Week 6 Term 2 2021

Dear Rosary Community

Earlier this week you would have received a letter informing you that Jaxon Kaplatzis died.  This is a sad time for our school community.  I am aware that many of you have provided love, care and support for the Kaplatzis family over the past three years and that we will continue to support the family through their grief. We continue to keep the Kaplatzis family in our thoughts and prayers.

Eternal God

Hear our prayers for beloved Jaxon whom you have called from this life to yourself.  Grant him light, happiness and peace.  We offer prayers for the Kaplatzis family as they journey through this time of grief.  May they be comforted by their faith, knowing that You hold Jaxon in Your arms.  Be with all those who loved Jaxon.  We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Jaxon’s funeral will be at Rosary Church on Tuesday, 8th June at 11:00 am.  If it is your wish, you may consider accompanying your child to Jaxon’s funeral.  Please let your child’s class teacher know if you will be taking your child to the funeral.

In Week 5 and 6 each term the students complete the Pulse Check-In.  This is a CESA initiative where we gather information about students’ perceptions and emotions in relation to their experience of school.  There are two versions of the Pulse Check-In which are organised and worded appropriately for specific age groups.  The insights provided by the children help classroom teachers and the School Leadership Team to respond to individual, class and school areas of concern to ensure that all our children have the opportunity to thrive. 

Regards

Susan

Sacrament Program

Last Wednesday night, the candidates preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation came together with their families for an information session at Blackfriars Priory School. This was an opportunity for students to work with their families to gain a deeper understanding of the Sacrament of Confirmation and what it means to receive the Holy Spirit in their lives. Confirmation will be conferred to Rosary students on Saturday 26th June at 10am in the Rosary Church.

The next family information session for the Sacrament of Eucharist will be conducted again at Blackfriars Priory School (Frassati Hall) on Wednesday 9th June from 6pm to 7:30pm. All candidates and their parent(s) are required to attend. Any queries please contact me.

A reminder of the dates for Eucharist Masses, to be held at Rosary Church:

• Saturday 26th June 6pm
• ​Sunday 27th June 10am and 5:30pm
• Saturday 3rd July 6pm
• Sunday 4th  July 10am and 5:30pm

World Environment Day

On Saturday, 5th June we celebrate World Environment Day. This is a day acknowledged all around the world to encourage awareness and action to protect our environment.

In light of this, I have included a prayer of gratitude for the wonderful gift of God’s creations.

We can all do our bit…. Our new bins are working well but we are still working on teaching children how to sort their waste effectively.  Our landfill bins are full every couple of days and this is where we can all make a big difference.  We encourage you to consider your packaging options.

Filled with Gratitude

Well the night may have come and gone, the fundraising done, but our efforts to improve the lives of SA experiencing homelessness continues. 
I have been overwhelmed by your support – your interest in how the sleep out went, your donations and your support of ‘Crazy Clothes’ day and the sausage sizzle.  We raised $1035 on Friday which brings the total to:

$3,514.65

The grand total that our school leaders raised is:

 $50,422.16

Moving forward, there are many ways to support Vinnies including donating clothes, providing products for our Christmas hampers in Term 4 or volunteering your time to support one of their many services.

Thank you once again to each and every one of you.

We have been very busy learning lots of different things this year. These are some of our highlights.

Genius Hour
During Genius Hour Jess and Cooper explored the history of Pokemon and created a dioroma of their learning. We love Genius Hour because we get to learn about things we are interested in.

Living Things
We researched what living things need to survive. We chose an animal and presented what we had learnt to the class.  

Art
We have learnt about cool and warm colours and created artworks using famous Australian icons. They look brilliant.

Geography
It has been fun learning about all the states and territories in Australia. We had to draw in all the states and territories, named their capital cities and find places of significance.

Buddies
We love catching up with our buddies. We found things in our environment that reminded of us God’s creations and took photos of them and uploaded them to Seesaw.

The P&F are incredibly pleased to announce our Family Movie Day to be held on Sunday June 27th at Palace Nova Cinemas, Prospect.

We will be screening Cranston Academy: Monster Zone at 2pm.

All tickets are $15 and will need to be ordered via the Qkr! App by Wednesday 16th June at 9am. No tickets can be sold after this time due to cinema requirements. Popcorn, drinks, choc tops and combo deals can be purchased on the day, directly at Palace Nova.
We look forward to seeing you all there!!

The P&F will be hosting a Quiz Night mid Term 3. This will be our major fundraising event for the year and will be able to announce all the details shortly. Our main purpose of the fundraiser, is to raise enough funds to provide students of all year levels, access to state-of-the art digital technologies. This will support the school’s goal to continue to grow specialisation in this curriculum area.

We are looking for donations for silent auction items and wine for a wine wall. If you are able to donate, please email. In the subject line, please write ATT: Tess for silent auction items and ATT: Catherine for wine donations. We welcome your generosity and look forward to announcing all the details next newsletter.

Hot chocolates are back on this Friday June 4th but will not be available on June 11th, due to the pupil free day. All sales are the Qkr! App by Friday at 8:15am, no cash sales will be accepted. Reception and Year 1 students will have their hot chocolates delivered to their classrooms. All other year levels will need to collect their drinks once they have been given a ticket with their name from their teacher. If you have any issues with the app, please contact Melanie Fazio at the school as the P&F have no access to the App.

A document has been developed through consultation with staff and the P&F and ratified by school board to guide us in our safe, timely and approapirate use of social media.  It also has a table included to ensure families know where to look for the information they need. 
Please find attached the guidelines to read. The document can also be found on our website.

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