Bellfield College Junior School 29 – 31 Rossmore Avenue West Rossmore NSW 2557 Ph: 02 9606 2666 Email: admin@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Monday 22nd March 2021
Junior School – Ramadan School Hours Assalam Alaikum, Dear Parents and Carers, As we enter the Holy Month of Ramadan, there will be changes to the school bell times beginning from Week 1, Term 2 – Monday 19th April 2021. School starting times will remain as normal, but the finishing times will be earlier.
8:00am 8:30am 3:00pm
Morning Arrival and teachers on active duty Morning Quran recitation, Assembly & Period 1 School finishes for the day
The school day finishes at 3:00pm. Bellfield College Junior School bell times will be changed during this time, with crunch n sip removed for years 3 – 6 and recess and lunch breaks earlier than normal. Please see the attached changes to bell times. The college operated buses have been advised of these changes so please keep in mind that your child will be arriving slightly earlier to their usual bus stop of an afternoon. •
Please be at the bus stop 20 minutes prior to your usual time to ensure you are there before your child arrives.
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If your child catches a private bus or is picked up by another person, please advise them of these times.
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Please be aware that the canteen will not be in operation during Ramadan.
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Please ensure if you have a child who is not fasting, that they come to school with a packed lunchbox.
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Bellfield College Junior School 29 – 31 Rossmore Avenue West Rossmore NSW 2557 Ph: 02 9606 2666 Email: admin@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Important Dates to Remember •
Term 2 Begins – Monday 19th of April 2021 (Week 1).
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Ramadan Mid-Term Break (School closure) – Monday 3rd -7th May 2021 (Week 3).
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School Resumes – Monday 10th May 2021(Week 4).
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School Closure EID Al Fitr – Thursday 13th and Friday 14th of May 2021 (Week 4).
On behalf of the Junior School, we wish you a blessed and peaceful Ramadan.
Warm regards Ms Jennie Harold Head of Junior School “O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may learn piety and righteousness” (Quran 2:183).
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Bellfield College Junior School 29 – 31 Rossmore Avenue West Rossmore NSW 2557 Ph: 02 9606 2666 Email: admin@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
2021 Bellfield College Junior School Ramadan Bell Times Time
K-2
3-6
8:00am-8:30am
Arrival at school
8:30am-9:00am
Assembly & Period 1
9:00am-9:30am
Period 2 & K-2 Crunch n Sip
9:30am-10:00am
Period 3
10:00am-10:30am
Period 4
RECESS
10:30am-11:00am
Period 5
Period 4
11:00am-11:30am
LUNCH 1
Period 5
11:30am-12:00pm
LUNCH 2
Period 6
12:00pm-12:30pm
Period 6
Period 7
12:30pm-1:00pm
Period 7
LUNCH 1
1:00pm-1:30pm
Period 8
LUNCH 2
1:30pm-2:00pm
Period 9
PRAYER (1.30pm -1.40pm wudu & walk to prayer. Senior prayer finishes 1.40pm)
2:00pm-2:30pm
RECESS
Period 8
2.30pm- 3.00pm
PRAYER
Period 9
3:00pm
Students board their bus or go to carline
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