Holy Rosary School Derby
NEWSLETTER / TERM 1/ WEEK 8/ Wednesday 20th March 2024
Message From Miss Melanie
Congratulations to all our families for supporting attendance at school. Our attendance rate is now around 80% across the school which is a fantastic achievement. Through supporting your child to attend we are able to provide many opportunities for them to learn and help set their foundations for their future.
Reminder to families that we ask students to wear appropriate footwear to school and this is runners or sandals with a back strap. Thongs and crocs are not appropriate footwear for school activities.
We are going to hold an Easter raffle to raise money for Caritas 2024. We would appreciate any donations so that we can create some great prizes. The raffle will be drawn on Thursday 28th March during our Easter Story Liturgy. All money raised will be sent directly to caritas and we will publish the amount raised in our first newsletter next term.
The Easter Story Liturgy will be held in our Kindy classroom on Friday 28th March from 9.30am. Families are welcome to attend and share the Liturgy with our students. All classes will participate in the presentation of the Easter story. We have decided no merit certificates to respect the importance of the Easter story to the students, families are welcome to join us for the occasion.
Best of luck to our Inter-school Swim Team for Friday. They have been training hard with Miss Alexis and Miss Tiana and we hope for some fantastic results. Safe travels to Broome for the carnival. Thank you to our parent volunteers who will help on carnival day.
I would also like to wish Miss Candace all the best for her future endeavours as she will be leaving Holy Rosary at the end of the term.
This is the last newsletter for the term. I wish all our families a safe and happy Easter and look forward to more great learning in Term 2.
God Bless.
Miss Melanie
Year 5/6 Hands on Learning in Maths
The Year 5/6 class has been learning about square metres in mathematics. The made a square metre and then used it to measure large areas in class. Students have been able to visualise what a square metre looks like in order to be able to understand how square metres are applied in their day to day life. Great work Yr 5/6 and Miss Bec.
School Uniform
As the weather cools next term we ask that families ensure that their child has an appropriate jumper to wear to school. We are looking at adding a royal blue zip up jumper to the uniform and will let families know if this becomes available. It is not ok for students to wear hoodies or hugely oversized jumpers as it becomes a safety issue in class and during play times. We ask that families look into options over the school holidays to ensure that there is an appropriate jumper available to wear if needed.
I would also like to thank all the families who have purchased the new school shirts - they look great.
Health Care Card Discount
It is essential for Health Care Card holders to complete the necessary form immediately to be eligible for the school fee discount. Please come into the Admin to provide details.
All Health care Cards MUST be current so if yours has expired please come in and provide the updated details to Miss Jenna in Admin.
SAVE THE DATES!
Term 1
Fri 22nd Mar - Inter-school Swimming Carnival (Broome)
Thurs 28th Mar - The Easter Story 9.30am (Please note - change of time)
Term 2
Mon 15th Apr - first day of Term 2
Thur 25th April - ANZAC Day Public Holiday (no school)
Fri 17th May - Student Free Day
Please note dates and events may change over the term
School Advisory Council
ENROLMENTS
We are now taking enrolments for 2024 and 2025.
Please use the link below to download an enrolment form or contact our friendly staff in admin.
Holy Rosary Facebook Page
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Contact
Email: admin@hrsderby.wa.edu.au
Website: https://hrsderby.wa.edu.au
Location: 99 Loch Street, Derby WA, Australia
Phone: 9161 7200