Dear Parents,

Congratulations to our Term 2 SRC class representatives who will attend weekly meetings with Ms Lloyd. The class representatives are important as they ensure another avenue for 'Student Voice' across our school. Children are encouraged to raise any issues with their representative so they can bring the information to the weekly meetings.

Support: Braylen Eade and Jackson Stark

1/2G: Pippa Hunter

1/2M: Indiana Stokes

1/2SP: not for publication

1/2W: Ellie Aveiro

2/3F: not for publication

3/4GW: Tate Shaw

3/4M: Zoe Carter

3/4W: Lucas Hurford

5/6B: Elena-Joy Pearce

5/6C: Lawson Glasgow

5/6D: Lila Kolkman

5/6T: Lexi McGrath

Congratulations to Addison Jones who represented Western Region at the NSW PSSA State Swimming Championships in Homebush last week. A massive effort and achievement. Well done, Addison! We are so proud of you.

Congratulations to all of our children who attended the School Athletics Carnival last week. A fantastic day was had by all with lots of children competing and 'having a go'. The team spirit and support of one another was also super impressive. Outstanding work, everyone. Thank you to Mr Thackray for his work coordinating and organising the Athletics Carnival, and to all the staff for their work from assisting with transporting equipment, setting up, crowd control and doing jobs at the carnival. It ensured this day was a great one.

The results from the carnival are;

Junior Girl Champion - Charlie Seager

Junior Boy Champion - James Hollier

11 Years girl Champion - Sethina Addo

11 Years boy Champion - Ethan Jones

Senior Girl Champion - Lilly Guihot

Senior Boy Champion - Alex Bateman

A special congratulations to Charlie Seager who broke the Junior Girls Long Jump record. The previous record was 3.41m, and Charlie broke this, jumping 3.42m. An amazing effort. Well done, Charlie.

The winning house was Hargraves. Well done to everyone in the Hargraves House.

The Athletics Carnival Results are set out below. The District Carnival will be held on Friday 21st August at Morse Park Oval in Bathurst. The children who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the 100m finals and/or 200m and who placed 1st or 2nd in the 800m, shot put, discus or long jump will qualify to attend the Bathurst District Athletics Carnival. The BPS relay teams have also been selected by taking the 4 fastest 100m times across each junior and senior race events.

Event

Boys

Girls

100m

8yrs 100m

1st- Clarry Head

2nd- James Surawski

3rd- Harvey Hegvold

1st –Poppy Holman

2nd- Evie Allbutt

3rd- Scarlett Lockyer

9yrs 100m

1st Boston Hurditch

2nd Hunter Jones

3rd Vance Wheeler

1st Lara Keegan

2nd Millie Spadavechia

3rd Zoe Carter

10yrs 100m

1st James Hollier

2nd Patrick Muldoon

3rd Logan Davis

1st Charlie Seager

2nd Debonika Datta

3rd Jemimah Lyle

11yrs 100m

1st Hendrix Kahukua

2nd James Mahoney

3rd Lawson Glasgow

1st Sethina Addo

2nd Lilly Turnbull

3rd Adelaide Redman

12 yrs 100m

1st Alex Bateman

2nd Jenson Pawsey

3rd Jaxson Thurlow

1st Lilly Guihot

2nd Addison Jones

3rd Mia Walker

200m

Junior 200m

1st James Hollier

2nd Patrick Muldoon

3rd Boston Hurditch

1st Poppy Holman

2nd Charlie Seager

3rd Evie Allbutt

11yrs 200m

1st Lawson Glasgow

2nd Will Skein

3rd James Mahoney

1st Lilly Turnbull

2nd Adelaide Redman

3rd Sethina Addo

Senior 200m

1st Jenson Pawsey

2nd Blake Hunt

3rd Alex Bateman

1st Addison Jones

2nd Lilly Guihot

3rd Mia Walker

800m

Junior 800m

1st James Hollier

2nd Patrick Muldoon

3rd Tate Shaw

1st Poppy Holman

2nd Charlie Seager

3rd Evie Allbutt

11yrs 800m

1st Kaelan Wheeler

2nd Will Skein

3rd Hamish Webster

1st Sethina Addo

2nd Lilly Turnbull

3rd Adelaide Redman

Senior 800m

1st Blake Hunt

1st Jax Brennan

2nd Nicholas Pearson

3rd Frankie Shoemark

1st Lilly Guihot

2nd Addison Jones

3rd Mia Higgins

Shot Put

Junior Shot Put

1st Leo Shoemark

2nd Ashwin Buttsworth

3rd Tully Royle

1st Jemimah Lyle

2nd Asha Melo

3rd Debonika Datta

11yrs Shot Put

1st Ethan Jones

2nd Ethan Robb

3rd Charlie Moore

1st Sethina Addo

2nd Adelaide Redman

3rd Pearl Saini

Senior Shot Put

1st Toa Leger

2nd Billy Wharton Manly

3rd Owen Sweeney

1st Addison Jones

2nd Sophie McPhee

3rd Frankie Klein

Discus

Junior Discus

1st Leo Shoemark

2nd James Hollier

3rd Teddy Sverdloff

1st Clancy Naylor

2nd Asha Melo

3rd Kiah Morgan

11yrs Discus

1st Charlie Moore

2nd Hendrix Kahukura

3rd Ethan Jones

1st Ellie Surawski

2nd Sethina Addo

3rd Sophia Simpson

Senior Discus

1st Toa Leger

2nd Jaxson Thurlow

3rd Jax Brennan

1st Zara O’Connor

2nd Lilly Guihot

3rd Frankie Klein

Long Jump

Junior Long Jump

1st James Hollier

2nd Ashwin Buttsworth

3rd Patrick Muldoon

1st Charlie Seager

2nd Scarlett Swift

3rd Jemimah Lyle

11yrs Long Jump

1st Ethan Jones

2nd James Mahoney

3rd Kaelan Wheeler

1st Sethina Addo

2nd Adelaide Redman

3rd Jasmyn Ferrier

Senior Long Jump

1st Alex Bateman

2nd Frankie Shoemark

2nd Enyahs Brunslow Stokes-Laga

3rd Jaxon Sammons

1st Lilly Guihot

2nd Addison Jones

3rd Zara O’Connor

Relay Teams

Junior Relay Teams

James Hollier

Patrick Muldoon

Logan Davis

Boston Hurditch

Poppy Holman

Evie Allbutt

Charlie Seager

Debonika Datta

Senior Relay Teams

Alex Bateman

Hendrix Kahukura

Jsames Mahoney

Lawson Glasgow

Lilly Guihot

Addison Jones

Mia Walker

Sethina Addo

Tomorrow, 8th May, the P&C will hold our annual Mother's Day BBQ Breakfast commencing at 7.30 am in the top quad at school. There is no need to pre-order, just turn up and purchase breakfast on the day. The menu is below for your information. As part of our Mother's Day celebrations, we will also have a small ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open our newly painted Canteen area at 8 am. Callum Hotham has been working for several weeks bringing our canteen area to life, and it looks spectacular. A reminder that there is no Mother's Day stall this year. We can't wait to see all our mums on Friday.

Tomorrow, 8th May, we will also hold our CWA Public Speaking Competition school finals in the McMullen Hall from 9.30-10.50 am. We can't wait to hear the fantastic presentations from the class winners. The speakers from each class will be;

Are your contact details up to date?

Sometimes we will need to contact you, including on the day that your child is absent, or if you haven’t notified the school of a reason for your child being away.

If your contact details are out of date or if you’re not sure, please contact us by phone on  63313923 or by emailing us at bathurst-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au so we can update our records and can contact you quickly when we need to.

If you speak a language other than English and need help talking with our staff, please telephone the interpreter service on 131 450. This service is free. Listen in your language or see How to contact the Telephone Interpreter Service.

Please include parent/carers name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details or your circumstances change. This is particularly important so we can work together to protect our students' well-being by reporting and monitoring student absences.

Attendance Snapshot

Our Attendance Rate has fallen slightly from last week; however, more concerning is the drop in the percentage of students attending at least 90% of the time, from 81.7% to 66.2%. Research shows that students attending less than 95% are at educational risk. Regular attendance is the gateway to all other achievements at school. Improved attendance enables students to flourish in all other areas.

Class Data

Congratulations, 1/2M and 1/2G, on the highest average attendance percentage this term. And, to 1/2M, 3-6J, KM for no unexplained absences! ⭐

Wishing all our Mums, Grandmother's and significant women in our lives a lovely Mother's Day on Sunday.

If any parent has any concerns regarding any aspect of school life, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kate White

Principal