Holy Rosary

NEWSLETTER | TERM 1| WEEK 1| 7 FEB 2025

Dear Jesus,

We ask for your blessing on our school community.

Encircle us with your love and care.

Let our love for others guide our thoughts and actions.

Help Holy Rosary to be a place of sound learning and new discoveries.

Grant that those who belong, those who teach and those who

learn, will, like St Dominic, find you to be the source of truth

to be shared with all those we meet.

Through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Dear Parents, Guardians, Friends, Students and Staff,

It is so lovely to see our school filled with smiling faces this week. I warmly welcome all of our new students and families to the Holy Rosary community. The positive and welcoming nature of everyone is very noticeable and special. Parents play an integral part in our children’s learning, and it was wonderful to see so many parents in the first few days of school, actively participating in our community.

I wish to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our former Principal, Mark de Kluyver, in building a welcoming, calm, and positive environment for our students.

As I move through each of our classrooms, it is clearly evident that our teachers and education assistants are truly Professional Educators who are well-prepared and creating a supportive environment for our students to flourish. This is a testament to the strong sense of community we have at Holy Rosary.

Your opinion matters, and in Week Three, we will be issuing a survey to all parents to understand what you love about Holy Rosary and what we can do to make our learning community even stronger. Your feedback is essential in helping us grow and improve together as a community.

Please attend the upcoming information sessions scheduled next week. These sessions are a great opportunity for us to come together, share insights, and strengthen our bonds as a school community.

Having been a Principal of schools in safe seats, it is interesting to note the extra attention that marginal seats receive in the run-up to an election. Catholic Education has a campaign for "fair funding" with particular attention to obtaining financial support from the State Government for capital projects, such as "Kindergartens."
The campaign aims to secure a commitment of $25 million in annual State Government Capital Grant Funding to ensure students in WA Catholic Schools have parity with other students across Australia. Further details are available at Fair Funding Campaign. https://fairfunding.cewa.edu.au/

May you have a wonderful weekend.

Michael O'Dwyer

Principal

A Message from the Executive Director

Please find below a message from the Executive Director for your perusal.

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📚✨ The first day of school! ✨🎒

Welcome back to all our wonderful students, and a special warm welcome to our new families joining the Holy Rosary community. 🌟 This week was filled with smiles, new friendships, and the excitement of fresh beginnings. We can’t wait for an amazing year of learning, laughter, and growth!

📢 Parent Information Night – Save the Date! 📢

Join us on Tuesday, 11th February for our Parent Information Night (PP – Year 6)! 🏫✨

📍 Two sessions available:

🕕 6:00 – 6:30pm

🕡 6:30 – 7:00pm

This is a great opportunity to meet your child’s teacher, learn about the year ahead, and ask any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Dominican Dance Club

Important Update Regarding School Lunch Ordering

Locavora School Lunches is now called Lunchbox Hub.

All exisiting users can use the same email to log in but you will need to reset your password.

All funds will be transferred to the new system.

Please see the attached information on the new system and how to order lunch for your child on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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Welcome back to your library!! Our theme is Friendly February. It has been so wonderful to catch up with the students at lunchtimes in the air con!

The library is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week for class borrowing and lunchtime activities. Library borrowing will commence next Wednesday in Week Two.

All students need a Holy Rosary library bag in order to borrow books. These can be purchased from the front office or online at our uniform shop.

The borrowing roster for 2025 is below.

Mrs Butson

“A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.” Winnie th e Pooh, by A.A.Milne

It has been wonderful to see all the students settling in. I am looking forward to starting Aussie Optimism’s Feelings and Friends in Year Two this term and starting the Seasons for Growth program with the Year Four students. More information will come at the Parent Information evening, but as always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.

A reminder about the Parent Resources section in the library. I will continue to post useful resources here in the newsletter. Lionheart Camp for Kids info is below to support families who are grieving the loss of a family member.

Have a wonderful term, Mrs Butson

Parent Volunteer Declaration

Every parent volunteering in a school in any capacity is required to complete this. Please click on the link below and complete the declaration form - it will take you 10 seconds, thank you.

Click here to complete Parent Volunteer Declaration

Tuesday 11th February

Parent Info Evening PP - YR6

Friday 14th February

Year 6 Class Mass at 9.00am

Important Dates

Term 1, 2025 - Wednesday 5 February - Friday 11 April

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CSPWA Parent Induction Evening

Survey

Hi everyone,

If you could please take a moment to fill in the survey below we would greatly appreciate it!! It will make life so much easier for us to delegate roles and have an idea of what you’re able to assist with in 2025.

Kind Regards

Your P&F

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P&F Facebook

If you’d like to be kept up to date on current and upcoming events and important information from the P&F please add us on Facebook.

Smartrider Cards

If you need to order a Smartrider Card for your child to travel on public transport, you can now order this online by clicking on the red button below. Please be careful when ordering as there are two Holy Rosary Schools. Our school is listed as per the below screenshot.