This week I have seen the joy in our students as they celebrated the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The steps they were taking in knowing and spreading the good news of Jesus Christ was beautiful to see. I pray this joy will spread to your families, as you celebrate Easter this long weekend.

I would like to remind you of the following;

Year 4 Sleepover and Excursion - medication requirements

The school will pack the medication that has already been provided to the school for the Year 4 Sleepover and Excursion.

However, if your child is on any regular medication that needs to be administered during the night or day time, please provide the new medication along with a Doctor’s note one day prior to the event (07/4/2021).

*All medications needing to be administered during this time, including over the counter and herbal medication, must have a Doctor’s note.

Health Topic of the week

Infectious Disease
(referred from the SA Health website)

• Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by the spread of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites) or prions to humans from other humans, animals or the environment, including food and water.
• The spread of certain infectious diseases can be reduced by excluding a person, known to be infectious, from contact with others who are at risk of catching the infection.
• A childcare/educational worker or a student with gastroenteritis (also known as ‘gastro’: inflammation of the intestinal (bowels)), should not return to work for at least 24 hours after vomiting or diarrhoea have stopped.
• Bethany Christian school uses the SA Health recommendation related to the exclusion period. For further information and to find out the exclusion period for a particular illness please follow the link below to our website
  https://www.bethany.sa.edu.au/newsletter/files/Exclusion_from_school_fact_sheet_2020.pdf

Happy Easter and praying for a peaceful long weekend.

God Bless You,

Priya Wilson
School Nurse

WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

We are conducting a survey to better understand the reasons why parents choose to send their children to our school. The Christian Schools Community Profile: WHY PARENTS CHOOSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS survey is offered by Christian Schools Australia. It will be conducted amongst all families with children enrolled in participating Christian schools. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of parents’ choice of school, their satisfaction with their children’s learning, their engagement in the school community and their general background. Our school will use the survey results to help gain a better understanding of our community, to inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

All families will be invited to participate in the survey. The survey will be conducted online and will only take 15-20 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed at any convenient time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

All responses to the survey are anonymous. The survey has now been extended to Friday 16th April 2021. 

Please do not hesitate to contact Karen Julius on 8283 0000 if you have any general queries about the survey.

During the school holidays the Uniform Shop will be open on:

Thursday 22nd April - 8.30am to 12.30pm
Friday 23rd April - 12.30pm to 4.30pm

No appointment necessary.

Please note that in Term 2 all students will wear the winter uniform.

On Friday 12th February, Bethany held our Cross Country Championships. What a fantastic day for all our students from year two to six who ran, walked and gave their best over different lengths (1km, 2km or 3km) depending on their age group. They did so well and we were proud of them all.

We are very grateful to our volunteer parents and the staff who made the day a true success by assisting in being a marshall or doing admin at the results desk. Thank you to Robyn Curtis, Joshua Curtis, Nathan Casey, Suzie Casey, Debra Dohnt, Jenny Lawton, Narelle Henderson, Shelley Howard & Kellie Howard. Many thanks also go to Cheryl Wyten for marshalling all our students, Dean Huntley for recording and Peter Wyten for starting the races. Thank you to the maintenance team for assistance with setting up and packing down and the teaching staff who all worked with us to help make the day run so smoothly. It was fantastic to see so many supporters of parents, family and friends who came out to cheer the students on. Thank you for supporting the students and this event.

Each year the students are given an opportunity to raise money through our annual Cross Country championships.

This year our students fundraised $4995, which is outstanding. Our profit for 2021 is $3496.50 which will go towards sports equipment.

Here are our top 3 individual fundraisers this year:

What a fantastic effort by all our students for working together to raise money for our school.