Dear Parents,

What a great celebration week this is! After attending our school for ten or so years, our eighth graders are graduating this Friday night in St. Anne Church. I have always said to our students that St. Anne School is merely the name of our school. It is this year's graduating class and prior graduating classes who have helped to define our school. It is the teachers, students and parents who give our school its unique image, definition, and reputation. Over the years, all of us have worked together to help make our school the outstanding Catholic school it is today. Our teachers have partnered with our parents to help guide and direct their children/our students. It is my hope that the students and parents will leave us knowing that God has gifted each one of them with special talents and abilities. It is now their job to further develop those gifts to make their lives better and to better the world in which they live! Graduation is a bittersweet time for everyone. We will all miss the students and their families after having worked together for so many years, but we know that they leave us prepared to meet life's challenges. They have helped define who St. Anne School is in the eyes of all who hear about our wonderful school. Thank you, eighth graders and graduating parents. May God bless each of you in the days and years ahead.

May 30 8th Grade Baccalaureate (10:30 a.m.)

May 30 Last Day of Chinese School

May 31 8th Grade Graduation (6:00 p.m.)

June 5 Pre-K Graduation (9:30 a.m.)

June 6 Kindergarten Graduation (9:00 a.m.)

June 5-6 12:30 Dismissal Days

June 6 Last day of Extended Care

June 7 Honor Roll Assembly (8:30 a.m.)

June 7 Last Day of School! (10:00 Dismissal)

We have Dennis Uniform gift certificates available in denominations of $20. Order your certificates while supplies last! See order form attached.

Earthfire Arts Studio on Irving Street is interested in offering an after school clay molding class here at St. Anne School. Before we put anything in place for next year, I wanted to find out how many children would be interested in taking such a class. The studio's owner, Asima, has attached an interest survey for families to fill out and return to our school. Again, please note that you are NOT signing up for this class by filling out the survey, but merely expressing an interest in having your child participate and letting them know what day of the week might be the best day to offer the class. Before anything is finalized, we need to see if there is an interest in offering this program next year. Please see the attached form and if you have any questions, you can call the school office or the studio directly.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE! This coming school year, EVERY PARENT who is planning to volunteer for field trips, retreats, overnights, library, health room, reading programs, as well as other activities which involve your presence around students, will be required to complete the VIRTUS ONLINE training AND be fingerprinted. Please complete the course and fingerprints as soon as possible so that there are no delays with your participation in school functions. Remember to select “SCHOOL” when registering at www.vitusonline.org to help us verify your compliance.

Parents who have completed the course but have not been fingerprinted must do so before volunteering. Please see Mrs. Perez for the application and location. If you have any questions please email Mrs. Perez at perez@stanne.com. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated!

Tuition Schedule Agreements went home yesterday. Please complete, sign and return the tuition agreement back to the school office by Friday, May 31.

UCSF Employees

If you work at UCSF, let us know before the end of this school year by completing this short questionnaire - https://tinyurl.com/SA-UCSF (Please note that this link was incorrect last week.)

We will use this information to leverage our sponsorship request with UCSF, just in time for the 5K Walkathon next fall.

Please contact Pui Yee Law at law.aranas@gmail.com, if you have any questions.

We are now accepting applications for our 5-week Summer Program that will be held from June 10 – July 12 for grades entering Kindergarten through Sixth. Our theme this year is Traveling Around the World. The academic portion of the day will run from 8:30-1:00. The afternoon sport, computer, and art programs will run from 1:00 – 6:00.

As part of their study of Washington, D.C. for their trip this year, the junior high students worked in groups to create models of the various monuments. Some were on display at the Graduate Parents' SAPTO meeting last week, but we wanted to share them here as well. The students have reason to be proud of their work.

Mark the date!!!

Saturday, February 1, 2020 is the date that has been set for our school’s Centennial Gala & Dinner Dance to celebrate our 100th year of educating students in the Catholic tradition. The venue for this event will be the Embassy Suites Waterfront in Burlingame. It is a beautiful hotel. There will be events planned for that weekend. Look for more details in the coming months.