Dear Parents,

We are so proud of all students who represented Bathurst Public School at the District Cross Country Carnival held on Friday at Mount Panorama. Students showed wonderful effort, determination and sportsmanship throughout the day, representing our school beautifully. A special thank you to Mrs Burns and Mrs Francis for the organisation and coordination of the carnival. Thank you also to Mrs Cafe and Mrs Guihot who also attended as our Team Manager and official. Congratulations to the following students who have qualified for Western Cross Country:

8/9 Year Girls

Poppy Holman – 1st

Margot Heiner – 4th

10 Year Girls

Charlotte Seagar – 2nd

Autumn Newman – 3rd

10 Year Boys

James Hollier – 4th

Tate Shaw – 6th

11 Year Boys

Kaelan Wheeler – 4th

12/13 Year Girls

Addison Jones – 4th

Lilly Guihot – 5th

Sophie McPhee – 6th

12/13 Year Boys

Jax Brennan – 6th

Congratulations to Sam Weal who was called into the Western Boys Hockey Team last Thursday. Sam is playing at the NSW PSSA Hockey Carnival in Bathurst this week. Well done on your selection, Sam.

Congratulations to Lilly Guihot who has been selected in the Western Region Girls Netball Team. Lilly will compete at the NSW PSSA Netball Championships in Sydney later in the term. Great work, Lilly.

Supporting Regular School Attendance

Regular attendance has countless benefits for your child’s learning and development. Parents play an important role in ensuring students get to school and stay in school every Being absent, late or leaving early

• If your child misses school for any reason, please contact the school within 7 days to explain why.
• If your child needs to arrive late or leave early, please notify the school.
• If you have difficulty getting your child to school on time every day, please also contact your school. School staff are here to support you and your child to help them come to school.

Spotlight on Attendance 

The more your child attends school, the greater their opportunity to learn, create social connections and improve their wellbeing. 

What you can do

Building positive attendance habits

You can help build positive attendance habits by: 

• helping your child learn the importance of punctuality and routine
• making sure your child arrives on time from the start of the school day, ready to take part 
• reducing disruption to learning where you can, by planning any necessary appointments outside of school time 
• contacting your school to explain any absences (within 7 days of the first day of any absence) 
• making sure any holidays or medical appointments are taken outside school hours
• working with the school to encourage and support regular attendance. 

We are celebrating!

Our unexplained absence rate has dropped to 9%.  That is so exciting. This means that there are only 54 unexplained absences for the year.  Our goal this year is to reduce this even further.  Thank you for messaging through the parent portal or contacting the office to explain your child's absence!

It's great to see our Attendance Rate is holding around 93%! 

If you have any concerns about any aspect of school life, please do not hesitate contact me.

Kate White

Principal