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- Principals Report
- Reflection
- Holy Rosary Catholic School Digital Citizenship & ICT Agreement
- Changes to the Daily Timetable and Morning Routines
- Canteen Closure
- Commencement Liturgy
- Setup for Success
- Welcome BBQ
- Parent Teacher Student Goal Setting
- Safety for Children
- Parish St Patrick's Night Fundraiser
- Term Dates for 2020
- Community News
Dear Parents and Guardians
Last week I sent home a letter of welcome to all in our community and stated that this is not our usual organised start to the year, it is exactly the opposite. No one has not been impacted by the events in the holidays and many of us are feeling vulnerable, myself included. However despite this I firmly believe that we will do as we always do and support each other, we will be patient when tempers fray and people may snap, we will remember that these things are not personal and we will do what we always do so well, provide a safe, supportive and enriching learning environment for our students and work in partnership together to do this.
Our school looks very different to 2019. The devastating impact of the fire on Monday 6th January has been felt by all in our community. I need to acknowledge and send my eternal gratitude to Lauren McCallum, Sue Reardon, Cameron Brown (CET Director of Southern School Services), Sean Gill (Acting Executive Director - Catholic Education Tasmania) and Adam Mulcahy (Manager - Facilities - Catholic Education Tasmania) who formed the crisis team for those initial days following the fire. Adam Mulchay our CET Facilities Manager and Sue Reardon- our Business Manager have worked countless hours managing the site and the requirements for building and ordering and we would not have been where we are without their coordination.
As the Principal of our school I have been overwhelmed by the support of our parents and wider community. Please know how deeply we have appreciated the positive, encouraging and affirming messages on our facebook page, personal messages and the way in which each parent as they arrived on Thursday thanked us all for the work we have done in the past four weeks and recognised what an achievement it was to be ready for our students.
On behalf of the school community I would like to extend a special welcome to our Kindergarten children and to students who are commencing at Holy Rosary Catholic School for the very first time. We also welcome to our Holy Rosary Catholic School community Mrs Emma Reid (Prep - Monday - Wednesday), Miss Zoe Walter (Grade 6W - Monday - Friday), Mrs Raegan Rajpal (Support Staff), Mrs Danielle Previdi (Support Staff) and Miss Naomi Wakefield (Administration Trainee).
Over the coming days information in relation to our 2020 school year will be sent home via Compass Parent Portal. Please continue to monitor and read any information in order to ensure you are aware of all school events and happenings. This year our Grade level handbooks will be combined with our annual Parent Handbook and will be sent home within the next week. In addition our school website at www.holyrosary.tas.edu.au will have copies of all relevant information for 2020.
Kind Regards
Bernadette Brooks
God of wisdom and might,
we praise you for the wonder of our being,
for mind, body and spirit.
Be with our children as they begin a new school year.
Bless them and our staff and our community.
Give them strength and grace as their bodies grow,
wisdom and knowledge to their minds as they search for understanding,
and peace and zeal to their hearts.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Holy Rosary Catholic School Digital Citizenship & ICT Agreement
This year the Student Digital Citizenship & ICT Agreement forms have been issued to all Kinder to Grade 6 families as a Google Form instead of the traditional hard copy. These are issued to all students annually and must be signed by the child (Grade 3-6) and parent to enable use of the School’s Digital Technologies and ICT. The Agreement includes information about expectations and responsibilities for using Digital Technologies and ICT, including Care and Responsibility, Internet Usage, Privacy, Netiquette and Social Networking. Please note that while all parents are required to sign for their child, only Grade 3-6 students are asked to sign as well. All students spend time with their Teacher at the start of the year discussing these responsibilities. Please submit the following Student Digital Technologies Agreement Google Form before Friday 14th February:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U4nondgAaOzc41LvDC7qU1wlIxnazNxCqAlcl6inOfs/edit
We thank families for taking the time to respond. Students will be unable to access Digital Technologies and ICT at Holy Rosary Catholic School in 2020 unless the Student Digital Technologies and ICT Google Form has been signed. If you are having difficulties accessing the form or need assistance please contact the school office.
Changes to the Daily Timetable and Morning Routines
As a result of research from our playground data and the restrictions within our eating spaces we have made a decision to make some changes to our daily timetable. The main change is that students will go immediately out for recess play at 10.55 and at 11.20 a bell will sound and they will return to their classrooms and have a set 10 minute eating time with their teacher. We ask parent support in ensuring that all students are in classrooms ready to commence by 8.40 which is the start of our teaching time.
The timetable for our daily routines is listed below:
8:20 - 8:30am | Supervision on asphalt area (No running, handballs or device usage) |
8:30am |
Classrooms open No students are to be outside playing after 8:30. All students must be in classrooms completing quiet reading or preparing for the day |
8:40am | Commencement of school day and specialist lessons |
10:00 (approx) | Fruit break |
10:55am | Recess Play Bell |
11:20am | All students return to class to eat recess supervised by class teachers |
11:30am | Eating Time concludes |
11:30am | Classes commence |
1:00pm | Lunch - supervised |
1:10pm | Lunch play |
1:35pm | Bell |
1:40pm | Return to class |
1:40 - 1:50pm | Whole school quiet time |
2:50pm | End of School Day |
Our Birth to 5 Program will commence on Wednesday February 19th.
Due to the number of building works we have made a decision to postpone the Welcome BBQ to a later date in the year.
Parent Teacher Student Goal Setting
From the 24th to 27th February we will be holding Student/Parent Goal Setting Interviews with the class teacher. Each student must accompany their parent/guardian to these 10 to 15 minute interviews and work together to set goals for the 2020 school year. The process of setting goals allows students to choose where they want to go in school and what they want to achieve. By knowing what they want to achieve, they know what they have to concentrate on and improve. Goal setting gives students long-term vision and short-term motivation. Having sharp, clearly defined goals, which students can measure, will allow them to take pride in accomplishing those goals. They can see clear forward progress in what might have seemed a long drawn out process. By setting goals students can: improve their academic performance, increase their motivation to achieve, increase pride and satisfaction in performance and improve their self-confidence. Further information will be sent home shortly.
Please note that parking within the school grounds is for staff only and those with a disabled parking permit. There are some diagonal parking spaces opposite the EYC but all other parking is on the Church Car Park or behind the shops. Parents should not be driving through the car park during school times. We do not apologise for putting student safety first and it's therefore important that parents remember to use the Car Park and Kiss and Drop appropriately.
Naturally at the start of any school year there is an increase in traffic when picking up students. We thank all families for their continued patience during this time.
Parish St Patrick's Night Fundraiser
Our Parish Community are hosting a fundraising evening on St Patrick's Day, Tuesday March 17th. Come along and celebrate a night of LIVE Irish music and food. Tickets are available from St Bernard's and at Claremont Post Office. Tickets are $20 per person and this includes a hot main course and dessert. They can also be purchased by clicking on the link below
https://www.trybooking.com/
Dominic College Year 7 2022 Information Evening
SVC Open Day
Grade 7 enrolments for 2022 (current Grade 5) close during Term 3 2020. Vacancies may also be available at other secondary grade levels.
Opportunities also are available to tour the College at 2020 Principal’s Tours which are conducted from 9am-10.30am on Friday May 22 and Friday June 19.
For all Open Day and Principal’s Tours information or to complete an online enrolment please visit the website www.stvirgils.tas.edu.au or email mnugent@stvirgils.tas.edu.au to arrange a tour at a time that suits you.
Mount Carmel College Open Day
Football
Austism Workshop
Helping Children with Autism aged 0-6 years
FREE
Community Workshop About Autism
NOTICEBOARD