Bathurst West Public School Newsletter \ Suttor Street, Bathurst 2795 NSW Phone (02) 63311142 Fax (02) 6332 2319 Email: bathurstw-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bathurst-West-Public School- Website: www.bathurstw-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Darren Denmead School Leaders : Angus & Ava P&C President: MaryAnn Gould Hannah & Molly

Calendar of Events Principal’s Report

Tuesday, 11th September,

Dear Parents School Swimming Program K-4 Please be on the lookout very soon for a note about this excellent program which will run early in Term 4. This program is subsidised by the Department of Education Sports Unit and is very well priced to help families access this great opportunity. This is always one of the highlights of the year for our younger children, so get in early to avoid disappointment!

Help Plan With West There is still time for you to have your say in the future directions of our school. The community consultation process for the 2018-2020 Bathurst West PS School Plan is continuing - go to the link: http://bit.ly/2gvzf4Y . This link is for parent/carer access via computers, smart phones or other devices, and only takes a few minutes. Staff and kids will also be given the chance to participate in making our great school even better!

Difficulty Accessing Casual Teachers We are currently experiencing a shortage of casual teachers to take our classes when teachers are sick or at training. I have been speaking with my colleagues at all other Bathurst schools, and they too are having a difficult time. This means that we have had to split classes across the school at times. This is obviously not ideal, but we look forward to Term 4 when new teachers graduate and become available. We have had some excellent CSU interns this year, so they are primed and ready to help us next term!

Kindergarten Enrolments We are now planning for classes in 2018 and our Kindergarten enrolments are looking great. If you, or someone you know, have a child starting Kindergarten at West in 2018, can I please ask you to drop into the office and fill out an enrolment form as soon as possible if you haven’t already done so. This will help us connect teachers to children during our Flying Start transition program and support us in allocating teachers to classes as soon as possible for next year.

Have a lovely week, Darren Denmead Principal

Term 3 Week 9 Wed 13 Sep Playgroup 9.30 - 11.30am Thur 14 Sep Flying Start 9.30-11am Principal’s Afternoon Tea Support Unit Eisteddfod Fri 15 Sep Assembly 9.30 Week 10 Mon 18 Sep NAIDOC week Tues 19 Sep Footy Colours Day Naidoc Week Picnic 1.00pm Wed 20 Sep Playgroup 9.30—11.30 Iexplore 5 Thur 21 Sep Flying Start 9.30—11am Stage 2 Shining Day Fri 22 Sep Last Day of Term Assembly 9.30

Term 4 Week 1 Mon 9 Oct Students return Wed 11 Oct Playgroup 9.30-11.30 Thur 12 Oct Flying Start 9.30-11.00 Premiers Debating Challenge Fri 13 Oct Assembly 9.30

Payments Due

Myuna Bay Instalment

School Contribution

Support Unit—Bistro @ Panthers Luncheon

CLOTHING POOL

OPENING HOURS

Mon– Fri 9.00 - 9.30am

Term 3, Week 9 2017

School Awards Congratulations to - Brayden Letcher, Lorin Nobes, Timmy Gould, Malina John, Jackson Grant, Hayden Bell, Sam Stephens, Jason Waterhouse-Anderson, Taitum Miller, Georgia Goudge, Charlie Hock, Cody Sutton, Layla-Rose Muggleton, William Smith, Ella Grentell, Georgia Hurst, Havana Fitzpatrick, Angel White, Josiah Noy, Elliot Maclennan, Lily Elliot, Jasmine Bower, Lachlan Martin, Hannah Whittingham, Zara Bennett, Maddison Fabian, Georgie Hodges, Xander Nimmo, Mia Ramsay, Alexis Seale, Phillip Masters, Jasmine Mitchell, Angus Porter, Isabelle Hock, Peter Esdaile, Eli Bull, Sam Blencowe, Riordan Kerschner, Tara Molkentin, Ethan Maxwell, Tori Ray, Victoria Taylor, Liam Taylor, Sebastian Walker, Amanda Smith, Jessiemay Miller– Griffiths

We are learners

Principal’s Awards Congratulations to - Lorin Nobes, Hayden Bell, Ella Grentell, Jessiemay Miller– Griffiths, Georgia Hurst, Elliot Maclennan, Lily Elliott, Jasmine Bower, Lachlan Martin, Xander Nimmo, Eli Bull, Angus Porter, Riordan Kerschner, Victoria Taylor, Liam Taylor, Amanda Smith

Tips for tackling kids head lice

Use hair conditioner and a fine toothed lice comb. Apply conditioner to the hair and comb through with a wide-toothed comb to remove the tangles. Let the conditioner dry, then use a fine metal lice comb to remove the lice and pull the nits off the hair. The conditioner helps slow down the louse and makes it easier to comb out. Then rinse out

the conditioner. This does work.

Badge Awards Congratulations to - Lorin Nobes, Angus Porter, Riordan Kerschner, Amanda Smith

FOOTY COLOURS DAY

Help raise funds for Childhood Cancer. Wear your footy jersey or favourite team colour on Tuesday 19th September to school along with a

gold coin donation. All Australian football colours.

Roster

Canteen News Monday 18/09/17 T. Roels Tuesday 19/09/17 T. Roels Wednesday 20/09/17 T Roels, Thursday 21/09/17 T Roels, C. Merrick Friday 22/09/17 T Roels, K. Riley A. Hodges On Tuesday 19

th September there will be a picnic

day held at the school for all families to celebrate

Naidoc Week. The canteen will operate as usual. If

any parents wish to order lunch at the canteen feel

free to do so. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a

picnic lunch with your family. Lunch will be held at

1.00 on this day and morning tea will be at 11.15.

With thanks,

Julie

Election Day BBQ 9 Sept

A big thank you to the excellent helpers who came to run the BBQ on Saturday: De Ryan, Gav Baker, Gillian Keough, James Meares, Janice Wittingham, Baxter Seale, Margaret Anderson, Bec Mashman, Mark Grant, Jade Grant, Mark Galbraith, Greg Breach and Brad Porter.

Enrol now for

Kindergarten 2018

“Flying Start” Kindergarten

Transition Program 9.30am-11.00am

7th September

14th September

21st September

Term 3 Holidays

12th October

19th October

26th October

Information & enrolment forms available at

the front office