Bethany Christian School has commenced the use of the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC), which began with all of the teaching staff undertaking explicit training in the use of the KS:CPC programme.

The KS:CPC is a Department for Education responsibility under the South Australia Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 and the Child Protection in Schools, Early Childhood Education and Care Services policy to ensure that effective abuse prevention programs are implemented and that all children and young people have access to the approved child protection curriculum. 

Although parent permission is not required under the Education and Children's Services Regulations 2020, we encourage you to seek further clarification in order to alleviate any concerns.

The KS:CPC is a child safety and respectful relationships curriculum developed collaboratively with child protection experts, teachers, educational leaders and other professionals.

The KS:CPC is divided into 5 documents specific to the age and year level of students, starting from age 3 and progressing to age 17+. 

The KS:CPC is based on two main themes which are presented through topics and activities of increasing complexity. The two KS:CPC Themes are:
•    Theme 1: We all have the right to be safe
•    Theme 2: We can help ourselves to be safe by talking to people we trust.

The two KS:CPC Themes are explored through four Focus Areas, which are examined in growing complexity in accordance with the age of the students. The Focus Areas are:
•    Focus Area 1: The right to be safe
•    Focus Area 2: Relationships
•    Focus Area 3: Recognising and reporting abuse
•    Focus Area 4: Protective strategies

The activities are structured in a sequential nature and at an age and developmentally appropriate level covering a range of topics. The KS:CPC fits primarily within the Health and Physical Education learning area of the Australian Curriculum and is often incorporated across other learning areas.

Should you require more information, or would simply like to learn more, resources, factsheets and flyers can be found on the KS:CPC website: http://kscpc.2.vu/DE_ParentsCarers. I would encourage you to contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions about the curriculum.

I trust that you and your family stay warm and well as the cold weather lingers.

God bless you,

Deb Clifford

Deputy Principal

Swimming
Our Year 5 and 6 students are having swimming lessons in Week 6 and our Year 1s and 2s are having it in Week 10.

I would like to remind you of the following:

•    As usual the school will pack the medication that has already been provided to the school
•    Please make sure to check your child’s hair for headlice before the swimming event
•    If your child is not feeling well, please keep the child at home and notify the school
•    As per the swimming centre policy, you must not swim for 2 weeks after gastro symptoms have ceased
•    For more information about swimming centre policies please visit the below link https://parafieldgardensswimschool.com.au/contact-us/our-policies

Camp Medication
Year 5s are having their camp in Week 8. The school will pack the medication that has been provided to the school. However, if your child is on any regular medication that needs to be administered in the evening, night or in the morning, please provide the medication along with a doctor’s note by Friday Week 7. All medications including over the counter medication/herbal medications need to have a doctor’s note.

Lost Property
The school’s lost property baskets have been overflowing and we have noticed there are many jumpers and jackets with no names, or have previous students’ names or the names have faded off. There is a basket full of water bottles and lunch boxes as well with no names on them. This week we learned about being responsible and doing things diligently. So, can you talk to your children about packing their things straight away after using them. Some other things you can do:

•    Have little card on their bag to pack their things in to the bag at the end of recess, lunch and after school
•    Having a demo at home on how to pack a bag
•    Reward charts for coming home with every item that belongs to them
•    If they take jumpers or jackets off, ask them to put them straight in their bags or tie it around their hips
•    Please label all uniforms clearly whether it is new or secondhand
•    Please do not send the children with valuables such as gold rings, gold ear rings, watches or any other toys that are dear to them

Spare Uniform Information
Students at Bethany Christian School can borrow spare uniform when there is a need. Once uniforms are borrowed, it will be borrowed under the library’s borrowing system. This system will send a reminder email to parents if the uniform has not been returned before the due date. After two scheduled reminders the Library will forward the student’s details to the Finance department where the price of the uniform will be invoiced and added to your school fees to replace the spare uniform stock. Thank you for your support and cooperation.

Pick Ups during Recess and Lunch
If you are picking up your children during lunch time which is 1pm to 1:40pm, please notify the school before 12:50pm, so we can notify the teacher to send the student down to the student desk ready for pick up. As it is student's and teacher's lunch time, they won’t be in the classroom and it is really difficult to locate a student in the yard or playground during this time. We acknowledge emergency situations are exceptions and we are happy to help you.

Thank you for your continued support,

Kind Regards

Priya Wilson
School Nurse

We are nearing the end of our third term for the year and teachers are looking forward to sharing the progress your children are making at our Parent Teacher Interviews in Week 9 (Thursday 22nd September) and Week 10 (Tuesday 27th September). You will be receiving an email next week with a link to book the time slot that you prefer. This is the same booking program that was used in Term 1 of this year.

Welcome to Book Week 2022! 

Our Book Fair has commenced and we are excited to see students coming in and browsing through the wide array of books on offer this year. Please remember that students can make purchases before school, at lunch and during their library borrowing times.

We are looking forward to seeing the many creative costumes for Dress Up day this Friday. This year the theme is "Dreaming with Eyes Open" or children can dress up as their favourite book character. 

We’re skipping through the term!

Jump Rope for Heart is well underway and it’s great to see so many children out in the playground skipping with smiles on their faces. Bethany Christian School has already raised $1281 raised so far. 

It’s not long until our Jump Off Day on Friday 23rd September so keep on practicing those tricks! And don’t forget to share your online fundraising page with friends and family to raise money for a great cause! 

Still need to sign up online? It’s easy just follow this link and enter your details. www.jumprope.org.au/parents