We have just released our brand new school video! Take a look here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxhSF8CyxKQ

This week our pupils have been celebrating the life of our patron, St Therese of Liseux. She is the patron saint of Mission, which means sharing God's life and love with everyone by loving and caring, just like Jesus. She dedicated her life to finding ways to get to heaven - little by little. This is what Therese called her Little Way. Therese made a commitment to do her small everyday tasks with great love. Our children spent time crafting for a joint display and were tasked with thinking about a couple of things they could do this week to follow in St Therese's little way. Little Acts, Great Love, Big Difference. Watch our video to find out more.

Little Way Week Video

The Rosary Catholic Primary School will be inspected by Ofsted this week.  Please use the link below to read two important documents for parents regarding the inspection. The inspectors would like to hear your views about the school.

Ofsted and Performance Data - The Rosary Catholic Primary (secure-primarysite.net)

On 14 March, Pope Francis, has accepted the resignation of the Right Reverend Declan Lang as Bishop of Clifton. Bishop Declan was ordained the ninth Bishop of Clifton on 28th March 2001 and has served the Diocese for 23 years as its bishop.

The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Canon Bosco MacDonald, a priest of the Diocese of Clifton, until now Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Bristol, as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton.

Please pray for both Bishop Declan and the new Bishop, Canon Bosco.

The report on the Catholic Schools inspection that took place on 24 and 25 January has been released just in time for half-term. We are very pleased that the report captures the strengths of our school and we will incorporate any areas for improvement into our school Development Plan. You can read the full report here:

issued-csi-report-for-the-rosary-catholic-primary-school-january-2024.pdf (primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com)  Paper copies are available from the school office. 

Happy new year everyone! To mark the launch of the Little Way Catholic Educational Trust, whose mission is to achieve' Little Acts, with Great Love to make a Big Difference, parents kindly donated boxes of cereal to be shared with families in need in our community. these were used to set up a cereal box domino run.

Thank you to everyone who brought in the cereal boxes- here is a video of what happened IMG_2050.mov (sharepoint.com)

We have some other good news to share: Mrs Knighton, who has been Co-Headteacher with me since September, is expecting another baby! She is planning to go on maternity leave just before half term in February. As I have other family commitments 2 days a week, the Rosary School Governors and Trustees of the Little Way Catholic Educational Trust have agreed the appointment of another Co-Headteacher to work at the school, until Mrs Knighton returns from maternity leave later in the school year. Mr Paul Batchelor is an experienced Headteacher of a church school, (one of the schools we worked closely with last year). He will be joining us in January for 2 days a week, so he can liaise with Mrs Knighton before she goes on maternity leave. After half term, Mr Batchelor will be Headteacher on Mondays and Tuesdays and I will be in school from Wednesday to Friday. I am delighted that we have been able to make this temporary appointment to cover for Mrs Knighton’s absence. We offer her congratulations on this wonderful news and wish her well for the rest of her pregnancy.

As anticipated, on 22 November 2023, the Governing Board voted to continue the journey to form the Little Way Catholic Educational Trust with 5 other Catholic primary schools in Gloucestershire.  Our change in status from a Single Academy Trust to being part of a Multi-Academy Trust will take effect from 1 January 2024. It will be great to be part of a family of Catholic schools and work towards a shared vision. However, most aspects of the day-to-day running of the school will be unchanged. The name, uniform and ethos of our school will remain the same. We will continue to collaborate with local schools in the Stroud area. The Governing Board will become a Local Governing Committee and we will still have autonomy over how we spend our school funds.

On Friday 17 November, the Carducci Quartet will be visiting our school to play for the children. This is organised by Painswick Music Society and it will be a wonderful opportunity for the children to hear classical music performed live.  

Are you looking for a fun event to add to your Autumn calendar? The Ukrainian community in Stroud is currently organizing a charity fundraising event, and would greatly appreciate your help by coming to a Cossacks' Day.
 The main goal is to showcase Ukrainian culture and raise funds for medical supplies to help injured military personnel and civilians who often can't receive prompt medical attention. 
What's on offer? Taste delicious Ukrainian meals and drinks, explore unique crafts, take part in entertaining Cossack games, and enjoy live Ukrainian music featuring the piano and traditional bandura instrument. Don't miss an exciting raffle with fantastic prizes!
Adults - £12,
Children - (9-16) £4
Under 9s FREE 

Date: Sun, Nov 19, 2023
Time: 14:00 GMT
Location: Tabernacle Walk, Stroud, GL5 3UJ

To book, please visit:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cossacks-day-charity-event-tickets-749815778177?aff=oddtdtcreator