The dangers of technology - millenniumschools.net.au · March 2014 Belmont High School Quantum Building Harmony and Success We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land

March 2014

Belmont High School

Quantum Building Harmony and Success

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to elders past and present

Building Harmony and Success Po Box 2345, Gateshead MDC 2290

Phone: (02) 49450600 Fax: (02) 49477531 www.belmonthigh.com.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Ant i Bu l ly in g

Bu l l y i ng i s an i s sue t hat i s a p rob l em ac ros s a l l sect i ons o f soc i e ty . Sc hool s a re not i m m une f rom

t hi s p rob l em .

Bu l l y i ng i s repeat ed ve rba l , phy s i c al , soc i al o r psy c ho l ogi c al behavi our t hat i s ha rm fu l and i nvo l ves

t he m i suse o f pow er by an i nd i v i dual o r g roup t ow ards one o r m ore pe rsons .

Behav i ours t hat do not c onst i t u te bul l y i ng i nc l ude :

• m ut ual a rg um ent s and di sag reem ent s (w here t he re i s no pow er i m bal ance)

• not l i k i ng som eone o r a s i ng l e act o f soci al re j ect i on

• one - o f f ac t s o f m eannes s o r spi te

• i so l at ed i nc i dent s o f ag g res s i on , i nt i m i dat i on o r v i o l enc e . How ever , t hese c onf l i ct s s t i l l ne ed t o be addres sed and re so l ved

Cy berbu l l y i ng re fe rs t o bul l y i ng t hat i s c ar r i ed out t h roug h i n fo rm at i on and c om m uni c at i on

t ec hnol ogi e s . L i kew i se not al l on l i ne i s sues a re c y berbu l l y i ng .

At Be l m ont Hi g h Sc hool w e have a c l ear l y de f i ned pol i cy on ant i bul l y i ng and w hat to do w hen i t

happens . NOTI FY V ERI FY ACT FE EDB ACK.

Fu l l det ai l s o f t he Bel m ont Hi g h Sc hool po l i c y a re i nc l uded i n t he st udent i n fo rm at i on bookl et

handed out t o al l parent s as w el l a s bei ng on t he sc hool w ebs i t e .

Our m es sag e about ant i bu l l y i ng w as

re i n fo rc ed rec ent l y by a v i s i t f rom fo rm er

New c ast l e Kn i g ht s pl aye rs Danny Bude rus

and Ant hony Qu i nn w ho spoke t o t he

w hol e sc hoo l about t he Nat i onal Rug by

L eag ue‟s Tac k l e Bul l y i ng Prog ram .

Th i s p rog ram has f i ve s t ra tegi e s t o deal w i th bu l l y i ng :

S t and S t rong

S t ay Cal m

Respond c onf i dent l y

Wal k Aw ay

Report

To support t he m essag e on how t o deal w i th bu l l y i ng w e

have reg i s t e red BHS t o be part o f t he 2014 Nat i onal Day

o f Ac t i on Ag a i nst Bul l y i ng and Vi ol ence on 21 Marc h .

On t h i s day al l s t udent s w i l l pa r t i c i pate i n l e s sons o f how

t o i dent i f y and deal w i th bul l y i ng .

I n fo rm at i on on t hi s day and ot he r ant i bul l y i ng

s t ra t egi e s c an be found at w w w .bul l i ng now ay . g ov . au

http://www.belmonthigh.com.au/

http://www.bullingnoway.gov.au/

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

March 19 P & C meet ing

24 Y ear 6 P aren t N igh t

27 Zone C ross Coun t ry

28 Immun isat ion (Y e ar 7 g i r l s & boys

& Y ear 9 boys )

Apr i l

7 Y r 7 & Y r 12 P aren t Te ache r n igh t

11 Anz ac D ay Ce remony

28 Term 2 s t a f f re tu rn

29 Term 2 s tu den ts re tu rn

P&C Mee t ing

The An nua l Genera l Meet i ng o f t he P&C As soc i at i on w i l l be he l d on Wednesd ay 1 9 M arc h

c om m enci ng at 5.30pm i n t he school l ib r ar y . At t h i s m eet i ng w i l l be hav i ng a p resent at i on on som e

o f t he l at est i nnovat i ons i n i n t e ract i ve sc reens . Al l parent s a re w el c om e t o at tend t hi s m eet i ng .

P ark ing in th e bus b ay

Parent s a re rem i nded t hat t he bus bay i n Henry S t ree t has park i ng re s t r i ct i ons on t he w est e rn s i de

as w el l a s t he bus bay i t se l f . Counci l park i ng pat ro l o f f i c e rs have been m oni t o r i ng m ot o r vehi c l e

m ovem ent s i n t hi s a rea and have been i s su i ng f i nes to d r i ve rs i l l eg al l y s t oppi ng o r park i ng i n t he

bus bay a rea. P l ease see t he i n fo rm at i on exp l ai ni ng park i ng s i g ns and t he penal t i e s fo r park i ng

c ont ra ry t o t hese s i g ns i n t hi s .

Geof f Rob i nson

Pr i nc i pal

FROM THE DEPUTYS‟ DESK I t has been a ve ry pos i t i ve s t a r t t o t he y ear an d B e l m ont Hi g h Sc hool s t udent s and s t a f f a re t o be

c ong rat u l ated fo r t he i r ha rd w ork t o dat e . Te rm 1 i s a l ready m ore t han ha l f w ay c om pl et e and w i t h

as ses sm ent requ i rem ent s se t t o i nt ens i f y i t i s i m port ant t hat s t udent s and parent s / c arers a re a w are

o f sc hoo l pol i c i e s and p roc edures .

D eputy in ch arg e

Deput i e s have been al l oc at ed seve ral years t o adm i ni s te r . The y ears and deput i e s a re as fo l l ow s :

Mr M i c hael Al l enby - i n c harg e o f y ears 8/ 10/ 12

Mrs Pat r i c i a Dy bel l (Re l i evi ng ) - i n c harg e of y ears 7/ 9/ 11

Assessment Sche du les and Po l ic ies

S t udent as ses sm ent i s g ove rned by bot h a Sen i o r and J u n i o r As ses sm ent Po l i c y w hi ch det ai l bot h

s t udent and sc hool obl i g at i ons . Y ears 10 , 11 and 12 have been i s sued w i th as ses sm ent bookl et s

enab l i ng parent s t o supp ort t hei r s t udent ( s ) i n t hi s p roc es s . I t i s v i t al l y i m port ant t hat i f a s t udent i n

any o f t hese y ear g roups m i s se s an as ses sm ent t ask fo r any reason, t he sc hoo l i s cont act ed

i m m edi at el y and an I l l nes s and Mi sadvent u re Appea l i s subm i t ted.

Y ears 7 – 9 c an ac ces s t he Jun i o r As ses sm ent Pol i cy t h roug h Mi l l enni um . The Sen i o r Po l i c y w i l l be

pos t ed on Mi l l enn i um shor t l y .

Un i form

The sc hoo l unders t ands t hat t he re c an be l egi t i m ate reasons fo r bei ng i n i ncor rec t un i fo rm . Our

po l i c y s t ates t hat s t udent s a re t o be s u pp l i ed w i th a not e i n suc h c ases . I t i s the s t udent ‟ s

ob l i g at i on t o ensu re t hey a re ab l e t o suppl y suc h a not e .

The w eat he r w i l l be c ool i ng dow n shor t l y w hi c h m eans s t udent s w i l l need to w ear j um pers e tc t o

keep w arm . Jum pers m ust be navy bl ue as pe r t he sc hoo l pol i c y . Hood i es a re not ac cept abl e and

t he w ear i ng o f hoods i n t he pl ayg round p r esent s s i g n i f i c ant i s sues i n t e rm s o f s i t e secur i t y . Jum pers

w i t h ext ens i ve pat t e rns / l og os a re al so unacc ept abl e , reg ard l e s s o f t he c ol our .

T ru ancy

S t udent t ruanc y i s t rac ked w eekl y and befo re s t udent s a re he l d ac c ount abl e t hey do g et t he opport un i t y t o exp l ai n t hei r w hereabout s . S t udent s w ho a re found t o be c onf i rm ed t ruant s

( i nc l udi ng Sport ) a re requ i red t o a t tend a Monday a f t e rnoon det ent i on . Fa i l u re to m eet t hese

ob l i g at i ons w i l l be pursued i n t e rm s o f pe rs i s t ent di sobedi enc e and m ay re su l t i n suspens i on f rom

sc hoo l .

P aren t Te ache r N igh t

Our f i r s t Pa rent Teac her N i g ht has been schedu l ed fo r

Monday 7 Ap r i l f rom 2 : 45 unt i l 6 : 30 (Week 11 Te rm 1)

fo r Y ears 7 a nd 12 . On l i ne book i ng s w i l l be ava i l abl e

f rom 21 Marc h. Pa rent Teac her N i g ht s for t he o t he r

y ears w i l l occ ur i n Te rm 2 . S t ay t uned fo r m ore

i n fo rm at i on .

Mrs Pat r i c i a Dy bel l & Mr Mi c hael Al l enby

Deput y Pr i nc i pal s



Soon it will be possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for

students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or

MasterCard credit or debit card. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools

website by selecting $ Make a payment.

Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contribution, excursions, sales to

students and creative and practical arts activities (these include band, drama and dance). There is also

a category called Other to cover items not covered in the previous headings. Other can be used to

make a complete payment of a school invoice.

When you access the $Make a payment you must enter:

The students name, and

Year OR

The students name, and

Date of birth

These details are entered each time you make a payment as student information is not held within the

payment system. There is also the option to enter the Student Registration Number and Invoice

number if you are aware of them, these are optional fields.

This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are

captured in a secure manner. These details are not passed back to the school.

You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed.

Receipts can be emailed and / or printed.

Details of the payments are passed daily to the school where they will be receipted against your child’s

account. As a receipt has been issued from the payment page a further receipt will not be issued by

the school.

For any enquiries regarding the Online Payment process please contact the School Administration

Office on 49 450600.

School Website: www.belmonthigh.com.au

Coming To Belmont High School in Term 2 2014 Parent Online Payment

Starting 28th April – Day 1 Term 2



SCHOOL SHOE REQUIREMENTS The sc hoo l m ust abi de w i th t he OH&S sa fet y ru l e s t hat a re now l aw i n al l DEC sc hoo l s ac ros s t he s t at e . When purc has i ng y our c h i l d ‟ s footw ear , use t he fo l l ow i ng i m ag es as a g enera l gu i de .

Al l shoes MU ST be fu l l l eat he r , b l ac k shoes . Our un i fo rm c ode st at es t hat t hese shoes a re t o be

w orn on al l sc hool day s exc ept Thursday , w hen fu l l l eat he r spor t s shoes m ust be w orn .

Cor re ct Fo ot we ar – fo r use w i t h our sc hoo l uni fo rm – black l e ather , l ac e up shoes . Mus t not

ext end ove r t he ankl e o r have a pl at fo rm . The l eat he r m ust c ove r t he w hol e fo ot fo r sa fe t y .

I ncor r ec t Fo ot we ar – Due t o OH & S po l i cy and t he sa fe t y o f y our c h i l d s l i p on shoes and shoes

t hat do not c ove r t he w hol e foot a re NOT ac c ept abl e .

Cor re ct F oo tw e ar fo r Spo r t – Spor t shoes shou l d be p redom i nant l y w hi t e , e i t he r l ac e up o r

V el c ro . Shoes shou l d be support i ve o f t he fee t dur i ng exe rc i se . The w hol e o f t he upper foot

m ust have a sol i d c ove r .

I ncor r ec t sp or ts sho es - S l i p on spor t s shoes a re no t p ermi t t ed , t hese i nc l ude c anvas shoes as

t hey a re not support i ve o r appropr i a te fo r spor t and PE .





Dear Parents Parent/Teacher/Student interviews for Years 7 and 12 will be held from 2.45PM - 6.30PM on

Monday 7th

April 2014.

On-line bookings will be OPEN from Friday 21st

March

You can book interviews at times that suit YOUR FAMILY BEST. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow these simple instructions.

BOOKINGS CLOSE on Monday 7th

April 2014 at 10am

Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code

Enter the adjacent school event code. Then follow the 3 simple steps below.

When you click finish, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically - check your junk mail folder if you do not receive your email immediately. You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your interviews - until bookings close.

For parents that don’t have access to the internet at home, at work, at a friend’s house or on their phones, the office staff at Belmont High School will be available to offer support from Friday onwards, so that parents can still make bookings. Parents may send a note to school with the approximate times they require, or phone the school on 49450600. Students with written permission from parents may also request assistance from the office staff. Interviews are strictly 7minutes and spaces are limited. If you require more time, please contact your teacher directly to make alternative arrangements. Parents can change their interview bookings, any time prior to the closing date, by re-visiting the www.schoolinterviews.com.au website, and using the event code. Remember to use the same name and email address you used when you made your original booking. Parents wishing to change their interview times after the closing date, should contact the school directly on 49450600. We would love to hear what you think about online booking. If you get time, click on the “contact us” button on the www.schoolinterviews.com.au website, and leave some feedback - anonymously if you wish, but please include the school’s name and suburb.

TFQJ2

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code






WELFARE REPORT Y ear 7 s t udent s have re t u rned f rom t hei r c am p on a ve ry pos i t i ve not e . Al l o f t he st a f f m em bers w ho acc om pani ed t he st udent s spoke hi gh l y o f t hei r behav i our and w i l l i ng nes s t o cooperat e and

part i c i pat e i n t he act i v i t i e s . The Y ear 7 S t udent Adv i so rs , M rs Wi l l i am s and Mr Jones a re t o be

c ong rat u l ated on t hei r exc el l ent j ob i n c ol l a t i ng al l o f t he i n fo rm at i on and o rg an i s i ng t he tw o day

sc hedu l e .

Y ear 9 boy s and al l o f Y ear 7 s t udent s rec ei ve d t he i n fo rm at i on pac k reg ard i ng vaccin at i ons on

Monday Marc h 17 . These fo rm s m ust be c om pl et ed and re t u rned t o t he f ront o f f i c e by F r i day Marc h

21 . I m m uni sat i ons w i l l be on F r i day Marc h 28 . I f y ou have any quest i ons o r c onc erns about t he

i m m uni sat i on pl ease c ont act Hunt e r New Eng l and L oc al Heal t h D i s t r i ct , I m m uni sat i on U ni t on

4924647 7 o r v i s i t ht t p : / /w w w .heal t h . nsw . g ov . au/ i m m uni sat i on/ Pag es/ sc hool vac ci nat i on . aspx

Our sc hoo l w i l l be c el eb rat i ng Harmony D ay on F r i day Marc h 21 . Th i s i s a day des i g ned t o

c el ebrat e t he di ve rs i t y o f our Aus t ra l i an cu l t u re ; rec og n i s i ng , re spec t i ng and ac c ept i ng peopl e ‟ s

di f fe renc es . I n keepi ng w i th t h i s t hem e, t he day w i l l a l so have sni ppet s f rom t he ant i - bul l y i ng

p rog ram t h readed i nt o eac h l e s son on t hat day . The SRC w i l l be support i ng t hi s day by ra i s i ng

funds fo r J u l i a Gi l l a rd‟s “ ze ro t o l e ranc e to bu l l y i ng ” p rog ram . S t udent s a re asked t o w ear t hei r

sc hoo l un i fo rm but t o c hang e one t hi ng for an i t em of o rang e c l ot hi ng on t hat F r i day , ( i . e . i t m ay

be an o rang e sh i r t o f o rang e soc ks )

The Y ear 10 P os i t iv e L i fes ty l e D ay w i l l be he l d on Wednesday Marc h 26 . S t udent s w i l l s t a r t t he day

by at tend i ng a se s s i on by B ra i ns to rm Produc t i ons . „Wi red‟ i s a pl ay t hat exp l o re s t he reasons w hy y oung peopl e c an bec om e st re s sed and/ or depres sed. The show w i l l a l so act as a spr i ng board fo r

d i sc us s i on about phy s i c al and em ot i onal w el l bei n g . Fo r m ore i n fo rm at i on about t he c om pany

fo l l ow t hi s l i nk o r g o t o w w w .brai ns t o rm produc t i ons . edu. au

The re w i l l be an opport un i ty t o anal y se t he p roduc t i on i n sm al l e r g roups a f t e rw ards .

I f y our c h i l d has a heal t h c ond i t i on t hat requ i re s t he sc hool t o have an ac t i on pl an i n p l ac e(

as t hm a, epi l epsy , a l l e rg y t o s t i ng s etc ) and y ou have not c om pl e ted suc h an act i on p l an pl ease

c ont act t he sc hool t o a r rang e an i nt e rv i ew t o c om pl et e t he pl an as soon as pos s i b l e .

L y n Shut t l e

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A HEALTHY SCHOOLS HEALTHY FUTURES MESSAGE Communi ty and He al th Org an is a t ions and S erv ices BeyondB lue - ht t p : / /w w w .bey ondbl ue . o rg . au/

The Bey ond B l ue w ebs i te p rov i des ac c urat e, up t o dat e , easy t o read i n fo rm at i on on depres s i on ,

anx i e ty and re l a ted di so rde rs , b i po l a r di so rde r , p reg nanc y and ear l y parent hood.

The Bey ondB l ue w ebs i t e al so p rov i des speci f i c i n fo rm at i on and l i nk s t o support se rv i ces, and

i m m edi at e m ent al heal t h support t o adol esc ent s v i a :

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Onl i ne c hat (4pm - 10pm dai l y )

h t t ps : / / onl i ne . bey ondbl ue . o rg . au/ WebModul es / Chat / I ni t i a l I n fo rm at i on . aspx

Em ai l (g uarant eed re sponse w i t hi n 24 h r s ) -

h t t ps : / / onl i ne . bey ondbl ue . o rg . au/ WebModul es / Em ai l / I n i t i a l I n fo rm at i on . aspx

he adsp ac e Ne wc as t l e - ht t p : //w w w .headspac e. o rg . au

headspac e New c ast l e p rov i des ear l y i n t e rvent i on m ent al heal t h se rv i c es and speci al i sed support

fo r 12 - 25 y ear o l ds fo r t he fo l l ow i ng i s sues : m ent al heal t h , al c ohol and ot he r d rug s , re l a t i onshi ps ,

bu l l y i ng , s t re s s / anx i ety and sc hool and w ork has s l e s . The headspace w ebs i te al so i nc l udes

i n fo rm at i on and re sourc e m at e r i al s , l i nk s t o ext e rna l support se rv i ces/ o r g an i sat i ons and c a l endar

o f event s and act i v i t i e s w i thi n t he c om m uni t y .

P : (02) 492 94201 | E : headspac enew c ast l e@hunt e rm l .c om . au | A: 82 Hunt e r S t New c as t l e 2300 |

FB : h t t ps : / /w w w .fac ebook . c om / headspac eAus t ra l i a

Re achOu t .com - w ww. r e ach out . com

Reac hOut . c om i s a w eb - based se rv i c e w hi ch a i m s to i nspi re y oung peopl e t o hel p t hem sel ves

t h roug h t o ug h t i m es . The Reac hOut . c om s i t e has fact sheet s and pe rsona l s t o r i e s about a w i de

rang e o f hea l t h and l i fe s ty l e i s sues , as w el l a s p ro f i l e s o f fam ous peopl e , an e - new sl et te r and a

dat abase t hat enabl es i ndi v i dual s t o l oc ate appropr i a t e heal t h se rv i c es i n t hei r l oc al a rea.

Re ach Out Cen t r a l - ww w. re achou tc en t r al . c om.au

Des i g ned speci f i c al l y fo r y oung peopl e , Reac h Out Cent ra l (ROC) i s an i nt e ract i ve p rog ram t hat ‟ s

des i g ned to hel p y oung peopl e e xp l o re how t hei r t hi nk i ng , behavi our and fee l i ng s al l i nt e rac t w i th

eac h ot he r , and t o hel p i m prove and l earn new l i fe s k i l l s .

L i f e l in e - w ww. l i fe l ine.o rg . au

L i fe l i ne p rov i des ac c es s t o a var i et y o f se l f -he l p t ool k i t s and c onf i dent i al c ounse l l i ng about i s sues

suc h as anx i et y , depres s i on , pan i c at t ac ks , su i c i de p revent i on , and re l a t i onshi p b reakdow n. On l i ne

Cr i s i s Support Chat i s avai l abl e 8pm – 4am , and 24 - hour c r i s i s hot l i ne 13 11 14 (c os t o f a l oc al c al l )

fo r peop l e experi enci ng a pe rsona l c r i s i s o r t hi nk i ng about su i c i de .

CanTe en - ht t p : / /w w w .c ant een. o rg . au/

CanTeen p rov i des a peer support netw ork o f c anc er pat i ent s , y oung peopl e l i v i ng w i th c anc er ,

t hei r s i b l i ng s , be reaved s i b l i ng s and o f f sp r i ng . CanTeen o f fe rs a w i de rang e o f c am ps and

p rog ram s , c ounse l i ng , s t ruct u red support p rog ram s , and re fe r ra l t o Y out h Canc er Se rv i c es

p rog ram s .

P : (02) 490 6 1122 | A: Ad dres s : Su i te 2 , 14 Al be r t S t , Wi c kham , NSW 22 93

Al l ambi Y ou th Ser v i ces - ht t p : / /w w w .al l am bi . o rg /

Al l am bi Y out h Se rv i ces p rov i des y out h and fam i l y based c ounsel l i ng se rv i c es , d i sabi l i t y , c l i n i c al

and hea l t h se rv i ces , re s i dent i al and fos t e r c are p rog ram s and ear l y support and i n te rvent i on

p rog ram s , as w el l a s i n fo rm al and re fe r ra l to appropr i a t e support se rv i c es.

P : (02) 494 45900 | E : enqu i r i e s@al l am bi . o rg | A: 28 F rase r Pa rade , Char l e s t ow n 2290

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e - hub‟s l a te st i n te rac t i ve se l f - hel p p rog ram prov i des s t ra t egi e s t o ove rc om e soci al anxi ety ,

g enera l i sed anxi et y , depres s i on , pan i c di sorde r , g r i e f / l o s s and re l at i onsh i p b reakdow n.

The K a le i dosc ope Y ou th He al th T e am - ht t p: / /w w w .kal e i doscope. o rg . au

The Ka l e i dosc ope Y out h Heal t h Team prov i des f ree c onf i dent i al se rv i c es t o y oung peop l e w i th

foc us a reas o f : hom el es snes s , o r a t r i s k o f hom el es snes s , s t re s s ful l i fe s i t uat i ons , phy s i ca l and

em ot i ona l c onc erns , re l a t i onshi p i s sues i nc l ud i ng dom est i c v i o l ence , r i s ky behavi ours , sexua l i t y

c onc erns , sexua l hea l t h i s sues , c hron i c i l l nes s .

P : (02) 492 57804 | E : hne - y ht @hnehea l t h . nsw .g ov . au

A: 621 Hu nt e r S t New cast l e NSW 2300

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K i ds Hel pl i ne i s a f ree , p r i vat e and c onf i dent i al t e l ephone and onl i ne c ounsel l i ng se rv i c e

speci f i c al l y fo r y oung peopl e ag ed f rom 5 - 25 . I ndi v i dual s c an di sc us s a rang e o f c onc erns , suc h

as s t re s s o r anx i et y , re l at i onshi p di f f i c ul t i e s , d i f f i c ul t y unders t and i ng and deal i ng w i th em ot i ons ,

pee r p re s su re , bu l l y i ng and haras sm ent , as w el l a s m ore m ent al heal t h i s sues suc h as depres s i on ,

eat i ng di so rde rs , se l f - ha rm and su i c i dal t houg ht s . The Ki ds Hel pl i ne w ebs i t e al so has i n fo rm at i on

and re sou rc es on „Hot Top i c s ‟ suc h as heal thy l i fe s ty l e s , c opi ng w i th b reak - ups , l one l i nes s , as w el l

i n fo rm at i on on how y ou c an su pport fam i l y o r f r i ends .

Phone he l p l i ne: 1800 55 1800 | Web c ounse l l i ng: w w w .ki dshel p .c om . au/t eens/g et - hel p/w eb -

c ounse l l i ng

Em ai l c ounse l l i ng : c ounsel l o r@ki dshel p . c om. au

Sam ar i t ans R ec onnec t - w ww.s am ar i t ans .or g .au /se rv i ce /r ec onnec t

Rec onnec t se rv i c es ai m t o p rovi de a rang e o f support s t o y oung peopl e aged betw een 12 and 18

w ho a re hom el es s o r a t r i s k o f hom el es snes s , and w ant som e as s i s t ance w i th t hei r fam i l y

re l a t i onsh i ps , i nc l udi ng c ounsel l i ng , i m prov i ng re l at i onsh i ps , m edi at i on , g oal set t i ng , and

c onnec t i ng w i th educ at i on/w ork .

P : 1800 171 800 ; (02) 4 96071 00 | E : rec onne c t @sam ar i t ans . o rg . au A: 32 B run ke r Rd , B ro adm eadow

2292

The Bu t te r f ly F ound at ion – w w w .t hebut t e r f l y foundat i on . o rg . au

The But te r f l y Foundat i on p rov i des su pport fo r Aus t ra l i ans w ho su f fe r f rom eat i ng di so rde rs and

neg at i ve body i m ag e i s sues. The But t e r f l y Foundat i on p rovi des onl i ne , em ai l and phone support

se rv i c es , fac e t o fac e c ounsel l i ng , support g roups and rec ove ry p rog ram s , as w el l a s support fo r

fam i l i e s and f r i ends o f su f fe re rs .

P : 1800 33 46 73 | E : support @t hebut te r f l y foundat i on . o rg . au

Eas t l ak es Y ou th Cen t r e

Eas t l akes Y out h Cent re (EY C) p rov i des i nd i v i dual out reac h and support se rv i c es fo r ado l e sc ent s

and t hei r fam i l i e s w i t h qual i f i ed y out h w orke rs ( Sw ansea and Wi ndal e l oc at i ons ) , pare nt i ng

p rog ram s , and sk i l l devel opm ent p rog ram s fo r y oung peop l e. EY C p rov i des c ounsel l i ng support a t BHS eac h w eek ( s t udent s c an se l f - re fe r v i a HT We l fa re ) , a nd a l so hos t s f ree d rop - i n s ty l e soci al and

rec reat i onal ac t i v i t i e s fo r y oung peopl e 12 – 17 y ears a t t he fo l l ow i ng s i t e s :

The P l ac e , Char l e s t ow n – Thu rs 6 : 30 – 9pm - Cnr o f F reder i c k and Pearson S t ree t s , Char l e st ow n

2290 (Cha r l e s t ow n Square)

W: w w w .t hepl ac ec har l e s t ow n. o rg . au

Wi nda l e Com m uni ty Hal l – Tues 2 : 30 –5pm - 12 L ake Rd Wi nda l e 2306

Sw ansea Mu l t i pu rpose Cent re – Mon 3 : 00 - 5: 00pm – 228 Paci f i c Hi g hw ay , Sw ansea 2281

P : (02) 497 21111 | E : eas t l akey out hc ent re@hotm ai l .c om

MATHS The Aus t ra l i an Mat hem at i c s Com pet i t i on p r ov i des an exc el l ent opport uni t y fo r

s t udent s t o hone t hei r exam i nat i on s k i l l s and t ec hn i ques . Al l s t udent s w ho

dem ons t ra te s t rengt h i n Mat hem at i c s a re enc ourag ed t o part i c i pat e i n t hi s

c om pet i t i on . Not es det ai l i ng t he c ost and dat e w i l l be g oi ng hom e i n t he

near fu t u re . Those s t udent s w ho c hoose to part i c i pate w i l l be g i ven a se r i e s

o f exam st rat egi e s to appl y t o p rac t i ce ques t i ons f rom past papers .

Al l s t udent s a re requ i red t o b r i ng a sc i ent i f i c c al c ul at o r t o eac h m at hs l e s son. Th i s i s e s sent i al fo r

t he st udent s t o be abl e t o c om pl et e t he w ork requ i red f rom eac h exe rc i se.

The end o f t hi s t e rm w i l l be ve ry busy w i th t he m ajo r i t y o f s t udent s c om pl e t i ng an end o f t e rm

as ses sm ent t ask . P l ease enc ourag e y our c h i l d t o acc es s t he w onder fu l Mat hsonl i ne s i t e t hat has

onc e ag a i n been m ade avai l abl e t o s t udent s f ree o f c harg e t h roug h t he g eneros i t y o f t he P & C.

They shou l d a l s o be i m prov i ng t hei r s t udy p reparat i on by reg u l a r l y ac c es s i ng t he s t udy s i t e , ( see

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BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL STUDY PROGRAM Be l ow are som e exc el l ent sugg est i ons t h at w i l l a l l ow y our c hi l d t o i m prove t hei r s t udy s k i l l s . He re a re 5 reasons w hy y ou shoul d s t a r t w ork i ng on y our as s i g nm ent i m m edi at el y .

1. Get you r b r a in th ink ing ab o ut the top ic

Even i f y our as s i g nm ent i sn ‟ t due fo r w eeks , s t a r t t hi nk i ng about i t i m m edi atel y . At the ve ry l east ,

answ er t he key s t a r t e r ques t i ons (bel ow ) on t he day y ou g et y our as s i g nm ent . Even i f y ou a re not

t hi nk i ng about i t di rec t l y , y our subc onsc i ous w i l l be hard at w ork .

2. F ind l ib r a ry r esou r ces

Al t houg h t he sc hool o r l oc al l i b ra ry w i l l p ro bab l y not be y our m ai n sourc e o f re fe renc e , y ou shou l d

d rop i n soon a f t e r rec e i v i ng t he as s i g nm ent . Y our t eac her w i l l p robab l y have a l e r t ed t he sc hool

l i b ra r i an t o t he as s i g nm ent and re fe renc e books , m ag azi nes et c m ay w el l be di spl ayed. These w i l l

d i sappea r qu i c kl y i f t he w hol e c l as s has the sam e as s i g nm ent . Books , pe r i od i c al s , m ag az i nes c an

som et i m es be a use fu l g enera l ove rv i ew for an as s i g nm ent and t hey hel p t o c l a r i f y a d i rec t i on as

y ou begi n t o i m m erse y ourse l f i nt o t he as s i g nm ent t opi c . I t i s not a g o od i dea t o onl y use Googl e !

3. D iscov er o the r r esou r ces

Y ou c ou l d a l so ask y our l oc a l l i b ra r i an fo r any add i t i onal d i rect i on on w here t o l ook fo r re sou rc e

m at e ri al fo r y our as s i g nm ent . L i b ra r i ans a re o f ten y our best sourc e o f i n fo rm at i on . They know how

t o he l p peopl e ac c es s re l evant and appr opr i a t e i n fo rm at i on , i n books , t he I n te rne t o r c om put e r

based re fe renc es . One o f t he c hal l engi ng aspec t s o f I nt e rne t based searc hes fo r sc hoo l s t udent s i s

t he c om pl exi t y , l ang uag e and purpose o f w ebs i t e s , not t o m ent i on bi as and re l i abi l i t y .

4. S t ar t ing e ar ly me ans mor e t ime t o exp lo re & ask fo r he l p i f nee ded

I f y ou do som e i ni t i a l re searc h on t he as s i g nm ent poi nt s y ou‟ve i dent i f i ed t h roug h t he l i b ra ry ,

re fe renc es y our t eac her m ay have g i ven y ou, sc hoo l t ext books , and g ener a l i n te rne t searc h

eng i nes , y ou c oul d f i nd y ourse l f havi ng m ore di rect i on i n y our re searc h. Fo r exa m pl e : Pe rhap s

t he re i sn ‟ t enoug h i n fo rm at i on , o r pe rhaps y ou f i nd y ou don‟t unders t and i m port ant c onc ept s , o r

perhaps y ou need t o speak t o y our t eac her t o g e t fu r t he r c l a r i t y . I f y ou f i nd t h i s out ear l y , y ou w i l l

s t i l l have pl ent y o f t i m e t o pl an, re searc h, w ri t e and p resent y our as s i g nm ent . I m agi ne i f y ou di dn‟ t

s t a r t y our as s i g nm ent fo r a w eek o r so , and t hen di sc ove red y ou needed m ore gu i danc e . Y ou

c ou l d ea s i l y run out o f t i m e .

5. Cre at e a s afe ty ne t

S t a r t i ng y our as s i g nm ent i m m edi atel y w i l l g i ve y ou a sa fet y net i n c ase y ou get s i c k , o r som et hi ng

unexpec t ed happens . As s i g nm ent s a re usua l l y g i ven bec ause t hey requi re m ore t i m e ; s t udent s m ust

p l an a st ra t egy o r sc hedu l e t o ensu re t hey a re c om pl eted. Y ou shou l d alw ay s have a sc hedu l e t hat

a l l ow s fo r t he unexpect ed.

So g et s t a r t ed t oday!

L earn m ore t h i s y ear about how t o i m prove y our re su l t s and be m ore e f f i c i ent and e f fec t i ve w i th

y our sc hoo l w ork by w ork i ng t h r oug h t he uni t s on w w w .s t udy sk i l l shandbook . c om . au

Our sc hoo l ‟ s ac c es s det ai l s a re :

U se rnam e: be l m ont hs

Pas sw ord : 81suc c es s

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Head Teac her We l fa re ( re l i evi ng )



VISUAL ARTS REPORT A bus l oad o f y ear 10 , 11 and 12 s t udent s en j oyed a g reat day at The Arm ory i n Hom ebush as t hey v i ew ed t he best o f t he HSC body o f w ork f rom 2013 . On show w ere exam pl es o f a r t p roduc ed b y

s t udent s f rom a l l ove r t he s t at e i n m edi a suc h as p hot og raphy and d i g i t al m edi a , pa i nt i ng ,

d raw i ng , sc u l pt u re and c e ram i c s. Th i s exc urs i on p roves va l uab l e fo r t he c ur rent Y ear 1 2 s t udent s as

t hey have som et hi ng t o aspi re t ow ards .

Som e Year 10 s t udent s have c om pl eted one sect i on i n t hei r uni t o f w ork on Met amorphos i s , w i t h

som e s t udent s c om pl e t i ng an an i m at i on . Wh i l s t t he o t he r c l as s have c om pl et ed l i no p r i n t i ng and

pop- up 2D w al l a rt . Fo l l ow i ng on f rom t h i s , s t udent s a re begi nn i ng a c anvas pai nt i ng us i ng t he w ork

o f Esc he r and ot he r a r t i s t s w ho used m et am orphos i s as i n spi ra t i on .

Y ear 9 s t udent s have c om pl et e d t ona l d raw i ng and re l i e f sc ul pt u re s re l at ed t o t he t hem e „F rom t he

Sky ‟ . These w orks w i l l i n fo rm and i nspi re pai nt i ng s on board o f a l a rg e r sc a l e .

Y ear 12 s t udent s a re w el l under w ay w i t h t he i r body o f w ork fo r t he 2014 HSC. Mrs P rou d l oc k and Mr

Be l l w i l l be w ork i ng c l osel y w i t h t hese st udent s w hi l s t Mr Wakef i e l d i s on l eave . P rog re s s report s w i l l

be sent hom e shor t l y .

The g a l l e ry i n t he D b l oc k c or r i do r i s f i l l i ng up as Y ear 7 s t udent s ‟ exh i bi t t hei r f i r s t t e rm e f fo r t s i n

t he uni t „Sp l ash ‟ . S t udent s a re us i ng a w i de rang e o f m edi a suc h as s i l k sc reen i ng , l i no p r i n t i ng and

w at e r c ol our pai nt s t o p roduc e w at e r i n sp i red w ork .

Judy Tw eed

V i sual Ar t s

P & C REPORT

Dur i ng 2013 , P&C have donat ed:

Sport s and Pe r fo rm i ng Ar t s Ac h i evem ent support fo r s t udent s

De l t a Dog - Speci al Ed Roy a l Fa r Wes t Sc hoo l

Mat hs On- l i ne fo r a l l s t udent s

Y ear 12 Fa rew el l g i f t

Com put e rs / P i c ni c t abl e s hardw are fo r a l l s tudent s

Mat hs Prac t i c al Ki t s

Be l m ont - The V oi ce p r i ze m oney

B i g Day I n l unc h

T AS s t oves

Mus i c s t ands

Thank y ou t o a l l w ho sup port P&C and t he c ant een, none o f t h i s w ou l d be pos s i b l e w i t hout y our

he l p .

L ou i se Rei d

P & C Pre s i dent

P&C MEETING

The next meet ing w i l l be t he AGM held

19 Marc h 2014 at 5 .30pm

In the l ib rary

Al l po si t ions w i l l be declared v ac ant

New or ex i s t i ng me mbe rs are inv i ted to nominate fo r a Pos i t io n

Members and g ue st s a re inv i ted to a de monst rat ion o f Sm art Bo ard s i n the L ib rary

pr io r to the AGM.

A Gene ral Me et ing w i l l fo l low the AGM

P lease co me alo ng and beco me involve d in the f utu re o f Be lmont H igh

Everyo ne most welcome to at te nd



NORMY‟S 24 HOURS WITH „BILLIE‟ (NXFM MORNING SHOW) Th ro ug hout w eek 7 o f t hi s t e rm , NXFM‟s m orn i ng show ran a st o ry w i th our baby s i m u l at o r as t he s t a r o f t he show . Af t e r a c om m ent Norm y m ade about how easy i t w ou l d be bei ng a m ot he r ,

m eet i ng fo r c of fee & w al k s al ong t he beac h he w as se t a c ha l l eng e by Soph i e and Heat h . . . and

t he Mum ‟s o f t he Hunte r t o c are fo r a „bab y ‟ fo r 24 hou rs .

The T AS depart m ent at Bel m ont Hi g h Sc hoo l w ere asked t o l oan one o f our baby s i m ul at o rs fo r a

num ber o f day s . These a re used i n our Y r 9 Ch i l d St udi e s c l as ses t o hel p s t udent s unders t and t he

phy s i c al & em ot i onal c ha l l eng es o f parent hood. Eac h s i m ul at o r i s w o rt h c l ose t o $2000 , & t hanks t o

our P&C w ho have as s i s t ed w i t h t he purc hases ove r t he y ears w e‟ re ab l e t o p rov i de t hi s expe r i enc e

t o our s t udent s on a reg ul a r bas i s .

Our baby g i r l w ho Norm y nam ed „B i l l i e ‟ w as p l ac ed i n h i s c are . . . & y es he d i d

t ake B i l l i e fo r a c of fee & a w al k al ong t he beac h at Merew et he r , but he al so used

t he on/ of f sw i tc h a few t i m es as t he n i ght feeds , nappy c hang es & sc ream i ng

w asn‟ t so easy . He al so l ea rnt t hat new borns have n‟t y e t m anag ed t o devel op

t hei r hand - ey e c oord i nat i on en oug h to cat c h a bal l . I n hi s w ords i t w as „pure

pa i n‟ !

To fo l l ow on f rom hi s s l eepl e ss n i g ht , Norm y w orked i n our sc hoo l c ant een as m any

o f our w onder fu l parent s do . Hi s j ob w as t o m ake t he w raps , & l i s t eni ng t o t he

aud i o he di dn‟ t qu i t e keep up t he pace requ i red t o m eet rec es s deadl i nes . Thanks

t o our c ant een w orke rs fo r t he i r c ooperat i on & ent hus i asm t o as s i s t i n Norm y ‟s

unders t and i ng o f t he c ont i nua l dem ands o f parent i ng t hat w e al l fac e .

The 24 hour re su l t s w e re sc ary . . . B i l l i e c r i ed fo r a t ot al o f 18 o f t hose hours ,

w as m i shand l ed on ave rag e 14 t i m es pe r hour , had 15 m i s se s o f a feed,

nappy c hang es & burp i ng , & w ors t o f al l B i l l i e ‟ s nec k w as unsupport ed a

t ot al o f 25 t i m es ! As a re su l t no parent i ng c e r t i f i c at e w as aw arded t o

Norm y! He di d how ever s how som e l ove tow ards he r w hen he k i s sed he r

g oodby e . . . m ay be t hat w as m ore a s i g h o f re l i e f !

Our Cof fee Shop s t udent s w ere pai d a v i s i t be Sophi e , Heat h , Norm y &

p roduc er Sa rah. Ou r s t udent s w ere ve ry exc i t ed t o m eet t hem & p repare

m i l k shakes fo r t hem t o enj oy . I t w as at t hi s poi n t t hat Norm y „k i s sed‟ B i l l i e

g oodby e & re t u rned t o h i s no rm al l i fe w i th a g reat e r apprec i at i on o f t he

dem ands o f parent hood . . . w e hope!

I t w as a g reat exper i ence fo r Be l m ont Hi gh t o be i nvo l ved i n & w e l ook fo rw ard t o as s i s t i n g t he

m orni ng show w i th any fu t u re reques t s t o as s i s t w i th t hei r va r i ous s t o r i e s & di sc us s i on t opi c s i n t he

fu t u re !

Thanks t o Soph i e , Heat h , Norm y & Sa rah fo r v i s i t i ng us at Bel m ont Hi g h !

Ka ren New m an

T AS





SPECIAL EDUCATION L ook i ng bac k on al l ou r phot os i t ‟ s ha rd t o be l i eve w e have f i t t ed i n so m uc h t hese l ast fou r w eeks . On Febr uary 21 w e p rov i ded m orn i ng t ea fo r t he V ar i et y Spl ash at Spee rs Po i n t Pa rk . We w ere al l

s t a r s on NBN new s t hat n i g ht .

On t he 28 t h w e w oke up t o pour i ng ra i n so w e knew i t w as show day. We g ot a b i t w et g oi ng f rom

t he c ar t o t he ent ranc e but a ft e r t hat w e m anaged t o dodg e al l t he ra i n .

The s t udent s g ot t o have a g o at a rang e o f t h i ng s f rom TAF E , f rom c ake dec ora t i ng , m et al w ork ,

f l ow er a r rang em ent t o f i l m i ng w i t h a c am era .

A hug e t hank y ou t o t he s t a f f , parent s an d g randpa rent s w ho he l ped us g et al l t he k i ds t o and

f rom t he show .

A b i g t hank y ou t o Danny Burde rous and Ant hony Qu i nn w ho vi s i ted our sc hool t o ha ve a t al k

about bul l y i ng and t hey even had t i m e t o th row a few foot bal l s w i th us .



Our Op S hop ba l l w as a hug e suc c es s , a m ass i ve t hank y ou t o al l w ho donat ed the i r t i m e o r

donat ed i t em s t o be auct i oned o r ra f f l ed . I t w i l l de f i n i t e l y be on our ag enda fo r next year .

We ra i sed $7500 w i t h $5000 g oi ng t o us and $2500 t o V ar i ety , t he c hi l d ren‟s c har i t y .

We j ust c annot keep up w i t h al l t he v i s i t o r s t o c of fee shop! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Super Hubert c am e a few w eeks ag o and t hen Sophi e , Heat h and Norm y f rom NXFM y est e rday .

They have a l l heard w hat g reat c of fee and f r i end l y sm i l e s w e al l have .

Al i son Sel l e r s

Head Teac her Spec i al Ed



MUSIC‟S “MELODIOUS NEWS” Cong rat u l at i ons t o Jay den Row ort h o f Y ear 11 (p i c t u red r i g ht ) , E r i n L ew i s o f Year 11 , (p i ct u red be l ow l e f t ) and Em i l y Wr i g ht o f

Y ear 12 (p i c t u red be l ow r i g ht ) w ho g ave o f t hei r ow n t i m e on

F r i day 21 Febru a ry even i ng t o pe r fo r m at a fund ra i se r

c om m uni t y event at Al l Sai nt s , Be l m ont . The i r uku l e l e , voc al

and p i ano so l os w ere so apprec i ated by t he aud i enc e and t hei r

w i l l i ng nes s t o se rve t he c om m uni ty , sp read i ng t he g ood

reput at i on o f our sc hool w as apprec i at ed by us al l .

Cong rat u l at i ons al so t o Tom Johnson

o f Y ear 11 w ho has been g i ven t h ree

feat u re voc a l so l os i n t hi s y ear‟ s

S t a rs t ruc k ! Th i s i s an honour Tom r i c hl y

dese rves and w e c an‟t w ai t t o c heer

h i m on at t he Sc hool s Mat i nee on

F r i day June 13 .

We l oved m eet i ng so m any o f our Y ear 7 parent s on Tuesday February 18 and l ook fo rw ard t o a

l ong and enr i c hi ng as soci at i on dur i ng t he next s i x y ears !

I c annot rem em ber a y ear w hen w e have had so m any t al ent ed m al e s i ng e rs a t Bel mont Hi g h. The

Boy s V oc al Group w hi c h rehearse on F r i day s at l unc ht i m e i s sound i ng fabul ous and show s exci t i ng

p rom i se . Our m i xed voi c e V oc al Ensem bl e w hi c h rehearse on Wednesday s a t l unc ht i m e i s 60 vo i ces

s t rong and enj oy i ng `L et ( t i ng ) I t Go‟ f rom F rozen , w hi c h t hey s i ng w i th appropr i at e g us t o . Our on l y

prob l em i s f i t t i ng eve ry one i n t o t he m us i c room !

Conc ert Band, Jun i o r Co nc ert Band, S t ag e Band a nd Jun i o r S t ag e Band have s t a r t ed w el l and a r e

bus i l y p repar i ng fo r our f i r s t pe r fo rm anc e on Ap r i l 11 .

Al l s t udent s i n band o r voc al ensem bl es need t o have pai d t hei r $40 fo r a pe r fo rm anc e sh i rt , a s

m ost ensem bl es w i l l requi re t hese t o be w orn i n t he l as t w eek o f t e rm .

Tut o r l e s sons a re w el l underw ay and s tudent s ‟ i nd i v i dual i n s t rum ent al s k i l l s a re deve l opi ng

beaut i fu l l y as t hey p rac t i c e dai l y . Pa rent s a re rem i nded t hat t ut o r fees fo r Te rm 1 a re due now and

fees fo r Te rm 2 a re due by t he end o f t hi s te r m .

U pc om i ng event s i nc l ude:

F r i day Apr i l 11 - t he l ast day o f te rm - al l m us i c s t udent s m ust at t end t he ANZ AC day

pe r fo rm anc e fo r Band and V oc a l Ensem bl e at sc hool i n t he g ym .

F r i day May 9 - HSC Mus i c Day - reg i onal t ra i ni ng day fo r a l l Y ear 11 and 12 m u s i c

s t udent s . Exc urs i on not es avai l abl e now f rom m us i c s t a f f room , c os t $35 .

Y ours i n t he w onder o f m us i c!

Mrs Susan Joh nson , Mrs Al i son Gi l l , Mr M i c hae l Jobson



CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA Marc h i s „Cl ean U p Aus t ra l i a ‟ m ont h and Bel m ont Hi g h j o i ned i n t hi s ve ry i m port ant c am pai g n w h i c h st a r ted i n

Aus t ra l i a .

S t udent s and t eac hers f rom t h ree y ear 7 c l as ses , 7B , 7 E

and 7L , w e re g roupe d w i t h Y e ar 12 Ea r t h an d

Env i ronm ent al Sc i enc e st udent s dur i ng pe r i od 6 on

F r i day .

Eac h g roup w as sent t o a separat e sec t i o n o f t he

pe r i m et e r fenc e t o g i ve i t a t ho roug h g o i ng ove r t o pi c k

up any l i t te r t hat w as t he re .

By t he end o f t he pe r i od , a l l t he st udent s re t u rned t o t he

Quad t o show how m uc h rubb i sh t hey c ol l ec t ed and sent

i t t o t he rubb i sh s k i p.

Af t e r w ashi ng t hei r h ands , t hey w ere c ong rat ul at ed and rew arded w i t h som e t ast y t reat s t hanks t o

Mrs Cook .

I t i s a fant as t i c habi t t o g et t he st udent s used t o not i c i ng rubb i sh and know i ng i t shou l d not be

t he re . I w onder i f t h i s m i g ht rub o f f on t he st udent s a t hom e!

V a l How

Sc i enc e

China Trip 2015 Where? China

When? April School Holidays 2015

How long for? Approx 14 days

What will we do there? Visit Shanghai, Beijing,

The Great Wall, The Terracotta Warriors, Tiananmen

Square and much more.

Who can go?

Belmont High Students

I’m interested! How can I find out more information?

Just go and talk to Ms Williams in the History staffroom

or email her at [email protected]




YEAR 9 FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Rec ent l y , bot h Y ear 9 Food Tec hno l ogy c l as ses c om pl et ed an as ses sm ent t ask i n w hi ch t hey had to c reat e a l unc h m eal t hat i nc orporat ed foods f rom t he Aus t ra l i an Gu i de t o Heal t hy Eat i ng . The

c l as ses di d an exc el l ent j ob at p repar i ng and p resent i ng t hei r m e al s . Wel l done Y ear 9 !

E l i zabet h Char l i e r

T AS

YEAR 11 HOSPITALITY Y ear 11 Hosp i t al i t y have s t a r t ed t he y ear k een t o l ea rn a l l a spect s

o f w ork i ng i n t he i ndus t ry . At Bel m ont Hi g h Sc hoo l w e o f fe r t he

Food and Beve rag e c ourse w here t he st udent s w i l l obt ai n t he s k i l l s

o f c of fee m ak i ng as w el l a s a rang e o f p rac t i c al cook i ng s k i l l s and

know l edge o f requ i rem ent s fo r w ork i ng i n a c afé . Com m uni c at i on

and w ork i ng w i th ot he rs p l ay s an i m port ant par t i n t hi s c ourse .

Maxi ne F reem an

T AS



YEAR 12 HOSPITALITY

Food and beve rag e s t udent s ‟ show c as i ng the i r non - a l c oho l i c beve rag es

Nad i ne Hooke r

T AS



TRANSITION REPORT Prog r ams of fe red in 201 4 T rans i t i on p rog ram s have been i n t roduc ed t o m ake st rong c onnec t i ons w i t h s tudent s . These

p rog ram s , i n c ol l aborat i on w i th ot he r s t a f f m em bers , support t he t rans i t i on o f s t udent s t h roug h and

f rom sc hool .

P rog ram s devel op c l ose r c onnect i ons w i t h s t udent support ag enci es i nc l udi ng y out h g roups and

re l evant g o ve rnm ent departm ent s , L oc a l Com m uni ty Par t ne rsh i ps and i ndus t ry g roups t hat a re

c om m i t t ed t o m aki ng c onnect i ons t o support y oung peopl e i n t hei r t rans i t i on f rom sc hoo l .

Be l ow a re l i s t ed t he p rog ram s c ur rent l y o f fe red at Bel m ont Hi g h Sc hool :

Men‟ s Shed: Be lm ont M en ‟ s Shed

The m odern Men‟s Shed i s an updat ed ve rs i on o f t he shed i n t he bac ky ard t hat has l ong been a

part o f Aus t ra l i an c ul t u re . Men‟s Sheds a re sp r i ng i ng up al l a round Aus t ra l i a . I f y ou l ooked i ns i de

one y ou m i g ht see a num ber o f m en re st o r i ng fu rn i t u re , pe rhaps re s t o r i ng bi cy cl es fo r a l oc al

sc hoo l , m ay be m aki ng My nah bi rd t raps or f i x i ng l aw n m ow ers o r m aki ng a k i ds c ubby house fo r

Cam p Qua l i t y t o ra f f l e .

Y ou m i g ht al so see a few y oung m en w ork i ng w i th t he ol de r m en , l ea rn i ng new sk i l l s and m a y be

a l so l ea rn i ng som et hi ng about l i fe f rom t he m en t hey w ork w i t h. St udent s m ay part i c i pat e i n t he

fo l l ow i ng t asks .

Benc hes fo r g ardens

Nes t i ng boxes fo r bi rds

Mat c hbox c ar g arag es

Roc k i ng horses

Wooden t ra i n & c ar r i ag es set s

Chr i s tm as c ut out s

Job Ques t /V o lun t ee r ing /H abi t a t in H armony Gar de n - Be lmont Nei ghbourh ood Cen t r e

S t udent s w ork i n t he g ardens w i th Job Ques t pe rsonne l and s t a f f f rom t he Habi t at i n Harm ony

Gardens . They part i c i pat e i n t he fo l l ow i ng tasks .

Hab i t at m ai nt enanc e

Cons t ruc t i on & g arden i n f ras t ruc t u re

propag at i on

V olun te er ing/ N ar l a V i l l age - A ged C ar e

The vo l unt ee r i ng p rog ram i nvol ves s t udent s as s i s t i ng w i t h t he a ct i v i t y p rog ram that re s i dent s

par t i c i pat e i n . St udent s at tend fo r a day onc e a w eek fo r a t e rm o r sem este r .

Ment ors fo r Our Scho ol I nc

The „M ent o r i ng fo r our Sc hoo l s Pa r t ne rsh i p ‟ i nvol ves s t udent s , c om m uni t y , parent and i ndus t ry

w orki ng t og et he r i n a sus t ai nabl e i n i t i at i ve t hat support s a c ohort o f y oun g peopl e i n a 3 y ear

educ at i on/ t ra i ni ng , soci al and c aree r based l earn i ng p r og ram .

P l an i t Y ou th

How do es P l an - i t Y ou th w ork ?

Pl an- i t Yout h i s a m ent o r i ng p rog ram fo r s tudent s i n Years 10 and 11 . S t udent s a re m at c hed w i th a t ra i ned m ent o r and w ork t og et he r i n t he sc hoo l fo r appro x i m at el y one pe r i od pe r w eek fo r 8 - 1 2

w eeks . Ment o rs he l p m ent ees ( s t udent s ) to i dent i f y t hei r s k i l l s , i nt e re st s , s t reng t hs and ab i l i t i e s and

exp l o re c aree r opt i ons . At t he end o f t he p rog ram st udent s and m ent o rs par t i c i pat e i n a

c el ebrat i on act i v i t y .

Ment o r i ng ai m s t o benef i t s t udent s (m ent ees ) by :

Re - eng agi ng y oung peopl e

I nc reas i ng c om m uni t y c onnect i on

Deve l opi ng pos i t i ve w el l - bei ng by i nc reas i ng re s i l i enc y and opt i m i sm

Se t t i ng pos i t i ve g oal s fo r t he fu t u re

Bu i l di ng pe rsonal and c aree r s k i l l s i n re sponse t o i nd i v i dual needs .

R ISE P rog r am

RI SE i s a new prog ram devel oped by Hunt e r T AF E and V ET i n Sc hoo l s Coord i nat o rs i n t he Hunt e r an d

Cent ra l Coast . RI SE s t ands fo r Rec og n i t i on o f I ndi v i dua l St udent Expe r i enc e , and i s an ac t i v i t y

approved by t he I nst i t ut e Di rect o r o f Hunte r T AFE and t he Reg i onal Di rec t o r o f Sc hoo l s fo r Hunt e r

and Cent ra l Coast .



RI SE w i l l rec og n i se som e o f t he m any s k i l l s t hat s t udent s ac h i eve w hi l e t hey a re s t udy i ng at sc hoo l ,

and l i s t t hese s k i l l s a s c om pet enci e s on an o f f i c i al TAF E t ransc r i p t . As s t udent s ac h i eve t he

c om pet enci e s o f fe red by Hunt e r T AF E , t h roug h t he i r u sua l c l as s act i v i t i e s , o r pe rh aps t h roug h

ext ra - c ur r i c u l a r sc hoo l ac t i v i t i e s , o r w ork out s i de sc hool , t hen t hei r teac hers w i l l rec om m end t hat

T AF E aw ard t he c om pet ency .

S i nc e st udent s a re ac h i evi ng w ork and s t udy r e l at ed c om pet enci e s al l t he t i m e dur i ng t hei r no rm al

sc hoo l w ork , t he re w i l l be no s i g ni f i c ant chang e t o t he w ay c l as ses a re run and as s es sm ent s a re

c ar r i ed out .

The NSW Pr emie r ‟ s S tuden t V olun te er ing Aw ards

Th i s i s a c ont i nui ng p rog ram t hat Y ear 9 & 10 c an reg i s t e r and l og i n hours :

The NSW Prem i e r ’ s S t udent V ol unt ee ri ng Aw ards prog ram enc ourag es al l s t udent s t o undert ake a

m i ni m um of 20 hours o f vo l unt ee r i ng dur i ng t he t i m e t hey a re enro l l ed i n Y ears 9 and 10 . I n

apprec i at i on o f t h i s c ont r i but i on t o t h e c om m uni t y , s t udent s w i l l rec ei ve Prem i e r ‟ s Ce rt i f i c at es

(B ronze , S i l ve r , Go l d and D i am ond re spec t i vel y ) fo r c om pl et i ng 20 , 40 , 60 and 80 hou rs o f

vo l untee r i ng .

S t udent s w ho c om m enc e t he p rog ram i n Y ear 9 c an ac c um ul at e t hei r vo l unt ee ri ng hours an d

c ont i nue t o bu i l d t hei r t al l y i n Y ear 10 . T h i s w i l l encourag e s t udent s w ho m ay be s l ow er t o g et

s t a r t ed t o c ont i nue vo l unt ee ri ng and s t r i ve t o reac h t he m i ni m um Prem i e r ‟ s Ce rt i f i c ate l evel o f 20

hours .

Rut h Thom pson

T rans i t i on Adv i se r

CAREERS Whi t e Card Courses

We are g et t i ng a g ood re sponse t o t he w hi t e c ard c ourse fo r Y ear 10 and ot he rs . Our t hi rd one w i l l

run o n T hu rsday Marc h 2 0 and i t i s fu l l . I book t he c ourses w hen I have enoug h pa i d s t udent s t o

book our exc e l l ent p re sent e r , w ho m anage s t o eng age t he st udent s al l day . Pl ease enc ourag e

y our Y ear 10 , 11 o r 12 s t udent t o b r i ng i n a not e and $70 .

Gues t Spe akers ;

The Aus t r al i an D efen ce For ces g ave an ex c el l ent p re sent at i on t a rg et ed at ADF A w hi c h i s deg ree

l evel Of f i c e r t rai n i ng. St udent i nt e re st w as g ood w i th 11 seni o r s t udent s at t endi ng .

Jun i o r s t udent s w ho a re c ons i de r i ng a Defenc e fo rc e c aree r shou l d l ook at De fencejobs . c om . au ,

and at t end t he g enera l p re sent at i on l at e r i n t he year .

Eng inee r ing :

Kat e Mc Far l ane spoke w i t h som e o f our se n i o r s t udent s about he r c aree r as a Chem i c a l Engi nee r .

She w as part i c u l a r l y g ood at desc r i b i ng var i ous p ro j ect s t hat she has been i nvo l ved w i th i n

Aus t ra l i a and ove rseas . He r adv i c e w as p rac t i c al as w el l a s i n sp i r i ng . Thanks Ms Web er fo r f i nd i ng

he r .

We c ur rent l y have a ve ry foc us sed g roup o f Eng i nee r i ng St ud i e s s t udent s i n Y ear 12 w ho had ve ry

i n s i g ht ful quest i ons . I f y our Y ear 10 s t udent i s Mat hem at i c s foc us sed, Eng i nee ri ng St udi e s m i g ht be

an opt i on fo r t hem i n Y ear 11 . Sub ject c hoi c es w i l l s t a r t nex t te rm .

Cel est i ne Po r t e r - Bu rns

Caree rs Adv i se r

Wanted Parent tutors for Wednesday

reading groups 2014 Help a new student become a

better reader Wednesdays 9.30 to 12.20

Contact Yvette Fulton L.A.S.T Ph 49450600

PARENTS/CARER REMINDER

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FROM THE SPORTS DESK

He l l o eve ry one ! Don‟t fo rg et t o keep an ey e on t he Hunte r Reg i on sc hool spor t c al endar fo r t h i s y ear . S i m pl y g o t o ht t p : / /w w w .sport s . det . nsw .edu. au/ hunt e r/ c al endar/ i ndex . htm

School C arn iv a l s

Zone Cros s Count ry i s on Marc h 27 .

At h l et i c s c arn i val i s on May 26 w i th Zone fo l l ow i ng on June 4 .

K nockou t T e ams 2 014

Ent r i e s have been m ade t o ent e r sc hool t eam s i n t he fo l l ow i ng CHS Sport Knoc kout s :

Baseba l l , basket bal l , c r i c ket , hoc key , ru g by l eag ue , soc c er , so f t ba l l , t enni s , t ouc h, ne t ba l l ,

vo l l ey bal l , w at e r po l o and l aw n bow l s .

Rem em ber t o c hec k t he s t udent not i c es so y ou g et t he opport uni t y to t r i a l fo r t hese schoo l t ea m s .

Hunter R eg i on Se l ec t i on T r i a l s

Any one i n t e res t ed i n a t t endi ng regi onal t r i a l s need t o be aw are t hat t hey m ust be o f

rep resent at i ve s t andard t o at t end, as se l ect i on i s h i g hl y c om pet i t i ve and has s t r i ct t i me l i m i tat i ons .

I f y ou a re i n t e re st ed i n t r i a l l i ng fo r any o f the fo l l ow i ng spor t s i n Te rm 1 pl ease see Mr Aus t i ne asap

fo r i n fo rm at i on , pe rm i s s i on not e and nom i nat i on t o t he c onvener :

Gi r l s Foot bal l ( Socc er) - Tuesday 18 at Macquar i e Foot bal l Grounds , Speers Po i n t

Aus t ra l i an Rul e s Foot bal l - Tuesday 18 March at Tu l kaba Park , Te ra l ba

Boy s Foot bal l ( Soc c er) - Wednesday 19 Marc h at Hunt e r Spor t s Hi g h Sc hool , Gateshead

Wat e r Po l o - Thu rsday 20 Marc h at L akes i de L ei su re Cent re , Raym ond Te r rac e

Net bal l - F r i day 21 Marc h at Nat i onal Pa rk , New c ast l e

Rug by L ea g ue - Wednesday 26 Marc h at L akes i de Sport i ng Com pl ex , Ray m ond Te r rac e

Boy s & Gi r l s Hoc key - Tuesday 1 Apr i l at New cast l e I nt e rnat i onal Hoc key Cent re , B road m eadow

Rug by U ni on - Wednesday 2 Apr i l a t Dang ar Park , May f i e l d

Open Boy s & Gi r l s Touc h F r i day 4 Apr i l a t L akes i de Sport i ng Com pl ex , Ray m ond Te r rac e

Celebr at ing ou r Su ccess es

L ake Mac quar i e Ci t y Counci l Jun i o r Spor t sm an o f t he Y ear fo r 20 13 (an d t he sec ond y ear

runn i ng ) i s none ot he r t han our ow n Aerob i c s Wor l d Cham pi on I saac L eadbeat t e r .

Ot her f i na l i s t s at t he L ake Mac quar i e C i ty Spor t s Aw ards w ere S i ennah P i rona ( 1 s t p l ac e Wor l d

Ae rob i c s Cadet s - Se rb i a) and Jes s i c a P i c ke r i ng (3 r d p l ac e Wor l d T ram pol i ne Cham pi onsh i ps -

Bu l g ari a )

We shou l d al so ac know l edg e a g reat e f for t by our g i r l s i n ae robi c s w ho p l ac ed 7 t h i n Se rb i a.

We l l done Al ay na Gay , Dem i Gordon, So ph i e Dunc an, Kar l a V e rsc he l den, Em m a Di xon and

O l i v i a Hodg son.

Jac k Su l l i van w as a m em ber o f t he b ronze m edal t eam at t he U / 13 S t at e Ozt ag Cham pi onshi ps

i n earl y February .

Cong rat u l at i ons t o t he sw i m m ers w ho w on se l ect i on i n t he Hunt e r Regi on t eam fo r t he CHS Cham pi onshi ps at Hom ebush on Ap r i l 6 - 8 . Speci al m ent i on t o L uc y Tabre t t w ho ag ai n dom i nat ed

he r ag e d i v i s i on w i nni ng al l 17+ y ears ‟ i ndi v i dual event s . Good l uc k eve ry one .

Be l m ont Hi g h D i v i n g t eam c ont i nued i t s unbroken run o f 1 8 y ears a t t he reg i onal c ham pi onsh i ps

l a st w eek . Our d i ve rs w i l l now p roc eed to t he CHS Cham pi onsh i p at Hom ebush on 7 - 8 Ap r i l .

Good l uc k t o al l t hose w ho m ade t he regi ona l t eam .

L ac h l an St anfo rd w on g ol d at t he NSWSL S A i n t he Board and t eam ed w i th Jake Shu l t z t o t ake

t he s i l ve r i n t he board t eam event . Great ef fo r t i n t oug h c ondi t i ons at Um i na.

At t he Sen i o r S L SA S t at e Cham pi onshi ps Sa l l y Wa l t e rs w on i nd i v i dual g ol d , s i l ve r and b ron z e

m edal s and Georgi a Mu i r t ook s i l v e r and b ronze i n t eam f i nal s . Ni c e t o know our beaches a re i n

sa fe hands .

B re t t Aus t i ne

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CHAPLAIN REPORT Th i s w i l l be m y l ast a r t i c l e as t he Chapl ai n a t Bel m ont Hi g h, as I w i l l be l eavi ng t o t ake up a new pos i t i on at t he c om m encem ent o f Te rm 2 . I have enj oyed m y l ast s i x y ears and t ake w i t h m e m any

fond m em or i e s .

One o f t he key part s o f m y ro l e has been w ork i ng w i th boy s „a t r i s k ‟ . Th i s i nvol ved deve l opi ng

prog ram s and ac t i v i t i e s fo r g roups o f s t udent s . One suc h g roup w as an ang er m anag em ent g roup.

As p ar t o f a n ac t i v i t y I t ook t he boy s out on t o t he f ront ova l t o at t em pt t o h i t som e g o l f bal l s . To

m i ni m i se r i s k t o t he nei g hbours w e l i ned up at t he no r t he rn end f rom t he m i ddl e o f t he ova l . When

one shot w ent fu r t he r and h i g he r t han I had pos s i b l y ant i c i pat ed I qui c k l y had t o put an end t o

t hat act i v i t y . I l ea rnt a num ber o f i m port ant l e s sons t hat day m y sel f i n re l at i on t o anger

m anagem ent ! Thanks t o t he PE departm ent fo r purc has i ng p l ast i c g ol f bal l s .

I t w oul d be bi ased fo r m e t o s i ng l e out speci f i c s t udent s fo r a t t ent i on and t he re fo re I w i l l onl y

m ake m ent i on o f va r i ous g roups . F i r s t o f al l I have t o m ent i on t he w onder fu l Speci al Educ at i on st a f f

and s t udent s w ho c om e t o sc hool and b r i ng m uc h j oy and happ i nes s t o o t he r s t a f f and s t udent s .

They c an t eac h us m uc h about w hat i s t ru l y i m port ant i n l i fe . I have a l so been p r i v i l eg ed t o w ork

w i t h t he S t udent Represent at i ve Counci l . Th i s body o f s t udent s c om m i t t o m eet i ng s and o rg an i s i ng

event s fo r t he benef i t o f o t he r s t udent s and t he sc hool . They p rov i de l eadershi p , d i rect i on and

m ake t i m e t o se rve t he w hol e sc hool c om muni ty t h roug h t hei r va r i ous act i v i t i e s .

Th i s ro l e has al l ow ed m e t o w ork w i th and as soc i at e w i th y oung peopl e w ho fac e var i ous

c ha l l enges i n l i fe o ft en bey ond t hei r ow n c ont rol . I have fe l t hum bl ed as s t udent s have shared

t hei r ups and dow ns w i t h m e, par t i c ul a r l y dur i ng t he t i m es I have been a part o f a fam i l y ‟ s g r i e f

and l o s s .

I have en j oy ed bei ng i nvo l ved i n t he c am ps and advent u re day s . I t has been am azi ng t o w at c h

y oung peop l e fac e t hei r fears a nd do ubt s i n t he c hal l eng e o f eac h ac t i v i t y , and t he n t o share i n

t he j oy o f t hei r ac h i evem ent and w at c h t hem g ai ni ng m ore t enaci ty and c ourag e .

I m ove on w i t h a sense o f fu l f i l m ent , ac know l edgi ng t he m any pos i t i ve s t hat I have g a i ned f rom m y

t i m e o f se rv i c e . I f I c oul d o f fe r one pi ec e o f adv i ce i t i s t h i s ; a lw ay s t ry t o be s l ow t o j udg e o r

c ondem n a y oung pe rson. I t i s not easy g row i ng up i n t he 21 s t c ent u ry , t he re a re so m any

i n f l uenc es t hat sw ay t hem as t hey m ake t he i r w ay t o adul t hood. S i m pl y be pat i ent and o f fe r y ou r

support and unders t and i ng , som et i m es i t i s enoug h j ust t o be t he re fo r t hem .

I n c oncl us i on , I w oul d l i ke t o say t hank y ou t o al l t he w onder fu l t eac hers , suppo rt s t a f f , S L SO‟s ,

vo l untee rs and out s i de ag enci es w hom I have know n and w orked a l ong s i de fo r t hei r c om m i tm ent

and ene rg y .

S t ew art Gedney

Chap l ai n

YEAR 7 2015

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