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🌍 Dialogue and Encounter

Our children have enjoyed taking part in Dialogue and Encounter learning, exploring different cultures, communities and faiths.

Through stories, discussion and creative activities, the children developed their understanding of how people may live, believe and celebrate in different ways. They learned to listen respectfully, ask questions and appreciate what we have in common.

A wonderful opportunity to develop respect, understanding and curiosity about our diverse world. 🌎❤️

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🏆 Brentwood Diocese Citizenship Award

We were very proud to celebrate with Shanelle who received the Brentwood Diocese Citizenship Award.

The award recognises children who demonstrate our Catholic values through their kindness, compassion, respect and care for others often through challenging times.

It was wonderful to celebrate their achievements and see our school values of Love, Learn and Pray being lived out every day. ❤️

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🌎 A Special Visit from Sister Anne

We were delighted to welcome Sister Anne from Paraguay who was visiting our parish community.

The children enjoyed learning about life in Paraguay and hearing about Sister Anne's work and experiences. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn about another part of our world and to think about how we can show love, kindness and care for others.

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🌸 Crowning of Mary

Our children took part in a beautiful May Procession and Crowning of Mary to honour Mary during the month of May.

We gathered together in prayer and celebration, remembering Mary's love, faith and her special place in our Catholic faith. The children took part reverently and helped to make this a very special moment for our school community.

A beautiful celebration of Mary and our faith. 💙🌸

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💙 Father's Day in Cygnets

We had a lovely time welcoming dads and special grown-ups into our Cygnets Nursery for a special Father's Day visit.

The children were so excited to share their nursery with their families and enjoy some special time together. There were lots of smiles, laughter and precious moments shared.

A wonderful way to celebrate the special people in our children's lives! 💙

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🔥 Pentecost Art

Our children celebrated Pentecost by exploring the story of the Holy Spirit coming to the disciples.

Using their artistic skills and creativity, they created beautiful paintings inspired by the flames, colours and symbols of Pentecost.

It was a wonderful opportunity to combine our faith, creativity and learning as we remembered the coming of the Holy Spirit. 🔥🎨❤️

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🌍 Earth Day Creations

Our children enjoyed getting creative for Earth Day, making wonderful artwork and creations inspired by our amazing planet.

As well as creating, the children learned about looking after our world, including caring for nature, reducing waste, recycling and making thoughtful choices to protect our environment.

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⛪ Visiting Most Holy Trinity Church

Our Nursery children and their families enjoyed a special visit to Most Holy Trinity Church.

It was a wonderful opportunity for our youngest children to experience our parish community, explore the church and spend time together in prayer.

We were so pleased to welcome our families and share this special experience together. ❤️

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✝️ Easter Passion Play

Our Year 1 and Year 2 children shared a very special Easter Passion Play, telling the story of Jesus' journey to the cross and the joy of the Resurrection.

The children worked hard to learn their parts and brought the story to life with confidence and enthusiasm. It was a beautiful opportunity for us all to reflect on the Easter story and the message of hope, love and new life.

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✝️ Preparing for Lent

Our Reception children helped to change and prepare our prayer table for the start of Lent.

Together, they talked about Lent as a special time of prayer, reflection and getting ready for Easter. The children carefully changed the prayer table and thought about how we can make positive choices and show love and kindness to others during Lent.

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💐 Mother's Day in Cygnets Nursery 💕

We had a very special Mother's Day in our Cygnets Nursery, welcoming mums and special grown-ups into our youngest learners' classroom.

It was lovely to see the children proudly share their nursery environment, enjoy special time together and celebrate the important people who care for them.

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🌿 CAFOD Family Walk 💚

We were delighted to welcome a member of CAFOD to school ahead of our Big Family Walk, where we learned more about how our fundraising can help communities around the world.

Families then came together at Langdon Nature Reserve to enjoy the Peter Rabbit Trail, walking together and raising money for CAFOD. It was a lovely opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, spend time with our school community and put our faith into action by helping others.

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🥐 Family Breakfast Morning 🌟

We had a wonderful time welcoming families into school for our Family Breakfast Morning!

It was lovely to see children enjoying breakfast with their families and spending time together before the school day began. There was a fantastic atmosphere, with lots of smiles, conversation and laughter.

A big thank you to all the families who joined us and helped make it such a special morning! ❤️

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🌟 Celebrating St Anne Line Day 🌟

We had a wonderful time celebrating St Anne Line Day together as a school community!

The children learned more about the life of St Anne Line, reflecting on her courage, faith and perseverance. We came together in prayer and enjoyed special activities to help us celebrate our patron saint.

It was a joyful day filled with faith, fun and togetherness, reminding us of our school motto:

“En Magna Constantia” – With Great Perseverance. ❤️

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Year 2 helped to raise money for this fantastic cause by singing Christmas songs to shoppers and parents.

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Year 2 and Year 3 Junior Nativity at Most Holy Trinity

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Year 2 and Year 3 Junior Nativity at Most Holy Trinity

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It was delightful to visit the church to take part in the Year 3 Nativity.

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Our EYFS Christmas performance and KS1 Nativity was a highlight of Advent.

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Our annual International fayre, celebrating our diverse community with global foods, cultural dress and Christmas spirit.

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We work alongside Fr Albert and Sarah at the parish office to organise events, visits and to enable strong parish links between us. This helps us to live through Christ and and to nurture a school community in which children learn to act with integrity, serve others and grow in their moral and spiritual development.

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Crib Service - First Sunday of Advent (Hope)

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Crib Service - First Sunday of Advent (Hope)

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Mrs Clayton and teachers delivered a special service to introduce the Nativity to the children for the First Sunday of Advent. We lit the candle of Hope on the Advent Wreath.

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Our prayer garden was transformed by the children's poppies to signify the importance of remembering those who suffered and are still suffering from war and conflict.

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Our Year 1 and 2 children delivered a beautiful Stay and Pray to parents about our guardian angels and love.

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We deliver CST assemblies to our Reception and KS1 children.  Certificates are given out each week to those children who show the CST value of the week.

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We deliver CST assemblies to our Reception and KS1 children.  Certificates are given out each week to those children who show the CST value of the week.

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We started the year by having a special assembly to introduce our House Saints.

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Our wonderful families supported us by transforming the school grounds in October.  They gave up their Saturday morning for the Big Help Out.

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Christus Catholic Trust Mass at Brentwood Cathedral

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Christus Catholic Trust Mass at Brentwood Cathedral

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We joined our Trust schools for a special Mass at Brentwood Cathedral where Fr Stephen Meyers delivered a heartfelt Mass to all staff and children. This yearly event is a highlight of the school calendar and we come together as one.

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We welcomed children back to school by showing the children the doors of hope, created by the previous class. Each classroom door was specially created by children and class teachers to launch the Jubilee Year - Pilgrims of Hope.

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At St Anne Line Catholic Infant School and Nursery, we follow Jesus by learning to love others, learn, and pray together.  We work closely with our parish, and support charities like CAFOD and St Luke's Hospice to help those in need.

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At St Anne Line Catholic Infant School and Nursery, we follow Jesus by learning to love others, learn, and pray together.  We work closely with our parish, and support charities like CAFOD and St Luke's Hospice to help those in need.

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Catholic Social Teaching helps us understand that everyone is created in God’s image and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. It reminds us to think of others, to care for the world, and to stand up for what is right — just as Jesus taught us.

We Love, Learn and Pray in all we do.

Our Catholic Life and Mission is seen in the way we care for one another, gather in prayer, celebrate the liturgical year, support charities, and grow together as part of God's family.

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As part of our first KS1 Celebration of the Word, Mrs Clayton helped the children by planting a tree for our Forest School area.

The Season of Creation runs from 1st September (World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) to 4th October (the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi) each year.

It was a time to renew our relationships with God our Creator, and with all creation, as we joined together in prayer.

Sister Anne from our parish came to visit us to talk about a special Mass we would be making posters for and to teach the children about St Francis of Assisi. We gave thanks for all that God has made, and watched a short clip of Laudato Si to help us think about taking action to protect the earth, our common home.

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Our mission, vision and values are clearly displayed for all families and visitors to see.

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Our mission, vision and values are clearly displayed for all families and visitors to see.

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Mission Statement:

With Jesus, we love, we learn, we pray.

Together we grow our school each day.

Our values:

Love, Learn, Pray

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St Anne Line is the patron saint of our school. She lived in Essex in the 16th Century, during the time that Elizabeth 1st was Queen of England.

She became a Catholic even though the Queen, as a Protestant, ruled that it was against the law to practise Catholicism.

Being a Catholic was a serious crime, but Anne had such strong faith that she risked her life by looking after Catholic priests. She became the housekeeper of a priest and encouraged other people to attend mass in the house.

On 2nd February, Fr. Francis Page was saying mass when soldiers came to the house and took Anne as a prisoner. Fr. Page managed to escape. She was eventually put to death for her faith and later became a saint.

The date of her arrest, 2nd February, is a date now remembered by the school and is celebrated as St. Anne Line’s Feast Day.

St. Anne Line School was built to provide a Catholic education in the heart of Basildon and was opened in 1964. Mr. James Fox opened the school as the first headmaster. The infant school had been planned at the same time as the original plans, and in 1968 the children, who were then infants, moved to the new building under the leadership of a second headteacher, Miss Brenda Doherty.

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The Church celebrates Mary’s birthday on September 8th. This feast day is exactly nine months after the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th. We celebrated this special day with a whole school liturgy, we prayed the Hail Mary together and sang Happy Birthday to our Lady.

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Fr Albert blessed the children's backpacks at Sunday Mass on Education Sunday. What a special time it was for our new families to join us for this special blessing.

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Fr Albert visited all classes in the school to welcome children to the new school year and introduce himself to our children.

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We welcomed our children and families to a wonderful Breakfast Morning. It was a lovely morning for the children to share a bacon sandwich with their friends and family.

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We joined our fellow Trust schools on a Pilgrim's of Hope walk in Southend. It invited us to journey inward and outward, reflecting on God's enduring presence throughout salvation history and in our personal lives. It encouraged spiritual renewal for our children and staff as we joined together in hope and solidarity.

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We celebrated Black History Month with themed CST assemblies which recognised the contribution of Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou.

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We celebrated Black History Month with themed CST assemblies which recognised the contribution of Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou.

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CST - Human Dignity Black History Month Rosa Parks

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CST - Human Dignity Black History Month Maya Angelou

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This assembly linked to Remembrance and our special Remembrance service as a school.

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This assembly linked to Remembrance and our special Remembrance service as a school.

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Our children enjoy spending time in thoughtful prayer together. They plan with their teachers how thy can deliver the child-led liturgy using the planning document below.

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Child-Led Celebration of the Word Planning 2025.docx

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We pray the Rosary at the grotto every day in October. We develop staff formation with staff members during this special time of the year.

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Our wonderfully generous families donated food to our school for the local Basildon Foodbank. Fr Albert gave us a blessing and families joined us to celebrate with songs.

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Rise Theatre treated us all to a special day to introduce and remind the children of our 7 Catholic Social Teaching values.

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Our children created Advent wreaths with Mrs Plormel, our Forest School lead.

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A special moment when the tree in the grotto lights up the Nativity scene for the first time at the beginning of Advent.