Wednesday 1 March 2017

40 days of Lent and Spirit Week.

Today marks the beginning of Lent with our celebration of Ash Wednesday. We receive ashes on our foreheads to symbolize a turning away from our bad choices and a turning towards good choices that build ourselves and our community. Tat is why as a school we are ebarking on the 40 days for Leny challenge.

Lent is a time when we think of others and try to make better choices. We do works of charity and make sacrifices to help others. During this Lenten season, we're challenging all the Lions of St. Anne to complete 40 Acts. We call it “The 40 Act Challenge”!

At the beginning of each day, we will read out a challenge act for you to complete at some point during the day. You may complete the act as often as you want. It can be for anyone: friends, classmates, someone you see on the yard, teachers, and other staff in the school. You can also continue this when you go home at the end of the day with your parents, brothers, sisters, and grandparents. This is a special way for all of us to come together and show how much we care for our St. Anne Lion Family. Remember, we're all in this together – all students and all staff. Let's make these 40 days an opportunity to make a difference.


Next week we will also hold our spirit week as a lead up to March Break. The events and explanation is below. All proceeds will go to support the St. Anne Kingdom Club Social Justice initiatives.

We take the time of Lent to teach the children about being a light in the darkness. One of the ways children can let their light shine is by helping others. The week of March 6 is a fundraising Spirit week. Each student is encouraged to bring in a loonie or a toonie each day and participate in the fun. Funds will go to our Lenten initiatives.

March 6 – PJ Day

March 7 – Stuffy Day

March 8 – Jersey Day

March 9 – Lion School Spirit Day

March 10 – Tacky Tourist Day

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