Saint Ann School News

• I was delighted to see so many of you who attended the Science Fair Awards Ceremony last Thursday evening. We are blessed to live in a community with so many of you who can support the students’ learning in the science curriculum. As I stated last Thursday, we would appreciate any feedback you would like to share about the Science Fair. We are always looking for ways to make it a more meaningful learning experience for the students.

Here are the winners of this year’s Science Fair:

4th Grade: 1st Place – Daniel H. “Getting the Angle on Solar Energy.”
2nd Place (Tie) – Christopher W. “Hang Up and Drive.”
2nd Place (Tie) – Grace H. “Does Magnetism Work Through Materials?”
3rd Place (Tie) – Samantha M. “Rock On: Scratching the Surface of Rock Hardness?”
3rd Place (Tie) – Aryn L. “Warm Fabrics.”

5th Grade: 1st Place – Allie S. “Going Green When We Clean!”
2nd Place – Haley C. “Hottest Hot Chocolate.”
3rd Place – Jennifer K. “Effect of a Launch Angle on a Projectile.”

6th Grade: 1st Place – Leah O. “Leaching Salts.”
2nd Place – Sam M. “To Burn or Not To Burn.”
3rd Place – Garrett S. “Who ‘Wood’ Last?”

7th Grade: 1st Place – Becca M. “Battle of the Active vs. Non-Active Video Games.”
2nd Place – Tommy P. “Hot or Cold.”
3rd Place – Samantha H. “Active vs. Non-Active: The Video Game War.”

8th Grade: 1st Place – Amanda S. “Strong Sand Castles.”
2nd Place – Maggie C. “What Gets in the Way of Magnets?”
3rd Place – Luke H. “Crash Test.”

• A gold Junior Olympics sign-up sheet in enclosed in this Monday Envelope for 3rd Grade & up. Thank you to Mrs. Paula Welsh again for coordinating our school try-outs for this citywide event.

• Tonight is the Saint Ann School Advisory Council Meeting at 7:00 PM in the School Library. Topics to be discussed include improvements to the school network, installation of a security fence, and where we are in the process of adding a pre-school. Please join us.

• Reminder of the upcoming minimum day and days off from school: This Thursday, February 28, is a minimum day and school will be dismissed at 11:30 AM. In addition, there is no school on Friday, February 29, or Monday, March 3. The school and parish religious educators will be attending the Religious Education Congress in Anaheim. Enjoy your long weekend! The following Friday, March 7, is a minimum day (Teacher Accreditation Workday).

Upcoming Events:

Monday, Feb. 25
School Advisory Council, 7:00 PM, School Library

Thursday, Feb. 28
Minimum Day, 11:30 AM Dismissal, Religious Education Congress in Anaheim

Friday, Feb. 29
No School, Rel. Ed. Congress
Fish Fry, hosted by Middle School and Second Grade

Monday, March 3
No School, Teacher In-Service

Wednesday, March 5
Junior Olympics Try-Out Form Due

Friday, March 7
Samuel’s Birthday!
Minimum Day, 11:30 AM Dismissal, Teacher Accreditation Work Day
School Mass, 8:15 AM, 3rd Grade
Stations of the Cross, 10:50 AM
Fish Fry, Hosted by Kindergarten and Fifth Grade, 5 PM – 7 PM