Holy Rosary Update
January 2024
A Message from the Desk of Mrs. Hackett
Dear Families!
Happy New Year Hurricanes! The New Year is traditionally a time for God’s blessing on our world. It is a time to remember the coming of the wise men bringing gifts to visit the Christ child, who by so doing “reveal” Jesus to the world as Lord and King. This is a time when we can renew and resolve to better ourselves and our world, and renew our personal and public life of prayer.
The month of December was very busy. Many thanks to the staff and parents for organizing “The ELF Shoppe”. Our little treasures were incredibly excited to buy gifts for their loved ones. We used the proceeds to buy 12 - $50 gift cards to include in our Christmas Sharing Baskets. This year, we supported 12 families with food baskets and we made Christmas a little more special for them. Your kind generosity does so much good for many families in our community – thank you. Thank you to Parkhurst, Black Diamond Cheese and Reid's Dairy for their contributions. Thank you, also for all of the warm wishes, gifts and treats that came into the office for the staff. They were appreciated by all!
During the month of January we will celebrate the virtue of self-control. We will reflect extensively on how Jesus in the scriptures and the saints in their lives modeled self-control as we are all “one in Jesus.” Self-control is one part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), so exercising it means reflecting the Spirit of God. Throughout the Bible, there are lists of attributes describing godly men and women, and most of them include the faith-filled trait of self-control. When we exercise self-control, we pursue a holy life that is glorifying to the Lord who made us in his image, redeemed us through his gospel, and gave his indwelling Spirit to live within us.
We have much to be thankful for at Holy Rosary Catholic School. We have a very knowledgeable and caring staff, supportive parents and guardians, students who are motivated and caring towards each other, and a collaborative school community that works in partnership with our church. We are truly blessed! I look forward to another term of dedicated efforts so that our students may continue to strive to reach their full potential. I also look forward to engaging activities, student leadership and athletics to keep our positive school spirit and morale alive.
May 2024 be a year full of God’s Blessings. I look forward to everyone’s safe return when classes resume on Monday, January 8th, 2024.
A New Year’s Prayer
Lord, You make all things new
You bring hope alive in our hearts
And cause our Spirits to be born again.
Thank you for this new year
For all the potential it holds.
Come and kindle in us a mighty flame
So that in our time,
Many will see the wonders of God
And live forever to praise Your glorious name.
Amen
An Early Christmas Present
Our beautiful new sign was installed prior to our holiday break - we are delighted to showcase our wonderful community. Thank you to everyone who made this possible and thank you to Goldfarb Signs & Graphics for making our dream a reality.
Christmas Family Fun Night
A wonderful night was had by all at our first Christmas Family Night. The kids were delighted by a special appearance from Santa and our dance team had everyone dancing along with them!
A very special thank you to our Student Leadership team who led the stations and kept the children entertained.
The True Meaning of the Season
Our Kinders have been busy both at home and in the classroom doing kind deeds and actions.
Our manger is filled with "hay" representing all the love and caring our class has shown throughout Advent. The perfect place for baby Jesus to lay his head!
Christmas Breakfast
Our school team gathered together to prepare a yummy pancake breakfast for the school. It was a great way to kick off our Gingerbread House Making!
Gingerbread Houses With Our Buddies
Merci Madame Bowe et Madame Allin! A tremendous undertaking - 220 gingerbread houses were prepared and made ready for the kids to decorate - many smiles and laughter were had by all!
Out and About
Upcoming Dates and News from our Parish
January 8th - Welcome Back to School!
February 2nd - PA Day
Holy Rosary Catholic School
Email: flhprosa@alcdsb.on.ca
Website: https://www.alcdsb.on.ca/School/rosa/Pages/default.aspx#/=
Location: 10 Prince of Wales Drive, Belleville, ON, Canada
Phone: 613 962 2305
Twitter: @alcdsb_rosa