Bathurst Public School

279-281 George Street Phone: 02 6331 3923

Bathurst NSW 2795 Fax: 02 6332 2305

Email: bathurst-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.bathurst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Thursday, 6th April 2017 Term 1 Week 11

Dear Parents,

The term is coming quickly to a close and we are finalising all our Term 1 units of work. The last

eleven weeks have flown and what an incredibly successful one it has been for Bathurst Public School.

Congratulations to all children on a wonderful term of work!

Our Easter Hat Parade was a wonderful morning. The children looked FANTASTIC. The weather

was perfect and the children, parents and staff thoroughly enjoyed the dancing and festivities.

Congratulations to all our Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 children on their lovely Easter Hats and their

participation. Thank you also to the many parents and friends for coming along to support the event

and the donations of 100 Easter Egg prizes. A special mention must be made of all the Early Stage 1

and Stage 1 staff for their incredible work on Tuesday. Our school will now donate its yearly pledge of

$1000.00 to Stewart House. Thank you everyone for your support.

We have had more success on the Sporting Arena. Congratulations to Jacob Lamb and Manny Tobin

who were selected in the Western Region PSSA Rugby League Teams and Manny Tobin who was

selected in Western Region AFL Team. Both boys will attend their respective N.S.W PSSA. Boys

League and AFL carnivals next term. This is a fantastic effort and one which we are all very proud of.

We wish them all the best at the NSW Carnivals.

Our Term 1 Green Award Morning Tea was held today, Thursday 6th

April in the McMullen Hall with

Mrs White. This was to celebrate the achievements of the children at our school during Term 1. The

children who attended from each class have received the most Green Awards and have demonstrated

their Respectful, Responsible, Safe, Learner Expectations throughout the Term. Congratulations to all

the children who had a lovely time with Mrs White at the morning tea.

They were:

KG – Georgie Weal and Darcy Hair

KJ – Adella O’Dwyer and Ethan Stephens

KP –Ethan Webster

K/1M – Samual McCann and Harper O’Leary

1B – Sophie Francis, Faith Freeman and Milly Griffiths

1S – Ibrahim Baziani, Ryan Copeland and Lillian Fell

1M – Demi Forrest, Corey Maher and Ella Pringle

1/2M – Payton Seager and Liv Jackson

2K – Indi Robinson and Connor Hobby

2M – Cordelia McLean and Lachlan Simeonidis

2/3FC – Eliza Dowton and Flynn Wolfe

3/4T – Pierson O’Dwyer and Affan Usmani

3/4I – Jessie Borland

3/4G – Izabel Lee and Lucy Driscoll

3/4C – Saraya Hansen, Isabella Morris and Lillie Storrie

3/4GM - Charlotte Ortiger and Evie Goninan

4/5RN – Sakina Baziani

5/6D – James Hillsdon and Isaac Smith

5/6C – Cody Borland

5/6H – Ayesha Said and Kaleb Holman

5/6G - Olivia Petit-Jean and Olivia Lynch

K/2C – Darcy Clark

3/6C – Chloe Warn

3/6J – Mitchell Pile

3/6H – Blake Marchant and Oliver Shoesmith

3/6N – Marcus Freestone

We will be holding our School ANZAC service on Friday 7th

April. All children are asked to come to

school dressed in full school uniform please for this formal occasion. Stage 2 and 3 will need to be in

their full school uniform and not their sports uniform for this ceremony.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents and carers for their ongoing support of our

wonderful school and the programs we have offered the children during Term 1. Thank you to the

children for a great term which has been extremely busy both in and out of the classroom. A special

thank you to all the staff who are so committed to the children at our school. Their dedication to

producing quality educational programs for our children to be engaged in is always paramount. We are

extremely lucky to have such a fantastic staff at Bathurst Public School.

Teachers return for the Term 2 School Development Days on Monday 24th

April 2017 where we will

be involved in English Syllabus and Technology work.

All children Kindergarten - Year 6 return to school on Wednesday 26th

April, 2017.

FOOD Allergies - We do have several children at our school who have peanut allergies and have

severe reactions if exposed to this food. Parents are asked to be mindful of this when packing recess

and lunch and are encouraged not to send products which contain nuts in them to school.

A general reminder:-

All items of clothing and personal belongings should be clearly marked with your child’s

name.

All children require a broad brimmed hat each day as our school has a “No Hat, No Play”

policy.

When parents and friends come to the school during the day, they should present to the front

office on arrival. This is a Legal and Workplace Safety requirement and is followed for the

safety and security of all children and teachers.

We continue to encourage parents to make appointments to come and talk about your child’s

progress, problems that may arise, ideas etc. It is reminded that the education of your child is a

team effort with teachers and parents being the main stakeholders. With this in mind, it is an

important reminder that the parent/teacher relationship always needs to be cohesive and

supportive and one of mutual respect. I am sure we will continue to work with one another in a

positive manner.

All money coming to the school should be placed in a sealed envelope with your child’s name,

correct amount of money, class and what the money is for clearly written on the front. All

money and notes should be sent directly to the front office at the school for processing.

Our School Newsletter will now be uploaded every Thursday so all parents receive information at the

same time. Please refer to our website to download the weekly newsletter.

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

Happy Easter

Kate White

Principal

This Week at Bathurst Public School

Drumming on Thursday – with Ms Puebla

Recorder on Thursday – with Mrs Crook and Mrs George

Band on Tuesday – with Mr Dickson

Netball training Thursday at lunch to start Week 7 (Year 5 & 6) – with Mrs Francis

Primary Choir on Wednesday – with Mrs Cafe

Stage 2 and Stage 3 Dancing – see Mrs McClements

School Spectacular Dancing (Years 4, 5 and 6) – see Mrs McClements

Names for Hip Hop Dancers – see Mrs Francis

Violin Tuesdays – with Miss N McLean

Arrival and departure time for school

Parents are reminded that school begins at 9.00am each day. Teachers are on duty from 8.30am on the

top quad, COLA and Kinder Quad area. Children should not be dropped to school before this time as

the playground is unsupervised. Please ensure this is adhered to for the safety of all of our children.

School finishes at 3.00pm. Children who catch buses go to the COLA where they are supervised by

teachers until buses arrive. Children who are picked up from the front area of the school sit on the front

lawns, are supervised by staff and leave via the front gates when parents arrive and park their car. The

teacher remains on duty till 3.20pm so parents are asked to ensure their child is picked up by this time.

Parents are asked to please ensure they inform their child/children where they need to go after school

and how they are getting home before children come to school in the morning. This will ensure that

children do not get distressed in the afternoon.

Intention to apply: Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2018

Opportunity classes cater for highly achieving academically gifted students who may otherwise be

without sufficient classmates at their own academic and social level. These classes help gifted and

talented students to learn by grouping them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in

specialised ways and providing educational materials at the appropriate level.

Applications for opportunity class placement are considered mainly on the combined results of the

Opportunity Class Placement Test and school assessments. The Opportunity Class Placement Test will

be held on Wednesday 26 July 2017.

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2018, you need to

apply soon. You will need to apply on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email

address).

Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from 26 April 2017 in a printed

application information booklet and at https://education.nsw.gov.au/selective-high-schools-and-

opportunity-classes/year-5 . The application website opens on 26 April 2017 and closes on Friday 12

May 2017. No late applications will be accepted.

There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public

library. If you have a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Unit for

assistance after 26 April 2017.

Student Attendance at School

Why is regular attendance at school important?

Regular school attendance will help your child to succeed in later life.

Attending school every day makes learning easier for your child and helps build and maintain

friendships with other children.

If your child misses learning the basic skills in the early years of primary or high school, they may

develop learning problems in later years.

1 day off a week = 10 days a term (2weeks - gone!)

1 day off a week over the period of 1 year = most of 1 term - gone!!

If this pattern starts in Kindergarten and continues through to Year 6 almost 1 and a half years

of learning is gone!!

If this pattern continues through high school students will miss nearly three years of learning.

If students miss days of learning they reduce the chance of achieving to their academic

potential.

NAPLAN

The NAPLAN (National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy) will be held for all children in

Year 3 and 5 in Term 2. The schedule for the assessments is as follows:

National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)

Tuesday 9th

May 2017 Wednesday 10th

May 2017 Thursday 11th

May 2017

Year 3

Language Conventions

40mins

Writing 40mins

Reading 45 minutes Numeracy 45 mins

Year 5

Language Conventions

40mins

Writing 40mins

Reading 50 mins Numeracy 50 mins

Public Speaking 2017

Bathurst Public School’s Public Speaking Competitions are about to begin. Each child in Year 3 to Year

6 will receive a letter today with their topics outlined. Each speech should be 2 minutes long and

begin with “Madam Chairman” as the form of address. Timing will begin when the Entrant has said

“Madam Chairman”.

Term 2 - 2017

Week 1 – Deliver your speech in class so that class winners

can be chosen to represent your class in the BPS Public

Speaking Competition.

Week 2 – Your class winners compete in the McMullen Hall.

Years 3 & 4 – Thursday 4th May - 9:15 am

Years 5 & 6 – Friday 5th May- 9:15am

Topics:

YR 3 – YR 4 -

The Magic Hat It was an accident

If I were a.. Over the Fence

My Favourite Shoes It always rains when…..

YR 5 – YR 6 -

The Best holidays Choices

If I were 5 years older Pull up your socks

The hardest thing I had to do My World

Any other information may be obtained from your child’s teacher or Mrs Johnson.

CWA - Country of Study 2017: NEPAL

Any child interested in entering this competition should see Mrs Johnson or ask at the office to receive the relevant

information sheet for their section. Kinder to Year 6 – Entries close 18th & 19 th May 2017

Mrs Johnson Public Speaking and Debating 2017

Facebook

Our FACEBOOK page now has an events page. Please follow us on Facebook. Please remember that

the Facebook page is to celebrate our wonderful school and our students’ achievements. If you have

questions in regards to things like bus passes, excursions, uniform, absences, or any other enquiry,

please contact the office on 6331 3923.

Tiqbiz

Tiqbiz is an app where, once you are logged in, you can find out lots of things that are happening at

Bathurst Public School, read the Newsletter, class notes, find the canteen menu and have alerts sent to

you. Please remember to follow your child’s class for 2017. Information on how to access Tiqbiz is set

out below.

Online Payments

It is now possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for students,

via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or

MasterCard credit or debit card, and can be made via computer, tablet or mobile phone. The payment

page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting $ Make a payment.

This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are

captured in a secure manner. These details are not passed back to the school.

Money and Notes

As all parents and children are aware, all money, when it comes to school for an event, goes directly to

the school office. This procedure is working well and we thank everyone for following this process.

When children and/or parents return permission notes to school, they also need to be taken to the

office. All notes will be collated and kept in the office and staff will pick up notes from the office after

the closing date. We are hoping this streamlines the process with notes.

PARENT ONLINE PAYMENTS

All POP (Parent Online Payments)

When processing payments, please ensure that the slip below is returned to School for correct processing!

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I have made an Online payment.

Child’s Name…………………………………………………………………………

My receipt number is …………………………………………………………….

Date………………………… Signed…………………………………………………

Once payment is made, the parent permission note MUST be returned to the school. All

payments and permission notes must be made and returned by the cut-off date on the note.

Payment for an activity does not give permission for a student to be involved so please

remember to send the permission note back immediately.

All permission notes returned must include the reference number that is given upon payment.

I have made an Online payment.

Child’s Name……………………………………………………………………………………..

Child’s Class ……………………………………

My receipt number is …………………………………………………………….

Payment for ………………………………………………………………………………….

Parent Name……………………………………………. Phone Contact………………………………….

Date………………………… Signed…………………………………………………………..

School Contributions 2017

The Department of Education and Communities sets the contribution level. The funds are used to

purchase reading and maths materials for the benefit of all students. Without these contributions, we

are unable to provide resources of the highest quality that meet our expectations for your children.

Fees can be paid by sending cash or cheque in a sealed envelope with your child’s name, class and

School Fees written on it to the front office or by coming to the school and paying by cash, cheque or

EFTPOS. Fees can also be paid using POP. The fees are:

$50.00 (1 child)

$90.00 (2 children)

$120.00 (3 or more children)

In addition to the School Fees, each child is asked to pay a:

$15.00 levy for Technology (each child K-6)

$15 levy for resources

These levies will enable us to provide more software and classroom resources such as readers and

maths equipment for the children to use. We thank you for your invaluable contribution.

PSSA Representative Sporting Teams

Children in Years 5 and 6 have been offered the opportunity to inform us what sports they would like

to trial for selection in Western Area teams to play at NSW PSSA Carnivals. Miss Miller is in the

process of handing out trial information notes to these children as trials for many sports are

approaching. It is vitally important that parents sign these notes and return them to Miss Miller as all

nominations MUST be made from the school. Bathurst District PSSA will not accept children to trials

that have not returned the signed permission note to the school or been nominated by the school.

Please ensure notes are returned to Miss Miller by the due dates.

B.P.S. Library News

Easter Colouring Competition During second half lunch the library is open to all BPS students.

We have games and activities to play, plus students can read or draw.

Over the past week, some students have been doing their best colouring so they could enter their picture

in our Easter Colouring Competition. Thank you to all the students who entered.

You made the job of judging winners very hard!

The winners were:

Faith in 1B Ayesha in 2M Seanna in 3/4T Bridget in 5/6H Abbey in 5/6C

Here is a photo of our talented winners and their colourings.

Term 1 Library Monitors I owe a BIG thank you to the Library Monitors who gave up their lunch time to work with me in the library this term. The

students were rostered on to certain days and either helped in the library or computer lab.

I was impressed by their enthusiasm and dedication to their job. It was a pleasure to have such respectful and responsible

students acting as role models to younger students. Well done!

Our Term 1 Library Monitors

Happy reading and Happy Easter! Mrs Woolfe

LOST PROPERTY and CLOTHING POOL

Clothing Pool is open Tuesday & Friday mornings from 8.30am-9.00am. If this is inconvenient, please

ring me to arrange another time.

Most items are for sale for a $2 donation per item purchased. Occasionally we get some school dresses

and these will be sold for a $5 donation. All money collected goes back into the school for resources.

If your child has out-grown their uniforms, drop them into the school office and we will recycle them

for you.

The Lost property basket is now emptied of Logo jumpers and hats. Children can come to clothing pool

on Tuesday & Friday mornings with named items being returned to them.

So, please write your child's name clearly on all clothes.

Any unclaimed non-uniform/ non-logo items will be sent to charity at the end of the term.

For more information or to book a time call Liz Arrow on 0438 210 748.

Canteen News

The canteen is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

The ‘Department of Education’ and ‘Healthy Canteen Association’ have

nearly completed the updated ‘Nutrition in Schools Policy’, their main

focus is looking at salt & sugar content and serving sizes. There is a

three year period to implement these changes, however, BPS P&C and

BPS Staff see the importance of healthy eating choices for children,

for this reason we have already instigated some changes to the winter menu.

We will no longer have:

Chips

Chicken burgers

Hamburgers – winter only

New to the winter menu:

Mild butter chicken curry with rice

Macaroni cheese with vegetables

Egg jaffle

Frozen pineapple rings

Crunchy salad cups – (containing seasonal cut up fruit & vegetables)

Don’t forget at recess we have the favourite

Hot chocolate

Noodle cups

The P&C value the suggestions and opinions of students, parents and staff, if you have

any suggestions or questions in regard to the canteen please either attend the next P&C

meeting or place a note in the canteen slot.

Flexi-schools

Don’t forget flexi-schools is a convenient way to place your order. Go to

www.flexischools.com.au for more information and to register.

Volunteers

Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped on the canteen in previous years and

remember we are always looking for new volunteers, so contact the school or Heather on

6331 3275 if you are able to help.

Bathurst Public School P&C Canteen Committee.

Notes sent Home

Intention to apply: Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2018 – Online 26/4/17 till 12/5/17

NAPLAN – Information only

Support Unit Movie – Note and Money due 6/4/17

Chicken Pox – Information only

Term 1 2017

Week 11

7/04 Last Day of Term 1

Term 2 2017

Week 1

24/04 School Development Day

25/04 Public Holiday

26/04 Children K-6 return for Term 2

Week 2

02/05 Rugby in Orange

04/05 Year 3&4 Public Speaking

05/05 Year5&6 Public Speaking

Week 3

09/05 NAPLAN – Years 3 and 5 – Language and Writing

10/05 NAPLAN – Years 3 and 5 - Reading

11/05 NAPLAN – Years 3 and 5 - Numeracy

12/05 Designated catch up day for NAPLAN

12/05 Mother’s Day BBQ Breakfast

Week 4

17/05 Parent Information Session - Speech

17/05 Primary Assembly in the McMullen Hall at 2.15pm

19/05 Infants Assembly in the McMullen Hall at 2.15pm

Week 5

23/05 Peachey Richardson Rugby League Shield

Week 6

31/05 Primary Assembly in the McMullen Hall at 2.15pm

31/05 I explore – Year 6 to Year 7

01/06 Bryan Palmer Shield

02/06 Infants Assembly in the McMullen Hall at 2.15pm

Week 7

08/06 Panthers NRL Team Visit for Years 2-6

Week 8

12/06 Public Holiday – QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

14/06 Primary Assembly McMullen Hall 2.15pm

16/06 Infants Assembly McMullen Hall 2.15pm

Week 9

22/06 Choral Festival Rehearsal at Bathurst West PS 10am-2pm

22/06 Semester 1 Reports Home

Week 10

28/06 Primary Assembly in the McMullen Hall at 2.15pm

30/06 Infants Assembly in the McMullen Hall at 2.15pm

30/06 Last Day Term 2