BELLFIELD COLLEGE WEEK 1, TERM 3, 2024

Senior School Weekly

IN THIS ISSUE
IMPORTANT DATES
HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL
IHSAN
YEAR 12 CHEMISTRY
ELEVATE
FRIENDLY REMINDERS
CANTEEN
UNIFORM
SENIOR SCHOOL PROTOCOLS
SENIOR SCHOOL CONTACTS

IMPORTANT DATES
29th July - 3-12 Athletics Carnival 21st to 23rd August - Year 10 Boys Camp
29th July - 2nd August - Years 10-12 Parent Meetings 26th August - ICAS Mathematics
2nd August - Promotional Photography - Arabeen Art Exhibition
5th & 6th August - Year 9 Social Innovators Workshop 28th August - Years 10 & 11 Girls Road Safety
7th August - Australian Mathematics Competition 3rd September - Year 9 Elevate
8th August - IHSAN Parent Information Evening 5th September - Years 10 & 11 Boys Road Safety
- Year 12 Fundraiser 9th to 13th September - Year 10 Work Experience
12th to 22nd August - Year 12 Trials - Year 11 Preliminary Examinations
19th August - ICAS Science 13th to 20th September - Year 11 Preliminary Examinations
9th to 21st August - Year 10 Girls Camp 23rd September - Year 12 Excursion
20th August - ISD Athletics 24th September - Year 12 Graduation
- Year 11 BStreetsmart Excursion 27th September - Last day of Term 3
 Mouina Ramadan
Head of Senior School

Dear Parents and Students,

As we embark on the new term, we are filled with excitement and anticipation for the
enriching experiences and opportunities that lie ahead. We extend a warm welcome back to
all our senior school students and their families. This term promises to be filled with
engaging extracurricular events that will not only enhance learning but also provide ample
opportunities for personal growth and development.

We are particularly excited about the array of activities and programs scheduled for this
term, which are designed to foster creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration among our
students. From arts and sports to academic clubs and leadership initiatives, there is
something for everyone to enjoy and participate in. We encourage all students to explore
these opportunities and make the most of the vibrant learning environment at our school.

Today, we distributed the NAPLAN results to our students. We encourage parents to review
these results with their children, as they provide valuable insights into their academic
progress and areas for further development. In a separate communication, I will share the
outstanding achievements of our Year 7 and Year 9 students in the recent NAPLAN testing.
Their performance in numeracy and literacy is a testament to their hard work and
dedication.

We are immensely proud of the growth our students have achieved over time. This success is
a result of the collective efforts of our entire college community, including our dedicated
teachers, supportive parents, and hardworking students. Together, we continue to strive for
excellence in all aspects of education.

We look forward to a productive and enjoyable Term 3. Let's continue to support and inspire
each other as we work towards our goals and aspirations.

Warm regards,

Mouina Ramadan
Head of Senior School
 Year 12
SAUSAGE SIZZLE

$5

at the
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
29/07/24
 YEAR 12 CHEMISTRY
University of Sydney
Our Year 12 Chemistry students recently had the opportunity to participate in an
educational excursion focused on Spectroscopy instruments. This excursion was
designed to enhance their understanding of this vital area of Chemistry and provide
hands-on experience with advanced scientific equipment.

Students attended the University of Sydney, a leading research facility where they
were given a deeper insight into the practical applications of spectroscopy in various
fields such as medicine, environmental science, and materials science.

This workshop took place in the Science laboratories where students used
spectroscopic techniques to identify an unknown substance.

Students participated in IR Spectroscopy and UV-Vis Spectrophotometry and

watched demonstrations of NMR Spectroscopy. They used the spectra produced
from IR and NMR Spectroscopy, along with Mass Spectrometry data, to identify an
unknown substance. The results of UV-Vis were used to determine the concentration
of a metal ion in water.

This was a valuable field trip and the students thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Shweta Sharma
Head of Science
 Voice of our Students

It was a very informative excursion; I was able to understand the topic of

Spectrometry and clear some misunderstandings that I had about the topic.
Now, I feel much confident about this module.
Hussein Asghar

It was a great experience as it allowed me to have a deep understanding

about the mass spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, etc. I enjoyed
participating in IR Spectroscopy analysis and watching demonstrations of
NMR Spectroscopy.
Sakina Ebrahim
 PARENT WEBINAR
Dear Parents,

We’re excited to announce that Elevate Education will be hosting a free webinar for our
parents on motivation on Wednesday 7th August.

Elevate works with our students, delivering high-impact workshops on study skills, motivation,
wellbeing, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series, you’ll learn how you can
help support your child at home by reinforcing the skills they’re learning at school.

Their upcoming webinar on motivation will give you a simple, realistic action plan to help keep
your child motivated right up until the day of their last exam.

Wednesday 7th August 6:30-7:30pm (AEST)

How to Get (and Keep!) Your Child Motivated

Click here to register for free

Here’s what Elevate will be covering on the night:

Using praise and reassurance to motivate your child

Setting relevant and effective goals for your child
Helping your child to stay motivated long-term
Friendly Reminders
Parent Sentral Portal Students out of class
Students are reminded to use the bathrooms
Access to the Sentral Parent Portal is vital to before school, during recess and lunch.
ensure all communication is received. Classtime is for learning and bathroom breaks
The portal allows you to access your child’s are not to be requested during lessons. If you
have a medical reason for needing to use the
attendance records and provide the
bathroom outside of the set times, please
opportunity for explanations to be submitted
provide the school with information from your
regarding absences. Doctor.
School reports are uploaded to the portal
when household fees are up to date and
online permissions for excursions are
managed through this system.

If you are having trouble please contact our Personal Hygiene

friendly administration team on 02 9606
2666. Please ensure your child has tissues
and personal sanitary items packed in
their school bag each day. Whilst the
college provides hand sanitiser,
personal hygiene items are the
responsiblity of the student.

Head of Senior School Meetings

Bookings will close on Sunday evening at 11.59pm for Years 10-12
families to book Head of School meetings.
Please complete the survey below once you have made your booking.
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2024 Art Prize Proudly supported by:

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Opportunity closes on: 13th September.
Winners will be announced on October 11th.
 Eat Healthy
Bellfield College is thrilled to introduce our delicious new additions to our canteen menu.

Coconut Chicken Beef Korma with

Thai Curry Butter Chicken
with Jasmine Rice and Rice Bassmati Rice

$6.00
each

Cheesy Vegetable Bolognaise

Pasta Bake Pasta Bake

Bellfield College Canteen will re-open on Wednesday 31st July 2024

To see more on offer please click this link for our full range and menu – StudentPayPlus
 Uniform requirements
Girls Summer uniform Girls Winter uniform
White Bellfield College school blouse
White Bellfield College school blouse
Long teal check winter skirt
Long striped summer skirt
Years 7-10 White slip on hijab/white undercap
Years 7-10 White slip on hijab/white undercap
Years 11-12 Teal headscarf/white undercap
Years 11-12 Teal headscarf/white undercap
Bellfield College logo bag
Bellfield College logo bag
Teal blazer
White school socks above the ankle or higher
Teal wool blend knitted jumper
Black hard leather hard sole school shoes
Charcoal lycra stockings
Black hard leather hard sole school shoes

NOTE: Girls without the correct headscarf will be

issued with one from the School’s supply and
the amount of $20.00 (white) $25 (teal) will be
charged to the household account.

NOTE: Students without the correct socks will be issued

with a pair from the School’s supply and the amount of
Girls Sports uniform $5.00 will be charged to the household account.

Long sleeve polo shirt with logo (Saxe

Blue, Biscay Blue and Ochre)
Unisex Long Sport Pant. Stretch
Polyester Microfibre (Saxe Blue, Biscay
Blue and Ochre)
White Sport socks above the ankle or
higher
School hat The wearing of make up is prohibited.
Sport Jacket. Unisex Stretch Polyester Students will be asked to remove all
visible make up on arrival.
Microfibre (Saxe Blue, Biscay Blue and
Ochre)
Sport shoes (avoid bright colours)

Students not in the correct and full school uniform will be issued an afternoon detention.
NOTE ** Our College uniform shop stocks open toe tights suitable for ablution.
Not wearing leather school shoes is a WHS risk and students will not be allowed to participate in practical
lessons including Food Technology, Technology Mandatory, and Science.
 Boys Summer uniform Boys Winter uniform

White Bellfield College school shirt White Bellfield College school shirt
Charcoal wool blend long pleated pants Charcoal wool blend long pleated pants
Grey school socks above the ankle or higher Charcoal grey school socks above the ankle or
Seniors - School tie higher
Bellfield College logo bag Teal blazer
Black hard leather hard sole school shoes Teal wool blend knitted jumper
Teal blazer (optional in Summer) Bellfield College logo bag
Black hard leather hard sole school shoes

Boys Sports
uniform

Long sleeve polo shirt with logo

(Saxe Blue, Biscay Blue and Ochre)
Unisex Long Sport Pant. Stretch
Polyester Microfibre (Saxe Blue,
Biscay Blue and Ochre)
White Sport socks above the ankle
or higher
School hat
Sport Jacket. Unisex Stretch
Polyester Microfibre (Saxe Blue,
Biscay Blue and Ochre)
NOTE: Students without the correct socks will be issued
Sport shoes (avoid bright colours) with a pair from the School’s supply and the amount of
$5.00 will be charged to the household account.

Bellfield College Sport

Sport Uniform Sports Uniform is worn for PE PRACTICALS and Sport days only.
Please refer to the student timetable and CANVAS classroom for PE practicals days.

Sport Day is Thursday each week.

Black CONVERSE
shoes must NOT be
worn to school;
These shoes are NOT
considered school
shoes and are NOT
hard leather / hard
soles.
Boys Haircut
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, including unnatural hair colouring.
Gel, mousse and hair spray or other similar substances should not be used.
Styles should be conservative (steps or undercuts, lines, patterns, dreadlocks,
rat’s tails, mullets, braids, buns etc are NOT permitted)
Fringes - no longer than the top of the eyebrow
Nothing shorter than a number 4 comb is acceptable.
Hair should not touch the shirt collar.
Beards should be always be well groomed / or clean shaven.
Sideburns are to be shaved no further than level with the midpoint of the ears.
Students will not attend class and parents will be called to collect their child
from school.
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.

Regular hair blitzs will enforce these expectations.

Jewellery reminder
The wearing of jewellery is NOT permitted.
This includes; rings, necklaces, bracelets, nose piercings and earrings.
No exceptions will be made.
Confiscated items will be returned to students at the end of the term.
 Senior School Protocols
Suspension Mobile Phones
An immediate suspension will be given to a Our College is a student
student who: swears at a teacher, engages
in physical fighting, violence directed phone free zone.
toward a person, steals from someone or
engages in immoral behaviour, chewing
gum. Other behaviours may also result in
suspension and may include vandalism,
high level bullying, an ongoing
accumulation of issues and an inability to
demonstrate improved behaviour.

Mobile phones MUST be placed in the

school bag and switched off before entering
school grounds. If seen, heard or used on
school grounds devices will be confiscated
immediately and held for two weeks. Please
note that this also includes mobile phone
devices such as AirPods and phone
headsets. Other technology items including
IPADS and Apple watches are also not
permitted.

Students also have the option of handing in

their mobile phone to the senior
administration office each morning. Pick up
occurs at 3.20pm, not earlier.

Students Late to Class

Students late to class will receive a Lunchtime Detention. Late to class can be defined
simply as ‘wrong place, wrong time’. If a student is late to class / truant an entire
period they are marked as absent on the Sentral roll marking system. This is then
followed up by the class teacher and the Head of Department the next day.
Continued late to class / truancy may result in further action being taken.

Roll Call
Students must arrive prior to 8.30am and will attend period 1 class immediately after the
morning bell (8.30am). Attendance rolls will be marked at the commencement of period
1 and throughout the day occurring at the beginning of each period. Students late to
class will be issued with an ‘on the spot’ lunchtime detention.
Morning Drop off and Afternoon Pickup
Kiss and Drop
If travelling to and from school by car, pick up and drop off
is strictly via the school car line zone. Car line may be
accessed through the Junior school gate, follow the road
through to the senior school library and wait in your car for
your child. Children must wait in front of the library until
mum or dad are seen to approach the library. Students are
not permitted to wait along the grass area, nor should they
be encouraged to cross carline to enter your vehicle.

ALL students must be picked up from the car line.

NO students will be permitted to exit to enter cars parked on the street.
Gates will open at 2.45pm.
Please join the car line. No cars will be permitted to make a right turn to enter the car line.
ALL cars must exit the driveway and turn left ONLY. Right turn and U-turns will not be permitted.
Students will be lined up in family groups during afternoon pick up to allow for faster access.
Please be respectful and courteous to our staff as they are only doing their job.

Sick Bay
Illness at School

Students who are sick during the school day should:

1. See a teacher for written permission to go to the sick bay.

2. Present themselves promptly to the senior administration office.
3. Follow instructions from the administrative staff politely.
4. Stay at school until the administrative staff have contacted parents.

Students must not telephone parents to arrange for their parent/guardian to collect
them. This will be done by the office staff.
The sick bay is used for a short time only and students will be monitored by the senior
school administration officer. If the problem persists parents or caregivers will be
contacted. For serious problems, parents or caregivers will be contacted immediately and
for very serious cases medical help will be sought.
It is extremely important that the medical information in each student’s file is accurate.

If there is a change in your child’s health status, the school MUST be notified. For students
who are on medication parents are required to complete a ‘Prescribed Medication’ form
explaining the nature of the medication and give clear guidelines for administering the
medication. This form is available from the front office. Prescribed medications must be
distributed from the office.
 Lunchtime Homework
Homework is sent home every night.
Detentions Please contact your child’s class
teacher if you have any questions.

Your child may receive an on-the-spot The Main Types of Homework are:
lunchtime detention for reasons
including but not limited to:
Practice Exercises – providing
Late to class students with the opportunities to
Out of uniform apply new knowledge, or review, revise
Non completion of classwork and reinforce newly acquired skills
Preparatory Homework – providing
If a student is absent from school opportunities for students to gain
when the detention is served, then background information on a unit of
he/she will have to serve it on another study so that they are better prepared
day and families will be notified for future lessons
accordingly. Extension & Research Assignments –
encouraging students to pursue
Failure to attend the detention may knowledge individually
result in a suspension as this is Revision and consolidation – reading
considered a serious breach of college over class notes, applying information
rules. and organisation or reformatting notes

Private Buses
Travel Policy Students travelling to and from school via
private buses should use the footpath
Please ensure that prior to booking any holidays
along the front driveway. When leaving
during term time, that you seek approval from
school, students must use the Junior
the college.
crossing and the student exit pedestrian
gate.
We only allow 10 school days leave
maximum during a calendar year.

Any families who are in breach of our Withdrawing from

travel policy will have their enrolment
terminated. the College
Year 11 and 12 students will not be granted
leave during term time. If you are withdrawing a student from the
College, please be advised that 10 weeks’
notice is required

If you do not provide the College 10

school weeks’ notice of withdrawing from
the college, a term’s fees will be charged
to your account.
 Senior School Contacts
Mrs Mouina Ramadan Head of Senior School [email protected]
Mr Mohamed Wehby Head of IHSAN [email protected]
Mr Ibrahim Haydar Director of Wellbeing K-12 [email protected]
Executive Assistant to the Head of Senior
Mrs Belinda Fellows [email protected]
School
Head of Department PDHPE
Mr Moustafa Nehme [email protected]
K-12 Sports Co-ordinator
Mrs Zahrah Shaddad PDHPE [email protected]
Mr Ibraham Haydar PDHPE and CAFS [email protected]
Miss Sussan Marmak PDHPE [email protected]
Mr Abbas Makki PDHPE [email protected]
Mr Wassim Hijazi Head of Department - HSIE [email protected]
Mr Samuel Ashton HSIE and PDHPE [email protected]
Mr Ali Fawaz HSIE and Legal Studies [email protected]
Head of Department
Mrs Suzanne Rose [email protected]
English, Languages, Drama
English and HSIE
Mrs Chanel Jbarah [email protected]
Currently on Maternity Leave
Ms Mariam Abdel Salam HSIE, English and SOR [email protected]
Mrs Mariam Chebli English [email protected]
Miss Zaynab-Ella Fatrouni English [email protected]
Mrs Fatima Dirani English and Learning support [email protected]
Mrs Maysaa Balhas Arabic Language [email protected]
Visual Arts and Visual Design
Mrs Sasha Hayes [email protected]
Currently on Long Service Leave
Head of Department
Mrs Shweta Sharma [email protected]
Science & Technology
Mrs Geahan Ali Head of Department - Mathematics [email protected]
Mrs Ghufran Alrubayee Mathematics [email protected]
Mrs Saja Bashier Mathematics and Science [email protected]
Mrs Howra Al-Badri Mathematics and Science howra.albadribellfield.nsw.edu.au
Mr Mustapha Khalil Mathematics [email protected]
Maths and Science
Mrs Sarah El Hourani [email protected]
Currently on Maternity leave
Mrs Rana Chebli Arabic and HSIE [email protected]
Mr Muhsen Albayati TAS and Food Technology [email protected]
Mr Hadi Hussain TAS Teacher [email protected]
Mrs Hayley Brown Laboratory Assistant [email protected]
Mrs Nour Dirani Librarian [email protected]
Mohammed Sadiq Hosain Illuminations & Qur’an Teacher [email protected]
Fatima Wehby Illuminations & Qur’an Teacher [email protected]
Samia Salim Illuminations & Qur’an Teacher [email protected]
Year Advisors Mentors
Mr Samuel Ashton Year 7 Alaa Bunjamin
Mr Ali Fawaz Year 8 Fatima Elzein
Mr Muhsen Albayati Year 9 Fatima Raza
Mrs Zahrah Shaddad Year 10 Muhammed Raza
Mrs Fatima Dirani Years 11 and 12