Welcome to our final newsletter for this term.  Our students are continuing to learn together, and I am very proud of the way they are dealing with the many changes they have experienced this term.  We have our Cross Country Day this Friday for our Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, and Year 6 students.  Cross country is run in smaller groups with staggered start times so it will be a wonderful to enjoy this event together.

This Thursday night we begin our Parent Teacher Interviews online.  These online meetings will be held on Microsoft Teams.  Once you follow the link to choose a time, you will receive a meeting link.  Please join the meeting 3 minutes before your appointment time to keep everything flowing throughout the evening.  This is a 10-minute interview with your child’s teacher so please be aware of keeping to the time frame for the benefit of all parents.  If you need to cancel or change your time for Thursday, we have appointments for next Tuesday night for booking 12th April open until Monday 11th. We really appreciate your help with this.  

Next week we have a Pupil Free day on Monday 11th April.  OSHC is available on this day.  We also finish early on Thursday 14th at 12:10pm.  We understand that Temple Christian College have announced that they will not have students on that last day of term.  If you are now unable to send your child to school on that day, please notify us either through the Bethany app or by calling the office on 8283 0000.

As you may be aware, the Police Commissioner has removed the vaccination mandate in education and so at this time we are undergoing consultation with our staff in order to establish our policy moving forward.  We will maintain our current practices until this is established.

Over the past 3 years our school has been a part of a learning project with a group of 20 Independent schools exploring Student Agency.  We will be sharing our work at a Symposium at Pulteney Grammar school early next term.  We also look forward to sharing with you how this has developed and how our school is impacting the conversation about why this work is important.  We continue to be reminded of how capable our students are when it comes to making choices and investments in their learning journeys and, we want to see this continue to grow into the future. 

Our new space now has slides, a sandpit and we can see it taking shape. I know that students are very excited as they discuss the progress. We look forward to opening this space early next term. 

Our annual Mother's Day stall will be held in the first week of next term on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th May. Prices range from 50cents to $15. Please send any money in a zip locked, named bag to keep it safe. We love to bless the wonderful Mums in our community.

I do pray that you will enjoy some time together as a family over Easter and that you will find ways to be refreshed together.  I also pray for health and peace as you spend time together and would encourage you to engage in an Easter service near you.  Thank you for the way you have listened to advice, followed recommendations, and kept our community safe.  We really do have an awesome community and I feel blessed to be a part of it.  

Have a wonderful holiday break and we will see you on Tuesday 3rd of May for the first day back of term 2.

God bless,

Wendy Matear

All your children will have God for their children - what a mentor for your children.

Isaiah 54: 13