Holy Rosary

Every child at Holy Rosary is valued, known and heard, empowering them to develop their “God given” strengths in doing good for their world and forming enduring friendships to flourish in their joy filled childhood.

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 a

source of truth to be shared with all those we meet.

We ask through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen

Dear Parents, Friends, Guardians and Staff,

It is wonderful to have our school once again filled with the sounds of joy, play and learning. Thank you for such a positive first week. One of my highlights has been seeing our Kindergarten students begin their school journey and watching our Pre‑primary students confidently transition to a full five‑day week, often with more enthusiasm than their parents!

As always, good routines set our children up for success. I encourage families to consider how their child is transitioning back into healthy sleep habits.

https://www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au/sleep-topics/facts-about-sleep-for-parents-and-school-staff

Parent Information Sessions

Next week, I warmly invite you to our Parent Information Sessions (Pre‑primary to Year 6) on Tuesday evening from 6.30pm.

These sessions help build a strong partnership between home and school—and we promise to keep the PowerPoint transitions to a minimum.

As the children know, my role is simple: keep them safe, keep them learning, and add a bit of fun along the way.

Morning Arrival and Supervision

Our school gates open at 8:10am each morning. Supervision officially begins at 8:15am in the Undercover Area. Year 6 gate opens at 8:25 am and 3pm.

Any child arriving before 8:15am must remain seated in the Undercover Area until dismissed for class.

Parents of students in Years 3–6 may wait in the Undercover Area (not outside classrooms).

Children in Kindergarten and Pre‑primary remain under the supervision of their parents until they are handed directly to their classroom teachers. This ensures a calm and safe start to the day for our youngest learners.

For the safety of all students, children are not permitted to play on the Year 1 playground or use sporting equipment before school, as these areas are unsupervised. The same applies after school—once the bell rings, responsibility shifts to parents (who may or may not be met with requests to go on parent rosters or help the P and F busy bee).

Discovery Kids have an exclusive license for the Year 1 playground from 3:30pm onwards and all school gates are locked at this time.

Sip and Crunch

As part of our healthy eating focus, we participate in Sip & Crunch. Families are encouraged to send fresh fruit or vegetables and a water bottle each day. More information is available on the Sip & Crunch website. https://www.crunchandsip.com.au/families#what-to-pack-what-not-to-pack

Communication

Holy Rosary has a clear communication framework that supports respectful, timely and effective communication between home and school.

While we strive to support families as best we can, please remember the school is not an emergency service, and in line with Work Health and Safety regulations and our teachers’ EBA, staff are not on call/email outside of their working hours.

Urgent matters should be directed to the school office on 9203 4500.

Our aim is that staff will acknowledge emails or digital communication within two business days. If the matter requires investigation or follow‑up, a full response will be provided within five business days.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us maintain a safe school and setting our children up for the conditions for quality learning .

Kind regards,

Michael O'Dwyer

Principal

A friendly reminder that our Parent Information Night for families from Pre‑Primary to Year 6 will take place this Tuesday, 10 February.

This evening is a wonderful opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and hear about the learning journey ahead for 2026.

Session Times:

6:00pm – 6:30pm

6:30pm – 7:00pm

Both sessions are identical, so please attend the time that best suits your family. Sessions will be held in one of your child’s year‑level classrooms.

Please note: the separate Year 6 Camp Information Session will be scheduled for a later date.

We kindly remind families that the drive through pick-up zone located outside the Hall and After School Care area is a no parking zone. This area is designated to keep traffic flowing safely and to ensure the wellbeing of all students during pick-up times.

Parents and carers are asked to please respect the yellow no-parking lines at all times and avoid stopping or parking in this area, even briefly. Your cooperation helps us maintain a safe environment for our children, families, and staff.

Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support in keeping our school community safe.

Numero Club will be starting on Friday morning in Week Two for students in Years 3 to 6. This will be held in the Library from 7:40am to 8:15am.

Numero is a fun and engaging card game that helps students develop important mathematical skills, including number sense, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and mental arithmetic, all while enjoying friendly competition with their peers.

We kindly ask families to ensure students do not arrive before 7:40am, as supervision will not be available prior to this time. The school will open slightly before 7:40am to allow students to enter safely.

We look forward to seeing many enthusiastic mathematicians join us on Friday mornings!

Welcome back to the library! Library book borrowing will start next week, Week 2. While Mrs Butson is on Long Service Leave, Mrs Peta Kelly will in the library on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Ms Anna Capolingua on Thursdays.

The Library Borrowing roster is below:

Tuesdays - PPs, Year 1 and Year 5

Wednesdays - Year 2 and Year 3

Thursdays - Year 6 and Year 4 with Kindy to start borrowing in Term 2.

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

Welcome to our library monitors for 2026 - Vivi, Lucas, Abigail, Chloe N, Alby and Xavier. Mrs Kelly and I are looking forward to a wonderful term with you all.

Ms Capolingua

“Let the wild rumpus start!”

—Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

The school calendar and times have been updated and can be found on our website under families. Please schroll down to locate them.

Dear Families,

When ordering school uniforms through Permapleat, you can now choose to have your order delivered directly to the school. If you select this option, you will receive an SMS notification when your order arrives. Please collect your items from the school office, as deliveries cannot be made to classrooms. Thank you for your understanding.

All parent volunteers must complete this form before assisting at school. Please click the link below to fill out the declaration - it only takes 10 seconds. Thank you!

Tuesday 10th Feb

Parent Information Night - (PP - YR6) - 6pm and 6.30pm

Term 1

Monday 2 March: Labour Day Public Holiday

Thursday 2 April: Term 1 Concludes

Term 2

Monday 20 April: Pupil-Free Day

Tuesday 21 April: Pupil-Free Day

Wednesday 22 April: Term 2 ALL STUDENTS

Monday 1 June: WA Day Public Holiday

Friday 3 July: Term 2 Concludes

Term 3

Monday 20 July: Term 3 Commences PP – Yr 6

Friday 21 August: Pupil-Free Day

Monday 24 August: Pupil-Free Day

Friday 25 September: Term 3 Concludes

Term 4

Monday 12 October: Pupil-Free Day

Tuesday 13 October: Term 4 Commences ALL STUDENTS

Friday 11 December: Term 4 Concludes

We are pleased to share that the Sacramental Programme for 2026 has now been confirmed for students preparing to receive:

• · Year 3 – First Reconciliation
• · Year 4 – First Eucharist
• · Year 6 – Confirmation
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We look forward to supporting our students and families as they journey through these very special sacraments.

Mass Options for Eucharist & Confirmation
This year, families will be able to choose which Sacramental Mass their child participates in for First Eucharist and Confirmation:

• · 6:00pm Saturday
• · 10:00am Sunday

Preferences can be indicated on the Sacramental Registration Form. A hard copy of the form will be sent home with students on Monday (a PDF version of the registration form is attached for your convenience). Completed forms are to be returned to your child’s teacher or the front office and are due back by Tuesday 17 February.

Parent Sacramental Talk
To support families, Fr Andrew Albis will be presenting a Parent Sacramental Talk for all sacraments on:

📅 Tuesday 17 March
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Our Lady of the Rosary Parish

We ask that at least one parent from each family with a child receiving a sacrament in 2026 attends this session. More detailed information about what to expect for your child’s sacrament will be sent out to families next week.

🕊️ Ash Wednesday Mass: Wednesday 18 February – 11.30am

🙏 Year 4 Class Mass & Morning Tea: Friday 6 March – 9.00am

✝️ Easter Mass: Thursday 2 April – 2.00pm

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

Our School is committed to ensuring that our students are empowered to travel to and from school safely. We recognise that eRideable devices such as eScooters and eBikes are a popular mode of transport accessible to many within our School community.

Equally, our School recognises that eRideables are subject to legislation that prohibit a child under the age of 16 from utilising these devices.

Therefore, from Monday 2 February 2026, students who are under 16 years of age will not be permitted to use or store an eRideable device on school premises.

Examples of eRideables include but are not limited to:

• eScooters

• eSkateboards

• hoverboards

• eSkates

• eUnicycles

The Road Safety Commission has developed a webpage with information about the Road Traffic Code (legislation) which can assist individuals in understanding their personal obligations where eRideables are concerned.

For more information about eRideables please click on the link below.

We thank you in advance for your support of this initiative which will ensure the ongoing safety of our students and broader school community.

We are beginning our planning for 2026 and invite parents and caregivers to complete the Parent Volunteer Survey. The P&F is seeking volunteers to support our school community in a range of roles, including:

• Canteen
• Parent Year Group Representatives
• P&F Committee

Your involvement makes a meaningful difference, and we warmly encourage you to consider putting your hand up for one of these valued positions.

Kind regards

Your P&F Committee

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.

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.

Our Lady of the Rosary Parish

Parish Office - 9446 2055

Fr Andrew Albis

Email: doubleview@perthcatholic.org.au

• Five days a week during term time
• Vacation Care during school holidays
• Available for children attending Kindy through to Year Six.

Enrolments are open for music lessons with Keyed Up Music get in contact with us today to get your child started with instrument lessons in 2026. Find our enrolment forms on our websites or send us an email with any questions enquiry@keyedupmusic.com.au

Carine Calisthenics Club has availability within our classes for new members aged 3-10 (as at 31st Dec). What is Calisthenics? It’s everything in one class! It’s equipment work, free exercise, marching, basic ballet, dancing and more! We are a family friendly club promoting fun, fitness and friendships!

We offer two free classes for all new members! Visit our website for more details.