Senior School Weekly - Term 3, Week 3

Term 3 - Week 3 l July 2021

SENIOR SCHOOL WEEKLY Australian Mathematics Competition Wednesday 4th August, Thursday 5th August and Friday 6th August 2021.

SRC Leadership Campaign Applications to be submitted by Tuesday 3rd August at 3:00pm.

Year 7 – The Elements Art

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SRC Leadership campaign is underway Dear parents and students, At Bellfield College we understand the school year has been interrupted due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic. However, we are very excited to announce we are currently accepting applications for the 2022 School Representative Council and Leadership Team. The applications are open to all students in years 10 and 11.

Being part of the School Representative Council comes with gaining leadership and responsibility. The elected students will meet regularly with their team and Year Advisor to play an active role in school decision making, making the school a better place to learn in and to provide a fundraising body for the school community. Furthermore, the Bellfield approach empowers student representatives with the skills needed to act as leaders within their school, influencing and contributing to policies and actions, and promoting civic partnership in the community. Regardless of the outcome, all of our Bellfield students are regarded as leaders for themselves and their peers and may be provided with certain opportunities to develop their leadership skills throughout the year.

Students who are interested must submit their applications by Tuesday 3rd of August 2021, 3:00PM to Mrs Sarah Fisher via Email. Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, we will be sending out communication to students online via Canvas and/or Email. Keep an eye out for more updates to come!

Thank you and good luck to all involved.

Mrs Zeinab Rammal Year 10 Year Advisor 2021

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Creative Arts, Languages and English This term, in English, we have been learning a new Shakespearen play named 'King Lear'. A famous Shakesperean tragedy about deception and family.

The students have been learning about the context of the play and the characters.

As an online task students were instructed to get creative and draw out a character map of the characters in the play. This is a great tool and resource for students to look back to and track who the characters are and how they are connected Students were then asked to upload it and share it online, on Canvas.

Here are some examples of the works students have created of their character maps.

Mr Hussain English/Drama Teacher

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Sport @ Bellfield College PDHPE Firstly, I just wanted to say that although this has been a challenging time for us all, the PDHPE staff have been extremely proud of our students; their online engagement and attendance has been FANTASTIC- keep up the great job!

Ways to stay active during lockdown Need a ‘brain break’ or just some inspiration to get moving in lockdown?

The PDHPE staff have you covered!

As we spend more time at home during this lockdown, it is easy to forget our daily activity routine.

However, it is extremely important to stay active in particularly during these difficult times. Being physically active regularly is good for both our physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Out of the Home: • Walking • Running • Bike or Scooter Riding • Kicking a ball at your local park.

At Home: • weights training — if you don’t have any weights, make your own with filled water bottles, cans or jars • Family challenges • backyard sports • going up and down stairs • on-the-spot running, star jumps, sit ups and push ups • virtual/online fitness classes • Zoom or Skype group lounge exercises with your friend

Check out these 2-minute physical challenges you can do with your family at home. # Challenge 1- The Shoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g2bA6sgcEg # Challenge 2 – The Paper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsTpX3rJjk # Challenge 3 – Give me 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZkJ1O0ScgA # Challenge 4 – Get down Get Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUM3RlKkcvc # Challenge 5 – Basket Toilet Paper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g2bA6sgcEg

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As the title suggests, this is the reality of learning at Bellfield College and indeed across much of the entire state of New South Wales.

However, there is much to be thankful for and student attendance and efforts are nothing short of commendable, so keep up the good work.

Legal Studies Starting with our year 12’s – compression classes have been progressing slowly but steadily. In Legal Studies, our student are now studying the topic of World Order and how apt it is considering the socio-political situation we are in. The current pandemic and lockdown laws are constantly keeping people on the edge of their seats and students alike are witnessing first-hand, the changing and dynamic nature of law. From the role of government bodies in creating regulations almost daily to protect citizens to protests that are advocating for individual rights and freedoms.

Students have shown a commendable amount of motivation and engagement in issues surrounding them. Other contemporary issues that students are being exposed to are the various global conflicts and tensions that are ongoing which is an excellent opportunity for them to follow the advice of the Prophet (saw) to be aware and concerned about the affairs of the Muslims around the world. Through this topic students learn about different global events and the responses that governments and international organizations are taking to resolve them.

HSIE Year 8s are discovering life in Medieval Europe and how the lifestyle then has influenced the lifestyles now. From things like house and clothes to food and art, students are getting an idea of how the modern world developed.

Moving forward a few hundred years, year 9 is exploring the predecessor of the current technological revolution, by studying the development and impacts of the industrial revolution. In this they look at how manufacturing processes and agriculture shifted from being manual labour reliant to being reliant on machines.

And lastly, the year 9/10 commerce law elective class are learning about moving towards independent living and the challenges and responsibilities that come with it, from financial management to time and social management. Students have learnt about the importance of obtaining and keeping basic identity documents and their roles to learning about the rights and responsibilities of tenants when seeking to rent properties including shared accommodation.

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VISUAL ARTS Year 7 Visual Arts have been challenged this week to make the best examples of The Elements Art :) Students will use the elements of Art to analyse art using the Structural frame.

Which is one of the key Visual Arts Frames used to analyse artworks. As you can see from the images, Students did an exceptional job!

Well done Year 7 artists!

Mrs Hayes

Meet the Teacher – HSIE / Engilsh Miss Zakos I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to parents, students and the wider Bellfield community. I am a new member of the English/ History faculty. I am excited to be working with an outstanding team to help your sons and daughters achieve their fullest potential at Bellfield College.

I have a range of experience in private and state schools, with an equal amount of experience teaching different subjects within the HSIE/ English faculties. I am particularly passionate about History and showing students how relevant the past is to understand our present. I am highly committed to ensuring students have the resources, support and guidance they need to achieve their fullest potential spiritually, academically and personally. I look forward to working with parents to achieve the best outcomes for their children.

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Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) Information Sheet Assalamu Alaykum Dear Parents, We are proud to inform you that students from Bellfield College have been invited to attend the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) to compete against some elite mathematicians, and this year our students will also compete against some international schools.

The AMC is an engaging 30-problem competition that demonstrates the importance and relevance of mathematics in students’ everyday lives; it is open to students in years 3 to 12. Australia’s leading educators and academics, with a deep understanding of our national curriculum standards, actively design the unique AMC problems each year.

Students can practice online at www.amt.edu.au/australian-mathematics-competition Details Date Location Uniform What to Bring Cost

Wednesday 4th August to Friday 6th August 2021 Online Full School Uniform Pen, Pencil, Paper, Calculator & Water bottle (recess and lunch as normal) Covered by the college

If you have any questions, please contact Mr Karimi on javid.karimi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au for further information.

Yours Sincerely Mr Javid Karimi & Mr Mustapha Khalil Mathematics Teachers Bellfield College

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HSC Study Guide

smh.com.au/hsc-study-guide-2021

The HSC is just the beginning

by Sarah Mitchell, Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning

Being in year 12 is both exciting and daunting all at once.

You’re about to finish high school and take the next steps on your journey. You’re also studying hard for your exams and deciding what to do when you leave school.

On top of all of that, a pandemic is changing the way students learn and prepare for HSC exams, especially in Greater Sydney.

While it can feel challenging, know that you will have the opportunity to get your HSC this year.

Your hard work will be rewarded.

Just keep studying and don’t lose sight of what’s important.

That’s why I urge you to look after yourself. Take study breaks. Eat well. Get enough sleep. Try to exercise regularly. Importantly, look after your mental health.

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If you feel stressed, talk to someone you trust; a friend, teacher, family member or mental health professional.

It might be hard to see past your upcoming exams, but you will soon realise that the HSC is just one chapter in your life.

The next might involve learning at university or TAFE, doing an apprenticeship or joining the workforce. No matter which direction you take, finishing your HSC will give you the academic, social and emotional skills to succeed on any path.

Your potential and possibilities are endless. Good luck, study hard and look after each other.

Education Minister Sarah Mitchell.

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STEM - Bellfield Robotics In the last two weeks there have been exciting developments in the STEM field for Bellfield. We’ve been developing a new program to keep students engaged in coding and robotics in a home learning scenario – equipping them with skills for diverse and rewarding industries.

In Week 1, I began investigating our school’s existing LEGO Education SPIKE Prime kits and their potential as the core for robotics and coding lessons by testing them out. Thankfully I found two brilliant helpers in Azaan and Mauhsen, who happily lent their time to exploring the robot’s potential. First, we developed a robotic dog, ‘Kiki’, that can recognise colours and respond with a variety of sounds to produce an interactive story. First Kiki was lost in the city, and then defending its home from invasion.

Next we moved from a coding focus to an engineering focus by developing racing ‘hoppers’ – two legged robots that propel themselves forward on rotating joints. Azaan and Mauhsen started with basic legs that they then adapted to have multiple limbs for more consistent propulsion, added rubber tipped appendages for greater grip, and offset the rotation of the legs to provide a consistently straight trajectory. The boy’s demonstrated a keen interest that we hope to share with all students at Bellfield soon.

In the meantime, we’ve come up with a great way students can get involved from home: Coding Challenges. Each week we will be constructing robots to conquer a unique challenge such as racing around a circuit, cleaning up an accident scene, or making a robot walk upright on two legs. For students at home, you’ll be writing to code that controls the robots! We anticipate some messy but entertaining trial and error at the start, but over time your coding skills will develop and so too your ability to conquer the challenges.

If you’d like to prepare and get familiar with the coding, download the SPIKE app at: https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/spike-prime/software Stay tuned for further updates.

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Convince Me! Kids of all ages are excellent at wearing down the resistance of a parent who denies permission for them to go somewhere due to lack of safety or suitability concerns. Unfortunately, many kids use annoying methods such as: • • • • •

repetition (Can I go? Can I go? Can I go?); questioning (Why can’t I go?); guilt (You never let me go anywhere!); nagging (Can I, can I, can I go, pleeease!) and whining (Ahhh! Whyyy Caaan’t I gooo!)

Often we are so tired that we give just to gain some peace, which makes pester power a useful strategy as kids achieve what they want.

One way to avoid this obnoxious pestering is to ask them to convince you that they are responsible enough, old (read mature) enough or aware enough to be allowed to go somewhere.

Here’s an example: “Amelia, I’m not sure that I should allow you to take the train into the city with friends. I’m worried that it might not be safe. Convince me that you can do so safely.”

This response puts the onus back on the child or young person to think to counter your concerns. Listen carefully to their response as it will indicate whether they really have considered your concerns and are aware of the depth or range of potential difficulties.

Simplistic responses don’t cut it If they respond with simplistic comments such as; “I’ll be okay”, “we’ll stick together” and “I won’t do anything stupid” then they are probably unaware or unprepared for contingencies that may arise.

However, if they provide a response with more depth, they may demonstrate their readiness. An example for this might be “I know you are worried that we might get picked on by older kids on the train. That worries me too. We’ll make sure we pick a carriage with plenty of adults and if kids hop on that look like they’ll give us a hard time, we’ll get off at the next station.”

Minimising risk Answers such as the above show they understand your concerns and also that they have some strategies in mind to minimise risk. As a parent we’d like to remove risk from our kids’ lives but this is unrealistic. As kids grow up their world rapidly expands taking them further away from the safe confines of home, and exposing them to new and potentially risky situations and people. Our hope is that our kids are able to avoid or counter the risk as much as humanly possible. One way of assessing this is asking them to convince you that they are responsible, old enough and possess sufficient awareness to go into new situations and places.

“Convince me!” may well be the smartest two words you’ll ever use as a parent. It may stop pester-power in its tracks and at the same time induce your child or young person to think ahead and better prepare for spreading their wings when you don’t feel they are quite ready.

Michael Gross

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University of Technology Sydney - OPEN DAY

With 150+ info sessions, virtual tours, 1-1 chats, and digital workshops on offer, virtual Open Day is the place to get your questions answered.

Event details - Open Day Date:

Saturday 28 August and Tuesday 31 August

Time:

9am - 3pm (Saturday) and 4pm - 7pm (Tuesday)

Where:

Online

Register

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WWW.JOBJUMP.COM.AU UNIVERSITY The University of Sydney Open Day Saturday 28 August 2021, 10am-4pm Body Immerse yourself in University life, meet experts in their field and learn about your study and admission options.

Hosted on the Camperdown/ Darlington Campus and or join in online via USYD TV. https://www.sydney.edu.au/ug-events

University of Sydney Future Leaders Scheme Nominations open 1 August Closes mid November This scheme is for nominated school captains and Dux students at high schools in Australia, who apply through UAC. It offers these students admission to eligible courses with a lower ATAR requirement than the published guaranteed ATAR, in recognition of leadership and academic achievements.

Apply through UAC School captain (excludes vice/deputy) nominated by your school in Year 12 by the close date Dux students who receive the highest ATAR/IB in their cohort will be automatically nominated Place an eligible course as your highest UAC preference in the December Round 2 of offers Meet all admission criteria for your selected course https://www.sydney.edu.au/study/how-to-apply/undergraduate/admission-pathways.html

TAFE 2022 TAFE NSW Career and Course Guide Look for your favourite career and find the course to suit your level of ability that you wish to study for 2022.

Hundreds of courses on offer across NSW. There is a course for you not too far away. https://www.tafensw.edu.au/documents/60140/197799/TAFE-NSW-CAREER-GUIDE-2020-WEB.pdf Hair and Beauty – Career Snapshots TAFE Which occupations in this industry are likely to have the largest employment growth over the next three years? Which TAFE NSW courses are popular for people looking to get into these job roles and how much can you earn? https://www.tafensw.edu.au/documents/60140/219174/Careers-Snapshot_Hairdressing_and_Beauty.pdf Page | 13

Parent Communication - Sentral Parent Portal Bellfield’s Student portal is a one-stop shop for everything. Students can access the portal using their school logon, which gives them access to their timetable, assessment marks, attendance history and reports from anywhere at any time.

In addition, the parent portal provides parents with 24/7 access to their child’s data. Parents can log in to access their child’s reports, attendance and welfare details as well as updating family contact details. Furthermore, if you are a parent and want to see your child’s records, contact the college and you will be given an access code for the parent portal, which you will use to access your child’s data.

You can access the portal here: https://bellfield.sentral.com.au/portal

Please download the Sentral for Parents app from App Store or Google store. Enter the name of the college (Bellfield College) and Click ‘Next’

Parent Communication - WhatsApp Save the college mobile number:

0430 842 666

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Students are required to wear their hair in a neat and tidy manner. Haircuts should be of an even grade. Hair should be well brushed and combed and it is assumed that hair will not be in such a condition as to invite comment.

Please be aware of the following: •

Extreme styles of hair are not permitted.

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Gel, mousse and hair spray or other similar substances should not be used.

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There will be no undercuts or steps.

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Nothing shorter than a number 4 comb is acceptable.

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Hair should not extend below the eye brows or touch the shirt collar.

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Beards should be well groomed / or clean shaven at all times.

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Long sideburns are not permitted.

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Students who do not abide by the haircut requirements will be asked to fix the identified problem and not return to school until the issue is resolved.

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Regular hair blitzs will be conducted to enforce these expectations.

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Ms Mouina Ramadan Head of Senior School mouina.ramadan@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Ms Mariam Bazzi HSIE/English mariam.bazzi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Ms Zeinab Rammal HSIE/English zeinab.rammal@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Miss Ayah Balloot Head of Department – CA.L.E ayah.balloot@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Mohamed Mohamedali HSIE mohamed.mohamedali@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Ms Chanel Jbarah English chanel.jbarah@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Wassim Hijazi Head of Department – HSIE wassim.hijazi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Ali Fawaz HSIE/English ali.fawaz@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Owen Gates Science and Mathematics owen.gates@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Hussein Akil Head of Department – PDHPE hussein.akil@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Miss Monika Kumar HSIE/English monika.kumar@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Zahrah Shaddad PDHPE zahrah.shaddad@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Dr Abdi Ali Head of Department – STEM abdi.ali@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Mahdi Hussain English mahdi.hussain@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Mustapha Khalil Mathematics mustapha.khalil@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Javid Karimi Mathematics Coordinator javid.karimi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Ms Riem Derbasi English and Learning Support riem.derbasi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Miss Staphanie Laguna Science and Mathematics stephanie.laguna@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Moustafa Nehme Year 7 Year Advisor moustafa.nehme@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Ms Maysaa Balhas Arabic and Languages maysaa.balhas@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Shweta Sharma Science and Mathematics shweta.sharma@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Ms Chanel Jbarah Year 8 Year Advisor chanel.jbarah@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Sasha Hayes Visual Arts sasha.hayes@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Marwa Hijazi Science and Mathematics marwa.hijazi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Mahdi Hussain Year 9 Year Advisor mahdi.hussain@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Matthew Kent PDHPE matthew.kent@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Rana Chebli IST / Arabic rana.chebli@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Miss Zeinab Rammal Year 10 Year Advisor zeinab.rammal@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Andrew Smith Music Teacher andrew.smith@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mr Mark Pardi Technology Teacher mark.pardi@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Shweta Sharma Year 11/12 Year Advisor shweta.sharma@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

Ms Aspasia Zakos HSIE/English Teacher aspasia.zakos@bellfield.nsw.edu.au

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