NEWSLETTER BETHANY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN THIS ISSUE 16th November 2017 Newsletter Week 5 Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless. Proverbs 31:8 1 From the Principal 2 Term 4 Highlighs 3 Term 4 Highlights 4 Deputy's Corner 5 Term 4 Highlighs 6 Sports News 7 Sports News 8 Sports News 9 Important Dates This week we held our Principal’s tour as well as two Early Learning Centre tours and next week we have our Reception Assessments in preparation for 2018. Teachers are working hard to write reports and prepare for the End of Year concerts. Our Junior Primary concert tickets went live last week and our Primary concert tickets will be available this week. Please watch your emails for the invitation to these events. If your details have been changed and you do not receive the email, please let the front office know so that they can update it and keep in touch with you. This week we join with Temple Paralowie Campus and the Deputy Mayor of Salisbury to officially open the rear oval and the roadway. It is the first time that we will join together as a whole campus, which will be a wonderful celebration of the development of our schools. Our Year six students will have their visit to Temple Christian College on Thursday 23rd November. It is important in times of transition that we talk about our feelings and help our children to see that even though change might feel a bit scary, that change is also exciting and an important part of growth. If you are not sure how to help your child with the changes ahead, please speak to your class teacher or our school counsellor, Leeony Pfeiffer via the front office. I hope that you enjoy a restful weekend. God bless Wendy Matear Principal We are half way through our final term and it is flying by. Last Friday we held our Reception and Year 1 Mini Olympics. Even though the weather was warm, it was lovely to see so many friends and family coming along to enjoy the day. We have a wonderful school community who support our students in these events. Thank you to the teachers, and especially Mr Grieger, who organised such a wonderful day. The students did an amazing job of trying their best and celebrating the success of others. We love to see students learning how to show good sportsmanship and care for each other. Term 4 - Week 5
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NEWSLETTERBETHANY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
IN THIS ISSUE
16th November 2017
Newsletter Week 5
Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.Proverbs 31:8
1 From the Principal
2 Term 4 Highlighs
3 Term 4 Highlights
4 Deputy's Corner
5 Term 4 Highlighs
6 Sports News
7 Sports News
8 Sports News
9 Important Dates
This week we held our Principal’s tour as well as two Early Learning Centre tours and next week we have our Reception Assessments in preparation for 2018. Teachers are working hard to write reports and prepare for the End of Year concerts.
Our Junior Primary concert tickets went live last week and our Primary concert tickets will be available this week. Please watch your emails for the invitation to these events. If your details have been changed and you do not receive the email, please let the front office know so that they can update it and keep in touch with you.
This week we join with Temple Paralowie Campus and the Deputy Mayor of Salisbury to officially open the rear oval and the roadway. It is the first time that we will join together as a whole campus, which will be a wonderful celebration of the development of our schools.
Our Year six students will have their visit to Temple Christian College on Thursday 23rd November. It is important in times of transition that we talk about our feelings and help our children to see that even though change might feel a bit scary, that change is also exciting and an important part of growth. If you are not sure how to help your child with the changes ahead, please speak to your class teacher or our school counsellor, Leeony Pfeiffer via the front office.
I hope that you enjoy a restful weekend.
God bless
Wendy Matear
Principal
We are half way through our final term and it is flying by. Last Friday we held our Reception and Year 1 Mini Olympics. Even though the weather was warm, it was lovely to see so many friends and family coming along to enjoy the day. We have a wonderful school community who support our students in these events. Thank you to the teachers, and especially Mr Grieger, who organised such a wonderful day. The students did an amazing job of trying their best and celebrating the success of others. We love to see students learning how to show good sportsmanship and care for each other.
Term 4 - Week 5
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Term 4 Highlights Term 4 HighlightsELC Christmas Concert
Last term, the Reception classes, partici-pated in a Design Thinking project, which took us on a journey of learning and cre-ative thinking. ‘Design Thinking’ is a mod-el of learning that the teaching staff have been exploring over the last 12 months in our professional development. This model of learning encourages students to explore a problem, empathise with those affected, think about multiple solu-tions to the problem, research and inves-tigate and create and build a prototype to demonstrate the solution. While all of this sounds like quite a lot for Reception students to process and understand, we were able to guide students through this process and help them to think deeply about the problem that we identified.
The students identified a problem, where we discovered that not all of the Recep-tions had been on a picnic! We discussed that this was simply ‘not fair’ and we be-gan to explore our options for creating a perfect picnic experience. The students then made the decisions about where we would go, what we would take, who would come, what we will do and how we were going to get there.
This project was very much student-led and the teachers provided students with lots of shared learning time. This also meant that we had to give students the freedom to make the choices and we had to work towards making these decisions come together for our big picnic experi-ence.
The culmination of all of this planning, thinking, and organising ended with a special day out. Our adventure started at the Mawson Lakes train station, where we travelled by public transport into the city and then caught the tram to Glenelg beach. At the beach, we played on the playground, built sandcastles, went on a treasure hunt and of course had a picnic lunch! We finished our day with an ice-cream before we headed back to school. We really had such a special time and we were so proud of the learning the stu-dents had participated in. A big thank you to the parents who helped us on our excursion!
Reception ExcursionEnd of Year Concert
Please join us for the Upper Primary End of Year Concert which will be held on Wednesday 6th December. Drawing on scripture and stories from members of the Bethany Christian School communi-ty, this year’s Upper Primary production is centred on Jesus, his love for us, and his ability to transform circumstances, hearts and lives.
Tickets are now available and can be booked via Eventbrite.
There are 2 evening shows this year, at 5pm and 7.30 pm. Only book tickets for 1
of the 2 shows until further notice.
You will not need to order tickets for any Bethany Christian School students as they will have the opportunity to attend the concert during school hours.
Food will be available for purchase be-tween the concerts.
Booking tickets on a mobile device will give you the best available seats, how-ever if you would prefer to choose your seats you will need to do so on a desktop computer or laptop.
Prams are not permitted in the auditori-um, as such pram parking will be avail-able in the foyer of the Performing Arts Centre.
There is no wheelchair access for balcony seating so please book accessibility seat-ing if wheelchair access is required.
This is a closed school event so please DO NOT share on social media.
We look forward to seeing you there for another great night!
J O I N U S F O R O U R C H R I S T M A S C E L E B R A T I O N
A KING IS BORNW E D 1 3 D E C 4 : 3 0 - 6 : 3 0 P M I N T H E F U N C T I O N R O O M
Concert CelebrateP L E A S E B R I N G A L O N G A F A M I L Y P I C N I C D I N N E R T O
E N J O Y A S P A R T O F T H E E V E N T
4WY Action Plan
4WY students have been working hard to implement their action plans to re-duce / recycle / reuse waste products.
You can help us reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill by bring-ing in the following types of products -: used coffee pods, old batteries, un-wanted clothing, old art supplies, used beauty products, plastic lids, fresh food scraps for the chickens, soft plastics, al-uminium cans, toothpaste products, can tabs, bread tags and used mail-ing satchels just to name a few. Any other ideas just come and talk to us.
Check out the posters that are around the school.
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Term 4 Highlights
Temple Christian College is a Christ-centered Year 7-12 Christian College with 920 students over two campuses and is part of Adelaide Christian Schools.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a very vibrant and committed Christian community and to contribute to the life of the School.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons who are committed Christians and are active in church fellowship to fulfil this position.
Maintenance AssistantParalowie Campus
www.tcc.sa.edu.au Pursuing excellence for the glory of God
Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunity
Person Requirements It is expected that applicants will: • Be committed to Christ and able to demonstrate active church involvement • Have a passion to serve in a Christian School Community • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team • Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills • Possess a reliable, honest and dependable work ethic and a desire to complete tasks to a high standard
Job and Person Description can be viewed on our website at www.tcc.sa.edu.au
Application Process Completed applications including a cover letter and resume with contact details of two professional and one pastoral / church referee should to be sent to: The Principal - Mr Marcel Rijken 2 Henley Beach Road, MILE END SA or can be emailed to [email protected]
Applications close: Friday 1st December, 2017
All applicants should refer to the Collection of Information from Job Applicants Notice which is available on our
website at www.tcc.sa.edu.au under the employment tab.
Commencing Monday 8th January, 2018
Permanent Full Time / 37.5 hrs pw / 48 weeks per year
Mon-Fri / 7.5 hrs per day / 8:45am to 4:45pm
Grade 1 of the TCC EA 2015
Plus 9.5% Employer Superannuation &
17.5% Annual Leave Loading
Position Requirements The Maintenance Assistant is responsible for assisting the Maintenance Officer at the Paralowie Campus. Duties will include but are not limited to: • General maintenance, cleaning & repair of school buildings & equipment • Maintaining clean & tidy premises • Assist with school security processes & systems • Assist with building projects and contractors
Temple Christian College is a Christ-centered Year 7-12 Christian College with 920 students over two campuses and is part of Adelaide Christian Schools.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a very vibrant and committed Christian community and to contribute to the life of the School.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons who are committed Christians and are active in church fellowship to fulfil this position.
Cleaners (Job-Share)Paralowie Campus
www.tcc.sa.edu.au Pursuing excellence for the glory of God
Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunity
Person Requirements It is expected that applicants will: • Be committed to Christ and able to demonstrate active church involvement • Have a passion to serve in a Christian School Community • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team • Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills • Possess a reliable, honest and dependable work ethic and a desire to complete tasks to a high standard
Job and Person Description can be viewed on our website at www.tcc.sa.edu.au
Application Process Completed applications including a cover letter and resume with contact details of two professional and one pastoral / church referee should to be sent to: The Principal - Mr Marcel Rijken 2 Henley Beach Road, MILE END SA or can be emailed to [email protected]
Applications close: Friday 1st December, 2017
All applicants should refer to the Collection of Information from Job Applicants Notice which is available on our
website at www.tcc.sa.edu.au under the employment tab.
Two Permanent Part Time Positions Available - Total 1.0 FTE
Commencing Monday 15th January, 2018
5 days pw / 48 weeks per year - as negotiated
Grade 1 of the TCC EA 2015
Plus 9.5% Employer Superannuation &
17.5% Annual Leave Loading
Position Requirements This full time position is being offered on a part-time basis in a job share capacity . It is expected that the successful applicants will work approximately half a day Mon-Fri after school hours. The Cleaning staff are responsible for ensuring that the campus is kept in a clean and tidy manner. Duties will include but are not limited to: • General cleaning of classrooms and administration areas • Maintaining clean & tidy facilities including internal rubbish removal • Assist Maintenance staff with other cleaning duties as required
Deputy's Corner
P & F News
In Week 4, we had a visit from four SAPOL Officers who presented a Cyber Safety presentation to our Year 5 and Year 6 stu-dents. It was an excellent morning, with the presentation placing a heavy empha-sis on using social media ethically and safely. Some of the main points from the presentation were;
This website is an essential go-to for par-ents, detailing information about cyber safety and information relating to gam-ing, social media and networking. The SAPOL officers taught our students what to do if they are cyber bullied or are feel-ing worried about the content they are reading.
• Reminder about the 13 Years+ rating on most social media
SAPOL reminded our students again about the inherent dangers of access-ing and using a social media app that requires users to be 13 Years+ old. Our
students were shown again how to re-port underage users to in order to close the illegal accounts.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jMhMVEjEQg
SAPOL showed our students a very emotionally charged social experiment, enlightening viewers to the dangers of giving personal information over social media to people they think they know. The link is confronting and well worth watching with your child, and is a great conversation starter on the dangers of communicating with people they do not know via a social media app. The title of the provoking YouTube clip is, “Child Predator Abduction Experiments (Stranger Danger)” created by Coby Per-sin.
• Don’t share your password!
The SAPOL presenters made a good point saying, “You wouldn’t share you toothbrush with your friends, why would you share your personal password?” The dangers of sharing their passwords, or
a lack of secure passwords, was heavily emphasised during the presentation.
• https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/
Another excellent resource for parents and students alike is the “Thinkuknow.org.au” website. The Parents Portal is full of excellent resources on supporting and helping your child navigate the cyber world. It is also a site that offers a place to make a report of cyber abuse. As a par-ent, it would be well worth your efforts to check out this website.
Our students have a significant number of people they can turn to for advice and support in regards to cyber safety. Their teachers are also an excellent resource, who are readily available and accessible. Please encourage your child to seek their teachers out should they be having a cy-ber issue or have any questions.
I wish you all a wonderful week,
God bless you,
Deb Clifford
BCS Disco 2017... what a blast! Fluoro sticks were glowing, hands and hips were shaking and the latest music was pump-ing! Two hundred and fifty students donned their favourite outfits and excit-edly danced and sang the night away. Friendships were strengthened, fresh dance moves were trialled and fistfuls of fun was had by all!
Thank you to all the parents and care giv-ers who kindly supported this event by purchasing tickets, by helping their danc-ing divas and funky fellas get ready and by giving up their Friday night to drive to and from school (again!).
Thank you also to the wonderful team of P&F members, parents and staff who generously volunteered their time and talents to prepare for, promote and pull off this event.
Finally, thank you to the fabulous stu-dents who said 'yes' to this event, who encouraged their friends and fellow
classmates to come along and who danced as if no one was looking! Our professional DJ once again commented on how enthusiastic, well behaved and inclusive you all were.
Please have a look at the photos below and on the page opposite.
We would like to congratulate the following student on their selection into the following team which will compete at the State Carnival from November 20 to 24th:
Connor Androutsis Para Districts/Playford Tennis team 20 to 24th November 2017
Well done Connor —we wish you every success in the upcoming championships.
2017 SAPSASA STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sports News
SPORTS DEPARTMENT 2017 YEAR 4 TO 7 NETBALL CARNIVAL
On Wednesday November 1st Bethany took 5 teams to the annual SACSA Netball Carnival held at the District Courts at Golden Grove. There were 59 teams across the entire carnival which meant there was a great number of people in attendance. The con-ditions were really good on the day with all 5 teams playing really well. SACSA changed the concept for the boys this year with the boys playing Fast Five which made for some super quick games. We would like to congratulate the year 4/5 boys on winning their championship [first championship in netball for any boys team representing Bethany at netball] and the year 6/7 girls gold team on finishing runners up. A very special thank you to our scorers who assisted with their relevant teams all day.
4/5 Girls – 5th Place Team List: Charli Etherton, Emily Curley, Hannah Creek, Imogen Perris, Mackenzie Brewer, Madison Mortimer, Mikayla Ha-genbucher, Thalia Hewitt, Victoria Gatzopoulos & Zakia Thompson Captain: Hannah Creek Coach: Mr Bruce Stribley Manager: Mrs Cherie Boxall Scorers: Anna Mortimer & Kaylene Perris
We had a great day finishing 5th from 17 teams which is very commendable. The players displayed great respect with each other which was pleasing to see. I would like to congratulate all participants and I look forward to witnessing your netball development. Take care and Blessings.
Mr Bruce Stribley
4/5 Boys – Champions Team List: Bailey Mooney, Blake Barker, Brandon Le, Eric Webb, Ezeikiel Togo-Emnace, Hudson Munzer, Jake Bain, Johnny Arruz-zolo, Lachlan Ridge & Robinson Son
Captain: Jake Bain Vice-Captian: Hudson Munzer Coach: Mr Steve Taylor Manager: Mrs Cherie Boxall Scorer: Regina Esnouf
It was an amazing day by the year 4/5 boys. They completed the day undefeat-ed and eventual champions. They worked, encouraged each other and de-served their reward.
Mr Steve Taylor
Bethany Christian SchoolPo Box 2125Salisbury Downs SA 5108
37 Countess StParalowie, SA, 5108www.bethany.sa.edu.au
TERM 4 2017Mon 16th October - Wed 13th DecemberTerm 1 2018Mon 5th February - Friday 13th AprilTerm 2Tuesday 1st May - Friday 6th JulyTerm 3Tuesday 24th July - Friday 28th Sept
2017/18 Term Dates
WEEKLY INFORMATION
IMPORTANT DATES
WEEKLY PE LESSONS MONDAY MORNING PRAISE
WHOLE SCHOOL WORSHIP 10 - 10.30am
WEDNESDAY
PRIMARY CHAPEL (Years 3 - 6) 10.50 - 11.30am
JUNIOR PRIMARY CHAPEL (R - 2) 12.10 - 12.50pm
UNIFORM SHOP 2017
MONDAY 8.15 - 10.30am TUESDAY 8.15 - 10.30am
WEDNESDAY CLOSED
THURSDAY 2.00 - 4.00pm
FRIDAY 8.15 - 10.30am
CHAPEL
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Sports News
SPORTS DEPARTMENT 2017 YEAR 4 TO 7 NETBALL CARNIVAL
6/7 Gold Girls – 2nd Place Team List: Abbie Thomas, Ashlyn Sobey, Chelsea Camilleri, Eleni Karipidis, Gisele Cocks, Maddy Etherton, Malaya Hach, Tyra Hauschild & Zara Gidman
Captain: Rotating Captains Coach: Mrs Cheryl Wyten Manager: Mrs Cherie Boxall Scorers: Francesca & Crystal Camilleri A great effort and attitude all day. Representing God, our school and your-selves well. I am very proud of you all. Mrs Cheryl Wyten 6/7 Silver Girls – Equal 13th
Team List: Alysha Gliddon, Amelia Powell, Christina Gliddon, Diala Drokhshan, Jade Joseph, Mikayla Librandi, Milana Carter, Monet Stirling-McCreight, Paige Fleming & Piper Walsh
Captain: Christina Gliddon Vice-Captain: Piper Walsh Coach: Mrs Jacqui Gliddon Manager: Mrs Cherie Boxall Scorer: Dan Fleming Shout out to all the girls of Bethany Silver 2017. A big day playing in a strong competition where you did well all the way until the end. I’m so proud of you. Mrs Jacqui Gliddon
6/7 Boys – 5th Place Team List: Beau Thomas, Cody James, Declan Whelan, Haydon Creek, Julian Rodriguez, Noah Villanueva, Pheavarath Hean & Thomas Curley
Captain: Rotating Captains Coach: Mr Scott Sheeky Manager: Mrs Cherie Boxall Scorer: Brianna Adams The 6/7 boys teams showed determination and team work to finish 5th overall from 10 teams. Even contributions from each player ensured some tight con-tests. After drawing the 2nd half against Kings Gold (eventual champions) the team took this momentum into the final 3 games winning all comfortably. Most importantly, the boys played fairly and represented Bethany Christian School values throughout the carnival. Mr Scott Sheeky
