Week 4, Term 1 2021

Dear Rosary Community

As a Catholic community we are now in the season of Lent. This week we celebrated Shrove Tuesday, a day that has traditionally been a ‘feast’ day before the start of Lent. Lent was a time when families would empty their homes of luxurious food items such as eggs and sugar in the anticipation of Lent beginning the following day. I thank our parent helpers and Mrs Caroline Price for the pancakes on Tuesday – an important way we are able to acknowledge that the Lenten season is about to begin.

Our Ash Wednesday liturgy marked the beginning of Lent, a time when we are all challenged to consider how we live out Gospel values in our lives. In Pope Francis’ message for Lent he calls on the faithful to “renew our faith, draw from the living waters of hope, and receive with open hearts the love of God.”

In this newsletter there is an information about the Parents and Friends social gathering, the Rosary School AGM, nominations to the School Board and the school working bee. It would be great to have as many parents as possible at these community events.

Kind regards
Susan

Thank you to our Year 5/6 Teachers for preparing a fun and engaging leadership day.

In this newsletter there is an information about the Parents and Friends social gathering, the Rosary School AGM, nominations to the School Board and the school working bee. It would be great to have as many parents as possible at these community events.

Today I spent the day with our Year 5/6 children. All of these children are asked to be student leaders in some capacity in 2021 – the children have brainstormed many leadership roles to be undertaken in the community – Sport Leaders, Performing Arts Leaders, Social Justice Leaders and many more. Together we explored what being a leader means – some of our ideas included being a person of hope, an example to others, to listen carefully and to be of service to the school community. The children spent the day working co-operatively with each other and the Year 5's presented a candle to the Year 6 children asking them to be a guiding light for all of us. Thank you to our Year 5/6 Teachers for preparing a fun and engaging leadership day.

In this newsletter there is an information about the Parents and Friends social gathering, the Rosary School AGM, nominations to the School Board and the school working bee. It would be great to have as many parents as possible at these community events.

Kind regards
Susan