te wāhanga nei! Tino tere te wā! Not my favourite term due to the rāhui for a few weeks in the middle of it and all of the new regulations for level 2, but, we are out the other end. Next term is just over 8 … Continue reading Newsletter Week 10 Term 3 / Pānui Wiki 10 Wāhaka 3 →

Today we celebrated Catholic Schools Day by being part of a ‘Prayer Circle’ throughout Christchurch. Today, the Catholic Schools in Christchurch each selected a time that they would dedicate to praying for Catholic Schools so that throughout the day there would be continuous prayer. At St Anne’s, the Faith Team ran a prayer service in … Continue reading Catholic Schools Day – Clara mapley (DRS) →

Kia ora mai koutou! Where has the term gone!!! Next week is the last week! We are trying  not to join the ‘cancel culture’ BUT are also really focusing on keeping safe. Regarding Filipino Language and Culture Week that was shortened due to lockdown, we hope to have a celebration day still. We have penciled … Continue reading Newsletter Week 9 Term 3 / Pānui Wiki 9 Wāhaka 3 →

The Community Dental Service will be providing dental care for children enrolled with our service during the upcoming school holidays.  The clinics will offer check-ups, treatment and relief of pain sessions by appointment only.   To make an appointment please call/email our Contact Centre which operates between the hours of 8am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday … Continue reading Dental Care during the School Holidays     →

This week we are celebrating Social Justice Week. The theme this year is  ‘A Culture of Encounter: Be the Church’.   Each class will be looking at the Beatitudes from Matthew 5:1-12.   Following on from last year’s focus on Catholic social teaching (CST) principles, the 2021 Social Justice Week encourages us to BE the Church through … Continue reading Social Justice Week – Clara Mapley (DRS) →

Magandang Gabi! (Good evening!) You have probably heard by now that the country is at Alert Level 4 from midnight tonight. This means that school is closed for the rest of the week. We hope it will be only three days! This means: -The Orana Park trip is postponed. -Filipino Feast Day on Friday is … Continue reading Lockdown →

Magandang Harpon (Good afternoon/Ahiahi mārie) Next week is our first ever Filipino Language and Culture week. It has been amazing to see all the Filipino families getting together to organise the week. A big thank you to them! Other languages will be rested for the week (except English) and Tagalog used for ‘Sign of the … Continue reading Newsletter Week 3 term 3 / Pānui Wiki 4 Wāhanga 3 →