Dear Parents

When I commenced my teaching career 35 years ago it was most certainly not my intention to become a Principal, my aim was to become the best teacher I could be. As the years progressed I moved first into curriculum leadership but still maintained a classroom teaching role until I was fortunate enough to be appointed to St Aloysius Catholic College as Campus Director then Holy Rosary Catholic School as Principal. As I reflect on my journey there are so many things I have had to  learn in the past years that fell well out of my teaching and learning skill set and that I continue to learn. 

On Friday as part of Principals Appreciation Day our Prep students shared with me their thoughts on 'If they were Principal for a Day' and I feel that I indeed have still much to learn especially in relation to dirt bike riding and chocolate fountains. I certainly don't have the capacity to purchase lamborghinis and ponies to take our students to and from school but I do have the capacity to ensure that every member of our community feels valued, respected and provided with the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Thank you to our staff and students for making Friday such a special day for me, I am grateful and privileged to be in the position I am in at Holy Rosary, surrounded by exceptional staff and the best students in the world.  

Thank you to the parents who have been able to attend our parent teacher meetings  with teachers this week, after so many months of being unable to meet face to face this has been an excellent opportunity to have conversations about students. 

We continue to keep families suffering in these challenging times in our thoughts and prayers, so many of us have family members that we are unable to see and are missing deeply and it is times like this that we need to remember to be kind to each other and ourselves. 

Kind Regards

Bernadette Brooks