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 mdaniel@st-ann-school.org

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 koebele-demaree@ndnj.org

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!

Saint Ann School Families, we are officially nearing the end of summer vacation. Teachers have been coming in and getting their rooms ready for the new school year, book orders and supplies continue to arrive, and of course, all the other little things it takes to get ready for the first day of school have been taking place. A few updates for you: · Summer PIE pick-up is now available in the Faith Development Center. · Girls gym shorts have been added to the Lands’ End uniform store. · Sports Field – the construction has begun. It will take approximately 2-3 weeks followed by another 2-3 weeks of allowing the grass to take hold before use. The goal is to be on the field in October. · Ms. Gladwell informed me this week that she is taking on a full-time position in the Trenton Public Schools. I wish her the best and am grateful for all the work and effort she put in to our school’s art program. We will begin a search for a replacement but at this point are adjusting the schedule based on the opening. We also have a few corrections that have been made to our handbook. On page 33 DYFS should have read Child Protection and Permanency. On page 38 PTA dues are $125, not $100, this amount is correctly stated in your contract. I look forward to seeing you next Thursday, August 29th, at the Back to School BBQ!

Saint Ann Church Bible camp is in full swing! Campers participate every day in fun activities and projects, like Tuesday's pillowcase sewing event "Ryan's Case for Smiles" - Ewing Chapter. Children, under the supervision of Camp counselors, sewed, ironed, and packaged pillowcases to be delivered to local hospitals for their pediatric patients. Campers had a great time and worked very hard in the spirit of service and stewardship. To learn more about pillowcase parties and Ryan's Case for Smile visit https://mailchi.mp/b8eee47ee9a1/calling-all-pillowcases-3491617

One of our incoming 8th graders attended the Envision Leadership Alumni camp in Boston last week. Such an amazing opportunity for our young adults to grow and learn! We have had several students attend these awesome leadership programs over the summer in years past. Kudos to all!

To celebrate reading we'll have our third annual readathon from August 1 through September 6. All families will receive an email with information about prizes and the link to raise money for the kids through their reading. To get ready for the readathon, we'll be spending some DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time every day. Everyone can participate - students, teachers, and staff! Families, you can spend some DEAR time at home or work - reading in front of your kids is a great way to get them excited about reading. (Any reading counts! Books, magazines, ebooks, audiobooks - it's all reading!) And don't forget! Each grade is required to read books over the summer to prepare for the 2019-2020 school year. Visit www.saintannschool.org/document-uploads to get the summer reading list for each grade. Want more? Visit your local Mercer County library and join their summer reading program. There is something for everyone in the family! So what are you waiting for? Drop Everything And Read!

As we enter our third week (yes! Already!) of summer vacation, remember to check out Saint Ann School Summer Camps page at www.saintannschool/summer-camps-2019. New to our list is the Hamilton Township Track & Field Camp running next week, 07/08-12 It's not too late to join the fun! And remember if you'd like to share pictures with us, tag us on social media @st.annschool_nj #sasummer!

Summer vacation has certainly begun for most students, parents, and teachers but not for a number of teachers from across the four counties of the Diocese of Trenton. About 15 teachers are attending a week-long workshop on the Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching reading to those who have some difficulties in that area. Among them, our very own Mrs. Kelly Meyer. Sadly, many young students struggle with reading difficulties. This experience affords teachers the opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to help their students to become better and more effective readers. This is the second annual Summer Institute that has been sponsored by the Diocese.

We are into the second week of Summer vacation and our students are enjoying their time off in full, spending time with friends and family. One of our soon-to-be 6th graders had a wish come true! While attending a car race at the Wall Stadium Speedway, he received a visit in the stands from his favorite car driver, Alonzo Morales. We can't wait to see what other exciting experiences our students will have this summer!

Saint Ann School S.T.R.E.A.M. Camp just concluded its first week. Children grades 2nd through 8th were engaged in many activities from robotics to programming, to music and art. Check out our social media outlets for pictures and updates!