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- Principals Report Week 7 Term 4
- Religious Education News
- Family Engagement with Faith
- Vinnies Christmas Appeal
- Dates for your Diary
- Veritas Awards
- Change to Swimming Program
- Library News- Please return all books!
- Class Contacts 2024
- OSHClub Care Available Friday 15th December - Pupil Free Day
- Rosary Netball
- Hayfever Season
- ACT Government’s Rent Relief Program
- Holiday Happenings
- Extracurricular Activities at Rosary
- Whole Day Absences via Parent Portal
- School Counselling Services
- Clothing Pool Opening Hours
- Car Park Safety Reminder
Principals Report Week 7 Term 4
Dear Parents and Carers
Big Challenge Fun Reward - Principal for a Day
I am pleased to announce that the school did beat their target of $12,000 for the Big Challenge Fundraising Event. Well done to everyone for participating.
One of the prizes was for a student to be selected as Principal for the Day at Rosary. That day will be this Friday 24 November.
Who will it be? We’ll have to wait until Friday to find out!
Thank you to our outgoing Community Council members
The Rosary Community Council plays a very important role in the governance of the school and supporting our students, families and staff. This year we have a number of long serving parents finishing their terms on the Community Council at the end of 2023.
- Chris Allard
- Libby Reardon
- Justine Tansley
- Catherine Garreffa
- Kath Watson (Staff representative)
Each of you have brought your own wisdom, judgement and enthusiasm to the important governance roles you held. Your commitment to this role has ensured that the school has met the needs of our students, supported our families and fostered a strong sense of the community spirit amongst our parent and friends’ group. Your work has ensured our students have been provided with the best opportunity to succeed in their learning. Thank you for your dedication and the time you have given to Rosary School over many years.
Welcome to the new members of Our Community Council
I would like to welcome our new Community Council members who have joined us in the transition period to the 2024 school year:
- James Matthews
- David Battey
- James McPherson
- Fiona Slater
- Tess Crozier
- Matthew Rudd
- (New staff member - TBC)
Thank you to our continuing members of our Community Council
I would like to thank our current and continuing members of our Community Council for their hard work and commitment:
- Raphael Higginbotham
- Krystal Eppelstun-Lee
- Fiona Hill-Stein
- John O’Brien (Assistant Principal)
OSHClub Opening on upcoming Pupil Free Day - Friday 15 December 2023
OSHClub is providing care options for the full day on Friday 15 December 2023, which is a pupil free day for our school staff. Parents and carers should be able to book soon. Staff will be at work and involved in end of year sessions and planning for 2024.
Withdrawal of the Order of Preachers and Dominican Religious Presence in Canberra
As mentioned earlier in the year, after 60 years of service and commitment to the Watson and Canberra community, the Order of Preachers fathers and Dominican Religious Presence, will cease at the end of this month. The number of people taking up a life of vocation to serve God and the Church has dropped over the years and the religious fathers and sisters are to be consolidated and are called to serve in other Australian communities now.
Rosary Primary School, Blackfriars Parish and the Australian Catholic University are so grateful for the wonderful legacy we have that has been built over their 60 years here and it is now our role to be stewards of our faith and carry on the Dominican spirit and values in Rosary School and local community.
We look forward to thanking and farewelling our parish priest Fr Mannes Tellis over the next 3 weeks.
- Fr Mannes will celebrate his last mass as our parish priest at the 10.00am mass on Sunday 26 November 2023, followed by morning tea with parishioners.
- Archbishop Christopher Prowse will lead a celebration of thanks on behalf of the archdiocese at the 10.00am mass on Sunday 3 December 2023. At this time, Archbishop Prowse will also welcome our new priests in North Canberra from the Blessed Sacrament Fathers.
- We will also farewell Fr Mannes with the school students at 11.30am this Friday 24 November in the Quad.
Thank you to Fr Mannes for his great service and contribution to our school and the parish in recent years. You will be missed. Below are photos of Fr Mannes celebrating our Kindergarten Liturgy recently.
Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead.
God Bless
Greg Walker
Principal
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Year A| Sunday 26 November| white
“The Son of Man will sit upon his seat of glory and he will separate all into two groups.”
Click on the link below to go the readings and activities for this Sunday.
November 26 - CHRIST THE KING (yearaprayingwithchildren.org)
Religious Education Coordinator
- Year 6 Farewell Assembly - Monday 11 December (Week 10) at 2.20pm
- Swimming Program - Week 9 (4th December - 8th December)
- Semester Two Reports Available - Wednesday 6th December
- End of Year Mass - Tuesday 12th December - Holy Rosary Church - 10.00am
- Year 6 Graduation Dinner - Tuesday 12th December - Ainslie Football Club
- Final Assembly - Thursday 14th December - School Hall - 2.30pm
- End of Term for Students - Thursday 14th December 3.10pm
- Pupil Free Day (Staff Only) - Friday 15th December
Congratulations to the following students who received a Veritas Award:
Ruby Armstrong
Eddy Morgan
Flynn Mackay
Archie Lonsdale
Poppy Yiannaros
Gaychen Rabgay
Zoe Slater
Elora Morgan
Norah Hinds
Javier Cauchi
Elouise Singline
Pippa Kee
Max Tagliapietra
Gerorge Critchley-Alderman
Charlotte Roland
Alice Humphries
Isla Kelly
Karma Wangchuk
Mason Mullens
James Stein
Zeno Pangallo
Ella Katz
Sami Thomas
The format of the school swimming program has changed. Students will attend 5 x 1 hour lessons over the period of a week (Instead of 10 x ½ lessons over 2 weeks).
This change is necessary due to timetabling requirements of the bus company and the Gungahlin Leisure Centre. There will be no change to the price of the program.
Lessons commence on Monday 4 December – Friday 8 December.
More information regarding exact lesson times will be available during week 8.
Kind regards,
Julie Godfrey
Coordinator
Library News- Please return all books!
As the school year draws to a close, it’s time for our annual library stocktake. We kindly request all families return any books with the school barcode on the front cover as soon as possible. This ensures an accurate count of our collection and allows us to ensure that we have all necessary resources for next year.
We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.
The Rosary Community Council is now calling on nominations for 2024 Class Contacts. Class Contacts are an integral part of the Rosary School Community, and the Council greatly appreciates all parent volunteers. Please see the flyer and click on the nomination link
OSHClub Care Available Friday 15th December - Pupil Free Day
OSHClub will be operating on Friday 15th (Pupil Free Day) for families requiring care for their children.
Bookings will be open soon.
Please contact OSHClub directly for enquiries and bookings.
0437767194
1300 395 735
Hayfever season has arrived with the weather being particularly windy and the pollen count high. We have had many children coming to the front office with hayfever symptoms. If your child is prone to hayfever please consider the treatment you would like them to receive.
If you would like your child to be given hayfever medication please fill in a Request to Dispense Medication Form and provide the medication to be stored in the First Aid area.
Parents will be contacted prior to any medication being administered. If your child is a suffers symptoms frequently, you may like to consider treating them before they attend school.
The Request to Dispense Medication Form can be accessed via this link: Request to Dispense Medication and on the school website.
ACT Government’s Rent Relief Program
The Christmas/Festive season is fast approaching, and along with it is the additional Christmas/Festive preparation expenses, not to mention the bills that will start rolling in come the New Year!
Care continues to facilitate the ACT Government’s Rent Relief program for those who rent privately in the ACT. Eligible renters can apply for the one off grant of 4 weeks rent up to a maximum of $2,500.
Please note: The current turn around for applications is 2-3 weeks, but could increase depending on the volume of applications received.
For more information, eligibility criteria and application form head to our website – www.carefcs.org/rent-relief-scheme
Care will be closed for Christmas from Friday 22nd December 2023 reopening Tuesday 2nd January 2024.
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 - 4.20pm (continuing) / Wednesday 8.00am - 9.00am (beginner)
- Action Tae Kwon-Do - Monday 6.30pm Children class / 7:30pm Adult class
- Chess Club - Tuesday 3.10pm - 4.30pm (Weeks 1-9)
- 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)
- Musicorp (various instruments) / Piano Lessons - Friday 8:20am and during class time throughout the day
- Block Crafters - Wednesday Week 2 - Coding and Robotics After School Programme for interested students aged 8-12 years (currently fully booked).
- Dance Club - PLAY - The Dance Agency - Thursdays at Lunchtime from Weeks 2-10 - Kinder to Year 4
Please contact the school if you require further information.
Whole Day Absences via Parent Portal
Whole Day Absences
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. There is no need to adjust times for whole day absences.
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.
The school counsellor, is available every Thursday and Friday.
You can refer your child for counselling by contacting the school by phone or email.
You will be asked for 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 this with the counsellor.
Access to the clothing pool will now be as follows:
Monday - All Day (school hours)
Tuesday - Friday - Before and after school only
Thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers who maintain the space for our community.
Please note: All donations of preloved uniforms (in good wearable condition) are welcome at the front office.
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