St. Anne is located in Hanmer, Ontario and serves JK to Grade 8 students in the Hanmer area with both Regular and French Immersion programs. Hanmer is located within the City of Greater Sudbury.

Kindergarten Information
Information for St. Anne's newest students and their parents

Mission Statement:

St. Anne Catholic School is an open, friendly and welcoming school where we live our Christian faith in words as well as deeds.

We provide a safe haven for our children, instilling a sense of pride and respect for themselves, others, and for their environment. Our children are continuously encouraged to strive to achieve their own personal potential in every aspect of their spiritual, academic, social and physical growth.

Clubs, Programs & Activities

Community Builders
Students from grade 5 along with staff and parent volunteers participate in a multiple day institute on leadership. Skilled trainers helped groups explore topics such as being friends and allies, eliminating racism, listening powerfully, understanding gender equity and building an inclusive classroom. Students then deliver this message of being a good ally to classes within the school.

Math Challenge
Students from grades 5 through 8 can participate in Math Challenge. These children, in groups of three, need to work cooperatively in order to solve challenging math problems. The teams then compete against many other schools within our Board. Each division ( grades 5 & 6, and grades 6,7 and 8) will have five challenges starting in October and ending by May. The top three teams are announced by June of each year.

Boys’ Basketball
Students from grades 6 and 7 are invited to join the team. Practices and games take place after school hours. Weekend tournaments usually take place in the fall.

Girls’ Basketball
Students from grades 6 and 7 are invited to join the team. Practices and games take place after school hours. Weekend tournaments usually take place in the fall.

Girls’ Volleyball
Students from grades 6 and 7 are invited to join the team. Practices and games take place after school hours. Weekend tournaments usually take place in the fall.

Co-ed Basketball
Students from grades 4,5,6 and 7 are invited to join the team. Practices and games take place after school hours. Weekend tournaments usually take place in the fall.

Track and Field
Students from grades 3 to 8 take part in the school wide track and field event. The top athletes will participate in the school board wide event in late May or early June. All events take place during school hours.

Trash Troopers
Grade 7 French Immersion students, led by Mrs. Roy-Serré, take on the challenge of composting, recycling and maintaining the cleanliness of the school grounds. In January 2005, St. Anne School won a Vermi composter for participation in “The Cleanest School Yard Program” sponsored by the City of Greater Sudbury. The composter has approximately 1 pound of red worms who work hard at decomposing organic materials. We will soon see and use the rich nutrient soil to plant pine seedlings from Mme Shonwise’s French Immersion Kindergarten class.

Dearness Conservation
Mrs. Roy-Serré and some students from grade 6 oversee the school’s energy conservation efforts. (School Board project).

Carnival Days and Play Days
Held at special times throughout the year.

Caught You Doing Something Good
This school incentive program is aimed at recognizing the students who perform acts of kindness or of good citizenship in the school.

Forgot my Lunch Program
Childhood/Enfance provides the school with food for the students who forget their lunch at home.

Bully Free Classroom Program
Grade 6 students meet weekly with the principal for this program aimed at helping students deal with bullying.

Literacy and Numeracy Days
Special days are planned to entice students into the world of Literacy and Numeracy. Special guests are often invited to read and students enjoy a variety of stories as they rotate from class to class. They also delight in the variety of related activities which teachers provide. We all love those days, but one of our favourites has to be "Grandparent Literacy Day". Grandparents join us in the classroom to read to and listen to their grandchildren read. They then join together with friends and grandchildren for a cup of tea, a little treat and a lot of good company. "Literacy is not for the fortunate few. It is the right of every child." (Bouchard and Sutton, 2001, pg 3). Another favourite is the “100th Day of School” where many numeracy activities are enjoyed. Thanks to St. Anne teachers, parents, and the community for working together to make this happen for our children.

Theme Days and Spirit Days
St. Anne Angels participate in Crazy Hair Day, Wear Something with Polka Dots, You are my Sunshine - Wear Something Yellow Day along with many other specialty days throughout the year.

Poetry Competition
The poets at St. Anne School enter many contests throughout the school year and enjoy sharing their successes with classmates and family.

Oral Communication Competition
Every second year, the students from grades 3 to 8 can participate in this competition at the school level. Winners move on to the School Board Level Competition.

Spelling Bee Competition
Every alternate year, the students from grades 3 to 8 can participate in this competition at the school level. Winners move on to the School Board Level competition