Issue – February 2021 Term 1, Week 4
Senior School Weekly Bellfield College 3-12 Swimming Carnival Thursday 4th March 2021 Year 7 Excursion – Taronga Zoo Thursday 11th March 2021
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World of Maths Year 7 and 8: World of Maths Welcome to the World of Maths, where you can find a solution to any situation in your everyday life! Year 7 and 8 participated in an inclusion whereby students were required to work out a range of problems to circumstances that they may come by in their day to day lives. Students were asked to use their problem solving skills to see if they were able to figure out each different problem at different stations. They were then asked to note down their answers in groups of 5 and figure out the (multiple) solutions surrounding probability, numeracy and even optical illusions!! This was well enjoyed by students and showed the practicality of mathematical problems and solutions that can be initiated in places where we least expect!
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Bellfield College Canteen Senior School We are pleased to advise that the Bellfield College Canteen will reopen for a soft opening on Monday, 22nd February 2021. The canteen will be in operation on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout term 1. WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING LUNCH ORDERS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Items available over the counter: Snacks, frozen treats, and drinks will be available for purchase over the canteen counter at Recess and lunch. Recess: 10.30am to 10.50am Lunch 1: 12.30pm – 12.50pm Senior school students are not permitted to enter the junior school playground other than to purchase items from the canteen. Can I place a lunch order over the telephone? Unfortunately, we do not accept orders over the telephone.
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Parent Information Evening On Thursday 11th February Senior Campus welcomed parents to the first Parent Information Evening for 2021 where they got the opportunity to learn more about Bellfield College, its vision, people, and policies. The night was a success with talks given by members of the College’s executive team as well as staff members on a range of topics which included the future of the school, HSC marks, IHSAN Department, Bellfield Football Club and much more. During the evening, the parents also had a chance to meet and greet their children’s teachers and get IT support for any technical difficulties they were facing with school logins.
IMPORTANT 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 unless it is an emergency. We will also ask that students. are not collected from the Junior or Senior office between 3.00pm and 3.30pm. If you have a medical appointment, we ask that students are collected before 3.00pm. 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.
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Year 7 Best Start
This week Year 7 has been participating in the Best Start assessment. The assessment is completed online and assesses key literacy and numeracy skills of Year 7 students. This is the first year that Bellfield College has taken part in the assessment which will provide teachers feedback to help identify student’s needs. The assessments will continue into next week. Learning Support Teachers Bellfield College Senior School
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Year Advisor catch up with Mrs Jbarah Asalamu Alaykum Dear Parents and Carers, We’re thrilled to announce that our school is taking part in Australia’s largest ever wellbeing study for high school students – the ‘Future Proofing’ Study. We’ll be working with the Black Dog Institute and UNSW, along with 170+ other schools, to improve the mental health and wellbeing of Australian teenagers. We all know 2020 was a difficult year and the wellbeing of our students has never been so important. That’s why we’re encouraging all Year 8 students to participate in this study. Participating students will try out new mental health apps and complete surveys about their health and wellbeing at school until they are in Year 12. The surveys will ask about a wide range of issues important to young people, including health, emotions, friendships, school, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Important Students need parent permission and a smartphone to participate. ALL parents need to please follow this link to read the study information sheet and complete the consent form: https://www.fpstudy.org.au/Bellfield We hope you consider your child’s participation in this study. Even before COVID-19, research was showing that mental health concerns in teenagers are on the rise. Our school is keen to be part of the solution. If you’d like to learn more, please feel free to watch this short information video from the research team: https://youtu.be/Mf2OsMfFKSs
Regards, Ms Jbarah Year 8 Year Advisor
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Sport @ Bellfield College Stage 4/5 External Sport Sports develop the physical as well as mental strength in students including confidence, mental alertness, and selfesteem. It also helps teach various skills to students such as leadership, patience, team efforts and social skills. Sports afternoons at Bellfield College provides the students with an
opportunity to further express their interests and develop skills across various options within and outside the College. This term students have the opportunity to participate in two internal (Touch Football and Volleyball) and two external sports (Basketball and Flip Out). Flip Out is a Worldwide familyfocused leisure entertainment centre selling a trampoline and adventure park experience.
Aside from the endless fun and social interaction, trampolining is proven to be an excellent form of cardiovascular energy. This keeps the student’s bodies and mind in peak condition. During this experience, students not only work on their cardiovascular system, but test their inner core strength and balance. Most importantly, it is a way for our students to experience a new sport provided by Bellfield College and have fun.
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Financial Literacy Program – Year 8 Money Vest Visits Bellfield Money Vest is a Sydney based organization that travels country wide providing secondary students with the practical financial skills for life. On Thursday (18.2.2021) visited Bellfield College and gave our Year 8 students valuable lessons on the following topics: -
Understanding process of working (writing resume, TFN) Savings vs spending (exploring instant gratification vs delayed gratification) Developing a positive relationship with money Reviewing your money influences (existing money habits good and bad)
At Bellfield we are working with our students to make sure they understand the fundamentals of their own money and empower them to make the best decisions with their money both now and when they leave the College.
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DRAMA Our Drama students are getting their creative caps on. This term, students are learning and practicing the art of improvisation. This week, they had to get into groups and develop and create a performance based on a certain situation that was given to them. This was a challenge as most students haven't done anything like this before. Drama is a great elective which pushes students out of their comfort zones and builds on their confidence and teamwork. Mr M. Hussain Drama Teacher
Year 8 English Asalamu Alaykum Dear parents, Year 8 English have been involved in a novel study for Term One. English 8.1 have been studying a fantasy genre novel called Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children which mirrors and symbolises the events that took place in World War I. Students have enjoyed discovery all the adventurous journeys Jake (the protagonist) has been going on.
This week, students in 8.1 had the opportunity to work in teams to take part in a VERY intense debate about whether or not Jake’s world view is real… Students needed to learn to work together to come up with the strongest points to take on their opposing team. Each team had exactly 3 minutes to present their opinions. Some of the students took a unique and powerful position where they were clever enough to utilise textual references to justify their opinions.
We are so proud of your efforts so far Year 8! Miss Zeinab Rammal Year 8.1 English Teacher / Year 10 Year Advisor 2021
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STEM with Dr Ali Year 7 students have quickly got into the mood of thinking and performing as junior “Scientists". They have started learning the names of the various pieces of equipment that they will be using, as they perform experiments over the coming year. They have also been looking at the safe use of Bunsen Burners, which will be used this term. This term, Year 7 students have learnt the laboratory skills needed for the study of Science. They have identified risks associated with working in a science laboratory, developed their observation and questioning skills and have identified a range of scientific equipment. Students have learnt the key skills of drawing and interpreting graphs and tables; and identifying associated patterns, trends and relationships. All students have safely lit a Bunsen burner and were very excited to receive their Bunsen burner licence. Dr Ali Head of Department STEM
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Liverpool Library are offering some excellent free, short workshops targeted at young people, students and job seekers. There is a dedicated Youth Librarian – Chris who wants to work with schools and services to collaborate and provide workshops that are relevant to young people! Check out the sessions below, and feel free to get in contact with Chris or myself if you want to discuss further. We have a few upcoming events and also some offers to Educators and organisations – such as Fight Fake News (brief attached) and Accessible Technology Space Tours
The Art of Resume Writing - Liverpool City Library
Saturday, 27 February 2021 | 10am - 11:30am | Liverpool | Young Adults Applying for jobs? Avoid the application headache and learn to write a competitive resume from wordsmith Keith Whelan. Coffee provided. Saturday 27 February 10am - 11.30am Liverpool City Library Suitable for ages 16 - 25 Bookings essential and will open on Monday 1 February.
The Secrets of Interviewing - Liverpool City Library
Saturday, 06 March 2021 | 10am - 11:30am | Liverpool | Young Adults Do you suffer pre-interview jitters? Take your job interviewing skills to the next level by learning tips and tricks from interview expert Keith Whelan. Coffee provided. Saturday 6 March 10am - 11.30am Liverpool Library Bookings essential and will open on Monday 1 February.
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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
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Suspension A suspension from school is offered to students as a last resort or for a serious 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 | 15
COVID Communication for parents The NSW Health guidelines provided by the DoE advises the following:
Parents and carers should regularly be reminded that they are not permitted on school grounds except for the reasons outlined. • Parents and carers are not allowed on school sites or at off-site school events held during
school hours except for the following purposes only:
1. Essential parent and carer meetings with teachers and/or school executives, with a scheduled appointment. 2. Entering a school administration building for the purpose of picking up your child if they are unwell 3. To attend the uniform shop via appointment only All parents are required to 'COVID Safe' Check-In at Bellfield College. Please look for the COVID Safe QR code posters when you enter the College. Be sure to sign in at the Business Support Office (white house) when you arrive. Students should only attend school if they are well. •
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Students will be sent home if they become unwell at school with even the mildest flu-like symptoms. Symptoms can be found on the Department of Health website: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncovhealth-alert/what-you-need-to-know-about-coronavirus-covid-19#symptoms If a student has been absent due to flu-like illness or develops flu-like symptoms while at school, they are not to return to school until they have a negative COVID-19 test and are symptom free. The negative COVID-19 test result must be sighted and received by the school for both students and staff members before their return to school Please send your negative test result to the College mobile number: 0430 842 666
Students who do not undertake a COVID-19 test result will not be permitted to return to school for a 10-day period. Additionally, they must be symptom-free for at least 3 days prior to returning to school.
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Bellfield College Uniform Senior School 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 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) White sport socks School hat Microfibre long jacket
Black hard leather hard sole school shoes
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
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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Senior School Contact 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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Benefit mindset: Beyond a growth mindset The impact of the mindset work of Carol Dweck has been profound. Since she published her book ‘Mindset’ in 2006 there’s barely a school in the developed world that hasn’t been touched by its methodology. Parents now remind their children that they may not be good at maths, but with application they can be. Major corporations such as Microsoft, Google and NASA have made Growth mindset an integral part of company cultures. What is a growth mindset? A growth mindset is the belief that ability and talents can be developed with effort. A fixed mindset is the belief that ability and talent is innate. With effort and a good strategy anyone can succeed at math says the growth mindset followers, while you’re either good at math or your not according to the fixed mindset brigade. At Parenting Ideas we believe firmly in the notion of developing a growth mindset in children and young people. That is, remove self-imposed limitations so kids can grow. While a growth mindset focuses on developing a child’s full potential there’s a place for developing a child’s leadership and community development potential as well. When children and young people recognise they can be of value to others they go beyond simply developing growth mindset to develop a benefit mindset as well. So what does a benefit mindset look like in a child? The Benefit mindset is where ‘me’ meets ‘we’. A child with a benefit mindset is open to learning, but is also focused on how he can assist and help others. They don’t succeed at the cost of someone else’s success. They focus on the needs of their group, class or family. The challenge for parents is self-apparent. How do we develop a benefit mindset when children by their nature can be self-centred? We’re confident that with maturity and when surrounded by nurturing, community-minded people (i.e. family, school, peers) children can learn to focus more on the needs of others, than on just their own. Here are some simple every day ways to develop a benefit mindset in kids of all ages: • Expect them to regularly help at home without being paid • Encourage them to volunteer in some capacity within the community in age-related ways • Share stories with children and young people of community, leadership and volunteering • Give kids leadership opportunities (with accompanying responsibilities) among siblings and friends • Conduct regular family meetings to enable kids to contribute positively to their family A benefit mindset focuses on a child doing good, rather than being good. It also encourages kids to develop strengths within the context of contributing to the wellbeing of others in their families or communities rather than focusing on their own ends. That sounds a lot like leadership to us.
Michael Gross
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