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Principals Report Week 4 Term 1
Dear Parents and Carers,
Week 4 is going well at school. We did get to celebrate Twosday (22/2/22) with a bit of fun this week!
Twosday 22/2/2022!
Why is Twosday so special? They say that good things come in twos and on February 22nd, 2022, it's a big day for the number two! When you write it, 22/2/22, it's a palindrome, meaning it reads the same forward and backward. It also falls on a Tuesday, which is now referred to as Twosday. It's the most exceptional date in over a decade and won’t occur for another 100 years.
Here are some of our youngest (Kindergarten) and eldest (Year 6) students having some fun with the date!
COVID Update
Thank you again for all of the precautions you and your family are taking to reduce the likelihood of any school related spread of COVID. Positive case notifications at Rosary have settled a bit early this week but I think it will be a day by day and week by week proposition, particularly as we may see some restrictions ease later this term . The school is keeping up our safety procedures and routines and we are keeping up to date with ACT Government Health advice as it comes to hand.
Ash Wednesday - 2 March (Week 5)
Ash Wednesday is next week. It is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too.
Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolise the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Alternatively, the priest may speak the words, "Repent and believe in the Gospel." Ashes can also symbolise grief, in this case, grief that we have sinned and caused division from God.
As there are COVID restrictions in place, we are still finalising how the students at school will receive the ashes. We are in dicussion with Fr Mannes and will have some details soon. There will also be two parish masses next Wednesday at 7.30am and 6.00pm. See the Blackfriars Parish website for more information.
CATALYST Initiative
Before the start of the school year the Rosary staff engaged in the next phase of the Catholic Education CATALYST teaching and learning initiative. As a staff we are working at understanding the best evidence based practice in relation to teaching and learning and then implementing these strategies into every classroom. These strategies are called HIGH IMPACT TEACHING PRACTICE (HITP).
At the moment we are particularly exploring cognitive load theory and how we can teach and present learning to students in a way that they can move information from their short term working memory into their long term memory. Some of the ways we can do this is through explicit instruction, using clear terminology and language, having consistent routines, chunking information, eliciting regular responses from students, using random or non-volunteer questioning, and conducting what we call DAILY REVIEWS. Teachers are continually seeking real time evidence and feedback from individual students about what they know and can do! This information helps teachers re-teach, clarify, support and extend students.
Cognitive Load Theory…’is the single most important thing for a teacher to know.’
(Dylan Wiliam, 2017)
Each student, or adult for that matter, can only hold a limited amount of information or knowledge in their working, short term memory. It is very easy to get overloaded and then we lose this information. Teachers are also trying to reduce the extraneous load, information and things that overload us or distract us from essential learning.
Our teachers are set up in waves in regard to their curriculum and pedagogical development to allow quality professional learning, planning, mentoring and coaching. In the last week our teachers have been investigating more about the relevant theories behind this practice with an external coach and education company. Overtime teachers will be developing their use of DAILY REVIEWS, particularly in the crucial subjects of English and Mathematics.
This is an exciting time for our teachers and staff and we are already seeing signs and evidence of students being able to retain knowledge to use in new and more complex ways. Research shows that each student’s ability to comprehend knowledge and information should also improve. I will look to provide you with some more relevant information about Catalyst and HITP in coming newsletters.
All the best for the week ahead. God Bless.
Greg Walker
Principal
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time| 27 February | Year C
“What a person says comes from what is in the heart."
Click on the link below to go the readings and activities for this Sunday.
27 February - Sunday 8 ORD (yearcprayingwithchildren.org)
Project Compassion
Next week the season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which also marks the beginning of the annual Caritas Australia Project Compassion Appeal. Donations to Project Compassion allows Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, to work with local communities around the world to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.
The theme of Project Compassion 2022 is ‘For All Future Generations’ and reminds us that the good that we do today will extend and impact the lives of generations to come. It invites us to make the world a better place by working together now and finding long-term solutions to global issues. We encourage you to put your compassion into action this Lent through your prayer, fasting and almsgiving by supporting Project Compassion.
Each classroom will have a Project Compassion box for donations. Alternatively, you can donate online via the Caritas Australia website at: lent.caritas.org.au All donations will be greatly appreciated.
Repeat Notice: Sacramental Programs
As mentioned last year, the timing for the reception of the Sacraments has been reviewed by Fr Mannes. The Sacrament of First Reconciliation is now offered to students in Year 3 and the Sacrament of First Eucharist (Holy Communion) will be offered to students in Year 4. Our current Year 4 students received the Sacrament of First Eucharist last year, so there will be no sacramental preparation for Year 4 this year. Please disregard the dates in the calendar.
Sacramental Program 2021 |
Sacramental Program 2022 |
Year 3/4 Eucharist Year 6 Confirmation
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Year 3 Reconciliation Year 4 Eucharist (received 2021) Year 6 Confirmation |
If any baptised catholic students, new to Rosary, have missed out on the opportunity to receive a Sacrament, and wish to do so, please contact me for further information. liz.higgins@cg.catholic.edu.au
Peace and best wishes
Liz Higgins
Religious Education Co-ordinator
Protective Behaviours – Safe surprises and unsafe secrets
Another topic our students will learn about during this program is Safe surprises and unsafe secrets.
Safe and unsafe secrets: Help your child to be able to identify the difference.
Safe secrets usually have a happy outcome, are kept for a short time and are always told eventually. Several people usually know about the secret, e.g. a surprise birthday party or the arrival of a surprise visitor.
Unsafe secrets are usually about actions or behaviours that are unsafe or dangerous, e.g. when someone is being bullied or hurt. They may make us feel afraid, upset, confused, embarrassed, anxious or unsafe. They are secrets where someone says, ‘You must not tell’; they last a long time, sometimes forever. Unsafe secrets can involve a threat that something bad will happen if you tell. If your child tells you that they have a secret, you may find the following questions helpful as a guide: Do you want to tell me about the secret? If the answer is ‘no’, try some of the following questions:
- Is it a safe secret or unsafe secret?
- Who told you the secret?
- Who else knows the secret?
- How do you feel about the secret?
- Do you have any early warning signs?
- Is there someone you can talk with about it?
What can I do?
Talk with your child about secrets. Discuss whether the following examples would be safe or unsafe secrets: a birthday present for your dad or a friend’s surprise party, the hiding place for the spare house key or someone is being bullied at school.
Kind regards,
Julie Godfrey
Coordinator
https://www.aifs.com.au/static/media/uploads/childwise_parentsguide.pdf
Due to current restrictions, there are limited events planned for the following two weeks. If any events are able to proceed, information will be provided via Compass.
- Constable Kenny Koala Visit - Kinder, Years 1 and 2 - Friday 4th March
- Canberra Day Public Holiday - Monday 14th March
- School Photos - Full School Uniform - Tuesday 15th March
Oli Walmsley
Zoe Alderman
Luka Modric
Elijah Wilson
Paige Longworth
Elsie Monahan
James Steen
Isabella Therkelsen
Claire Pasfield
Lola Cummins
Chloe Wright
Phoebe Gillie
Victoria Lysenko
Mathew Clark
Toby Rath
Harriet Pavier
Imogen MacPherson
Gabriele Guarino
Casey Ryall
Louis Barajo
Max Pedregosa
Dakoda Gilllie
Noah Flemming
Zeno Pangallo
Sonam Jamtsho
Karma Lamzang
Charlie Rinaudo
Huge gratitude… from all Rosary Students, Staff and the Teacher Librarians!
The end of last year was so full-on with the storm damage sustained from the roof into the Library spaces. It was a particularly busy and sad time for us as we sorted through salvaged and sodden books. Amidst all this, we ‘lucked-in’ on a beautiful, thoughtful parent in Leeanne Roland. Her then employer, Capgemini, was relocating offices and had surplus furniture, a fridge and office supplies. Leeanne was instrumental in gaining boxes of stationery and resources for all our school to utilise. But….best of all, she was able to secure, for our Library, AMAZING near new furniture as seen below! Our staff and students were soooo impressed seeing our revitalised, post-flood space this year looking so flash!!! Thank you to Capgemini for their most generous donation; thank you Leeanne for thinking of us and making this happen and Jonathan Dawson from Dawson Heating & Cooling for arranging transportation from the offices to Rosary! Mrs Dawson and I are eternally grateful!!
This past week during Library lessons, all students engaged with the international Safer Internet Day program. Students discussed through simple actions how they can be respectful, kind, safe, responsible, resilient, prepared to ask for guidance and an 'upstander' in cases of reading or bullying.
#playitfaironline
Esafety Commissioner Aust
Sandy & Jodie
Library Newsletter - Aero Club
Our 2021 newly trained Aero Club participants were super excited to restart their 2022 training program this week after remote learning last year abruptly stopped the course. Mr Ederle assisted and guided the students through a flight simulator refresher course. As expected, they remembered all the required skills and ‘flew’ like champions!!!
School Photos will take place on Tuesday 15th March 2022.
All students are to come in full school uniform (not sports) on the day.
If you wish to place an order for school photos, please do so online. See below flyer for details. A physical copy of the flyer has gone home with the eldest student in each family today.
Sibling photos MUST be ordered before the photo day. All other photos can be ordered at any time.
The school counsellor, Hilde de Raadt-Abma, is available every Thursday and Friday.
You can refer your child for counselling by filling in a referral form available on Catholic Care’s website or follow this link: https://catholiccare.force.com/housing/s/school-referral-form
After you have filled out the referral form you will automatically be sent an email requesting your consent for your child to access the service. In the case of families where parents are separated, consent of both parents is normally required. If this is difficult for you please feel free to discuss with Hilde.
Hilda can be contacted ia the school or email (hilde.deraadt@catholiccare.cg.org.au) on Thursdays and Fridays.
Whole Day Absences - please submit via Parent Portal
If your child is absent from school for a whole day or longer, please submit details of the absence via the Parent Portal. This should be completed within 7 days of the absence.
If your child will only be absent for a partial day, the absence will be recorded as your child is signed in or out via the kiosk at the front office. You do not need to add an early pick up or late drop off via the Parent Portal.
Unexplained absences for your child will be displayed on your homepage when you log in to Parent Portal.
If an unexplained absence appears that you believe to be incorrect, please send an email to the front office for investigation.
Extracurricular Activities at Rosary
There are many extracurricular activities available onsite for our Rosary Students. Please note all of these activities attract a fee and are delivered by external providers. Please see the timetable below for details:
- French Lessons - Monday 3.10pm - 4.25pm (continuing) / Wednesday 8.00am - 9.00am (beginner)
- Tae Kwon-Do - Monday 6.30pm Children class / 7:30pm Adult class
- Mandarin Lessons - Tuesday 3.10pm - 4.25pm
- Chess Club - Tuesday 3.10pm - 4.30pm (Weeks 2 - 10)
- Zanshin Martial Arts - Tuesday 6.30pm Junior class / 7:30pm Senior class
- Artkids - Thursday 3.15pm - 5.15pm
- Italian Lessons - Friday 8:00am - 9:00am (beginner) and 3.10pm - 4.25pm (continuing)
- Musicorp (various instruments) / Piano Lessons - Friday 8:20am and during class time throughout the day
Please contact the school if you require further information.
Clothing Pool Open during School Hours
The Rosary Clothing Pool is open to families to purchase second hand uniform items for $5 per piece. Please note that currently only one family is allowed in the room at any one time and hand sanitisation is required upon entry and exit. A key is available from the front office to access the room during school hours for your convenience.
All new uniform items can be purchased from Personally Yours. They are located at 218 Gladstone St, Fyshwick ACT 2609 and can be contacted on 6280 4166.
The school year is divided into four terms. Term dates for the year 2022 are as follows:
Term 1 (10 weeks) Monday 31 January - Friday 8 April
Term 2 (10 weeks) Wednesday 27 April - Friday 1 July (Tuesday 26 April is a system wide Pupil Free Day)
Term 3 (10 weeks) Tuesday 19 July - Friday 23 September (Monday 18 July is a system wide Pupil Free Day)
Term 4 (10 weeks) Monday 10 October – Friday 16 December
NOTICEBOARD