Bathurst Public School

Dear Parents,

 

This week, lots of activities have occurred. Thank you to our School Spectacular parents who attended a meeting last week. Our planning for fundraising activities to help reduce the cost for children attending the 2025 Schools Spectacular has commenced. The first fundraising activity will be a colour run on Friday 17th October (Week 1 Term 4). More information will be available soon regarding this activity.

 

Thank you to the Year 6 parents who attended the Year 6 Farewell planning meeting on Wednesday. The parents started to plan the Year 6 Farewell which will occur on Thursday 11th December at Bathurst Panthers. Katie Lindsay is the parent coordinator of the Year 6 Farewell and will liaise with all other Year 6 parents moving forward to organise the event. Another meeting, which will be advertised, is scheduled for early Term 4.

 

Our boys’ basketball team played in the Regional Finals against Orange PS on Monday in Orange. Whilst we went down to Orange PS, our boys played extremely well, and the score was not a true indication of the game played. A special congratulations to all the players and Mr Datt for making it to this extremely competitive stage of the NSW knockout competition.

 

 

Our Support children attended the Bathurst Eisteddfod on Tuesday, and they were sensational. All children were awarded a medal for their performance of the Wizard of Oz. Well done to all of our children and the incredible staff (Ms Reedy, Ms Hall, Ms Nathan, Mrs Burns, Mr Jablonskis, Mrs White, Mrs Dive, Mrs Fowler, Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Culham) for their support of the children.

 

 

Our Year 1 children have completed their Year 1 Phonics Screening Check on Tuesday. Our Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 children have also completed their check in assessments this week. We look forward to talking to parents about the data collected at Parent Teacher Interviews during Week 8.

 

Over the past weeks and utilising our Bathurst Public School Behaviour Support and Management Plan, we have opened our reflection room. This has allowed us to work with children to reflect on their behaviour choices, have restorative conversations and explicitly reteach behaviours expected at school. Children who use inappropriate language, swear or name call on the playground attend the reflection room during play time to work with Mrs Cafe. Parents will receive an email informing them if any incidence occurs. Please contact Mrs Cafe if you have any queries regarding the reflection room.

 

 

A reminder that Parent Teacher Interviews can still be booked through the Sentral Parent Portal. If any parent needs any assistance with booking an appointment, please contact the office at school. The schedule for Parent Teacher Meetings is;

  • Monday 8th September – Stage 3 Parent Teacher Interviews – 5/6L, 5/6B, 5/6D and 5/6C
  • Tuesday 9th September – Stage 1 Parent Teacher Interviews – 1/2G, 1/2M, 1/2W, 1/2S and 1/2I
  • Wednesday 10th September – Stage 2 Parent Teacher Interviews – 3/4F, 3/4GW, 3/4T and 4/5W
  • Friday 12th September – Kindergarten Parent Teacher Interviews – KD and KM

 

Good luck to our Kindergarten, Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Dance troupes that perform at the Bathurst Eisteddfod on Monday 1st September. It is such a wonderful opportunity for our children and staff to showcase their hard work and talent. 

Performance times are as follows:

Kindergarten - 9:30am - Section 1, Competitor 1

Stage 1 - 9:30am - Section 1, Competitor 4

Stage 2 - 9:50am - Section 2, Competitor 3

Stage 3 - 10:30am - Section 3, Competitor 8

 

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