Our Year 5 students recently nominated and presented speeches for 2025 leadership roles. Students were advised of the outcome of the student and staff vote last Friday. A commissioning liturgy where leaders will be presented to the whole school community will be held at 2:30pm on Monday 24 February, 2025.

School Captains: Olivia and Avayaan

Vice Captains: Jemima and Lucas

McAuley House Captains: Kado and Lockie

Hennessy House Captains: Leo and Tom

McKillop House Captains: Henry and Joe

Sion House Captains: Charlotte and Frankie

Early in 2025 classes will also nominate SRC representatives. They too, will be presented their badges at the Commissioning Liturgy.

Prep Orientation

Our Prep orientation program continues again this week with the new Prep children spending time with their teachers, Emily and Lauren. Once again, 2025 Prep parents are invited to join us for coffee in the staffroom.

Bishop Martin’s Visitation

Father Thang invites you to view the photos from Bishop Martin’s visitation to the parish and the celebration of Holy Rosary Day on the parish website.

Holy Rosary Science Fair and Science Talent Search 2024

This year many Holy Rosary students entered the Holy Rosary Science Fair and from there, we had 10 students submit their project to the Science Talent Search Victoria competition. We congratulate all students who entered the Science Fair and the competition. We will celebrate student achievements at our assembly today, Monday 11th November (Week 6) with certificate presentations. We welcome families to join us.

Start to the 2025 School Year

To ensure teachers have the most up to date information about the students in their new classes and are ready to start the year effectively, we have scheduled assessments for the first days of the school year. Parents will have the opportunity to book a 30-minute one-on-one session for their child, during which teachers will assess reading and maths benchmarks. Further details, including booking information, will be provided soon.

Prep students will start on Wednesday, January 29, and continue through Friday 31 January, from 8:45am to 12pm. They will transition to full days starting Monday 3 February, with Wednesdays designated as a rest day. All students will start the school year on Monday 3rd February.

Help Us Plan for 2025

If you are leaving Holy Rosary in 2025, please advise the office as soon as you know. Even if you think leaving is a possibility, please tell us to assist with our planning.

Have a lovely week,

Christine

Mass: Fridays Mass begins at 9:15am. Classes should be seated by 9:10am
Date	Class
Week 6 /15 November	3/4 Gold & 3/4 White
Week 7 /22 November	3/4 Navy
Week 8 / 29 November	Prep Sky & Navy
Week 9 / 6 December	N/A
Week 10 / 13 December	N/A
Week 11 / 17 December	N/A

Mass and Assembly Schedule