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October 2015

Belmont High School

Quantum Building Harmony and Success

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As p a r t o f t h e S e c o nd a r y S c h o o l s R e ne w a l P r o g r a m w e a r e s e e k i n g a n u mb e r o f p a re n t vo l u n t ee r s

w i t h s t u d en t s i n y e ar s 7 an d 8 t o p ar t i c i p a te i n a s ma l l g r ou p d i sc u s s i o n a b ou t ou r s c ho o l .

Th e re s e ar c h i s t a k i n g p l a c e t o u n de r s t a n d w h a t y o u w a n t f r o m t h e sc ho o l an d y o u r op i n i o n s o f t he

s c h o o l . Th e re s u l t s w i l l b e u s e d t o he l p i mp r o ve c o m mu n i c a t i o n a n d s a t i s f ac t i o n w i th t h e sc h o o l .

Th e d i s c u s s i on i s p l a nn e d t o t a k e p l a c e on W e d ne s day 4 No v e mb e r 2 0 1 5 f r o m 5 .1 5 p m t o 6 .1 5 p m i n

t h e s c h o o l l i b r a r y . I f y o u a re i n t e r es t e d i n a t t e n d i n g t h e n p l e a s e c a l l C a th e r i ne S a n d a l l on

4 94 506 00 o r e ma i l be lmo n t - h . s c h o o l @ d e t .n s w .e d u .a u .

J o s h u a Ca r u so F o u nda t i o n

R ec en t l y I h a d t he p le a s u r e o f a t t e n d i n g a p r e se n t a t i o n b y t he J o s hu a C a ru s o F oun d a t i on w here

t h e sc h o o l w a s d o n a te d a d ef i b r i l l a t o r t o th e sc h o o l .

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a n d a w a r e ne s s t o c o mb a t h y p e r t r o p h i c

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c a u se o f h e ar t - re l a t e d s u d d e n d e a t h i n y o u n g

p e o p l e , y e t l i t t l e i s kn o w n a b o u t t h e c o nd i t i o n . Ve r y

f e w p e o p l e a r e e ve n a w a r e o f i t , ma k i n g d e t e c t i on

a n d p re ve n t i o n ve r y d i f f i c u l t .

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a c t i v i t i e s o f t he f oun d a t i on , i n p ar t i c u l a r t h e i r r ac e

d a y h e l d a t N e wc a s t le J oc k e y C lu b .

Th i s i s th e se c on d de f i b r i l l a t o r w e h a ve a s t h e P & C

As s o c i a t i on h a s a l s o d o n a t e d o n e t o t h e sc h o o l . S t a f f

a r e be i n g t r a i n e d i n th e u s e o f b o t h de f i b r i l l a t o r s a n d

w h i l s t w e h o pe w e ne ve r h a ve t o u se t h em , t h e y a r e

h e re r e a d y t o u se .

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L uk e S w ee ne y (c a p t a i n ) , D a n i e l I l i e v s k i (v i c e -c a p t a i n )

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Ci ty S e r v e

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a n d g a r d e n i n g .

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c o n t a c t w i t h t he C i t y S e r ve o r g a n i s a t i on .

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FROM THE DEPUTIES We l c o me t o Te r m 4 . T h i s i s o f te n t h e bu s i e s t t e r m o f t h e y e a r f o r s t a f f a s w e f i n a l i se th e c u r r i c u l u m

a n d a s s e s s me n t p ro c e s s f o r 20 15 wh i l s t p l an n i n g f o r t he s mo o t h t r a n s i t i o n t o 201 6 .

Ye a r 1 2 h a ve c o mme n c e d th e i r H i g h e r Sc h o o l C er t i f i c a t e e x ami n a t i on s a n d w e w ou l d l i ke t o w i sh

t h e m e ve r y su c c e s s a s t h e y c o m me n c e t h e f i n a l s t a g e o f t he i r sc h o o l l i ve s . We l o o k f o r w ar d t o

c e le b r a t i n g t h i s ac h i e ve me n t a t t h e i r u p c o mi n g s c h o o l f o r ma l o n N o ve mb e r 18 t h .

Ye a r 1 1 - s o o n t o b ec o me Ye a r 1 2 ; h a ve c o mp l e t e d s u b j e c t i n t e r v i e w s f o r t h e pu r po s e o f p l a nn i ng

f o r a su c c e s s fu l ou t c o me t o t h e i r H S C y ea r . S t u d e n t s a r e t o be c o m me n d e d f o r t he t h ou g h t t hey

p u t i n t o t h i s p r oc es s a n d t h e ma t u r i t y w i t h w h i c h t he y c o n du c t e d t h e ms e l ve s t h r o u g h ou t t h e

i n t e r v i e w d a y . F o r s o me i t me a n t d r o p p i n g a s u b j ec t , f o r o t h e r s a r e a l i s a t i o n t h a t t h e H S C mi g h t b e

p u r su e d o ve r a l t e rn at i ve p a t h w a y s . As t e a c h er s f i n a l i se g r a d es f o r t he p re l i m i n ar y c o u r s e s , t h e i r

H S C As s e s s me n t B o o k le t , c o n t a i n i n g p o l i c i e s s c he d u le s a n d e x p ec t a t i on s f o r th e H S C y e a r , i s b e i ng

d e ve l o p e d a n d w i l l be i s su e d sh o r t l y .

I f y ou a re a p a r e n t o f a Ye a r 7 s t u d e n t , p l e a s e b e a w a r e t h a t y o u r c h i l d s h ou l d h a ve c h o s en t h e i r

2 01 6 se me s t e r e le c t i ve s o n l i ne b y n o w . I f t h i s i s n o t t h e c a s e , p l e a s e c on t a c t t h e sc ho o l f o r a d v i c e

o n h o w t o p r oc ee d .

Ye a r 8 h a ve s e l e c te d t h e i r S t a g e 5 s u b j ec ts a n d s e me s t e r e l e c t i ve s a n d w i l l b e n o t i f i e d i n t he n e x t

c o u p le o f w e ek s i f th e i r c h o i c es a r e s uc c e s s f u l . S t u d e n t s n ee d t o m a i n t a i n t h e i r fo c u s a n d w o rk

e t h i c a s t h e y c o mp l e t e t h e i r c ou r s e w or k a n d e n su re a l l t a s k s a r e a t t e mp t e d t o t h e b e s t o f t he i r

a b i l i t y an d su b mi t t e d f o r ma r k i n g . Te a c her s a r e s t a r t i n g t o p r ep a r e f o r t he S e me s t e r 2 re p or t i n g

c y c le an d i t i s i mp o r t a n t a l l s t u de n t s a r e w o r k i n g d i l i g en t l y t o ac h i e ve a p o s i t i ve r e po r t .

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i s s t i l l i mp o r t a n t t h e y s u b mi t a l l a s s e s s me nt t a s k s a n d i f t h e y ha ve a n y N Aw a r d s t h a t t h e w o r k i s

c o mp l e t e d a n d s u bmi t t e d s o t h e N Aw a r d c a n be re s o l ved . A s ma l l m i n o r i t y o f s t u d en t s a re

c u r re n t l y b e i n g p l a c e d o n I mp r o ve me n t P r o g r a ms t o s u p p o r t t h e m t o r e s o l ve N Aw a r d s a n d a l l o w

t h e m t o g a i n t h e i r Ye a r 10 R o S a C er t i f i c a te . I t i s i mp o r t a n t a l l s t u d e n t s ma i n t a i n a s t ro n g w o r k e th i c

a n d c o mmi t me n t t o l e a r n i n g a s th e y p r e pa r e t o e n te r t h e s e n i o r sc h o o l i n 201 6 .

U n i f o r m f o r s o me s t u de n t s i s be c o mi n g a c o n c e rn . B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l i s a u n i f o r m w e a r i n g s c h o o l .

At p r e s e n t a n u mb e r o f s t u d en t s a r e re g u la r l y t u r n i n g u p t o s c ho o l i n a va r i e t y o f g ar me n t s t h a t d o

n o t re p re s en t t h e un i f o r m o f th i s sc h o o l . C o r re c t sh o e s a re a Wo r k H e a l t h an d S a fe t y i s s ue a n d at

t i me s t h e g i r l s a re w ea r i n g i n a p pr o p r i a te b l a c k sh o r t s a n d t i g h t s t h a t a r e n o t s u i t a b l e f o r a s c h o o l

e n v i r on me n t . L a r g e h o o p e a r r i n g s a r e n ot a p a r t o f o u r s c h o o l u n i fo r m. Th i s i s a Wo r k H e a l t h a nd

S a f e t y i s su e an d s t ud e n t s w i l l be a sk e d t o r e mo ve t h e s e e ar r i n g s . S h ou l d s t u d en ts n o t c o mp l y

p a r e n t s w i l l be c o n t ac t e d t o su p p o r t t h e sc h o o l ’ s ma n d a t o r y p o l i c i e s .

We h a ve a d a i l y u n i fo r m d e t e n t i o n a t l u nc h t i me f o r a l l y e a r g r o u p s a n d a l l s t u d e n ts n o t i n un i f o r m

a r e e x pe c t e d t o a t t e n d w h e n i s su e d a u n i f o r m d e t e n t i o n s l i p . S t u d e n t s w h o p e r s i s t en t l y d o n o t

w e a r c o r r ec t u n i f o r m w i l l t h en b e p l ac e d on a n a f t e r sc h o o l d e te n t i o n . P a re n t s /c ar e r s a r e a s ke d t o

s u p p o r t t he s c h o o l u n i f o r m p o l i c y b y i n s i s t i n g t h e i r s t u d en t w e a r c o r r ec t un i f o r m a n d i f , on

o c c a s i o n , t h e y a re u na b l e t o w e ar u n i f o r m a n o t e sh o u l d b e p r ov i d e d .

O n c e a g a i n w e c o mme n d t h e va s t m a j o r i t y o f B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l s t u d e n t s w h o a t te n d e ve r y d a y

i n o u t s t a n d i n g s c h o o l u n i f o r m a n d s u p p o r t o u r s c h oo l v i s i on o f b u i l d i n g h a r mo n y a nd s u c c e s s . Th e

w o r k e t h i c an d va l ue s t h e y d e ve l o p n o w r e pr e se n t th e f ou n da t i o n f o r o p t i mu m l i fe c h o i c e s a n d

f u tu re r e w ar d . As a l w a y s w e e n c ou r a ge y o u t o c o n t a c t t he s c ho o l w i t h a n y qu e s t i ons o r i n p u t t h at

r e l a t e t o t h i s s h ar e d e n d e a vo ur .

M i c h ae l Al l e n b y D e pu t y P r i n c i p a l Ye a r s 7 , 9 a n d 11

M i c he l e S p i nk s D e pu t y P r i nc i p a l Ye a r s 8 a nd 1 0

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PLEASE NOTE D o e s y o u r c h i l d h a ve a me d i c a l c on d i t i o n s u c h a s e p i le p s y , d i a b e t e s , a s t h ma , o r e x p e r i enc e

s e ve re a l le r g i c r e ac t i o n s ?

H a ve y o u c o mp l e t e d a n a c t i on p l an f o r y ou r c h i l d w i t h a me mb e r o f s t a f f f r o m B H S ?

H a ve y o u c o mp l e t e d a n a c t i o n p l an i n p r ev i o u s ye a r s bu t n o t up da te d i t t o ac c o mm o d a t e a n y

c h a n ge i n t h e e x i s t i ng me d i c a l c o n d i t i on ?

I f y o u 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 ue s t i o n s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t t he s c h o o l t o

s c he d u l e a me e t i n g to c o mp l e t e o r u p d a t e a n a c t i on p l a n . Th i s w i l l o n l y t a ke 10 mi n u t e s an 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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t h a t t h e r e h a ve b een c h an g e s t o t h e

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s c h o o l s . I n p a r t i c u l a r , f a mi l y h o l i d a y s

a r e n o l o n ge r a n a c c e p t e d c a t e g or y

f o r e xe mp t i o n f r o m s c h o o l

a t t e n d a n c e . Th i s i s n o w r ec o r d e d a s

l e a ve .

P&C MEETING

The next P&C meeting wil l be held

Wednesday November 25 2015 at

5.30pm in the staff lounge

Everyone welcome to attend

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ENGLISH Th e y e a r j u s t k e e p s on f l y i n g b y – Te r m 4 a l r e a d y! Th e f i n a l t e r m o f t he y e ar i s s e t t o b e a n e xc i t i n g

o n e i n En g l i s h . Ye a r 7 a r e f i n i sh i n g o f f t he i r d r a ma u n i t a n d s u b mi t t i n g f i l ms f o r t he i r a s s e s s me n t .

S o me c l a s s e s w i l l be s c re en i n g f i l m f e s t i va l s w i th O s c ar s t y l e aw a r d s f o r c a te g o r i e s l i k e B e s t Ac t o r

a n d Ac t r e s s a n d B e s t S c r ee n p l a y – l o ok i n g f o r w ar d t o b e i n g a t th e r e d c ar p e t p r e mi e r e !

Ye a r 8 a re a l mo s t a t t h e en d o f t h e i r D o c u me n t a r i e s Un i t a n d w i l l b e t he f i r s t y e ar g r o u p t o t r i a l a

P B L U n i t a t B e l mo n t H i g h . P B L s t a n d s f o r P r o j e c t B a se d L e arn i n g a n d a l l o w s s t ud e n t s t o w o rk

t o w a r d s a c o mmo n p r o j ec t t h r o u g h ou t t he t e r m. Ye a r 8 w i l l be c re a t i n g t he i r o w n do c u me n t a r i e s

t o h i g h l i g h t an d pr o m o t e t h e p o s i t i ve a s pec t s o f B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l t o f u t u r e s t u d en t s .

Ye a r 9 a r e en j o y i n g th e i r E d w a r d S c i s s o r ha n d s f i l m s t u d y a n d w i l l be mo v i n g i n t o a P r o j e c t B a s ed

S t u d y t i t l e d O ve rc o mi n g Ad ve r s i t y w he re th e y w i l l b ec o me ma n a g e r s o f a r oc k b a n d a n d ex p l o re

d i f fe re n t t ex t t y p e s an d c r i t i c a l t h i n k i n g sk i l l s .

Ye a r 1 0 w i l l be w a v i n g g o o d b y e t o M ac be t h a n d h e l l o t o Be lo n g i n g . A u n i t de s i g n e d t o p r e p are

s t u d e n t s f o r l i f e i n s en i o r ye a r s . Th e f oc us t e x t w i l l be a f i l m w h i c h s t u de n t s w i l l be a b l e t o a n a l y se

a n d c ou p l e w i t h a t ex t t h e y c h o o se t o s t ud y f o r t h e ms e l ve s .

Ye a r 1 1 (1 2 ) h a ve j u s t s t a r t e d t h e i r H S C c o u r se a n d a re c o mp l e t i n g t h e i r Ar e a o f S t u d y : B e l o n g i n g

o r t h e i r f i r s t M o d u l e : P a r t o f t h e F a mi l y . S t u d e n t s a r e en c oura g e d t o h i t t h e g r o un d r u nn i n g a n d

s e e k a d v i c e a b o u t h ow t o i mp r o ve on t he i r P r e l i m i n a r y re s u l t s m o v i n g i n t o t he H S C y ea r . R e a d you r

r e p or t s c ar e f u l l y w h en y o u g e t t he m a n d c o m mu n i c a te w i t h y o u r t e a c h er a b o u t wh ere y o u ’ re a t so

w e c an he l p y ou th r ou g h t o t he e n d .

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t w o s t u d e n t s w h o h a ve b ee n w or k i n g ex c ep t i o n a l l y w e l l a n d one o f t h e l uc k y w i nn e r s w i l l r ec e i ve a

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f o r a l w a y s g i v i n g c l a s s t a s k s a n d a c t i v i t i e s h e r b e s t e f f o r t .

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r e su l t s t h r o u gh o u t t he y e a r .

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CAPA I t w a s a h i l a r i ou s an d t h o r ou g h l y e n t e r ta i n i n g d a y w he n n ea r l y 5 0 mu s i c a n d

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e ve n t a t t r ac t s a l o t o f me d i a c o ver a g e .

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b e s e le c te d t o t a ke pa r t . C h o o k a s g i r l s !

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c a re s a b ou t y o u r c a t ’ .

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r e l a t i o ns h i p w i th ou r se l ve s i n t he c yb e r w or l d .

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o n i d e a s f o r t h e i r H SC b o d y o f w o r k . Te n s t u d e n t s f r o m t h e V i s u a l Ar t c l a s s b e g a n t h e i r j o u rn e y

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e x h i b i t i on s h o w c a s i ng t h e p r e v i ou s y e a r o f H S C a r t s t u d e n t s ’ b o d y o f w o r k . Th e s t u d e n t s w h o ma k e

i t i n t o Ar t E x p r e s s h ave a c h i e ve d b an d 6 r e s u l t s f o r t he i r a r tma k i n g a n d g o t h ro ug h a s e l ec t i on

c r i te r i on t o g a i n en t r y i n t o t he ex h i b i t i on . O u r s t u d en t s w er e ve r y i mp r e s se d w i t h t he s t a n d a r d o f

e n t r i e s t h i s y e ar a n d a r e l o ok i n g f o r w a r d to g e t t i n g s t a r t e d . We a r e h o p i n g t o g i ve y e a r 12 s t u d en t s

a s mu c h e x p os u r e t o o t h e r a r t i s t s p r ac t i c e t h r ou g h e xc u r s i o n s s u c h a s t h i s a s i t w i l l e n h a nc e t he i r

u n d er s t a n d i n g o f qu a l i t y a r t ma k i n g .

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t h e y c h o s e f a mo u s a r t w o r k s a n d g a ve th e m a mo d e r n

t w i s t . O n c e t h e y f i n i sh e d t h e i r Ap p r o p r i a t i o n a r t w o r k t he y

h a d t h e o p p o r t un i t y t o p r i n t i t o n t o a t - s h i r t . N o w f o r t h e i r

f i n a l t e r m o f Ye a r 10 a r t t h e y a re w o rk i n g on

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o b j ec t s t h r ou g h d i f fe re n t me d i a .

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o f “ O bj ec t s ” , s t u d e n ts a r e i n t he p r oc e s s o f c o mp i l i n g a

c o l l ec t i o n o f ma d e o b j e c t s r e l a t i n g t o a me mo r y , a n

e ve n t , a h o b b y , c u l tu r a l b a c k g r ou n d e t c . Th e y h a ve j u s t

f i n i sh e d ma k i n g t y p i c a l l y s ma l l e ve r y d a y o b j ec t s i n t o

o ve r s i ze d s c u l p tu re s i n f lu en c e d b y C l a u s O l d e n b ur g .

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f r o m a r t i s t s su c h a s K e i th H a r i n g a n d R eg M o mb a s s a w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f t h e i r o w n t w i s t f o r m

p o p u l a r c u l t u r e .

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Y e ar 8 s em e s te r e l e c t i v e s

Yr 8 L e g a l S t re e t a r t a r e p r e p ar i n g de s i g n s f o r t h e sec o n d i n s t a lme n t o f t h e c ou r se . S t u d e n t s h a ve

b e e n a s k e d t o a p p l y a d e s i g n t o e i t h e r / o r a p h o ne c a se , a c a p o r a p a i r o f c a n va s sh o e s . Th e y w i l l

a l s o b e g i n de ve l o p i n g i d e a s f o r a d e s i g n t o a s k a t e bo a r d d e c k , a l w a y s a b i g h i t w i t h th e se

s t u d e n t s .

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e mo t i o n t h ou g h d i f fe r e n t e x pr e s s i on s a n d g e s t u re s . N o w t h e y a r e c o nc en t r a t i n g on t h e l a y o u t o f

c o mi c p an e l s i n o r d e r t o c o me u p w i th a c o mi c s t r i p b a s e d o n a n a d ve n t u re t h a t t h e i r c h a r ac te r

w i l l p a r t a ke i n .

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F u n k y O b j ec t s un i t o f w o r k wh er e s t u d e n t s c re a t e sc u l p t u re s u s i ng a r a n g e o f me d i a .

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w e e k 2 o f t h i s t e r m. V i s i t s f ro m f a mi l i e s , n e w b a b i e s , o r i en t a t i o n

s t u d e n t s w h o ar e c omi n g t o B H S i n 20 16 , o u r w on d e r fu l re a d e r s

a n d a g r ou p o f re s i d e n t s f r o m N a r l a V i l la g e Ag e d C a r e F ac i l i t y

c e r t a i n l y k e p t u s ve r y b u s y .

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i n i t i a t i ve w he n c o mp l e t i n g t a s k s .

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c o he s i ve g r o u p . Th e i r p r o b le m s o l v i n g s k i l l s a re d e ve l o p i n g w e l l w h i le t h e i r c on f i d en c e a nd

e n j o y me n t o f t h e p r og r a m i s e v i d en t .

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i n t e re s t e d i n se e i n g o u r Co f f ee S h o p i n ac t i o n t o p h on e an d a r r a n ge a v i s i t t o t a s t e o u r y u mmy

t r e a t s o r h a ve o ne o f t h e b e s t m i l k s h ak e s i n B e l mo n t – t h e c of fe e s a re n ’ t b a d e i th e r ! V i s i t i n g o n a

h o t s u mme r s d a y w i l l n o w b e s o mu c h mo r e e n j o y a b le w i t h ou r a i r c o n d i t i on e d c l a s s r o o m, t h a n ks

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TRANSIT ION Te r m 4 h a s be g u n w i t h ma n y p r o g r a ms u p a n d ru nn i n g . Th e u l t i ma t e g o a l o f a l l p r o g r a ms i s t o a s s i s t

s t u d e n t s ma k e a s uc c e s s fu l t r a n s i t i on i n t o so c i e t y an d t h e w o rk p la c e .

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p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h i s c o u r s e a t B e l mo n t B o w l i n g C l u b o n M o nd a y mo r n i n g s . Th e s tu d e n t s p r e p are

a n d s e r ve mo r n i n g te a f o r l oc a l e l d e r l y r e s i d en t s w h i l e f oc u ss i n g o n te a mw o r k , c o m mu n i c a t i on ,

t i me ma n a g e me n t a n d p r o b l e m s o l v i n g sk i l l s a l l w i th i n a c o mme r c i a l s e t t i n g . We l o o k f o r w a r d t o

w a t c h i n g t he B on Ap p e t i t @ Be l mo n t p r o g ra m u n f o l d t h r ou g h o u t t h e te r m.

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c o m mu n i t y p r o j ec t . I d e a s f r o m n e w s k a t e p a r k s t o l e ar n t o s a i l c l a s s e s h a ve b e en d e ve l o p e d w i th

e n t hu s i a s m. Th e g r e a t n e w s i s t h a t t h i s 6 mo n t h p r o g r a m w i l l b e c o n t i nu i n g a t B e l mo nt H i g h i n 20 1 6

w i t h a ne w c o h or t o f Ye a r 8 a n d 9 s t u d en t s .

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d e mo n s t r a t i n g t he i r h i g h l e ve l o f s k i l l s i n t h i s a re a .

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l i t t l e mo r e a b ou t b u dg e t i n g , c r e d i t c a r d de b t a n d ma n a g i n g ph o n e p l a n s p le a s e c ome a n d t a l k t o

M r s N e w ma n i n t h e Ho me E c o n o mi c s s t a f f ro o m .

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b u s i ne s s f o r 3 d a y s t o g a i n fu r t he r un d er s ta n d i n g o f w h a t t h e f i n a n c e a n d p r o p er t y i n d u s t r y h a s t o

o f fe r . We l o o k f o r w a rd t o t h i s be c o mi n g a s uc c e s s fu l e x pe r i e nc e fo r a l l i n vo l ve d n ow a n d i n t he

f u tu re .

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r o l e a s T r a n s i t i on C o or d i n a t o r . H e r d i l i ge nc e a n d p a s s i on f o r c r ea t i n g o p p o r tu n i t i e s f o r o u r s t u d e n ts

a t B e l mo n t H i g h h a s b e e n a c re d i t t o h e r . As a r e s u l t , w e h a ve a n a b u n d a nc e o f p ro g r a ms o f f e re d

t o s t u d e n t s i n a vo l u n t e e r i n g c a p ac i t y , a l l o w i n g ma n y t o d e ve l o p w o r k p l a c e s k i l l s t h a t w i l l a s s i s t

t h e m a l l t h r ou g h th e i r l i ve s .

M r s Th o mp s o n w i l l be mi s s e d i n t h i s r o le bu t w e w i sh he r a l l the ve r y b e s t a s s h e ta k e s e x t e n de d

l e a ve . S h e ’ s le f t ve r y b i g sh o e s t o f i l l !

K a r e n N e w ma n

T r a n s i t i on C o or d i n a t o r

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FROM THE SPORTS DESK H u n te r R eg i on S e l ec t i o n T r i a l s

Th e f o l l o w i n g R e g i o na l t e a m s e l e c t i on t r i a l s w i l l be h e l d t e r m 4 . Th e y a re :

B o y s B a s e b a l l (We d n e s d a y 1 1 N o ve mb e r a t S t e ve n s o n O va l , M a yf i e l d We s t )

G i r l s S o f t b a l l (We d n e s d a y 1 8 N o ve mb e r a t S t e ve n s o n O va l , M a yf i e l d We s t )

G i r l s C r i c ke t ( Th u r s d ay 19 N o ve mb e r a t Wa l l s e n d C r i c ke t O va l ) a n d

B o y s C r i c k e t ( Th u r s d a y 26 N o ve mb e r a t M ai t l a n d I n d o or Cr i c k e t C e n t re )

P l e a s e s ee me t o g e t a l l t h e i n f o r ma t i on , p e r mi s s i on n o t e s an d t o e n s u r e y ou a re en t e re d t h r ou gh

t h e a p pr o p r i a t e c h a nn e l s .

U p c om i ng T e rm 4 E ven t s

C H S B o y s Te n n i s – D i s t r i c t P a r k – 27 t o 29 Oc t o b e r (g o o d l u c k g o e s t o J ak e F o s t e r )

L a k e M ac q u ar i e G a m e s T r a mp o l i ne Ch a mp i on s h i p s – 7 N o ve mb e r (s e e Mr Au s t i n e f o r i n f o )

P a c i f i c Sc h o o l s G a me s – Ad e l a i d e - 21 t o 28 N o ve mb e r

C H S B l ue s P re s en t a t i on – 4 De c e mb e r

H u n t e r R e g i o n S p o r t s Aw a r d s – 11 De c e mb e r

T im e to Ce l eb r a te O ur S u c c e s se s

F o u r B e l mo n t H i g h Sc h o o l s t u de n t s w on s t at e t i t le s a t t he C H S S t a t e T r a mp o l i n i n g :

C h a r l i e H a i g h – 13 y r s b o y s D o u b l e M i n i T r amp o l i n e

J a i S t a r re t t – 14 y r s b oy s I n d i v i d u a l T r a mp o l i n e

J e s s i c a P i c k e r i n g – 14y r s g i r l s I n d i v i du a l T r amp o l i n e

P a r i s Wr i g h t – 1 7+ g i r l s I n d i v i d u a l T r a mp o l i ne

J e s s i c a P i c ke r i n g o u t s c o re d w o me n o f a l l a g e s t o a c h i e ve t he h i g h e s t p o i n t sc o re t o t a l a t t h e

r ec en t n a t i o n a l t e a m t r i a l h e l d i n B e n d i g o i n t he sc h o o l h o l i d a y s .

S p e c i a l c o n gr a t u l a t i on s t o J e s s i c a P i c ke r i ng f o r h e r se l ec t i o n i n t h e Au s t r a l i a n T r a mp o l i n e Te a m

t o c o n t es t t h e Wo r l d C h a mp i o n s h i p s i n O de n s e , De n ma r k i n D ec e mb e r .

S c h o o l T ea m S u c c e sse s

O u r t r a mp o l i n e t e am w a s a g a i n v i c t o r i ou s i n w i nn i n g 22 c o n se c u t i ve s t a t e s c h o o l t e a m

c h a mp i o n sh i p s a t t h e C H S S t a t e C h a mp i o ns h i p s i n S e p t e mb e r . I mp r e s s i ve e f f o r t b y a l l s t u d e n t s

i n vo l ve d . H u n t e r a l s o r ec l a i me d t h e i n t e r - re g i on a l c h a mp i on ’ s t i t l e .

2 0 1 6 H o u se Cap ta i ns

Ye a r 1 0 a n d 1 1 s tu d en t s h a ve o ne l a s t o pp o r t u n i t y t o n o mi n a te f o r t h e 20 16 S p o r t s H o u s e C a p t a i n .

Th i s i s a p r e s t i g i ou s ro l e t h a t l o o k s g o o d o n a C V . S e e M r Au s t i ne AS AP b e f o r e t he f i n a l d ec i s i o ns

a r e ma d e .

B r e t t Au s t i n e

P D / H / P E F AC U L T Y

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“THE CAGE” Belmont High School Uniform Shop

Opening Hours

MONDAY 12.40pm - 1.20pm

TUESDAY 3.00pm – 4.00pm

THURSDAY 8.15am – 9.15am

EFTPOS available All cheques to be made payable to

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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 W H & S s a f e t y r u le s t h a t a r e n ow l a w i n a l l D E C s c ho o 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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