It’s week 5 and we are now well and truly in the full swing of things at Bethany. This week our student leadership group, Lumin8, participated in their first School Tour by guiding parents around our school. Some of their comments were:

“I liked how that we were able to communicate with the new parents.” Alana

“I was surprised at how talkative some of the parents were to me.” Josiah

“I thought it was going to be nerve-wracking talking to the parents, but it was easier than I thought it was going to be!” Annabel

“The reasons why the parents wanted to come to our school were really interesting. Some of them surprised me, like their neighbours loved the school and they were convinced that they too wanted to come to Bethany!” Tir

“One of the reasons for choosing Bethany surprised me because they said God led them to want to come to Bethany.” Julia

“I love my role and think it is beneficial to the school.” Hayley

“I was surprised how talkative the parents were and how encouraging they were to me, and they encouraged me by saying I was good for the role.” Holly

“It was fun communicating with the parents.” Ethan P

“I liked having a conversation with the parent and making small talk.” Austyn

“I liked how it got easier each time to talk to a parent. I was nervous initially, but loved talking to the parents by the end of the tour!” Logan

“I was a bit nervous to start with, but if we didn’t know what to say, the parents would start a conversation. All the visiting parents were really nice.” Erin

“It was exciting to see potential new students come to visit our school and to learn their names.” King

“When I asked the parents a questions, they were super-fast in answering me. I was surprised at how interested they were in us and our school.” Samuel

”Our role was to escort the new parents to the Function room, then assist with the School Tour. I liked that we were able to show prospective new parents our school, especially the new building.” Rodante

 Canteen

The roll out of the new canteen online system, ‘Munch Monitor’ has been a success. The canteen do a tremendous job in servicing both Bethany Christian School and Temple Christian School students for recess and lunch. Munch Monitor has been a great help in streamlining systems to assist with the work in the canteen. Parents have the ability to order their child’s lunch online up until 9.15am. However, from 9.15am, Munch Monitor will not allow any further orders, and staff at both Bethany and Temple cannot access individual Munch Monitor accounts to add orders. 

Should you or your child have forgotten to order food for the day after 9.15am, you will need to call the school and speak to the administration office staff. They will take down your child’s name and offer a choice of either a vegemite or jam sandwich, at the cost of $1.60. You will need to pay the $1.60 to the staff attending the front desk. Any payments still outstanding by the end of the term will be added to your child's school fees. 

By 10.30am, no further calls can be taken in regards to canteen orders.

For any student who has forgotten to pack or order lunch for the day, a phone call to the child’s parent/caregiver will be made and you will be given the choice of either bringing a healthy lunch in for your child, or your child can have a choice of picking a piece of fruit from the fruit bowl free of charge, or they could choose a small snack at a charge of 70c, again payable at the front desk. 

Parking

Thank you to all the parents and caregivers who are using our turning circle or kiss ‘n’ drop before and after school safely. Keeping our children safe is our top priority and we value your care when using our car parks. Please also remember that we need to show courtesy to our neighbours when driving past and parking near their residential properties. Please consider that they may need to enter or exit their driveways at peak traffic times, and if someone has parked illegally it may cause them distress. Our friendly neighbourhood watch SAPOL officer will be doing some spot checks in the coming weeks to assist with smooth traffic flow.

I wish you and your families a very wonderful week!

God bless you,

Deb Clifford
Deputy Principal