Dear Parents,

We have had a busy week in and out of the classrooms. Our Stage 1, 2 and 3 Dance Troupes are in full swing, and their performance costumes have arrived. Our Choir group are busy preparing for the Choral Festival in August at the Opera House. Our wonderful SRC have been busy creating beautiful cards for nursing home residents in Bathurst. 

Our CWA Public Speaking finalists attended the zone finals last week. They have all performed outstandingly well, with Ashwin being Highly Commended in the Year 4 section. Congratulations to Ellie Stone (Year 6), Adeline Hunter (Year 5), Ashwin Buttsworth (Year 4) and Lori Hegvold (Year 3) on their outstanding speaking skills demonstrated at a school and zone level.

Our School Soccer Team played against Raglan Public School in round 1 of the PSSA Knockout competition during the Soccer Gala Day last Friday. Unfortunately, we lost the game 6-0. Mrs McPhee and Miss Barber were extremely proud of the sportsmanship from all of our players and the ‘never give up’ attitude they displayed till the final whistle. What wonderful Bathurst Public School representatives. Well done to our Soccer Team.

We had 58 children attend the Bathurst Council Reconciliation Walk/Run last Friday. Our children thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this important event with their friends and families. Thank you Mrs George for organising our school’s participation in this important community event. Thank you Mrs Cafe, Mrs Guihot, Ms Lloyd, Miss Reedy, Mrs Culham and Mr Jablonskis for supporting the children throughout the walk and BBQ.

Congratulations to the children who were selected in the school Rugby League Team this week. The team play at the NRL PSSA Knockout Day on Tuesday 10th June. We wish them all the very best of luck. The team consists of; Jax Brennan, Jenson Pawsey, Axel Royle, Frankie Shoemark, Jacob Waugh, Rhys Baker, Elijah Bettles, Griff Driscoll, Cruz Fischbeck, Harvey Glasgow, Jack Hair, Louis Head, Archer Kolkman, Lincoln McLaughlin Sharp, Corey Morgan, Jonty Rue and Hunter Weal.

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