Principal's News

All Raffle tickets for the Monster raffle due back Monday 15th December. (sold or unsold)

Well we have come to the last newsletter of the 2025 school year.  Thank you to everyone  for your ongoing support of Rochester Primary School. We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful school community and the children definitely benefit from the positive parent and teacher relationships that we have at the school.  This year we say farewell and thank you to the following families-

Bishop, Holland, Gruner, McKerrow, Mundie, Plim, Pascoe, Town, Wolfs, Chamberlain, Dickinson, Holmberg.

Staff Farewells                                                                                                                                               We have a number of staff who will be on leave, retiring or studying in 2026  – Wendy Foott, Maria Collins, Hayley Whelan, Matisse Martin and Tobie Woodfine. On behalf of the school community I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your contribution to our school and wish you the very best for your future endeavors. 

Orientation Day 

Thank you to all members of our school community for such a wonderful orientation day on Tuesday. All classes were settled with all staff and students excited about their new classes for 2026. Such a calm and positive atmosphere. Well done everyone.

Volunteer’s 'thank you' morning Tea 

We are extremely fortunate to have such a supportive  community that is willing to help out in so many ways. We will be holding a ‘Volunteer’s Morning Tea’ on Monday 15th December in the Library at 11:00 am. If you have assisted in any way this year we would love you to join the staff to celebrate a successful year. ( Morning reading, excursions, sports days, school council etc.)

Final Assembly

We are excited to invite families to a special awards assembly on Tuesday 16th December at 2:00pm to celebrate the end of the year. The assembly will be held in our BER building. 

Family Christmas Night

Plans for our Family Cristmas night are well underway. It alll begins at 5pm and runs through until 7pm. Tickets for all activities & food items will be sold at $3 each. These will be available on the night or can be pre-purchased at the office on Monday. (Jumping castle, snow cone, sauage in bread, drink, lucky dip, cookie decorating etc.) We will also have showbags ($5-$10) and other stall holders with goods at various prices. 

School Values

At our recent Berry St training we heard about the need for the school community (staff, students, families) to really understand and 'live' the school values. It brought up some great discussion about our current values and whether they now fit the purpose . This discussion continued at our school council meeting and we are looking at changing to 2 or 3 new ones. After speaking to our students, we have these suggestions-

-Be Kind(Respect, Empathy, Fairness)-

-Be Safe(Responsibility, Honesty, Self- Regulation)

-Be Brave (Courage Confidence, Leadership, Perseverance)

 -Be your Best

If you have any thoughts or ideas please contact the office 

Student Reports

Student reports will be available Tuesday 15th December via XUNO. If your child is leaving RPS at the end of the year please ensure you download your child’s report before your XUNO access ceases. (on 31 December).  Please contact the office if you require a printed copy. 

Lost Property                                                                                                                                                  If you are missing or having trouble locating uniform items or lunch boxes /drink bottles please check if it has been handed to  the office or check the Lost Property area in the BER and Wellebing room.  If not collected these items will be given to charity in the holidays.     

Don't forget to tune into the Victorian State School Spectacular Special from John Cain Arena, on Channel 7 on 19th Dec at 7.00pm. This will include include Acts and behind the scenes activities. Look out for RPS Students!                                                                                          

Grade 6

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2025. We wish you all the very best for the next step in your learning journey.

To all families and friends of Rochester Primary School, have a wonderful Festive Season, stay safe and make sure you take that all important time for yourself and to enjoy your family. We look forward to seeing everyone (including our preps) back here on Wednesday 28th of January for another exciting year.

 Kate Whitford