Dear Parents and Carers

We have reached the halfway mark of the year and I'm sure everyone is looking forward to a mid-year break and the winter school holidays.

Thank you for supporting the school and your child in the first semester and I look forward to working with you as your child continues their schooling next semester.

Semester One Parent Teacher Conversations

Thank you for attending the parent teacher conversations this week. These conversations are important to discuss your child’s Semester One Report and to set the direction and goals for their progress.

Staffing News

Mr Chris Evans (Year 6 Cairo) has been seconded to St John the Apostle for Term 3, where he will be acting as Religious Education Coordinator.  Congratulations to Mr Evans on his secondment. Mr Evans has been Acting Religious Education Coordinator here for Term 1 and the majority of Term 2. 

 We wish him every success in this important executive role and look forward to welcoming him back to Rosary in Term 4.

 As we look ahead to Term 3, we are very pleased to welcome back Miss Nuri La, who will be teaching the Yr 6 Cairo on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Mrs Elisa Pavlic will take the class on Wednesdays. 

Claim the Date: Rosary Community Council Open Meeting

Coming up early next term is a Rosary Community Council Open Meeting to be held on the evening of Wednesday 30 July (Week 2 Term 3).  You are warmly invited and encouraged to attend our open meeting to experience how our governance body works to support Rosary students and our school community.  More information to follow in Week 1 next term.

 You are reminded that the students start back at school on Tuesday 22 July. The staff have a professional learning day on Monday 21 July.  

Have a lovely break.

God Bless

Greg Walker

Principal

Confirmation Formation Session

If your child is in Year 6, is baptised Catholic, has received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist, and wishes to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, please attend the Faith Formation Session, with your child, on Thursday 24 July @ 6:15pm, Holy Rosary Church. This is a requirement and forms part of your child’s preparation.

Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Year C | Sunday 6th July | green

“Your peace will rest upon that person."

Please click on the link below to access the readings and reflections for this Sunday

July 6 - Sunday 14 ORD

Peace and best wishes,

Liz Higgins

Religious Education Coordinator

• Pupil Free Day - Monday 21st July - Staff Only
• Term 3 Commences for all Students - Tuesday 22nd July

Book an Adventure! Book Week 2025

This year the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Week Theme is Book an Adventure!  I would like to alert all Rosary families that this year’s Book Week falls in Week Five of Term Three (18th-22nd August). Book Week is an annual celebration that is the highlight for all students! Each week next term, there will be an intensive literature study on one of the Children's Book Council of Australia shortlisted picture books. By the end of next term, students will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite and find out what the Australian judges have voted as theirs – an interesting discussion in itself! As part of Book week celebrations, I will be asking the students to come dressed as a book character ensuring that they have the book the character relates to with them on the day. I am happy to assist with any book choices. The children will be asked to come to school in their costumes on Friday 22nd August. Please be mindful of the suitability of props e.g. swords.

Our annual Book Fair will be held in the library from the afternoon of the August 18th – 22nd inclusive. There will be a large selection of books to purchase for your children with a percentage of sales being returned to the library in books and resources.

Chess Club- Chess Club will recommence from Tuesday 22nd July (weeks 1-9) from 3.10-4.30pm operating in the same capacity as previous terms. We are currently at full capacity for Chess Club for this term.

St Mary’s Young Invitational Chess Competition

On Thursday 26th June, 25 students from Rosary travelled to St Mary’s at Young to represent our school at the Young Chess Competition. The students played an impressive seven rounds throughout the day. For many of our competitors, this competition was their first time participating and it was a delight to see their focus, determination and sportsmanship on display.

A special congratulations to Max P who achieved a perfect score- winning all seven rounds and winning the competition on the day. Dasaradha R (Ram) and Ryan D also performed exceptionally well, finishing in a tie for second and third with final positions determined by a countback.

A big thank you goes to Mr Peter Hughes from St Mary’s Young and Mr Christopher Evans for helping on the day. As well as Sarah Nascimben and Colleen Welsh who were instrumental in making sure that everything was well coordinated and ran smoothly on the day.

Mrs Jodie Dawson

Teacher Librarian

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 - Wednesday 8.00am - 9.00am (beginner) from week 2
• Italian Lessons - Friday 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 3.10pm - 5.00pm
• Musicorp (various instruments) / Piano Lessons - Friday 8:20am and during class time throughout the day
• Block Crafters - Tuesday and Wednesday from Week 2 - 3.15pm - 5.00pm Coding and Robotics After School Programme for interested students aged 8-12 years 
• Dance Club - PLAY - The Dance Agency - Tuesdays at Lunchtime from Weeks 2-9 - Kinder to Year 4

Please contact the school if you require further information.

Our Rosary Community Council is currently seeking quotes from landscaping, building and steel fabricating businesses for a potential shading project on the Higginbotham St side of school. 

If your family has a business or contact and would like to provide a quote, please contact Matt at rosarycouncil@gmail.com by Thursday July 3rd for a detailed scope of work. 

Just a few reminders about the car parking and drop off / pick up arrangements:

• The speed limit is 5 km/hr in the car park and all road rules apply.
  
  
•  Pedestrians always have the right of way. 

• Park only in the designated parking spaces, facing forwards towards the university. 

• The white markings relate to traffic flow and parking (coloured markings relate to the children’s playing spaces.) 

• The area closest to the Peace Gates is reserved for Set Down Only in the mornings. Parents can stop in the marked bays long enough for children to alight from the vehicle on the quadrangle side and then enter the school through the Peace Gates. 

• For pedestrian safety there is no parking or stopping against kerb near Peace Gates after school. 

• Please note that no reversing is allowed from the bays marked on the courts. 

• Please follow the white arrows and drive in and drive out again in a forward direction only. This is to reduce the risk to children who cannot be seen by reversing vehicles. 

• Due to the spacing of the bays, parallel parking is only available in the area adjacent to the shade shelter on the oval. This area should be used by larger vehicles and trucks wherever possible. 

• Parallel parking is not available adjacent to the university grounds as this space is needed for vehicles to exit the parking area in a forward direction. 

• Parking on the courts is not permitted between 9:15am and 2:45pm as they are used for play at recess and lunch and by classes for sport throughout the day. 

• There is ‘Long Stay’ parking available in front of the hall for parents who spend time at the school after 9:00am. (This is the only area in which reversing to exit is permitted.) This ensures that the courts area is free for classes to use for sports lessons. 

• After school, some parents may need to see teachers or the front office staff. If this is the case, please leave your cars outside in the bus bay or behind the hall on Higginbotham Street as the gates are locked at 3:30pm. 

• All students travelling home by car are to wait in the quad until collected by a parent/carer. 

• Parents waiting for their children after school are asked to move well into the quad to assist access. 

• When children arrive at school, they are to enter via the Peace Gates in the quadrangle. Children are not to enter through the front office foyer. Likewise, children are not to leave through the front office at the end of the day unless catching a route bus. 

• No child is to meet a parent/carer anywhere other than the quadrangle area at the end of school. 

• The children must be supervised in the car park – they are not permitted to go to a parked vehicle without a parent/carer with them.

Step into a world of pure imagination with this year’s College musical!

? Show Dates:

• Opening Night: Thursday, 31 July at 7:00 PM
• Evening Show: Friday, 1 August at 7:00 PM
• Matinee: Saturday, 2 August at 2:00 PM
• Closing Night: Saturday, 2 August at 7:00 PM

? St John Paul II College Theatre

?️ Bookings can be made at: https://www.trybooking.com/DAXAT

A colourful, family-friendly production perfect for all ages!