Dear Parents,

The end of the term has come quickly. It has been an extremely busy one. Congratulations to all our children and staff on a wonderfully productive term. Lots of new learning and experiences have occurred. Well done to all our children, and thank you to the staff for their ongoing commitment and dedication to the children and their families at Bathurst Public School.

Congratulations to our Term 2 Green Award winners that celebrated their wonderful term of work with Mrs White at a pizza lunch on Wednesday. The children were recognised for their respectful, responsible learning in the classrooms. Well done to the following children;

KD – Marlo White and Chase Bermingham

KM – Haris Haris and Rey Busattil

1/2M – Henry Kay, Hunter Kime and Aavya Timalsina

1/2I – Caleb Kneller and Ben Iverach

1/2G – Abraar Imiaz, George Merkel and James Surawski

1/2S – Freddy Saini and Jeremy Melo

1/2W – Vance Wheeler, Carlisle Utakea Dando and Oscar Stevens

3/4F – Huw Williams and Ethan Robb

3-6B – Matthew Woolfe and Tom Callan

3-6J – Tadhg Hart and Oscar Naylor

K-6R – Joel Guntley-Todd

K-3H - two children

3-6N – Casey Stanmore

3/4GW – Elisabeth Holland and Isabella Wootton

3/4T – Millie Spadavechia and Autumn Newman

4/5W – Sophia Simpson

5/6D – Jivisha Sharma, Mohammad Raiyan, Alli Theobald and Dushant Jaganthan

5/6C – Isla Barnes, Adalynn Scott and Otto Meumann-Colvin

5/6B – Willow Casey and Oliver Reeks

5/6L – Scarlett Dove and Frankie Shoemark

Yesterday, our SRC dropped off 50 handmade cards to Whiddon Nursing Home in Kelso. This was the activity chosen by the SRC this term – community engagement and caring for others. Congratulations to our SRC representatives, Ms Lloyd and Ms Puebla. You have all made the difference in the lives of some elderly residents at Whiddon Nursing home.

Congratulations to our Rugby League Team on a terrific day at the Western Region Finals in Parkes on Friday. In the Regional semi-finals, we went down to Orange Public School 12-0 in a hard-fought battle. We then went on to play Raglan Public School and drew this game in a very even contest. Well done to all the members of our team on your great work on Friday. Thank you to the many parents who transported their child to Parkes and supported us throughout the day. Thank you, Mrs Goninan for your organisation and being the team manager, and to Haylee Fischbeck, Jackson and Charlie Fischbeck for coaching the team.

On Tuesday, KM and KD had their Milo’s Birthday Party celebrations to recognise their achievements in learning all their sounds from Little Learners throughout Semester 1. The children looked amazing and had such a fun day. Thank you Mrs McPhee and Mrs McClements for coordinating this wonderful day. Thank you to our families for organising the children’s outstanding costumes – they were incredible! I know our children will have wonderful memories of Milo’s Birthday party.

Well done to our Boys and Girls Basketball Teams who competed in the Basketball Gala Day on Wednesday. We have waited all term for this day to eventuate, and the team have continued training weekly to build their individual and team skills. Our boys won their first match 100-12 against Bathurst West PS and their second match against Perthville PS with a score of 70-22. Our girls team won their first match 28-4 against Bathurst West PS and their second match 42-16 against Eglinton PS. Well done to both our teams, Mrs Francis and Mr Datt on a terrific day of Basketball. The boys will now play Eglinton PS and the girls will play Cooerwull PS in the next round of the PSSA Basketball Knockout Competition. These games will take place next term. Training will recommence on Wednesday 23rd July during Break 1.

School Athletics Carnival

Our School Athletics Carnival was postponed after the recent inclement weather. This was a wellbeing decision made in the best interests of the children and staff. The new date for the carnival is Monday 11th August (Week 4 Term 3). The carnival will be held at Morse Park. More information will be sent out next term.

School Concert Informati

Get ready for a show-stopping celebration of musical theatre as Bathurst Public School presents ‘Musicals’.

Our School Concert Tickets will go on sale on Monday 21st July at 10am through the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (BMEC) box office or online. Ticket prices are;

Adult - $28

Concession - $23

Child (under 18) - $13

The concerts will be held on Wednesday 6th August. There will be a matinee performance commencing at 11am and an evening performance commencing at 6.30pm. All children in K-6 will perform in both the matinee and evening performances and will not require tickets to the concert. Please mark these dates in your calendar to avoid disappointment.

K-2 Simplified logon to Technology

During the winter school holidays, the usernames of students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 will be set to the department’s new shortened format (Student initials and the last four digits of their student reference number, such as JS 1234 for example). Your child’s teacher will be able to print off a login credentials card if you need it.

Holiday Work

During the school holiday period, lots of work is occurring at the school. This work is coordinated through School Infrastructure. More information about this work is in this Newsletter. If anyone in our school community has questions regarding the work taking place at our school, please contact School Infrastructure on schoolinfrastructure@nsw.edu.au or call 1300 482 651 (during business hours).

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