Dear Parents and Carers
Thank you for supporting your child’s start to school in 2023. Thank you also for attending the Welcome Back Community BBQ last night if you were able and also for visiting your child’s classroom. The turn-out was excellent and it was lovely to see our parents and carers in the school and talking with staff and other families. Thank you to the Year 6 parents who cooked the BBQ for us as well as selling drinks.
If you were unable to attend, your child’s teacher will send home any relevant information or handouts to you this week.
The Welcome Back Community BBQ was an informal evening but there will be an opportunity for parent/teacher interviews in Week 6 Term One (6-7 March 2023). This will be an ideal time for a conversation about how your child has settled into their year group and how their effort and study is going in Term One. Invites for these meetings will be shared with you closer to this time.
Opening School Year Mass
Yesterday we also celebrated our 2023 Opening School Year Mass in Holy Rosary Church. It was great to share in this Eucharist celebration and give thanks for the blessings of our community and for the strength and guidance to meet the challenges and events of 2023. Fr Mannes reminded us in his homily about the importance of relationships and being there for each other. We all need to be connected and have friends. Starting a new school year provides this opportunity with a great sense of hope and excitement. Thank you to parents, carers and parishioners who attended the mass. There was a good number of adults in attendance at this mass too.
2023 VERITAS and B.E.S.T. Awards
Each Friday it is my pleasure to present the weekly Rosary VERITAS Awards at morning assembly to students who have worked hard or impressed their teachers with their manners, values or effort.
Our Rosary B.E.S.T. Awards are presented in Weeks 3, 5, 7 and 9 each term. This term our focus is on BELIEVE. BELIEVE is one of our 4 pillars highlighted in our principles for teaching and learning. Teachers will select students that exhibit the actions and values that keep the Dominican charism and spirit alive in our school. These Dominican charisms include: Prayer, Study, Community and Service.
Our Year 6 student leaders will soon set the example and launch the B.E.S.T. Award philosophy with our students soon, with our first focus on the aspect of ‘B’ - BELIEVE.
Teaching and Learning is valued at Rosary and we know that ‘TOGETHER WE DO OUR BEST’ - our learning motto.
Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead.
God bless.
Greg Walker
Principal