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o n t h i s w i l l be f o r th c omi n g .

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t o t h e i r b e s t a b i l i t y an d re ma i n f oc u se d t o i mp r o ve t h e i r le a rn i ng o u t c o me s .

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o r g a n i s a t i o n a l s k i l l s i n o r d e r t o a c h i e ve a s t r o n g R o S A g r a d e . Th e Ye a r 1 0 As s e s s me n t S c h e d u le

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u n d er w a y . An y c h a n g e s a f t e r M o n d a y 23 F e b r u ar y 201 5 w i l l b e d i sc o u r a g e d a s a l l c o u r se s w i l l be

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s u b j ec t s , S e n i o r As s e s s me n t P o l i c y a n d I l l n e s s an d M i s a d ven t u re p r o c e s s e s . I n s i g n i n g f o r th i s

d o c u me n t , Ye a r 1 1 s tu d e n t s ac kn o w l e d g e t h e i r r e s po n s i b i l i t y t o a d h e re t o t h e c o n t ent s . We w o u l d

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a n d i t i s i mp o r t a n t s tu d e n t s k ee p u p t o da t e w i th t h i s w or k i n o r d e r t o a c h i e ve t h e i r b e s t p o ss i b l e

a s s e s s me n t r a nk i n g . S o me s t u d e n t s h a ve d r o p p e d b ac k t o 10 u n i t s an d i t i s e s se n t i a l t h e y u t i l i se

t h e i r t i me o f f e f fe c t i ve l y b y s tu d y i n g , r ev i s i n g a n d w or k i n g o n a s s e s s me n t t a s k s s o t h a t t h e y

e s t a b l i sh s t r o n g w or k h a b i t s .

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b e s t r e s u l t s . Th e r e i s a q u i e t s t u d y a r e a i n t h e L i b r a r y w i t h c o m p u t e r s r e s e r ve d f o r Y e a r 12 s t u d e n ts

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p l a c e t o s t u d y f o r t e s t s / e x a ms .

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s t u d e n t c o l l a b or a t i o n i s a l s o o c c u r r i n g . Th e 2 01 5 – 20 17 S c h o o l P l a n w i l l t a r g e t d e ve lo p me n t i n t he

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s c h o o l va l ue y o u r i de a s a n d s u g g e s t i o n s a n d i f y o u w ou l d l i ke f u r t h e r i n f o r ma t i o n re g a r d i n g h o w

y o u mi g h t g e t i n vo l ved , d o n ‟ t h e s i t a t e i n c o n t a c t i n g Mr Al l e n b y .

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u s w i t h va l u a b le fe ed b a c k o n wh a t o u r s t u d e n t s t h i nk a b ou t s c h o o l l i fe , h o w e n ga g e d t h e y a re

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a r o un d t h e w o r l d h ave u s e d t h e T e l l T hem F r o m Me s u r ve y t o h e l p t h e m i mp r o ve . Th e s u r ve y i s

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s p e c i a l i s e s i n sc ho o l -b a s e d s u r ve y s .

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l e s s t h an 30 mi n u te s t o c o mp l e t e a n d w i l l b e a d mi n i s t e re d by t h e sc h o o l d u r i n g n o r ma l s c h oo l

h o u r s . O n c e th e su r ve y s a r e c o mp l e t e d b y s t u d e n t s , r e p or t s a re p r e p ar e d a n d i n m o s t c a s e s a re

a va i l a b l e t o sc h o o l s w i t h i n t h r ee bu s i ne s s d a y s .

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t h r o u gh t h e C en t re fo r E d uc a t i o n S t a t i s t i c s a n d E va l u a t i o n (C E S E ) , w i l l h a ve ac c e s s t o d a t a f r o m

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w e l l b e i n g , e n g a g e m e n t a n d e f f ec t i ve t ea c h i n g p r a c t i c e s . Th e r e se a rc h w i l l l o ok a t h o w t h e s e

t h i n g s i mp a c t o n s t ud e n t o u t c o me s , i nc lu d i n g a c a d e mi c p e r f o r ma n c e . I n d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t s a nd

s c h o o l s w i l l n o t b e i d e n t i f i e d i n a n y C E S E p u b l i c a t i o n s , a n d a l l i n f o r ma t i on w i l l be h an d l e d i n

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w o r k t o g e t h e r t o a s s i s t w i t h y o u r c h i l d ‟ s ed u c a t i o n . P a r en t s , w h o w o u l d l i k e t o i n i t i a t e t h i s p r oc e s s ,

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r e qu i re s c o mp l e t i n g an d re t u r n t o s c h o o l .

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ENGLISH We l c o me t o a n o t h e r ma s s i ve y e a r f o r t h e E n g l i s h F a c u l t y a t B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l . We s t a r t 2 0 15

w i t h a fe w k e y c h a ng e s . L a s t y e a r w e f a re w e l l e d Mr s M a r g ar e t Ta y l o r a s s h e h a s t a k e n ex t e n d ed

l e a ve . We w i s h h e r a l l t h e b e s t i n t he f u tu re a n d t h a nk he r f o r he r ma n y y e a r s o f s e r v i c e t o the

s t u d e n t s an d s t a f f o f n o t o n l y B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l b u t w i t h i n p ub l i c e d uc a t i o n i n ge ne r a l .

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t o t h e f a c u l t y , t e a c h i n g b o t h j u n i o r an d s en i o r E n g l i s h c l a s s e s . We w a ve d g o o d b y e t o M i s s R ac h a e l

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h a s j o i ne d t he ne w l y f o r me d C AP A F a c u l t y .

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a c h i e v i n g s o me o u t s t a n d i n g r e su l t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n Ad va n c e d a n d E x t e n s i o n E n g l i s h c o u r se s . I

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f o r w ar d t o . H e re ‟ s w ha t s o me o f o u r s t u d e nt s h a ve t o s a y a b ou t t h e i r y e ar i n E n g l i sh so f a r !

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w e l l a s we a r i n g t h e c o r re c t l e a t he r s h oe s .

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p a n t s , b l a c k H o s p i t a l i t y p o l o s h i r t a n d b l a c k a p ro n .

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f o r w ar d t o d o i n g i t . We c a n ‟ t w a i t t o d o t h e

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COFFEE SHOP I t i s w i t h g re a t e xc i te me n t t h a t w e b e gi n a n o t h e r y e ar o f C of f e e S h o p a t B e l mo n t H i g h S c h oo l .

We d n e s d a y mo r n i n g s a r e e x t r e me l y b u s y w i t h e ve r y o ne le a rn i n g n e w s k i l l s a n d p ra c t i c i n g t he i r

c o m mu n i c a t i o n , f o o d s e r v i c e an d p r o du c t i o n , a n d s h o wi n g t he i r a b i l i t y t o w or k a s pa r t o f a t e a m.

Th e s t u d e n t s en j o y th e e x pe r i e nc e o f p rep a r i n g c of f e es , m i l k s h a k e s , s w e e t t re a t s a n d l u nc he s to

t h e ma n y s t a f f a n d c o m mu n i t y me mb e r s w h o v i s i t .

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o t h e r t o a c h i e ve a n d d o t h e b e s t t he y c an . Th e h a p p y an d f r i en d l y en v i r o n me n t w i th i n th e c of fe e

s h o p ma k e s We d n e s d a y s a h i g h l i gh t f o r a l l w h o v i s i t .

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w o u l d l i ke t o h a ve ea c h „ e mp l o y e e ‟ w e a r t h e i r o w n e mb r o i de re d c he f ‟ s h a t t o c o mp l e t e t h e l ook

a n d p r o v i d e a me me n t o o f th e i r t i me i n c o f fe e sh o p a s t he y lea ve i n Y e a r 1 2 . We a i m t o a c h i e ve

t h i s t h r o u g h ou t t he ye a r .

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g r e a t l y a p p re c i a t e d o ve r t he y e ar s .

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1 0 .00 a m a n d 11 .1 5 am a r e o p t i ma l t i me s t o v i s i t , h o w e ver i t i s a l w a y s e a s i e r t o c a t e r i f we are

a w a r e o f an y v i s i t o r s e a r l y i n th e mo r n i n g .

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CAPA REPORT We l c o me b a c k t o a no t h e r y e ar a t B e l mo n t H i g h Sc h o o l i n C AP A! We l c o me b a c k t o M r G i l l wh o

r e t u r n s t o u s a s H e a d Te a c h er o f C AP A a f t e r a c ou p l e ye a r s a w a y f r o m B e l mo n t H i gh . M r G i l l h e a d s

a g r e a t t e a m o f d e d i c a t e d s t a f f i n C AP A: M r s P r ou d l o c k , M r s Tw e e d a n d M r B e l l i n V i s u a l Ar t s , M s

B e r g e r i n D r a ma a n d M r G i l l , Mr s J oh n s on an d M r s G i l l i n Mu s i c . T h e C AP A s t a f f c a n n ow b e l oc a t e d

a l t o g e t h e r a t t h e f a r e n d o f D B lo c k w h i c h w a s t he o l d Ar t s t a f f r o o m. Th e o l d mu s i c s t a f f r o o m i s

n o w a t u t o r i n g r o o m/ p r a c t i c e r o o m/ i n s t rume n t s t o r a g e s p a c e a l l i n o n e .

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h a s i nc l u de d t h e d e ve l o p me n t o f „ i An i ma t e ‟ a s a Ye a r 8 s e me s t e r e l ec t i ve a n d i n vo lve s u s e o f t he

n e w M ac b o ok s t h a t we r e p u rc h a s e d f o r th e C AP A f a c u l t y a t t h e e n d o f l a s t ye a r b y t he P & C .

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a r t w o r k s . We l o o k f o rw a r d t o t h e c or r i d o r s i n D B l oc k b e i n g f i l l e d w i t h o u r s t u d en t s ‟ w o n d e r f u l a r t

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a w e s o me p i c t u r e s o f t h e S i mp s o n s . S o f a r , H o me r , M a r g e a n d L i s a a r e c o mp l e t e w i t h mo r e d o o r s

s e t t o b e c o mp l e t e d t h i s y e ar . Th e S i mp s o n c h ar a c te r s r e pr es e n t f a mo u s a r t w o r k s s u c h a s t he

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r e mi n de r t o AL L V i s u a l Ar t s t u d e n t s , e s p e c i a l l y s e n i o r s , t o p l e a s e e n s u r e t o p a y y o u r su b j ec t f e e s a s

s o o n a s p o ss i b l e .

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w o r k w e l l un d er w a y i n a l l y e ar g r ou p s . M r s J o h n s on h a s be en wo r k i n g w i t h a l l Ye a r 7 a s s e s s i n g t he i r

i n d i v i du a l s i n g i n g vo i c e s a n d o f fe r i n g p l ac e s t o s t u de n t s t o be i n vo l ve d i n th e Vo c a l E n s e mb l e .

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d a y o f e a c h we ek p ro v i d i n g s t u d e n t s w i th l e s s o n s o n t he i r o w n ( i n d i v i d u a l ) o r w i t h a f r i e n d ( g r o u p

l e s s o n ) . S t u d e n t s d o mi s s o n e p e r i o d o f t he i r n o r ma l t i me t a b l e e a c h w ee k . L es s o n s c o m me n c e d t h i s

w e e k a n d s t u d e n t s ha ve b e e n g i ven t h e i r t i me t a b l e s . A h u g e t h a n k y o u t o M r s G i l l w i t h t h e t i me

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t o s e e s o ma n y s t u d e n t s t a k i n g a d va n t a g e o f t h e o p p o r t un i t i e s g i ve n t o t h e m a t B e l mo n t H i g h

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w i t h t h e d a y s t h e y n ee d t o b r i n g t he i r i n s t ru me n t s a n d r e he a r s a l t i me s .

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mu s i c t e ac he r i n c h ar g e o f t h a t s p ec i f i c e n s e mb l e . Th i s c an b e d o n e b y t e x t me s s a g e , F a c e b o ok

me s s a g e , e ma i l o r a n o t e f r o m h o me . Al l s t a f f h a v e a d u t y o f c ar e t o a l l s t u d en ts i n e n se mb l e s

e s p ec i a l l y on a M o n da y a f t e r n o on . P l e a s e l e t u s kn o w i f y ou a r e u n a b le t o a t t en d a re h e ar s a l .

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c h a l le n g i n g a t t i me s . O n e o f t h e q u a l i t i e s mu s i c i an s p o s s es s i s d i sc i p l i n e . Yo u h a ve t o b e

d i sc i p l i ne d i n o r d e r to ma s t e r p l a y i n g y ou r i n s t ru me n t .

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f r i e n d s . Wh o k n o w s , y o u ma y a l s o c o n s i de r p l a y i n g p r o fe s s i o na l l y i n t h e f u t u r e . P l ay i n g a mu s i c a l

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f r o m t h e s t a f f a t S w a n s e a S wi m C e n t r e w a s r e a l l y p o s i t i ve . I ‟ d l i k e t o ac kn o w l e d ge t h e S w a n se a

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c a rn i va l a n d ou r s en i o r s f o r a g a i n de mo n s t r a t i n g g re a t l e a d er sh i p . We l l d o n e e ve r y one !

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n o t i c e s s o th e y c a n no mi n a t e f o r t h e se t e am s p r i o r t o r ou n d 1 ma t c h e s .

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e x p er i en c i n g t r ue Be l mo n t H i g h S c ho o l p r i d e . P l e a s e g e t yo u r t e ac he r t o re a d o u t a l l s p o r t

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t o w a r d s t h o s e i n n eed w i t h i n t he c o mmu n i t y .

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c o m mo n c a u s e . Th o s e w o r k i n g i n t h e g a r d e n s d u r i n g t e r m 4 , 2 01 4 h a ve b ee n i nv i t e d b a c k t o

c o mp l e t e t h e u n f i n i sh e d pr o j ec t s . We l l d o n e b o y s a s t h i s h a s d e mo n s t r a t e d t h e e f fe c t i ven e s s o f

y o u r e f f o r t s !

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s t u d e n t s w o rk i n g i n a w o r k sh o p en v i r o n men t , o f t e n p r o d uc i n g ama z i n g w o o d w o r k i n g p r o j ec t s t o b e

p r o u d o f .

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c a re s ec t o r o f t he c o m mu n i t y . F a n t a s t i c f e e d b ac k on t he s t ud e n t s w h o vo l un t e e re d i n 2 01 4 h as

b e e n w e l c o me d . Th e a s s i s t a nc e & c on t i nue d vo l u n t ee r i n g b y s o me t h r o u g h o u t t he sc h o o l h o l i d a y s

h a s en s u r e d a c on t i nu a t i on o f th i s p r o g r am t h r o u g h o u t 20 15 .

L a s t l y , o u r l o c a l p re - sc h o o l s , S t Luk e s & K i nd y P a t c h F l o r a v i l le , a r e ve r y k ee n t o w or k w i t h s t u d e n t s

w h o s h o w a n i n t e r e s t & e n t hu s i a s m t o w a r d s w o r k i n g w i t h y o ung c h i l d re n . O n c e a g a i n , i t h a s b e en

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s a t i s f a c t i o n o f t h e i r ow n a c h i e ve me n t s w i l l b e g a i ne d . We a i m f o r 20 15 t o b e a ve r y su c c e s s fu l y e ar

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n u mb e r o f f a c t o r s h ave l e d t o th e n ee d t o c h an g e t h i s f o r ma t .

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a t te n d m e e t i ng s , f i n d p la c em e n t s a n d m eet d e ad l i ne s i n o r de r to pa r t i c ip a te .

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Wo r k i n mo s t p l a c e s . H o w e ve r , t h e r e a r e so me r e s t r i c t i o n s t h a t a r e t he p o l i c y o f D E C a n d s o me

t h a t a r e S c ho o l p o l i c y … s e e b e l o w .

Ap p r o a c h t h e e mp l o y e r s y ou r s e l f

Wo r k n o r ma l b u s i n e s s h o u r s f o r t h a t i n d u s t r y

M a k e s u r e y ou a r e s pe a k i n g t o t h e p e r so n i n c h ar g e o f Wo r k E x p e r i e nc e . I n a l a r g e o r g a n i z a t i on

t h i s i s u su a l l y i n t he HR d e p ar t me n t .

Y o u ca n n o t …

G o o u t s i d e N S W ( t h i s i n c lu d e s AC T )

B e p a i d fo r an y w o rk e x p er i en c e ; w o rk w i t h f i r e ar ms o r w e a p on s o f a n y s o r t ; w o r k w i t h t a t t o o

a n d b o d y p i e rc i n g ; w o r k o n a r o of o r i n a c e i l i n g ; w o r k w i t h h o r s e s ; w o r k o n a b o a t o u t s i d e the

“ i n sh o re l i m i t “ ; w o r k w i t h p s y c h i c s ; w o r k i n a n y o t h e r p l a c e s t h a t I t h i nk y o u s h ou ld p u r s ue “ i n

y o u r o w n t i me ”

G o t o y o u r o l d p r i ma r y s c ho o l . ( s e e s e p a ra t e b r oc hu re )

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O n l y o ne pe r s on sh o u l d b e w or k i n g i n o ne p l a c e

G o t o a p l a c e wh er e y o u a r e a l r e a d y d o i ng p a i d w or k

C e l e s t i n e P or t e r - B u rn s

C a r ee r s Ad v i s e r

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CANTEEN We a r e l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o a n e xc i t i n g y e ar a t t h e B e l mo n t H i gh S c h o o l c a n t ee n . Th e r e w i l l be l o t s

o f c h an g e s b o t h i n o u r c a n t ee n , w i t h a n e w k i t c h en b e i n g i n s t a l l e d f o r t he p r e p ar a t i on o f f re sh

f o o d , t h r ou g h t o a new l o o k me nu .

We a r e c u r r en t l y t r ia l l i n g d i f fe re n t f o o ds t o s ee w h i c h a r e mo s t p o p u l a r , s o th o u g h t h e o l d

f a vo u r i te s a r e s t i l l a va i l a b le , n e w i t e ms w i l l a p p e a r f r o m w e ek to w e ek .

We w i l l p l a c e s i gn s n e a r o u r s e r v i n g a rea s t o a d ve r t i se t h e se . C u r re n t l y p o pu l a r w i t h pu p i l s an d

s t a f f a r e : C h i c k en C ae s a r s a l a d - $ 4 .50

V i e t n a me s e R o l l s - $2 .5 0

S u s h i - $ 3 .50

Va a l i a Yo g h u r t Tu b s - $2 .0 0 (a s s o r t e d f l a vo u r s )

F r e s h F ru i t Tu b s - $2 .00 (w a t e r me l o n , p i ne ap p l e o r g r a pe s w he n a va i l a b l e )

O u r c an t e en i s o pe n i n t h e mo r n i n g f r o m 8 .4 5 a m a n d w e e n c our a g e p u p i l s t o p l a c e o r d e r s s o t h e y

d o n ‟ t m i s s o u t . Th e y c a n a l s o p l ac e l u nc h o r d e r s w i t h u s a t re c e ss .

Th a n k y o u

T r a c e y an d C he r y l

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SCHOOL SHOE REQUIREMENTS Th e s c h o o l mu s t a b i de w i t h t he O H& S s a fe t y r u le s t h a t a r e n o w l a w i n a l l D EC sc h oo l s a c r o s s t he

s t a t e . Wh e n p u r c h a s i n g y o u r c h i l d ‟ s f o o t we a r , u se t he f o l l o w i n g i ma g e s a s a g e ne r a l g u i de .

A l l s h o e s M U S T b e f u l l l e a t h e r , b l a c k sh oe s . O u r un i f o r m c o d e s t a t e s t h a t t h e s e sh o e s a re t o be

w o r n on a l l sc h o o l d a y s e xc e p t Th u r s d a y , w h e n fu l l l e a t he r s p o r t s s h o e s mu s t b e w or n .

Co r r e c t F o o tw e a r – fo r u se w i t h o u r sc h oo l u n i f o r m – b l a ck le a th e r , la c e up s ho es . M u s t n ot

e x t e n d o ve r th e an k le o r h a ve a p l a t f o r m. Th e l e a th e r mu s t c o ve r th e wh o l e f o o t f o r s a f e t y .

I n c o r r e c t Fo o tw e a r – D u e t o WH & S p o l i c y a n d t h e s a fe t y o f y ou r c h i l d s l i p o n s h oe s a n d s ho es

t h a t d o n o t c o ve r t h e w h o l e f o o t a r e NO T ac c e p t a b l e .

Co r r e c t F o o tw e a r f o r S p o r t – S p o r t s h oe s s h o u l d be p r e d o mi n a n t l y w h i t e , e i th e r l a c e u p o r

Ve l c r o . S h o e s sh o u l d b e su p p o r t i ve o f t he fe e t du r i n g ex e r c i se . Th e w h o le o f t he u p p er f o ot

mu s t h a ve a s o l i d c o ve r .

I n c o r r e c t sp o r t s s h o es - S l i p o n s p o r t s s h oe s a r e n o t pe r mi t te d , t h e s e i n c lu d e c an va s s h o e s a s

t h e y a re n o t su p p o r t i ve o r a p pr o pr i a t e f o r s p o r t a n d P E .

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