Dear Parents,

We hope you had a wonderful long weekend. The cold weather has definitely hit this week. It is a timely reminder for all children to ensure they bring a jumper and jacket, all labelled with their name, to school each day. We attempt to get the children out for some play time each day. If the weather is deemed to cold, we will remain inside during break times.

We are excited to see some maintenance work happening around our school. New footpaths have been concreted in the past week. A new temporary access ramp and new footpath will be placed at the front of the school so our families, community members and visitors will have pram and wheelchair access to the main office block area. We are hoping to have a date for the installation of the reverse cycle cooling and heating into the Stage 3 classrooms in the next couple of weeks. We are also having new signage installed on the 

front fence of the school and in the main foyer.

Congratulations to Griff Driscoll who attended the NSW PSSA AFL Carnival last week in Sydney. Griff had a fantastic week representing Bathurst Public School and Western Region. Western won 2 games and lost 3 games in some tough encounters. Well done, Griff, on a great week of AFL.

Our Rugby League Team played Oberon PS on Tuesday at Cubis Park. Our team had a terrific 40-0 win. This now qualifies our team to attend the Regional Finals in Parkes on Friday 27th June. We will play in the quarter finals against Orange Public School commencing at 10am. Well done to the team, Mrs Goninan, Mrs Fischbeck and Charlie and Jackson Fischbeck.

On Tuesday, our Support Unit Boccia team, along with Miss Reedy and Mrs Dive, competed in the Boccia competition. Our team had a fantastic day and were placed 5th in our Region at the conclusion of the event. What a fantastic result. Well done to our team of six players. 

Our Cross Country representatives ran at a very cold Gosling Creek in Orange on Wednesday. Congratulations to all of our representatives on their fantastic effort. They conquered a tricky course in cold conditions. Well done Charlotte Seager, Natalia Heiner,  James Hollier, Jordyn Gleeson, Will Skein, Kaelan Wheeler, Lilly Guihot,  Sophie McPhee, Jax Brennan and Heidi Lyle. We are super proud of all the competitors.

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.

Good luck to our 107 children as they head to our Stage 3 Stanwell Tops excursion next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We know the children and staff (Mr Datt, Miss Reedy, Miss Lloyd, Mrs Calder, Miss Barber, Mr Summerson, Mrs White, Mrs Culham, Mrs Hall, and Miss Casey) will have an outstanding time.

Our School Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 3rd July at Morse Park. All children turning 8-13 years are eligible to compete. All children in Years 3-6 and eligible Year 2 children will attend the day to compete and spectate.

Our School Concert will be held on Wednesday 6th August, 2025 (Week 3, Term 3) at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (BMEC). There will be a matinee and evening performance. All children in K-6 will be involved in performances. Tickets will go on sale soon. Messages will be placed on Facebook, on Sentral and in the Newsletter to inform families when they will come on sale.

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

Kate White

Principal