Week 7 Term 1 2024

Dear Rosary School Community

I have had the privilege as the Principal of a Parish Primary School to work alongside Fr Paul Rankin, our Parish Priest and President of the Rosary School Board. Fr Paul has been very supportive of the work I have undertaken at Rosary School, he has been an active member of the School Board but more importantly a fantastic leader of faith in our school community – engaging with staff, children and families each week at our school liturgies and masses.

Fr Paul has been asked by the Dominican Provincial to move to Melbourne. Fr Paul will finish his work as the Parish Priest in North Adelaide and Prospect Parish after Easter. Over the next couple of weeks, we will cherish our last few liturgical celebrations with Fr Paul.

In time, Fr Mannes Tellis will take up the position of Parish Priest and I look forward to working with Fr Mannes and welcoming him to the Rosary School community.

On Tuesday, 26 March the Rosary School AGM will be held in the Staffroom at 7.00pm. All are welcome to attend. The 2023 School Performance/AGM Report will be presented. It is available on the Rosary School website School_Performance_Report_2023.pdf. Each year we invite people to nominate for the School Board. The school board does not require a huge commitment. There five meetings each year. If you wish to nominate for the School Board please email:karin.skinner@rosary.catholic.edu.au  before Friday, 22nd March. Information about the role of the School Board can be found on Catholic Education South Australia’s website:https://schoolboards.cesa.catholic.edu.au . Please do not hesitate to speak with me if you require any additional information.

Staff News

Congratulations to our Year 3 teacher Amelia Hunt and her husband Ewan on the exciting news that they are expecting their second child. Aria will be a big sister!  Amelia will be taking maternity leave commencing in Term 3. Please join me in congratulating Amelia and her family.

Pupil Free Days

The last day of Term 1, Friday, 12th April will be a pupil free day. The first day of Term 2, Monday 29th April will also be a pupil free day. Teachers will use these days to pack up and move into the new building ready for the start of Term 2 on Tuesday, 30th April. All day Vacation Care will be available on both Friday 12th and Monday 29th. If you require OSHC please contact our OSHC Director Jo at rosary.oshc@ymcasa.org.au.

Swimming

Following the school swimming trials, I congratulate the Rosary School Swimming Team who will represent us at the Catholic School Sports Association Swimming competition.

• Year 3s, Tess, Dominik, Mia, Kingston, Stella
• Year 4s, Thomas, Ari, Lucas, Harry, Rosie
• Year 5s, Keira, Jessica, Chi, Lachlan
• Year 6s, Antonia, Estelle, Jacklyn, Amelia, Lewis

Congratulations also to all students who attended the SAPSASA Swimming Trials held at the Norwood Swimming Centre on Wednesday 6th March. 

Our students achieved many fantastic results while competing against the best young swimmers in our region. On 16 occasions, our swimmers finished inside the top 9!

A special congratulations to Antonia and Thomas. Both students have been selected to represent North Adelaide at the SAPSASA Metropolitan Swimming State Championships. This is a fantastic achievement!

Our next couple of newsletters will be in the odd weeks, 9 and 11 for the remainder of this Term.  Thank you for your understanding.

Thank you
Susan

On Monday March 4, we participated enthusiastically in Clean Up Australia Day. Our whole school community was involved in this huge effort, and it was a very successful morning. 

Our students and staff in the Junior Years collected a huge amount of litter on the school grounds, as well as on the oval and surrounding areas. Students from Year 3 and Year 4 cleaned up Gladstone Road, Alpha Road, Chevalier Street, Olive Street and then make their way down Willcox Street. 

Meanwhile, Year 5 and Year 6 students cleaned Barker Road, the grounds around Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Peel Street, and Staples Court. Students in Year 3-Year 6 met up at Memorial Gardens and we cleaned up that area also.

It was a huge effort from students and staff and everyone showed pride and care for their local community.
Thank you to all of the family and carers who joined us on the morning. 

Sacramental Program 2024

Over the next few months, we have a large number of students across Year 3, 4 and 5 who will be continuing their sacramental journey. For your information, the Sacramental Celebrations involving Rosary School students in 2024 are as follows:

• Sacrament of Reconciliation for Rosary School Thursday April 4, 4 pm at Rosary Church.
• Sacrament of Confirmation for Rosary School Saturday August 17, 2 pm. 
• Sacrament of First Holy Communion for Rosary School Saturday August 17 6pm or Sunday August 18, 10am.

In addition to this, we have four students who are being baptised on Sunday March 17 at 11:15am.
We ask that you join us in prayer for, and with, these students and their families as they continue their initiation into the Catholic Church.

Project Compassion
With just over two weeks of our Lenten journey to go, we ask families to continue to support our young people as they make sacrifices for the poorest people in our immediate community and in our world.

We ask that they try to make a final push to try to fill their Caritas box, in advance of its return by Tuesday, April 2.
Thank you very much in advance for your support on this matter.

Harmony Week

Harmony Week 2024 takes place between March 18-March 24. As a community, we support the message behind Harmony Week in its attempt to honour and recognise diversity and inclusion across all strands of our society.
Thursday March 21 is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Next Thursday (March 21), we will have a Casual Clothes Day at Rosary School.

We invite all students to include orange items of clothing to encourage a positive message of mutual respect for cultural diversity in our school community and across Australia.

Students are also invited to wear clothing and costumes that reflect their ethnic background. We positively encourage all families and students to be involved on the day.

We would like all students to make a gold coin donation on the day, with all proceeds going to Project Compassion.

Holy Week Liturgies
All Rosary families are invited to our Holy Week liturgies.
All liturgies will take place in the Rosary Jubilee Centre and the details are as follows.

• Friday March 22 Palm Sunday Liturgy Reception Students 9am
• Monday March 25 Year 1 Holy Week Liturgy 9am
• Tuesday March 26 Year 2 Holy Week Liturgy 9am
• Wednesday March 27 Year 5 Holy Week Liturgy 9am
• Thursday March 28 Year 6 Holy Week Liturgy 9am
• Thursday April 4 Year 3 Resurrection Liturgy 9am
   

If there is anyone in our community who could support us with volunteering to do some stitching and hemming of liturgical cloths and materials for our school masses, that would be greatly appreciated.
if you are able to assist with this, please contact stephen.campion@rosary.catholic.edu.au

Stephen Campion /APRIM

Identity
This term 5LD have been getting to know each other through lots of activities including sharing parts of our identities.

When creating these wonderful portraits, students were asked to think about what they look like on the outside, and the things that make them who they are on the inside. We have some super creative students in 5LD.

Science
In Science, 5LD have been learning about the different states of matter – solid, liquid and gas. We are learning about using observable features to classify matter. We made slime during one of our lessons and posed the question, Is slime a liquid or a gas. Do you know?!

Clean Up Australia Day

On Monday, Rosary School celebrated Clean Up Australia Day by walking around the local surrounds and picking up rubbish. Year 5 picked up lots of rubbish, particularly from gutters, and were happy to spend some time in the sunshine while contributing to a cleaner world.

***ENTERTAINMENT "BOOK" IS BACK!!​​
The Parents and Friends Committee are bringing the entertainment "book" back to Rosary School. It is however, no longer a book, it is a phone app. Simply subscribe via the following link: https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/16156a8 and select from 1 of the 4 options available.
Once you have done this, it is very simple, select your item, it will be sent to your email to redeem it.
No more caring around a book the size of a dictionary and wasting paper!
The money raised from these sales will go towards events and activities supported by the Parents and Friends Committee.

Any questions please email: http://rosarypandf@rosary.catholic.edu.au

Thankyou for your support.

Thanks to the generosity of one of our Rosary School families who owns Bakers Delight at Norwood, we are offering you the chance to indulge in the irresistible goodness of freshly baked hot cross buns. These delectable treats are available in packs of 6 for just $9!

🌟 Choose from a variety of mouthwatering options:

• Traditional Sultana
• Chocolate Chip
• Apple and Cinnamon
• Plain

How to Order:

Simply visit QKR and place your order by Sunday 24th March. Orders will be delivered to your child’s classroom on Wednesday 27th March.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to enjoy heavenly hot cross buns while supporting Rosary School!

Thank you
P & F Committie