Principal Report

Mr. Lehane

Welcome Back to Term 2

I am glad to see everyone return safely after the school holidays and what was a much needed break after a busy first term.

We would like to warmly welcome River and her family, who joined our school community this term. River has done an amazing job settling in, making friends, and is already well liked by both her peers and staff.

Well done, River, and welcome to Bridgewater Primary School!

SunSmart

We have been very lucky with the nice warm weather and it has been fantastic to see all of the students wearing their hats. As of today (1st May), our SunSmart Policy no longer requires students to wear hats. Hats will be sent home so parents can wash them and keep them safe until mid/-August.

Healthy Schools Award Runner Up

We were fortunate enough to be selected as runners up for the 2026 Healthy Schools Award. This award rewards recognises schools across the region for their efforts to promote positive health messages to students, families and the wider community.

We are proud of everything we do at Bridgewater to promote a healthy lifestyle for our students including:

Providing fruit and toast every morning for breakfast
Weekly lunch
Fortnightly healthy cooking classes
Providing eggs to families
Outdoor lessons
River Swimming
River Detectives
Linking in with numerous local clubs and organisations to provide unique physical education and activity opportunities such as croquet, badminton, table tennis, baseball, lawn bowls, pétanque and numerous others.

We would also like to thank Agnico Eagle Fosterville and Bendigo Sports Awards for selecting our school.

School Council & AGM

Our next School Council meeting will be on Monday 11th May at 4.00pm in the staff room. If you can't make it please let me know.

Monday School Lunches

School supplied lunches will continue on Mondays in Term 2.

Junior Fun Day & Cross Country

The Loddon Calder District School Sports Cluster held our annual Junior Fun Day and 3-6 Cross Country at Malone Park in Marong last Wednesday, 22nd April. It was a beautiful sunny Autumn day, enabling our younger students to intereact with our cluster schools and and our grade 3 to 6 students to perform their personal best on the crosscountry track. Some will be going onto the next level, competing at the Bendigo Race course against all Regional schools. The students that qualify have been notified, but would like to take this opportunity to congratulate their efforts.

Students who qualified are: Odin, Marley & Emily