Week 5 l May 2021
SENIOR SCHOOL WEEKLY Year 10 Leadership Session Thursday 20th May
Year 10 Immunisation Wednesday 26th May
Year 8 Elevate Study Skills Session Monday 31st May
Lunchtime tutoring for students Year 7 – 12 College Library Every Wednesday – 12.30pm to 1.00pm All students are welcome to join
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ISD Cross Country ISD Cross Country, Mckay Fields Centennial Park. Competing against 10 Australian Independent Schools 12 years 14 years st st 1 place – Ali Meslemani 1 place – Mateen Hossaini 15 years 1 place - Hasseena Ali st
15 years 1st place – Seena Hazara
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14 years place – Azaan Faitrouni
16 years 1st place - Sarah Skandari
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Sport @ Bellfield College Dear Family and Bellfield Community, This year's cross country was a huge success. Our annual Bellfield College cross country was held on Monday 17th of May. It was great to see the number of students who registered their interest in wanting to run and challenge themselves throughout the day. Students were required to push themselves completing a track around the school. Each age group for males and females had a certain distance that needed to be run, this distance is the same as that of the ISD championships which the top 2 of each age group qualify for. Congratulations to the following students in securing a firstplace position: 18 Years Boys 8000m: Rouhallah Moussawi 17 Years Girls 4000m: Dana Hariri 16 Years Boys 6000m: Ali Alsalemi 16 Years Girls 4000m: Sarah Skandari 15 Years Boys 4000m: Seena Hazara 15 Years Girls 4000m: Haseena Ali 14 Years Boys 4000m: Azaan Faitrouni 14 Years Girls 4000m: Sabila Karnib 13 Years Girls 3000m: Emma Qambari 12 Years Boys 3000m: Ali Meslamani 12 Years Girls 3000m: Shayma Hellani We would like to congratulate all the students above and the 2nd place getters on their achievements. All these students will now represent Bellfield College at the ISD Cross Country championships (21st May) where they will run against other schools. I would like to thank all the students for their contribution during the day, especially school captains and sports captains for their assistance in running the program. Kind regards, Hussein Akil Head of Department PDHPE
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TUTORING SUPPORT Overall objective of program: In collaboration with the Senior College teachers, this program has been designed to incorporate specific techniques into written and verbal classroom instruction, with the aim to support students to access the curriculum, in turn allowing these students to attend to, process, retain and use presented knowledge. Why: • • • • •
To support these students’ engagement in classroom discussions For students to demonstrate a better understanding of curriculum content For students to develop a broader more robust vocabulary To support confidence and inclusion of these students To reduce these students’ risk of future psychosocial and mental health
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Stage 5 Subject Selections Parent & Student Information Session
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BELLFIELD COLLEGE
Student Entrepreneurs The talent and enthusiasm is seen across campus and the results of empowering our young students already evident. We will continue to empower student entrepreneurs - Impacting the UN Sustainable Development Goals - Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. Our commerce programs empower students through entrepreneurial learning in action. Celebrating couple of our young entrepreneurs. Mohammed Youssef
Rayan Nassour
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https://www.instagram.com/baked_creationz/
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Year 7 – Managing the Bull Managing the Bull wrapped up its 6-week program as part of the Year 7’s transition into High School. It incorporated a person-centred approach that built resilience in bullied teens through games, activities and discussions.
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Year 9 Science Year 9 Science Students have been learning about the role of Chemistry in the world around them. They demonstrated their understanding by detecting ions in household solutions such as vinegar, salt water and coffee by using an ammeter to detect the flow of electrons in the solutions. They also focused on the impact of some chemical reactions and developed an understanding of fire to solve problems related to bushfires. The students enjoyed experimenting the chemistry of fireworks by spraying different metallic solutions on a Bunsen burner flame. Students observed a distinctive colour change to the flame when the metals were heated. The flame test was used as a stimulus to show fireworks in action. Year 9 can further organise metals and non-metals in the Periodic Table by distinguishing between the atoms of some common elements and comparing information about compounds through chemical reactions. Mrs Hijazi
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CA.L.E Year 7 English students recently completed a short unit on Poetry, learning about different styles and techniques. Students were then tasked with writing their own poems, revealing some budding young poets in our midst. Please enjoy a few submissions from some of our talented students! Miss Derbasi
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Year 8 Visual Arts Year 8 Visual Arts have worked exceptionally well developing their Hybrid Animal skate deck design. Look out for their works on display in the library over the coming weeks. Students developed the works from their previously created digital photographs. Well done 8ART1!
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Senior School 7-12 Wellbeing programs
Teachers and Parents Helping Overcome the SocialEmotional Difficulties of Young People For many years, I (Michael Bernard, Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education) worked as an Educational Psychologist in primary and secondary schools. Students were referred to me who presented with social-emotional difficulties including anxiety, feeling down and issues in anger management. I also worked extensively with students referred for problems of motivation and underachievement. Using cognitive-behavioural, rational-emotive methods, I counselled these students on a 1:1 basis over weeks of intervention. I also consulted with their teachers and parents who were quite anxious about these young people and who quite frankly, did not know what to do. As a result of these experiences, I learnt quite a lot about how parents and teachers can help young people overcome social-emotional blockers. I summarised a lot of what I discovered in my book that is available for purchase on our website: Coaching Teachers and Parents to Build Social-Emotional Strengths of Students with Achievement, Behaviour and Mental Health Issues. My colleague, Dimitris Katsikis at the Hellenic Institute for Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Greece has just translated this book into Greek. Our online program, Program Achieve. A Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum contains lessons that teach attitudes, values/character strengths and social-emotional skills for success, relationships and wellbeing. 25% of lessons/activities are also devoted to Social-Emotional Blockers: awareness and management of anger, not paying attention, procrastination, worry and feeling down. Follow these links to read more about Program Achieve Primary or Program Achieve Secondary.
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How to give kids feedback for improvement It can be tempting to allow children to continue to behave badly or to perform chores, homework or sports practice poorly when they argue or resist feedback. Parents need to be part coach, teacher and counsellor so that kids learn how to behave well, develop healthy attitudes to learning and know how to get the best out of themselves. Feedback is one of the most effective tools we have to achieve this. Give it poorly and it will at best be ignored and at worst, rupture relationships and damage self-worth. If you provide feedback effectively, you’ll see improvement in behaviour, attitudes and learning, even among feedback resistant teens. Here’s how to deliver feedback to make sure it sticks. Make it specific It’s absolutely essential to give feedback about one behaviour, skill or attitude at a time, if you want improvement. “Jai, if you make eye contact with your brother when you talk to him, he’s more likely to listen to you.” The feedback needs to be specific rather generalised so that a child or teen knows exactly how to do better. It also needs to be delivered in a non-judgemental way. Ensure it’s descriptive “That’s not the way to behave inside” doesn’t help much. “Use your quiet voice when you play inside the house” cues a child into how to behave. Use phrases and terms that have real meaning for kids rather than vague, nondescriptive language such as ‘be a good girl’, so kids not only know what’s expected but they understand how to meet your expectations. It’s got to be timely Providing feedback to a toddler half an hour after they’ve thrown a tantrum in public will ensure there’s no impact. On the other hand, providing behavioural feedback when a teenager is angry will ensure one thing – you’ll have an argument on your hands. Feedback needs to be fairly immediate for young children and if possible, provided before an event or activity. “When you set the table put the fork on this side and the knife on the other.” Choose the time and place to provide feedback to older children, remembering that angry tweens and teens generally don’t listen. Give from a place of calm Angry parents generally deliver feedback poorly to kids. Regardless of how well you choose your words and how accurate your feedback may be, feedback delivered angrily will prompt the flight/fight response from a child or young person. They will ignore you or start an argument, but they won’t take your message on board when you’re mad at them. Give sparingly When children require approval for every scribble, homework problem and picture they draw, it’s probably because they have always been offered feedback on every scribble, homework problem and picture they draw. It’s vital that children develop their own internal sense of validation and honest self-assessment, because as they grow up and face hardship, they need to be able to look to themselves for strength and approval. If they can’t, they will be much more vulnerable to superficial external approval that comes their way in the form of peer pressure, bullying and the usual social jostling. As you wean them off of your feedback, turn their “Mummy, is this picture good?” or “Dad, did I do a good job?” back on them, and ask them how they feel about their work. Feedback is a wonderful parenting tool that requires attention to detail, sensitivity and a willingness to respect the dignity of the child or young person who is receiving it. It’s also most effective when given sparingly, rather than like a nervous tic, which keeps kids anchored to you for approval. Michael Gross
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Early Offer Year 12 (E12) Scheme Make your path to university easier The Early Offer Year 12 (E12) Scheme will help ease the financial pressure of studying in your first year and gives you plenty of support with enrolment, orientation as well as other areas of student life. If you apply successfully to E12, we will hold a place at the University of Sydney for you. You'll have a confirmed place when results are released providing you meet some conditions, such as the E12 ATAR (lower than the guaranteed ATAR) and HSC subject requirements for your preferred course. There are over 90 courses (pdf, 60KB) you can apply for through E12, giving you lots of options. They include business, engineering, health sciences, nursing, arts, science, law, agriculture, education, design computing, architecture and the creative arts.
Admission pathways The path from Year 12 to university is not the only way into ACU – far from it. In fact, up to half of our students did not come straight from school. No matter your background, schooling or experience, our admission pathways can help you to meet the entry requirements of your chosen course. Learn about the entry options available to help you follow your dreams. Choose your pathway or entry program. The right pathway for you depends on your highest qualification. Find your shortlist of available pathways and entry programs by telling us about your recent schooling, education or experiences, including: recent secondary education vocational education and training higher education work and life experience.
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Senior School Photo Day School photo day will take place on:
Senior School – Thursday, 3rd June 2021 Siblings Photo Day – Thursday 3rd June 2021 Please complete the envelope and return the morning of photo day as the envelopes will be given directly to the photographer. Please read all directions on the envelope carefully and use the payment method indicated on the envelope. Family/Siblings Photos - Students will need to collect this envelope from both Junior and Senior school offices. All students are required to dress in Full Winter Uniform (including Blazer). Please ensure that your child’s shoes are polished, hair is neatly combed, and the correct hijab is worn. Any student who is not in Full School Winter Uniform, will not be permitted to have their photos taken. Warm regards, Bellfield College Senior School
Senior School Photo Day Thursday, 3rd June 2021
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Bellfield College Inquisitive Minds Incursion Year 9 and Year 10 Inquisitive Minds Workshops provide a way for schools to provide quality, fun maths activities for our students. Problems, Patterns, Pictures, Puzzles (PPPP) Workshops Year 7 - 10 Students will be immersed in mathematical and logical thinking as they learn and utilise foundational and advanced problem-solving strategies. Work together on our diverse range of original hands-on problems.
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PPPP Workshops include an interactive problem solving lesson and a hands-on problem solving competition. The content of our lessons will be tailored to your students' needs. Lessons typically include a variety of problem solving strategies, including 'logical reasoning', 'make a pattern', 'draw a diagram' and 'make a list'. How far we take students with each of these strategies depends on the timing of the session and the ability of the students that we are working with. Our hands-on competition includes 54 questions, ranging from easy to difficult, so that students of all abilities are able to access challenging and stimulating questions.
Details Date Location Uniform Cost
Friday, 11th June 2021 College Library Full School Uniform. Covered by levy
Warm regards, Mr Javid Karimi Mathematics Coordinator
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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 Winter Uniform (7-12) White long sleeve cotton shirt Long teal check winter skirt Teal wool blend knitted jumper Teal blazer Charcoal lycra tights Black hard leather hard sole school shoes
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
GIRLS
Charcoal grey
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
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Girls 7-12 Sports Uniform Long teal polo shirt with logo Striped cotton long polo pants (unisex) Long White Sport socks
School hat Microfiber long jacket
Sock colour + length
GIRLS
Uniform and length of uniform
Avoid fashion items
Boys 7-12 Sports Uniform Teal polo shirt with logo Striped cotton long polo pants (unisex) Long White sport socks Sock colour + length
School hat Microfibre jacket
Uniform and length of uniform
No bright/Fluro coloured shoes
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Students are required to wear their hair in a neat and tidy manner. Haircuts should be of an even grade. Hair should be well brushed and combed and it is assumed that hair will not be in such a condition as to invite comment. Please be aware of the following: •
Extreme styles of hair are not permitted.
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Gel, mousse and hair spray or other similar substances should not be used.
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There will be no undercuts or steps.
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Nothing shorter than a number 4 comb is acceptable.
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Hair should not extend below the eye brows or touch the shirt collar.
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Beards should be well groomed / or clean shaven at all times.
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Long sideburns are not permitted.
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Students who do not abide by the haircut requirements will be asked to fix the identified problem and not return to school until the issue is resolved.
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Regular hair blitzs will be conducted to enforce these expectations.
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UNIFORM SHOP Change of operating hours As of Monday 22nd February 2021, the uniform shop will be open on Monday and Wednesday ONLY
Bellfield College Canteen – Lunch Orders Senior School The canteen will be in operation on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout term 2 during the recess and lunch breaks. How to place an order: • • • • • • •
Orders for lunch items, must be pre ordered and cannot be purchased over the counter. 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, and drinks will be available for purchase over the canteen counter during recess and lunch breaks only. Senior students may purchase items from the canteen at the following time. •
Recess: 10.30am – 10.50am
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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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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.
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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.nehme@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
Mr Mark Pardi TAS mark.pardi@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
Mr Matthew Kent PDHPE matthew.kent@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Andrew Smith Music Teacher andrew.smith@bellfield.nsw.edu.au
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