Dear Parents,

What an incredible day our Swimming Team had at last weeks District Swimming Carnival. We had many children swim personal best times, qualify for Western trials and win District Champions but the most significant part of the day was the school spirit and support our children and parents had for each other. Congratulations to the children, parents and staff. We are a proud school.

A special congratulations to Mia McClements, who was announced 11 years District Swimming Champion, Lachlan Simeonidis, Junior Boys District Champions and Oliver Hamer, 11 years District Champion. Outstanding results.

Mia McClements 11 Years District Swimming Champion

Lachlan Simeonidis - Junior Boys District Swimming Champion

Oliver Hamer - 11 years District Swimming Champion

We also had Tom Hamer and Oliver Hamer break District Swimming records. Terrific work, boys.

At the conclusion of the carnival, Bathurst Public School won both the Champion School point score and the handicap point score - great work BPS!

Tom Hamer

Oliver Hamer

We have had 21 children qualify for the Western Trials which will be held in Dubbo on Thursday 14th March. The team consists of; Mia McClements, Oliver Hamer, Kai Barclay, Ella Pringle, Tom Hamer, Gabe Barclay, Milly Griffiths, Indi Robinson, Charlotte Hair, Lachlan Simeonidis, Stephanie Wilson, Logan Johnson, Flynn Wolfe, Evie Goninan, Sam Hamer, Chase Robrahn, Sienna Jessett, Evan Jaques, Erin Taylor, Lotus Foster and Lachlan McClements.

We also had a wonderful day at the Paul Kelly AFL Cup yesterday. We

had a boys and girls team compete. Our girls team won 4 games and lost 2, qualifying them for the next round in Orange. Our Boys team had 1 win and 2 draws. Congratulations to our teams on their sportsmanship and commitment to preparing for the day training each lunchtime. A special thank you to Mr Jablonskis for his expert coaching and to Mr Attard and Ms Roberts for managing the teams.

As a staff we continue to modify our Assessment and Reporting practices so we can ensure parents obtain feedback each term on their child’s progress from their child’s classroom teacher. At anytime, if parents have any concerns or issues about your child’s learning, you are encouraged to contact the school to make an appointment to speak with your child’s classroom teacher. The Assessment and Reporting schedule for 2019 is:

Term 1 Week 4 – Thursday 21st February-Friday 22nd February – Support Unit Parent/Teacher Interviews
Term 1 Week 6 - Monday 4th March -Friday 8th March – Parent/Teacher Interviews
Term 2 Week 9 – Semester 1 Reports home
Term 3 – Parent/Teacher Interviews
Term 4 - Semester 2 Reports home

Parent/Teacher Interviews are being held for many classes next week Monday 4th March - Friday 8th March. These meetings will allow parents to meet teachers, talk about what is to be taught this year and how your child has settled into the 2019 school year, plans for the school year, class expectations and parent expectations. It is not to late to book an appointment to talk with your child's classroom teacher or Math's teacher. Please contact the office at school or book an appointment online on the Parent Portal.

Week 6 Term 1 for the rest of the school

Monday 4th March	Tuesday 5th March	Wednesday 6th March	Thursday 7th March	Friday 8th March
Stage 3	Early Stage 1	Stage 1	Stage 2

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

Kate White

Principal