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Senior School
Weekly
A Message from our Head of Senior School
Mrs Ramadan
Salam Alaykum Dearest Bellfield community,
I am pleased to receive positive feedback from our community
about campus initiatives. Your ongoing involvement and
contributions are most welcome as this forms part of our
healthy parent-school relationship. The Senior School Weekly
provides highlights of initiatives on campus each week and I
encourage you to talk about the different articles with your
child. The College website provides information on assessment
schedules, assessment tasks and assessment and reporting
expectations.
Whilst the College Facebook is used for ongoing posts about
daily projects, events and initiatives it is important that
throughout the year you keep in contact with subject
teachers and keep abreast of the following:
• completion of homework, projects and assignments; (Check
the College Website for information)
• Email subject teachers and engage in discussions and
class teacher meetings;
• Talk about the topics your child is learning about and
check out the online homework systems so that you identify
links with home-based learning activities and learning in the
classroom;
• Ask subject teachers and myself about opportunities to
get involved in school activities to extend your knowledge of
how and what your child is learning;
• Use the google classroom resources for explanations of
the language, terminology and learning tools used in the
classroom;
• Assist your child with setting goals and discuss these
goals throughout the year.
In this edition of the Senior School weekly, I have included
the article by Michael Grose – Creating a Personal Learning
Centre for your Child.
Enjoy !
Term 1, 2020
Coming Up….
Grades 3 to 12
Cross Country
Thursday 5th
March 2020
Year 7 Camp
Monday 9th March
to Friday 13th
March 2020
Year 7 and Year 8
Elevate on campus
Compression Biology
Excursion
Penrith Lakes
Monday 2nd March
2020
Things to come…..
Enrolments Senior School Weekly
About our School, Contacts, Newsletter
Links: Student/Parent Portal, Sentral,
Whatsapp, School Events
Posts from senior school, events, carnivals, what your children have been up to and links to
our Senior School Weekly.
Mrs Mouina Ramadan Head of Senior School [email protected]
Mr Hussein Akil Head of Department - PDHPE [email protected]
Mr Moustafa Nehme PDHPE and HSIE [email protected]
Mrs Jennifer Dowley PDHPE, Food Technology and
Pastoral Care
Dr Ken Silburn Head of Department – STEM [email protected]
Mrs Fatima Haidar Maths and Science [email protected]
Mrs Shweta Sharma Maths and Science [email protected]
Miss Sarah El
Hourani
Maths and Science [email protected]
Mrs Marwa Hijazi Maths and Science [email protected]
Mr Javid Karimi Mathematics [email protected]
Mrs Rana Chebli Information and Software
Technology
Miss Hayley Brown Lab Assistant [email protected]
Mr Wassim Hijazi Head of Department – HSIE [email protected]
Ms Mariam Bazzi HSIE and English [email protected]
Br Mohamed
Mohammadi
HSIE and Legal Studies [email protected]
Ms Zeinab Rammal HSIE/English/Technology [email protected]
Miss Ayah Balloot Head of Department – C.A.L.E [email protected]
Ms Chanel Jbarah English [email protected]
Mr Mahdi Hussain English [email protected]
Ms Riem Derbas English and Learning Support [email protected]
Ms Bayda Mahmood Arabic and Languages [email protected]
Mrs Sasha Hayes Technology and Visual Arts [email protected]
Sheikh Hamid Waqar College Chaplain [email protected]
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.
School Zones
Strictly no reversing and no u turn’s around school
zones. Police regularly monitor the area and we ask
you to uphold the Road and Traffic Authority road
rules.
Illuminations Illuminations Stage 5 Book 1 Parents’ Guide
O you who live in a state of serenity and peace, save yourselves and your families from a Fire
whose fuel is people and stones
Qur’an 66:6
The Illuminations Parents’ Guide is a self-reflective booklet that builds a sustainable bridge
connecting students’ learning at school with parents’ guide at home. But still, once the bridge is built,
it will serve no purpose unless we are persuaded, we can benefit from it. Here it is vital to highlight
the rationale why parents alongside their children should cross that bridge, meet on it, widen and
strengthen it, and even build new character strengths on it.
This booklet presents parents with the key learnings for each Illuminations lesson, which could be
imagined like a campfire around which parents and their children share their reflections in a face-to-
face home encounter. Hence, the Illuminations department strongly believes in the power of
cooperation between the school, students and parents to foster resilience and mastery. As wisdom has
taught humanity, “The good home is the best of schools, not only in youth but in age.”
Illuminations coordinators
Dr Hassan Lami
Mohamed Wehby
PHONE FREE SCHOOL
MOBILE PHONE PROTOCOL
Bellfield College Lunch time Clubs
Coding Club FF03
Environmental Club FF02
Media for Millenials Library
Quran Club Prayer Hall
Public Speaking FF05
Community Hub Library
Students are provided the opportunity to hand in phones every morning at roll call.
If a mobile phone is seen, heard or used during school hours they will be confiscated
immediately and held on campus for 2 weeks.
All students are aware of the 2-week protocol.
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 Pastoral Care Coordinator the next day. Continued late to class / truancy may
result in further action being taken.
Homework is sent home every night. Please contact your child’s class teacher for any concerns.
Bellfield College Winter Uniform All students Years 7 to 10 will change into the Winter Uniform in Term 2 and Term 3.
Senior Girls - Long teal skirt,
white long sleeve blouse, grey
stockings, black leather shoes
and College Blazer (all items are
compulsary)
• Teal scarf for Year 11 and
Year 12 Girls
Senior Boys – Long grey pants,
white long sleeve shirt, grey
socks, black leather shoes, and
College Blazer. (all items are
compulsary)
• Tie for Year 11 and Year
12 Boys
The Uniform Shop is open on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Blazer orders need to be in by the
end of February as orders can take
up to 6 weeks to be made.
NOTE ** Our College uniform shop stocks open toe stockings suitable for ablution.
Permitted opaque stockings / socks
Opaque Grey Stockings Charcoal Grey Socks
Are your contact details up to date? Contact Administration to update your email, phone
number and home address
Add Bellfield College to your WhatsApp contact list
0430 842 666
Bellfield.sentral.com.au/portal2/register
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.
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.
If you have any further enquiries, please
don’t hesitate to contact the
administration staff.
Stage 6
Mathematics Workshop
Every Monday from 4pm to 5pm in the College Library.
Water in our world!
This week in HSIE our year 7 students took a learning
adventure through Australia. During this adventure, they
learnt about the water cycle and how it impacts one of our
most important basins, the Murray Darling basin. Over the
next coming weeks, students will continue to travel around the
world learning about the important role of water in different
continents. Next stop, Asia!
Students are seen annotating a model of the Murray Darling
Basin with key points. They are demonstrating their
understanding of the information they have read and
processed.
Did you know that the Murray-
Darling Basin is one of the
worlds driest major river
Basins with an evaporation
rate over 90%!
Drama is a vital part of learning as it enhances many skills,
such as the student’s self-esteem, creative and confidence.
In Term 1, our Year 10 Drama class has been learning about
The Elements of Drama. These elements are the ingredients
that create dramatic meaning and theatre. Students have
been learning about these elements through play
-building and the art of improvisation.
Improvisation is the skill where someone acts and reacts
spontaneously without any preparation. This is a great skill
for students to learn as this teaches students how to
communicate, make decisions and work as a part of a team.
This week, the Year 10 Drama
Class were placed into groups and
have been putting their creative
caps on to play-build and perform
a short play from a scenario that
was given to them.
It isn’t easy to step out of one’s
comfort zone and to see the
students step out with such
professionalism, is something they
are to be proud of.
Mr Mahdi Hussain
Drama Teacher
Year 7 Visual Arts
Students in 7.2 and 7.2 Visual Arts have been developing their understanding of the
Elements of Art, creating a specific element each week.
Year 8 Visual Arts
Each week students have been writing an
analysis of an artwork connected to one of the
Visual Arts Frames, using the PEEL
paragraph technique.
Students have also drawn their chosen work
to develop an understanding of Artist practice.
Year 10 Elective Visual Arts
Students have been completing tasks using the art technique
“Appropriation”. Students have appropriated famous paintings
into photographs using only a camera, no digital manipulation.
Students also placed figures from paintings into a photograph
they took of their local area.
The students in all grades have illustrated independent learning, as well as
artwork development for which they should be commended!
Mrs Sasha Hayes
Visual Arts Teacher
Bellfield College is working hard to encourage and develop great literacy skills for all College students.
Reading in the classroom takes place in several different ways. However, for students to truly excel in
the area of literacy, reading must be encouraged in the home as well.
The Scholastic Book Fair offers children a hands-on experience where they can discover a love of books
and ignite a life-long passion for reading. Children who choose their own books are more likely to read
more, understand more, and are more likely to continue reading when they have access to books. Books
start from as low as $4 each.
Books, comics, magazines and novels all promote good literacy skills. This is a wonderful opportunity
for families to come together to promote literacy within the household.
When
Wednesday 4th March – Wednesday 11th
March 2020
Where
Bellfield College Library.
Who
Kindergarten to year 9 are welcome during
Lunch.
Parents/ Carers welcome to browse and
purchase books from 8:10 am – 8:30 am each
day
Prices
Prices range from $4 - $25. Online
ordering possible.
At our book fair we will have a "donate
me" option. This is for parents wishing to
buy a book and donate it to the school.
These books will be placed in the library for
students to borrow as they wish.
Friday is a great opportunity for all students to be involved in different sports with
their friends and teachers. This week, all grades will experience a new sport.
This week, years 7 - 10 students will experience the following sports
Internal Sports:
External Sports:
Ninja warrior: Burns Outdoor Obstacle Training, 25
Dwyer Rd, Bringelly NSW 2556.
9B1 + 9B2
Basketball: Michael Clarke leisure centre, 2 Margaret
Dawson Dr, Carnes Hill NSW 2171
7B1 + 7B2
Kind regards,
Hussein Akil
Head of Department PDHPE
FRIDAY SPORTS – WEEK 5
Softball: 8B1 v 8B2
European handball: 8G v 9G
Touch football: 10G
Handball/Basketball: 10B
Basketball (external): 7B1, 7B2
Ninja Warrior: 9B1, 9B2
Volleyball: 7G
Year 9 and 10 have settled well into IST this term. They are learning about Artificial
Intelligence, Simulation and Modelling. They have researched the history of Artificial
Intelligence and its different areas. The students thoroughly enjoyed the heated
debate we had arguing who is stronger Human or Machine!
Next week the students will receive their Term 1 Assessment Notification where they
will be building a maze using the Project Development Cycle and coding the sphero ball to
navigate through it. Homework is now being posted on Google classroom.
Please encourage your child to complete all homework tasks.
Kind regards,
Mrs Chebli
The evening BEFORE school:
Check Student
Diary for
homework / tasks
o Complete
homework
o Work on
assessment
task/s
Charge your
computer
Check timetable for the following day
Prepare the correct uniform and place it
out for the day ahead. Check:
o Shirt
o Skirt / dress / shorts / pants
o School socks
o Tie (Winter – boys/seniors)
o School cardigan / jumper
o School sport jacket
o Black leather shoes
Pack your bag with equipment for the
next day
What items are required?
o pencil case
o books – what subjects?
o PE uniform / runners
o Apron
o Homework /Assessment
Tasks due
In the morning:
o Double check your timetable and bag
o Pack your computer device
o Dress in the correct uniform
In mathematics this week Compression students have used functions and graphs to graph a
picture they chose. The work has been very tedious and some of them have up to 6000 equations
with relevant restrictions to make the picture they want. Alhamdulillah, they have done a great
job and they have a better understanding of the topic Functions.
All other maths classes have been given their Mathsonline login so all students can independently
work on mathematical skills from home. Teachers may give homework from Mathsonline,
however, students are expected to use Mathsonline regularly to further improve their maths
skills.
Mr Javid Karimi
TAFE NSW YES program update
To support your request for places, can you please now complete and return to me by Friday 13 March
2020 the Expression of Interest forms for students wishing to participate. These forms are
completed by the school on behalf of the student.
We cannot place your student without these forms and I’d appreciate as early a return as possible but
13/03/20 is a firm cut-off date. This will allow me to confirm how many places I will offer each school
in each program with enough time for you to communicate with your parents before the end of term.
We have this Semester a higher level of demand for places than I can currently service. To ensure
equity, please do not put forward students who have already participated in a YES program previously.
If you have not yet replied and still wish to have students participate, I am willing to consider your
students provided you also meet the 12 March return of Expression of Interest forms.
Whilst you are collating the EOI forms, I am also asking my teachers for additional classes to
accommodate the demand. I can confirm the following courses, times and dates have been secured so
far:
Course Area Location Status Date/Time
Hair and Beauty - T1,
BLOCK Liverpool Confirmed
Monday 30 March - Thursday 9 April
9am-2.30pm
Hair and Beauty - T2, 1
day P/W Liverpool Confirmed
Thursdays, 30/04/20 -
25/06/20 9am-2.30pm
Health and Wellbeing - T2,
1 day P/W Liverpool Confirmed
Thursdays, 30/04/20 - 25/06/20
9am-2.30pm
Medical Administration -
T2, BLOCK Liverpool Confirmed
Friday 19 June - Tuesday 30 June
9am-3.15pm
Be Money Smart - T2, 1
day P/W Michelle
Diamond
Liverpool Confirmed
Tuesdays, 28/04/20 -
23/06/20 9am-
2.30pm
Website Development - T2,
1 day PW
Miller TBC
Tuesdays
5 May - 30 June 2020
9am - 3pm
Robotics - T2, block Miller TBC
Thursday 18 June - Tuesday 30 June 2020
9am - 3pm
Retail
Liverpool
or Miller TBC
enough interest for this course to run - details
being confirmed
Carpentry Miller TBC
Demand higher than capacity. Seeking additional
shopfitting/similar timber trade programs from
TAFE NSW Lidcombe
Childcare Miller Confirmed
Wednesday
29/4/20 - 17/06/20
8.50am - 3pm
Electrical Miller Confirmed
Fridays
1 May - 26 June
9am - 3pm with 1 hour break (2 sessions - or
2.45pm finish if 45 min break)
Barbering - BLOCK Granville Confirmed
Thursday 18 June - Tuesday 30 June 2020
9am - 3pm (course is full)
If you have students who miss out in this current offering of YES programs, please remember that
you can still have your students engage with TAFE NSW through:
· Campus Tour requests - www.tafensw.edu.au/careeradvisor
· Taste of TAFE - Miller will be hosting this on 12/06/2020. An email invitation will be sent to
those who are on the TAFE NSW Careers email list in the week commencing 10 March 2020. You can
register at the above link.
Please remember that schools can choose to book campus tours or to attend a Taste of TAFE event
at any TAFE NSW location, you are not restricted to your closest campus.
Thanks again for your ongoing support of YES programs.
Kind Regards
Samantha MacLean
TAFE Services Coordinator
Building M, Level 1, Room M1.57B
Cnr Hoxton Park and Banks Roads, Miller NSW 2168
tafensw.edu.au
MEDIA FOR MILLENNIALS
The following 10 students will take part in “Media for Millennials”
run by Journalist and Educator Stephanie Aceglav.
Kassem Boussi
Azaan Faitrouni
Hussein Sakr
Baneen Ali
Ali Ibrahim
Zainab Yassine
Laila Khalili
Marzia Gharib
Nour Haidar
Shahad Alsaad
The workshop consists of five modules that aim to provide students an opportunity to work on the
basics of print and broadcast media, building a network, professional media skills, and creating a
showreel.
Mrs Fatima Haidar
Careers Advisor
A Word from College Chaplain
YouTube Curiosity
Like many parents, my wife and I limit time on the Internet for our children (ages 12 and 14). They
usually respect that limit, so I try not to set the agenda for how they spend the time.
And yet.
Some content they favour drives me crazy. Recently, it’s a group of Australian siblings who post
frenetic videos of themselves doing silly stuff. A month ago, the screechy sounds coming from the
computer got the better of me.
“Hey,” I said to my 14-year-old daughter. “Are you really enjoying this? It looks like it’s supposed to be
funny, but you’re not even smiling.”
She shrugged. “Yeah. It’s pretty stupid, actually.”
“So why do you watch it?”
I got a long answer, but it boiled down to this: she feels sucked in, curious about the latest video,
despite the history of disappointment.
I told her I have the same issue. I end up reading Top 10 lists and gossip, even though I want to
consume richer content. Why?
Kids, adults, and most animals are naturally curious. We are programmed to explore our environment,
because learning about our surroundings makes us better equipped to cope and survive.
Research shows that the trigger for curiosity is our sense that there’s an easy
opportunity to learn a lot. That’s a moment-to-moment judgment, which is why curiosity
can come and go so quickly.
Furthermore, curiosity is not influenced by long-term learning goals. That’s why, even though I’m a
psychologist who loves his work, I still might be bored at a talk on psychology. But Internet content
that promises quick and easy information draws my attention even if, after the fact, it doesn’t seem
worth my time.
So, reminding my daughter she’s regretted watching those silly videos in the past won’t work. That’s
appealing to long-term goals, not momentary curiosity. What she needs is stimulating content that’s
as tempting as the screechy Australians.
But I can only expect so much resourcefulness from a 14-year-old in finding it. So I helped. I spent an
hour with her finding pages of links, YouTubers, and podcasts on subjects she’s passionate about.
Don’t expect children to avoid Internet timewasters on their own.
Do recognize that curiosity can’t be controlled directly, but you can offer more tempting targets. Help
kids find them. And model the behaviour by creating a similar resource list for yourself.
With curiosity and gratitude,
Dan
Daniel Willingham is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.
Creating a Personal Learning
Centre for your child
Schools work hard to reinforce in
students that learning doesn’t end at
the school gate. In fact, the notion of
continuous learning is one of the
greatest gifts a child can receive as it
sets them on the road to a lifetime of
learning and self-improvement.
A practical way parents can develop a
continuous learning mindset in their
child is by establishing a Personal
Learning Centre at home, and it’s
easier than you might think.
Location carries memory
If you’ve ever established a dedicated
children’s play space in your home then you’ll know how powerful location can be for shaping attitudes
and behaviour. Your children will have learned to associate play with those designated areas – as
location consistently carries memory of use. The same principle applies when you establish a personal
learning centre – your child will associate learning with that designated space, which is reinforced every
time they spend time there.
It’s more than a workspace
At the moment, your children may use a desk or kitchen table that doubles as a workspace for
homework, projects or completing other formal school tasks. This workspace probably doesn’t
necessarily promote deep or pleasurable learning. It enables kids to get their schoolwork done.
A Personal Learning Centre is part library, part research centre, part entertainment area and part
creative space. It’s a place that a child chooses to retreat to for fun and informal learning, a place to
find answers to those quirky questions such as “why do my fingers go wrinkly in the bath?”, a place to
go to read more about their favourite band/hobby/sport; a place where learning, curiosity and comfort
come together. More importantly, a Personal Learning Centre helps promote the concept of lifelong
learning to children, which is a wonderful mindset to develop.
Features of a Personal Learning Centre
A Personal Learning Centre can be established anywhere in a house or apartment, including in a child’s
bedroom or any quiet space. It can have some or all of the following features:
Comfortable place for reading – bean bag, couch or chair
A bookshelf with a variety of fiction and non-fiction books
A digital screen (portable or fixed) for research
Materials for writing, recording and note taking
Digital device equipped with age-appropriate apps and programs that enable learning, research and
content creation
A place for a water bottle or jug of water
Table or desk and suitable lighting
What’s in a name?
A quick glance at the list above may have you thinking that a Personal Learning Centre is basically a
desk with a few fancy gadgets attached. On one level this is correct however there are three
advantages a Personal Learning Centre has over a simple workspace or desk.
First, the name says it all. A Personal Learning Centre is a place child can go to learn, not necessarily to
work. In the past educators have managed to make learning seem very unattractive for kids by using
terms such as ‘homework’, ‘work tasks’, ‘projects’ to describe the learning they are to undertake at
home. Some rephrasing is desperately needed if we are to engage kids to see themselves as continuous
learners and not continuous workers.
Second, the nature of a Personal Learning Centre implies that it’s something to build upon rather than
a finite entity. You can start a Personal Learning Centre very simply by establishing a bookshelf and
some comfortable chairs and build from there.
Third, a Personal Learning Centre is a concept that your child can take into adulthood that’s easily
adapted to suit any situation. When I travel, my Personal Learning Centre consists of a phone, a book
and any comfortable couch or chair I can find. It’s the idea rather than the furniture and physical
setting where the learning magic lays.
Getting started is easy
Start by setting up your own Personal Learning Centre. If you think this is a strange idea then
there’s no point introducing it to kids. It just won’t wash, as your heart won’t be in it. Set aside a
space for your own learning – a chair in another room with a few books, a space to go to read the
newspaper; or a quiet place to look up recipes on YouTube. Start small and gradually build from there.
If you feel comfortable so far congratulate yourself for taking concrete steps down a lifelong learner
path.
The next step is introducing the idea to your child. This shouldn’t be a difficult idea to sell, particularly
if you provide some new writing implements and perhaps a comfortable chair or beanbag for their new
Personal Learning Centre.
Timing makes a big difference to how ideas are received so going back to school is the ideal time to
present this new idea to your kids as they tend to be more open to change at this time. Also, for kids
going back to school, a Personal Learning Centre maybe a whole lot cooler than returning to the same
old work desk for the first assignment for the year.
Michael Grose
