Issue – March 2021 Term 1, Week 10
Senior School Weekly
Special edition Iftar Dinner Sunday 18th April 2021 Villa Blanca Reception 53 Raymond Street, Bankstown NSW 2200 First day of Term 2 – Monday 19th April 2021
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End of Term 1 Award Recipients Year 7 Aazan Abbas – Bronze Award Year 7 Mujataba Ibrahim – Bronze Award Award Year 7
Student of the Term Aazan Abbas Mujtaba Ibrahim Zain Alansari Mohammed Youssef
Citizenship Award Sara Ali Hashm Al Kafagi Zahra Saymarli Ali Aghyly
Year 9
Elaha Ali
Mohammed Hardani
Year 10
Zahra Fouladi Fawzieh Albisherawy
Year 11/12
Haydar Al Khafaji
Mohammed Hossein Moghaddam Maryam Sakhidad Dana Hariri Sayed Alqazwini
Year 8
Year 7 Merit Award recipients Banin Radhi
Kawthar Alqazwini
Farheen Batool
Year 9 Merit Award recipients Susan Sharif
Year 11/12 Merit Award recipients Abdullah Al Hirz
Mohamad Abdul Munhem
Zahra Al Ali
Karar Michman
Sabilla Karnib,
Mariam Tofaulli
Faraz Hussain Ahmadi
Zahra Moula
Zain Soud Alansari
Rodayna Saleh
Chantel Karaki
Azan Hussain
Zahra Saymarli
Mahmoud Elmir
Roya Hussaini
Sakina Kazmi
Muhammad Syed
Sarah Mourad
Kassem Boussi
Elaha Ali
Ayaat Al Salihi
Mohammad Sedra Moghaddam Mohammad Raza Allah Yari Zahra Moula
Ellie Nazha
Ali Pour
Zahra Taimori
Mohammed Hayek
Ali Aghyly
Hur Changazi
Banin Radhi
Mohammed Youssef Rayann Farhat
Azan Akbar Hussain Zaynab Waqar
Hussain Toama Mikeef Mariam Wazney
Mohammed Hardarni Sahar Safar Ali Hussein Sakr Roya Hussaini Samira Hawli Zahra Golbou
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Term 2 Week
Thursday 22/04 Youth Week
Friday 23/04 Youth Week
Year 7 Managing the Bull
Demise of Sayeda Khadija
28/04 Birth of Imam Hassan (as)
29/04 Year 7 Managing the Bull
04/05 SCHOOL CLOSED
05/05 SCHOOL CLOSED
Night of Qadr
Martyrdom of Imam Ali (as)
Night of Qadr
10/05
11/05 NAPLAN Language conventions and Writing
12/05 NAPLAN Reading
18/05
5a
17/05 NAPLAN Numeracy
6b
24/05 7-10 exams SCI/MAT/ENG
25/05 7-10 exams SCI/MAT/ENG
1a
Monday 19/04 TERM 2 STARTS
Tuesday 20/04 Youth Week
Youth Week begins
Year 7 Leadership Isn’t Rocket Science
26/04
27/04 Plain English Speaking Competition
03/05 SCHOOL CLOSED
2b
3a
4b
Wednesday 21/04 Youth Week
Saturday 24/04
Sunday 25/04 Anzac Day
30/04
01/05 Night of Qadr
02/05
06/05 SCHOOL CLOSED
07/05 SCHOOL CLOSED
08/05
09/05
13/05 SCHOOL CLOSED
14/05 SCHOOL CLOSED
15/05
16/05
Eid al Fitr
Eid al Fitr
19/05
20/05 Year 10 Leadership Program
21/05 ISD Cross Country
22/05
23/05
26/05 7-10 exams SCI/MAT/ENG
27/05 7-10 exams SCI/MAT/ENG
28/05 7-10 exams SCI/MAT/ENG
29/05
30/05
Year 10 Immunisaton
7a
8b
9a
10b
31/05 Year 8 Elevate Study Skills Session
01/06
02/06 Photo Day Junior School + siblings
03/06 Photo Day Senior School + siblings
04/06
05/06
06/06
07/06 HSC MIN STD
08/06 HSC MIN STD
09/06 HSC MIN STD
10/06 HSC MIN STD
11/06 HSC MIN STD
12/06
Year 10 Leadership Program
Yr9 and Yr10 Maths Incursion Inquisitive Minds 18/06
13/06 Birth of Sayeda Ma’suma (as)
19/06
20/06
25/06 TERM 2 ENDS
26/06
27/06
Martyrdom Imam Sadiq (as) 14/06 Queen’s Birthday P/H
15/06
16/06
17/06 Moneyvest – Year 7
21/06 Grades 7-12 Parent Teacher Interviews
22/06 Grades 7-12 Parent Teacher Interviews
23/06 Birth of Imam Ali al Ridha (as)
Year 10 Leadership Program 24/06 Year 10 Leadership Program
28/06 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
29/06 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
30/06 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
01/07 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
02/07 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
03/07
04/07
05/07 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
06/07 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS HSC WORKSHOP
07/07 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS HSC WORKSHOP
08/07 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS HSC WORKSHOP
09/07 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
10/07
11/07 Martyrdo m of Imam
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Preliminary Major Works The Object Rediscovered Students in Preliminary Visual Arts recently exhibited their Object Body of Work as part of their assessment process. Students have worked tirelessly to continue extending their artists practice using a variety of art mediums based on the same subject. Students have successfully incorporated Abstraction, ready-mades, traditional forms into their art practice development.
Rima Al Samir
Amal Al Hussein
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Sadaf Kazmi
Marzia Gharib
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Mohammed Kobeissi
Dana Hariri
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Hoda Kadhim
Farahnaz Ahmadi
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Yasser Al Mousawi
Mohammed Amin
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Sport @ Bellfield College Bill Turner Cup A perfect day for a soccer game after a week of wet weather. Our Bellfield girls showed their perseverance and determination in true Bellfield fashion. Our defence was impeccable in the first half, where our girls held down the score of 0-0 against a fierce team. Second half came and the sun was shining too bright for our girls and we let 4 goals go in. Despite the loss our girls were true champions both on and off the field, they worked hard together and continued to cheer each other on. They were the epitome of true sportsWOMANship. This game will be one for the books and a great way to end the first term of 2021. Our 2021 under 16s team: 1. Zahra Fouladi 2. Shahnaz Yousofi 3. Aqsa Housaini 4. Mya Salameh 5. Aya Hariri 6. Rayann Farhat 7. Sabilla Karnib 8. Fatimah Merhi 9. Hasseena Ali 10.Zahra Hussein 11.Tawsal Ali 12.Mariam Kobeissi 13.Rodayna Saleh 14.Maryam Mir 15.Fatima Hassin 16.Elaha Ali Thank you Miss Rammal
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Webinars for parents and carers Join one of our free webinars for parents and carers. These live webinars explore the latest research and they are a great way to learn how you can help your child develop the skills to be safer online. All sessions are delivered by eSafety's expert education and training team. eSafety's guide to parental controls This Term 2 webinar will look at how parents and carers can set up devices and apps to help kids and young people stay safe online. It is designed for parents and carers of children aged 4-13. It will cover: • • • • •
the benefits and limitations of parental controls how to set up iOS and Android devices for safety how to set up popular games and apps like YouTube and Roblox for safety using family tech agreements and other parenting strategies to manage online risks how eSafety can help when things go wrong.
This webinar will include practical tips, demonstrations and advice.
REGISTER NOW Dates (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Tuesday 4 May 12.30 to 1.30 pm Wednesday 5 May 12.30 to 1.30 pm Thursday 6 May 7.30 to 8.30 pm Tuesday 8 June 12.30 to 1.30 pm Wednesday 16 June 7.30 to 8.30 pm eSafety’s 2021 parent and carer webinar schedule – save the dates! The demand for our popular parent and carer webinars in 2020 prompted the education and training team to develop the 2021 series to support Australian parents and carers. Each term, we will offer a new topic that will run numerous times. These webinars will provide parents and carers with the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe, positive online experiences. Topic and registration information for terms 2 - 4 will be released closer to the dates. Page | 11
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Convince ME! Kids of all ages are excellent at wearing down the resistence of a parent who denies permission for them to go somewhere due to lack of safety or suitability concerns. Unfortunately many kids use annoying methods such as: • • • • •
repetition (Can I go? Can I go? Can I go?); questioning (Why can’t I go?); guilt (You never let me go anywhere!); nagging (Can I, can I, can I go, pleeease!) and whining (Ahhh! Whyyy Caaan’t I gooo!)
Often we are so tired that we give just to gain some peace, which makes pester power a useful strategy as kids achieve what they want. One way to avoid this obnoxious pestering is to ask them to convince you that they are responsible enough, old (read mature) enough or aware enough to be allowed to go somewhere. Here’s an example: “Amelia, I’m not sure that I should allow you to take the train into the city with friends. I’m worried that it might not be safe. Convince me that you can do so safely.” This response puts the onus back on the child or young person to think to counter your concerns. Listen carefully to their response as it will indicate whether they really have considered your concerns and are aware of the depth or range of potential difficulties. Simplistic responses don’t cut it If they respond with simplistic comments such as; “I’ll be okay”, “we’ll stick together” and “I won’t do anything stupid” then they are probably unaware or unprepared for contingencies that may arise. However if they provide a response with more depth, they may demonstrate their readiness. An example for this might be “I know you are worried that we might get picked on by older kids on the train. That worries me too. We’ll make sure we pick a carriage with plenty of adults and if kids hop on that look like they’ll give us a hard time, we’ll get off at the next station.” Minimising risk Answers such as the above show they understand your concerns and also that they have some strategies in mind to minimise risk. As a parent we’d like to remove risk from our kids’ lives but this is unrealistic. As kids grow up their world rapidly expands taking them further away from the safe confines of home, and exposing them to new and potentially risky situations and people. Our hope is that our kids are able to avoid or counter the risk as much as humanly possible. One way of assessing this is asking them to convince you that they are responsible, old enough and possess sufficient awareness to go into new situations and places. “Convince me!” may well be the smartest two words you’ll ever use as a parent. It may stop pesterpower in its tracks and at the same time induce your child or young person to think ahead and better prepare for spreading their wings when you don’t feel they are quite ready. Michael Gross Page | 13
Year 7 STEM Beginning Scientists Week 10 marks the completion of Year 7’s first full scientific investigation. Over the past two weeks, students had to conduct investigations into the old wives’ tale that adding salt to a pot of water on the stove will make it boil faster. Students first engaged in collaborative small groups to decipher how to test the question in a reliable and scientifically valid manner. Together, Year 7 developed comprehensive plans that identified variables, outlined hypothesis (predictions) to be tested and equipment to be used – all the while accounting for potential risks and precautions to mitigate them. In the lab, students had a great time conducting their experiments, donning appropriate safety equipment (lab coats and safety goggles) and setting up scientific apparatuses. Students learnt the importance of safety procedures and careful handling of materials – demonstrating great problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Finally, Year 7 analysed their results and created complete reports detailing their methods and findings – producing the first of their many quality contributions to scientific understanding throughout their school lives as young scientists. Mr Gates Science and Mathematics Teacher
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PDHPE and PASS Term 1 This term in PDHPE our students have been studying units that assist them in reflecting on who they are. These units give students an opportunity to understand themselves and others around them. Some questions they would consider throughout these topics would include: -
What are my short/middle and long-term goals? Who are the people that I can trust? Who/what are my support networks? Where can I go for assistance or ask questions about things that I am unsure of?
It is evident that Term 1 was a term where students explored avenues on how and where to receive support both in and outside of school hours. The PDHPE department is proud of the attitude towards learning throughout the term. We are also happy to see the students being involved in practical lessons where they enjoyed a variety of sports found in Australia and from cultures around the world.
During the holidays, we recommend that students start to create a planner to assist them in there organisation during Term 2. The planner should include a calendar where they can add their homework, assignments, and exam dates. It is also good to use as a checklist where they can tick off what has been completed and what needs to be done.
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TERM 1 PDHPE and Sport Memories
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How to Use Your School Holidays Study Time to Boost Your HSC Marks and ATAR School holidays are upon us, which means lots of free time to do… everything. But I think we all know the feeling the night before you go back to school, when you’re wondering “Why the heck didn’t I do any school holidays study?!” because you spent all your time doing fun holiday stuff! But meanwhile, the student who’s getting a 99+ ATAR? They did 90 minutes of revision work every day during their school holidays study. Maybe that sounds like a lot, but an hour and a half a day could be the difference between an average ATAR and an amazing ATAR! Here’s the good news: We’re going to tell you why AND how you should be using your school holidays study time to boost your HSC marks and ATAR!
Why should you use your school holidays study time? • Step 1: Schedule Your Study • Step 2: Decide When You’re Going to Study • Step 3: Figure Out What You Need To Study • Step 4: Study Using the Rule of 3 • How to Use the Rule of 3
Why should you use your school holidays study time? One thing we know about the HSC is that it’s memory intensive – the sheer volume of stuff you need to remember is ridiculous, and on top of that, you need to know how to write essays, remember formulae and complete major works. So why is it that the 99+ ATAR students seem to do so well even after holidays? Simply because they remember more! 99+ ATAR kids are constantly revising, so when it comes to the exam, they are spending less time trying to remember content, and more time planning and writing. To put it simply, constant revision = better retention! It sounds simple, right? That’s because it is.
Step 1: Schedule Your Study! When I did my 12 units during the HSC, I only studied for 90 minutes a day, 6 days a week, and I did a maximum of 25 minutes of revision a day for each subject.
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In other words: •
I had one whole day off study each and every week
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I only had to do 25 minutes per subject
• I spent a MAXIMUM of 9 hours studying per week When visualised, my days looked a lot like this:
I used the Pomodoro Time Technique. This method involves breaking tasks up into 25 minute blocks with 5 minutes breaks in between. This makes it much easier to break down your school holidays study time. Why 25 minutes? Because it’s the most efficient amount of time to complete a set task. You’ll notice that my more ‘content intensive’ subjects (English Advanced, English Extension 1, Ancient History and Modern History), I study 3 times. This gives me a total of 90 minutes of study per week. My more ‘technical’ subjects (Latin Continuers and Latin Extension), I only studied twice a week, for a total of 1 hour per week. My ‘major work’ subjects (English Extension 2 and Extension History), I worked on only once a week, for a total of 25 minutes. Depending on your subjects, you may study more or less. For me, it was a case of how much content there was – the more stuff I had to remember, the more revision I’d do.
Step 2: Decide When You’re Going to Study During the holidays I like doing stuff. After doing stuff, I usually don’t like studying. Why? Because I’m usually tired and would much prefer winding down after an exciting day with writing, a good book or a video game. That’s why I usually choose the morning to get my 90 minutes of school holidays study done. Why is the morning the best time to study? •
You can still get other stuff done: You can schedule going out or doing things after you’ve completed your allotted study time.
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Your focus is better: Even if you’re like me and feel like death in the morning, when you’ve woken up, you’ll feel a lot more alert and attentive than after a draining day of doing things with friends or family.
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You less likely to put it off: As much as it sounds like I’m good at studying, I’ve never been fond of it, so any excuse to put off studying is a good one. There’s nothing better than getting it
over and done with so I can spend the rest of my day carefree. But don’t just take my word for it – you need to decide when the best time for you to study is! If you’re a night owl, this might be in the afternoons or evenings. If you’re an early bird you might want to do it first thing. Page | 19
It doesn’t matter what time you decide is best for you – just make sure you pick a time and stick to it!
Step 3: Figure Out What You Need to Study! Now, you should all be writing and revising your study notes throughout the term… but if you haven’t started yet, check out our awesome 4 Step Guide to Get Started Writing Kickass Study Notes! Rate Your Knowledge The first thing you should do is to go through each topic for each of your subjects and give yourself a ranking on your knowledge! This is a more detailed version of what we did earlier by ranking each subject. Doing this will allow you to identify what you are super confident with and what you need to allocate more time on! Here’s how to do it: Go through each dot point and on a scale of 0 to 5, give yourself a rating based on your perceived knowledge of the area. •
0 = Like Jon Snow, I know nothing.
• 5 = Like Sheldon, I know everything. For History and Humanities, it would look something like this:
Step 4: Study Using the Rule of 3! Rereading or rewriting your notes a thousand times isn’t really going to help you when you get to the exam. Over 7+ years of research with 99+ ATAR students, we’ve found that the most effective way to study to use the Rule of 3. What is the Rule of 3? The Rule of 3 means doing practice exam questions in three different ways: open book, semi-open book, then closed book. Ultimately, your HSC is all about the exams you will take. In practising exam questions, you want to: •
Be familiar with the types of questions they could throw at you – so you want to get good at pattern recognition;
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Be able to respond to these questions quickly and adapt all your knowledge, and model essays, paragraphs and notes to the specific question; and
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Have all your content, evidence/working out and/or formulae memorised.
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Secondly, rather then going in with a memorised essay, it helps you in timed conditions (so exam conditions) practice adapting your model essay and notes to any sort of question. So you’re building exam technique. Finally, it the act of writing the essays (and moving from open to closed book) helps you memorise all the content! But, how do I find the right practice questions to use? For each one of your subjects, choose 2 -3 questions from an HSC past paper which tackles with the area based on the lower numbers of your ranked topics. We’ve put together master lists of HSC past papers for the following subjects: •
HSC English
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HSC Maths (all levels)
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HSC Modern History
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HSC Ancient History
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HSC Chemistry
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HSC Biology
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HSC Physics
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HSC Senior Science
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HSC Legal Studies
How to use the Rule of 3 during your school holidays study Step 1: Practice your questions open book Using your kickass study notes, write a skeleton for your answer, and/or the relevant evidence/source/formulae/legislation/case study you will be referencing for your answers. It should look something like this:
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Step 2: Practice your questions semi-open book With a different question on the same topic, tackle the question but use the following three questions to guide whether or not you reference your textbooks: •
What area of the syllabus is this associated with?
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What can’t I remember; the technical (ie. formulae or legislation), or is it my expression (ie. how to write it concisely)?
• If I come back to it in 5 minutes, will I remember? If you find yourself drawing a blank for ALL of these, then you can open your book. Otherwise, try to apply yourself with what you think is most correct. Mark your notes with highlighter or a star to show what you had to open your book for – this will help you to come back and practice the same kind of question.
Step 3: The closed book challenge At one point during your holiday study, under timed exam conditions, move completely to closed book. No matter what, you cannot use your notes – this is key as you need to recreate exam conditions. Give yourself a time limit according to how long you’d be given in the exam. This might have you exceed your 25 minutes in order to write an essay or extended response in 40 minutes, but it is absolutely key to guiding your revision. For maths questions, you’ll be solving the challenging questions without your guiding formulae.
And that’s all your school holidays study totally done!
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IMPORTANT REMINDER NOTICE
UNIFORM SHOP Change of operating hours As of Monday 22nd February 2021, the uniform shop will be open on Monday and Wednesday ONLY
Any telephone calls to the office to change your child's dismissal arrangements must be received before 2.30pm. We will also ask that students are not collected from the Junior or Senior office between 2.30pm and 3.30pm. If you have a medical appointment, we ask that students are collected before 2.30pm. Please contact the office 10 minutes prior to collecting your child/ren so we can have them waiting for you. We also encourage parents to inform their child/ren that they are leaving early so they are prepared for an earlier dismissal time. These strategies are in place to ensure that teachers and students can maximise learning time and assist in keeping the dismissal as calm and safe as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
The uniform shop will be open during the school holidays by appointment only on the following days: • • • • •
Wednesday, 7th April 2021 Friday, 9th April 2021 Monday, 12th April 2021 Wednesday, 14th April 2021 Friday, 16th April 2021
Parents and carers are encouraged to consider their winter uniform purchases for Term 2, 2021. Access to the uniform shop will only be given to those parents who have made an appointment. Blazer Orders: Families are encouraged to pre order their child/ren's Blazer NOW. It is compulsory for ALL students to wear a Blazer for school photos. School photo days are being held on the following days: Senior School Photo Day: Thursday, 3rd June 2021 To ensure your child/ren receive their Blazer in time for School Photo Day, Blazers must be ordered and paid for by Wednesday, 19th May 2021.
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Job Jump Job Jump is Bellfield College’s careers website where students can access a wide range of resources and information to help them set goals and plan for their future in the industries of their dreams. Started in 2019 at Bellfield College, Job Jump has helped previous students find the right University or Tafe course, explore their prospective careers, create resumes, and learn how to gain the skills and experience needed to join the work force. Recently, we have personalised the website for Bellfield College’s students and parents. If you want to have a look and see this amazing resource given to all our Senior School Students, please use the following link and explore what the future holds for your child. Job Jump Link: bellfield.jobjump.com.au Kind Regards, Cameron Barrington Careers Advisor
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Activities planned for Carnes Hill include: •
Skateboard lessons and mentoring with Totem Skateboarding on Tuesday 6 April, Monday 12 April and Tuesday 13 April 9am-12.30pm;
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Inflatable sports zone with Bubbling with Energy on Wednesday 7 April 11am-2pm;
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Basketball clinics with Hoops Connect on Friday 9 April 10am-12pm;
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Youth outreach and sausage sizzle with CORE Community Services on Thursday 8 April and Wednesday 14 April 2.30pm-4.30pm; and
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Interactive video gaming bus and laser tag with Games2U on Thursday 15 April 1.30pm-4.30pm;
Further school holiday activations at the following venues: •
Basketball clinic with Hoops Connect at the Abel Dunn Court, Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Warwick Farm on Thursday 8 April from 10am-12pm; and
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Skateboard lessons and mentoring with Totem Skateboarding at the Moorebank Skatepark (Kelso Park) 310 Newbridge Rd, Moorebank on Thursday 8 April from 2pm5pm
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Lunch 1 Monday to Friday B07 Commencing Monday Term 1, Week 8
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Bellfield College Canteen Bellfield College Canteen – Lunch Orders Senior School We are pleased to advise that the Bellfield College Canteen will be offering Lunch Orders from Monday, 8th March 2021. The canteen will be in operation on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout term 1 during the LUNCH BREAK ONLY. The Canteen is now CLOSED during the recess break. Please ensure you pack a healthy recess for your child/ren. How to place an order: • • • •
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Orders for lunch items, must be pre ordered and cannot be purchased over the counter during the lunch break. Please ensure your child brings their lunch order in a brown paper bag with their full name, year group and order clearly labelled. The correct money for the order must be included in the bag, no change will be given. Students must place their lunch order in the designated ‘lunch order’ box in the Senior School administration office prior to 8.30am. Failure to place their lunch order by 8.30am will result in your child not having their lunch order fulfilled. Lunch orders will be available for collection at the canteen during lunch 1, 12.30pm – 12.50pm. Senior School students will collect their lunch order and return to senior campus immediately. Senior school students are not permitted to enter the junior school playground other than to collect their lunch order from the canteen.
Items available over the counter: Snacks, frozen treats, and drinks will be available for purchase over the canteen counter at LUNCH time ONLY. Senior students may purchase items from the canteen at the following time. Lunch: 12.30pm – 12.50pm Can I place a lunch order over the telephone? Unfortunately, we do not accept lunch orders over the telephone.
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Parent Communication - Sentral Parent Portal Bellfield’s Student portal is a one-stop shop for everything. Students can access the portal using their school logon, which gives them access to their timetable, assessment marks, attendance history and reports from anywhere at any time. In addition, the parent portal provides parents with 24/7 access to their child’s data. Parents can log in to access their child’s reports, attendance and welfare details as well as updating family contact details. Furthermore, if you are a parent and want to see your child’s records, contact the college and you will be given an access code for the parent portal, which you will use to access your child’s data. You can access the portal here: https://bellfield.sentral.com.au/portal
Please download the Sentral for Parents app from App Store or Google store. Enter the name of the college (Bellfield College) and Click ‘Next’
Parent Communication - WhatsApp Save the college mobile number:
0430 842 666
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Senior Girls Summer Uniform (7-12) White long sleeve cotton shirt Long striped summer skirt
Senior Girls Winter Uniform (7-12) White long sleeve cotton shirt Long teal check winter skirt
Seniors – Teal head scarf Bellfield College logo bag White school socks to cover the shin or longer Black hard leather hard sole school shoes
Teal wool blend knitted jumper Teal blazer Charcoal lycra tights
Senior Girls Sport Uniform (7-10) Long teal polo shirt with logo Striped cotton long polo pants (unisex) Long White Sport socks School hat Microfibre long jacket
Black hard leather hard sole school shoes
GIRLS
These white socks should also be worn on Sport days for both boys and girls Senior Boys Summer Uniform (7-12) White short sleeve cotton shirt Charcoal wool blend long pleated pants Grey school socks to cover the ankle Seniors - School tie Bellfield College logo bag Black hard leather hard sole school shoes
Senior Boys Winter Uniform (7-12) White long sleeve cotton shirt Charcoal wool blend long pleated pants Grey school socks to cover the ankle Teal wool blend knitted jumper Teal blazer Black hard leather hard sole school shoes
Senior Boys Sport Uniform (7-10) Teal polo shirt with logo Striped cotton long polo pants (unisex) White sport socks School hat Microfibre jacket
BOYS
These white socks should also be worn on Sport days for both boys and girls
Sport Uniform Sports Uniform is worn for PE PRACTICALS and Sport days only. Please refer to the student timetable and CANVAS classroom for PE practicals days. o Year 7 - Year 8 students attend sport on Wednesday afternoon. o Year 9 - Year 10 students attend sport on Friday afternoon. Students not in the correct and full summer uniform will be issued afternoon detention. NOTE ** Our College uniform shop stocks open toe tights suitable for ablution Not wearing leather school shoes is a WHS risk and students will not be allowed to participate in practical lessons (ie Food Technology)
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Suspension A suspension from school is offered to students as a last resort or for a breach of College rules. Students can be suspended from school from anywhere between 2 - 3 days. The length of time is dependent upon a number of variables and is at the discretion of the CEO/Principal. An immediate suspension will be given to a student who: swears at a teacher, engages in physical fighting, violence directed toward a person, steals from someone or engages in immoral behaviour. Other behaviours may also result in suspension at the CEO/Principal’s discretion and include vandalism, high level bullying, an ongoing accumulation of issues and an inability to demonstrate improved behaviour. Mobile Phones Our College is a student phone free zone. Mobile phones MUST be placed in the school bag and switched off before entering school grounds, this includes before the 8.30am bell and after the home time bell. If seen, heard or used on school grounds devices will be confiscated immediately and held for two weeks. Please note that this also includes mobile phone devices such as Air Pods and headsets. Other technology items including IPADS and Apple watches are also not permitted. Students also have the option of handing in their mobile phone to the senior administration office each morning. Pick up occurs at 3.20pm, not earlier. Afternoon Detentions Your child may receive an on-the-spot afternoon detention for reasons including but not limited to: o Late to class o Out of Uniform o Non completion of class work If a student is absent from school when the afternoon detention is served, then he/she will have to serve it on another day and families will be notified accordingly. Failure to attend the afternoon detention may result in a suspension as this is considered a serious breach of college rules. Homework Homework is sent home every night. Please contact your child’s class teacher if you have any questions. The Main Types of Homework are • • • •
Practice Exercises – providing students with the opportunities to apply new knowledge, or review, revise and reinforce newly acquired skills Preparatory Homework – providing opportunities for students to gain background information on a unit of study so that they are better prepared for future lessons Extension & Research Assignments – encouraging students to pursue knowledge individually Revision and consolidation – reading over class notes, applying information and organisation or reformatting notes
Students late to class Students late to class will receive an Afternoon Detention. Late to class can be defined simply as ‘wrong place, wrong time’. If a student is late to class / truant an entire period they are marked as absent on the Sentral roll marking system. This is then followed up by the class teacher and the Head of Department the next day. Continued late to class / truancy may result in further action being taken.
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Withdrawing from the College If you are withdrawing a student from the College, please be advised that 10 weeks’ notice is required If you do not provide the College 10 school weeks’ notice of withdrawing from the college, a term’s fees will be charged to your account. Roll Call Students must arrive prior to 8.30am and will attend period 1 class immediately after the morning bell (8.30am). Attendance rolls will be marked at the commencement of period 1 and throughout the day occurring at the beginning of each period. Students late to class will be issued with an ‘on the spot’ afternoon detention. Travel Policy Please ensure that prior to booking any holidays during term time, that you seek approval from the college. We only allow 10 school days leave maximum during a calendar year. Any families who are in breach of our travel policy will be asked to repeat their current grade. Please note that students enrolled in the Compression classes will not be granted leave during term time. Private Buses Students travelling to and from school via private buses should use the foot path along the front driveway. When leaving school, students must use the Junior crossing and the student exit pedestrian gate.
Afternoon Pickup and Morning Drop off – Kiss and Drop If travelling to and from school by car, pick up and drop off is strictly via the school car line zone. Car line may be accessed through the Junior school gate, follow the road through to the senior school library and wait in your car for your child. Children must wait in front of the library until mum or dad are seen to approach the library. Students are not permitted to wait along the grass area, nor should they be encouraged to cross carline to enter your vehicle. o o o o o o o
ALL students must be picked up from the car line. NO students will be permitted to exit to enter cars parked on the street. Gates will open at 2.45pm. Please join the car line. No cars will be permitted to make a right turn to enter the car line. ALL cars must exit the driveway and turn left ONLY. Right turn and U-turns will not be permitted. Students will be lined up in family groups during afternoon pick up to allow for faster access. Please be respectful and courteous to our staff as they are only doing their job.
Sick Bay Illness at School o Students who are sick during the school day should: 1. See a teacher for written permission to go to the sick bay. 2. Present themselves promptly to the senior administration office. 3. Follow instructions from the administrative staff politely. 4. Stay at school until the administrative staff have contacted parents. o o
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Students must not telephone parents to arrange for their parent/guardian to collect them. This will be done by the office staff. The sick bay is used for a short time only and students will be monitored by the senior school administration officer. If the problem persists parents or caregivers will be contacted. For serious problems, parents or caregivers will be contacted immediately and for very serious cases medical help will be sought. It is extremely important that the medical information in each student’s file is accurate. If there is a change in your child’s health status, the school MUST be notified. For students who are on medication parents are required to complete a ‘Prescribed Medication’ form explaining the nature of the medication and give clear guidelines for administering the medication. This form is available from the front office. Prescribed medications must be distributed from the office. Page | 36
Ms Mouina Ramadan Head of Senior School mouina.ramadan@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Cameron Barrington HSIE/English cameron.barrington@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Ms Zeinab Rammal HSIE/English zeinab.rammal@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Miss Ayah Balloot Head of Department – CA.L.E ayah.balloot@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Ms Mariam Bazzi HSIE/English mariam.bazzi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Ms Chanel Jbarah English chanel.jbarah@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Wassim Hijazi Head of Department – HSIE wassim.hijazi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Mohamed Mohamedali HSIE mohamed.mohamedali@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Owen Gates Science and Mathematics owen.gates@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Hussein Akil Head of Department – PDHPE hussein.akil@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Ali Fawaz HSIE/English ali.fawaz@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Zahrah Shaddad PDHPE zahrah.shaddad@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Dr Abdi Ali Head of Department – STEM abdi.ali@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Miss Layel Jomaa HSIE/English layel.jomaa@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Mustapha Khalil Mathematics mustapha.khalil@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Javid Karimi Mathematics Coordinator javid.karimi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Miss Monika Kumar HSIE/English monika.kumar@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Miss Staphanie Laguna Science and Mathematics stephanie.laguna@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Moustafa Nehme Year 7 Year Advisor moustafa.nheme@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Mahdi Hussain English mahdi.hussain@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Shweta Sharma Science and Mathematics shweta.sharma@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Ms Chanel Jbarah Year 8 Year Advisor chanel.jbarah@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Ms Riem Derbasi English and Learning Support riem.derbasi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Marwa Hijazi Science and Mathematics marwa.hijazi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Mahdi Hussain Year 9 Year Advisor mahdi.hussain@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Ms Maysaa Balhas Arabic and Languages maysaa.balhas@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Rana Chebli IST rana.chebli@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Miss Zeinab Rammal Year 10 Year Advisor zeinab.rammal@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Sasha Hayes Visual Arts sasha.hayes@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Ms Eman Soliman TAS eman.soliman@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Shweta Sharma Year 11/12 Year Advisor shweta.sharma@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Jenna Crisp Learning Support Senior School jenna.crisp@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Yasna Dench Learning Support Senior School yasna.dench@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
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