15 March 2018

Newsletter Articles

Principals Report

At Holy Rosary Catholic School we have a dedicated Social and Emotional Program. The focus for the first part of this term has been on learning how to manage feelings, manage friendships and solve problems. These essential life skills promote wellbeing and positive mental health. Children who have developed social and emotional skills find it easier to manage themselves, relate to others, resolve conflict, and feel positive about themselves and the world around them. Students are provided and taught practical skills they can apply across a range of situations at school, home and in the broader community. Our program has explored concepts such as having an awareness of self and identifying the many different emotions we can feel, recognising the appropriate ways to manage and regulate our emotions and appreciating differences and diversity within others.

On Friday March 16th there is a dedicated day for National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. While it is important that this issue is recognized by a national day, the issue of bullying is one that needs to be addressed daily and form a core component of the Social and Emotional Program. Bullying is complex and multifaceted and manifests in different ways for each school and year level. Each instance is unique. Rather than focus only on instances of bullying, we focus on the ideas for a safe and supportive school community and the importance of involving students in the school’s approach to countering bullying and creating a safe and supportive and respectful school environment for all. We are working closely with our school Psychologist to prepare for a parent session in relation to the Social and Emotional wellbeing of students.

At Holy Rosary Catholic School we understand that emotions matter. This year we have been extremely fortunate to be awarded funding for members of the leadership team to travel to Melbourne to complete the RULER Training. RULER is an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning that helps school communities integrate the practice of emotional intelligence into daily life. Decades of research shows that emotional intelligence is essential to effective teaching and learning, sound decision making, physical and mental health, and success in school and beyond. Research also shows that when schools and homes partner to support children’s emotional development, children not only feel better, but they do better. Lauren McCallum, Gemma Bennett, Brent Pearce and myself will complete this training on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th March in Melbourne and we look forward to sharing the RULER approach with our school community. In my absence Mrs. Jacinta Waddington will be Acting Principal.

Bernadette Brooks
Principal

Prayer and Reflection

Social and Emotional Program

ATSI Excursion

Free Dress Day

We were absolutely overwhelmed at the response to our Free Dress Day last week. An incredible amount of donations were sorted and wrapped in preparation for our Pick a Stick Stall at our Welcome BBQ and Mini Fair on Friday 23rd March. A huge thank you to all our helpers who spent a long day on Friday sorting and wrapping. Make sure you keep Friday 23rd March free, it is going to be a fantastic event for our community.

We had so much fun and we always love Free Dress

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We had so much fun and we always love Free Dress

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Aussie Sports Leaders

At our assembly on Monday our Grade 6 Aussie Sports Leaders were introduced to the school community and presented with their special ASL caps. These students fulfil a special leadership role in our school and assist with Physical Education lessons with our younger classes, setting up equipment and are special helpers at all our School Carnivals.

Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser

Congratulations to our Grade 6 team; staff, parents and students who in a matter of hours organized and coordinated a BBQ when Bunnings contacted us with a vacancy. The funds raised will go towards our Grade 6 students spending money for our Canberra Trip in November.

Grade 3 to 6 Swimming Carnival

The HRCS 3-6 Swimming Carnival will be held on the 16th March at the Glenorchy Swimming Pool from 10:15am - 1:15pm. Students will be involved in multiple activities during the day including their grade swimming races. All of these activities will enable students to gain points towards the HRCS House Cup. A timetable is attached below and a permission note will be distributed in the coming weeks. Parents and spectators are strongly encouraged to attend what will be another great carnival for our students!

The PE Dept.

HRCS Soccer 2018

HRCS Soccer now has a Facebook page. This will be the platform used to distribute information and create a network for the HRCS Soccer community. Over the next week information will be posted about the upcoming season. In the meantime, jump on, give it a like, follow and share!

Easter Hat Parade

Woolworths Earn and Learn Prizes

Well done to our community. Highest number of Earn and Learn tokens in Southern Tasmania. Thank you to Lauren and Andrew from Woolworths who dropped off our prizes and some boxes of fruit for us to share. Our School Captains Jack and Niah were very pleased to accept the rewards on behalf of the school.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Shin and Deakin who played for the Glenorchy Knights in U12, which is the age group above, in the National SAP Festival in Devonport. There were teams from all over, including WA, SA, NT, Vic and Tas. They played with such enthusiasm and sportsmanship.

We love to hear about our students participating in different events and sports so please send through anything you wish to share.

2019 Kinder Enrolments

Enrolment Information

We are currently accepting enrolments for Kindergarten 2019. It is important that applications are completed for siblings as well.

Kindergarten dates include:

Applications due by Friday 4th of May to the school office
Interviews conducted from February through to the middle of May
21st May – Kindergarten offers made to families
Places accepted need to be returned to school by the 6th of June to reserve place

Grade 5 and Grade 6 students.

In consultation with the Colleges there have been some changes made to applications for High School. This impacts on Grade 5 students who will also need to enrol THIS YEAR if attending a Catholic College in 2020. At this stage we have the following dates confirmed, however please feel free to contact the Colleges individually for more details.

Catholic College Enrolment dates (Grade 6 for 2019):

Enrolment applications due 29th March

Catholic College Enrolment dates (Grade 5 for 2020):

Friday 14 September: Enrolment Applications of Year 5s due to Colleges

The Village

Our Birth to 4 Program is back for 2018. We are running sessions on Wednesday and Friday in 2018. Please come along with a gold coin donation and a piece of fruit (Wednesday only) and have some fun.

Milkshake Mondays

Students of the Week

Uniform Shop

White Socks Girls Single Pack - $2.00
Sizes 5-10, 2-8

Navy Stockings - $4.00
Sizes 3-5, Avg, XTall

Rugby Jumper (old stock) - $20.00
All sizes except Size 8

Polar Fleece - $10.00
Sizes 14, S, M, L

Tartan Trousers - $20.00
Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18

House Polos

In an exciting development students will be able to purchase House Polo tops for the first time at Holy Rosary. The tops are available in the three house colours and have the school logo on the front and house insignia on the back with all child/youth sizes available(see photos). The Polos can be worn to all school sports carnivals and Ploughman Cup events throughout the year and are a great way for students to support their house.

Students/parents can order the Polos on special order for $30 (payment with order) from the office.

Our new House Polos look so good

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Our new House Polos look so good

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Canteen Volunteers

Recently Work Health and Safety officers have put a number of directives in place in light of the new refurbishment which will take place later this year. Please find attached “Information for Volunteers” and a “Volunteer Form” with all this information.

HRCS Parent Circle

School Banking

School banking will take place every Wednesday. If you would like your child to participate and they currently have a Commonwealth Account, their bank book can be sent to school and we will make the deposits for them. Each deposit earns a token and once 10 tokens have been collected they can be redeemed for a prize. If your child does not have a Commonwealth Bank account, application forms can be picked up at the school office.

Coles Sports for Schools 2018

Coles are running the 2018 Sports for Schools program. If you shop at Coles and receive these vouchers can we kindly ask that they please be brought to the school office. We as a school will redeem these vouchers to acquire some wonderful sporting equipment for our students.

Lucinda and her family joined online and registered their online shopping.

Entertainment Books

Entertainment Book Pre-Orders

It’s that time of year again when you may wish to pre-order your 2018/2019 Entertainment Book or Digital Membership and help raise funds for Holy Rosary Catholic School. Funds raised go to assist classroom resources.

Early Birds get extra promotions to be used prior to the opening of the membership.

Year 7 Enrolment Process

To assist families with the transition process from primary to secondary schools the 2018 Year 7 enrolment process has been broadened to allow families of students in Years 5 and 6 to commence the enrolment process for Year 7 in Catholic education. Therefore, advertisements will be circulated shortly opening up the enrolment process for Year 6 students who will commence Year 7 in 2019 and Year 5 students who will commence Year 7 in 2020. This process will continue to be based on the TCEC Enrolment Policy, which can be accessed by the Tasmanian Catholic Education Office Website. In opening up this process we hope it will provide an opportunity for families to discuss any concerns they have about their child’s transition and provide certainty around their ongoing education pathway into Year 7.

Sacred Heart College Open Day

Sacred Heart College Open Day is coming up on March 15th (4pm – 6pm). Families are encouraged to come along and take a look at our Secondary Campus, with the view to enrolment for Year 7, 2019.

We also have a Facebook Event for the Open Day, it can be found here:

Dominic College Open Day

Dominic College Open day is March 15th. Please see the flyer below for all the details.

St Mary’s College Open Day

St Mary’s College Open Day is March 22nd. Please see the flyer below for all the details.

Child Care Benefit

From 2 July 2018 the Child Care Subsidy will replace Child Care Benefit. After this date we will no longer be eligible Child Care Providers.

To find out more about these changes please click on the link below.

From 2 July 2018, there will be a New Child Care Package, providing more support for more families.

Hobart City Mission

Great Southern Pram Push

The event is a family fun day with rides, activities, entertainment, food and competitions. It is $10 entry per person (under 3’s free) or $35 for a family of 5.

All proceeds go to the Small Steps program which provides supported accommodation to young mums and their babies. The program receives no government funding and therefore only helps to keep young mums and their babies together through the support of the community.

More information on the event can be found in the link below or on Facebook.

Glenorchy LINC

What’s on at Glenorchy LINC. Please see the attached flyer for all the details.

Term 1 2018 Assemblies and Liturgies

Parents and Friends are most welcome and kindly invited to join us for our School Assemblies which are held at 1.45pm and our Liturgies which are held at 12.00 noon on the following dates in the School Hall or St Bernard’s Church unless noted differently.

2018 Upcoming Events