Welcome to Week One of Term Two.

The students are so excited to be back at school and very happy to share all the things they have done during the school holidays.

I would like to remind you of the following:

Year 6 Camp - medication requirements

The Year Six's will be camping in Week 3 from 10/05/2021 to 12/05/2021. The school will pack the medications that have already been provided to the school for the Year 6 Camp.

However, if your child is on any regular medication that needs to be administered at any time over the camp, please provide the new medication along with a Doctor’s note prior to the event. The last day for bringing in medication will be Friday 7th May 2021.

*All medications needing to be administered during this time, including over the counter and herbal medication, must have a Doctor’s note.

Health Topic of the Week - Too Sick for School

As the winter months are approaching, there are some illnesses that will begin with mild symptoms, however, if appropriate care is not given the illness can become severe and there is a chance of spreading the illness or infections to others in the school community. As a parent, if you are struggling to decide whether to send your child to school or not, please ask yourself the following questions:

• Is my child well enough to comfortably take part in the day’s activities?
• Will my child pass on their illness to other children or staff?
• Will my child’s teacher be able to care for my child without it impacting on their ability to care for other children?
• If I felt like this, would I go to work?

‘Find a pharmacy’ have put together a poster which will act as a guide for parents and carers to help to make the decision based on the symptoms the child is experiencing. This is a guide only. This shouldn’t stop you from visiting the Doctor if you are in need. You can find this poster on Bethany Christian School website by following the link below. https://www.bethany.sa.edu.au/newsletter/files/Too_sick_for_school_02.pdf

God bless you,

Priya Wilson
School Nurse

Thank you to everyone who has supported our Uniform Shop and all the changes that have been made. We would like to announce that from now onwards appointments will not be needed to shop at the Uniform Shop. Parents can walk in anytime the Uniform Shop is open.

Purchases can still be made online and pick up from the front office is still available.

The opening times for the Uniform Shop are Wednesday and Friday from 8.30 am to 10.30 am.

If you have any questions about the uniform shop please contact the front office.

As part of their Aboriginal studies that they undertook last term, our Year 4 students went on an excursion to the Botanic Gardens in the city to learn more about Aboriginal culture. Afterwards they had fun at the Aquatic Centre in North Adelaide. On their return they spent the night at school in tents and had lots of fun.

The following day they decorated boomerangs and had the opportunity to test them on the oval. They were also involved in building shelters that had to last the water hose test.

Please enjoy the photos below from the day.

This term, NAPLAN is being held in Week 3 on Tuesday 11th May to Thursday 13th May.

If your child is in Year 3 or 5, we would appreciate it if you could ensure that they arrive on time and are not collected before lunch.

If an appointment is unavoidable, please let their class teacher know before the day and we will organise for them to attend one of the make up sessions.

On Friday March 5, 2021 we held our second carnival for the week which was the Junior Athletics Carnival.
Congratulations to the following medal winners:

Two 4x100 metre relay records were broken at this carnival. Congratulations to the following teams:

We have also added a new record to the books from 2021 - Mixed 7 Year Old 4x100 metre relay:

Final House Results were as follows:

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support our students. It was fantastic to see you out there. There were quite a few people involved on the day helping to make things run smoothly including the BCS Staff, Year 10 PE classes at Temple Christian College – Paralowie Campus and their teachers. We would also like to thank Mr Josh Curtis who helped out in the timing tent as part of the team.

On Thursday March 4, 2021 we held our annual Senior Athletics Carnival on the school grounds and the Fairbanks Reserve. It was a fantastic day for our students and all involved.

Congratulations to the following medal winners:

One 4x100 metre relay record was broken at this carnival. Congratulations to the following team:

Final House Results were as follows:

We would like to thank all the spectators for coming out and supporting our students as they competed. Also, a big thank you to the Year 10 PE classes at Temple Christian College – Paralowie Campus students and their teachers along with our volunteers and staff for making this day possible.