Dear Parents,

The end of Term 3 is upon us. It has been an extremely busy term, and everyone is looking forward to a well deserved break. Thank you for your continued support of our children and staff and the incredible things they do and produce every single day. They are truly amazing!

Congratulations to our Term 3 Green Award winners from each class who had a lovely morning tea on Wednesday. The Term 3 winners are;

KD – Roisin Mannion, Dekoda Carberry and Braedence Faatoga

KM – Luke Mason, Caleb Kneller and Evie Allbut

K/1K - Poppy Holman, Luke Madon and Safa Fahim

1G – Bjorn Mills-James, Oscar Stevens and Syrus Rossiter

1C – Anna Barnes Roberts and Davis Loder

2I – Lucas Hurford and Asha Melo

2S – Natalia Heiner, Abbie Emanuel and Jaxon Phillips

2/3F – Lewis Pearson and Lori Hegvold

K-3H – Elliot Gregory and Dante Ross

3-6B – Jakob Hunt-McIntosh and Oliver Baldwin

3-6J – James Hooper and Benji Wright-Warrington

3-6R – Oscar Naylor and Jacob Jessop-Chapman

3/4B – Benji Chamberlain and Adeline Hunter

3/4S – Ava Bartholomew and Morgan Emanuel

3/4W – Zara Spadavechia, Jaycen Manning and Zaiden Freeman

4/5D – Peyton McIntosh, Abigail Lama and Amelia Simeonidis

5/6A – Marcelo Montesinos and Xavier Miller

5/6B – Lachlan Abbott and Clara Wood

5/6L – Theo Lyle and Alison McPherson

5/6T – Enaya Ifsah and Christian Mena Taylor

Our Kinder children had a wonderful time on their walking excursion on Tuesday. Thank you to Mrs Murphy, Mrs McPhee, Mrs McClements and Mrs White for accompanying the children on this special day.

Congratulations to our children who attended the Western Athletics Carnival last Friday in Dubbo. It was a very warm day, but our children performed some excellent personal best times. Well done, everyone.

Our Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 children recently completed the Check In Assessments. Early analysis has shown some pleasing results and good growth. More information will be available in early Term 4 regarding our school’s performance in the Check In Assessments.

Term 4 is shaping up to be extremely busy with lots of activities planned. Please keep an eye on the calendar each week in the newsletter. Dates are also on the calendar on the Sentral Parent Portal. Some highlights in Term 4 include;

• Kinder 2025 Transition to school
• The nomination, speeches and election of the 2025 School Leadership Team
• P&C Meetings on Wednesday 23rd October and Wednesday 20th November commencing at 6.30pm
• Grandparents Day on Thursday 24th October
• School Disco on Friday 1st November
• Year 6 Interschool Sports Day on Friday 8th November
• Year 6 Mini Fete - Friday 15th November
• Leadership Nominees for 2025 BPS Leadership Team Speeches - Tuesday 19th November
• School Swimming Program – Monday 25th November-Friday 6th December
• Schools Spectacular – Wednesday 27th November-Saturday 30th November 
• Year 6 to Year 7 Orientation Day – Wednesday 4th December
• Presentation Day at Bathurst High Campus – Wednesday 11th December
• Year 6 Farewell Dinner and Dance – Thursday 12th December
• Term 4 Green Award Morning Tea – Thursday 12th December
• Semester 2 Reports home – Friday 13th December
• Year 6 Farewell Assembly – Tuesday 17th December at 12.15pm
• Year 6 Tunnel – Wednesday 18th December at 2.30pm
• Last Day of the 2024 School Year – Wednesday 18th December

A reminder that our annual Swimming Program note has been published through the Sentral Parent Portal. The dates of the Term 4 10-day Swimming Program for 2024 at the Bathurst Aquatic Centre are Monday 25th November - Friday 29th November and Monday 2nd December to Friday 6th December. The cost of the annual program is $130.00. Parents can give permission and make regular payments through the Sentral Parent Portal. Final payments and notes will be due by Friday 1st November, 2024.

Don't forget our Crazy Hair and Socks Day tomorrow! This is a free dress day, with gold coin donations going towards supporting our Schools Spectacular students. Thank you to our SRC and Ms Lloyd for organising this even

Have a wonderful holiday period. All children and staff return to school on Monday 14th October. We look forward to seeing everyone then.

We believe student learning, wellbeing and success are best when working together. Please do not hesitate to contact the school to discuss any concerns you may have.

Kate White

Principal