Dear Parents/Guardians,

Book Week Parade

On Monday we held the book character parade as part of the celebrations for Book Week. There were a lot of students and staff dressed and everyone looked fantastic. The parade was held on our blue-green court. Thank you to the many parents and friends that attended the parade, it was great to see so many adults here to support their young person and the school.

Parent Opinion Survey Closes on 30th August

Invitations with survey links and log in details for the Parent opinion Survey have been emailed to families via XUNO. Last year we had a record 54 parents log on! So far 32 people have been on. Please contact the office or Kate if you need the log in details sent again.

Raffle Ticket offer - Once again families who complete the survey will enter our raffle as a thank you. To enter, please screen shot or print the screen to show the office you have completed the survey. You will enter the draw to win a $200 RBN voucher. (Rochester Business Network)

Fathers Day Breakfast

We invite all of our fathers to come in and join us for a sausage sizzle breakfast from 8:30 - 9:30 am on Friday 30th August. (No cost, tea and coffee available).

Monster Raffle: Please collect

Raffle tickets are now available for our 'Rochester Primary School Monster Raffle'. Check out the great prizes up for grabs! Families are encouraged to collect a book to sell. These will be available for pick up from the office next week. All funds raised will go towards supporting students, programs and activities at our school. Raffle dawn at our final school Assembly on December the 16th.

Resilience Project

I am excited to announce that we, along with the other schools in Rochester will be part of the resilience project program being rolled out across our local area. The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programs to schools based on evidence-based mental health strategies to build resilience and happiness. Through presentations, school curriculum, events, the App, and Wellbeing Journals, they share the benefits of Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness, and easy ways to practise these in everyday life. We have staff, student and parent information presentations scheduled for week 9 of this term. The parent session will be held on Thursday the 12th September at 6:30 -8pm at the CVCC. All welcome. Please see attached flyer for registration details.

School Savings Bonus

The School Saving Bonus is a one-off $400 support for government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025. The School Saving Bonus is provided to help with the costs of uniforms, textbooks and school activities.

*Actions for parents and Carers

Parents and carers are required to do the following by Friday 18 October 2024:

Complete enrolment

If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025, please complete enrolment.

Check your contact information

Ensure your contact information is up to date with your school. You can check this information by contacting your school directly.

There is no application required, eligible families will receive an email from the department with information and access to an online system in November. Families can choose how to use and allocate the $400 bonus – on school activities, to purchase uniforms or textbooks, or a mixture of all three.

Kate Whitford

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