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Week 1, Term 4 2025< All newslettersPrint
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We’re excited to begin our final term of 2025! We hope you had a chance to relax and enjoy some quality time with your family over the school break.
Term 4 is always a special time as we reflect on the incredible growth and achievements of our students throughout the year. To celebrate, we’re planning a Christmas event along with many other exciting activities. The students have been busy planning with their teachers, and we can’t wait to share it all with you!
Save the Date!
Christmas Celebration – Wednesday 3rd December, 5:30pm–7:30pm
We look forward to seeing you there!
Swimming Lessons – Year 5 & 6
Swimming lessons begin next week for our Year 5 and 6 students. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s class teacher.
Upcoming Events This Term
We have a number of special events and celebrations coming up, including:
You’ll find a calendar included in this newsletter for easy reference. For the latest updates, please visit our website anytime.
Graduation Celebrations
Year 6 Graduation – Tuesday 9th December
ELC Graduation – Thursday 11th December
These are wonderful milestones, and we’re excited to celebrate them with you.
Final Day of School
Reception to Year 6 – Wednesday 10th December
School finishes at the usual time of 3:10pm.
We’ll also be holding a Final Assembly to celebrate the year. This will be live streamed and recorded, so you can watch it live or catch up with your family over the following two weeks.
More details about all these events will be sent home throughout the term.
Wishing you a restful weekend ahead.
God bless you,
Wendy Matear
Principal
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Matthew 5:6
Welcome back for our final term of the year! I trust that you all had a wonderful school break and are ready and raring to get stuck into all the exciting events and learning that will happen this term!
Market Day 2025
In Week 5, the Student Representative Council (SRC) students will be hosting the 2025 Market Day (Friday 14th of November). This exciting event gives students in Years 3–6 the opportunity to run their own market stalls selling homemade or second-hand items to all students, ELC – Year 6 during the lunch break. The stalls will not sell food or beverages. Application forms need to be submitted by Friday 24th of October (week 2). The SRC students will then begin all the planning that supports the successful running of the Market Day.
Additional forms have been made available to all the Year 3-6 classes, however if your child still requires a form, please see the Front Office for an application form.
Market Day has been a highlight in previous years, and the SRC is anticipating another fantastic turnout and a fun-filled day for all.
Summer Uniform
A quick reminder that Term 4 is summer uniform. All the details of the summer uniform requirements can be found in your child’s school diary on pages 15-17. If you have any questions, your child’s teacher can help you or you can visit our Uniform Shop.
I wish you all a wonderful start to the term.
God bless you,
Deb Clifford
Deputy Principal
To help keep our school tidy and support a great cause, we’re updating how we manage lost property. Every fortnight (on the alternate week to our newsletter), we’ll clear the lost property shelves. If the designated space becomes overflowing, this may happen more frequently to ensure the area remains safe and organised.
Unclaimed drink bottles and lunch boxes will be donated, and uniforms will be passed to the Uniform Shop to be sold on the Golden Coin Rack, with all proceeds going to Hope Village.
We understand how frustrating it can be when uniforms go missing—especially given how costly they are. It also takes significant time and staff resources to sort and return items. By using the Golden Coin Rack, we’re able to offer families a low-cost way to replace lost items while supporting a meaningful cause.
We encourage families to check the lost property shelves regularly, located just outside the Uniform Shop. Labelling your child’s belongings clearly helps whoever finds the item return it more easily.
Please note: the school does not take responsibility for any lost property that is donated or resold.
Let’s work together to keep our school organised and support those in need!
| RTD | 1PC | 2N |
|---|---|---|
| Skye G | Makayo S | Joshua M |
| 3HR | 3M | 3N |
| Ronaldo L | Petra K | Jabari S |
| Amelia A | ||
| Evie W | ||
| 4K | 5T | 5M |
| Daniel D | Roney L | Riley W |
| 6SC | 6W | |
| Liam A | Emily D |
On Friday the 19th of September, our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 students gathered together to participate in our annual Mini Olympics event. We were treated to some beautiful sunshine throughout the day. The students were involved in a mix of athletics events such as the 70m sprint, vortex throw and long jump along with some fun events where students were able to embrace teamwork and get their bodies moving in different ways. The fun events included the water relay, jumping castles, mini golf, scooter board relays, tug of war and some playground time. It’s always fantastic to see students showing great character in the way they participate in the day as they try their best and encourage others. Our parent community once again came out in force to support our students. It was a great day of community and fun for our students, staff and parents. Thank you to everyone involved!
Congratulations to the students who broke previous school Mini Olympics records at this event!
| Age | Gender | Student | Event | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Boys | Makayo S | Vortex Throw | 21.80m |
| 6 Boys | Evander H | Vortex Throw | 19.47m |
Congratulations to Abednego who were House Champions for 2025 Mini Olympics!
| House | Points |
|---|---|
| Abednego | 1413 |
| Shadrach | 1347 |
| Meshach | 1304 |
Bethany Christian School offers a weekly basketball program. This is a user pay program staffed by approved volunteer coaches, with compulsory weekly after school trainings held at BCS
There are two seasons per year
Winter Season - Terms 2 and 3 | Summer Season - Terms 4 and 1
Age Groups as follows (must be 5 yrs old)
U08s mixed | U10s mixed | U12 Boys | U12 Girls
Saturday games are generally at the following recreation centres
Golden Grove | Burragah | Turramurra | Ingle Farm | The ARC
Bethany Christian School offers a weekly netball program. This is a user pay program staffed by approved volunteer coaches, with compulsory weekly after school trainings held at BCS
There are two seasons per year
S1 Season - Terms 1 and 2 | S2 Season - Terms 2 and 4
Age Groups as follows (must be 5 yrs old)
U08s mixed | U10s mixed | Under 12s mixed
Saturday games are at the Gardens Recreation Centre.
| Sport | Team | Opponent | Coach's Pick | Match Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netball | U10 Golden Stars | Bye | - | - |
| Netball | U14 Bright Stars | Renegades | Ariana D | 26 - 23 |
| Basketball | U08 Rockets | - | - | - |
| Basketball | U10 Thunder | Hope Valley Heat | Aryan s | 8 - 52 |
| Basketball | U10 Ballers | Modbury Rhinos | Mason O | 13- 14 |
| Basketball | U10 Celtics | - | - | - |
| Basketball | U12 Lakers | - | - | - |
| Sport | Team | Opponent | Coach's Pick | Match Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netball | U10 Golden Stars | Lightning Blitz 2 | 1 - 21 | |
| Netball | U14 Bright Stars | Staceys Angels | 9-28 | |
| Basketball | U08 Rockets | End of Season | - | - |
| Basketball | U10 Thunder | End of Season | - | - |
| Basketball | U10 Ballers | End of Season | - | - |
| Basketball | U10 Celtics | End of Season | - | - |
| Basketball | U12 Lakers | End of Season | - | - |
| Monday 20th October to Friday 24th October | Swimming Lessons for Year 5s and 6s |
| Wednesday 29th October | SACSA Basketball 3/4 |
| Tuesday 4th November | Choir Concert 3.30pm to 4.00pm |
| Friday 7th November | Year 6 Parliament House Excursion |
| Term 1 | Monday 3rd February to Friday 11th April |
| Term 2 | Tuesday 29th April to Friday 4th July |
| Term 3 | Tuesday 22nd July to Friday 26th September |
| Term 4 | Monday 13th October to Wednesday 10th December |
| Monday | 8am to 11am |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 2pm to 5pm |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 8am to 11am |
| ELC | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday |
| Monday & Thursday | 1G 2Z 3N 4K 4W 6W |
| Monday & Friday | RHAN 1PC 3HR |
| Tuesday & Thursday | RTD 2N 3M |
| Tuesday & Friday | RHAY 1WC 2DM 4GT 5M 5T 6T |
| Wednesday & Friday | 5RT 6SC |
PO Box 2125
Salisbury Downs SA 5108
37 Countess St
Paralowie, SA, 5108
Newsletter published: Thursday, October 16 2025
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