February 2013

Belmont High School

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t h e s w i n g o f t h e a c ad e mi c ye a r .

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r e p l ac e d b y Al i s o n S e l l e r s

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r o l e o f c ar ee r s a d v i s o r u n t i l E a s te r .

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r e l i e v i n g he a d t e ac he r sc i e nc e .

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c o n t i nu e t o r e l i e ve a s h e a d te a c h er .

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r e p l ac e me n t b e i n g so u g h t f o r h e r .

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w i t h M a r i s s a S h i e l d s .

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A l r e a d y t h e r e a re ma n y t h i n g s h a p p en i ng a t B e l mo n t H i g h w i t h p a re n t me e t i n g s s c he d u l e d t h i s

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a r r a n ge me n t s f o r t h i s e ve n i n g .

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Wh e n d r o p p i n g o f f a n d p i c k i n g u p c h i l d re n p ar en t s ne e d t o b e a w a re o f t he p a rk i n g r e s t r i c t i ons

a r o un d t h e s c h o o l , e sp e c i a l l y i n H en r y S t r ee t w h er e t h e b u s b a y i s l o c a te d .

Th e r e a r e s e ve r e p e na l t i e s a s w e l l a s l o s s o f l i c enc e

p o i n t s f o r p ar k i n g o r s t o p p i n g i n th e s e a r e a s . A

s u m ma r y o f t h e p o ss i b le f i n es i s i n c lu de d i n t h i s

n e w s l e t t e r . C ou nc i l ra n g e r s d o p a t r o l t he s e a r e as

a n d f i n e s h a ve be en i s s u e d t o d r i ve r s .

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h a p p e n w i t h i n t h e b us b a y a t a n y t i me .

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H i g h w a y a n d F l o r a v i l l e R o a d i s a n o t he r a r e a o f

c o nc er n . Th i s c ar p a r k i s f o r t h e c u s to me r s o f

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p i c k u p c h i l d re n .

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r e s t r i c t i on s w i l l ma k e i t s a f e r f o r a l l w h o t r a ve l t o

a n d f r o m B e l mo n t H i gh S c h o o l e a c h d a y .

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P & C M e e t i ng

Th e f i r s t P & C me e t i n g f o r t h e y e ar i s sc he du l e d f o r We d n e s d a y 2 0 Fe b ru a r y c o mme n c i n g a t 5 .3 0 p m

i n t he s t a f f c o mmo n r o o m i n A b l o c k . Al l n e w p a re n t s a r e mo s t w e l c o me t o a t t e n d .

S c h o o l D e v e lo pm e n t D ay s T e rm 2

To a s s i s t w i t h t he i mp l e me n t a t i o n o f t h e n e w Au s t r a l i a n Cu r r i c u lu m s c h o o l s h a ve b e e n g i ven an

a d d i t i o n a l s t a f f d e ve lo p me n t d a y a t t h e be g i n n i n g o f t e r m 2 .

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U p da te o f S tu d en t a nd Pa r e n t I n fo r ma t i o n

S h o r t l y a l l p ar en t s i n Ye a r s 8 -1 2 w i l l b e a s k e d t o c o nf i r m i n fo r ma t i o n r ec o r d e d on t h e sc ho o l ‟ s

r ec o r d s . To d o t h i s , a c o p y o f t h e e n r o l me n t i n f o r ma t i o n f o r a l l s t u d e n t s en r o l l e d i n ye a r s 8 -1 2 w i l l

b e p o s t e d h o me .

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s c h o o l re g a r d l e s s o f w h e t h e r c h an g e s a r e ma d e .

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b a s i s p ar t i c u l a r l y i n th e f u tu re w he n suc h i n fo r ma t i o n c o l l ec t ed w i l l h a ve an i mp a c t o n fu n d i n g

l e v e l f o r s c h o o l s .

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P r i nc i p a l

VISUAL ARTS We l c o me b a c k t o a n e w y e ar . O u r Y e a r 1 2 s tu d e n t s h a ve f i na l l y ma d e a s t a r t t o t h e i r b o d i e s o f

w o r k wh i c h a r e d ue o n M on d a y 26 Au g u s t . Al l s t u d e n t s h a ve be e n p re s en t e d w i t h t h e i r a s s es s me n t

s c he d u l e s a n d a re a w a r e o f th e r e qu i reme n t s i n t e r ms o f d a t e s , p r o c e du re s a nd s i ze a n d t i me

e s s e n t i a l s f o r a r t ma k i n g a n d h i s t o r i c a l an d c r i t i c a l s t u d i e s .

Ye a r 1 1 h a ve a l s o s ta r t e d t h e i r ne w t h e me s re l a t e d t o E n v i r onme n t s a n d mu s t a l s o c o mp l e t e t h e i r

a r t ma k i n g B .O . W. b y w e e k 5 i n T e r m 2 . Th e i r h i s t o r i c a l a n d c r i t i c a l a s s e s s me n t i s d u e i n w e e k 10 th i s

t e r m s o a l l V i s u a l Ar t s s t u d e n t s i n Y e a r 11 sh o u l d be g i n th i s n o w .

We h a ve a ve r y l a r g e g r o u p o f Ye a r 1 0 s t ud e n t s t h i s y e ar c on t i nu i n g t h e t h e me o f „ M e t a mo r p h o s i s ‟ ,

p r o d uc i n g a s e r i e s o f a r t ma k i n g c on c e p t s d u e a t t h e e n d o f T e rm 1 a n d a l s o a r e s e a rc h a s s e s s me n t

r e l a t e d t o a s e l ec t e d a r t i s t .

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s o me w o n d e r f u l t e c hn i q ue s i n d r a wi n g . Th e i r a r t ma k i n g i s d u e i n w e e k 5 T e r m 2 w i t h t h e i r r e s e arc h

a s s i g n me n t .

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l i k e an Ar t i s t . Wh i l e o u r g r a f f i t i a r t i s t s a re b u s y d o i n g t a g s on o u r k i l n w a l l s ou r o t h e r a r t i s t s a re

l e a rn i n g t he sk i l l s o f d r a wi n g a n d p a i n t i n g .

F i n a l l y , o u r Ye a r 7 s tu d e n t s a r e w o rk i n g on d r a wi n g s an d mu l t i - me d i a e x pe r i me n t s re l a t e d t o t he

t h e me o f „ P l a c e s a n d S p a c e s ‟ . Th i s s e r i e s o f w o r k s w i l l b e a s s e s s e d a t t h e e n d o f T e r m 1 w i t h t h e i r

h i s t o r i c a l an d c r i t i c a l a s s e s s me n t s .

We l o o k f o r w ar d t o wo r k i n g w i t h e n t hu s i a s t i c s t u de n t s an d a l w ay s a p p r ec i a t e th e sup p o r t o f f a mi l y

a n d f r i en d s .

S t e ve Wa k e f i e l d

H e a d Te a c he r C AP A

P&C MEETING

Next meeting wil l be held

20 February 2013 at 5.30pm

In the staff lounge

Everyone most welcome to attend. Please bring a plate

ADVICE TO PARENTS

Access to parent portals on

millennium will cease at the

end of term unless portal fees

have been paid.

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YEAR 10 REWARDS EVENING

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$265 + 2 POINTS

SCHOOL ZONE PARKING OFFENCES Penalties for School Zones Current as at 1 February 2012

MAXIMUM PENALTY Means that in the area in the direction

of the arrow, you must NOT STOP

your vehicle at any point on the road

or kerb, unless there is a medical or

other emergency.

.…………………………………………….. MAXIMUM PENALTY Means that you have no more than

2 minutes for drop-offs or pick-ups of

passengers or goods and the driver

must stay within 3 metres of your

vehicle.

……………………………………………... MAXIMUM PENALTY

Means that in the direction of the

arrow or arrows you are not allowed

to stop your vehicle unless you are

driving a bus.

…………………………………………….. MAXIMUM PENALTY

DOUBLE PARKING

You are NOT PERMITTED to stop or

park your vehicle alongside another

vehicle that is already parked parallel

to the kerb.

STOP in a NO STOPPING zone: $265 + 2 points, or STOP on or near a Children’s or Pedestrian Crossing: $265 + 2 points

STOP on path/strip in built up area: $147 + 2 points

STOP or Park in a Disabled Marked Area without a permit:

$441

$147 + 2 POINTS

$265 + 2 POINTS

$265 + 2 POINTS

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PRESENTATION 2012

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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 F oo tw e a r – D u e t o O H & 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 h oe s

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 s e . 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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MATHEMATICS

I t i s g r e a t t o s ee how w e l l t he ma j o r i t y o f ou r s t u d en t s h a ve s e t t l e d i n t o t h e i r

ma t h s c l a s se s t h i s y ea r . Th e y a re c o mi n g w i t h a l l t he c o r r ec t ge a r , a l l h o me w o rk

c o mp l e t e a n d mo s t o f a l l , a p o s i t i ve a t t i t ud e .

I t r e a l l y c an n o t be emp h a s i s e d en o u gh ho w i mp o r t a n t ma i n t a i n i n g t h i s g r e a t s t a r t

w i l l b e i n d e te r mi n i n g t h e o ve r a l l p r o g re s s a n d s uc c e s s f o r e ac h s t u d e n t o ve r the

c o mi n g mo n t h s . P a r e n t s c an p r o v i d e su p p o r t b y o c c a s i o na l l y c h ec k i n g t h a t

c o r r ec t b o ok s , c a lc u la t o r s e tc a r e p ac ke d f o r e ac h d a y .

Te x t b o o k s a re a v i t a l p a r t o f M a t h s l e s s o ns a n d mu s t b e b r o u g h t t o c l a s s e ve r y

d a y . Th e r e h a ve b een s o me s t u d e n t s w h o h a ve a s k e d i f t he y c a n le a ve t h e i r

t e x t b o o k s i n c l a s s r o oms r a t h e r t h a n t a ke t h e m h o me . H o w e ve r , t h e r e a re o f t en

o t h e r c l a s s e s i n t he s e r o o ms a n d s o me o f t h e b o o k s t h a t h a ve be e n le f t i n t h e

r o o m h a ve g o n e mi s s i n g i n t h e p a s t . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e s t u d en t i s su e d w i t h t he

t e x t b o o k i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h a t b o o k a nd i f t h e y l e a ve i t i n a r o o m a n d i t

d i s a p p e ar s , t h e y a re t h e n r e s po n s i b le f o r th e r e p l ac e me n t c o s t o f a n e w bo o k .

I f yo u co m e ac r o s s an y B H S Ma th em a t i cs t e x t b o ok s a t h o me f ro m a ny y ea r , p l ea s e r e tu r n th em as

s o o n as po s s ib l e a s we a r e c u r r e n t ly s ho r t o f te x t s i n Y e ar s 7 a nd 8 .

Th e M a t h s S t a f f g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a te s t h e o ng o i n g s u p p or t o f t h e B H S P & C , w h o h a ve a g a i n a g r ee d

t o s p o n s o r t h e f a bu lo u s „ ma t h s o n l i n e ‟ w eb s i t e f o r a l l o f ou r s tu d e n t s . C l a s s t e a c he r s h a ve i s su e d

l o g i n d e t a i l s t o a l l s tu d e n t s a n d h a ve enc o ur a g e d t h e m t o g o o n l i n e a n d e x p l o re t h e r e s ou r c e s

a va i l a b l e .

P a r e n t s o f Ye a r 7 s t ud e n t s w h o w o u l d b e i n t e re s t e d i n l e ar n i n g mo r e a b o u t t h e

„ ma t h s o n l i ne ‟ s i t e a r e i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d a n a f t e r n o on t u t o r i a l / wo r k sh o p s e s s i o n

t o h e l p t he m g a i n c on f i d en c e a n d ma x i mi s e t h e be ne f i t s o f u s i n g i t . Th i s s e s s i o n

w i l l b e h e l d i n th e M at r i x ( t o p o f A b l o c k ) o n M o n d a y af t e r n o on o n t h e M ar c h 4

f r o m 4 :3 0 p m t o 5 :3 0 pm a n d w i l l b e p r e se n te d b y o n e o f t he c o -o r d i n a t o r s o f t he

w e b s i te Mr E d w a r d B i rb a r a .

At t h i s s t a g e i t i s i n t en d e d t o o f f e r t h i s f i r s t s e s s i o n on l y t o p a r e n t s o f Ye a r 7 . P l a c e s w i l l b e l i m i ted

t o 2 5 p a r t i c i p a n t s , s o p l e a s e s e n d a n e ma i l t o t h e sc h o o l w i t h y o u r d e t a i l s a n d y ou r c h i l d ‟ s n a me

a n d c l a s s i f y ou w ou ld l i k e t o a t t e n d . D e pe n di n g on t h e re s p on s e s t h a t we g e t , w e w i l l c on s i d e r

o f fe r i n g f u r t h e r se s s i on s t o p ar e n t s o f a l l yea r s o ve r t he c o mi n g mo n t h s .

Th e s t u d e n t s i n t he Y e a r 7 a n d 8 En r i c h men t c l a s se s w i l l be s i t t i n g f o r t h e s a me

a s s e s s me n t t a s k s a s t h e M ai n s t re a m s t u d en t s b u t w i l l a l s o c o m p l e t e a fu r th e r

mo r e c h a l l en g i n g c omp o n e n t t h i s y e a r . An y M a i n s t re a m s t u d e n t s w h o a r e

d i s p l a y i n g s t r e n g t h s a n d i n s i g h t w i th t h e i r ma t h e ma t i c s w i l l a l so b e c o mp l e t i n g

t h e s e t a s k s . As t h e y e a r p r o g re s s e s w e w i l l c o n t i nu e t o mo n i t o r t h e M a i n s t re a m

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l e ve l t h a t t h e y h a ve s e l ec t e d . Th i s ma y b e i n p a r t b ec a u se t he y ma d e t h e i r o r i g i na l s e l ec t i on f o r

t h e w r o n g r e a s on . I t ma y b e t h a t t h e y j u s t w a n t e d t o b e w i t h t h e i r f r i e n d s o r i t ma y b e t h a t t h e y

h a ve p i c k e d a c e r t a i n l e ve l „ j u s t i n c a s e ‟ t h e y ma y n ee d i t l a t e r .

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a p p r o p r i a t e t o t he i r a b i l i t y l e ve l . I f y ou h ave a n y c o nc er ns a b ou t y o u r c h i l d ‟ s p r o g r es s i n t h e se f i r s t

w e e k s p l e a se c o n t ac t t h e c l a s s t e ac he r a n d d i sc u s s t h i s s o w e c a n ma k e an y a d j u s t me n t s as

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SCIENCE We l c o me t o 2 01 3 ! Th i s w i l l be a n e xc i t i n g a n d b u s y ye a r as w e mo ve t o w a r d s t h e

N a t i o n a l Cu r r i c u lu m. Th e r e h a ve b ee n a nu mb e r o f s t a f f c h an g e s i n S c i e nc e . M r G reg

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a p p o i n t me n t a t M o r i s s e t H i g h . We w i l l m i s s t h e i r i n n o va t i ve t ea c h i n g a n d p a s s i on fo r

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Ye a r s 7 -1 0 . We w e l c ome b a c k M s J a n i n e H o b b s a n d M s M a r i s s a S h i e l d s .

N e w i n i t i a t i ve s i n e n r i c h me n t t a s k s w i l l b e i n t r o d uc e d f o r S c i e n c e c l a s s e s i n Ye a r s 7 – 10 , i n c lu d i ng

p r o j ec t s a n d i n ve s t i g a t i o n s i n t o a p p l i c a t i o n s o f sc i en c e i n t he 21 s t c en t u r y w o r l d . Th i s be g i n s i n

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e x p er i me n t l a t e r t h i s t e r m. C h e c k t he M i l l en n i u m P o r t a l f o r mo r e d e t a i l s a n d fu t u r e e ve n t s .

S c i e nc e i s a p r ac t i c a l s u b j e c t w i t h e x p er i me n t w o r k i n ma n y l e s s o n s . Th i s me a n s t h a t s t u d e n t s a f e ty

i s a p r i o r i t y a n d Wo r k , H e a l t h a n d S a f e t y i s a l w a y s a c o n s i d e r at i o n . Th e re f o r e i t i s i mp e r a t i ve t h a t

a l l s t u d en t s w e ar le a t h e r , l ac e - u p s h oe s t o p r o t ec t t he i r f e e t f r om c h e mi c a l s p i l l s a n d b r ok e n g l a s s .

S t u d e n t s ma y b e e x c lu d e d f r o m p r a c t i c a l ta s k s i f i nc or re c t f o o tw e a r i s w or n . Th i s ma y i mp a c t t h e i r

a b i l i t y t o c o mp l e t e c o u r se ou t c o me s a n d g e t t h e mo s t f r o m t h e e x p er i e nc e s o f f e r e d .

Th i s w ee k w e h a ve a c h a nc e t o me e t p a ren t s o f Ye a r 7 a n d Ye a r 12 s t u d en t s . As t e a c h er s w e l ook

f o r w ar d t o t he s e o p po r t u n i t i e s an d w o u l d e n c o ur a g e y ou t o mee t w i t h u s .

M r s R o b y n P a d d o n

H e a d Te a c he r S c i e nc e ( r e l i e v i n g )

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Tu e s d a y s . M r G a n d y b r i n g s ou t s t a n d i n g gu i t a r s k i l l s an d a w e a l th o f e x pe r i e nc e .

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g o o d w i s h fo r a r i c h a n d re w a r d i n g mu s i c a l fu t u r e h e r e a t B e l mo n t H i g h !

C o n c e r t B a n d r eh e ar s e s M o n d a y a f te rn o on s 2 .1 0 p m - 4 p m i n t he o l d d r a ma r o o m (d o w n s t a i r s i n B

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e n d o f Te r m 2 .

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t h e en d o f Te r m 2 .

S i x t y s t u de n t s a r e le a r n i n g i n s t ru me n t s t h r o u g h t h e P e r i p a t e t i c P r o gr a m w h i c h e m p l o y s s i x t u t o r s .

Th e s e s t u d e n t s l e a rn i n g f l u t e , c l a r i ne t , s a x , t r u mp e t , t r o mb o n e , p e r c u s s i on , k e y bo a r d , d r u ms ,

s i n g i n g , g u i t a r a n d b a s s mu s t p a y t h e i r t e r m f e e s AS AP a s t u t o r s n e e d t o b e p a i d . O n e g u i t a r a nd

o n e s i n g i n g le s s o n s l o t a r e a l l t h a t i s le f t . P le a s e se e M r s G i l l i f i n t e r e s t e d .

S t a g e B a n d r eh e ar s es F r i d a y lu nc h t i me s a n d S e n i o r S t a g e B an d r eh e ar s e s Tu e s d ay l u nc h t i me s .

J u n i o r B an d w i l l s t a r t s o o n .

2 01 3 c l a s s mu s i c h a s s t a r t e d s t r on g l y w i t h s t u d e n t s e n t hu s i a s t i c a n d e n g a g e d . Ye a r 7 c l a s s e s a re

l e a rn i n g t o r e a d r h y th mi c n o t a t i o n a n d w i l l s o o n b e h i t t i n g t h e d r u m k i t s . Ye a r 9 c l a s s e s a r e a b o ut

t o e mb a r k o n t he i r f i r s t p e r f o r ma n c e a s s e s s me n t a n d Ye a r 1 0 c la s s e s a re c o mp o s i n g t h e i r o w n p op

s o n g . Ye a r 9 an d Ye a r 1 0 s t u d en t s ne e d t o p a y t h e i r $ 20 f o r t he i r mu s i c i a n sh i p b o ok an d f r ee f o l de r

t o t h e f r on t o f f i c e AS AP . Ye a r 1 1 s t u d e n t s a r e l e ar n i n g a b o u t t h e h i s t o r y o f n o t a t i on a n d Ye a r 12

s t u d e n t s a r e p re p a r i ng f o r t h e v i va vo c e a s s e s s me n t .

S e n i o r mu s i c s tu d e n ts w i l l p ar t i c i p a t e i n a ve r y h e l p f u l d a y o n M a y 2 a t N e wc as t l e U n i ve r s i t y

C o n s e r va t o r i u m. Th e r e g i o n a l H S C w o rk s hop d a y a i ms t o p re p a re s t u d en t s fo r th e i r HS C e x a m w i th

p r e s en t e r s w h o a r e HS C e x a mi n e r s . Th e y w i l l a l s o he a r f o r me r E n c or e n o mi n e e s p e r fo r m w h i c h w i l l

g i ve t h e m a n i d e a o f w h a t t h e y h a ve t o d o t o s u c c e e d i n th e i r p e r f o r ma n c e e x a mi n a t i on . O t h e r

u p c o mi n g d a t e s i nc lu d e E a s t e r S un d a y 31 M ar c h (Vo c a l E n s emb l e c o m mu n i t y pe r fo r ma n c e ) a nd

We d n e s d a y 8 M a y (C h o r a l f e s t ) .

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SPECIAL EDUCATION What an exc i t i ng year 2013 i s t u rn ing out t o be .

We w e lcome 5 new s t udent s and the i r fami l ie s t o the Spec ia l Ed facu l t y and t o Be lmont

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t hen t ook them down t o Green Po int and se rved t he Sp lashes t he i r l unch .

The s t udent s w ere ent e r t a ined by Capt a in Kev in , t he Keep Lake Macquar ie C lean

campaigner . The s tudent s a l so got t o meet Super Hubert .

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i n t he l ib ra ry o f a Thur sday .

I am very exc i t ed to be a par t o f Be lmon t H igh and am look ing fo rw ard t o w ork ing w i th

your ch i ld ren .

A l i s o n S e l l e r s

H e a d Te a c he r S p e c i a l E d u c a t i on

Th e s t u d e n t s w i t h ou r n e w c a me r a ‟ s ,

a n d s o me o f th e S p l as h e s .

Th e s t u d e n t ‟ s s e r v i n g l u nc h .

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SOCIAL SCIENCE FACULTY S t a f f h a ve b ee n w or k i n g h a r d i n th e S o c i a l S c i e nc e F ac u l t y . Al l o u r a s se s s me n t t a s k s a n d s c he d u le d

d a t e s a r e a l l on M i l l en n i u m s o p a r en t s c an a c c e s s t h i s .

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Ye a r 1 2 G e o g r a ph y a n d b o t h Ye a r 9 and 1 0 w i l l be t a k i n g p a r t i n f i e l d w o rk t h i s t e r m. Ye a r 12

G e o g r a p h y w i l l b e a t t e n d i n g t h e U r b a n F i e l d w o r k Ce n t re i n S y d n e y . Ye a r 9 G e o g r a p h y w i l l b e

c o n d uc t i n g f i e l d w o rk a b o u t t h e F e r n le i g h T r a c k a n d Ye a r 10 w i l l b e g o i n g t o B e l mo n t F o r e s h or e .

AL L O F TH E S E F I EL D WO R K S AR E M AN D AT O R Y . Yo u c a n c he c k t he d a t e s o n t h e M i l l en n i u m c a l e n d ar

o f t a s k s f o r d a t e s .

Ye a r 1 1 B us i n es s S t ud i e s wh o h a v e fo u r c l a s s e s ac r o s s t h re e l i n e s w i l l h a ve t h e i r f i r s t a s s e s s me n t

t a s k o n Th u r s d a y 4 Ap r i l 20 13 p e r i o d 4 . Al l Y e a r 1 1 a r e o f f t h a t p e r i o d . Th i s a l l o w s a l l s t u d e n t s to

a t t e mp t t h e t a s k t o g e t h e r a n d n o s t u d en t s h a ve a n a d va n t a g e o f k n o wi n g t h e t a s k b e f o r e o t he r s ,

e l i m i n a t i n g th e o p po r t u n i t y f o r c h e a t i n g .

Th i s i s t h e f i r s t y e ar th a t y e a r 8 h a s h a d t h e o p p o r tu n i t y t o e nc o un t e r g e o gr a p h y w i t h a l l s tu d e n t s

l e a rn i n g t h e t o o l s t h a t g e o g r a p h er s u se . Th e s e t o o l s i nc l ud e c l i ma t e g r a p h s , a r e a a n d g r i d

r e f e r en c e s , a n d ma p p i n g s k i l l s .

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s t u d e n t s w i l l g o ou t 1 d a y p e r w ee k . Th i s w i l l g i ve t he m g r e a t wo r k re a d y s k i l l s an d ma y b e s o me wi l l

g a i n p a r t t i me w o rk o r e ven an a p pr e n t i c es h i p .

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M r s P a t r i c i a D y b e l l

H e a d Te a c he r S o c i a l S c i e nc e

SPOTLIGHT ON CAREERS We l c o me t o 2 013 .

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s c h o o l h a s y o u r e ma i l d e t a i l s s o th a t y o u re c e i ve t h e c u r r e n t „C a r ee r s L i nk F l y e r ‟ w h i c h a d ve r t i se s

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o f a g e b ef o re t he y c a n un d er t a k e t h e c ou r se . I t i s a d v i s a b l e th a t s t u d e n t s p l a nn i ng t o d o a VE T

c o u r s e an d w o r k e x pe r i e nc e c o mp l e t e t h i s c o u r s e . Wh e n d a t e s b e c o me a va i l a b le , p l a c e s w i l l be

a l l o c a t e d on a „ d a t e p a i d ‟ b a s i s .

W o rk E xp e r i en c e

Wo r k e x p e r i en c e w i l l b e u n d er t a k en d u r i ng Te r m 4 t h i s y e ar . Th i s i s a n i mp o r t a n t c o mp o n e n t o f

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T AF E - d e l i ve r e d vo c a t i on a l e d uc a t i o n a n d t r a i n i n g (T VE T ) c o u r s e s a l l o w s c h o o l s t ud e n t s t o g a i n

w o r k p l ac e s k i l l s a n d e x p er i en c e t o g e t a he a d - s t a r t o n t h e i r c are e r .

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c o mp l e t e un i t s t h a t c o u n t t o w a r d s y o u r H i gh e r S c h o o l C er t i f i c a te (H S C )

s t a r t o r c o mp l e t e a na t i o n a l l y - re c o gn i s e d T AF E N S W q u a l i f i c a t i on w h i le s t i l l a t sc h o o l .

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FROM THE SPORTS DESK We l c o me b a c k t o 2013 e ve r y o ne!

S h o u l d y o u w i s h t o c h ec k t h e H u n te r R eg i o n sc h o o l s p or t c a l e n d a r f o r t h i s y e ar s i mp l y g o t o

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B a s e b a l l , b a s k e t b a l l , c r i c k e t , h oc ke y , r u gb y l e a g u e , s oc c e r , so f t b a l l , t e n n i s , t o u c h , n e t b a l l a n d

l a w n b o w l s .

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r e pr e se n t a t i ve s t a n d a r d t o a t t e n d a s s e l ec t i o n i s h i gh l y c o mp et i t i ve a n d h a s s t r i c t t i me l i m i t a t i o n s .

I f y o u a re i n t e r e s t e d i n t r i a l l i n g fo r a n y o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s p o r t s i n t e r m 1 p l e a s e s e e M r Au s t i n e AS AP

f o r i n f o r ma t i o n , p e r mi s s i on n o t e an d n o mi na t i o n t o t h e c o n ve ne r :

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G o l f - Mo n d a y 4 M ar c h a t M or i s s e t C o un t r y C l u b

S w i m mi n g - Tu e s d a y 5 M a r c h a t M ai t l a n d P oo l

U / 16 B o y s & Gi r l s To uc h - F r i d a y 8 M a rc h a t L a ke s i d e S p o r t i n g C omp l e x , R a y mo n d Te r r a c e

G i r l s B a sk e t b a l l - M o nd a y 1 8 M a rc h a t M ai t l a n d F e d er a t i o n C e n t r e

G i r l s F o o t b a l l (S o c c e r ) - Tu e s d a y 19 a t M ac q u a r i e F o o t b a l l Gr o un d s , S p e e r s P o i n t

Au s t r a l i a n R u l e s F o o tb a l l - Tu e s d a y 1 9 M ar c h a t Tu l k a b a P a r k , T e ra l b a

B o y s F o o t b a l l (S o c c e r ) - We d n e s d a y 2 0 M arc h a t H u n te r S p o r t s H i g h S c h o o l , G a t e s h e ad

Wa t e r P o l o - Th u r s d a y 2 1 M a rc h a t L ak e s i de L e i s u r e C en t r e , R a y m o n d Te r r a c e

N e t b a l l - F r i d a y 22 M ar c h a t N a t i o n a l P a r k , N e w c a s t l e

R u g b y L e a g ue - We d n e s d a y 27 M arc h a t L ak e s i d e S p o r t i n g C o mp l e x , R a y mo n d Te r r ac e

B o y s & Gi r l s H oc k e y - Tu e s d a y 2 Ap r i l a t N e wc a s t l e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Ho c ke y Ce n t re , B r o a dme a d o w

R u g b y Un i o n - We d n e s d a y 3 Ap r i l a t D an g a r P a r k , M a yf i e l d

O p e n B o y s & G i r l s To uc h F r i d a y 1 2 Ap r i l a t La k e s i d e S p o r t i n g C o mp l e x , R a y mo n d Te r r ac e

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 13 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 .

B r e t t Au s t i n e

P D H P E F a c u l t y

ANNUAL SWIMMING CARNIVAL S w a n s ea Po o l – F r iday 1 s t F eb r ua ry 2 0 13

Th e w e a t h e r le a d i n g u p t o t he b i g d a y w a s n o t s o a p p e a l i ng b u t w e g o t a g rea t s t a r t f o r t he

c a rn i va l w i t h s o me f i n e mo r n i n g w e a t he r . I t d i d d e t e r i o r a t e t h ro u g h t h e d a y b u t w e w e r e f o r tu n ate

t o g e t t h r o u g h a l l e ve n t s p r o v i d i n g a nu mb e r o f c on t i nu o u s s w i ms a n d n u me r o u s n ove l t y e ve n t s .

S t u d e n t a t t e n d a nc e o ve r a l l w a s p r e t t y go o d a n d e ve r y o n e se e me d t o r e a l l y e n j o y t h e f e s t i ve

o c c a s i o n w h i c h ou r a n n u a l s w i mmi n g c a rn i va l h a s d e ve l o p e d i n t o . I t s h ou l d b e no t e d t h a t t h e

S w a n s e a P o o l s t a f f ma d e a p o i n t o f c on g r a t u l a t i n g me o n t h e be h a v i o u r o f ou r s t u d e n t s , t he i r

ma n n e r s a n d t h e c ond i t i o n i n w h i c h t h e f ac i l i t i e s w er e l e f t .

A s p e c i a l p a t o n t h e b ac k t o t h e h i g h l y p r o f e s s i o n a l Sw a n s e a S wi m C e n t re s t a f f w hose

p r o fe s s i o n a l i s m a l w a y s e n s u r e s t h e f a c i l i t y i s p r e p ar e d a n d re a d y t o g o a n d I c a n ‟ t t h a n k t he

B e l mo n t H i g h S t a f f en o u g h , t h e y g e t t h e j o b d o n e i n a c a l m a n d r e a s s u r e d ma n n e r . We l l d o n e

e ve r y b o d y!

C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o a l l w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e 20 13 c ar n i va l a nd a ve r y w e l l d o n e t o t h e f o l l o w i ng

f o r t h e i r suc c e s s e s :

H o u s e Ch amp i o n sh i p

1 s t S c h of i e l d 77 3 p o i n t s 2 n d Cu l l en 5 33 po i n t s 3 r d M ark s 3 98 p o i n t s 4 t h L e wer s 2 73 p o i n t s

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Ag e Ch am pi o n s

1 2 y e a r s L i a m B a r t le t t & I s a b e l l a Al e x a n d r i a

1 3 y e a r s Z a c h a r y To o l e y & E l o i se D or a n s

1 4 y e a r s L ac h l an S t an f o r d & J e s s i e F i e l d / B r i a nn a To o l e y

1 5 y e a r s E t h a n L a i t y & P ar i s Wr i g h t

1 6 y e a r s C ae l D un n & L uc y Ta b r e t t

1 7 y e a r s L i a m S h o e smi t h & Ge o r g i a M u i r

S p e c i a l J o s e ph Mc N a ma r a

O u r s c h o o l s w i m t e a m f o r t he Z on e C h a mp i o n s h i p s o n M o n d a y 18 F e br u ar y a t S w a n sea P o o l i s :

I s a be l l a Al e x a n d r a , E l o i se D o r an s , E me l i e H o u s t o n , J e s s i c a P i n f o l d , I s a be l l a O ‟ B r i en , G e o r g i e

G i l mo r e , L e a nn e D ona t o , C o u r t n e y M a x w e l l , E m ma H o d g s o n , J e s s i e F i e l d , E mi l y B o u rk e , B r i a nn a

To o l e y , Ta y l a h C o l e , P a r i s Wr i g h t , S a va n n a h H en s h a w , K a r l a Ve r s c h e l de n , S a l l y Wa l t e r s , C h l o e

Wa l t e r s , O l i v i a H o d k i n s o n , Lu c y Ta b r e t t , R o x y D a v i s , J en n y S tu t c h bu r y , J a d e M a t t h e w s , G e o r g i a

M u i r , C o u r t ne y B e ec h a m, S h e n a e C a fe , L i a m B a r t l e t t , K i e r a n S mi t h , J e s s e S mi t h , Z a c To o l e y ,

M i tc he l l B a r t l e y , J o sh S t o d d a r d , An d r e w N i g h t i n g a l e , R y a n S t u t c h bu r y , L a c h l a n S t a n f o r d , R o ber t

F o l e y , J a k e S c hu l t z , An d r e w Wa l s h , J o s h L a i t y , E t h a n L a i t y , I s a ac L e a d b e a t t e r , R y a n K e n t i s h , J u l i an

B a y a d a , J o n t y D i c k s , R o r y Wi l l e t s - S mi t h , C a e l Du nn , B r a i d e n F u l l e r , J e d N o o n a n , J a k e D a v i d s o n ,

L i a m S h o e s mi t h , J a c k B u c h a n , Th o ma s Va n K o e ve r d en , E va n R i c k et t s a n d M i t c h e l l B a rn es .

Th a n k y o u t o a l l s t a f f a n d s t u d en t s f o r ma k i n g t he 2 01 3 a nn u a l s w i mmi n g c a rn i va l a s p e c i a l d a y i n

o u r c a le n d a r .

B r e t t Au s t i n e

P D / H / P E F a c u l t y

WELFARE REPORT I h o pe t he l on g su m me r b r e ak w a s k i n d to y o u ; a n d s t u d en t s , I h o pe y ou w er e k i n d t o y o u r f a mi l y

f o r mo s t o f t h e h o l i d ay s .

D u r i n g t h e h o l i d a y s I o b s e r ve d va r i o u s y oun g p e o p l e i n d i f f e r en t s i t u a t i o n s a n d t h e i r a t t a c h me n t t o

t h e i r p ho n e . N o w w e a r e a w a r e t h a t t h e r e a r e va r y i n g d e g r ee s o f a t t a c h me n t t o t h e s e f r o m w h a t

w e o b s e r ve a t sc h oo l t h o u g h I h a ve t o s t re s s t h a t i n g en er a l s tu d e n t s a r e re s p ec t fu l a n d u s e th e m

a t t h e a p p r o pr i a t e t i me s s u c h a s f r ee p e r i o d s (s e n i o r s ) , u n de r t h e i n s t ru c t i on o f a t ea c h er o r du r i ng

b r e a ks f r o m c l a s s e s . H o w e ve r i t i s a n o t h e r t h i n g w h e n sc h o o l i s o u t f o r a n o th e r y e a r , t h e r e a re no

p a r e n t s i n s i g h t a n d f r e e d o m i s t o be s a vou re d f o r a wh i l e .

O n e o f t he p l a c e s I v i s i t e d w a s t h e c i ne ma b o t h i n S y d ne y a n d i n N e w c a s t l e . Th i s w a s a s u r p r i s i n g ly

g o o d e x p e r i e nc e be c a u s e t he re h a s b ee n o c c a s i o n s w he re I h ave b e e n e n g ro s s e d i n t h e o n - sc reen

a c t i o n w h en a p h o n e b e e p o r t o n e h a s g on e o f f a n d d i s tu r be d t h a t z o n e y o u c an s ome t i me s f i nd

y o u r se l f i n d r a wi n g th e i r e an d t h e s i g h o f d i s g u s t f r o m t h e c on s i d e r a te me mb e r s o f t h e a u d i e nc e

w h o d i d t u r n t h e i r s o f f o r p u t i t i n s i l en t mo d e . Th a n k fu l l y I o n l y he a r d o n e r i n g t o n e wh en i n

S y d n e y . 1 ou t o f 4 – no t b a d .

I t w a s i n o t he r pu b l i c p l a c e s t h a t I s a w p eo p l e – i n c of fe e sh o ps , o n p u b l i c t r an s p o r t a n d i n f o od

c o u r t s t h a t I s a w e y e s d o w n o n th e sc r ee n a n d f o r e x t en d e d p e r i o d s o f t i me . I wa s a s k e d b y a

y o u n g p e r s on l a s t y ea r a n d h a d t o c o n f es s t h a t I w a s n o t o n F a c e b o ok (n o r h a d a T w i t t e r a c c ou n t )

a n d t h i s w ee k j u s t c on s u l t e d t he s c ho o l c ou n s e l l o r a b ou t h e r t a k e o n w he t h e r p a re n ts s h o u l d b e a

p a r t o f t h i s w or l d o f so c i a l n e t w o rk i n g th a t h a s t u r ne d M ar k Z uc k e r b u r g (F a c e b o o k f ou n d er ) i n t o a

r i c h y ou n g ma n . O n e c o mme n t s h e ma d e w a s t h a t i t w a s h e re t o s t a y s o w e h a d a n i n t e r e s t i ng

c h a t a b ou t t h e w h o le “ I f y ou c a n ‟ t be a t „ em , j o i n „ e m” t h i n g .

I r e a d t h a t t h e l a t e s t a d d i t i on t o t h e d i c t i o n ar y i s s o me t h i ng c a l l e d P VS . I t s t a nd s f o r “ ph one

v i b r a t i on s y n d r o me ” . I h a ve t o a d mi t I h ave r e a c h e d f o r m i n e w h e n I t h o u g h t i t ma y h a ve ‟ g o n e

o f f ‟ .

B y t he w a y d i d y ou r s j u s t „ g o o f f ? ‟ J u s t c h e c k . . . . . o r d o n ‟ t b o t h e r i f i t c a n w a i t .

H a v e a gr e a t ye a r ,

S t e w a r t G e d n e y

C h a p l a i n

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Don’t throw away your old mobile

phones!!!

Belmont High School & the SRC are collecting old mobile

phones to raise much needed funds.

Just place your old phones in the collection box located

at the Front Office.

DONATE

YOUR OLD

MOBILE

PHONE

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and are not in any way to be considered as recommendations by the school.

DISCLAIMER: Advertisements included in Bulletins

are a source of revenue to offset bulletin costs and

are not in any way to be considered as

recommendations by the school.