Community Engagement

The St Roch's Swimming Carnival   

The chilly weather on Monday certainly did not deter any of our swimmers at Harold Holt Swimming Pool. It was a great opportunity for parents to join us for this annual sports event. Parent assistance at these events is always greatly appreciated and we were delighted to have many parents volunteer to help and very happy to see parents and grandparents who came along to support their child. Our students displayed great sportsmanship as they congratulated each other on their achievements and encouraged one another in the pool. 

Our Year two students were super excited to be apart of this for the first time and showed great resilience as they tried new events. Marjie King, our Physical Education Specialist, ensures that this is a fun day where students ae encouraged to try their best and contribute to their teams results through their participation. Thanks to Marjie for  providing a great balance between individual swimming and novelty events.  Thanks also for her outstanding organisation on the day. Huge thanks to all the staff from Year three to six and our LSO team who were great supports in their various roles on the day. 

Year 6 Mecwacare Aged Care Visit 

Our Year 6 students along with Miss Allen and Mrs Brugliera visited Mecwacare last Monday.  Together the residents and the Year 6 students completed an Art activity, prepared by Miss Allen. We thank Miss Allen for creating such a special, collaborative activity.  Our Year 6 students were so attentive and caring of the residents and are beginning to develop warm relationships with them. Wendy from Macwacare was so impressed with the amount of engagement that was being exchanged on Monday. The room was filled with vibrant conversations! This is a wonderful way to build links within our wider community and an important opportunity for our students to make a difference in the world. They are certainly having an positive impact! 

This was the message they wrote together...

"Hand in Hand, Heart to Heart"

Together, we create a bridge between generations, sharing stories, laughter, and love through art. 

From Year 6, St Roch's

ICAS Assessments 2025 

We are excited to be offering our students the opportunity to participate in the world-renowned ICAS Assessments again this year in August. This online academic competition is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing and Digital Technologies and supports our enrichment program at St Roch’s. 

The English, Mathematics, Science and Digital Technologies assessments are open for students from Year 2 to Year 6 and ICAS Writing is open to students from Year 3 to Year 6. 

Details about the ICAS assessments including information about enrolling your child on the portal have been sent to families via email.  If you have any questions about ICAS please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Term 2 Chess Club   

Chess Club is on every Wednesday at 11.00am for all interested students. Please consider registering your child for this great lunchtime club. See details about registering in the Extra Curricula page of the newsletter. 

Gardening Club

Gardening Club is held every Wednesday at 1.50pm and is open to all students from Prep - Year 6. This is such a beautiful time for our students to increase feelings of wellbeing while learning about science as they dig in the soil and tend to the garden. 

Recently, in Gardening Club, we have been planting and tending to the beans and peas. There is also lots of parsley, nasturtium, marigolds and strawberry plants that need regular watering and weeding. We have also explored the ‘colours of Autumn’ using found nature items and some paint chips. Some children were involved in an activity to compare and contrast and make observations on the changing colours of leaves in Autumn. 

We look forward to watching the students and Mrs Meseha's  autumn vegetables growing in our veggie patches.

Dance Club

Dance Club with Maddie from Dance Fitness Victoria is held every Thursday at lunchtime. Dance Club is open for all students from Prep to Year 2. Registrations for Term 2 are now open. 

Art Club

Art Club is being run by our very own Arts Leaders Michael and Evie and our Art Specialist teacher Ms Boers. This week there will be an activity especially designed for students in Year 3 - 6 with art activities on offer for students in Prep to Year 2. There is always a lot of fun being had in the Art Room. 

Icy Pole Friday  

Icy poles will be on sale at 3.30pm on Fridays after school.  Thanks to our school and vice captains and to Miss Allen and Mr Pinchbeck for supporting this initiative.  

Nadine Bolton 

Deputy Principal, Learning Diversity Leader and Student Wellbeing Leader