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- Principals Report Week 7 Term 2
- Religious Education News
- Dates for your Diary
- Veritas Awards
- Australian Early Development Census
- School Photos
- Car Park Notice - Rosary Netball Training
- Cold and Flu Season / Illness
- School Counsellor
- Whole Day Absences via Parent Portal
- Clothing Pool Opening Hours
- Car Park Safety Reminder
- Extracurricular Activities at Rosary
- Block Crafters Tuesday Now Added
- Rosary Canteen Menu 2024
- ACT 2024 STUDENT ATTENDANCE DATES
- Parentline Counselling for Parents
- artKids Term and Holiday Programs
Principals Report Week 7 Term 2
Dear Parents and Carers
ACT Cross Country Carnival today at Stromlo
Today we have a number of students participating in the ACT Cross Country Carnival at Stromlo Course. Mrs Pangallo was at the carnival with the students and we hope they all run their best at this level.
Well done to these students running in the ACT Event:
Year 2 - Sophia G, Colton L, Jasmine M, Harriet S
Year 3 - Jake A, Elijah W
Year 4 - Chloe L, Samara M
Year 5 - Ljubica P, Raf T
Year 6 - Aidan H, Sangay C, James S
Chief Minister Andrew Barr Visit - 9.30am to 11.15am Thursday 20 June
Next week Rosary School is delighted to host a visit by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Yvette Berry and Mr Ross Fox, Director of Catholic Education Canberra and Goulburn. Our guests will undertake a tour of the school and discuss our teaching and learning, before sharing morning tea with our staff. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our school community and our Rosary and System initiatives.
Safety Concern - Please no handball before or after school times
No handball before or after school outside the school QUAD. Last week and this week I have seen handballs roll into the car park and students go after them. There was a report of a handball also hitting a car.
My understanding is that these students were not registered at OSHClub and under their supervision but rather our students who have been dropped off (morning) or collected (afternoon) by parents and were playing handball. The practice of playing handball at these times should not take place due to the risk to students. Thank you.
CLAIM the DATE: Volunteers needed for the Rosary Track and Field (Athletics) Carnival
A very popular event each year for the parents and carers, and the students, is the Rosary Track and Field (Athletics) Carnival. A date and venue has been booked for our carnival this year - it will be held on Friday 16 August (end of Week 4 Term 3) at Dickson Playing Fields.
We do need lots of parent volunteers to make this day run smoothly and be a success, so please claim this date in your calendar if you can help out or come and cheer the students along.
A formal note about the carnival will come out closer to the carnival with more information and the option to volunteer. This is also a good time to remind our parents and carers to ensure they have an ACT Working with Vulnerable People Card (WWVP) that is still valid/in date. WWVP cards are free for volunteers and can be obtained through the ACT Government website/shopfront
This is the week after the conclusion of the Paris Olympics so we should see some very keen athletes ready to shine at the Rosary carnival!
Wishing everyone a great week ahead. God Bless.
Greg Walker
Principal
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Year B| Sunday 16 June| green
“The mustard seed, the smallest of all the seeds, grows into the biggest shrub of all."
Click on the link below to go the readings and activities for this Sunday.
June 16 - Sunday 11 ORD - PRAYING WITH CHILDREN YEAR B 2023-2024 (yearbprayingwithchildren.org)
A ZOOM COURSE TO STRENGTHEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP
– Thursday Evenings in June
Whether you’ve been together 1 year or 61 years, married or in a long-term relationship, in a good place or struggling, The Marriage Course offers practical support and ideas to strengthen your relationship, in a fun-packed format, via Zoom.
Participate from the comfort of your home, 7-9pm Thursdays over May & June. Optional In-Person Introduction Evening (Thu 2 May) and Final Dinner (Thu 27June). Hosted by the Catholic & Anglican Parishes of Inner North Canberra.
First Zoom session begins 7pm Thu 9th May.
Enquiries: helenazobec@cg.org.au or 0405 440 463
More Info: https://cgcatholic.org.au/marriagefamily/married/
Register at: tinyurl.com/y3fw859r
THE ROUND TABLE SERIES
Exploring topics of faith, life and mission in our Church
As part of the current Year of the Holy Spirit and leading into an Archdiocesan Assembly later this year, please consider joining others from across the Archdiocese for a time of prayerful dialogue in the spirit of synodality (walking together). You can do this by participating in one or more sessions of a Roundtable Series that is currently underway.
Upcoming Topics:
- Seek the City: Faith in the Public Sphere (22 June)
- Reconciliation and First Nations: Healing Wounds, Receiving Gifts (7 July)
- The Voice of the Child: Safeguarding the Gift of our Children and Vulnerable (4 September).
For more information and to register, go to https://www.cgevangelisation.org.au/roundtables/. If you would like to connect with others in the inner north community interested in the Roundtable topics, please contact Emily at emilykathrynhall@gmail.com.
Peace and best wishes,
Liz Higgins
Religious Education Coordinator
- School Photos - Catch up photo day Friday 21st June - Full School Uniform to be worn
- Lace Tying Workshops - Monday 17th June - Kinder and Year 1
- Semester One Reports Available on Compass - Wednesday 26th June
Kinder Paris - Bridget S, Hudson H
1 Hague - Leanne J
1 Vienna - Harper P
2 Barcelona - Moss T, Sohpia G
2 Osaka - Aleah V
3 Casablanca - Zac A
3 Cairo - Roman V
4 Dublin - Vihana K, Mackenzie R
4 Rome - Charlotte R
5 Panama - Grace B
5 Washington - Isla K
6 Athens - Cooper R
6 London - Yangki L
Car Park Notice - Rosary Netball Training
Rosary Netball Club will be holding training sessions this term on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons between 3.30pm and 4.30pm on the school netball courts.
To ensure the safety of these students, could parents and carers please be mindful not to leave cars on the courts after this time. If you need to be on the premises after 3.30pm, could you please park in the carpark to the side of the hall or in the gravel car park at the rear of the school.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Cold and Flu season is now upon us. To assist in preventing the spread of illness, we seek your co-operation keeping children at home if they are unwell and regularly reminding children about basic hygiene practices including:
Hand Hygiene: frequent washing of hands with soap and water. Using hand sanitizer where apporpriate.
Coughing/Sneezing Etiquette: covering of the mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, disposing of the tissue in the bin and washing hands. Alternatively, coughing into the elbow.
We thank you for your cooperation with this matter.
The School Counsellor is at Rosary all day Mondays and Tuesdays during each school term.
How to make an appointment
If your child was seen by the School Counsellor last year and you would like them to receive support in 2023, we require you to complete a new counselling registration form. Please either contact your child’s class teacher or Greg Walker- the Principal for further information.
Similarly, new referrals and requests can be made by contacting your child’s class teacher or Greg Walker- the Principal for further information.
Parent consent for counselling continues to be required for all primary school students and will be sought and provided via email. Where parents are separated, we require the written consent of both parents. Once the referral has been received by myself- School Counsellor- I will make contact with parents on my next day at Rosary to further discuss the referral.
More about School counselling/how to access school counselling at Rosary Primary School
As part of the pastoral care program for students at Rosary, students have access to a Student and Family Counselling service provided by MaryMeadCatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn (MCCG). MCCG are contracted by the CEO to provide a counselling service to students and their families on site. There is no fee to access this service. The service offers short term counselling support (roughly up to six sessions per referral issue) to children and their families – the counsellor can also provide referrals for more complex issues requiring intensive or long term therapy/support.
The role of the counsellor is to focus on the emotional, social and educational well-being of the students. Counsellors welcome contact with students having difficulty with some part of their life, the problem does not have to be a big one. It is better to seek help sooner rather than later. Some typical
concerns that counsellors work with include: anger, anxiety, behavioural problems, low mood, family changes/separation, grief and loss, learning and educational challenges, parenting challenges, peer and other social relationships, school avoidance, stress and study skills. As well as individual sessions with students, counsellors can run groups, consult with parents and teachers and make referrals to other services and supports.
Student and Family Counsellors subscribe to a set of professional ethics that include duty of care and respect for the individual rights to privacy and confidentiality. The counsellors’ obligation is to ensure the safety, well-being and confidentiality of the student they are working with. All counsellors are mandated to report any disclosure or sign of abuse (including self-harm) or neglect to Child Protection Services. Outside of our mandated requirements, all counselling sessions are confidential and the details will not be discussed with other parties unless written consent is given by the client.
Sarah Foley- is onsite at Rosary Mondays and Tuesdays during term.
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.
Access to the clothing pool will now be as follows:
Monday - 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.
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 - 5.00pm
- 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 - Tuesdays at Lunchtime from Weeks 2-10 - Kinder to Year 4
Please contact the school if you require further information.
ACT 2024 STUDENT ATTENDANCE DATES
2024 | TERM BEGINS | TERM ENDS |
---|---|---|
Term 1 | 31 January | 12 April |
Term 2 | 30 April | 5 July |
Term 3 | 23 July | 27 September |
Term 4 | 14 October | 16 December |
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