As we are nearing the end of our school year, I would like to remind you of some of the information related to medication.

Please be aware the school will be returning your child’s medication on the last day of the school, Wednesday 11th December 2024 as part of the end of year procedure. Medications such as EpiPen, antihistamine, and Ventolin will be returned to your child in a named envelope at the end of the day via the red folder. If your child is absent on the day, we recommend that the medication, and the equipment used to administer medication can be picked up from the school before 12pm Friday 13th December 2024.

If you have supplied ADHD medication for your child, please visit the student desk and sign out the medication after 1pm on Wednesday 11th December.

Below is a snapshot of the school’s policy regarding medication administration at school to help you to prepare for 2025. Alternatively, you can visit the school’s website for more detailed information on www.bethany.sa.edu.au/for-parents/careroom-information 

•    Medication, including prescribed and non-prescribed, can only be administered with a doctor’s prescription. 
•    All student medical management plans need to be updated annually. 
•    Out-of-date medicines will not be administered.   
•    Please ensure medications are given to a member of staff for safe storage. 
•    It is vital that medication is NOT stored in children’s school bags. 
•    Ensure your child’s medication is clearly labelled with prescription information (dosage, frequency, your child’s name, and date of issue) and is in its original packaging.
•    Prescribed medication that does not bear the child’s name will not be given.
•    Only the child named on the label may be administered prescription medication and only the dosage on the medication label will be given.
•    For non-prescribed medicine, parents must attach a label and print the child’s name clearly from the pharmacist along with a doctor’s letter.
•    Non-prescription medication must also be in its original packaging.
•    The school does not administer Panadol unless requested by a doctor for a specific reason.
•    Please provide medication with a management plan signed by your doctor in a new labelled zip lock bag, along with any required clean medical equipment e.g., spacer, measuring cup. etc

If your child needs to have medication to be administered while at school in 2025, please provide a Management Plan from your General Practitioner and relevant medications within the first week of your child’s commencement at Bethany Christian School.

Please contact the school on 8283 0000 if you have any questions or concerns.

With thanks,

BCS Health Care Team
God bless you

Our lost property boxes are overflowing at the moment. Please check the boxes for lost items that might belong to your child. These boxes are located just outside of the Uniform Shop.

The final day for the Uniform Shop for this year will be Wednesday 11th December.

Next year the Uniform Shop will be open in O Week from:

Then in Week 1 these are the opening times:

Millie F from 5M:
On Friday the 22nd of November, the year 5s set off on an exciting excursion to the MOD (Museum of Discovery) and Hijinx Hotel in the city. As we entered the MOD Museum we found out that we were in a new exhibition called ‘Broken’. We got to experience 3 different interactive rooms which showed us how our voice matters and we looked at many different ways that could make our world more sustainable in the future. At the end of each room, we got to answer questions and what we thought would be good for our future world around us. My favourite part was making a house for humans that was more sustainable and planting a sticker on blocks to show how we all play a part in the puzzle. After that, we went to Hijinx Hotel and has so much fun using our team work skills in the ten different challenge rooms. My favourite was hitting all the buttons and the ball pits rooms. Overall it was an amazing excursion! 

Izzy B and Leticia G from 5RT
On Friday, 22nd of November, the year 5 students went on an excursion to the MOD Museum, SA State Library and the Hijinx Hotel. The experience of these places was fun, active and a ton of creative learning through art, games and videos. At MOD we learnt about the future, the past and a greater understanding of Aboriginal traditions and lands. At the SA State library, we saw a big Christmas tree which we all had a photo in front of. Next we went to Hijinx Hotel where we had a fun game of bowling and then had to use our teamwork skills to complete 10 challenge rooms. We used a lot of energy! It was a fun excursion and a great adventure. 

On Monday, 25th November, the Year 6 classes headed down to Port Adelaide to explore some maritime and migration history of South Australia. Our day started off at the world’s oldest surviving Clipper Ship, the City of Adelaide. This ship was built in Sunderland, England, and launched in 1864. Students were able to explore 3 levels of the ship from the cargo storage underneath, to the working class section and then up to the First Class deck. They could imagine what the conditions would have been like on board and what it would have been like to travel such a long distance as people migrated to South Australia. We learnt that the City of Adelaide made 23 return trips from England to South Australia, carrying passengers and cargo and this played a key role in the development of the South Australian colony. 

Our next stop was the Maritime Museum where students participated in an interactive experience, “Life on Board”. During this activity, students were asked to consider the experience of life on board for migrants migrating by ship from England to South Australia in 1836. They explored things like: Where did they sleep? What did they eat and drink? How did they cope with illness on board and how did they spend the long days on deck? They also explored the changing motivations for migrating over time and the development of sea travel from sailing ships through to steam and modern cruise liners.

It was a fun day of learning, where students were able to make a lot of connections between what they were discovering at the City of Adelaide ship and the Maritime Museum to what they had been learning during their HASS lessons focusing on Migration. Some thoughtful questions were asked throughout the day, and students were challenged to think about the hardships that went along with migration.