• Year 4 and 5 Combined Mass - Friday 24th May - Holy Rosary Church 10.00am
• Reconciliation Day Public Holiday - Monday 27th May
• Open Day - Wednesday 29th May - 9.30am - 11.00am
• North / Gungahlin SSACT Cross Country  - Friday 31st May - Mt Stromlo
• Reconciliation Week Performance - Majeda Beatty - Friday 31st May 2.00pm School Hall
• Enrolment Period Ends - Friday 31st May

Kinder Paris - Ethan L, Sadie F  

Kinder Nagoya - Zaylie B

1 Hague - Qunley Y

1 Vienna - Elliot G

2 Barcelona - Quenley C, Liam S

2 Osaka - Colton L, Harriet S

3 Bangkok - Imogen M

3 Casablanca - Luke W, Charlotte P, Dorothy F

3 Cairo - Yeedzin D

4 Dublin - Samara M, Evie B

4 Rome - Casey R, Chloe L

5 Panama - Arjun D

5 Washington - Sofia B

6 Athens - Sarina P

6 London - Rebecca L

Congratulations to the following students who received a BEST Award:

Kinder Paris - Isla M

Kinder Nagoya - Walter M

1 Hague - Henry H

1 Vienna - Willilam W

2 Barcelona - Willow G

2 Osaka - Patrick C

3 Bangkok - Myles D

3 Casablanca - Harriet P

3 Cairo - Noah W

4 Dublin - Paige L

4 Rome - Grace G

5 Panama - Reece B

5 Washington - Davina O

6 Athens - George K

6 London - Jean-Louis M

National Simultaneous Storytime

National Simultaneous Storytime is an annual event in Australia. Last year over 2.18 million children participated. Rosary has been participating in this exciting event for many years now. Each year a book is selected and read to the students at the same time, throughout Australia. This year’s book, ‘Bowerbird Blues’ follows the quest of a bowerbird in search of the colour blue. His search takes him far and wide until he finds what he is truly looking for- a companion. Students in Kinder, Year 1and Year 2 were invited into the library to participate in the reading of ‘Bowerbird Blues’. Students were entertained by the beautifully written and illustrated work of Aura Parker.

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. 

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.

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.

Canteen Menu

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.

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.

Safeguarding our students

Did you know that Catholic Education and our school has a Child Safe Policy which outlines our approach to child safety?  This can be accessed on the Catholic Education Safeguarding Page. We encourage you to visit this page and review our policy. As part of our approach to child safety, Julie Godfrey is also our schools Child Safe Advocate who works closely with our school regarding our approach and response to child safety matters. This approach involves proactive strategies to safeguard our students as well as responding to areas of concerns. The area of child safety includes many parts of a school’s operation such as day to day activities, school events and school camps. We encourage you to contact us should you like to discuss this further.