Our reception students modelling some batik designs in their Indonesian lesson.
Welcome to our week 7 newsletter. This Friday is our catch-up day for Primary Athletics for our Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 & Year 6 students. The weather is looking much kinder than the original date and so we welcome you to come along and enjoy a coffee and move around the event to cheer on your children as they do their best in the variety of events. We ask that you sign in at the first aid station and wear the sticker provided to help us to avoid a crowd in the front office area and to know who is on site. The Sports Department will provide a link with updated scores and a timetable of events. Please remember to pack and name your child’s hat and drink bottle on the day. It will be a great day of fun and activity.
Next week, on Tuesday, we will have some concrete trucks arriving to pour foundations. Please take extra care as you arrive in the morning for drop off. This will be an exciting milestone in the progress of our new sports facility. We will begin to see how the building will take shape and once again we thank you for your patience with the car park.
I am also excited to invite you to our week 9 Easter Chapels on Wednesday 2nd April. This year, Easter falls in the middle of the school holiday break. It is a very important celebration on the Christian calendar as we remember the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus and so we have decided to use our usual chapels to explore the meaning of Easter. Primary Chapel is held at 10:50am-11:30am and Junior Primary Chapel is 12:10pm-12:50pm. These chapels will be recorded for those who are unable to attend in person or would like to watch it later. We will also send home an Easter activity page that will include a range of family activities that you might like to explore together.
Our Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on Thursday 3rd April and Tuesday 8th April. You will have received an email with a booking link so that you can book a 10-minute time to touch base with your child’s class teacher to talk about your child’s progress. If you have not received an email, please contact the office to update your contact details.
I hope that you have enjoyed the cooler weather and that you are able to enjoy some time with your family this weekend.
God bless you,
Wendy Matear
Principal
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life".
John 14:6a
I trust you are all staying well as we fly through the term! It certainly feels like everyone has gotten into the groove of the term and are very much engaged in all the fun of term 1.
Celebrating Birthdays or Special Events Without Food
Everyone loves to celebrate their birthday or a special occasion, such as Easter and Christmas. At school, we love to celebrate such moments with our students, and it is a lovely idea to bring something into the class so that your child can share this moment with their classmates. Due to the large number of allergies to foods amongst our student body, we would encourage you to think of alternative ways to share your child’s special day, or the special occasion, with their classmates without food.
There are a variety of ways to celebrate without food. Perhaps you could consider bringing in non-edible treats such as stickers, inexpensive trinkets (ie. A balloon packet so that each child receives one balloon – never underestimate the fun a balloon brings!), a special pencil, eraser, a bookmark, glow sticks, bouncy balls etc? Please help keep our students healthy at school by not bringing in cake or shared foods/snacks. Your help is very much appreciated. If you have any questions, please see your child’s teacher.
Advanced Notice!
The SRC (Student Representative Council) are holding a PJ/Casual Day on Friday 4th April, Week 9. Students can come to school in their clean pjs and even wear their slippers to school. Students will need to have school suitable shoes to play on the oval at recess or lunch. If your child doesn’t want to wear their pjs, they can wear appropriate casual clothes.
To participate, students need to bring a gold coin to school, either a $1 or $2 coin. All money raised will go towards buying sand play tables for our JP students, giant games for the UCA and equipment for the Hope Village Library.
The SRC will continue to remind everyone about the PJ/Casual day in week 9 over the next few weeks.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful week ahead.
God bless you,
Deb Clifford
Deputy Principal
Camp
The Year 5s are going on their camp in Week 8 this term from Wednesday 26th March 2025 to Friday 28th March 2025. If you haven't supplied any medication for this camp, please do so as soon as possible as this may affect your child’s ability to attend camp.
Swimming
Our Year 3 and 4 students are going swimming in Week 10.
• As usual the school will pack the medication that has already been provided to the school
• If your child needs any medication that needs to be administered during the event, please make arrangements to prepare the medication along with a management plan or medication authority signed by a doctor
• If your child is not feeling well, please keep the child at home and notify the school
• Eczema and swimming - if your child suffers from eczema which is worsened by swimming, please talk to your child's teacher or to the school nurse who will be able to help you with a care plan to help your child to enjoy swimming
• As per the swimming centre's policy, you must not swim for 2 weeks after gastro symptoms
Priya Wilson
School Nurse
Open School Flyer PDF (70).pdf (1.33 MB)
Dental for Schools is back next term!
When: Monday 28th April - Friday 9th May (Term 2, Week 1-2) 2025
Where: At school in their fully equipped mobile van
Why: To provide another option for our families.
If you are interested in using this service, fill in the form that your child will bring home this week, access the online registration form on their website or click on the link below. Forms are also available at our front office.
Registrations close Monday 7th April (Term 1, Week 10).
If you have any questions, contact ‘Dental for Schools’ on 7225 8142 or go to their website https://dentalforschools.com.au/
Please note this is not a free service, it is bulkbilled and will use the Medicare funding your child has (if eligible).
If you are interested in helping in your child's classroom or helping on excursions, please come to the front office to obtain the relevant paperwork.
To all current approved volunteers, please update any certificates that are out of date. Only volunteers who have current certificates can volunteer at school. If you are unsure of your current volunteer status, please contact the front office.
Bethany Christian School’s Inter-House Athletics Carnival is fast approaching and will be held on:
Friday 21st March | Week 7, Term 1
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego will again go head to head to see which house can tally the most points to win the House Shield, in what will be a fun day!
Depending upon the year they were born in they will be in the following age group:
While giving everyone a chance to participate, we use this as a guide to help select our SAPSASA and SACSA Athletics squads, so those students who wish to be selected will need to try their best at this event.
Once again we will be using the web based program ReadyGo to administer our Athletics Day, so please use the link below to find the program.
A guest code (to access the information) will be sent to parents closer to the event, there is no need to register for an account.
Please check your broadcasts and Sports Event Page for all the extra information needed for the day!
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 | Lightning Blitz 2 | Emma N | 0 - 16 | ||
| Netball | U12 Bright Stars | Hurricanes Teal | Alma B | 26 - 2 | ||
| Basketball | U08 Rockets | Dazzling Stars | Lennox P | 14 - 6 | ||
| Basketball | U08 Thunder | Glenunga Rams 8 | - | - | ||
| Basketball | U10 Ballers | SFX Magic | Mabior D | 15 - 6 | ||
| Basketball | U10 Breakers | GGLPS Future Stars | Tobias K | 10 - 8 | ||
| Basketball | U10 Celtics | 76ers Pickles | Elsie H | 6 - 24 | ||
| Basketball | U10 Lakers | Tyndale Eagles | Michael S | 28 - 18 | ||
| Basketball | U12 Bulls | 76ers Kings | Arjun S | 9 - 21 | ||
| Sport | Team | Opponent | Coach's Pick | Match Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netball | U10 Golden Stars | Pooraka Allstars | - | - | ||
| Netball | U12 Bright Stars | Lightning Blitz 3 | - | - | ||
| Basketball | U08 Rockets | Kings Skittles | Arlo P | 12 - 14 | ||
| Basketball | U08 Thunder | Brooks Thrillers 8 | Tejas S | 12 - 10 | ||
| Basketball | U10 Ballers | 76ers Phantoms | Benjamin F | 6 - 19 | ||
| Basketball | U10 Breakers | SFX Magic | Nash P | 17 - 6 | ||
| Basketball | U10 Celtics | Wings Finches | Simar G | 2 - 18 | ||
| Basketball | U10 Lakers | Brooks Cajuns 10 | Micah-Malachi F | 40 - 20 | ||
| Basketball | U12 Bulls | Northern Roar 12a | Hylas C | 20 - 0 | ||
| Friday 21st March | BCS Athletics Day |
| Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th March | Year 5 Camp |
| Wednesday 2nd April | Easter Chapels |
| Thursday 3rd April | Parent Teacher Interviews |
| Friday 4th April | SRC Casual Day |
| Tuesday 8th April | Parent Teacher Interviews |
| Wednesday 9th April | Reception Music Showcase |
| Monday 7th to Friday 11th April | Swimming Lessons for Year 3/4 |
| Friday 11th April | Easter Hat Parade for Reception and Year 1 students |
| Friday 11th April | Last day of Term 1 (normal dismissal time 3.10pm) |
| Monday 28th April | Pupil Free Day |
| Tuesday 29th April | First day of Term 2 |
| 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 |
| RHAY | Tuesday and Friday |
| RHAN | Monday and Friday |
| RTD | Tuesday and Thursday |
| 1PC | Monday and Friday |
| 1WC | Tuesday and Friday |
| 1G | Monday and Thursday |
| 2N | Tuesday and Thursday |
| 2DM | Tuesday and Friday |
| 2Z | Monday and Thursday |
| 3M | Tuesday and Thursday |
| 3N | Monday and Thursday |
| 3HR | Monday and Friday |
| 4GT | Tuesday and Friday |
| 4K | Monday and Thursday |
| 4W | Monday and Thursday |
| 5RT | Wednesday and Friday |
| 5M | Tuesday and Friday |
| 5T | Tuesday and Friday |
| 6SC | Wednesday and Friday |
| 6T | Tuesday and Friday |
| 6W | Monday and Thursday |
PO Box 2125
Salisbury Downs SA 5108
37 Countess St
Paralowie, SA, 5108
Newsletter published: Tuesday, April 1 2025
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