Comenius 2013-2015
Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary school is part of a Comenius Multilateral Partnership, known as 'The Changing World of Children.' The schools involved in this project are Croftway Primary School Northumberland, St. Ignatius Primary School Malta, Espacios Educativos S.C.M. -Colegio Valle del Miro Spain, Plesso "Livio Tempesta" - Istituto Comprensivo Centro Italy and Kenan Cetinel Primary School Turkey.
The aim of the project is to encourage the children to think of ways to look after the environment and our local countryside. They will also learn how our European partner schools recognise how they can make changes to the world around them and the impact of their actions.
In November we hosted the first visit for our Partner Countries involved in the 2013-2015 Comenius project.Teachers and pupils from Spain and Malta, as well as staff from Italy and the co-ordinating school in Northumberland stayed in Manchester from 25th-29th November. The visitors were shown around our school and took part in an assembly to introduce the project to our parents and pupils. Additionally they undertook activities in and around the city centre, including visiting Old Trafford, the Christmas Markets and watching a European game at the Etihad.
In June all partner countries met at St Ignatius College Siġġiewi Primary for the second project meeting. The project entitled 'The Changing World of Children' compares and contrasts the various landscapes of the participating countries. This is being done through a multilanguage dictionary with terms related to nature, mascots to represent each school, postcard exchange, a Comenius project corner in each school, creative use of recycled material for crafts, nature walls, nature song book and a calendar. It also discusses ways and means how to make this world a better place through ecology education at school and types of renewable energy. The Project Ceremony took place at Ġuże' Delia Hall at Siġġiewi Primary on Wednesday 11th June.
The ceremony included 'Catch the Drop' songs and videos, emphasising the need to reduce the use of water, amongst other commodities. The highlight was the participation of Kristina Casolani, courtesy of Green MT, with her song 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle', the official song chosen by the Maltese school for the project.
To find out about the schools in this project, click on the links below:
Croftway Primary School St. Ignatius Primary School
Espacios Educativos S.C.M. -Colegio Valle del Miro
Attendance & Punctuality
Attendance and Punctuality
The morning bell is rung at 8.55a.m. for the start of the school day.
When the Year 3,4,5 and 6 children arrive, from 8.45am onwards they are expected to be on the Infant School playground, which is supervised by a member of staff.
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children are expected to be supervised by an adult on the Junior Playground until the bell is rung. The children will line up by class and be met by the teacher who will bring them into school.
A notice will be displayed at the front of school if the weather is adverse and children are then permitted to directly go into their own classrooms from 8.45am onwards.
If a child arrives at school after 9.00am they should sign the Late Book outside the Secretary’s Office, after entering the school via the front door.
If your child will be absent from school, please ensure you ring the School
Office to inform us before 9.15am. Messages may be left on the answer machine.
In cases of sickness and diarrhoea children must remain at home for 48 hours after the last time they displayed any symptoms.
The school will not authorise any holidays taken during school time. Notification of planned absences must be recorded on the School Form and submitted to the Headteacher. Absences will only be authorised in exceptional circumstances.
Penalty notices will be issued by Trafford's Educational Welfare Team for 8 missed sessions (4 days) unauthorised by the Headteacher.Home/School Learning
Home / School Learning
At Our Lady of the Rosary we believe homework makes a valuable contribution to a child’s learning. Each year group has homework appropriate to their age and related to their learning experiences in school.
Parents will be informed, at the beginning of each school year, the homework tasks that will be set for each Year Group and of the amount of time it is expected that children should spend on these tasks per week.
Reading, spelling, learning times tables and other tasks to reinforce basic number skills are regular activities. Research and project work may also be set.
We expect parents to support our Homework Policy and to ensure that pupils complete homework tasks to be best of their ability and return work to school on time.