Dear Parents,

I hope all our dads, grandads and significant men in our lives had a wonderful day on Sunday. What a spectacular morning we had last Friday with our Father’s Day breakfast and stall. Thank you to our incredible P&C for their organisation and work to make this event such a success. We were thrilled with how many people we had attend and thank you all for your support.

Ask R U OK? Any Day because life happens every day. 

Today we have emphasised the importance of R U OK? Day. We know that whether it’s a friend, family member, partner, or colleague, the people around us go through life’s ups and downs every day. That’s why we want everyone to feel confident to check in with the people they care about and Ask R U OK? Any Day.

The District Athletics Carnival was held last Friday and Bathurst Public School had some wonderful results. 52 BPS students competed at the Bathurst District Athletics Carnival at Morse Park and it was a gorgeous sunny day, a great day for athletics! All our BPS students were very excited to compete (especially those in their first carnival!), and put in their very best effort. We had some wonderful results on the day and have 12 students representing the Bathurst District in 18 individual events, and a further 11 students joining them to compete in relays. All our relay teams were successful in making it to the next level, with our Senior Boys coming 1st after running their relay in 1minute! Congratulations to all our athletes and we wish them luck at the Western Carnival on Friday 19th September. Thank you to Mrs Francis, Miss Barber and Mrs Café for their work and support of the children at the carnival. The results from the carnival are below;

Student	Event
Sidney Shoemark	Snr Boys Discus – 3rd
Lilly Guihot	11yrs Girls 800m – 1st Long Jump – 2nd 200m – 3rd 100m – 2nd
Charlie Seager	Jnr Girls Long Jump – 1st 9yrs Girls 100m – 2nd
Isla Barnes	Snr Girls Shot Put – 1st
Sophie McPhee	11yrs Girls Shot Put – 2nd
Joselyn Robb	11yrs Girls Shot Put – 3rd
Lilly Turnbull	Jnr Girls 200m – 2nd 10yrs Girls 100m – 2nd
Archer Kolkman	Snr Boys 200m – 2nd 12 yrs Boys 100m – 2nd
Sethina Addo	10yrs Girls 100m – 2nd
Boston Hurditch	8yrs Boys 100m – 2nd
James Hollier	9yrs Boys 100m – 2nd
Enaya Ibtida Ifsah	13yrs Girls 100m – 2nd
Heidi Lyle	Snr Girls 800m – 3rd
James Mahoney, Lawson Glasgow, Kaelan Wheeler, Logan Davis	Jnr Boys Relay – 3rd
Adelaide Redman, Sethina Addo, Charlie Seager, Lilly Turnbull	Jnr Girls Relay – 3rd
Charlotte Hollier, Billie Lindsay, Addison Jones, Lilly Guihot	Snr Girls Relay – 3rd
Jonty Rue, Cruz Fischbeck, Jenson Pawsey, Archer Kolkman	Snr Boys Relay – 3rd

At the conclusion of the District Carnival, 23 children have qualified to attend the Regional Carnival to be held in Dubbo on Friday 19th September. Good luck to Sidney Shoemark, Lilly Guihot, Charlie Seager, Isla Barnes, Sophie McPhee, Joselyn Robb, Lilly Turnbull, Archer Kolkman, Sethina Addo, Boston Hurditch, James Hollier, Enaya Ibtida Ifsah, James Mahoney, Lawson Glasgow, Kaelan Wheeler, Logan Davis, Adelaide Redman, Charlotte Hollier, Billie Lindsay, Addison Jones, Jonty Rue, Cruz Fischbeck and Jenson Pawsey.

Our Year 6 Farewell information was published to the Sentral Parent Portal yesterday. The Year 6 Farewell will be held on Thursday 11th December (Week 9 Term 4) at Bathurst Panthers. The cost is $50 which included a two-course meal, graduation cake, room hire, video/photography and decorations. Parents are asked to please give permission and pay by Friday 28th November.

Our 10 Day Term 4 Intensive Swimming Program will occur from Monday 24th November - Friday 5th December at the Manning Aquatic Centre. This program will be open to all children from Kindergarten to Year 6. The children will be taught by qualified Swimming Instructors employed by the Manning Aquatic Centre. Sessions will be 45 minutes long and will run for 10 days between 9.15am. and 2.00pm. Children will be accompanied to and from the pool by school staff. The cost will be $140.00 for the 10-day program, including bus travel, facility entry, and professional instruction. This can be paid through our Sentral Parent Portal or at the front office via cash or EFTPOS. Active Kids and First Lap vouchers are not accepted this year. If you would like your child to attend, please answer the questions through the Sentral Parent Portal. Medical information is not provided or updated through the Portal. Please contact the front office with any medical updates. A deposit of $50 must be paid to secure your child's position in the program by Friday, 26th September. The final balance must be paid by Friday, 7th November. After this date, there will be no refunds. Parents will be informed of the details of their child's classes before the program commences. Parents are asked to contact the school and update their child's medical information closer to the start of the program if necessary. If parents have any further questions regarding this Intensive Swimming Program, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Mitchell, Miss Reedy or Mrs White.

If any parent has any concerns regarding any aspect of school life, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kate White

Principal