Dear Parents,
This week we have welcomed Miss Maddi Hourigan to Bathurst Public School. Miss Hourigan is completing her teaching internship with Mrs Francis and 2/3F. We know Miss Hourigan will enjoy her time at Bathurst Public School.
Thank you to all our wonderful students for taking part in the Book Week Parade! Your enthusiasm, creativity, and fantastic costumes helped make the event a truly memorable celebration of reading. A big thank you also to our parents and families for your ongoing support, not only for the parade, but also for the Book Fair. Your encouragement plays a crucial role in fostering a love of books and reading in our school community. A special thank you to Ms Lloyd for her organisation and coordination of our Book Week activities. Thank you to everyone again for helping make Book Week such a success!
Congratulations to our Ten Pin Bowling Team who represented BPS fantastically at the competition last Friday. Well done to Bella McNamara-Yip, Brooklyn Thurtell and Elliot Gregory. An extra well done to one of our children who achieved the highest score of ALL BOWLERS on the day!!! Great work.
Well done to our Girls Touch Football Team on the way they played the Western Region Semi Final last Friday. It was a hard and fast game against a very highly-skilled team. We went down 10-1, but our girls never gave up. Well don’t to our 2026 Girls Touch Football Team, Mrs White and Mrs Guihot.
Good luck to our Bathurst Public School District Athletics Team who will attend the District Carnival this Friday 21st August at Morse Park oval. 50 children have qualified to attend the carnival and we wish them all the very best. The team consists of; Clarry Head, Evie Allbut, Harvey Hegvold, Poppy Holman, James Surawski, Zoe Carter, Boston Hurditch, Hunter Jones, Lara Keegan, Scarlett Lockyer, Vance Wheeler, Debonika Datta, Logan Davis, James Hollier, Jemimah Lyle, Asha Melo, Patrick Muldoon, Charlie Seager, Leo Shoemark, Millie Spadavechia, Scarlett Swift, Sethina Addo, Ashwin Buttsworth, Lawson Glasgow, Ethan Jones, Hendrix Kahukura, James Mahoney, Charlie Moore, Clancy Naylor, Ethan Robb, Will Skein, Ellie Surawski, Lilly Turnbull, Kaelan Wheeler, Alex Bateman, Jax Brennan, Enyahs Brunzlow Stokes-Laga, Lilly Guihot, Blake Hunt, Addison Jones, Toa Leger, Sophie McPhee, Zara O’Connor, Jenson Pawsey, Adelaide Redman, Mia Higgins, Frankie Shoemark, Mia Walker and Billy Wharton-Manley.
In Week 6, children in Year 3-6 will participate in the Check-in assessment. The Check-in assessment is a NSW Department of Education online literacy and numeracy assessment available to support schools to assess and monitor student learning. The assessment can supplement existing school practices to identify how students are performing in literacy and numeracy and to help teachers tailor their teaching more specifically to student needs. Students with disability may receive the same level of support during the assessment they would normally receive in the classroom. All students complete a reading assessment and a numeracy assessment. Year 6 students will also complete a writing assessment. Our assessment schedule is;
- Tuesday 25th August – Reading assessment
- Wednesday 26th August – Writing assessment
- Thursday 27th August – Numeracy assessment
- Friday 28th August – Catch up assessments
Over the coming weeks, we have many groups attending the Bathurst Eisteddfod. The following is a list of our commitments. We wish all of our children and staff well as they perform at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre as part of the 2026 Bathurst Eisteddfod.
- Support – Tuesday 25th August
- Primary Choir – Wednesday 26th August
- Kindergarten – Monday 31st August
- Stage 1 Dance Troupe – Monday 31st August
- Stage 2 Dance Troupe – Monday 31st August
- Stage 3 Dance Troupe – Monday 31st August
A date for your calendar - Our P&C Father's Day breakfast will be held on Friday 4th September from 7.00am. We invite all our fathers, grandfathers and significant men in our lives to come along and enjoy breakfast at school. We look forward to seeing you there.
Spotlight on Attendance
Our attendance data for this term remains stable, with an unexplained absence rate of 9%. We kindly appreciate your help in explaining absences through the parent portal, as this significantly reduces the workload for our dedicated office staff.
Term 3 Parent Teacher Interviews
The remaining Parent/Teacher Interviews are scheduled for Monday 31st August - Friday 4th September (held in the Annexe). These meetings will allow parents to meet with teachers, discuss your child's progress during Semester 1, learn what will be taught during Semester 2, and raise any issues or concerns. You can book interviews through the Sentral Parent Portal. Interviews will be face-to-face or via phone. If you have any issues, please contact the school office.
The timetable for Parent/Teacher Interviews in Week 7 is as follows:
Monday 31st August - 1/2G, 1/2W and 1/2SP
Monday 31st August - 5/6D Parent Teacher Interviews
Tuesday 1st Sept - 5/6C, 5/6T and 5/6B Parent Teacher Interviews
Tuesday 1st Sept - 1/2M Parent Teacher Interviews
Wednesday 2nd Sept - 2/3F, 3/4W, 3/4GW and 3/4M Parent Teacher Interviews
Friday 4th Sept - KM and KMc Parent Teacher Interviews
Our 10 Day Term 4 Intensive Swimming Program will occur from Monday 23rd November - Friday 4th December at the Manning Aquatic Centre. This program will be open to all children from Kindergarten to Year 6. Qualified swimming instructors employed by the Manning Aquatic Centre will teach the children. Sessions will be 45 minutes long and will run for 10 days between 9.15am. and 2.00 pm. School staff will accompany children to and from the pool. The cost will be $105.00 for the 10-day program, including bus travel, facility entry, and professional instruction. You can pay through our Sentral Parent Portal or at the front office by cash or EFTPOS. We are not accepting Active Kids and First Lap vouchers this year. If you would like your child to attend, please answer the questions through the Sentral Parent Portal. The Portal does not provide or update medical information. Please contact the front office with any medical updates. Please pay a $50 deposit to secure your child's position in the program by Thursday, 24th September. Please pay the final balance by Friday, 6th November. After this date, no refunds will be available. Parents will be informed of their child's class details before the program begins. 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
Principa