This Week

Tuesday, 13th June

Dear school community,

Our school has been advised that members of our school community have recently tested positive for COVID-19.

Students and staff who worked with this group of students may have had contact with a person who was infectious with COVID-19.

While testing and isolation is no longer mandatory for exposures in school settings, NSW Health has provided advice on testing and isolation recommendations for the community following exposure to COVID-19 that should be considered when making decisions for your child and family.

You are reminded that staff and students cannot attend school if they are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. These include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of smell/taste, muscle/joint pains, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting, extreme tiredness, unexplained chest pain, or conjunctivitis (eye infection).

If symptoms occur at any time, you should not attend school and should undertake a rapid antigen test. If a rapid antigen test is positive you/your child should isolate as someone who has tested positive to COVID-19. If you cannot access a rapid antigen test, you can attend a PCR (nose and throat swab) testing clinic.

Advice and further resources are available on the NSW Health website including COVID-19 guidelines and fact sheets for People who tested positive or were exposed to COVID-19. Additional resources are also available on the NSW Government website.

The safety and wellbeing of our staff and students are paramount at all times. As such, we will continue to ensure that all necessary health advice is closely followed.

Thank you for your support.

Yours sincerely

Kate White

Principal

Bathurst Public School

Last Week

EMAILS

School Concert

We are excited-rehearsals for the school concert are about to begin. All children K-6 will participate and perform in the concert in their year group item.

To assist in preparing and purchasing items needed for the costumes, we ask that each child pay a costume hire fee of $10.00.

The money can be paid online through our Bathurst Public School website or directly to the school office. It would be greatly appreciated if this could be paid for as soon as possible so we can begin purchasing items and making the costumes and props.

Year groups will send notes home in the coming weeks, outlining any additional information you will need to prepare for our school concert extravaganza.

Thank you for your support. We are looking forward to a fantastic school concert that will provide beautiful memories for us to look back on.

Previously

ACTIVITIES PUBLISHED

Stage 3 Recreation Camp

Our Stage 3 recreation camp will take place at the Tops Conference Centre, Stanwell Park, from Tuesday, 29th August, to Friday, 1st September, at a cost of $560. This cost includes travel by bus, accommodation, meals (excluding morning tea on the first day) and activities. Students will experience a variety of activities designed to build confidence, resilience and cooperation, such as the giant swing, high ropes, leap of faith and rock climbing and abseiling. Transport to and from the venue will be by bus, leaving school at 7:00 am and returning by 5:00 pm. If you would like your child to attend, please pay a non-refundable deposit of $50, due by 16th June and provide consent through the portal. The excursion can be paid off in instalments, with the complete balance due by Monday, 14th August. Please note this excursion requires a minimum of 60 students to go ahead.

Stage 1 Bathurst Regional Library Excursion

Stage 1 classes will be visiting the Bathurst Regional Library this term. Students will be given a tour of the library by Bathurst Regional Library staff and will view their special programs. The students will visit the library in class groups during the middle session on the following days.

Tuesday- 13th June 2Mc and K-2N

Thursday- 15th June 1CW

Friday- 16th June 1G

Tuesday- 20th June 2I

Tuesday- 27th June 1/2M

Students will travel to and from the library by bus and will be accompanied by our teacher librarian, Ms Morris. Students will need to wear school uniform on this day. There is no cost to this excursion.