Learning and Teaching

St Roch’s Reading Challenge 2026 Winners

A huge congratulations to all our students who participated in the 2026 St Roch’s Reading Challenge throughout Term 3! It was wonderful to see so many students embracing the challenge, developing their love of reading and making time to enjoy books.

A special congratulations to our individual Reading Challenge winners:

• Katherine Lang (Year 1)
• Elisha Fernando (Year 3)

We would also like to congratulate Year 2 and Year 3, who were our class challenge winners, reading the greatest number of books throughout the term!

Well done to all our students for their fantastic efforts. Every book read helps to build vocabulary, develop comprehension, strengthen literacy skills and, most importantly, foster a lifelong love of reading.

Thank you to our families for supporting and encouraging reading at home. Keep up the wonderful reading, St Roch’s!

SPELD Victoria – Free Parent Information Sessions

SPELD Victoria offers a range of free online information sessions for parents and carers who would like to learn more about learning difficulties and Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs).

These sessions provide valuable information and practical strategies to help families better understand and support children who may experience difficulties with areas such as literacy, spelling, handwriting, mathematics and language.

Upcoming topics include:

• Developing Resilience and Self-Esteem
• Supporting Students with Handwriting Difficulties
• Supporting Students with Spelling Difficulties
• Supporting Students with Maths Difficulties
• Understanding Language Disorders and Dyscalculia

All advertised sessions are free and are held online.

Whether you have concerns about your child's learning or would simply like to develop a better understanding of how to support their learning and development, these sessions may be a valuable resource.

We encourage interested families to explore the upcoming sessions, dates and registration details on the SPELD Victoria website:

SPELD Victoria – Information Sessions

Rachel Gray

Literacy Instructional Coach and Leader

Mathematics Coach and Leader