Dear Parents,

Over the past week we have been extremely busy in classrooms working on our planned units of work. We have had Mr Snow, our Director Educational Leadership, visit our school and all Stage 3, Stage 2 and Kinder classrooms. He was extremely impressed with the quality of the work he saw and the engagement of the children. We had Mrs Calder and Ms Lloyd speak to Mr Snow about our work in the Social/Emotional and Creative Domains of the HPGE and Mr Datt share what explicit teaching looks like across the school and our next level of work. Mrs Lee also spoke to Mr Snow about our explicit teaching journey and what our school is working towards. An incredibly successful week at Bathurst PS. 

In the first two weeks of term, we have been sharing the updated Student Code of Conduct with the children. All children K-6 are very familiar with this document, which clearly explains what is expected from every student at school. I have emailed a copy to all parents early in Week 2 and have posted a copy below for your reference. We encourage all parents to familiarise themselves with the Revised Code of Conduct and thank you for continued support.

We currently have two CSU Practicum students working in our Kinder classes. We welcome Miss Chloe Press, working with KMc, and Miss Jaylyn Hands, working with KM. We know Chloe and Jaylyn will really enjoy their practicum experience at Bathurst Public School.

Congratulations to our Year 6 children on the way in which they represented our school at the Year 6 Interschool Sports Day last Friday. Our children were sensational! Well done, Year 6. Thank you to Mr Datt, Mr Jablonskis, Mrs Culham and Mrs Brooke-Smith on your support of the children on the day. 

Tomorrow, Friday 30th October, we will hold Grandparent’s Day. We invite all our Grandparents to visit us on this day. The overview of our Grandparents Day celebrations is;

11:15am - Choir welcoming our visitors

11.40am – Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Dance Troupes will perform under the COLA

11.50pm – Children K-6 will return to classrooms

12.00-1.20pm – Grandparents visit classrooms – in classrooms Grandparents help create a Wisdom and Wonder Wall by leaving pieces of, a favourite childhood memory or something you’ve learned in life. There will also be a raffle where our visiting grandparents receive a ticket for some special prizes.

Our 10 Day Term 4 Intensive Swimming Program will occur from Monday 23rd November - Friday 4th December at the Manning Aquatic Centre. This program will be open to all children from Kindergarten to Year 6. Qualified swimming instructors employed by the Manning Aquatic Centre will teach the children. Sessions will be 45 minutes long and will run for 10 days between 9.15am. and 2.00 pm. School staff will accompany children to and from the pool. The cost will be $105.00 for the 10-day program, including bus travel, facility entry, and professional instruction. You can pay through our Sentral Parent Portal or at the front office by cash or EFTPOS. We are not accepting Active Kids and First Lap vouchers this year. If you would like your child to attend, please answer the questions through the Sentral Parent Portal. The Portal does not provide or update medical information. Please contact the front office with any medical updates. Please pay the final balance by Friday, 6th November. After this date, no refunds will be available. Parents will be informed of their child's class details before the program begins. 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