Crazy, Colourful Accessory Day
This Friday, our SRC are coordinating a fundraiser to support our efforts to purchase a chilled and filtered water fountain and to support the various cancer-related charities of the Cancer Council.
The mufti challenge is for our students to ‘Accessorise’. That means wear crazy or colourful socks, ties, scarves, hats (outside of the classroom use only), earrings, etc. Students can choose any colour they like, and the cost is just $2 per student. Students must continue to wear their normal school uniform, just accessorise it! In Term 4, we will have a Full Mufti Day.
Please note that students who will be attending or receiving an award at the Winter Sports Assembly will need to de-accessorise and wear their full school uniform to the assembly. Students are asked to please have their $2 cash or their physical debit card to give to the SRC members as they come around to collect during classes on Friday.
Year 5 Discover High School Day
It was a pleasure to welcome the 75 plus Year 5 students to the Senior School Campus last Friday. The students were given the opportunity to get to know other students considering high school with us and discover the campus, as well as some of the types of classes they could experience as high school students. Lessons in Mathematics focused on the power of Pi and collected statistics regarding student heights to add to Excel programs. In History, the students learnt interesting facts about many and diverse periods throughout time, from the Egyptians, Aztecs, Vikings, Romans and Persians. The students also got creative and used specialised programs and machines to create personalised key rings in Design and Technology. We thank and applaud our Year 10 student helpers for assisting on the day and express our gratitude to the amazing staff who prepared and delivered the lessons.
Tree Group
Our College TREE – Team for Restoration, Ecology & Environment Group had their first full afternoon of labour on Wednesday. After initial planning sessions, the arrival of the resources gave the team a chance to start the first project, which was installing tree rings to protect the trees going toward the Ag Centre. The students assembled 13 rings, then added manure sourced from our equestrian centre. Our final job will be to add the bark mulch. We hope that as our trees awaken from their winter slumber that they grow healthily and strongly. Any student wanting to join our group is welcome to. It is a good voluntary initiative for the Duke of Edinburgh for those involved or looking to get involved with it. Our project in Term 4 will branch off to preparing sites for tree planting next Autumn, a worm farm project, posters for classrooms reminding people to conserve energy and recycling initiatives.
End of Term 3
Next week is our last week of Term 3. It will be an exciting week of celebration for our Year 12 students. We urge them to enjoy their week, celebrate safely and respectfully. We look forward to the informal events (Year 12 Chapel and Assembly on Monday and Tuesday and the formal events next Thursday (Valedictory Assembly) and Friday (Valedictory Dinner). We congratulate the many Year 12 students who have already received university offers and strongly encourage our Year 12 students to increase their study and put the maximum amount of effort into their HSC Examinations next term.
We also remind our parents/carers of Year 7–11 students that in Term 4, we move to the summer school uniform. Therefore, broad-brimmed hats will be needed for use at school each and every day. Please have these ready for the first day of term.
Mr Justin Adams
Head of Senior School
Au Revoir Year 12 – A Special Bonjour Bathurst Milestone
This week, Bonjour Bathurst celebrated a very special moment as we farewelled our Year 12 students through our latest episode. This group holds a unique place in the history of the program, as they were part of the very first Bonjour Bathurst stories ever filmed.
In this farewell episode, the Year 12 students speak about their dreams and plans for the future. From travel and study to career aspirations, their responses are filled with hope and excitement for what lies ahead.
As they take their next steps, we thank them for the energy, humour, and enthusiasm they have brought to both the classroom and Bonjour Bathurst. We wish them every success as they embark on this new chapter, and we look forward to continuing to tell the stories of our amazing French students for many years to come.
Click HERE to watch the video
