Saint Ann School families, during the opening presentation at Back to School night, I had the opportunity to let you know about some big changes to our Christmas program. Last year provided me the chance to observe the program in depth. After much consideration, I focused on the goal of creating a performance that would provide more emphasis on the spiritual aspects of Christmas. Additionally, I wanted to find ways to give our students different opportunities that would match better with their varying ages and grade levels. For these reasons, I felt a change was needed... CLICK ON THIS STORY TO READ MORE

Notre Dame High School announced five National Merit Commended Students last week and among them are two Saint Ann School Alumni. Dora Krstic and Bridget Hoyt, class of 2016. They were recognized for their academic performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®. Commended Students are named on the basis of a Selection Index score, and are usually the top 50,000 students that scored the highest in the nation. We congratulate Dora and Bridgit on their achievement and wish them all the best as they continue in their academic journey!

Saint Ann School is happy to announce Art Club with Ms. Liepins! Art Club is the perfect club for students interested in pursuing their creative side! Drawing, painting, sculpture, 2D, 3D- the options are endless for what students will create! Each month there will be a new fun theme! Art Club membership is a month by month membership. Permission slips will go out before each month to sign up again if students are interested. The club will start Wed., 10/02 and will meet every Wednesday, 2:30-3:30 pm. Students will wait in the cafeteria for Ms. Liepins to walk them over to the FDC after school. Snacks will be provided.  For more informations please contact Ms. Liepins at [email protected]

Saint Ann School is proud to introduce a new after school club: the Library Secret Service Club (LSS). This club is open to students in grades 6, 7, and 8 who are interested in the betterment of our school library as well as getting back to the extended Saint Ann's community. Students attending this club will earn Comunity Service Volunteer Hours after completing at least 15 meeting sessions. The Club will meet every Tuesday, from 7:30 am to 8 am, in the school library located at the Faith Development Center. The first meeting will be on Tuesday, 10/08/19. Permission slips can be found online on the school website under the Students Corner tab and the P.I.E tab and need to be returned to Mrs. Ortiz by Monday, 10/07/19. For questions or more information please contact Mrs. Ortiz at [email protected]

Mrs. Moya's Music Ensembles are back at work! "Experience Choichime Ringing Ensemble" meets every Monday, now through 12/09/19, from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm. "Ringing & Singing Ensemble" meets every Tuesday, now through 12/10/19, from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm. The clubs meet at the Faith Development Center for practice. Students attending gather in the school gymnasium at 2:25 pm for a brief snack before heading over to the FDC. For more information, contact our music director. Mrs. Moya at [email protected]

Dear Saint Ann School Families, on Tuesday, 09/17 representatives from the Church of Saint Ann's Junior Legion of Mary visited with students from third to eighth grade to distribute information regarding this worldwide organization and to recruit new members. The Junior Legion of Mary is a parish organization and is moderated by adult volunteers from the Church of Saint Ann. The adult volunteers have completed the mandatory Virtus training and fingerprinting as required by the Diocese of Trenton for volunteers working with children. Please take note that this is not a school club but a Parish run organization. The Junior Legion of Mary meets weekly on Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:00 pm in the Faith Development Center. Saint Ann School students who attend are dismissed to the adult volunteers who escort the children to the FDC. If you have any questions, you may contact Lorraine Burns at 609-882-0895 or Rose Kaniper at 440-670-2282. God Bless!

Thursday, 09/19 Saint Ann School hosted High School Awareness Open House for 7th & 8th-grade students & their families exploring academic life after middle school. Several area high schools representatives came and shared information about admission, financial aid & other things their school has to offer.

Saint Ann School & Parish Green Team invited parishioners to the blessing of the parish #solarenergy project last Sunday. The project consisted of the installation of solar panels over the "Walk of Faith" sidewalk that stretches across the church & school parking lot. The blessing was presided by Msgr. Vince Gartland. Parishioners were asked to bring clean water from a natural water source to be used for the blessing.

Saint Ann School is pleased to announce that a new gym teacher has been hired and will begin classes on Wednesday, 09/18. Mr. John Zimmer comes to us with prior experience teaching physical education in both public and Parochial schools. We welcome Mr. Zimmer to the Saint Ann School family and wish him best of luck! God bless!

Saint Ann School is proud to present two new school clubs! Our Science teacher, Mrs. Daniel, will host the Trout Team and the Green Thumb clubs. Interested in all things trout? Do you want to be in charge of making sure the water quality in our fish tank is optimal for our trout? The Trout Team club is the place for you! Do you love gardening? Or just love the idea of eating the "fruits" of your labor? Join the Green Thumb Club and help take care of our school garden. Members will be able to take home herbs and tomatoes that are grown in the garden as they begin to grow in the spring and summer. Flyers with more information about these clubs will be coming soon. In the meanwhile, if you have any questions contact Mrs. Daniel at [email protected]

Saint Ann School Families, here are a few reminders and news... Next week we have Back to School Night on Wednesday 09/18, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The program will start in the gym followed by parents heading to student homerooms. Thursday,09/19 is the High School Awareness Open House for our 7th and 8th graders. It will start with parents meeting in the school cafeteria at 8:30 am and will continue in the gymnasium at 9 am. I am excited to announce that a new gym teacher has been hired. He will begin classes on Wednesday. Mr. John Zimmer comes to us with prior experience teaching physical education in both public and Parochial schools. Many exciting activities have been taking place in the classrooms. Check out our school social media to see some of the student class activities. Enjoy the weekend and God Bless!

During the first few days of the new school year, Saint Ann School students in grades K through 8th have been busy in their Science and Technology classes. Mrs. Daniel and Mrs. Meyer are introducing new S.T.R.E.A.M. concepts every day with hands-on projects that captivate the students' attention and enrich their learning.

Today we remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Saint Ann School students honored and mourned those victims during their morning prayer while reciting Pope Benedict XI Prayer at Ground Zero. Middle school students will focus on this sad day in history during their Social Studies classes.

Saint Ann School is excited to announce that Katelyn Liepins has signed on to be our new Art teacher. She brings a variety of experiences and is excited to join our teaching staff. Today is her first day & we wish her good luck! Welcome, Ms. Liepins!

Saint Ann School is pleased to announce that starting on Thursday, 09/19 we will be teaming up with Notre Dame High School to offer the Latin language after school program. Latin with Notre Dame students and staff will be holding the Aequora Teach Latin Project every Thursdays from 3 to 4 pm. This program is available to students in grades 6-8. Learning Latin is a great way to improve on root words and Grammar usage in the English language. If interested email Regina Koebele-Demaree at [email protected]

Saint Ann School is excited to welcome Mrs. Meredith Socha to the SAS family and faculty team! Mrs. Socha, a current SAS parent, and previous PTA President will be stepping into the role of Pre-K 4 teacher. Mrs. Socha brings experience to the position and is a certified teacher. We wish her the best of luck on her new assignments!

Greetings Saint Ann School Families! Wednesday we completed the first full day of school. Students and teachers have brought a lot of energy and life to the building. Definitely, something I miss during the summer months. As we near the end of the first week, here are a few things I'd like to share with you. The opening school Mass is this Friday, 09/06 at 9:30. Please note we have changed all the school liturgies to 9:30 to allow for our preschool children to attend. Preschool begins on Monday, 09/09. I am excited to announce that Katelyn Liepins has signed on to be the new Art teacher. She brings a variety of experiences and is excited to join our teaching staff. She will begin on Tuesday, 09/10. Unfortunately, we are looking for a PE teacher. Mr. Venanzi just informed me that accepted a full-time position elsewhere. I have begun the search and will continue looking until a replacement who is a good fit for our students and school community is found. Current and new families are able to get alerts via text message. If you have changed cell numbers or are a new family all you need to do in order to begin receiving text messages is text Y or Yes to 67587. Uniforms!!! Through the voices I’ve heard of uniform difficulties. If you have experienced issues, please bring them to my attention. I am only able to assist if I know of the problem. I’ve had a handful of people discuss their concerns and am working with Lands’ End on resolving them. Being a new system there were expected hiccups. Again if you have any issues or concerns regarding uniforms or anything else please let me know so we can work together to find a solution. God Bless, Salvatore Chiaravalloti Principal

The 2019 St. Ann School Readathon is coming to an end. We've done very well with our readathon this year, with $3760 already raised online. However, we'd hoped to raise more so we've decided to extend the deadline to Friday, September 13. This will give people more time to participate and the chance to get closer to our goal. So ready, set, keep reading!

Saint Ann School administration is pleased to announce that Ms. Elizabeth Santini has been hired to fill the 5th-8th grade Math position for the 2019/2020 academic year. Ms. Santini comes to us with prior experience as a middle school math teacher and has worked in the Diocese. In her previous position she taught Algebra, Pre-Algebra, and advanced math. We are thrilled to have Ms. Santini as part of our SAS family!

Welcome back Saint Ann School families new and old! Today is the first day of school for our students in grades Kindergarten through 8th. Our principal, faculty, and staff were excited to open the doors and welcome our children this morning and wish everybody a wonderful first day and a successful school year! We hope everybody enjoyed their Summer and is ready to keep learning. As we get back in our school routine, may God guide us and help us be our best in all that we do. God bless Saint Ann School!