Dear Parents and Carers,

ACT Cross Country Carnival today at Stromlo

Today we have ten students participating in the ACT Cross Country Carnival at Stromlo Course.  Well done on being selected and we hope they all run their best at this level.

CLAIM the DATE: Volunteers needed for the Rosary Track and Field (Athletics) Carnival

A very popular event each year for the parents and carers, and the students, is the Rosary Track and Field (Athletics) Carnival.  A date and venue has been booked for our carnival this year - it will be held on Friday 8 August (end of Week 3 Term 3) at Dickson Playing Fields. 

 We do need lots of parent volunteers to make this day run smoothly and be a success, so please claim this date in your calendar if you can help out or come and cheer the students along.  

 A formal note about the carnival will come out closer to the carnival with more information and the option to volunteer.  This is also a good time to remind our parents and carers to ensure they have an ACT Working with Vulnerable People Card (WWVP) that is still valid/in date. WWVP cards are free for volunteers and can be obtained through the ACT Government website/shopfront

School Photos - Catch Up

A reminder that the school photographer will be doing catch up photos next Thursday (19/8) for those students that were absent on Photo Day last Tuesday (10/8). They will be taking photos first thing Thursday morning. If your child will be involved, please send them to in full school uniform.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead. 

God Bless

John O'Brien

Acting Principal

Religious Education News: Term 2, Week 7

Last Sunday marked the Feast of Pentecost! This is an important Feast in our liturgical year as it marks the descent of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and the birthday of the Church!

Pentecost is often called the ‘birthday’ of the Catholic Church because it was when the Holy Spirit came to the Apostles in the form of wind and fire. We often associate wind and fire with transformation and movement. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit transformed those gathered and sent them out into the world! This was the beginning of the Church, when the first Apostles went out to share the Good News about Jesus.

The Holy Spirit has been a helper to the faithful since those first days of the Church when the Apostles were gathered, waiting in Jerusalem for a sign from God. The arrival of the Holy Spirit was that sign, and they set out from there to all the ends of the Earth, leaving behind fear and going out to share their faith tirelessly!

We are called to do the same in our lives - called to go out and share our faith, knowing that Jesus has fulfilled His promises as recorded in the Gospel of St John:

"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever, the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live."

This coming Sunday is also a celebration of one of the great mysteries of the Church - The Most Holy Trinity. The Apostles knew of God the Father, and had now encountered God the Son in the person of Jesus. At Pentecost, they were gifted with the third person of the Trinity, God the Holy Spirit. Please join us this Sunday as we celebrate this wonderful relationship with our Triune God!

Kind regards,

Christopher Evans

Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)

Important Dates:

First Eucharist Retreat Day    - Week 8 (Friday 20th June)

First Eucharist                         - Saturday 21st June (5:00 pm)

                                                - Sunday 22nd June (time changed to 10:30 am)

Year 4 Mass                            - Week 9 (Friday 27th June)

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful.

And kindle in them the fire of your love.

Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.

And you will renew the face of the earth.

Lord,

by the light of the Holy Spirit

you have taught the hearts of your faithful.

In the same Spirit

help us to relish what is right

and always rejoice in your consolation.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

• ACT 12 & U Cross Country Championship (Mt Stromlo) - Friday 13th June
• Year 4 Assembly - Friday 13th June - 2.20pm - School Hall
• Year 4 Excursion - Monday 16th June - National Arboretum 
• School Photo Catchup day - Thursday 19th June
• First Eucharist Retreat Day - Friday 20th June
• Sacrament of First Eucharist - Saturday 21st June 5pm - Holy Rosary Church
• Sacrament of First Eucharist - Sunday 22nd June 10.30am - Holy Rosary Church
• Semester One Reports Available - Wednesday 25th June
• Chess Competition - Thursday 26th June - St Mary's Young
• Year 4 Mass - Friday 27th June 10am - Holy Rosary Church
• Year 3 Assembly - Friday 27th June 2.20pm - School Hall

Rosary Reads

Congratulations to Ali from 2 Dublin. He is the first winner of our Rosary Reads $20 book voucher raffle. Ali recommends Ancient Astronauts by John Lockyer. He states, “This book is about what a great pyramid is built from. When a pharaoh died, he was buried inside a pyramid.” Ali recommends the book for “Year 4 students”.

Our next raffle draw will be on Thursday 3^rd June. All students from Years 2 to 6 are encouraged to submit a new book review. We can only display work that is easy to read. We recommend students write a rough copy before completing their Rosary Reads sheet in pen.  For further information, please refer to last week’s newsletter, or email the school office.

Happy reading!

Karen Green

English Lead

Rosary Rugby Sauage Sizzle

This Saturday Rosary are hosting the ACT Junior Rugby games at Downer Playing Fields (our home ground). If you’re out and about with the family for Soccer, Netball or just getting a coffee from Gang Gang, we'd love to see you.

Sizzling sausages from 8.30am till 10.30am, near the play equipment​. 

Under 8 Rosary team plays 8.45am

Under 9 Rosary team plays at 9.30am

See you there to support our club and enjoy a warm sausage!

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.

Catholic Education Canberra-Goulburn has communicated to schools regarding reporting to parents/guardians. CE has advised schools that general comments will not be required on Semester 1, 2025 reports, but to prioritise Parent/Teacher Conferences for every family. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress, their strengths, challenges and future areas of focus. A Semester Report will be sent home as in previous Semesters, providing A-E grading, work habits and attendance information.

CE has advised schools that Semester 2, 2025 reports will have a general comment for all children as in previous years. This general comment will provide a summative comment for the year, areas of achievement and areas to focus on for the following year. A-E grading, work habits and attendance information will remain as normal.

We would encourage all parents/guardians to engage regularly with their child/ren’s learning, connecting with their class teacher/s regularly to discuss learning progress.

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.

Classes run every Tuesday in the school hall after eating break. 

Use the link below to register.

2025 Term 2 - SCHOOL PROGRAM ROSARY PRIMARY SCHOOL • Play