The school is busily preparing for the end of year events, such as the Junior Primary End of Year Concert and the Upper Primary Brilliance Exhibition. Both events allow the students to celebrate their year at Bethany. In both events, students are able to demonstrate their individual talents and express their own unique abilities. Not everyone shares identical abilities, just as not everyone is exactly the same. Comparing ourselves with someone else’s talents and abilities often distorts our view of ourselves, obscuring the view of our own unique talents and abilities. God deliberately created us all as unique, with His own plan for our lives.
Comparing ourselves also positions us into a fixed mindset, limiting our growth and potential. What God intended for one individual is not necessarily what He intended for another!
To encourage your child to develop a growth mindset, we need to be careful about what we say to them. Dr Carol Dweck created the terms ‘fixed’ and ‘growth’ mindset to explain the generally held beliefs about human learning and intelligence. Research has discovered that the human brain is not fixed but in fact quite plastic and malleable, more than was previously believed. This means that when an individual believes that they can become ‘smarter’, they realise that with practice they can get better at what they are trying to achieve. They also understand that this means they need to put in extra practice, time and effort in order to achieve their goals. The neuroscientific research actually shows that human brains are capable of neural growth by utilizing good learning strategies, asking questions, practicing and living a healthy lifestyle and sleeping patterns.
When we talk with our children about their achievements, we need to remember to focus on the effort they made, not the success they achieved. This is very important, as praising an individual about their success sends a message that the outcome was the only important aspect, which inhibits resilience and persistence when things get hard. Praising the hard work cultivates a growth mindset.
Everyone has the capacity to learn and the capacity to succeed. Enjoy the last few weeks of this year celebrating your child’s learning!
God bless you,
Deb Clifford
• https://www.tlc.qld.edu.au/news/every-child-has-a-different-learning-style-and-pace-each-child-is-unique-not-only-capable-of-learning-but-also-capable-of-succeeding-robert-john-meehan
• https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/
• https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/get-growth-mindset-right-primary-schools-free-poster-resource/
God bless you,
Deb Clifford
In 2020 we have partnered with The School Locker to open a new uniform shop. School Locker will offer the same uniforms at the same prices with our current friendly staff members. We're excited to be able to offer a new service which will include online orders, discounted iPads and other educational items for purchase. The transportable buildings will be relocated offsite in the Christmas break and a new look uniform shop will be moved to the admin building.
The Uniform Shop will run current hours as usual until the 10th of December and will reopen as The School Locker from Tuesday 28th of January for O week Sales.
The new uniform shop hours will be:
Monday 8am - 11am
Wednesday 1:15 - 4:15pm
Friday 8am - 11am
Online orders will be available through The School Locker app or website from the 28th of January 2020.
Parents can purchase iPads at a reduced price through the apple store or The School Locker link below.
Purchase iPads from the School Locker
Our SRC (Student Representative Council) have organised an event for Bethany students to be held on Friday 15th November. There will be two sessions, one for our Junior Primary students (Reception to Year 2) which will commence at 5pm and finish at 6pm and the second session for our older children (Year 3 to Year 6) will commence at 6.30 and finish at 8.30 pm. Parents are able to wait for their children in the waiting area where drinks will be available for purchase for the Junior Primary session only. Tickets are available by completing the ticket order form that went home this week and returning it by Wednesday 13th November. Tickets must be purchased before the event. The ticket price includes a snack, a drink and a glow product. Parents are required to sign children in and out on the night.
Tickets are now available for the Junior Primary Christmas concert to be held on Wednesday 27th November at 1.30pm for the matinee and 6pm for the evening concert.
Please log into Eventbrite to secure your tickets for this great night by clicking on these links:
This is the link for the matinee: bcs-jpconcert-matinee-2019.eventbrite.com
This is the link for the evening concert: bcs-jpconcert-evening-2019.eventbrite.com
On the 8th of November 2019, the year six students embarked on an excursion to the Adelaide City. Each group was given a task to plan their own journey around the city, each group had a “tourist” they had to tour around the city using the plan their group had created. We had a 1 hour drive to Elder park which was the starting point, each group then had to make their way to Glover park which was the end point where we would play for a short amount of time, then board the bus at 3:00pm for departure, heading for school.
Everybody has lots of fun during the chaos, running about to buy things and get to locations on time, we ended up having a good laugh! This was one of the best days that we would never forget!
Please enjoy some photos from our recent Mini Olympics.
On Monday 11th November Mrs Wyten's class led the school in service for Rememberance Day. After doing a reading a minute's silence was held. Please view the photos below of the event.
If you missed out on the iron on label promotion that was run by the Uniform Shop last year please note that it is available again this term. Head into the Uniform Shop to pick up an order form if you haven't already received one. Fill it in as the special price is only $3 for 10 labels with an extra 5 included at no extra cost. This offer is only available until the end of this term!
Open Toolbox Flier for Newsletter T2 2019.pdf (360.26 KB)
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| Sport | Team | Opposition | Coaches Pick | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U8 Blazers | SFX Magic | Elijah W Khonreich C | 16 . 8 | |
| Basketball | U10 Bucks | AFCBC Dynamite | Brayden H Jeremy S | 27 . 19 |
| U10 Raptors | GGLPS Firebirds | Jude C Saurabh B | 21 . 16 | |
| U12 Rockets | Blitz Lasers | Jacob L Jadon W | 29 . 19 | |
| 7 & U Bright Stars | Tiny Tango Team 1 | Chelsea O Millie R | Not Scored | |
| Netball | 11 & U Shining Stars | Forfeit | ||
| Sport | Team | Opposition | Coaches Pick | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | U8 Blazers | GGLPS Giants | Isaleli T-F Tobiasz T | 30 . 10 |
| U10 Bucks | Forfeit | |||
| U10 Raptors | Forfeit | |||
| U12 Rockets | Kings Cobras | Ausyn M Jacob L | 40 . 27 | |
| Netball | 7 & U Bright Stars | Kings Sparkles | Loria C Chelsea O | Not Scored |
| 11 & U Shining Stars | Kings Opals | Eden L Ella S | 6 . 26 | |
Recently Erin T and Connor T travelled to Canberra for the Australian National Titles. Connor was lucky enough to win the 8 year boys National Title which makes it 2 years in a row for him. He also claimed the state title for the third year in a row. Erin finished 29th at the National Championships and was runner up in the state titles.
It was a great year for both of them. They have worked so hard.
Congratulations to both!
Lexie B (5P) was selected to participate in Sapsasa Tennis representing the Playford/Para district and Bethany Christian School. The event was scheduled across 4 days and held at the Broadview Tennis Club with 10 different districts competing. The competition included 4 matches per day made up of 2 doubles and 2 singles games. Lexie played a total of 14 matches, winning 9. Overall the Playford/Para District came equal second. Well done Lexi!
Tiffany C in Year 2 recently competed in a cheerleading competition with her team and won the over all grand champions in the novice division. Her team will travel to Orlando, Florida next year to compete and well as the Battle of the Beaches in Sydney.
Well done Tiffany on a great effort!
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday 14th November | SACSA Basketball Year 6/7 Girls |
| Friday 15th November | SACSA Basketball Year 6/7 Boys |
| Friday 15th November | SRC Disco |
| Monday 18th November | Reception Assessments |
| Tuesday 19th November | Reception Assessments |
| Wednesday 20th November | Reception Assessments |
| Thursday 21st November | Temple Orientation for Year 6s |
| Monday 25th to Friday 29th November | ELC Transition Visits |
| Wednesday 27th November | JP End of Year Concert |
| Friday 29th November | Choir Excursion |
| 2019 Term Dates | |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Mon 4th February - Fri 12th April |
| Term 2 | Mon 29th April - Fri 5th July |
| Term 3 | Wed 24th July - Fri 27th September |
| Term 4 | Mon 14th October - Wed 11th December |
Whole School Worship
10 - 10.30am Mondays
Primary Chapel (Years 3 - 6)
10.50 - 11.30am Wednesdays
Junior Primary Chapel (Reception - Year 2)
12.10 - 12.50pm Wednesdays
The opening times for the Uniform Shop are:
Monday 8.15 - 10.30 am
Tuesday 8.15 - 10.30 am
Thursday 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Friday 8.15 - 10.30 am
PO Box 2125
Salisbury Downs SA 5108
37 Countess St
Paralowie, SA, 5108
| WEEKLY PE LESSONS | |
|---|---|
| Class | Days |
| RD | Monday & Thursday |
| RH | Monday & Thursday |
| RHA | Monday & Thursday |
| 1D | Thursday & Friday |
| 1T | Monday & Thursday |
| 1C | Monday & Friday |
| 2ZH | Tuesday & Friday |
| 2P | Wednesday & Friday |
| 2R | Thursday & Friday |
| 3L | Tuesday & Wednesday |
| 3N | Tuesday & Friday |
| 3T | Tuesday & Wednesday |
| 4G | Monday & Friday |
| 4WH | Monday & Friday |
| 4WY | Monday & Friday |
| 5P | Tuesday & Friday |
| 5R | Tuesday & Friday |
| 5T | Tuesday & Friday |
| 6SH | Monday & Tuesday |
| 6S | Monday & Tuesday |
| 6T | Monday & Tuesday |
Newsletter published: Friday, November 15 2019
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