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Greetings from Bethany!

Welcome to our online resource for current parents, where we are gathering together important information, links, and updates for you.

This is the new home of the Bruin Weekly.

You can find important information on this hub, including resources, contact information, recent news, calendar events and more.

Lower School
Middle School
Upper School

Calendar adjustment

To help the Bethany community as a whole and parents of all grade levels, we decided to separate one calendar into two. All events are still available, but you may need to resubscribe.

Website calendar

To view calendar events online, select Calendar at the top of this page.

When you are on the calendar page, have a look at the right side of the screen. By default, below the monthly calendar, both Academics and Athletics should be checked. From there, it is up to you—select Academic, Athletics, or both.

Subscribing to the calendar

If you would like to sync the calendar to your own devices, select which calendar you want, then choose the 'Subscribe' link above the monthly calendar. When it is shared with your device, it would likely be named as 'Bethany Christian Schools -Academics OR Athletics OR Custom Calendar'.

We hope that this is helpful for you. You are welcome to send an email to [email protected] if you have any issues or questions.

Information and upcoming events

Costumes
Lower school students may wear costumes to school on Thursday, Oct. 31. Please follow these guidelines:

Make sure that your child is able to get in and out of their costume easily when using the restroom
Masks, weapons, swords, or any other props are NOT ALLOWED.
Costumes should not show any blood, gore, or be scary to any student
Costumes must be school appropriate (follow dress code, and is an age-appropriate character)
If you choose to wear a costume you must bring a complete change of clothes in case the costume becomes too hot or distracting to continue wearing all day.

Fish Fry
The fall fish fry is this Friday, Nov. 1, 4:30-8pm. More information and tickets available online

PTO meal sign-up
PTO will provide lunch and afternoon snacks for teachers and staff during P/T conferences on Monday, November 4. If you are able to contribute food, supplies or time, please sign-up! Thanks for helping feed our teachers!

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences are next Monday (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and Tuesday (4-6 p.m.) If you haven’t requested a conference and would like to do so, contact Kevin Miller ([email protected]). Monday will be an asynchronous eLearning Day for all students. School work be posted or sent home with students to work on. Tuesday will be a normal school day.

Exchange Student Hosting
Bethany Christian is looking for a host family for an exchange student that we will have from Colegio Alemán Concordia, in Asunción, Paraguay, during the second semester of the 2024-2025 school year. The student's name is Fiorella Llano Benitez, and she is in the ninth grade. The stipend for the host family is $3500 for the whole semester, and the requirements and expectations are the same expectations we ask families who participate in the exchange program with Colegio Alemán Concordia. Please email Edgar Silva ([email protected]) if you are interested in hosting Fiorella or if you want to receive more detailed information about the expectations for this opportunity.

Monique Burr Foundation Curriculum
This year, in partnership with CAPS-Elkhart, our school counselor, Krysten Parson, is introducing the Monique Burr Foundation Curriculum to students in grades K-12. This curriculum, which began this week, is designed to educate and empower students with important strategies to prevent bullying, cyberbullying, child abuse, digital abuse, and other online dangers. The attached PDFs provide more details about what your child is learning over the next few weeks. These resources will help you understand how we're working to keep your child safe and informed.

Save the date
Bethany's Fourth Annual All-School Christmas Gala will be Friday, December 13 at 7pm in the Sauder Concert Hall at Goshen College. Peace is Born! Come enjoy a uniquely-Bethany Christmas program, featuring students from grades K-12. Keep watching your inbox and our social media for more details as the date gets closer! Learn more

Chess Club
Chess Club will meet after school today for the final open play club. However, students planning on competing on Bethany Chess teams in the spring may continue to attend Chess Club each Tuesday.

Bethany is hosting a chess invitational tournament this Saturday, November 2, at 9 a.m. for chess players of all abilities. Please register using this link. More information can be found in the form. Please sign up by Thursday!

Previous Announcements

Parents, please make sure to contact your students during the day through the office. Do not text or call students as they are not to be on their phones during most of the day. We appreciate your help!
With the new Indiana state law and Bethany expectations relating to technology (cell phone) use, we are asking that parents communicate with their student through the Bethany office during school hours. The office will communicate with students on your behalf. View the new technology policy in the Student-Parent Handbook that was emailed to all families.
If you know your student will have a planned absence, please notify the office as soon as possible so we can make teachers aware and can make academic preparations. If you have a student who is home ill or has a medical appointment, please notify the office as soon as possible that day. Contact the office at [email protected] or call 574-534-2567.
Parents who are not receiving text messages from the school and would like to, text Y to 67587. Parents who want to stop receiving messages need to opt out by texting Stop to the same number.

For more dates to remember, see the calendars in the upper right of this page.

Lower School

Class Newsletters (updated weekly by faculty)
Kindergarten	4th Grade
1st Grade	5th Grade
2nd Grade	6th Grade
3rd Grade

Middle School

Quarter 2 starts today, 7th and 8th graders switch their specials:

Grade 8: Art and FACS
Grade 7: Art and Civics

After School Math Study Table:
Continuing each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Math Study Table is open to all Math 7, Math 8, and Algebra 1 students. Study table will be held in room 112 (Mr. Mast’s room) from 3:35-4:15. This is a great place for students to receive individualized assistance on assignments and test preparation.