At Our Lady of the Rosary School students are able to access a number of extra curricular activities which operate during the school day, at lunch times and before and after school times.
Sport
Inter-school Sport
As part of the curriculum, students in Years 5 & 6 are involved in inter-school sporting competitions with schools in the district. The students are bused to the various venues during school hours. Netball, basketball, Flagtag and Futsal are some of the sporting activities.
A Variety of Afternoon Sporting Opportunities are available
During the year, different sports are run by independent companies on the school premises. Students can choose from sports such as soccer, basketball, footsal, cricket, netball and swimming.
Tennis lessons are available at the OLR tennis courts, with classes held before and after school and during break times. Special Prep tennis classes are run straight after school, with the tennis staff collecting the students from their classrooms.
Performing Arts Programs
Music
Piano, Guitar, singing and strings lessons are run by external instrumental teachers, who come into the school to run classes. We also have a school band, with lessons in may different musical instruments.
HosiMusic-Poster-A3 2019.pdf
Speech and Drama
The programs are tailored to suit the needs of the students and run by an external teacher. Classes are run during the day, fitting in with class activities, after school or on Saturdays.
Speech and drama classes utilise a range of acting techniques, mime, improvisation, voice production, oral presentation skills and develops self confidence, self- esteem and self- expression.
Chess
Afternoon chess classes are available for students in Prep upwards. The weekly classes enhance reading, memory, language and mathematical abilities. They foster critical, creative, and original thinking and strengthen problem solving skills.
Martial Arts
Martial Arts and Taekwondo classes run weekly after school and early evenings. Classes are more that self-defence, with students developing skills in concentration and focus, with an awareness about bullying and stranger danger.
School Based Activities
STEM Club (Schience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Running Club and Athletics Club (seasonal) and Choirs - junior and senior. These activities are run by Specialist Staff and volunteer parents.
Contact List of Companies running the various activities at OLR
Students at OLR have the choice of a variety of different sports and musical lessons run outside of school hours at the school. These activities are conducted by outside companies.
The choice of sports varies, depending on the season.
Chess Club - http://www.leapstosuccess.com/
Speech & Drama - Lynn Martin's Speech and Drama Studio - Tel 3371 0497
School Band and instrumental Lessons - Hosi Music - www.hosimusic.com
Guitar / Singing / Ukulele / Drums / strings and more - www.hosimusic.com
Piano Tuition - Emma Hadfield - emmanhadfield@gmail.com
Swimming Squad/Learn to swim classes (open to public) - http://www.masterstrokeswimming.com.au/index.php/classes
(normal school swimming lessons are run during PE classes by the School HPE Teacher within school hours in Term 1 & 4)
Martial Arts - Martial Arts QLD - https://martialartsqueensland.com/
Theatre Group - Pure Imagination Theatre Productions - pureimaginationtp@hotmail.com
Grasshopper Soccer - www.grasshoppersoccer.com.au
Basketball with OLR teacher, Mike Ayanbadejo - facebook #belivebasketball
Futsal - Kenmore, West End & Oxley Futsal Clubs - australianfutsal.com
AFL Auskick - afl.com.au
Tennis - Horizon Tennis - www.horizontennis.net
Football and Futsal - Foot Stars Academy - natalia.footstarsacademy@outlook.com
Throughout the year there are also activities students can attend which are run by teachers or volunteer parents., such as netball, choir, Run club and Athletics Club and STEM club.