Welcome, Year 5!

 

Every story at Rosebank has a first chapter, and Stage 3’s is about to be written by you. As our very first Year 5, you won’t be following in anyone’s footsteps. The class traditions, the favourite read-alouds, the stories you’ll still be telling in Year 12: you’ll be the ones who start them.

 

You won’t be writing it alone. Mrs Cathy Hackett, Mrs Liz Young, Mrs Daniela Tripodi and I make up the Stage 3 team, and we can’t wait to have you all sitting with us in the classroom. Expect big questions, good books, a bit of mess in the art room and plenty of laughter along the way.

 

Your chapter also belongs to a much older story. Rosebank was founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, and their story begins with a parable about a traveller who stopped to help a stranger on the road. Being a neighbour, Jesus tells us, means noticing who needs us. In Stage 3, that will look like everyday things: making room for others in our games, checking on a friend who’s gone quiet, and welcoming each other.

 

St Benedict wanted his communities to be places where everyone was welcome, and where a love of learning and beauty could grow. That is what we hope Manquehue Hall will be for you: somewhere you grow into a grounded, hope-filled young person who feels that you are known, valued and challenged to be your best.

 

To our parents and carers: thank you. Starting something new together is a privilege, and we look forward to working alongside you as partners in your child’s learning.

 

Here’s to the first chapter.

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Alan Davies, Director of Stage 3