Welcome to Our Lady of the Rosary Parish School Kyneton
We are a learning community committed to providing an excellent educational environment centred on our Catholic faith for the children of Kyneton and surrounding districts.
Our vision for Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Learning Community is one of joy, hope and love.
We believe that by nurturing the spiritual, emotional and academic wellbeing of every member of our community, we can ignite hearts and minds to positively influence our world.
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Our Advent season begins a little earlier here at school with our first celebration starting next week. Advent is a time of anticipation and preparation for the birth of Jesus. It is a time for Christians to think about what they can share with others. God gave us Jesus and we use this special Advent time before Christmas to prepare our hearts and minds for his coming. Often our secular world offers a different message, however. It asks us to make lists of what we want, of all the things we think we need to buy to make this a happy Christmas.
Here at Our Lady of the Rosary we like to give the children an opportunity to stop and quietly reflect on the many blessings they have already in their lives. We gather and consider what small actions we can take to make someone’s day a little better.
We also use the symbol of the Jesse Tree and the people from the Old Testament who waited for the Saviour. Another symbol we use is our Advent wreath. We light the candles of Hope (purple), Peace (Purple), Joy (Pink)and Love ( Purple) and remember what they stand for and how we can bring these gifts to our world during Advent.
Advent at OLR 2024:
ADVENT @ OLR Tuesday November 12 - Yr4
Jesse Tree - Introduction to the Jesse tree and its history @ 9:00 am
First Candle is the Candle of Hope: also called Prophecy Candle (Purple)
ADVENT @ OLR Wednesday November 13 - Yr3
JesseTree - Joseph @ 9:00 am
Second Candle is the candle of Peace: Bethlehem Candle (Purple)
ADVENT @ OLR Tuesday November 19 - Yr1
Jesse Tree - Noah @ 9:00 am
Third Candle is the candle of Joy: Shepherd’s Candle (Pink)
ADVENT @ OLR Wednesday November 20 - Yr2
Jesse Tree - Moses @ 9:00 am
Fourth Candle is the candle of Love: Angel’s Candle (Purple)
ADVENT @ OLR Monday December 16 - Prep
Nativity Play @ 9:30 am
Final Candle is the Christmas Candle (White)
Please come and join us!