Principal's News

    A reminder that school finishes for the term next Friday 19th September at 2.20pm                                                                                                                                

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Last Friday we started off with our Father's Day breakfast and then our P-6 Athletics at the Windridge oval. What a great day we all had. Thank you to the families who found the time to join us at these events and to the staff for the extra work planning, organising and running these opportunities.

RU Ok? Day

Today students and staff recognised RU OK? Day. They wore yellow and participated in class activities learning about how to ask people if they are ok.

State School Spectacular

Good luck to our VSSS team who left early this morning for a full day of rehearsals at John Cain arena today and tomorrow  and then two full shows - one on Saturday afternoon and the other Saturday night. A big couple of days ahead for these students and the staff involved. A special mention to Shelley for the enormous amount of work planning and organising this and the support she has given the students to ensure they are prepared and ready.

Progress Reports

Student progress reports will be live on XUNO next  Thursday 18th of September. If you require a printed copy please contact the office. Please note parent teacher interviews will be on Wednesday 15th October. (Bookings open on the 6th Oct).

School Council Meeting

On Tuesday night school council came together for their regular meeting. We looked at and discussed-

1. Our Emergency Management Plan
2. Fundraising - including our end of year Christmas Night.
3. Pupil Free Days in Term 4 (Monday 3rd Nov and Friday 5th Dec)
4. Parent Teacher Interviews Oct 15th. Students dismissed @1:30pm.
5. The High Abilities Program
6. Potential class structure for 2026.

Parent Opinion Survey Open - LAST CHANCE (18th Aug -19th September)

Invitations with survey links and log in details for the Parent Opinion Survey were emailed to families via XUNO on Monday 18th August. We value your feedback and want to hear what you have to say about our lovely school. Last year we had 36 parents log on- hopefully we can have more again this year. 

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 then receive a ticket in the draw to win a $200 RBN  voucher. (Rochester Business Network)

2026 Student Numbers

It's that time of year when we begin working through 2026 planning, class structures, staffing and recruitment processes. 

As we begin the planning process for 2026, we would appreciate parents notifying the school if your child/ren will not be returning to Rochester Primary School in 2026, as soon as possible.

 Kate Whitford