Mr Walker is currently interstate at a Principals Conference so there will be no Principals Report this week.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Inner North Parishes Amalgamation Proposal

As part of consultation requested by Archbishop Christopher on a proposed amalgamation of the Canberra Inner North Catholic Community parishes, Blackfriars Parish is convening a second consultation meeting.  This will be held on Thursday, 21 August 2025, at 6.30pm in the Holy Rosary Church parish centre.  Refreshments provided.  All welcome.

You are also invited to complete a survey on the proposal.  Here's a link to it:   https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAZAAFovfv5UQURPME4xOTJZWTcxWUQ0T1NaT1lGNU5KWC4u&route=shorturl.  

Please submit the survey by 22 August 2025.

Thank you and God bless

Blackfriars Parish Pastoral Council, Finance Council and Renewal Team'

Year 3 Liturgy

Year 3 will participate in a Liturgy on Thursday 29 August @ Holy Rosary Church, 10am (please note change of date). All welcome!

Confirmation Preparation

• Attend a Mass throughout August and hand Fr Renoir your commitment card.
• The registration form, with a photocopy of the baptismal certificate, is due Friday 29 August.
• Parent/Sponsor letters are due Friday 29 August.
• The Sacrament of Confirmation is on Friday 12 September 5:30pm.

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year C | Sunday 24 August | green

“They will come from east and west to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

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

August 24 - Sunday 21 ORD

Liz Higgins

Religious Education Coordinator

• Book Week - Book an Adventure - 18th- 22nd August (Week 5)
• Author Visit - Gregg Dreise - Thursday 21st August 
• Book Fair - Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August
• Book Week Dress Up Parade - Friday 22nd August at 9.15am - Quad
• Book Week Assembly - Friday 22nd August at 2.20pm - School Hall
• Year 1 Excursion - National Portrait Gallery - Wednesday 27th August
• Science Week - Decoding the Universe - Monday 25th - Friday 29th August
• Year 3 Liturgy - Friday 29 August - Holy Rosary Church 10.00am (please note the change of date from the school calendar)
• North / Gungahlin SSACT Track and Field Carnival - AIS - Thursday 4th September
• Fathers Day Breakfast - Friday 5th September
• Sacrament of Confirmation - Friday 12th September
• ACT 12 & U Track and Field Championship - Tuesday 16th September - AIS
• Year 6 Mass - Friday 19th September - Holy Rosary Church 10.00am
• Learning Journeys - Monday 22d September  - Classrooms
• Term 3 Ends for Students - Thursday 25th September
• Pupil Free Day - Staff Only - Friday 26th September
• Colour Run - 25th September

Congratulations to the following students who received a BEST Award:

Kinder Nagoya - Clementine H

Kinder Paris - 

1 Hague - Bear M

1 Vienna - Bridget S

2 Dublin - Matilda N

2 Rome - Bianca D

3 Barcelona - Matea V

3 Osaka - Willow G-M

4 London - Jack G

4 Washington - 

4 Athens - Skye B

5 Copenhagen - Anastasia L

5 Casablanca - Zac L

6 Cairo - Hannah S

6 Bangkok - Nick McD

Gregg Dreise

This week the students were lucky to welcome author, illustrator, artist and songwriter Gregg Dreise to Rosary. Gregg entertained us with his stories, artwork, music, and humour leaving everyone inspired to read, write, and create.

Book Week Parade

A reminder that our Book Week Parade will be held tomorrow, Friday 22nd August, after morning assembly at 9.20am. Students will put their bags in their classrooms and then return to the quad for the parade. 

Book Week Assembly

A reminder that our Book Week Assembly will be held tomorrow, Friday 22nd August, after lunch at 2.20pm in the hall.

Book Fair

Thank you to all families that have visited our Book Fair this week. Tomorrow will be the last day of the Book Fair for 2025. Families are welcome to pop in before and after school for one final chance to purchase a book.

Thank you for supporting Book Week 2025 and for helping us celebrate the joy of reading.

Mrs Jodie Dawson

Teacher Librarian

Bonnie Le Mesurier is taking the ACRF Hair Dare to support Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) in their mission to achieve a world without cancer.  

Help raise vital funds to give people Australia’s best cancer research. Will you support me? https://fundraise.acrf.com.au/fundraisers/bonnielemesurier 

Thanks for backing brilliant cancer research! 

Bonnie

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 - Wednesdays at Lunchtime from Weeks 2-9 - Kinder to Year 4

Please contact the school if you require further information.

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.

Get ready to groove!

Incredible lunchtime dance classes are now running every Wednesday at Rosary Primary School, led by professional instructors from Canberra’s top studio - PLAY The Dance Company.  Classes will run from weeks 2-9 for students in Kinder to Year 4.

✨ Fun, active, and perfect for all levels

✨ Boosts coordination, confidence & creativity

✨ Run by expert instructors from Canberra’s best!

Enrolling now using the link below!

Don’t miss out.

Let your child move, express, and shine all with the convenience of no after-school running around! 

https://www.playagency.com.au/product/2025-term-3-school-program-rosary-primary-school/