Jesus - The Promise event

From the Principal

Welcome to our final newsletter for 2024. Thank you for supporting our Christmas Exhibition on Wednesday night last week. I really enjoyed the range of products and experiences that students created for us to enjoy. The weather cooperated with us and we were able to begin and end with our students singing together to share some of our favourite chapel songs with you. I hope that you enjoyed moving about with your family on the night. Our students really did shine in so many ways and it was great to spend time together as we explored Jesus the Promise. I would also like to say thank you for your generosity toward those in need and our Hope Village family. What a great opportunity to help others in need, and to shine the light of Jesus this Christmas.

Our Year 6 Graduation last night was another wonderful celebration. This year we see our first ELC children who have travelled with us over the past 8 years graduate in Year 6. This is a wonderful milestone to celebrate for our school community. We also look forward to our ELC Graduation on Thursday morning at 9:30am. Our final assembly is at 2pm online today. Please find the livestream link here: https://www.bethany.sa.edu.au/stream-final-assembly You can use to join this event live or over the next week at a more appropriate time with your family. This time of year, reminds us that growth and change are an important part of life and that we can learn to support one another and celebrate together.

At this time of year we also farewell any staff who have worked with us and are moving on. We thank Ms Emma Robertson for her two years with us in our Year 1 and Year 2 teams. We thank Mrs Emma Goldney who has worked in our Diverse Learning and Year 1 and Year 2 teams this year. Ms Katrina Evitts has worked in a number of roles at Bethany. She has graduated as a teacher and will move on to a full-time teaching role in 2025. We wish these staff well in the next stage of their careers and are grateful for the many contributions they have made to Bethany Christian School.

I pray that you and your family experience the love, peace, and joy of Christmas and that you will find time to enjoy some fun together. I also pray for God’s provision and safety and for a blessed start to 2025.

God bless you this Christmas.

Wendy Matear
Principal

Highlights

Base Church

Temple Christian College Academic Scholarship Opportunity

The next round of scholarships available will apply to students who will be entering Year 7 in 2026. While these students are currently in Year 5, they will need to sit for the scholarship test at the beginning of Year 6 in 2025.

The next examination will be held on Saturday, 1 February 2025, at the Mile End Campus. The scholarships awarded will be based primarily on the results.

The cost for an application at Temple Christian College is $150.00 and this covers the cost of materials and the cost of the administration of the examination.

Registrations can be lodged via a link on our web site at www.tcc.sa.edu.au. From the Home Page of the web site, visit the Campus Site and locate the Scholarships page via the Enrolments menu.

Registrations close on Thursday 16th January 2025. After this date no further registrations will be accepted.

For more information, phone 8405 0900.

Back to School Uniform Shop Dates

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:

Tuesday 28th January	12:00pm to 4:00pm
Wednesday 29th January	8:30am to 12:00pm
Thursday 30th January	12:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday 31st January	8:30am to 12:00pm

Then in Week 1 these are the opening times:

Monday 3rd February	8:00am to 11:00am
Tuesday 4th February	1:00pm to 4:00pm
Wednesday 5th February	8:00am to 11:00pm
Thursday 6th February	1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday 7th February	8:00am to 11:00am

Jesus - The Promise

Thank you to everyone who attended on Wednesday night and contributed to making the night a huge success. Here are some photos for you to enjoy.

2025 Teachers

Leadership
Principal	Mrs Wendy Matear
Deputy Principal	Mrs Debbie Clifford
Deputy Principal	Mrs Melissa Taylor
IT Manager & Projects	Mr Jeremy Graetz
Operations & Sports Co-ordinator	Mr Ben Hannaford

Class Teachers
Reception HAN	Mrs Mahlah Hannaford
Reception HAY	Mrs Katie Haywood
Reception TD	Mrs Rebecca Thomson
	Mrs Bethany Doveton
Year 1G	Ms Yasmin Graham
Year 1PC	Ms Donna Prenzler
	Mrs Rachael Chesson
Year 1WC	Mrs Sarah White
	Mrs Rachael Chesson
Year 2DM	Mrs Jasmine Duckworth
	Mrs Sandra Magiera
Year 2N	Mr Joshua Nottle
Year 2Z	Mrs Paige Zeccola
Year 3HR	Mrs Lexi Hall
	Mrs Nicole Row
Year 3N	Ms Kelly Nesbitt
Year 3M	Mr Michael Mertin
Year 4GT	Mr Nathan Grierson
	Mr Joel Tothill
Year 4K	Mr Glen Kempster
Year 4W	Mrs Cheryl Wyten
Year 5M	Mrs Chantal Moore
Year 5RT	Mr Brett Richardson
	Mr Joel Tothill
Year 5T	Mr Steven Taylor
Year 6SC	Mr Scott Sheeky
	Mrs Robyn Curtis
Year 6T	Mr Simon Traeger
Year 6W	Ms Rachael Whitby

Specialist Teachers
Arts \| Library (Rec – Yr 2)	Miss Elyse Zimmermann
Computing (Yr 3 – 6)	Mrs Robyn Curtis
LOTE – Indonesian	Ms Georgia Boucher
Media Studies (Yr 3 – 6)	Mr Aaron Mabikafola
P.E. (Yr 3 -6) \| Representative Sports	Mr Nathan Grieger
P.E. (ELC – Yr 2) \| Weekly Sports	Mr Alex Peterson
Additional NIT release	Mrs Rachael Chesson
Curriculum	Mrs Ashleigh Squire
Curriculum Projects	Mr Nathan Grierson
Diverse Learning	Mrs Rebecca Ward
Diverse Learning	Mrs Juliet Schultz
Diverse Learning	Mrs Kirsty Harman
Diverse Learning	Mrs Rachael Lee
Diverse Learning	Mrs Rachael Chesson

Weekly Information

Newsletter published: Wednesday, December 11 2024

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Wednesday 11th December	Last day of school - normal dismissal time
Thursday 12th December	ELC Graduation/Picnic
Monday 3rd February 2025	First day of school for Year 1 to Year 6
Tuesday 4th February 2025	First day of school for Reception students

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

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