Dear Families,

What a great end of term it has been. I have really enjoyed my first term here at Rosary and look forward to term 4.

There have been some wonderful events over the past two weeks.
The Advanced Gymnastics performances were brilliant.
It was great to see the students performing with such confidence and skill.
Please 'read more' for thanks, staffing updates and social justice initiatives.

The Numerical Acumen Awards Assembly was another highlight. It was exciting to see so many students receiving awards - congratulations to all of you. The awards were for performance, improvement, dedication and inspiration. Our school was awarded second place in the Inspirational School of the Year Award for SA and NSW.

The third highlight was our School Choir taking part in the Catholic Education Festival Choir performance. The event this year was filmed at Sacred Heart College in place of a live performance at Festival Theatre due to COVID 19.
The students really enjoyed being part of the 400 student choir. We would like to congratulate all of the students involved for such beautiful performances.

I would like to inform you that the Catholic Education SA Summary Reports from the review into how CESA schools are catering for students with disability (SWD) are now available on the SWD Review webpage on the CESA website:

These reports include: A Summary Report of the conversations the Review has held with 124 students with disability across metropolitan and country South Australia. Summary Reports of the Review Surveys results for the following groups:

• 343 parents/carers/guardians of students with disability
• 100 members of the community
• 98 principals of Catholic schools
• 822 staff of Catholic schools: teachers, positions of responsibility, deputy principals and support staff
• 56 staff in the Catholic Education Office. For your information, the different Survey Summary Reports consist of three main components:
• an overview synopsis of the responses in the respective survey prepared by Ms Gerry Gray, a Disability Specialist and Advocate from NSW, whom the Review has engaged to assist its independent approach
• data reports for the survey questions inviting a quantitative response that have been prepared by Square Holes, the independent company the Review commissioned to undertake the surveys
• a brief outline by Square Holes of the themes that emerged in the qualitative comments people provided in the surveys.

A special thank you to the Parents and Friend’s for organising the school disco and donut day.

A great way to launch into the holiday period. Classes will be grouped throughout the day and will have their allocated time to get down and boogie!!!

It’s casual clothes day as well!

Just like that, we are 3/4 through the year!

We hope the children will enjoy this year's  "Disco and Donut Day".
A special thank you to Vili's for generously offering to  donate the donuts.

Our final information session was held this week for families preparing their children to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist next term.
It was lovely for our families to come together and support their children during this special time in their lives.

Today RMG, RGL & RTM celebrated their term 3 Liturgy on Spring and the Gifts of New Life.

Students and families are reminded to be wary of approaches from strangers, especially when they are unaccompanied or travelling to and from school.
If they are approached students should not respond and should not accept offers of rides or gifts. 

Term 4 begins on Tuesday October 13.
Monday is a Pupil Free Day.
We wish you all a well deserved break!

The Croydon Football Club is introducing Junior Girls Soccer for season 2021 and they are conducting free Come & Play sessions in October.  See the flyer for more information.

Snapchat is a popular messaging app that lets users exchange pictures and videos (called snaps) designed to disappear after they’re viewed.  Please see the sheet for more information or visit http://www.carlyryanfoundation.com/resources/fact-sheets or https:///www.esafety.gov.au/

Celebrating the season of Creation in the Church
(1^st September to 4^th October 2020)

All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty.

Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.

Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.

We are very excited to announce that school tuition fees have been revised for 2021.

The new all-inclusive tuition fees are as follows: Standard Fees: $2,900 per student School Card Fees $1,740 per student Sibling discounts will continue to be applied.

This has resulted in a reduction per student of $582 for Standard Fess and $968 for School Card Fees.