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October 2020

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1 Al l y e a r g r ou p s r e t u r n

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a s a P r i nc i p a l , p r e v i ou s l y l e a d i n g Mu s w e l l b r o o k H i g h S c h o o l a n d mo s t r ec en t l y , C a r d i f f H i gh Sc h o o l ,

w i t h a s t r on g fo c u s on sc h o o l i mp r o ve me n t .

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v i s i o n f o r th e sc ho o l . I n s i mp l e t e r ms , I b e l ie ve B e l mo n t H i g h Sc ho o l c an b e o ne o f t he b e s t sc ho o l s

i n t h e Hu n t e r R e g i o n . Wh e n c h o o s i n g a H i g h S c h o o l f o r t he i r c h i l d re n , I w ou l d h o pe i n th e f u t u r e

t h a t B e l mo n t H i g h Sc h o o l i s t h e p r e f e r red c h o i c e f o r f a mi l i e s w i t h i n ou r C o mmu n i t y o f S c h o o l s ;

B e l mo n t P S , B e l mo n t N o r t h P S , J e w e l l s P S an d F l o r a v i l le P S .

H o w e ve r , a v i s i o n fo r a sc h o o l n e e d s t o b e c r e a t e d an d sh a r e d b y ou r s t a f f , s t u d e n t s and

c o m mu n i t y . I n th e c omi n g mo n t h s , t h e s c ho o l w i l l b e ac t i ve l y c o n s u l t i n g i n c o - d e ve lo p i n g o u r 202 1 -

2 02 4 S t r a t e g i c I mpro ve me n t P l a n t h r oug h o u r P &C a n d c om mu n i t y fo ru ms . Th e p l a n w i l l s e t

a mb i t i o u s t a r g e t s fo r ac a d e mi c i mp r ove me n t , s u p p o r t e d b y e v i d en c e - b a s e d p r a c t i c e s a n d

p r o g r a ms , a s w e l l a s p r o v i d i n g a f r a me w o r k f o r e n h an c e d s tu d e n t we l f a r e a n d w e l l b e i n g , a n d

p a r e n t a n d c o m mu n i t y p r o mo t i o n a n d e n ga g e me n t .

B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l h a s b e ne f i t t e d t re m e n d o u s l y f r o m t h e c o mp l e t e d $ 30 mi l l i o n b u i l d i n g w or k s

p r o v i d i n g f a n t a s t i c a me n i t y an d f u tu re f o c u s e d l e ar n i n g s pa c e s a n d o f c o u r s e , t h e sc h o o l i s

a l r e a d y w e l l kn o w n f o r i t s ou t s t a n d i n g C r e a t i ve an d P e r f o rmi n g Ar t s , T r a mp o l i n i n g a n d D i v i n g

P r o g r a ms . B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l i s w e l l po s i t i on e d t o bu i l d on c u r re n t su c c es s fu l p r ac t i c es w i th

e x c i t i n g o p p o r t un i t i e s f o r de ve l o p me n t a n d i n n o va t i o n i n o t he r a r e a s . I a c t i ve l y e n c o u r a g e a l l

me mb e r s o f o u r sc h oo l c o mmu n i t y t o p r o v i d e i n pu t i n t h e d e ve lo p me n t o f t h i s p l a n an d d e ve l o p i n g

a s h a re d v i s i o n a n d fu t u re d i r ec t i o n f o r Be lmo n t H i g h S c h o o l .

G a r e t h E r s k i n e

P r i nc i p a l

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YEAR 12 GRADUATION 2020



TECHNOLOGY As p a r t o f o u r B YO D p r o g r a m, B e l mo n t H i g h Sc h o o l

h a ve p a r tn e r e d w i th H P t o p r o v i d e a c u s t o mi s e d

o n l i ne B YO D s t o re . B u y i n g d i r ec t f r om t h e s t o r e

e n s u r es y o u p u rc h as e a p r o d uc t f o r y o u r c h i l d

d e s i gn e d t o su i t t he t ec h n o l o g y re q u i re me n t s o f

s t u d e n t s a t B H S an d th e D e p ar t me n t o f E du c a t i on . Al l

d e v i c e s pu r c h a s e d t h r o u gh t h e B H S B YO D p o r t a l

i n c lu d e 3 - ye a r o n s i te s u p p or t w i t h t h e o pt i o n fo r 3 -

y e a r N e x t Bu s i n e s s D a y O n s i t e S up p o r t a n d

Ac c i d e n t a l D a ma g e P r o t e c t i on .

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mi n i mu m o f 7 .5 h ou r s b a t t e r y l i f e w h i c h me a n s t he

d e v i c e w o n ’ t r un ou t o f c h ar g e t h r oug h o u t t he

s c h o o l d a y .

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d e v i c e s a n d h i gh - l e ve l d e v i c e s , a s w e l l a s

a c c e s s o r i e s . Yo u c a n a l s o re c e i ve a n a d d i t i o n a l 5 %

d i sc o un t a t c he c ko u t b y u s i n g t h e e C o u p on

a va i l a b l e on th e we b s i t e . Th e w e b s i te s e l l s th e

s a me P r o B o o k t h a t w e u se w i t h t he l a p t op t r o l l e y s

s o y o u k n o w y o u a re p u rc h a s i n g a qu a l i t y p r o d uc t .

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c h i l d , o r c o n s i de r i n g i t a s a Ch r i s t ma s p r e se n t , p l e a s e

v i s i t t he p or t a l t o l o ok a t t he o p t i o n s a va i la b l e .

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h t t p : / / w w w .h p s h o p p i n g .c o m .a u / b e l mo n t b y o d (e n s u r e

y o u u s e C hr o me b r ow s e r t o a c c e s s t he po r t a l ) . Th e

l i n k c a n a l s o b e a c c e s s e d on t h e sc h o o l w e b s i te v i a

t h e t ec hn o l o g y t a b .

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t h r o u gh H P o r t he p or t a l

O th e r te c h n o l ogy n ew s

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c o n t r i b u t i on t o h e l p w i t h t h e pu rc h a se o f 15

H P x 36 0 l a p t o p d e v i c e s a n d a ne w l ap t o p

c h ar g i n g t r o l l e y t o s t o r e th e de v i c es .

Th i s r e s ou rc e i s a va i l a b le t o b e b o ok e d b y

t e a c he r s t o u t i l i s e i n th e i r l e s s on s . Th e t r o l le y i s

a w e lc o me a d d i t i on t o o u r mo b i l e t ec hn o l o g y

r e s ou rc e s . Th e sc ho o l n o w h a s 3 l ap t o p

t r o l l e y s c o n s i s t i n g o f 1 5 d e v i c e s e ac h an d 2

l a p t o p t r o l l e y s c on s i s t i n g o f 30 de v i c e s e ac h .

Th e s e t r o l l e y s a r e a w o n d e r f u l re s ou rc e f o r t h e

s c h o o l an d h e l p t o su p p l e me n t s tu d e n t s w h o

d o n o t h a ve th e i r o w n d e v i c e . Th e y a r e a

l i m i t e d r e s ou r c e a n d a r e i n s t r o n g d e ma nd b y

t e a c he r s w a n t i n g t o i nc or p o r a te t e c h n o l o g y

i n t o t he i r l e s s on s an d u t i l i s e C AN V AS - o u r

s c h o o l ’ s l e ar n i n g ma n a g e me n t s y s t e m .

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e f f ec t i ve l y i n t e g r a t e t e c hn o l o g y i n t o t h e i r c l a s s r oo m.

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DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT – Year 7 and 10 Y e ar 7 R ep o r t

S t u d e n t s w er e rec e n t l y i s s ue d t he i r Ye a r 8 S e me s t e r E l ec t i ve s b o o k l e t th a t o u t l i n e d t h e s u b j e c ts

a va i l a b l e f o r s t u de n ts t o e l ec t t o s t u d y i n Ye a r 8 . Ye a r 8 s t ud e n t s g e t t o s tu d y on e e le c t i ve i n

S e me s t e r 1 a n d an o t he r e l ec t i ve i n Se me s t e r 2 .

A l l Ye a r 7 s t u d en t s we r e s en t a We b c o d e t o t h e i r sc h o o l e ma i l a d d r e s s . Th e e ma i l c o n t a i n e d a l i nk

a n d w e b c o d e t o ma k e th e i r e l ec t i ve c h o i c e s o n l i n e . S t u d en t s th e n s e le c te d t h e i r s ub j ec t s i n o r d er

o f p r e f e r en c e , ma k i ng t h e i r s e lec t i on s on l i n e be f o r e vo t i n g c l o se d o n F r i d a y 2 3 O c t ob e r .

S t u d e n t s w i l l b e n o t i f ie d l a t e r i n t h e t e r m w h a t e l ec t i ve s th e y h ave r ec e i ve d fo r 20 21 .

Y e a r 1 0 R ep o r t

Ye a r 10 a r e c u r re n t l y i n t he p r oc e s s o f c o mp l e t i n g t he i r f i n a l a s s e s s me n t t a sk s f o r e ac h o f t he i r

s u b j ec t s t o q u a l i f y f o r t he Ye a r 10 R ec or d o f Sc h o o l Ac h i e ve me n t (R O S A) . Th e r e h a ve b e en s o me

c h a n ge s t o th e a s s e s s me n t s c h e du l e p r o v i d e d i n t h e Ye a r 1 0 As s e s s me n t B o o k le t – Am e n d e d P o s t

C O VI D -19 . S u b j e c t s t h a t h a ve ma d e c h a n g e s t o t h e i r s c h ed u l e h a ve i s su e d s tu d e n t s w i t h a

‘ c h a n g e i n t a s k ’ n o t i f i c a t i on sh e e t w h en i s su i n g t h e a me n d e d t a s k . Th e c a l en d a r fo r sc he d u le d

t a s k s i s a s f o l l o w s :

S t u d e n t s w h o a re r eq u i r i n g a d di t i o n a l s up p o r t t o c o mp l e t e a s s e s s me n t t a s k s sh ou l d s ee t he i r

r e le va n t c l a s s te a c he r , H e a d Te a c he r , Ye a r Ad v i s o r o r t he We l l b e i n g Te a m i n F2 a s s o o n a s

p o s s i b le . Th e L e ar n i ng H u b i s a l s o a va i l a b l e o n Th u r s d a y a f t e r no o n s f r o m 3 .1 0 t o 4 pm f o r s t u d e n t s

r e qu i r i n g a s s i s t a nc e o r w a n t i n g t o s p en d qu a l i t y t i me o n r e v i s i on .

P a r e n t s w h o a re c onc er ne d a b ou t t he i r c h i l d ’ s p r o g re s s sh o u l d c on t a c t t h e c l a s s t ea c h er o r Ye a r

Ad v i s o r b y c a l l i n g t he s c h o o l on 4 94 506 00 .

M r s G ee

D e p u t y P r i nc i p a l (Ye a r s 7 a n d 1 0 )

Te r m 4 We e k 4 - c o mme n c i n g 2 /1 1/ 20 20 Te r m 4 We e k 5 – c o mme n c i n g 9 /1 1/ 20 20

Subjects in i ta l ics ind icate elect ive subjects

• M a t h s 5 .2 Ta s k 4 - 2 5 %

• M a t h s 5 .3 Ta s k 4 - 2 5 %

• S c i e nc e Ta s k 4 - 30 %

• F o o d T e c h n o l o g y T a s k 3 - 4 0 %

• C h i l d S t u d ie s T a sk 4 - 2 5 %

• I T Me t a l T a s k 3 & 4 - 50 %

• Ja p a n e s e T a s k 3 – 3 0 %

• Mu s i c T a sk 4 – 1 5 %

• M a t h s 5 .1 Ta s k 5 – 2 0%

• P D H P E Ta s k 5 – 10 %

• I T T i m b er T a s k 5 – 25 %

P&C MEETING

The next P&C meeting for 2020 will

be Wednesday, November 25 at

5.30pm.

All are welcome to attend.



SPORT REPORT Th e q u i e t ye a r o f S p or t t h a t i s 2 02 0 c on t i nue s a n d a s w e s t a r t t o e n t e r t h e w a r me r mo n t h s i t i s g r e a t

t o s e e s o ma n y s t u d en t s o u t e n j o y i n g o u r sc h o o l o va l a s an ac t i ve s p a c e a t b r e a k t i me .

Th e s c h o o l g y mn a s i um h a s a l s o b ee n a b u z z o f a c t i v i t y d u r i n g b re a k t i me s w i t h G y m C l u b a n d

b a s k e t b a l l p r o v i n g t o b e mo s t p o p u l a r du r i n g Te r m 3 . Th a n k y ou t o Mr Au s t i n e w ho g a ve u p a l l h i s

b r e a ks t o ru n G y m C l u b w h i l s t t he T r a mp o l i n e s re ma i n e d a s s e mb l e d f o r ou r P D H P E Gy m a n d T r a mp

U n i t t h r ou g h ou t t h e f i r s t 5 w e ek s o f l a s t t e rm . Th e o p p o r t u n i t i e s c re a t e d t h r o u g h ou t th e s e p r o gr a ms

a r e a u n i qu e a s p ec t o f Be l mo n t H i g h S c h oo l t h a t th e s t u d en t s a s a w ho l e h a ve a p pr ec i a t e d and

d e f i n i te l y ma d e t h e mo s t o f .

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e mb r a c i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s p r o v i d e d t o th e m d u r i n g t h i s c o m p u l s o r y s p o r t a f t e r n oo n . Th e w a r mer

w e a t h e r me a n t s t u d en t s w er e e a g er t o en r o l i n s p o r t s s uc h a s B e a c h Wa l k i n g , Be a c h G a me s a nd

S t a n d - u p P a d d l e B o ard i n g .

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t e r m t h e y c o mp l e t e d a Wa l k f o r F i tn e s s b lo c k w he re c l a s s e s e n j o y e d t h e l oc a l s u r r ou n d i n g s o f t he

F e r n le i g h T r ac k , G r een P o i n t a n d t he B e l m o n t F o r e sh o re . Th e b ea u t i fu l w e a t he r de f i n i t e l y ma d e t h e

e x p er i en c e a l l t h e m o r e p l e a s a n t !

Ye a r 7 f i n i s he d t h e t e r m w i t h a f e w w e e k s a t P lu s F i t n e s s G y m l e a r n i n g t h e i mp o r t a nc e of

R e s i s t a nc e T r a i n i n g i n a c h i e v i n g o ve r a l l h ea l t h a n d f i tn e s s . Th e s t u d e n t s a r e t o be c o m m e n d e d o n

t h e i r p o s i t i ve a t t i t u d es a n d en t hu s i a s m t o w a r d s t r y i n g ne w a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e g y m e n v i r on me n t .

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r un f o r 5 w e ek s .

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o u t a c r az y a n d c h a l le n g i n g ye a r !

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C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o Ka y n e Gi l mo r e , r ec en t l y a n n o un c e d i n th e 20 21 U1 8

S t a t e B a s k e t b a l l S qu ad . F i n a l te a m a n n o unc e me n t s w i l l b e ma d e s o o n ,

w i t h p l a y e r s sc h e du le d t o p l a y i n t h e U18 N a t i o n a l Ch a mp i o ns h i p s i n

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o p p o r t u n i t y t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n g y m c l u b a t b o t h re c e s s a n d l un c h e ac h

d a y . Th i s o p p o r tu n i t y w a s o n l y ma d e p o s s i b l e d u e t o t he g e n ero s i t y o f

b o t h Mr Au s t i n e (s n r ) a n d Mr Au s t i n e ( j n r ) g i v i n g u p t h e i r b re a k t i me s t o

s u p p o r t th e ma n y en th u s i a s t i c s t u de n t s i n vo l ve d .

Th i s t e r m, w e l o o k f o rw a r d t o s t u d e n t s g e t t i n g i n vo l ve d i n a b a d mi n t o n c o mp e t i t i on t o b e h e l d i n

t h e sc h o o l g y m d u r i ng t h e b r e ak (d a i l y e xc e p t Th u r s d a y ) .

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t h e u s e o f t he B B l oc k B a s e me n t (B B ) r o o m f o r t he f i r s t e ve r t i me . P i c t u r e d ar e t he f o u r s tu d e n t s

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s i g n i f i c a n t c o n t r i bu t i o n s t o B H S .

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