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Page 1: Belmont High School Quantum - Millennium SchoolsWelcome Back 2015 is already in full swing with lots of activities and events already happening. I hope that all students and parents

February 2015

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

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c o m me n c e a t t h e b eg i nn i n g o f te r m 2 .

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c o m me n c e a t t h e b eg i nn i n g o f te r m 2 .

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t e a c he r t h i s ye a r .

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I h a ve b e en i n f o r me d t h a t B e l mo n t H i g h h a s be en i n c lu d e d i n t he S ec o n d ar y Sc h o o l R en e w al

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b e i n g t h e o n l y t w o s c h o o l s o n t h e e a s t e r n s i d e o f t h e l a ke n o mi n a t e d f o r i nc lu s i o n i n t h e p r o g r a m.

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H i g h b u t t he r e w i l l b e o p p o r t un i t i e s f o r c om mu n i t y i n vo l ve me n t i n t he p l a nn i n g p r oc es s .

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f o r S h or t l a n d a t t h e en d o f l a s t y e a r . J a c k so n ‟ s a w a r d w a s f o r

h i s i n vo l ve me n t i n t he S t u d e n t R e pr e se n t a t i ve C o un c i l .

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t h e b e s t o ve r a l l re s u l t f o r t h e p a s t fo u r ye a r s . J u s t a s

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a b o ve s t a t e a ve r a g e . We l l d o n e t o a l l !

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i n f o r ma t i o n a b ou t w ha t i s h a p p en i n g a t s c h o o l .

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B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l .

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a n d c o m me n c e t h e n e w s c h o o l t e r m. I f y o u r s t u d en t n e e ds a s s i s t a nc e w i th a ny i s s ue p l e a se

c o n t a c t t h e i r Ye a r Ad v i s o r a n d t h e y w i l l b e a b l e t o s u p p o r t yo u w i t h an y c o nc er n s . I t i s i mp o r t a n t

t h e y s ee k a s s i s t a nc e r a t h e r t h an le t s ma l l i s s u e s g r o w t o b e b i g p r o b l e ms . I f w e d o n ‟ t k n o w a b o u t i t

w e c an n o t h e l p y o u .

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w o r k i n g w i t h h i m o n n e w w e l f a re p r o gr ams t o s u p p o r t o u r s tu d e n t s a n d w ou l d l i ke t o t a k e t h i s

o p p o r t u n i t y t o ac kn ow l e d g e a n d t h a nk Mr s S h u t t l e f o r h e r w or k i n t h e R e l i e v i n g He ad Te a c h er r o l e

t h r o u gh o u t 2 014 .

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t h e c l a s s r o o m. We a l s o a p p r e c i a t e ho w t i d y t h e y k e e p t h e p l a y g r o u n d a n d t h e e xc e l l en t e x a mp l e

o f w e a r i n g t h e sc h o o l u n i f o r m w i t h p r i d e t ha t t h e y d i s p l a y . S o me p a r e n t /c ar e r s h a ve re q u e s te d the

s c h o o l re v i e w c l a s s p l a c e me n t s a n d t o th o s e af fe c t e d , w e ar e l o ok i n g a t t h e s e p o s s i b i l i t i e s t h i s

w e e k . P a r en t s a n d s tu d e n t s sh o u l d be a w a r e t h a t Ye a r 7 i s a N AP L AN y e a r a n d fu r t h e r i n fo r ma t i on

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

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

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s e l ec t i o n s , d e p en di ng o n a va i l a b l e p l ac es i n c l a s s e s . O nc e t h i s p r oc e s s i s c o mp l e t e , i t i s i mp o r t a nt

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e x a m. Th e s c h o o l w i l l b e c o n du c t i n g a t r i a l e x a m w i t h a l l s t u d e n t s a n d i mp l e m e n t i n g e x p l i c i t

s t r a t e g i e s i n l i te r ac y a n d n u me r a c y . P l e a se r e me mb e r , N AP L AN i s c o mp u l s o r y f o r a l l s t u d e n t s un l e s s

i n c a s e s o f s i g n i f i c an t d i s a b i l i t y .

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

B o o k l e t w i l l b e i s s ued s o o n a n d s t u d e n t s w i l l b e g u i d e d i n ho w t o u s e t h i s t o h e lp p l a n a s t u d y

t i me t a b l e .

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

w e l l a n d t r u l y u n d erw a y – r e me mb e r Ye a r 11 i s o n l y a t h re e te r m y e a r ; Ye a r 1 2 w or k s t a r t s a t t h e

b e g i n n i n g o f Te r m 4 . S t u d e n t s w i l l re c e i ve a fu l l As s e s s me n t B o o k l e t c on t a i n i n g s c he d u l e s fo r

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

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

a l s o l i ke t o c o mme n d Ye a r 11 f o r t h e i r s c ho o l un i f o r m t o d a t e – k e e p u p t h e g r e a t w o r k !

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

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

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

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

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

a n d I en c o u r a g e s t ud e n t s t o a c c es s t h i s a r e a t o c o mp l e t e c la s s w o r k , a s se s s me n t t a s k s a n d a s a

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

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L a s t l y , B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l i s c u r r en t l y d e ve l o p i n g i t s 201 5 – 2017 S c h oo l P l a n , a p i vot a l d o c u me n t

t h a t d e t a i l s f u t u r e d eve l o p me n t a n d i n n o va t i o n p l an s t o ma x i mi s e s t u d e n t l e ar n i n g o u t c o me s . Yo u

ma y h a ve a l r e a d y r ec e i ve d a ph o ne c a l l t o c o l l ec t c o m mu n i t y f ee d b a c k a n d ex t e ns i ve s t a f f a nd

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

a r e a s o f Q u al i t y T e ac h in g a n d L e a rn i n g, Q u a l i t y S y s t e m s a nd Q u a l i t y R e l at i o n sh ip s . We a t t h e

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

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

M i c he l e S p i nk s – D e pu t y P r i n c i p a l 8 , 1 0 & 12

M i c h ae l Al l e n b y – D ep u t y P r i n c i p a l 7 , 9 & 1 1

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

w i t h s c h o o l a n d t h e d i f f e r en t w a y s t h a t t e a c h er s i n t e r a c t w i t h t h e m. S c h o o l s i n Au s t r a l i a a n d

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

c o mp l e t e d o n - l i n e an d i s r un b y a n i n de p e n d en t r e se a rc h c o mp a n y , Th e L e ar n i n g B a r , w h i c h

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

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t h a n f i ve s t u de n t s re sp o n d t o a q u e s t i on , t h e re s u l t s w i l l be s u pp r e s se d . Th e s u r ve y t y p i c a l l y t a k es

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

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

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

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

a c r o s s t h e S t a t e and w i l l r u n a re s e arc h p r o j ec t t o l o ok a t s t a t e - w i d e p a t t e rn s o f s t u d en t

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

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

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i mp l e me n t a t i o n s t r a te g i e s . Th e s e i n c lu de r e s i l i e nc e e d uc a t i o n w o r k sh o p s s uc h a s B r a i n s t o r m

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w i l l c on c l u d e w i t h a B B Q l un c h a n d t e a m e ve n t s i n t he af t e rn oo n .

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

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I f y ou h a ve a n s w ere d Y E S t o a n y o f t h e a b o ve q u e s t i o n s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e s c h o o l t o

s c he d u l e a me e t i n g t o c o mp l e t e o r u p d a t e a n a c t i o n p l a n . Th i s w i l l o n l y t a ke 1 0 mi n u t e s a n d

w i l l b e e s s en t i a l i n h e l p i n g u s t o b es t h e l p y o u r c h i l d sh o u l d t h e n e e d ar i se .

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

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

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

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

As I h a ve t a k e n o n t he r o l e o f H e a d Te a c he r f o r t h e y e a r w e h ave w e l c o me d M i s s R os a n n a P a r e n te

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

C o o k a s s h e le f t u s fo r a b r i g h t fu t u r e i n e n t e r t a i n me n t a n d w e l c o me d b a c k M s R en e e Be r g e r w h o

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

As a f a c u l t y , w e w o u l d l i ke t o c on g r a t u l a te l a s t ye a r ‟ s H S C s t ud e n t s f o r c o mp l e t i n g t h e i r H S C a nd

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

w o u l d a l s o l i k e t o c on g r a t u l a t e a n d t h a nk t h e h a r d w o rk i n g a n d d e d i c a t e d s e n i o r E ng l i s h t e ac he r s

w h o me n t o r e d th e s e s t u d e n t s t o suc c e s s .

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

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HOSPITALITY F o o d T e c hn o l og y

S t u d e n t s h a ve s t a r te d t h e y e ar o f f we l l , e n j o y i n g a l l

p r a c t i c a l le s s o n s .

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B o l o g n e s e .

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i n c lu d i n g n u t r i t i o n th ro u g h o u t th e l i fe c yc le w h er e t h e y w i l l

b e c r e a t i n g fu n t o d d l e r me a l s .

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e q u i p me n t i nc lu d i n g a p r o n , t e a t o w e l an d d i s h c l o t h , a s

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

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Ye a r 1 1 H o s p i t a l i t y w i l l c o m me n c e pr a c t i c a l l e s s o n s i n w e ek

5 . I t i s e s se n t i a l t h e y h a ve c o r re c t un i f o rm i nc l u d i n g b l a c k

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

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i n vo l ve c a t e r i n g a d e l i c i ou s a f t e r n o on t e a f o r s o me B e l mo n t

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s t u d y i n g c u l t u r a l b a c k g r o un d s a n d p o e t r y .

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S o f a r t h i s y e a r w e h a ve s t a r t e d v i su a l

l i t e r ac y . I t i s g o o d t o l e a r n th i n g s t h a t w e

h a ve n o t e ven h e ard o f b e f o re a n d w e l o o k

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

g r o u p pr o j ec t a t t he e n d o f t he y e ar .

N i c k E l l i o t a n d To ma s C i o l e k

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I n Ye a r 9 E n g l i s h o u r t o p i c i s Th e C h a ng i ng

F a c e o f Au s t r a l i a . We h a ve l e a r n t a b o u t

s y mb o l s o f Au s t r a l i a a n d c u l tu r a l e x p er i en c es .

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d i f fe re n t c u l t u r e s a n d y o u g e t a b e t t e r

u n d er s t a n d i n g o f o t he r s .

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w i t h i s To K i l l a M o c k i n g b i r d . I l i ke t h i s t o p i c

a s w e g e t t o un d e r s t a n d wr i t i n g f r om a

d i f fe re n t t i me p e r i od a n d w e g e t t o l e a r n

a b o u t w h a t l i f e w as l i ke b a c k t he n . I ‟ m

l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o s t u d y i n g S h a ke s p e are ‟ s

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g e t t o e x p l o r e d i f f e r e n t t ec hn i q ue s i n th e

s t o r y .

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

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

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

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

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

O u r „ h a p p y c he f s ‟ a lw a y s ma n a g e t o b r i ng a s mi l e t o e ve r y one ‟ s f ac e , w h i l e e nc ou r a g i n g e a c h

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

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

O u r n e w c u s t o m p r i n t e d a p r o n s h a ve he l p e d c r e a te a p r o fe s s i o n a l l oo k i n g t e a m h o w e ve r , w e

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

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

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

We f a r e w e l le d o u r t wo Y e a r 1 2 s t u d en t s a t t h e e n d o f l a s t y e a r ; S h a r n i H en n i n g a n d An d r e w Mu l l en .

Th e y w i l l be g re a t l y m i s s e d a n d w e w i s h t h e m a l l t h e b e s t i n t h e fu t u r e . Th e i r e f f o r t s h a ve been

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

We a l w a y s w e l c o me v i s i t o r s – f a mi l y a nd f r i e n d s o f t e n c a l l i n f o r s o me y u mm y t r e a t s . B e t w een

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

V i s ua l A r t s

Th e V i s u a l Ar t s f a c u l ty h a ve i n t r o d uc e d a n u mb e r o f ne w e le c t i ve o p t i on s a n d c o u r se c o n t e n t . Th i s

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

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

I t i s w o n d er f u l t o s ee t h e s tu d e n t s e x p l o r e a r an g e o f m e d i a an d t e c h n i qu e s i n d e ve l o p i n g t he i r

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

w o r k s .

A b i g t h a n k y o u t o M r B e l l a n d Mr s P r oud l o c k w h o h a ve b een p a i n t i n g ou r c l a s s ro o m d o o r s w i t h

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

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

“ M o n a L i s a ” a n d a d d a b r i gh t a n d c o l ou r f u l d i s p l a y i n ou r D B l o c k c or r i d o r s . N B . An I M P O R T AN T

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

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

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Th e mu s i c f a c u l t y a re s t r a i g h t b a c k i n t o f u l l s w i n g , w i t h en s emb l e s s t a r t i n g r eh e ar s a l s a n d c l a s s

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

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

I n s t r u m e n ta l T u to r i ng

S t u d e n t s a t B e l mo n t H i g h c a n re c e i ve mu s i c t u i t i o n on t h e f o l l o w i n g i n s t ru me n t s : p i an o , g u i t a r ,

b a s s , f l u t e , c l a r i n e t , s a x o p h o n e , t ru mp e t , t r o mb o n e a n d s i n g i n g . We h a ve t u t o r s i n t he s c h o o l e ve ry

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

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

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

s h e h a s a l re a d y g i ven i n c o or d i n a t i n g t he l e s s o n s w i t h t he p e r i p a t e t i c mu s i c tu t o r s . I t i s w o n d er fu l

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

S c h o o l .

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S t u d e n t s i n vo l ve d i n s c h o o l B an d P r o g r a m a n d Vo c a l E n s e mb l e s h o u l d ma k e t h e ms e l ve s f a mi l i a r

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

S e e t he t a b l e b e l o w t o c on f i r m y o u r i n vo l ve me n t .

E NS E M BL E T IM E V E NU E

Vo c a l E n s e mb l e We d n e s d a y l u nc h D 6

C o n c e r t B a n d (y e a r s 7 - 12 ) M o n d a y a f t e r s c h o o l u n t i l 4 p m P 8

J u n i o r B an d (y e a r s 7 & 8 ) M o n d a y l unc h P 8

P e r c u s s i on En s e mb l e Tu e s d a y l u nc h P 8

J u n i o r S t a g e B an d (y e a r s 7 -9 ) F r i d a y l un c h P 8

S e n i o r S t a g e B a n d (y e a r s 1 0 - 12 ) We d n e s d a y l u nc h P 8

G u i t a r En s e mb l e (s t a r t i n g mi d Te r m 1 ) Tu e s d a y l u nc h D 6

R e h ea r sa l E t iq u e t te

I t i s e s se n t i a l t h a t a l l s t u d e n t s r e gu l a r l y a t t e n d t h e r eh e ar s a l s s o t h a t t h e e n se mb l e c o n t i n ue s to

d e ve l o p . I f t h e re i s a n y r e a s on w h y y ou c a nn o t a t t e n d re hea r s a l s y o u mu s t n o t i f y t h e re l e va n t

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

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

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

Co m m u ni c a t i on ( E ma i l s )

Al l me mb e r s o f t h e Ba n d P r o g r a m n e e d t o b e c o mmi t t e d t o B a n d r e he a r s a l s on M o n da y a f t e rn o o n s .

M r s G i l l n ee d s u p t o d a t e e ma i l a d d r e s se s f o r a l l b a n d me mb e r s t o en s u r e a l l n o t e s a n d r e l e va n t

i n f o r ma t i o n t o a l l s t ud e n t s a n d p a re n t s . R e l e va n t c on t a c t d e ta i l s n ee d t o b e s u b mi t t e d w i t h y ou r

B a n d C o n t r a c t . I f y ou n ee d o ne o r n e e d t o h a n d y ou r s i n s ee Mr s G i l l .

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B H S E ns e mb l es o n Fac e b o ok

Al l n e w f a mi l i e s a re i n v i t e d t o j o i n o u r c l o s e d F a c e b o o k G r o u p c a l l e d B e l mo n t H i g h M u s i c

D e p a r t me n t . Yo u n e e d t o “ l i ke ” o u r p ag e a n d t h e n a sk j o i n o u r g r o u p an d M r s G i l l (G r o u p

Ad mi n i s t r a t o r ) w i l l a c c e p t y o u r r e qu e s t . O u r F a c e b o o k P a g e p ro v i d e s o u r E n s e mb l e me mb e r s w i th

p h o t o s a n d p o s t s o f w h a t i s g o i n g on a t B e l mo n t H i g h S c ho o l

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M r R o b i n s o n h a s k i n d ly ma d e P 8 a v a i l a b l e a s a p e r f o r ma n c e s p a c e f o r t h e l a r g e mu s i c e n se mb l e s

(B a n d a n d S t a g e B a n d s ) a n d d a n c e s tu d en t s . Th i s i s a mu c h n ee d e d re s o u rc e t o th e C AP A f a c u l t y

a n d w i l l b e e s se n t i a l i n s u p p o r t i n g t h e g r ow i n g i n t e re s t t h a t ma n y s t u d e n t s a r e sh o wi n g i n w a n t i n g

t o b e i n vo l ve d i n t h e se a c t i v i t i e s .

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g i ve s y o u a c c e s s t o C o n c er t B a n d a n d a n y o t h e r e n se mb l e y o u w i sh t o j o i n t h e re a f t e r . Vo c a l

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t e r m) . N B Al l f e e s a re N o n -R ef un d a b l e . E n s e mb l e P e r f o r ma n c e S h i r t s a r e $4 0 . P l ea s e p a y t o t he

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a n y t i me w i l l w e a r t h i s P e r f o r ma n c e sh i r t w i th b l ac k p an t s , s o c k s a n d s h o es .

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1 . P l ay i ng A M us i ca l I ns t r u m e n t M ak e s Y ou Sma r te r

M a n y s t u d i e s h a ve b e e n c o n du c t e d on t h e e f f ec t s o f mu s i c t o t h e b r a i n . S c i en t i s t s s a y t h a t

c h i l d r en w h o a re e xp o s e d t o mu s i c , o r th o s e w h o p l a y a n i n s t r u me n t , d o b e t t e r i n s c h oo l t h an

t h o s e w h o d o n ' t .

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

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

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y o u e ve r n o t i c e d t ha t w h e n y o u he a r so f t , s o o t h i n g mu s i c y o u f ee l mo r e re l a xe d ? P l a y i n g an

i n s t ru me n t c a n d o t h a t a n d mo r e , e s p e c i a l l y i f y o u ' r e t h e on e p l a y i n g . M u s i c i s o n e o f l i fe ' s s i mp l e

j o y s ; i t h e l p s c a l m t h e mi n d .

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ma s t e r e d i t , t h e s a t i s fa c t i o n y ou ' l l f e e l i s p r i c e le s s .

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S u r e i t c a n b e a l o t o f h a r d w or k bu t t h e re i s n o d en y i n g p l a y i ng a n i n s t r u me n t i s f u n . O n c e y o u g e t

b e t t e r a t i t , o p p o r tun i t i e s w i l l a r i se f o r y ou t o s h ar e y o u r ne w ly l e a rn e d sk i l l w i th yo u r f a mi l y an d

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

i n s t ru me n t o p e n s u p a l o t o f g o o d p o s s i b i l i t i e s t h a t w i l l s u r e l y en r i c h y ou r l i f e .

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t h e w o n d e r f u l c re a t i ve a n d p e r f o r mi n g a r t s o p p o r t u n i t i e s t ha t a r e a va i l a b l e f o r y o u r c h i l d a t

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

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

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l i m i t a t i o n s . I f y o u a r e i n t e re s t e d i n t r i a l l i n g f o r an y o f t he f o l l o w i n g s p o r t s i n te r m 1 p l e a s e s ee Mr

Au s t i n e a s s o o n a s p os s i b le f o r i n f o r ma t i o n , p e r mi s s i o n n o t e a n d n o mi n a t i o n t o t h e c on v e n er :

G i r l s B a sk e t b a l l - 9 T H Ma r c h a t M ai t l an d B a s ke t b a l l S t a d i u m

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I l o ok f o r w a r d t o e ve r y o n e ma k i n g t h e ms e l ve s a va i l a b l e t o re p re s e n t ou r g re a t s c h oo l i n 20 15 a nd

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

i n f o r ma t i o n i n d a i l y s t u d e n t n o t i c e s t o e n su r e y ou k n o w w h en o pp o r t u n i t i e s a r e c o mi ng u p .

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o r g a n i s a t i o n s a r e r ec o g n i se d f o r t he i r c ont r i b u t i o n s . J ac k s on wa s e nc o ur a g e d t o c on t i n ue g i v i n g

h i s t i me & e f f o r t t o t he b e t t e r me n t o f o t he r s & i t w a s n i c e t o s ee h i m r ec o g n i se d a t th i s l e ve l . We l l

d o n e J ac k s on , y o u r ep r e s en t e d B H S we l l .

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k i t c he n a t t h e f ac i l i t y a t J o h n H u n t e r H o s p i t a l p r e p a r i n g me a l s f o r t h e ma n y f a mi l i e s w h o a r e l i v i n g

a t R o n a l d Mc D o n al d H o u s e w h i l e t he i r c h i ld i s r e qu i r i n g l o n g t e rm h o s p i t a l i s a t i on . Th i s a i ms t o a s s i s t

me mb e r s o f t he c o m mu n i t y d u r i n g s t r e s s f u l t i me s , w h i l e a l s o he lp i n g o u r s t u d en t s d e ve l o p e mp a t h y

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

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o u t l e t f o r ma n y o f o u r s t u d en t s t o e x p er i en c e w or k i n g a l o n g s i de c o mmu n i t y me mb e r s t o a c h i e ve a

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

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

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

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

p r o u d o f .

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

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

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

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

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

e n l i g h t en i n g t o he a r s u c h p o s i t i ve fe e d b ac k w i t h r e f e r en c e t o p a r t i c i p an t s d u r i n g 20 14 .

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c o m mu n i t y , a g r e a t e r s en s e o f e mp a t h y & u n d er s t a n d i n g o f w o r k i n g a l o n g s i de o t h e r s & t h e

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

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

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S t u d e n t s h a ve a nu mb e r o f o t h e r o p p or t un i t i e s f o r w o rk ex p er i en c e i n y e ar s 9 -12 .

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Te r m 4 : D e c e mb e r 7 to D ec e mb e r 11

I f t h e r e i s a g e nu i n e j o b o p p o r tu n i t y o r a n o t h e r s e r i o u s r e a so n t o d o Wo r k e x p e r i e nc e a t o t he r

t i me s y o u n ee d t o a pp r o a c h Mr s P o r t e r - B u rn s w i t h a t l e a s t 2 w eek s ‟ n o t i c e .

H o w d oe s a s tu de n t o r g an i s e th e i r p l a ce me n t?

Al l y e a r 10 s tu d e n t s w i l l b e g i ve n b a s i c p rep a r a t i on a n d i n f o r ma t i o n e ar l y i n t e r m 1 .

F o r th o s e wa n t i ng to d o w or k e x pe r i e n c e th e r e w i l l b e a 1 te r m l ead up . S tud e n t s w i l l n e ed to

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

W e ek s 2 a nd 3

S t u d e n t s a t t e n d 1 o f 4 lu nc h t i me me e t i n g s t o g e t p a p er w o rk and g u i d e l i n e s

W e ek 5 a nd 6

Wh i t e c a r d c ou r se $80 d e l i ve r e d a t s c h o o l i n 1 d a y . Th i s i s c o mp u l s o r y f o r a n y s t u d en t w h o w a n t s t o

w o r k i n AN Y c o n s t r uc t i o n r e l a t e d i n d u s t r y . I t i s h i g h l y r ec o mme n d e d f o r a l l s t u d e n t s . We h a ve a n

e x c e l l en t p r e s en t e r .

W e ek 8 - W e dn e sd ay

T h i s i s t h e a bs o l u te de a d l i n e fo r a l l c omp le te d pap e r w or k .

I f t h i s d e a d l i n e i s no t me t t h e s t u d e n t ‟ s p l a c e me n t c an be r o l l e d o ve r .

W e ek 9 - At t e n d me e t i n g t o g e t f i n a l i n s t r uc t i o n s an d p a p er w o rk

W e ek 1 0 - Wo r k ex p er i e nc e

W h a t ca n I do ? Y o u ca n … .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Y o u ca n n o t …

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

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

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

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

y o u r o w n t i me ”

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

Wo r k a f t e r 10 p m o r be f o r e 6 a m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

S u s h i - $ 3 .50

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

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

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

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

Th a n k y o u

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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