Religious Dimension
St Roch's Parish Primary School 
A prayer for 'Excellence'
Loving God,
Thank You for giving us special gifts and talents.
Help us to work hard every single day to make them grow.
Help us to try our best and never give up.
Keep us with a focus on becoming better today than we were yesterday.
Please help us to use our talents to care for others and make our school a happy place for all.
Thank you for helping us to use our hands and our heart to be kind.
Amen.
Term 4 Gospel Value: Excellence
‘We strive to develop the potential of each individual in learning, teaching and all we do’.
Each term, we focus on a Gospel value that we would like to bring into our learning and teaching as a school community.
Students receive explicit lessons on what Excellence means and looks like in our school.
- Stewardship: God gave you unique gifts and we can work hard every day to make them grow.
- Resilience: ‘Mistakes are our mates’—they are step-by-step ways your brain learns and grows.
- Effort: True success comes from trying your best and never giving up.
- Humility: Focus on becoming better than you were yesterday.
- Service: Use your growing talents to help others and make your school community better.
October - The Month of Mary: Whole School Rosary - all welcome!
A Whole School Rosary is taking place each Wednesday in October from 3.00pm in the hall.
A reminder that all families are very welcome to join us each Wednesday at 3.00pm in the hall. Students are encouraged to bring Rosary beads from home if they have some, otherwise they will be provided at school.
Term 4, 'Religious Dimension' dates to note:
- Whole School Rosary: every Wednesday during October in hall @ 3.00pm. All welcome!
- Year 6 Parish Confirmation Retreat Session: Sunday 18th October from 12.00pm
- Year 6 Sacrament of Confirmation: Tuesday 20 October @ 6.00 pm
- Remembrance Day Liturgy in hall: Wednesday 11 November @ 10.30am
- Prep Nativity Play in hall: Thursday 3 December @ 3.00 pm
- 'Year 5 and New Buddies' Mass: Sun 6 December @ 9.00 am TBC
- End of Year Mass/Commissioning of new Year 6 Leaders: Mon 14 December @ 9.15 am
- Year 5 and 6 Mini Vinnies Term 4 Social Justice Initiative 'Christmas Appeal'
Louise Bolton
Religious Dimensions Leader