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- Principals Report Week 9 Term 1
- Religious Education News
- Family Engagement with Faith - Term 1
- Dates for your Diary
- Veritas Awards
- Library News
- Hello from the School Counsellor ……and important information about how to access School Counselling
- Whole Day Absences via Parent Portal
- Clothing Pool Opening Hours
- Car Park Safety Reminder
- Cold and Flu Season / Illness
- Extracurricular Activities at Rosary
- Rosary Canteen Menu 2024
- Canteen News
- ACT 2024 STUDENT ATTENDANCE DATES
- St Clare's Open Day and Enrolment
- Daramalan College Open Day and Enrolment
- Merici College 65th Anniversary Ball
- St John Paul II College Open Events
- Sophie Kelly Year 6 Athens performing in Billy Elliot
- Madagascar Jnr - A Musical Adventure Featuring Charlotte Woodhouse Year 6
- artKids Programs
- Merici College Enrolling Now
- 2024 Free Razzamatazz Holiday Show
- Holiday Happenings
- Parentline Counselling for Parents
Principals Report Week 9 Term 1
Dear Parents and Carers
I would like to wish all families a very holy and restful Easter weekend. May you experience the joy of the Risen Lord.
Holy Week Liturgies
On Thursday this week all year levels presented aspects of the Holy Week story to make one very special liturgy. It is always lovely to see and hear the students tell this story in their own way. The death and resurrection of Jesus is central to our Christian beliefs and our faith. Jesus showed us His love for us in the greatest way - giving up His life for us.
Lord God
Open our ears to hear afresh the story of Easter
Open our minds to understand Your sacrificial love
Open our hearts to know Your forgiveness
Open our lips to sing Your praises
Open our lives to the wonder and joy of Easter.
Amen
God Bless
Greg Walker
Principal
EASTER SUNDAY
Year B| Sunday 31 March| white
"The teaching of Scripture is that Jesus
must rise from the dead."
Click on the link below to go the readings and activities for this Sunday.
March 31 - Easter Sunday - PRAYING WITH CHILDREN YEAR B 2023-2024 (yearbprayingwithchildren.org)
PROJECT COMPASSION – thank you!
Thank you to everyone for donating to Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion Appeal throughout Lent and for the Holy Week Liturgies.
KINDERGARTEN LITURGY – thank you!
Thank you to everyone who attended the Kindergarten Liturgy last Friday. Thank you also to Janet Hanratty and Karen Green for all your wonderful work in preparing the Liturgy.
HOLY WEEK LITURGY – thank you!
Thank you to everyone who attended the Holy Week Liturgy this morning. The students participated with reverence in retelling the major events of Palm Sunday, The Last Supper, The Agony in the Garden, The Crucifixion, Laying of Jesus in the Tomb and the joyous Resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday.
YEAR 3 LITURGY
Year 3 will participate in a Liturgy @ 10am, next Friday 5 April at Holy Rosary Church. All welcome!
FIRST EUCHARIST
At Holy Rosary Church, the Sacrament of First Eucharist (Holy Communion) is offered to students in Year 4 (or above). If your child is baptised Catholic, has received the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and wishes to receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist, please attend the Faith Formation Session on Monday 8 April @ 5:30pm with your child. This session forms part of your child’s preparation and starts the enrolment process.
Please note the change of date in your calendar.
First Eucharist Faith Formation Session: Monday 8 April @ 5:30pm
First Eucharist Masses: Saturday 18 @ 5pm or Sunday 19 May @ 10am
Join others from across the Archdiocese for a time of prayerful dialogue in the spirit of synodality on significant topics in the life and mission of the Church.
Click on the link below for further details.
Roundtables – CG Evangelisation
Liz Higgins
Religious Education Coordinator
- Good Friday Public Holiday - Friday 29th March
- Easter Monday Public Holiday - Monday 1st April
- North / Gungahlin SSACT Swimming Carnival - Wednesday 3rd April - AIS Bruce
- Year 3 Liturgy - Friday 5th April - 10.00am Holy Rosary Church
- Year 6 Assembly - Friday 5th April - School Hall - 2.20pm - Please note change of date from Calendar
- School Disco - NEW DATE - Friday 5th April - please note the change of date from Friday 22nd March
- Faith Formation Session First Eucharist - Monday 8th April - 5.30pm Holy Rosary Church
Valentine Thompson
Evie Quade
Kyron Shepherd
Roman Fahey
Jasmine Zdraveska
Patrick Carr
Zhenphen Jigsel
Vespa Lee
Kiera Teaiwa Mortimer
Lincoln Kelly
Thinley Jurmi
William Lynar
Mila Jovic
Audrey Hinds
Max Tagliapietra
Sangay Rigzin
Ryan Dahal
Harrison Singline
Lola Cummins
Book Covering
If there are any parents, grandparents or guardians that are confident book 'coverers' I would love for you to let me know so I can get any newly catalogued books into the hands of the students over the course of the year! Thank you in advance!
Book Club
Ms Sandy Bigna, one of our RPS mums, has generously offered to co-ordinate Bookclub again this year. Thank you so very much Sandy!!! Brochures will come home in the coming week for families to look at. All orders are then placed and paid for online by a family member. Sandy then disseminates the orders to the students' classrooms when the books arrive at school.
On Friday 22nd March, Mr Peter Ederle, our previous school janitor came to Rosary to showcase his remote-controlled aeroplanes and helicopters. Since his retirement, Peter has continued his eight-year association with our school- sharing his passion and expertise with students who enjoy participating in our Aero Club at lunchtimes in the library.
Happy Easter
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish all our wonderful Rosary families a happy and safe Easter!
Hello from the School Counsellor ……and important information about how to access School Counselling
Hello lovely Rosary Primary School families! My name is Sarah Foley and I have been part of the MaryMeadCatholiccare Student and Family Counselling team since 2006.
I am a registered Psychologist with a passion for working with children, young people and their families. I have previously worked in marketing, community based aged care, crisis counselling and the homelessness sector.
In my school counselling work -I provide short term client centred support to children and their families drawing from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Strengths based, Mindfulness and Trauma Informed approaches in a developmental context. For more complex issues I also provide referrals and information/parent consultation. I am 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.
Cold and Flu season is almost 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.
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 2-10)
- 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 3-10 - Kinder to Year 4
Please contact the school if you require further information.
New Menu Item - Gluten Free Nuggets
Gluen free chicken nuggets are now available for purchase.
Thank you or supporting our canteen.
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 |
Sophie Kelly Year 6 Athens performing in Billy Elliot
Sophie Kelly from 6 Athens will be performing in Billy Elliot at The Q - Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre on the following dates:
Wed 10/4 Preview
Fri 12/4
Sat 13/4 Evening
Tues 16/4
Thurs 18/4
Sat 20/4 Matinee
Sun 21/4 Matinee
Wed 24/4
Fri 26/4
Sat 27/4 Evening
Thurs 2/5
Sat 4/5 Matinee
Sun 5/5 Matinee (closing night and Soph’s birthday!)
Madagascar Jnr - A Musical Adventure Featuring Charlotte Woodhouse Year 6
**TICKETS ON SALE NOW!**
Tickets are now on sale for Pied Piper's production of Madagascar JR - A Musical Adventure. This show is full of lots of talented local youth, amazing costumes and energetic singing and dancing to bring this show to life.
With plenty of colourful characters and humour, this is a wonderful show for all the family.
There is a full week of performances across the April school holidays. And in the tradition of high quality Pied Piper Productions we have no doubt tickets will sell fast for all shows!
Get your tickets now: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1091967
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