Welcome to our Week 3 Newsletter. We have had a very settled start with many of our staff noticing how well students have engaged in the start of year at school. In walking through classrooms, a number of students did discuss that they were quite tired and so I would encourage you to consider how to have regular early bedtimes to keep your child healthy, refreshed and ready for their learning each day. 

It was wonderful to see our Cross Country event last Friday with our Year 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 students running around a track to raise money but also to build their fitness. It was a very pleasant temperature last Friday and it was great to see the positive attitudes students showed as they participated and cheered each other on. It was also lovely to have a more normal feeling event with parents able to come along and cheer with us.

We have our Senior and Junior Athletics Days coming up in Week 5. These include students from Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. The students are organised according to their age to allow for future participation in combined athletics events. We will give you specific information about which day your child will be participating and all of the other details you will need. We will also let you know how parents can come along to watch these days. We will ensure that there are parent spaces that allow you to come along and watch your child in safe outside spaces where you can maintain the 1.5m distance. This means that you will only need to scan the SA Gov QR code and masks will not be required.

Thank you so much for your diligence with scanning each time you come on site and for being prepared with a mask if you are entering. This really helps us to remain accessible before and after school. We also thank you for your patience as you drop off and pick up children at those peak times. It really helps when everyone adheres to the road rules and behaves in a courteous way.

We will soon begin our enrolment interview for Reception 2023 and so if you have younger siblings in the family, please remember to let us know via the office to ensure that you don’t miss out. We also ask that if you have changed a telephone number, emergency contact number or address that you update this either through the office or using the Bethany app. Last newsletter we gave some detailed instructions regarding how to download and set up the app so please look back or make contact with us for help.

We also want to thank you for creating your account for school fees. Most families have now done this and I am sure you can see the benefit of having access to your own account and keeping track of where you are up to with your payments. If you would like help with this, please contact the Finance Department who are very happy to support you through this set up process.

Thank you to those who were able to attend our Meet the Teacher Night. It was wonderful to see parents connecting with teachers and hearing how some of those general expectations will work for 2021. 

Our Year 5 students head off to camp next week at Illawonga. It is a riverside venue with many outdoor experiences that students enjoy each year. I look forward to hearing from those students on their return and sharing some highlights with you.

I pray that you have a restful weekend as the weather cools down.

God bless,

Wendy Matear
Principal