On Tuesday 4 October we will be holding our Harvest Celebration in church at 2.00pm. Parents are invited to join us for this. Each class will be taking part by singing a song or reciting a poem.

 

For our Harvest Appeal this year, we are asking parents to donate the following items to the Stroud Foodbank:

pasta sauce

tinned meat

tinned fish 

cooking oil

laundry liquid

 

As you can see, the list of items being asked for is quite limited, so please think about what you might buy or donate.

Please bring in your donations by Thursday 5 October at the latest.

More formation about the food bank can be found using the link below.

Donate food | Stroud District Foodbank

This October half term, Gloucestershire County Council is providing vouchers to eligible families who have signed up to our Holiday Free School Meals (FSM) scheme. These vouchers are provided by Gloucestershire County Council as part of its commitment to ‘no child goes hungry’. The vouchers are funded through grant funding we have received and is separate to that of the term time free school meals.

 

The scheme is for children in reception to year 11 who receive benefits-related free school meals and attend a school in Gloucestershire. We are unable to consider college and sixth form students as well as children who receive universal free school meals, as they are not eligible for this scheme

 

Families who have signed up to the scheme will receive £15 per child, for the week half term.

 

Parents who have signed up previously do not need to re-register, they will already have been included. To ensure we reach all those who are eligible, we are encouraging parents that have not previously signed up, to sign up as soon as they can.

 

If you have a child beginning reception this year and you would like to add to your existing application of the scheme, please get in contact by emailing childrensfund@gloucestershire.gov.uk so that we may update your details, as this is not an automatic process.

 

Applications for Holiday Free School Meal Vouchers for the October half term period are now open until the 11 October. Voucher emails will be sent out on 19 October.  Please encourage parents to also check their junk/spam email folders during this period as sometimes the vouchers end up there. If parents have not received their vouchers by the 19 October please encourage them to get in contact with us by emailing childrensfund@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

 

For more information and to sign up if you haven't already, please visit our website - Holiday School Meal vouchers.

School Health UK have published a helpful and colourful guide which aims to help parents create healthy, nutritious and, more importantly, tasty packed lunches! If your child does not have school lunches and opts instead to have a packed lunch, it can sometimes be stressful to ensure their packed lunch is balanced and nutritional. This guide offers ideas and also useful tips, for example:

- Squeeze some lemon on fruit to keep it fresh

- Remember, 'low fat' often means 'high sugar

 

You can read more information about packed lunches on our 'School Lunches' page on the website https://www.rosaryschool.org.uk/school-lunches/

 

 

Due to the sad news of the Queen's passing, Stage 6 of the Tour of Britain on Friday 9 September has been cancelled. As there will no longer be road closures, parents will not need to collect their children early.

Welcome back to our pupils and families for a new academic year. And a warm welcome to our new Reception children and pupils joining other year groups. You are all part of Team Rosary and we hope you have an excellent year!

Extreme Heat Warning

You will be aware that a warning has been issued regarding the predicted  extremely high temperatures for Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th July. In the light of this, we took the decision last Thursday to recommend that parents collect their children at 1.00pm on these days, as the temperature in the afternoons has soared on recent very hot days. If you are not able to collect your children early, please call the school office in the morning on (01453) 762774, or message the class teachers via See Saw before 8.00am. 

Below is some information and. advice that the Department for Education has issued

 

Health risks from heat

Children cannot control their body temperature as efficiently as adults during hot weather because they do not sweat as much and so can be at risk of ill-health from heat. Heat- related illness can range from mild heat stress to potentially life-threatening heatstroke. The main risk from heat is dehydration (not having enough water in the body). If sensible precautions are taken children are unlikely to be adversely affected by hot conditions, however, teachers, assistants, school nurses and all child carers should look out for signs of heat stress, heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

 

Heat stress

Children suffering from heat stress may seem out of character or show signs of discomfort and irritability (including those listed below for heat exhaustion). These signs will worsen with physical activity and if left untreated can lead to heat exhaustion or heatstroke.

 

Heat exhaustion

Symptoms of heat exhaustion vary but include one or more of the following:

• tiredness
• dizziness
• headache
• nausea
• vomiting
• hot, red and dry skin
• confusion

 

Heatstroke

When the body is exposed to very high temperatures, the mechanism that controls body temperature may stop working. Heatstroke can develop if heat stress or heat exhaustion is left untreated, but it can also occur suddenly and without warning.

Symptoms of heatstroke may include:

• high body temperature – a temperature of or above 40°C (104°F) is a major sign of heatstroke
• red, hot skin and sweating that then suddenly stops
• fast heartbeat
• fast shallow breathing
• confusion/lack of co-ordination
• fits
• loss of consciousness

 

Actions to protect children suffering from heat illness

The following steps to reduce body temperature should be taken immediately:

1. Move the child to as cool a room as possible and encourage them to drink cool water (such as water from a cold tap).
2. Cool the child as rapidly as possible, using whatever methods you can. For example, sponge or spray the child with cool (25 to 30°C) water – if available, place cold packs around the neck and armpits, or wrap the child in a cool, wet sheet and assist cooling with a fan.
3. Dial 999 to request an ambulance if the person doesn’t respond to the above treatment within 30 minutes.

If a child loses consciousness, or has a fit, place the child in the recovery position, call 999 immediately and follow the steps above until medical assistance arrives.

The Young Marketeers are holding another market stall sale in the Shambles Market on Friday 15 July. There will be a range of vegetables, herbs and fruit grown by local schoolchildren available to buy, and members of the Rosary Gardening Club will be there to represent our school. All proceeds from the sale of our produce go towards supporting The Long Table - a great local charity. Please join us between 11.00am and 1.00pm at the Shambles Market in Stroud.

We would like to let you know about discussions that are happening regarding Rosary School entering a Multi Academy Trust. Please visit the LWCET page (under Key Information) for a message from our Chair of Governors and also a letter form our Catholic Schools partnership, - The Little Way Partnership.

On Thursday 26 May we are celebrating the Platinum Jubilee at school. At lunchtime we will have a whole school picnic on the field with a delicious special menu (see below) prepared by our Caterlink team (paid for as normal on ParentPay/Free School Meals/Universal Free School Meals). If your child would like to order this menu they need to let their teacher know which baguette filling they would like. If they do not order a baguette, they will need to bring a packed lunch in with them on the day. Please discuss this with your child today so they are prepared to give their choice tomorrow.

 

• Choice of baguette (ham, cheese, tuna, plain, or coronation chicken)
• Crudites
• Vegetable spring roll
• Chicken goujon
• Jubilee sprinkle cake
• Fruit

 

To coincide with our Reading Week and World Book Day, we are holding an online 'Book Club', similar to the book fairs that we held pre-covid. There are hundreds of fantastic children’s books to choose from and, for every £1 you spend, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic Rewards. Children will bring catalogues home today for you to browse, or you can try searching the book club for age appropriate suggestions online. 

 

Please visit this link https://schools.scholastic.co.uk/rosary-gl5/digital-book-club and kindly place your orders by 11 March 2022. All books will be delivered to the school shortly after this deadline. Thank you in advance for your support.