The Constellation
This Week and Beyond
School Calendar  
Monday, December 19:
Book Signing with JoAnn Deak, 8:30 a.m.

Monday, December 19:
No Formal Uniform

Tuesday, December 20:
Half Day, No Club Ed, No AEP, No After Care

Tuesday, December 20:

EC/LS Special Dress Day - Holiday Dress UP Day!
MS - Formal Uniform

Tuesday, December 20:

Christmas Chapel Hosted by the Middle School, 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, December 21-Tuesday, January:
School Closed, Christmas Break

Wednesday, January 4:
School Resumes

Thursday, January 5:
Taco Lunch

Saturday, January 7:
Drive to 225 Kick Off Meeting,
9 a.m.

Saturday, January 7:
ISEE Testing, Closed Session

Monday, January 16:
School Closed, MLK Day

Thursday, January 19:
Drive to 225 Kick Off Meeting,
7 p.m.

 

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Holiday Thanks

A big thanks to all the PA lunch volunteers who help out each week, a special thanks to pizza lunch coordinators for providing an all school pizza lunch today! We'd also like to send a big thank you to Laura Riddle and Homestead Gardens for providing poinsettias for our holiday events. One last holiday thank you goes to St. Margret's School, Jim Ford, Meg Rambo and Gary Lidard for being "mulch fairies" and helping us replace the mulch used on our playground. 

Volunteer for Deck the Halls Take Down

Our beautiful Deck the Halls decorations will be taken down on January 4, 2012. If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Brigitte Herbert. 

Winter Field Hockey League

We have some great news! Our girls field hockey team ismaking great progress in their winter league! We played two games this past Sunday. In our first game, the girls won 3 to 0 with Molly C., our goalie, putting up a tremendous effort holding off all advances!  Goals were scored by Torie C., and  Maggie-Ann C. Our second game ended in a tie; our girls ended the game with an awesome play, including a pass from Allie K., to Torie C., to Erica A.! It was a very exciting game, and great effort from the entire team. Coach Bobbi has really done a wonderful job with our girls. Last but not least, Happy Birthday Coach Bobbi!

 
   

Vol. 7, Issue 16                

December 16, 2011
Holiday Happenings At St. Anne's School

 December is full of holiday events at St. Anne's School, from Santa's Workshop to The Friendly Beasts and the Lower School Concert. We hope to see you at our final holiday event, Christmas Chapel, on Tuesday, December 20 at 11:00 a.m.

View photos from Santa's Workshop and The Friendly Beasts  

St. Anne's School in the News and Online
Check out the Irish Step Dancers of Enrich Annapolis Featured on Patch.com.
Read Myra McGovern's Follow Up to Our Article in The Capital. 
Check out Preschool Teacher Lisa Wells featured on a new website, Teach.com. 
Meet the Reader Book Fair
Our Middle School students hosted a fabulous Meet the Reader Book Fair that showcased their work in humanities and brought literacy to life, literally! Our Seventh and Eighth Graders, dressed up as the author or character from a book of their choice, displayed their in-depth project work and fielded questions from students, teachers and parents.  
Book Signing with JoAnn Deak
Monday, Dec. 19 - Reserve your book, copies are limited!
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain

On Monday, December 19 at 8:30 a.m., author and brain researcher Dr. JoAnn Deak will join us for a holiday coffee. Dr. Deak, known internationally for her won on "the differences between boys and girls - from the neck up", will hold a book signing of her award winning children's book Your Fantastic Elastic Brain. RSVP to creiss@St.AnnesSchool.org to reserve your copy of Dr. Deak's book, which we have per-purchased in limited quantity and is available for $20.00.

 

Dr. Deak is looking forward to chatting with St. Anne's School parents about questions you have. Please come to the library after drop off and join her for a cup of coffee and conversation.

 
St. Anne's School Christmas Chapel
On Tuesday, December 20 at 11:00 a.m., our Middle School hosts the St. Anne's School Christmas Chapel. This chapel will feature our Eighth Grade leaders as lectors, our Middle School Chorus, and our Middle School Band. We hope you'll join our community as we celebrate the season and look forward to the new year! 
Calling All Parents!
We are proud to launch a parent led initiative, Drive to 225 - Building on Our Success to empower our parent community to support enrollment at St. Anne's School. We invite you to join us for a kick off event to learn more about this fun and engaging campaign. We're offering two dates, Saturday, January 7 at 9:00 a.m. and Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to creiss@St.AnnesSchool.org
Annual Fund 
Pledge Challenges
The Board of Trustees will match up to $30,000 of new gifts - so that's any new gift or increase in giving from last year. This challenge will end on December 31, so make your pledge today!

One of the founders of the school, an alumni grandparent, has challenged other grandparents to increase their participation in the Annual Fund. If grandparent participation reaches 35% by December 31, an additional $10,000 will be added to the Annual Fund!

 

We only have 15 more days to complete our challenges! 

 

Our Annual Fund Goal: $300,000
Amount Raised to Date: $201,000 

 

Board Participation: 100% 

Staff Participation: 100%

Parent Participation: 50%

Grandparents: 22% 

 

Thank you to everyone who has already supported St. Anne's School!

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