Dear Parents,

Late last week I had the privilege of announcing the 2023 School Captain and Vice Captain nominees (8 girls and 8 boys) who have been elected by their Year 5 peers to present speeches to our school next Tuesday 15th November. Speeches will commence at 9.30am in the McMullen Hall. All parents and friends are welcome to attend. Please enter and QR code through the front George Street gate at school. Voting for School Captain and Vice Captains as well as House Captain and Vice Captains will take place after the speeches by all children K-5. The 2023 Leadership Team will be announced at Presentation Day on Tuesday 6th December. Congratulations to the following children;

Girls - Sovereign O'Dwyer, Ruby Cole, Lara Glasgow, Chykarra-Lei Sommerville, Harmony Taylor, Georgie Weal, Madalyn Robb and Poppy Shoemark

Boys - Darcy Hair, Tom Hamer, Tadhg Patterson, William O'Brien, MD Alhan Sanjid Ebsan, Felix Dickson, Koeban Webster and Charlie Woolfe.

Our Come and Try an Instrument Day with the Mitchell Conservatorium for the band program in 2023 was held yesterday. We had a huge amount of interest. Children tried instruments and Ms Roberts supplied notes to children. Please return notes to the office by Friday 18th November. If children did not receive a note, please see Ms Roberts at school. Notes should be returned to the school so further information regarding enrolments can be supplied to parents.

Mr Thackray and the BPS Cricket Team are in Orange today playing Nashdale/Canobolas PS in the Western Region Semi Final of the NSW PSSA Cricket Knockout. We are eager to hear the results on their return.

Don't forget our School Concert on Wednesday 23rd November. There are still tickets available for the Matinee performance. The children are working so hard at school to have Concert items ready and they are really starting to look fantastic! Notes regarding the organisation for the Rehearsal Day on Tuesday 22nd and Concert Matinee and Evening performance on Wednesday 23rd November have been sent home. Parents are required to either grant permission through the Sentral Parent Portal or sign and return the note to school by Wednesday 16th November.

Our Year 6 Mini Fete will be held on Friday 25th November. Year 6 are doing a wonderful job putting lots of fantastic activities together for the rest of the school. The Year 6 children have visited morning assemblies to explain the activities children can participate in. We look forward to the Year 6 Mini Fete at the end of Week 7.

A COVID-19 update and continued COVID-smart measures as followed by the Department of Education are attached to this Newsletter. Please ensure you make yourself aware of the current situation. If any families require Rapid Antigen Tests, please contact the school. The school has a supply of Rapid Antigen Tests for distribution.

If any parent has any queries about any aspect of school life, please contact the school.

Regards

Kate White

Principal