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November 2016 Belmont High School Quantum Building Harmony and Success We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to elders past and present Building Harmony and Success Po Box 2345, Gateshead NSW 2290 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY November 21 Getting Started Program year 7 2017 23 P & C Meeting 23 P&C Meeting 28 Year 8/9 Rewards Excursion 30 Musical Showcase December 2 Sports Choices 5 Year 7 2017 Parent Night 6 Year 7 2017 Orientation Day 7 Presentation Night 12 Year 7 Rewards Excursion 12 Year 10 Rewards Evening 16 Last day for students 2016 January 27 Staff return 2017 30 Years 7, 11 & 12 return 2017 31 Year 8, 9 &10 return 2017 Phone: (02) 49450600 Fax: (02) 49477531 www.belmonthigh.com.au FROM THE PRINCIPAL Building Upgrade Since the start of this term there have been a series of meetings to assist in the planning for the “significant” building upgrade to be undertaken at Belmont High School. Staff and parents have been given the opportunity to have an input into the educational principles which will drive this project. Further information will be provided on these principles and the direction of planning once endorsed by the Project Reference Group. Subject to planning, approval and building processes, it is anticipated that the upgrades will be ready to use by the start of the 2019 school year. November P&C Meeting The date for this month’s P&C meeting has been moved to Wednesday 23 November commencing at 5.30pm in the staff common room. As this is the last meeting for the year all members are invited to attend. Remembrance Day The school captains were recently involved in Remembrance Day services both at school and in the community. Captains Cody Bartho and Hayley Banks participated in the Belmont service held at Cullen Park whilst vice captains Anderson Magri and Shannel van Koeverden led the service held at school. Well done to all for their efforts in these important services. School captains Cody Bartho and Hayley Banks with Joe Hayes, President of the Belmont RSL Sub-Branch at the Belmont Remembrance Day Service Some changes We are in the process of updating some of the important ways in which we communicate with parents. From the beginning of 2017 we will have a new website and a new parent/student portal. Information on these upgraded communication tools will be provided to parents ready for the start of the new school year. Also at this time of the year we need to say farewell to staff who are leaving us. In particular, I would like to say goodbye to Steve Baird who is taking up a new position at Muswellbrook High School in the new year. Steve has done a great job as Head Teacher History/Languages and has relieved as deputy principal at times. He has also been the coach for the school tennis team and he has approached this role with great enthusiasm and some success. I would like to wish him well in his new role. Thanks also to all of the staff both permanent and casual who have supported the students at Belmont High School over the past twelve months. Finally can I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday break and look forward to working with the school community in 2017. Geoff Robinson Principal

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November 2016

Belmont High School

Quantum Building Harmony and Success

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

Building Harmony and Success Po Box 2345, Gateshead NSW 2290

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY No v e m be r

2 1 G e t t i n g S t a r te d P r o gra m y e a r 7 20 17

2 3 P & C M ee t i n g

2 3 P & C M ee t i n g

2 8 Ye a r 8 /9 R e w ar d s E xc u r s i on

3 0 M u s i c a l S h o wc a s e

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2 S p o r t s C h o i c e s

5 Ye a r 7 2 017 P a re n t N i g h t

6 Ye a r 7 2 017 O r i e n t a t i o n D a y

7 P r e s en t a t i on N i g h t

1 2 Ye a r 7 R e w ar d s E xc u r s i on

1 2 Ye a r 1 0 R e w a r d s E ven i n g

1 6 L a s t d a y f o r s tu d e n t s 2 01 6

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2 7 S t a f f r e t u r n 201 7

3 0 Ye a r s 7 , 11 & 1 2 re t u rn 201 7

3 1 Ye a r 8 , 9 &1 0 re t u rn 20 17

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

FROM THE PRINCIPAL B u i ld i ng Up gr ad e

S i nc e th e s t a r t o f t h i s t e r m t h e r e h a ve b ee n a s e r i e s o f me e t i ng s t o a s s i s t i n t he p la n n i n g f o r t he

“ s i g n i f i c an t ” b u i l d i n g u p g r a d e t o b e un de r t a ke n a t B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l . S t a f f a n d p a r en t s h a ve

b e e n g i ve n t he o p p or t u n i t y t o h a ve a n i np u t i n t o t h e e d uc a t i o n a l p r i nc i p le s w h i c h w i l l d r i ve t h i s

p r o j ec t . F u r t he r i n f o rma t i o n w i l l be p r o v i de d o n th e s e p r i nc i p l e s a n d t h e d i re c t i on o f p l a n n i n g o nc e

e n d o r se d b y t h e P r o j e c t R e fe re nc e Gr o u p . S u b j e c t t o p l a nn i n g , a p p r o va l a n d b u i l d i ng p r o c e s se s , i t

i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t he u p gr a d e s w i l l b e rea d y t o u s e b y t he s t a r t o f t he 2 019 sc h o o l ye a r .

No v e m be r P & C M e e t in g

Th e d a t e f o r t h i s mo n t h ’ s P & C me e t i n g h a s b e e n mo ve d t o W e dn e s da y 2 3 No v e mb e r c o mme n c i ng

a t 5 .3 0 p m i n t he s t a f f c o m mo n r o o m. As t h i s i s t he l a s t me e t i n g fo r t h e ye a r a l l me mb e r s a r e i n v i t e d

t o a t t e n d .

R e me mb ra n c e Da y

Th e s c h o o l c a p t a i n s w e r e re c e n t l y i nvo l ve d i n

R e me mb r a n c e D a y se r v i c e s b o t h a t sc h oo l a n d i n

t h e c o mmu n i t y . C a p t a i n s C o d y B ar t h o an d H a y l e y

B a n k s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e B e l mo n t s e r v i c e h e l d a t

C u l l en P a rk w h i l s t v i c e c a p t a i n s An d e r s o n M a g r i a n d

S h a n n e l va n K oe ve rd e n le d t h e s e r v i c e h e l d at

s c h o o l . We l l d o n e t o a l l f o r t h e i r e f f o r t s i n t h e se

i mp o r t a n t s e r v i c e s .

S c h o o l c a p t a i n s C o dy B a r t h o a n d H a y le y B a n k s w i th

J o e H a y e s , P r e s i d en t o f t h e Be l mo n t R S L S ub - B r a nc h

a t t h e Be l mo n t R e me mb r a n c e D a y S e r v i c e

S o m e ch a ng e s

We a r e i n th e p r oc es s o f u p d a t i n g so me o f t h e i mp o r t a n t w a y s i n wh i c h we c om mu n i c a t e w i th

p a r e n t s . F r o m t h e b eg i nn i n g o f 2 01 7 w e w i l l h a ve a n e w w e b s i te a n d a n e w p ar e n t/ s t u d e n t p or t a l .

I n f o r ma t i o n o n t h e se u p g r a d e d c o mmu n i c a t i o n t o o l s w i l l b e p ro v i d e d t o p a r e n t s re ad y f o r t h e s t a r t

o f t he ne w sc h o o l y ea r .

A l s o a t t h i s t i me o f t h e y e ar w e ne e d t o s a y

f a re w e l l t o s t a f f w ho a r e l e a v i n g u s . I n p ar t i c u l a r , I

w o u l d l i k e t o s a y g o o d b y e t o S t e ve B a i r d w h o i s

t a k i n g u p a n e w po s i t i on a t M u s w e l l b ro o k H i gh

S c h o o l i n t h e n e w y e a r . S t e ve h a s d o n e a g r e a t

j o b a s H e a d Te a c h er H i s t o r y /L a n gu a g e s a n d h a s

r e l i e ve d a s d e p u t y p r i nc i p a l a t t i me s . H e h a s a l s o

b e e n t h e c o ac h f o r th e sc h o o l t e nn i s t e am a n d h e

h a s a p p r o a c h e d t h i s r o l e w i t h g r e a t e n th u s i a s m

a n d s o me s u c c e s s . I w o u l d l i ke t o w i s h h i m w e l l i n

h i s ne w r o l e .

Th a n k s a l s o t o a l l o f th e s t a f f b o t h pe r ma ne n t a n d

c a s u a l w h o h a ve s u p p o r t e d t h e s t u de n t s a t

B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l o ve r t he p a s t t w e l ve mo n t h s .

F i n a l l y c a n I w i sh eve r y o n e a s a fe a n d h a p p y

h o l i d a y b r e ak a n d l o o k f o r w a r d t o w o r k i n g w i t h

t h e sc h o o l c o mmu n i ty i n 20 17 .

G e o f f R o b i n s on

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FROM THE DEPUTIES As t h e w e a t h e r w a r ms u p w e ar e a g a i n see i n g s t u d en t s p re s en t i n c l o t h i n g t h a t i s n ot a p p r o p r i a te

f o r a s c h o o l s i t e . P l e a s e e n su re y o u r s t u d e n t i s w e a r i n g s c h oo l u n i fo r m a n d t h a t s h o r t s a r e an

a p p r o p r i a t e l e n g t h f o r a s c h o o l . B l a c k s h or t s h o r t s a n d P E s h i r t s a r e n o t e ve r y d a y u n i f o r m. S t u d e n t s

mu s t a l s o w e a r a p pr op r i a t e sh o e s f o r p r a c t i c a l su b j ec t s .

We w o u l d l i k e t o t a ke t h i s o p p o r tu n i t y t o w i s h a l l o f ou r s t u de n t s a n d t h e i r f a mi l i e s a ve r y M er ry

C h r i s t ma s a n d a H a p p y N e w Ye a r . S t a y s a f e i n t he u p c o mi n g ho l i d a y p e r i o d a n d w e l o o k f o r w ar d

t o w o r k i n g w i t h y ou a l l i n 20 17 .

M i c he l e S p i nk s (D e p u t y Ye a r s 7 , 9 , 1 1 )

M i c h ae l Al l e n b y (D e p u t y Ye a r s 8 , 1 0 , 1 2 )

P&C REPORT Th a n k y ou t o C on s t ab l e D ar re n M ar t i n f o r l a s t mo n t h ’ s p re s e n ta t i o n a b o u t C y b er s a fe t y . C o n s t a b l e

M a r t i n h a d s o me g r e a t t h i n g s t o s a y a b o u t w h a t a r e s o me o f t h e mo s t c o m m o n d a n g e r s f o r ou r

y o u t h a n d h o w we c an ke e p t h e m s a f e . I ’ m s u r e a l l w h o c a me a lo n g f ou n d i t e x t r e me l y i n t e r e s t i n g .

O u r f i n a l P &C me e t i ng w i l l b e he l d o n We d n e s d a y N o ve mb e r 2 3 a t 5 :3 0 p m i n t h e s t a f f r o o m. We w i l l

b e k e e p i n g a b r e a s t o f w h a t i s h a p p en i n g i n t he s c h o o l a nd ma k i n g s o me p l a n s f o r s pe c i a l

me e t i n g s f o r P & C i n 20 17 . I h o p e t o s ee y ou t he re .

S t e p h e n Ta y l o r

P & C P re s i d e n t

ATTENDANCE IN TERM 4 Al l s t u d e n t s i n Ye a r 7 t o Ye a r 1 1 a r e r e qu i r e d t o a t t e n d sc h o o l u n t i l F r i d a y 16 D ec emb e r , t h e l a s t

d a y o f t e ac h i n g f o r 20 16 . P r i o r t o th i s d a t e , s t u d e n t s i n a l l y e a r g r ou p s w i l l be en g a g e d i n

me a n i n g fu l w o rk b a s ed o n t he c u r r i c u lu m a n d s y l l a b u s re q u i re me n t s .

T r av e l a nd H o l ida ys

F a mi l i e s a r e en c our a g e d t o t r a ve l o r h o l i da y d u r i n g s c h o o l h o l i d a y s . I f

t h i s i s n o t p o s s i b l e , y o u s h o u l d l i a i se w i t h th e s c h o o l w h en p l a nn i n g t h e

h o l i d a y a b o u t a n A pp l ic at i o n f o r E x t en d ed L e av e .

Wh e r e t h e p r i nc i p a l c o n s i d e r s t h a t t h e t r a ve l i s a p p ro p r i a t e

a C er t i f ic at e o f E x t en d e d L e av e w i l l b e i s s u e d . Ab s e n c e s re l a t i n g t o

t r a ve l w i l l be ma r k e d a s l e a ve o n t h e r o l l an d c o n t r i b u t e t o y o u r c h i l d ' s

t o t a l a b s e n c e s f o r t he y e ar .

E x e mp t i o n s

I f p ar en t s a r e s ee k i ng p e r m i s s i o n f o r t h e i r c h i l d t o b e a b s e n t f r o m s c h o o l f o r a pe r i o d o f t i me

t h e E xe m pt i on f r o m S c h o o l - P r o c e d ur e s sh o u l d be f o l l o w e d . P le a s e c o n t ac t t h e P r i n c i p a l o r y ou r

c h i l d ’ s r e l e va n t De p ut y P r i nc i p a l i f y ou r e qu i re f u r t he r i n f o r ma t i o n .

P l e a s e n o t e , f r o m t h e b e g i nn i n g o f 2 01 5 , fa mi l y h o l i d a y s a n d t ra ve l a r e n o l o n g er c on s i d e re d u n der

t h e E x e mp t i o n f r o m S c h o o l – P r o c e d ur e s . F u r t he r i n f o r ma t i o n r e g a r d i n g a t t e n d a n c e a n d

a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r le a ve , i n c l u d i n g a p p l i c a t i o n fo r ms , c a n b e f oun d a t t h e f o l l o w i n g s i te :

h t t p : / / w w w .s c h o o l s .n s w .e d u .a u / s t u d e n t su pp o r t / p r o gr a ms / a t t e n d a n c e .p h p

1 0 0 % A t te n d a n c e

Al l s t u d e n t s w i t h 100% a t t e n d a n c e f o r S eme s t e r 2 2 01 6 w i l l b e r e c o g n i s e d f o r t h e i r

e x c e l l en t a t t e n d a n c e w i t h a M er i t Aw a r d a t t h e s c h o o l Me r i t As s e mb l i e s i n We e k 9

o f t h i s t e r m.

K r i s t e n G e e

H e a d Te a c he r Ad mi n i s t r a t i on

P&C MEETING The next P&C meet ing wil l be held

Wednesday November 23 , 2016 at

5.30pm in the s taf f lounge.

Everyone welcome to attend

CLASS REUNION!! Class 1A of 1957 i s hav ing a c lass

reunion at the Belmont Gol f Club on

F r iday March 24 2017. 60 Years s ince

they s tar ted.

For more in format ion please contact

John Lambkin

Ph 49454336 or 0431975074

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YEAR 12 FORMAL

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YEAR 11 Ye a r 1 1 h a ve o f f i c i a l l y e n t e r e d th e i r l a s t ye a r o f sc h oo l i n g . At t h i s i mp o r t a n t t i me , s t u d e n t s n ee d to

r e a l i se h o w c l o s e th e e n d o f ye a r 12 r e a l l y i s . D ue t o t h i s , i t I s e x t r e me l y i mp o r t a n t fo r s t u d e n t s t o

s t a y f o c u s e d t h r o u gho u t t e r m 4 . Th e i r ma t u r i t y a n d a b i l i t y t o c o p e w i t h a he a vy w o r k l o a d w i l l b e

c h a l le n g e t h r ou g h ou t t h e H S C c ou r se b u t p l e a s e r e me mb e r y o u r y e ar a d v i s e r s a re he r e t o s u p p or t

y o u a l l t h e w a y .

O u r ne w e l ec t e d l ea d e r s h i p t e a m o f H a y l e y B a n k s , C o d y B a r t h o , S h a n e l l Va n K o e ve r d en a n d

An d e r s o n M a g r i re p res e n t e d B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l w i t h p r i de a t t h e G R I P (G e n e r o s i t y ; R e s p on s i b i l i t y ;

I n te g r i t y ; P e o p l e ) L e ad e r s h i p C on fe re nc e he l d i n t h e G r e a t H a l l a t N e w c a s t l e U n i ve r s i t y o n M o n d a y

O c t o b e r 24 . Th i s w a s a n i n t e r ac t i ve d a y wh e re le a d er s f r o m n e i g h b o u r i n g sc h o o l s w i t h i n th e r e g i on

c a me t o g e t h e r t o e n h a nc e t h e i r kn o w l ed g e a n d mo t i va t i o n o n va r i o u s a s p ec t s o f l e a d e r s h i p .

P o t e n t i a l i de a s f o r fun d r a i s i n g w i t h i n s c h oo l s w e r e b r a i n s t o r me d w h i le t h e i mp o r t a nc e o f u ph o l d i n g

s t r o n g va l ue s a n d s t a n d a r d s w er e e x p l o r e d.

O ve r a l l , t h i s w a s a n e x t r e me l y va l u a b le da y w h er e t h e o p p o r tu n i t y t o a t t e n d w a s a p p r ec i a t e d by

a l l . We l o o k f o r w a r d t o t h e c o mi n g y e ar w h e re ou r l e a de r sh i p t e a m w i l l h a ve th e o p p o r t u n i t y t o

s h i n e a n d d o e ve r y t h i n g i n th e i r p o we r t o en h a nc e o u r sc h o o l env i r on me n t i n a p o s i t i ve w a y .

K a r e n N e w ma n a n d S e a n ne J on e s

Ye a r 1 1 Ad v i s e r s

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CODE CAMP 2016 I n t h e Oc t o b er sc h o o l h o l i d a y s , t h e S c i e nc e d e p a r t me n t o f Be lmo n t H i g h w e re f o r t un a t e t o h o s t a

s c h o o l h o l i d a y C O D E C AM P . B o t h p r i ma r y a n d s e c o n d ar y s t u d en t s , a g e d 8 – 1 4 y e a r s f r o m a l l o ve r

t h e H un t e r R e g i o n s pe n t t h r ee d a y s on ou r c a mp u s l e ar n i n g t o c o d e .

C O D E C AM P s e n t a c o h or t o f t e a c h er s a n d c o mp u t e r c o d er s t o B e l mo n t H i g h w h e r e t h e y t a u ght

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

E a c h d a y , t h e s tu d e nt s s l o w l y l e a rn e d t he s k i l l s n ee d e d

t o p r o d u c e t h e i r o w n c o mp u t e r g a me . Th e y b u i l t i t u p

l a y e r b y l a y e r u s i n g a p r o g r a m c a l l e d S TE N C YL , u n t i l

t h e i r g a me w a s e x p o r t e d . Th e f i n a l p ro d u c t w a s a

c o mp u t e r a p p th a t e a c h s t u d en t c ou l d d o w n l o a d o n

a n y c o mp u t e r a n d p la y a t h o me .

Th i s w a s a g r e a t e x p e r i e nc e f o r a l l t he k i d s t h a t p a r t i c i pa t e d . Th e y c o mb i ne d c re a t i v i t y ,

i ma g i n a t i o n an d p r o b l e m s o l v i n g t o me t h o d i c a l l y c r e a t e a c o m p u t e r g a me w h i l s t t hey l e a r n t a n ew

l a n g u a g e ; t h e l a n g u ag e o f c o mp u t e r c o d i ng .

M r s J an i ne H o b b s

S c i e nc e

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WELFARE TEAM V a cc i na t i o n s – Ye a r 7 s t u d e n t s s uc c e s s f u l l y c o mp l e t e d t h e i r f i n a l va c c i n a t i o n s o n Oc to b e r 2 5 w i t h

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t o p r o v i d e t he t o o l s t o c r e a t i ve l y de a l w i t h a d o l e s c e n t an g e r i s su e s .

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o t h e r s . D a r i n g s t u den t s t o ma k e g re a t c ho i c e s , l i ve a n e xc i t i ng l i f e a n d dr e a m b i g .

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s t u d e n t s w i th t h e i r t ra n s i t i o n f r o m P r i ma r y S c h o o l t o H i g h S c h oo l . P a r t i c i p a t i n g p u p i l s a r e a f f o r d e d

t h e o p p o r t un i t y t o b e c o me f a mi l i a r w i t h t h e p h y s i c a l su r r ou n d s o f B e l mo n t H i g h , me e t k e y

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s t u d e n t s a r e e x p o se d t o r ou t i ne p r o c e s s e s a n d p r oc e du re s a s the y re l a t e t o H i g h Sc ho o l .

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i d en t i f y i n g p r o mi ne n t l a n d ma r k s a r o un d t h e s c h oo l . C o n g r a t u l at i o n s an d t h a n k y ou t o o u r Y e a r 7

g r o u p l e a d er s w h o h a ve p e r f o r me d a d mi r a b l y w h i l s t a s s i s t i n g o u r i n c o mi n g c oh o r t . Wi t h t w o

s e s s i o n s r e ma i n i n g , e a r l y i n d i c a t i on s s u g ge s t t h a t t h i s va l u a b l e p r o g r a m i s o n c e a g a i n s e r v i n g t he

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mo t i va t i o n a l p e r f o r me r s f ro m B r a i n s t o r m P r o d u c t i on s . S t u d e n ts w e re en t h r a l l e d an d c on n ec t e d ,

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a n d b e y o n d .

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i n t e re s t e d i n th e l i ves a n d s t o r i e s o f o t he r s . An i n q u i s i t i ve s p i r i t g a ve r i se t o s e ar c h i n g q u e s t i on s

a n d i n s i g h t i n t o th e wa r m a n d e mp a t h e t i c h e a r t s o f a d e l i gh t fu l g r o u p o f y ou n g pe o p le .

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a n d h u mo u r . C o mf o r t w i t h t h e p h y s i c a l c on t a c t r e qu i re d b y t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s re ve a l ed a g r o u p o f

y o u n g i n d i v i du a l s w ho w e re se c u re i n t he i r o w n sk i n s a n d a t e a se w i t h o th e r s w h o w ere d i f f e r en t .

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e a r n t f r u i t s o f t h e i r ha r d w o rk a n d k i n d n e ss t h r ou g h ou t t h e y e ar .

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L IBRARY Th e L i b r a r y r ec e i ve d a n e w L i b r a r y c a t a l o g u e t h i s t e r m. I t i s c a l l e d O l i ve r a n d i t i s a w e b b a s e d

t e a c h i n g , l e a r n i n g a nd i n f o r ma t i o n t o o l . I t d e l i ve r s d i g i t a l c o n t en t s uc h a s e b o o k s and w e b s i te s t o

s c h o o l . S t u d e n t s w i l l h a ve a n i n te r ac t i ve e x p er i en c e a n d a va s t l y i mp r o ve d s e a rc h f ac i l i t y .

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s t a f f a r e p r e se n t l y i nvo l ve d i n d a t a c l e a n u p a n d t r a i n i n g . I n D e c e mb e r t h e L i b r a ry w i l l b e c l o se d

f o r t r a i n i n g d a y s on De c e mb e r 7 a n d 1 4 . Af t e r t h i s O l i ve r w i l l g o l i ve .

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l e s s o n i n s en i o r r e sea r c h re s o u r c e s g i ve n b y t h e t e a c h er l i b ra r i a n . Th e y h a ve l e ar n t a b o u t the

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w h a t i f h e ne ve r g e t s t o g o b a c k h o me ?

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s u r p r i s e d . Be c au s e t he mo r e t i me t h e y s p en d t o g e t h e r , t h e l e s s a l o n e th e y f ee l .

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d e p o r t a t i on . F o r t h e f i r s t t i me , J a s mi n e re b e l s , t r y i n g a l l t h o se t e en th i n g s she

n e ve r h a d t i me f o r i n t h e p a s t . E ve n a s s h e ' s t r y i n g t o ma k e s e n s e o f he r n ew

w o r l d , i t ' s t u r ne d u ps i d e d o w n b y R o y c e B l a k e l y , t h e c h a r mi n g s o n o f a h i g h -

r a n k i n g c o n g re s s ma n . J a s mi n e n o l on g e r h a s a n y i d e a wh er e , o r i f , s h e f i t s i n t o

t h e Ame r i c an D r e a m. Al l s h e kn o w s i s t h a t s h e ' s n o t g i v i n g u p . Be c au s e wh e n t he

r u le s y ou l i ve d b y no l o n g er a p p l y , t h e o n l y t h i n g t o d o i s ma k e u p y o u r o w n .

Wh e n y o u r c ou n t r y do e s n ' t w an t y o u t h e r e , h o w d o y o u kn o w wh e re y ou be l o n g ?

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E l e gy / Ja n e Abb o t t

E ve r y b o d y k n o w s e ve r y o ne i n K i nc a s e y , a n d n o t h i n g e ve r h ap p e n s . Th a t i s w h a t

J e n n y t h i n k s w he n s h e mo ve s t h e r e , u n t i l sh e me e t s t h e my s t e r i o u s M i c h a e l

We b s t e r . B u t w he n M i c h ae l ge t s i n t o a f i g h t w i t h t he t o wn b u l l y , l o n g -h e l d

r e s en t me n t s s i m me r to t h e su r f ac e , l o y a l t i e s a re t e s te d , a n d J en n y f i n d s h e r se l f t h e

c e n t r e o f a t t e n t i on . H e r s i tu a t i on i s n o t h e l p e d b y a de e p en i n g f r i en d s h i p w i t h

M i c h ae l ' s s t e p br o t he r , G a b e , o r h e r j e a l ou s y o f G a b e ' s b e a u t i f u l bu t a l o o f s i s te r ,

C a i t l i n . C a i t l i n i s t h e o n l y o n e w h o k n o w s t h e t e r r i b l e t r u t h : t h i s i s n o t t h e f i r s t l i f e

s h e a n d M i c h ae l h a ve l i ve d . Th e y h a ve a d e s t i n y t o f u l f i l a n d i t s t i me f o r M i c h ae l ' s

p o w e r s t o a w a k en . B u t w h a t u s e i s po w e r i f i t c a nn o t g i ve y o u w h a t y ou mo s t

d e s i r e ?

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Wh e n E v i e J o h n s o n i s t o r n f r o m h e r h o me n e ar t h e s e a t o b e c o me t h e n e we s t

s c h o l a r s h i p s t u de n t , s t r i c t t e a c he r s , s no b b i sh s t u d e n t s , a n d t h e o p p r e s s i ve

a t mo s p h e r e o f Wy l d c l i f fe l e a ve he r d r ow n i n g i n l o ne l i ne s s . E v i e ' s o n l y l i f e l i n e i s

S e b a s t i a n , a my s t e r i ou s a n d a t t r a c t i ve y o un g m a n s h e me e t s b y c h a nc e . As E v i e ' s

f e e l i n g s fo r S e b a s t i a n b l a z e w i t h e ac h se c r e t me e t i n g , s h e b e g i n s t o f e ar t h a t he

i s h i d i n g s o me t h i n g ab o u t h i s p a s t . An d s h e i s h a un t e d b y g l i mp s e s o f a s t r a n g e ,

g h o s t l y g i r l , a g i r l wh o i s s o ee r i l y l i k e Ev i e s h e c ou l d be a s i s t e r . E v i e i s s l o w ly

d r a w n i n t o a t a n g l e d w e b o f p a s t a n d p r e s en t t h a t s h e c a nn o t c o n t r o l . As t h e

e x t r a or d i n a r y , e le me n t a l f o r c e s o f Wy l d c l i f fe r i s e u p l i k e t he mi g h t y s e a , E v i e i s

f a c e d w i t h an a s t o und i n g t r u th a b o u t S e ba s t i a n , a n d h e r o wn i n c r e d i b le f a t e .

T h e Ha te r s / J es s e And r e w s

F o r We s a n d h i s b e s t f r i e n d , C or e y , j a z z c amp t u r n s ou t t o b e l ame . I t ' s p re t t y mu c h

a l l d u d e s t a l k i n g i n Ja z z Vo i c e . Bu t t h e n t h e y j a m w i t h As h , a c h ar i s ma t i c g i r l w i t h

a n u nu s u a l s o u n d , an d t h e t h re e j u s t c l i c k . I t ' s t h re e an d a h a l f h ou r s o f pu re

mu s i c a l ma g i c , a n d As h ma k e s a d e c i s i on : Th e y n e e d t o h i t th e ro a d . B e c a u se t he

r o a d , n o t s u m me r c amp , i s w h er e b an d s g e t g o o d . B e f o r e We s a n d C o re y kn o w i t ,

t h e y ' re i n As h ' s S U V h e a d i n g s o u th , a n d The H a t e r s S u mme r o f Ha t e To u r h a s be g u n .

E v e r y th i ng i s Ch a ng ed / No v a W e e tm an

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d e c i s i on t h a t e n d s i n t r a g e d y . As g u i l t c lo s e s i n o n J a ke , h e b e c o me s i n c r e a s i n g l y

d e t e r mi ne d t o c o nf es s t o t h e p o l i c e . B u t Al e x j u s t w a n t s t o m o ve o n w i t h l i fe . H e ' s

g o t a c o o l n e w g i r l f r i e n d , f a n c y n e w h ou se a n d p o s h n e w sc h oo l , a n d d o e s n ' t w a n t

h i s fu t u r e t o b e r u i ne d b y a mi s t a k e i n h i s p a s t . To l d b a c k w a r d s i n a l t e rn a t i n g

v i e w p o i n t s , t h i s g r i t t y n o ve l t ak e s u s t h r oug h t h e wr ec k a g e o f a b r o ke n f r i e n d s h i p ,

b a c k t o t h e mo me n t w h e n e ve r y t h i n g c h an g e d .

T h e La s t B e g i n n i ng / La u r e n J am e s

S i x t ee n y e ar s a g o , a f t e r a s c an d a l t h a t r o c ke d t h e w o r l d , t e e n a g e r s K a t h e r i ne

a n d M a t t h e w va n i sh ed w i t h o u t a t r ac e . N o w C l o ve S u t c l i f fe i s de t e r mi n e d t o f i n d

h e r l on g l o s t r e l a t i ve s . . . B u t w h e r e d o y o u s t a r t l o o k i n g f o r a c ou p l e w h o se e m t o

h a ve b e en r e i nc a rn at e d a t e ve r y k e y mo me n t i n h i s t o r y ? Wh o w e r e K a t e a n d

M a t t ? Wh y w e r e t he y b o r n a g a i n a n d a g a i n ? An d w h o i s t h e my s t e r i ou s E l l a , w h o

k e e p s a p pe a r i n g a t e ve r y t u r n i n C l o ve ' s i n ve s t i g a t i on ? F o r C l o ve , t h e re i s a

my s t e r y t o s o l ve i n t he p a s t a n d a l o ve t o f i n d i n t h e fu t u r e .

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S u m ma r y : E l e ve n y e a r s a g o , s i x k i n d er g a r t n e r s we n t mi s s i n g w i t h o u t a t r a c e . Af t e r

a l l t h a t t i me , t h e p e o p l e l e f t b e h i n d mo v e d o n , o r t r i e d t o . U n t i l t o d a y . To d a y f i ve

o f t h o s e k i d s re t u r n . Th e y ' r e s i x te e n , a n d t h e y a r e . f i ne . S c a r l e t t c o me s h o me a n d

f i n d s a mo m s h e b a re l y re c o gn i z es , a n d d o e s n ' t r e a l l y re c o g n i ze t he p e r s o n s he ' s

s u p p o s e d t o b e , e i th e r . Bu t s h e t h i nk s s h e r e me mb e r s L uc a s . L u c a s r e me mb e r s

S c a r le t t , t o o , e x c e p t t h e y ' r e e n t i r e l y u n ab l e t o re c a l l w he re th e y ' ve be en o r w h a t

h a p p e ne d t o t he m. N e i t he r o f t h e m re m e mb e r t h e s i x t h v i c t i m , M a x , t h e o n l y o ne

w h o h a s n ' t c o me b a c k . Wh i c h le a ve s Ma x ' s s i s t e r , Ave r y , w a n t i n g a n s w er s . S he

w a n t s t o f i n d he r b ro t h e r , d e a d o r a l i ve , a n d i sn ' t bu y i n g t h i s w h o l e me mo r y l o s s

s t o r y . B u t a s d e t a i l s o f t he d i s a p p e ar a nc e b e gi n t o un f o l d , n o o n e i s p r e p ar e d f o r

t h e t ru t h .

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THE YEAR THAT WAS….. ENGLISH Th e r e h a s be e n s o mu c h g o i n g o n i n En g l i sh t h i s y e ar , i t ’ s h a r d t o k n o w w he re t o s t a r t . F r o m

S h a k e s pe a re t o B u r to n , H a r p e r t o Au s t e n , a n d ma n y mo r e . Th e s t u d e n t s c e r t a i n l y h a ve b e en

e x p o s e d t o an a r r a y o f au t h o r s , p oe t s , d i re c t o r s a n d s pe a ke r s .

Th e r e h a ve be e n l o t s o f d i f f e r e n t a s se s s me n t s t o o , w i t h c o mp o s i n g n ar r a t i ve s , s p eec h es , e x t e n de d

r e s p on s e s a n d e ve n dr a ma t i c p l a y s . Th e s t u d e n t s h a ve a l s o e n j o ye d e x c u r s i o n s , g u e s t s p e a k er s a n d

a r e a l l i f e H u n ge r G a me s s c e n ar i o !

Th i s t e r m t h e r e h a s se e n P BL (P r o j ec t B a s e d L e ar n i n g ) u n i t s t ak i n g p l ac e w i t h Ye a r 7 i n ve s t i g a t i n g

h o w t o s u s t a i n t h e env i r on me n t , Ye a r 8 e x a mi n i n g t h e ma k i n g o f a n e w s r e p or t , Ye a r 9 d e ve l o p i ng

a c h ar i t y t o he l p pe op l e i n n ee d a n d Ye a r 1 0 i mp r o v i n g th e le ar n i n g e n v i r o n me n t o f B e l mo n t H i g h

S c h o o l . E ne r g y an d en g a g e me n t i s h i g h and t h e ou t p u t a ma z i n g. C a n ’ t w a i t t o se e the f i n a l r e su l t s

o f t h i s t y p e o f h a n d s o n , i n q u i r y b a s e d le a rn i n g .

We h o p e y o u en j o y t h e ph o t o s a t t a c hed o f Ye a r 7 s oc k pu p p e t s , t h e Ye a r 8 H u n g er G a me s

s c en a r i o , Ye a r 9 O t he l l o e xc u r s i on an d Ye a r 1 0 d i o r a ma s o f sc hoo l i mp r o ve me n t s .

L o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o mo r e fu n i n l e ar n i n g i n E n g l i sh i n 2 017 !

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H e a d Te a c he r E n g l i s h

Year 7 Sock Puppets

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Year 8 Hunger Games!

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Year 10 Dioramas

Year 9 Othel lo Excurs ion

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HISTORY/LANGUAGES F a r e w el l Y e a r 1 2

Th i s y e ar , w e h a d t w o An c i en t H i s t o r y an d t w o M o d e r n H i s t o r y c l a s s e s c o mp l e t e t h e i r H S C c ou r s e s .

C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o t h e m o n c o mp l e t i n g t h e i r s tu d i e s . C o n gra t u l a t i on s t o G e or g i a B e e t o n who

c a me t o p i n b o t h An c i en t a n d M o d e rn H i s t o r y c o u r se s , a n e x c e l l e n t a c h i e ve me n t . C o n g r a t u l a t i o ns

a l s o t o H a n n ah We s t w h o c a me f i r s t i n H i s t o r y E x t en s i o n .

B e s t w i s he s t o o u r g ra d u a t i n g c l a s s o f 201 6 . We h o p e t h a t y o u t a k e t h e o p p or t un i t i e s t o p u r sue

y o u r i n t e r e s t s a n d c on t r i b u te p o s i t i ve l y t o o u r s o c i e t y . H o pe fu l l y , y o u c a n l o o k b a c k o n y ou r t i me

a t B e l mo n t H i g h w i t h s o me f o n d me mo r i e s .

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O u r J a p a ne s e t e ac h er , M s G i b b s , h a s g i ven b i r t h t o h e a l th y b a b y b o y . F r e d d y O z m a c a me i n t o t he

w o r l d o n S e p t e mb e r 8 . C o n gr a t u l a t i o n s t o M s G i b b s an d he r p ar t n e r T i m a n d b e s t w i sh e s !

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SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS WO W! Wh a t a b u s y y e a r . Th e s t u d e n t s ha ve h a d ma n y w o n d e r f u l o p p or t un i t i e s i n 2 01 6 suc h a s ;

S t e w a r t H o u s e , N e w c a s t l e S h o w , S t a r s t r uc k , C o f f e e S h o p a n d ex c u r s i on s . Al l o f t h e s e o p p o r t un i t i e s

c re a t e g re a t le a r n i n g a n d l a s t i n g po s i t i ve me mo r i e s .

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Th i s w a s t o p r o v i d e s tu d e n t s w i t h l e ar n i n g o u t s i d e o f t h e c l a s s r oo m . Th e s t u d e n t s q u i c k l y n o t e d h o w

t h e B i g P i c tu re S c h oo l d i d h a ve d i f f e r e nc e s t o a r e g u l a r s c ho o l . Th e s t u d e n t s a t t h e B i g P i c tu re

S c h o o l w e re ve r y w e lc o mi n g an d w e h o p e t o h a ve a f u tu re o f po s i t i ve e xc h an g e s .

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c o m mi t me n t t o c e l eb r a t e a n d p r e se n t th e i r w o r k a n d t he s u p p o r t o f f a mi l y m e mb e r s . I t i s

o u t s t a n d i n g t o s e e a p a c k e d c l a s s r o o m f u l l o f s t u d en t s a c ro s s y e a r g r o u p s , c l as s e s a n d f a mi l y

me mb e r s e mb r a c e t h e s t u d en t s l e a rn i n g. Th i s a u th e n t i c a s se s s me n t , a l l o w s s t u d e n t s t o s h ow

e ve r y o ne w h a t t he y h a ve l e ar n e d th r ou gh p u b l i c s pe a k i n g , v i s u a l s , t e c h n o l o g y a nd mo d e l s . Th e

s t u d e n t a l s o re c e i ve s e x p e r t a d v i c e f r o m a va r i e t y o f a d u l t s an d p e er s o n h o w t o e n h an c e a n d

c h a l le n g e t h e i r w or k .

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I O T AS c o n c er t an d B e l mo n t H i g h ’ s R e a di n g C h r i s t ma s p a r t y . Th e y l o o ke d AM AZ I N G !

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f a n t a s t i c t o s ee s t u de n t s i n t he c l a s se s t a k i n g o n le a d e r sh i p sk i l l s an d b e i n g p o s i t i ve r o le mo d e l s

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f o u r ne w s t u d en t s i n to M s Ave r y ’ s c l a s s . T r a n s i t i o n i n g h a s a l r e ad y o c c u r r e d i n t o t he S e n i o r I .O c l a s s

f o r t h o s e g o i n g i n t o ye a r 11 .

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r a t h e r b a l my F r i d a y mo r n i n g .

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p r e s en t i n g t he i r o n e a n d o n l y en s e mb l e t o t h e fe s t i va l . Th i s s ec t i on h a d 6 o t h e r b a n d s i n i t a n d ou r

w o n d e r f u l y e ar 7 a n d 8 s tu d e n t s w e re e x t re me l y n e r vo u s . Th i s en s e mb l e h a s f l ou r i s hed t h i s y e ar due

t h e ma r ve l l o u s h e l p a n d me n t o r i n g f r o m o u r d e d i c a t e d y e a r 9 me mb e r s w h o g i ve u p t h e i r M o n d ay

l u nc h t i me s t o p l a y w i t h t he J u n i o r B a n d . Th e s e s t u d e n t s a re Ja c k B ee t o n , Ab i g a i l P r e n t i c e , K e l l i e

L i n d u s , H e i d i Mc Br i a r ty , D a n i e l l e G r i f f i t h s , G e o r g i a M e l l i ge r , E m i l y S qu i re s , C a i t l i n S ha w , Al e k s a n dr

C o e , a n d N i c k Va n d e r z ee . A s p e c i a l sh o u t o u t t o B r a n d o n B o u rke w h o f i l l e d i n a t t he l a s t m i n u t e !

Th e J u n i o r C o nc er t B a n d w a s a w a r d e d a H i g h l y C o mme n d e d b e h i n d G o s f o r d H i g h S c h o o l . Th i s w as

a s p e c t ac u l a r r e su l t .

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Th e n e x t b a n d u p w a s o u r C o nc er t B a n d . Th i s e n se mb l e h a s a s t a g g e r i n g 65 me mb e r s w h o a l l

c o u l dn ’ t b e p r e se n t o n t h e d a y d u e t o a n u mb e r o f d i f f e r en t r e a s o n s . A s p e c i a l me n t i o n t o o u r

y e a r 12 s t u de n t s O l i v i a P r e n t i c e , B re e Yo u n g a n d E mi l y B o u rk e w h o c a me a n d p l a y ed f o r t he ve r y

l a s t t i me j u s t b e f o re th e i r 3 h our ma t h s H S C e x a m. Th a t ’ s d e f i n i t e l y d e d i c a t i on f o r y o u !

Th e C o n c e r t B a n d w a s i n t h e P re mi e r S ec t i o n w h er e a l l t h e b e s t o f t h e b e s t b a nd s p e r f o r m. O u r

s c h o o l h a s c o mp e t e d a t B a n d f e s t f o r t he la s t 1 6 y e ar s s o t h i s i s t h e o ne w h i c h h a s the mo s t i mp a c t

o n o u r E n s e mb l e p r o g r a ms .

Th e C o nc er t B a n d pe r f o r me d b r i l l i a n t l y fo u r b r a n d n e w c h ar t s – Th e R o l l i n g S t o n es , Ad ve n t u r e s ,

An d r o me d a a n d R o c ky o n B r o a d w a y . Th e b a n d b e g a n l e a rn i n g th e s e c h ar t s a t t h e e nd o f t e r m t w o

w h i c h i s a n a ma z i n g e f f o r t i n i t se l f . As a r e s u l t w e w e re a w a r d e d F i r s t P r i z e a n d a n n o un c e d

WI N N E R S o f t h e P r e mi e r Se c t i on a t B a n d f es t 2 01 6 . Th e r e w a s a h u g e c he er f ro m t h e a u d i en c e as

t h e a d j u d i c a t o r s a i d o u r n a me a n d lo t s o f ve r y e xc i t e d s tu d e n t s b a c k s t a g e . We l l d o n e t o a l l ou r

s o l o i s t s a n d e ve r y s i ng l e b a n d me mb e r w ho p e r f o r me d s o b r i l l i an t l y o n t h e d a y .

To f i n i sh o f f t h e d a y t h e S t a g e B a n d p e r f o r me d i n t he J a zz E n s e mb l e s e c t i o n , a g a i n , s o me

e x t r e me l y t o u g h c o mp e t i t i on . We p l a y e d f o u r g r e a t p i ec e s s t a r t i n g w i t h “ Va l e r i e ” fe a t u r i n g s o l o

vo c a l i s t J a s mi ne B l anc h i n ye a r 12 .

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b y L i l y G i b s o n b o t h o f y e a r 10 ) , f o l l o w e d b y “ G r e e n O n i on s ” ( T r o mb o n e s o l o p l a y e d b y M i t c he l l

B a r t l e y a n d Te n o r S ax s o l o b y K y l e R u s s e l l b o t h o f y e a r 10 ) a n d t h e n “ Wr a p I t U p ” ( T r o mb o n e s o l o

p l a y e d b y To b y C h e n s e e , Al t o S a x s o l o p l a y e d b y I s a be l l a Al e x a n d e r b o t h o f y e a r 10 a n d T r u mp e t

s o l o b y An d r e a B a r n es o f y e a r 11 ) . O n c e a g a i n o u r s o l o i s t s r oc ke d t h e s t a g e w h i c h m a d e o u r w h o le

e n s e mb l e l o o k a n d so u n d s i mp l y s e n s a t i on a l . Th e S t a g e B a n d w a s a w a r d e d a H i g h l y C o m me n d e d

s n e a k i n g i n b eh i n d Be l l i n g en H i g h .

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c o n g r a tu l a t e e ve r y one w h o pe r f o r me d a t B a n d f e s t 20 16 . Wi t h o u t y o u r b r i l l i an c e w e w o u l d n ’ t h a ve

ma d e i t t h e r e . We l l d o n e Be l mo n t H i gh b an d s !

M u s i c Co u n t U s I n

` L e t i t p l a y y o u r w a y , c h a s e t h e b lu e s a w a y ’

Th e s a me s o n g r an g o u t a c r o s s t h e n a t i o n a t e x ac t l y t he s a me t i me on Th u r s d a y N ove mb e r 3 , fo r

t h e a n nu a l ` M u s i c C ou n t U s I n ’ i n i t i a t i ve , sp o n s o re d b y t h e g o ve r n me n t t o h i g h l i gh t t h e i mp o r t a n c e

o f mu s i c e d uc a t i o n i n o u r s c h o o l s . We j o i ned w i t h p r i ma r y a n d h i g h s c h o o l s a t L a mb t o n H i g h t o s i n g

t h e 20 16 s o n g w i th m u c h e n t hu s i a s m d u r i ng a l i ve t e l ec a s t w h i c h w a s f e a tu re d o n t e l e v i s i o n and

r a d i o .

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Th e s c h o o l s p re s en t a l s o h a d t h e o p po r t un i t y t o p e r f o r m f o r e a c h o t h e r i n a n i n f o r ma l c o nc er t . O u r

s i n g e r s e s p ec i a l l y en j o y e d t he i n t e r a c t i on w i t h y o un g er s t u d e nt s f r o m l o c a l p r i ma r y s c h o o l s a nd

h e a r i n g w h a t th e y a re d o i n g i n t he i r mu s i c p r o g r a ms .

F o l l o w i n g t h e n a t i o nw i d e e ve n t , w e j o i ne d t o g e t h e r i n a B BQ l u nc h s u p p l i e d b y L a mb t o n H i gh

b e f o r e r e tu rn i n g t o s c h o o l . I t w a s g r e a t t o b e p ar t o f s o me t h i n g s o b i g a n d s i g n i f i c a n t i n

c h a mp i o n i n g mu s i c ed u c a t i o n i n ou r n a t i on a n d i t s i mp o r t a n c e i n g r o w i n g c re a t i ve , c o nf i d en t a n d

w e l l b a l a nc e d s t u d ent s .

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A r t E x p r e s s – H u g e c on g r a t u l a t i o n s mu s t g o t o G e o r g i a B ee t o n f o r he r suc c e s s w i t h h e r Y r 1 2 B o d y o f

Wo r k b e i n g s e l ec t e d f o r A r t Ex p re s s . G e o r g i a ’ s w o rk w a s p r e s e n te d a s p a r t o f h e r V i s ua l Ar t s s t u d i es

t h i s ye a r a n d a l l o wed h e r t o p re s en t h e r s k i l l s i n de v i s i n g a re a l i s t i c t o n a l d r a wi ng o f a p o r t r a i t

f o c u s i n g o n me n t a l he a l t h i s su e s .

We l l d o n e t o M r s N a t a l i e P r ou d l o c k i n h e r g u i d an c e i n su p p o r t i n g th e H S C V i s u a l Ar t s c l a s s th i s

y e a r . We a r e l o o k i n g f o r w ar d t o he a r i n g h o w t h e r e s t o f t he c l a s s g o o nc e t h e H SC r e su l t s c o me

o u t i n De c e mb e r !

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Te r m 4 s a w o u r Ye a r 11 a r t s t u de n t s mo ve i n t o t h e i r H S C y e ar . W i t h th i s t r an s i t i o n th e y n o w b e gi n to

c o n s i de r h o w t he y w i l l a p pr o a c h t h e i r B od y o f Wo r k . As P a r t o f t h e i r re s e ar c h p r oc e s s Ye a r 12

v i s i t e d t he 2 015 Ar t E x p r e s s E n t r i e s i n an e xh i b i t i o n a t M ai t l a n d Ar t G a l l e r y .

Ar t E x p r e s s i s a n an n u a l e xh i b i t i o n , fea t u r i n g a se l ec t i o n o f o u t s t a n d i n g s t ud e n t a r t w o rk s

d e ve l o p e d f o r t h e a r tma k i n g c o mp o n e n t o f t h e H S C e x a mi n a t i on i n V i s u a l Ar t s i n N S W. O u r s t u d e n ts

w e r e i n s p i r e d b y t he e n d l e s s p o s s i b i l i t i e s th e y c a n e x p l o r e a s t he y e mb a r k o n t h i s j ou r n e y .

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Sp r i ng D a n c e R e p or t

O u r d a n c e r s a t B e lmo n t H i g h S c h o o l ha ve b e en w o rk i n g ha r d l a t e l y , b o t h p rep a r i n g f o r t h e i r

a s s e s s me n t t a s k s a n d a l s o f o r t he en d o f ye a r pe r f o r ma n c e s o n a s s e mb l i e s an d s p ec i a l e ve n t s ! Th i s

t e r m t h e y e a r 9 e l ec t i ve c l a s s h a s b e en on a t i me w a r p a s t h e y e x p l o r e an d p e r f o rm d a n c e s f r o m

d i f fe re n t e r a s . Th e y h a ve b ee n g e t t i n g j a z z y w i t h t he Ch a r le s t on , C a n C an and s o me S w i n g

c h or e o g r a ph y . Th i s i s g r e a t fu n a n d suc h a g o o d w o r k ou t d u r i n g o u r p r ac t i c a l l e s so n s .

Ye a r 1 0 h a ve be e n ge t t i n g c re a t i ve i n t he i r ' D an c e i n F i l m ' u n i t o f w o rk . S t u d e n t s h ave w o r k e d i n

g r o u p s t o c h ore o g r ap h a d a nc e s t o r y a nd t h e n f i l m a n d e d i t t h i s f o o t a g e t o ma k e a c r e a t i ve and

a b s t r a c t d a n c e mo v i e . I t ' s be e n w on d e r fu l t o s e e t h e i nn o va t i ve i d e a s a mo n g s t t h e s e s t u d e n t s to

e x p l o re t h e me s s uc h a s a s o l d i e r g o i n g t o w a r a n d t h e mo v e me n t p a t t e r n s o f t he s u n a n d t he

mo o n . S t u d e n t s i n t he s e e le c t i ve c l a s s e s g e t t o e x p l o r e a n d c h o r eo g r a p h a w i d e ra n g e o f d a nc e

s t y l e s w h i le h a v i n g fun a n d be i n g ac t i ve a t t h e s a me t i me .

S t u d e n t s t h a t a re i n a n e le c t i ve c l a s s , o r a r e e n r o l l e d f o r a n e l e c t i ve c l a s s n e x t yea r a re a b l e t o

b u y o ne o f ou r sc h o o l d a n c e sh i r t s t o w e ar i n l e s s on s a n d a l s o wh e n re p re s en t i n g t he s c h o o l . Th e se

s h i r t s a re b l a c k w i t h b l u e w r i t i n g a n d h a ve b e e n a h i t a mo n g s t s t u d e n t s s o f a r f o r t he i r c o mf o r t a n d

s t y l e . S t u d e n t s w i s h i ng t o p u rc h a se t h es e s h i r t s w i l l ne e d t o b r i n g $2 0 t o th e o f f i c e a n d t h e n t a ke

t h e i r re c e i p t t o t he PE s t a f f r o o m t o c o l le c t t h e i r s i z e .

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p e r f o r ma n c e f r o m t h i s y e a r ’ s t o p i n t he

S t a t e H S C D a nc e s t u de n t s .

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u t i l i s e d f o r s t u d e n t ’ s o w n c o mp o s i t i on

a n d p er f o r ma n c e s . P le a s e c o l le c t a no t e

f r o m M s F a g g o r M r s F i n n a ne an d p a y

y o u r mo n e y ($ 3 2 ) t o t h e o f f i c e AS AP t o

c o nf i r m y o u r p o s i t i on .

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t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n a n e v e n t a t C i v i c P a rk , N e w c a s t l e on

F r i d a y N o ve mb e r 4 . Th e e ve n t w a s pa r t o f th e

N e w c a s t l e Ar t G a l l e ry ' s o p e n i n g e ve n t s fo r t h e ' J o h n

O l s e n : Th e C i t y ' s S o n ' e x h i b i t i on .

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i n s t a l l a t i on b a s e d o n t h e H u n te r R i ve r . Th e w o r k w as

a l s o s h o w c a se d o n the e ve n i n g o f t h e e ven t w h e n t h e

g a l l e r y h o s t e d a s t r e e t p a r t y t o c e le b r a t e t h e

e x h i b i t i on o pe n i n g .

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s e c on d a r y s t u d en t s f ro m a c r o s s t h e H u n t e r w o r k e d o n

a s e c t i o n o f t he r i ve r . O u r B e l mo n t s t u d e n t s w er e

r e s p on s i b l e f o r c on s t r uc t i n g t h e i c on i c P a s h a B u lk a

f r o m c a r d b o ar d . Th e s t u d e n t s a r e t o b e c o m me n d e d

o n t h e i r f an t a s t i c w ork o n t h e d a y .

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O n Tu e s d a y N o ve mb e r 8 , 32 Ye a r 9 a n d 1 0 s tu d e n t s ac c e p t ed t h e ‘ c h a l l en g e ’ t o a t t e n d t h e 1 s t

G O AL S (G a t h e r i n g Op t i o n s 4 Af t e r L i fe @ S c h o o l ) w or k sh o p t o b e he l d f o r B e l mo n t H i g h s t u d en t s .

Th e w o r k s h o p w a s f u l l y s u b s i d i s e d b y Th e S mi t h F a mi l y . M u c h a p p r ec i a t i o n g o e s t o t h i s n o n - p ro f i t

o r g a n i s a t i o n f o r t he i r c o m mi t me n t a n d c ont r i b u t i o n t o ou r s c h o o l .

Th e p r e s en t e r , L i a r na N a d a l i n h a d a w e a l t h o f k n o w le d g e o n s u c c e s s f u l t r an s i t i on s i n t o t h e

w o r k f o rc e . H e r p r e v i o u s ex p er i en c e a s th e f o r me r C E O of th e Ad va n c e d C a re er s C o l l e g e i n

N e w c a s t l e w a s o b v i ou s a s t h e d a y p r o g r e s s e d . H e r a n a l o g y o f t h e ‘ ma n d a r i n ma n ’ w a s p o w e r fu l a s

b y t h e e n d o f t h e w o r k sh o p ma n y s t u d e n t s ‘ l a y e r s w e r e p ee l e d b a c k ’ t o e x p o s e t h e i r r e a l s e l f . Th e

i mp o r t a n c e o f b e i n g u n i qu e a n d a he a d o f o t he r s i n t he j o b ma r k e t w a s s t r e s sed w i t h th e b i g

q u e s t i o n b e i n g a s ke d “ Wh a t a r e t h e q u a l i t i e s t h a t ma k e y ou YO U ? ”

L i a rn a ’ s a d v i c e o n g ro o mi n g , h y g i e ne , d r e s s i n g f o r i n t e r v i e w s an d a p p r o p r i a t e h a n ds h a k i n g w ere

a l l va l u a b l e b u t mo s t o f a l l L i a r n a ’ s r e mi n d e r t o ‘c l e an u p ’ F a c eb o o k a n d s oc i a l me d i a a c c ou n t s t o

b e w o rk r e a d y w a s a t i me l y re mi n d er f o r a l l .

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l u nc h p r o v i de d a y um my b o n u s . Al l s t u d e n t s w e r e f u l l y i n t e r e s te d i n t h e p re s en t a t i on a n d r ec e i ved

a c e r t i f i c a t e a t t h e c o n c lu s i on o f t he d a y t o a d d t o t h e i r r e su m e .

L i a rn a ’ s f i n i s h i n g q u ot e i s s o me t h i n g w e c a n a l l s t r i ve f o r – “ I f s o me o n e s a y s y o u c a n ’ t , ma k e i t

y o u r g o a l t o d o i t ! ”

We l o o k f o r w ar d t o fu t u re w or k sh o p s t o he l p i n s p i re a n d mo t i va t e s t u d e n t s t o re a c h t h e i r p o t en t i a l

a n d a c h i e ve t h e i r d r ea ms . A g r e a t d a y h a d b y a l l !

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S t L u k e s A r t P r o je c t an d S e rv i c e Le a rn i ng

We a r e ve r y p r ou d t o h a ve a g r o u p o f e i g h t t a l en t e d a r t s t u d e n t s l e d b y t h e a ma z i n g Mr s

P r o u d l oc k w or k i n g t i re l e s s l y on c re a t i n g 3 D a n d i n te r ac t i ve mu r a l s a l o n g w i t h p a t h a r t w o r k a t the

e n t r an c e o f S t L uk e s P r e s c h o o l i n B e l mo n t .

P a i n t i n g n a t i ve a n i ma l s a n d t r e e c u t o u t s , c r e a t i n g a b u t t e r f l y mo s a i c ( f r o m t h e s t o r y b o o k ‘ Th e

H u n g a r y C a t e r p i l l a r ’ ) a n d p a i n t i n g a s t r ea m f u l l o f f i s h , p l a t y p u s a n d r i ve r r o c k s on t h e p a t h w ay

h a s b ec o me a ma j o r p r o j ec t a n d le a rn i n g e x p er i en c e f o r a l l i n vo l ve d .

Th e B H S s t u d en t s a re p r ac t i c i n g t he i r s k i l l s w h i le i n t e r a c t i n g w i th t h e p re sc h o o l c h i l d r en w h i le

d i sc u s s i n g t he i r d e s i gn s h a ve b e en va lu a b le l e ar n i n g ex p er i en c e s .

Th e p r oc e s s o f ‘ s e r v i c e le a rn i n g ’ i s wh er e t e a c h i n g a n d le a rn i n g s t r a t e g i e s i n t e g r at e me a n i n gf u l

c o m mu n i t y s e r v i c e w i t h i n s t ru c t i on a n d r e f l ec t i o n t o e n r i c h t he l e a rn i n g e x pe r i e nc e , t e a c h c i v i c

r e s p on s i b i l i t y a n d s t re n g t h en c o mmu n i t i e s . T h i s c o nc e p t h a s b ee n p r ac t i c e d b y a l l i n vo l ve d w i th i n

t h i s p r o j ec t a s s t u den t s a r e l e a rn i n g t h r ou g h g i v i n g t o t h e l oc a l c o m mu n i t y w h i l e f o r mi n g s t r o ng

w o r k i n g p a r t ne r sh i p s w i t h S t L uk e s P r e sc ho o l . I t ’ s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e p r o j ec t w i l l b e c o mp l e t ed

d u r i n g w e ek 7 .

A h u g e t h a n k y o u g o e s t o M r s P r o u d l oc k fo r h e r e x pe r t i se , l e a d e r s h i p an d p a s s i on t o a s s i s t i n t he

c o mp l e t i o n o f t h i s p ro j ec t . O u r w o n d er fu l a r t i s t s i n c lu d e ; K a t e l y n M ur d o c h , S o p h i e K en t i sh , Am a n d a

S t o k e s , B l a k e U r qu h ar t , K y e a n d r a H a z e l l , J e s s i c a P i c ke r i n g , C a i t l i n H o u s t en , Z a c B u r ge s s a n d J i l l i a n

S a r i c h .

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Na r l a Ag ed Ca r e V o l un te e r i n g

Th r o u g h ou t 20 16 , ma n y s t u d e n t s h a ve a s s i s t e d o n a vo l u n t ar y

b a s i s a t N a r l a V i l l a g e . N a i l s h a ve be en p a i n te d , b i n g o

n u mb e r s c a l le d , g a m e s p l a y e d a n d p l e n t y o f o t h e r p o s i t i ve

i n t e r ac t i o n b e t w e en y o u n g an d o l d . O n e o f ou r p r ou d e s t

mo me n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r w a s t he l e a d er s h i p an d

i n vo l ve me n t i n a s s i s t i n g t o r u n t he i r An z a c s e r v i c e . Th i s e ven t

w a s s p o k e n ex t r e me l y h i g h l y o f w i t h i n th e f ac i l i t y a s o u r

s t u d e n t s d i d t he ms e l ve s a n d th e sc ho o l p r ou d .

Th r o u g h ou t s e c on d s e me s t e r K i r r a L u p p i an d K a r a C u l le n -R i g g

h a ve w o rk e d on Mon d a y s w h i l e Z a i n a b Ar w e e g a n d S o a n a

E a r l e y h a ve p a i n t e d n a i l s f o r th e f e ma l e re s i d en t s o n a

F r i d a y . M o r e re c e n t l y , o u r b o y s g r o u p be g a n w o r k i n g w i t h

s o me o f t h e ma l e r e s i d en t s o n a F r i d a y . L uk e L o r d , D o m i n i c

S u t h e r l a n d a n d Ch a r l i e H a i g h h a ve d on e a f a n t a s t i c j o b a t

f o r mi n g b o n d s w i t h so me o f t h e m a l e r e s i d e n t s w h i l e p l a y i n g

b o a r d g a me s a n d c ha t t i n g .

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h i g h l y t h a t h e h a s be e n c a l l e d t o a s s i s t w h e n s t a f f i n g i s l o w .

Th i s i s a c r e d i t t o Ch a r l i e ’ s a b i l i t y t o e xc e l i n t h i s f i e l d o f

w o r k , b r i n g i n g h a p p i n e s s a n d j o y t o t h e s t a f f a n d r e s i d en t s

e a c h a n d e ve r y d a y .

C h a r l i e ’ s su i t a b i l i t y to t h i s f i e l d o f w o rk h a s a l r e a d y be en

i d en t i f i e d a s h e b r i ng s h a p p i n e s s a n d j oy t o t h e s t a f f an d

r e s i d en t s e ac h a n d eve r y d a y . C o n g r a tu l at i o n s C h ar l i e !

Y o u th F r on t i e r s S ho w ca s e

Th e Yo u t h F r o n t i e r s Me n t o r i n g P r o g r a m h a s c o nc lu d e d w i t h a sho w c a s e ex t r a va g a n z a a t B e l mo n t 1 6

F o o t e r s o n Tu e s d a y O c t o b e r 2 5 . Th e s t u d e n t s i n vo l ve d e n j oy e d t h e c h a l l en g e t o w o r k o n a

c o m mu n i t y p r o j e c t o f t h e i r c h o i c e w i t h the i r me n t o r . S t r o n g b on d s w e re c r e a t e d bet w e e n s tu d e n t

a n d me n t o r a l i k e .

A l l p r o j ec t s h a d a s o l i d i de a a n d e x ec u t i o n w a s

mo s t l y s u c c e s s fu l . T w o o f t h e p r o j ec t s ( Al i e r a

S t o n e h o us e a n d S o an a E a r le y ) w e r e s e lec t e d t o

r e pr e se n t a t t h e n e x t l e ve l w h er e p r o j ec t s a r e

t h e n se l ec t e d f o r t he f i n a l p h a s e o f vo t i n g .

We a r e ve r y p r ou d t o a n n o u nc e th a t Al i e r a

S t o n e h o us e su c c e s s fu l l y ma d e i t t o t he f i n a l

p r e s en t a t i o n a t N S W P a r l i a me n t H o u s e i n S y d n e y

o n Tu e s d a y N o ve m b e r 1 5 , w h e r e s he w a s

a w a r d e d w i th 2 n d p la c e i n t h e o p e n c a te g o r y .

C o n g r a t u l a t i on s g o t o Al i e r a o n t h e e x ec u t i o n o f

h e r i d e a t o l i n k t h e g e n er a t i on s t o g e t he r w i th i n

o u r N e wc a s t l e c o m m u n i t y . C o n g r a t u l a t i ons a l s o

t o S o a n a f o r r e ac h i n g t h e se c o n d s t a g e .

R e s i d en t s o f N a r l a Ag e d C a r e w e r e i n te rv i e w e d b y

Al i e r a w h e re s h e th e n pu b l i s he d t h e i r s t o r y o f

g r o w i n g u p o n a n I n s t a g r a m p a g e t h a t s h e c r e a t e d

‘ Th e F a c e s o f N e w c as t l e ’ . A b o o k l e t o f t h e s e s t o r i e s

i s b e i n g c o l l a t e d an d i s an t i c i p a t e d t o c on t i n ue .

Ta k i n g t i me t o t a l k w i t h th e e l d e r l y a b o u t t h e i r p a s t

h a s b ee n a va l u a b le e x p er i en c e f o r a l l i n vo l ve d .

Th e Yo u t h F r o n t i e r s p r o g r a m c o nc l u de d o n a h i gh

n o t e t h i s ye a r w i th a l l s t u d e n t s g a i n i ng va l u a b l e

l e s s o n s t h ro u g h ou t t he p r o c e s s . O u r f a c i l i ta t o r , E m ma

Av e r y a n d t h e d e d i c a t e d me n t o r s w er e a f a n t a s t i c

s u p p o r t t o a l l , n e ve r g i v i n g u p a n d c o n t i nu a l l y

mo t i va t i n g t h e s t u de n t s t h r o u gh o u t t he 24 w ee k

p r o g r a m.

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SPORT S p o r t Ae r ob i c s

A b i g c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o S i e nn a h P i r o n a , M a c ke n z i e G l o ve r , E l l a D o u g l a s , M a d e l e i n e To w e r s , E m ma

H o d g s o n a n d M a d d i s on D o d d s f o r th e i r su c c e s s fu l re p re se n t a t i on i n t h e Wo r l d Ae r o b i c s

C o mp e t i t i on h e l d i n V i e n n a l a s t w ee k .

S i e n n ah c a me 2 n d i n S i n g l e s , M ac ke n z i e c a me 5 t h i n S i n g l e s a n d 4 t h i n t r i o s a l o ng s i d e E l l a and

M a d d i s o n a n d M a d e le i n e a n d E mma c a me 6 t h i n h e r te a m e ve nt . We l l d o n e g i r l s !

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K a te Ma t th e w s

K a t e M a t t h e w s (p i c t u r e d l e f t ) c o mp e t e d a t t h e N S W

Wo m e n ’ s S t a t e T r i p le s L a w n B o w l s C h amp i o n s h i p s t w o

w e e k s a g o a t Tu nc u r r y .

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p l a y e r w o n a l l g a m e s , w i n n i n g o ve r a l l . Th e a r t i c l e w as

p o s t e d i n l a s t w e ek ’ s H e r a l d . C o n gr a t u l a t i on s K a t e !

2 0 1 7 An n ua l Sp o r t s Ca r n i va l s

Te r m 1 w i l l b e a b u s y t e r m f o r B e l mo n t H i g h S c h oo l

s t u d e n t s w i th a l l t h re e c ar n i va l s b e i n g h e l d i n t h e o ne

t e r m.

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c o mp u l s o r y sc h o o l a t t e n d a n c e a p p l i e s .

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M o n d a y F e br u ar y 6 (We e k 2 )

Th e An n u a l At h l e t i c s C a r n i va l w i l l b e he l d o n We d n e s d a y M a r c h 8

(We e k 7 )

Th e An n u a l C r o s s C ou n t r y C a rn i va l w i l l be h e l d on Th u r s d a y 3 0 t h M arc h

(We e k 10 )

A th l e t i c s A l l S c h o o l s

O n O c t o b er 1 3 -16 , At h l e t i c s N S W h e l d t h e N S W Al l S c h o o l s T r a c k a n d F i e l d

C h a mp i o n s h i p s a t S y d n e y O l y mp i c P a r k At h l e t i c s C e n t re . B e l mo n t H i g h h a d

t h r ee s t u de n t s r e pr e se n t i n b o t h t r ac k an d f i e l d e ven t s a t t h i s c a r n i va l .

C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o K a y n e G i l mo r e , As h l y n

B l a c k s t oc k a n d Je s s i c a N o b l e .

K a y n e ac h i e ve d g o ld i n 12 y e ar s b o y s

D i s c u s a n d a s i l ve r i n Sh o t p u t . As h l y n

a c h i e ve d g o l d i n g i r l s 1 2 y r s s h o t p u t a n d a

s i l ve r i n d i sc u s an d Je s s i c a ac h i e ve d a 4 t h

i n t he U1 6 15 00 m r u n .

Th e s e 3 s t u d en t s h a ve a c h i e ve d e x c e l le n t

r e su l t s t h r ou g h o u t t he y e a r i n a l l o f t he i r

a t h l e t i c s e ven t s a nd h a ve r e p re s en t ed

B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l i n a p o s i t i ve w a y.

C a n ’ t w a i t t o s ee y o u r a c h i e ve me n t s i n th e

u p c o mi n g y e ar !

Ne tb a l l R ep o r t

N e t b a l l i s a ve r y p op u l a r s po r t he re a t B e l mo n t H i g h Sc h o o l . D u r i n g 2 016 , b o t h r e pr e se n t a t i ve

n e t b a l l a n d s c ho o l ne t b a l l f o r s p or t h a s b e e n ve r y w e l l p a r t i c i p a t e d t h r ou g h ou t t h e y e a r . Th e

n e t b a l l c o mp e t i t i o n s f o r th e ye a r w er e s l i gh t l y d i f f e r e n t i n 2 01 6 , w h i c h w a s n o t i c e d by ma n y o f o u r

s t u d e n t s .

U n f o r t u n a te l y , t h e E a s t l a k e s G a l a D a y d i d n o t r u n . M a n y o f t h e s t u d e n t s w h o h a ve p l a y e d i n t h i s

c o mp e t i t i o n f o r ma n y y e a r s we re un d er s t a n d a b l y d i s a p p o i n t e d . H o p e fu l l y th e c o mp e t i t i on w i l l be

u p a n d ru nn i n g a g a i n i n te r m 3 i n 2 0 17 !

I n Te r m 1 , t h e S e n i o r K n o c ko u t Te a m c o mp e t e d i n R ou n d 1 o f t he H un t e r R e g i o n N e t ba l l K n oc k ou t .

Th e g i r l s p l a ye d s o me b e au t i fu l an d ve r y c o mp e t i t i ve n e t b a l l a t C h a r le s t o w n . U n fo r t u n a t e l y , t he

t e a m d i d n o t p r o gr es s t o R ou n d 2 . We a r e l oo k i n g t o w a r d s b e i n g ve r y c o mp e t i t i ve i n t he 2 017

c o mp e t i t i o n .

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I n Te r m 3 , o u r Ye a r 8 g i r l s c o mp e t e d i n t h e H un t e r R e g i o n Sc h o o l s C u p a t C h ar le s t o w n . Th i s

i n c lu d e d sc h o o l s f r om t h e p u b l i c , c a th o l i c a n d i n de p e n de n t sc h o o l s i n t he r e g i o n . I t w a s a ve r y

c o mp e t i t i ve f i e l d a nd u n f o r t u n a te l y w e d i d n o t p r o gr e s s t o w a r d s t h e s ec o n d r ou nd . We w i l l b e

f i e l d i n g a t e a m i n 201 7 o f t h e c u r r e n t y e ar 7 g i r l s a n d p o s s i b l y y e a r 7 b o y s , s o ke e p a n e a r ou t f o r

t r i a l d a t e s i n Te r m 3 ne x t y e ar .

I n t e r m 4 ou r U n d er 1 5 ’ s te a m c o mp e t e d i n t h e Hu n t e r R e g i on U 1 5 K n oc k ou t . The g i r l s p l a y ed

s o me t o u g h n e t b a l l o n a ve r y h o t d a y . Th e y r e p re s en t e d o u r sc h o o l w e l l un d e r t he c i r c u ms t a n c e s ,

b u t d i d n o t p r o g r e s s t h r o u gh t o t h e ne x t ro u n d . I n 20 17 , I w i l l b e ma k i n g a t e a m o f g i r l s w h o t u rn

1 5 i n 20 18 . S o k e e p an e ar ou t f o r n o t i c e s in Te r m 3 n e x t ye a r .

Te a ms w i l l b e s e le c te d t o p a r t i c i p a t e

i n t h e c o mp e t i t i o n s me n t i o n e d a b o ve

t h r o u gh o u t 20 17 . I d e l i ve r n o t i c e s a t

a s s e mb l i e s o n Thu r sd a y mo r n i n g s t o

n o t i f y wh e n t e a ms a re re q u i re d .

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Te a m, Te r m 2 i s t h e Hu n t e r R e g i o n Cu p

f o r Ye a r 8 g i r l s a n d p o s s i b l y b o y s . Te r m

3 w i l l b e t h e E as t l a k e s R e g i on a l

c a rn i va l f o r Ye a r s 7 t o 1 0 f o r b o t h b o y s

a n d g i r l s a n d Te r m 4 i s f o r Un d er 1 5

g i r l s .

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s e l ec t i o n o f t a l e n te d , p a s s i o n a t e an d

c o mp e t i t i ve n e t b a l l p l a y e r s he re a t

B e l mo n t H i g h S c h o o l . Th e y r e p re s en t

o u r sc h o o l w i t h r e sp e c t , f r i en d s h i p ,

p r i d e an d g re a t s p or t s ma n s h i p a t a l l

t h e c ar n i va l s we a t t en d . Th i s h a p pe n s

r e g a r d le s s o f wh e t he r t h e y w i n , l o s e o r

d r a w .

I a m ve r y p r i v i le g e d t o s h a r e ma n y n e t b a l l e x p er i enc e s w i t h su c h a l a r g e p r o p or t i o n o f s tu d e n t s

h e re a t ou r sc h o o l . I l o o k f o r w ar d c o n t i nu i n g t h i s i n t o 2 01 7 .

Yo u r s i n Ne t b a l l ,

J a n i n e H o b b s

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TAS Ye a r 8 L e t ’ s C e l e br a t e s t u d e n t s w e re l uc k y e n o u g h t o h a ve a c a k e d e c or a t i n g d e mo n s t r a t i o n f r o m

C a k e D ec or a t i n g S o l u t i o n s B e l mo n t .

Th i s i n s p i r e d t he s tud e n t s t o d e ve l o p t he i r o w n c re a t i o n s o f w h i c h t he y w er e ve r y p r o u d . Th e y

d i sc o ve re d t h a t t h i s w a s n o t a s e a s y a s the y t h ou g h t b u t e n j o ye d t h e e x pe r i e nc e .

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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 t h 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 .

Country Feeling at

“THE CAGE”

Belmont High School Uniform Shop

Opening Hours

Term 3

MONDAY 12.40pm - 1.20pm

TUESDAY 3.00pm – 4.00pm

THURSDAY 8.15am – 9.15am

EFTPOS available

All cheques to be made payable to COUNTRY FEELING

Entry outside school hours via Albert Street Contact Email: [email protected]

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Faculty of Business and Creative Industries Belmont Campus

Do you need skills for the future?

Do you need training in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Medical, Bookkeeping, Information Technology or Retail?

A range of courses will be offered including full-time, part-time and flexible delivery options in our Personalised Learning Centre. Both day and evening classes are available.

Would you like to study some units for free?

Would you like some training in Business Administration, Accounts, Bookkeeping or Information Technology?

A range of fee free skillsets are available to eligible students who enrol by December 2016 and can be studied until May 2017. These taster courses are a great opportunity to try a new area of study.

Ring NOW to express your interest for skillsets or Semester 1, 2017 courses.

INFORMATION/ENROLMENT SESSIONS WILL BE HELD ON

TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER 2016 at 10AM, and TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2017 at 10.00AM

2017 Classes commence 6 February 2017

For further information, please give us a call on 4979 6154 or

check our website at www.hunter.tafensw.edu.au

Are you over 55 and looking for 15 hours voluntary work per week to meet

your Centrelink requirements?

We are looking for volunteers in our canteen and would appreciate it if you could help.

Our canteen is our only fundraising for the school and we rely on our wonderful volunteers to keep it running.

If you can help or know of someone this would be suitable for, please call Tracey or Cheryl on 49477349.

Thank you

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