The Rosary 21 st October, 2016 The sun shone on Tuesday as we began our Golden Jubilee celebrations. We welcomed Cardinal Vincent Nichols who led the very special Mass at the church of Our Lady Queen of Apostles. He touched the hearts of all those who were in attendance when he spoke so eloquently about Our Lady. It was brilliant to see Jenny Bashford, Angela Brennan, Fr Michael Tuck, past teachers, governors and friends who have all helped to make The Rosary such a special school over the last 50 years. The children, as always were wonderful. We returned to the school for a cream tea and had the opportunity to reminisce over the past 50 years as we looked at the display of photographs presented in decades. We also took some time to remember Canon Peter Moore who was so instrumental in building and naming the school. Telephone: 020 8570 4942 Infants: [email protected]Juniors: [email protected]www.rosary.hounslow.sch.uk Aspire, Believe, Achieve: Together in Christ
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The Rosary 21st October, 2016
The sun shone on Tuesday as we began our Golden Jubilee celebrations. We welcomed Cardinal Vincent Nichols who led the very special Mass at the church of Our Lady Queen of Apostles. He touched the hearts of all those who were in attendance when he spoke so eloquently about Our Lady. It was brilliant to see Jenny
Bashford, Angela Brennan, Fr Michael Tuck, past teachers, governors and friends who have all helped to make The Rosary such a special school over the last 50 years. The children, as always were wonderful. We returned to the school for a cream tea and had the opportunity to reminisce over the past 50 years as we looked at the display of photographs presented in decades. We also took some time to remember Canon Peter Moore who was so instrumental in building and naming the school.
A special thank you to everyone who worked behind the scenes to make
the day such a success. It was a very special day and we will remember it
for years to come.
We received the following thank you letter from Ian and Helen Macklearn,
which sums up our special day of celebration.
Weekly Prayer and Reflection – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Luke 18:9-14
This week Jesus tells us a story about a Pharisee and a Tax
Collector and we learn how to pray and have a good heart.
The Pharisee goes to the Temple to pray, but what does he
say and dow does he feel? The Pharisee is full of pride. He
thinks he’s brilliant, that he’s done everything right and
that God must love him very much. Then a tax collector
comes to pray. But what does he say and how does he feel? The tax collector is humble
and ashamed. He knows he has done wrong and he seeks God’s forgiveness.
Jesus wanted the Pharisees (religious leaders) and us, to understand that the things we say when we pray
are not as important as what is in our hearts and what we are thinking and feeling deep down. The
Pharisees thought that the way to enter God’s kingdom was by keeping a lot of rules and making new
rules. The Pharisees thought that all the people who didn’t keep their rules were unacceptable to God.
There is nothing wrong with rules. Every family, school, church and organisation has them. Rules are
necessary, aren’t they? Why do you think we need some rules in life? Rules are here to guide us and they
should help us think about what other people need. We should always be concerned about other people.
There is something wrong with thinking that we are better than other people just because we keep certain
rules. We all do things wrong sometimes. We need to own up and ask forgiveness and accept that
although others are different to us, God loves us all equally.
This week think about how you can show love and kindess to someone in your family, not just with words
but with actions. Also, try not to judge others just because they do things differently to you. We must try
to treat all people with kindness and respect, and ask God to help us to become better.
All-powerful God, help us to know when we are being proud or lack mercy and
forgiveness towards others. Help us to do what is pleasing to you. Amen
London’s Burning!
The children in Year 2 (Panda & Giraffe classes) have been
learning about the Great Fire of
London. They made Tudor Houses
and then recreated the Great Fire
of London. Luckily, they had
brought ‘buckets’ of water to help
put the fire out. We are pleased to
report that there were no casualties
and the fire was put out safely.
Reception Curriculum Talk There will be a Curriculum Talk for Reception Parents on Thursday 3rd November in the Infant Hall at 9am.
Secondary Transfer
Parents are reminded that they have to complete and submit the Pan London E-admission form on
line via their local authority by 31st October. Parents can begin completing the form now, save
their details and then submit it once they are happy with their choices and the order they have put
their choices in. In addition to this, parents applying to Catholic schools will also need to complete
the Supplementary Information Forms for each school they nominate and return them directly to
the schools, with their certificate of Catholic Practice and any other documentation the school asks
for. Please check the closing date for applications with the school as these may differ from the
Local Authority.
Year 2 – After School Football
There will be no after school football on Monday 14th November. The session will be made up on
Monday 5th December.
Club Energy – will begin on Tuesday 1st November for Years 1 and 2.
Gymnastics – will begin on Wednesday 2nd November for Years 1 and 2.
Halloween Disco
There will be a family disco on Friday 28th
October at the Pope John Centre from 6pm – till
late. £1 entry. Come in costume – you may win
a prize. If you don’t it could be your demise.
Congratulations to 3A for achieving 100% attendance last week and to Hedgehogs and Squirrels on their
punctuality. Keep it up!
10 - 14 October % Lates
Class 3A 100.00 4
Class Tiger 99.66 5
Class 4A 98.89 6
Class Penguin 98.66 5
Class 3B 98.62 6
Class Koalas 98.62 2
Class 5A 98.39 10
Class 5B 98.33 6
Class 6B 98.33 7
Class Giraffe 98.33 6
Class Hedgehogs 98.33 1
Class 4B 98.06 4
Class Panda 98.00 18
Class 6A 97.33 2
Class Dolphin 96.67 2
Class Squirrels 90.53 1
Totals 98.24 85
Achievement Awards
Ashleigh – Panda; Reece – Giraffe;
Maja – Koala; Franek & Ellisia - Tiger
Anzia – 3A; Keisha – 3B;
Jonathan – 4A; Oscar – 4B;
Daniel – 5B; Adriana – 6A; Austin – 6B
If your child is not at
school you must send them
in with a letter to
explain/confirm their
absence when they return.
Please find below a few dates for the Diary
24th October –28th October HALF TERM
Tuesday 1st November Whole School Mass (All Saints)
Thursday 3rd November 9am – Reception Curriculum Talk
Tuesday 8th November Benediction (5B) 5A – Westminster Cathedral
Wednesday 9th November 5B – Westminster Cathedral
Tuesday 15th November 9am Giraffe – Class Liturgy Tuesday 22nd November 9am Tiger – Class Liturgy
Friday 2nd December 9am 5A Class Mass Wednesday 14th December Reception Nativity Thursday 15th December EYFS & KS1 Panto Tuesday 20th December Whole school Mass (for the
end of term) Wednesday 21st December KS2 Panto
SCHOOL CLOSES @ 2PM Tuesday 3rd January Back to School
Parking
All parents are asked to show due care and consideration when dropping off and
collecting their children from school. This morning Mrs Paczek had to speak to
several parents who thought it was ok to park on the yellow zig zag lines, block our
neighbour’s drives and making it very dangerous for children coming to school.
We are very lucky to have the use of the church car parks. Please DO NOT COME
DOWN THE GREEN, but drive down Winchester and Eton Avenue to access the
