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Weekly

A Message from our Head of Senior School

Mrs Ramadan

Peace and blessing dear parents,

We have reached the end of a wonderful year and with only one

week to go we now think of the successes, the achievements

and the challenges of an enriching year. We thank God for the

collegiality and the goals of the Bellfiled community that kept us

well aligned and focused.

Highlights of the week ;

Student Vs Teacher Debate, Presentation Day, Tree of Life

graduation ceremony, SELFY and BRO Active.

The year 12 Formal was a wonderful night and a chance to

celebrate our departing 2019 Year 12 class. The event was an

outstanding success and a chance to catch up with students and

families who will be dearly missed by the whole College

Community.

Looking back on the progress made throughout 2019, I am

confident in saying we are well on our way to achieving our 2020

benchmarks. In this edition of the Senior School Weekly I have

shared an article by Michael Gross, “Top five parenting tips for

this year “…Enjoy !

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Parent Teacher

Interviews held next Monday and Tuesday nights.

Term 4, 2019

Parent Teacher

Interviews

Monday 9th

December 2019

AND

Tuesday 10th

December 2019

Students Last Day

Thursday 12th

December 2019

School Resumes

Year 1 to 11

Tuesday 28th

January 2020

Things to come…..

Parent Teacher

Interviews

Monday 9th December

& Tuesday 10th

December

4.00pm - 7.30pm

PHONE FREE SCHOOL

MOBILE PHONE PROTOCOL

A Word from College Chaplain Character Strength: Honesty

Honesty, in this context, refers to the character trait where people are true to themselves; where their

internal states, beliefs, and intentions match their external behaviour. In other words, a regular pattern of

behaviour that is consistent with one’s values. This occurs when one practices what he preaches. Honesty in

this sense can also be used with words such as authenticity and integrity.

Hence, here by honesty we do not mean telling the truth, whose opposite would be lying; rather being true to

the self, whose opposite is hypocrisy. An honest person in this sense would be one who would endorse the

following statements:

• It is more important to be myself than to be popular

• When people keep telling the truth, things work out

• I would never lie just to get something I wanted from someone

• It is important for me to be open and honest about my feelings

• I dislike phonies who pretend to be what they are not

Psychological integrity or honesty was popularised by the humanist psychologists, such as Carl Rogers. But,

because his theory indicated that cognition can cloud one’s psychological integrity, contemporary cognitive

theories have cast the humanistic approach aside, but do not attempt to understand the “self” the “nafs” and

therefore the character strength of honesty and integrity becomes overlooked. Recently the self-determination

theory’s understanding of intrinsic motivation might be close to honesty; meaning when one performs intrinsically

motivated actions he is utilising this character strength.

Students are provided the opportunity to hand in phones every morning at roll call.

If a mobile phone is seen, heard or used during school hours they will be confiscated

immediately and held on campus for 2 weeks.

All students are aware of the 2-week protocol.

Students late to class will receive an Afternoon 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 Pastoral Care Coordinator the next day. Continued late to class / truancy may

result in further action being taken.

Homework is sent home every night. Please contact your child’s class teacher for any concerns.

In Islam, this character strength is known by its opposite, by hypocrisy. Imam Sadiq (a) states: “One who

meets Muslims with a double face and a double tongue, on the Day of Judgment will come with two tongues of

fire.”

Hypocrisy occurs when one assumes an outward appearance and behaves in a manner that is contrary to his inner

state. There are Many degrees of hypocrisy which extend beyond the common understanding. In reality, anytime

one sins they are being hypocritical in the sense of their belief; if they really believe in divine punishment they

would not sin; if they really love God they would not do anything that would upset him.

SPORTS at BELLFIELD

The 29th of November marked the annual

Ahlul-Bayt Cup, where we (Bellfield College)

Verse Al-Zahra College in a friendly yet

competitive football match to unite and

celebrate our faith.

The three football teams, Junior Boys, Senior Boys and Girls team represented Bellfield College with

pride and passion for the Ahlul-Bayt Cup.

First up was our Junior side, representatives from Year 7, 8 and 9 fought valiantly to ultimately win a

thrilling match in a penalty shoot-out. The first half showed the strength of our defense with Al-Zahra

college lucky to have a shot on goal and Bellfield unlucky not to have scored 2 or 3. Rashid Taimori and

Abbas Chokr combining several times but not being able to find the back of the net. A flurry of

unsuccessful shots and a strong defensive force lead by Mansour Hossaini saw the match reach half

time at 0-0.

The second half started, and an unconfident Rashid stepped up to take a free kick won on the edge of

the penalty area. Ali Alalawi touched the ball for Rashid to put the ball in the back of the net. 1-0

Bellfield. The lead was short lived when Al-Zahra notched a goal back. However, we took back the lead

when Abbas Chokr drew a penalty in the box, for Rashid to smash into the back of the net for his second.

With a minute to go it appeared Bellfield had the victory until Al-Zahra managed to equalise with no

time to spare and send us to penalty shootouts. The boys managed to win in a penalty shootout 4-3.

Bellfield girls started off well. They were confident and creating some good chances. Unfortunately, they

conceded against the run of play as Al- Zahra scored on the counterattack. Al-Zahra would then

capitalise on another goal before Rayann Nassour scored before the half to make it 2-1.

The second half started, and the girls were feeling confident. Rayann Nassour stepped up to the plate

and scored her second goal of the game. This would’ve been a great start, however an injury crisis to

their keeper left the Bellfield girls devastated. Al—Zahra college used this to their advantage and

went to score 3 goals and secure the game with a 5 – 2 win.

Our girls’ coach on the day Hassan Makki, are to be commended for their excellent display of football and

enthusiasm during the extreme heat. The girls went to represent the school with great character and

showed a glimpse of the greatness these girls poses in the future to come.

Going into the Senior Boys game Al-Zahra and Bellfield had won, one game each meaning the winner of

the senior game won the cup. An evenly matched first half saw both teams have chances until Al-Zahra

broke the deadlock, capitalising on a lack of communication at the back. 1-0 Al-Zahra. Bellfield fought

valiantly to get back in the game Mujtaba Moosawi drawing two players in to leave Abbas Chokr free

at the edge of the box, with a touch of fortune, one on one with the keeper, blasting the ball into the

roof of the net. 1-1 at half time saw the teams unable to be separated.

The second half started with a Bellfield team showing a dominant performance until a questionable

player was substituted onto the pitch which turned out to be Bellfields undoing scoring in the top corner

against Ali Merhi, who managed to get a hand to the ball. In true Bellfield fashion, the senior boys team

continued to play valiantly showing the true character of Bellfield and the Ahlul-Bayt. Bellfield were

ultimately unsuccessful losing 2-1 in a controversial game.

Congratulations to Al-Zahra for winning the Ahlul-Bayt Cup and I look forward to the opportunity to

win the trophy next year. The players represented Bellfield proud demonstrating the true principles and

qualities of the Ahlul-Bayt.

Forza Bellfield!!!

Teacher VS Student Debate On Thursday the 5th of December students and teachers went head to head in a live debate. The

topic was " That students should be allowed to use phones in school".

The affirmative team comprised of;

-Nour Haidar

-Mansour Hossaini

-Kasim Farhat

-Zainab Yassine

The teachers on the opposing team;

Mr. Moustafa Nehme

Ms. Zeinab Rammal

Ms. Mariam Bazzi

Ms. Riem Dierbasi.

Students and teachers raised solid points and

applied great persuasion tactics and skills

throughout their dialogue. Our adjudicators consisted of three non-partial members, Hussein Dia,

Ali Mehanna and Hassan Lami. The adjudicators shared their experience and knowledge of the legal

system as well as philosophy. The verdict led to “STUDENTS WIN”.

Certainly a well-deserved win by the students and Bellfield College is so proud of their efforts. The

school would also like to commend the teachers involved and their efforts in this debate.

The purpose of this debate was to showcase The College’s intention for public speaking and

debating for 2020. This will be one of many initiatives Bellfield College is set to be involved in

throughout 2020.

Warm Regards,

Mahdi Hussain

Public Speaking team coordinator

Year 7 Awards

English Outstanding Achievement

Susan Azra Arabic Beginners Outstanding Achievement

Fejer Al Kalif

Academic Achievement

Abbas Tawbe Academic Achievement

Fatima Shamma

Consistent Effort Fatimah Ghadban Consistent Effort Ali Al Tememy

Mathematics Outstanding Achievement

Ali Assaf Music Outstanding Achievement

Susan Azra


Kazem Noorie Academic Achievement

Rayann Bazzi

Consistent Effort Samira Hawli Consistent Effort Sabilla Karnib

Science Outstanding Achievement

Susan Azra History Outstanding Achievement

Susan Azra


Yahya Al-Ghinzawi


Muhammad Hyder

Consistent Effort Roya Hussaini Consistent Effort Mariam Hassan

PDHPE Outstanding Achievement

Ali Hodroj Geography Outstanding Achievement

Alli Assaf


Sabilla Karnib Academic Achievement

Sahar Safa Ali

Consistent Effort Faezah Hatif Consistent Effort Zahra Taimori

TAS Outstanding Achievement

Faezah Hatif Visual Arts Outstanding Achievement

Susan Azra


Amena Amir Academic Achievement

Dahlia Hallani

Consistent Effort Abdullah Waqar Consistent Effort Zahra Taimori

Arabic Advanced

Outstanding Achievement

Ali Assaf Illuminations Outstanding Achievement

Ali Assaf


Sabilla Karnib Academic Achievement

Ammar Shireen

Consistent Effort Zahra Taimori Consistent Effort Yahya Al-

Ghinzawi

Arabic Intermediate


Faezah Hatif Year 7 Principal Award


Elaha Ali Samara Karaki Ali Assaf

Consistent Effort Mohibullah Mobin

Elaha Ali

Year 8 Awards


Jad Karki Arabic Intermediate


Hiyam El Mir


Melad Safari Academic Achievement

Tahera Rahimi

Consistent Effort Ali Youssef Consistent Effort Hussain Jaafar


Jad Karaki Arabic Beginners


Mujtaba Maqsoodi


Ali Alsalemi Academic Achievement

Abbas Hachem

Consistent Effort Urooj Ali Consistent Effort Yusof Akbar


Jad Karaki Music Outstanding Achievement

Soukaina Chebli


Soukaina Chebli Academic Achievement

Syed Raza

Consistent Effort Muhaimen Rahdi Consistent Effort Fawziah

Albisherawy


Tahira Rahimi History Outstanding Achievement

Jad Karaki


Reda Alamein Academic Achievement

Yusof Akbar

Consistent Effort Houina Hussaini Consistent Effort Muhaimen Rahdi

Technology Outstanding Achievement

Tahera Rahimi Geography Outstanding Achievement

Maryam Sakhidad


Soukaina Chebli Academic Achievement

Mujtaba Maqsoodi

Consistent Effort Erfan Hussaini Consistent Effort Zahra Fouladi

Arabic

Advanced


Soukaina Chebli Visual Arts Outstanding Achievement

Hamida Amiri


Zahra Fouladi Academic Achievement

Ali Alsalemi

Consistent Effort Ali Youssef Consistent Effort Mhbooba Akbarzada

Illuminations Outstanding Achievement

Mohammad Moghaddam


Muhammad Dharir

Consistent Effort Syed Raza

Year 9 Awards


Zainab Yassine History Outstanding Achievement

Zainab Yassine


Ali Alzedan Academic Achievement

Haidar Hodroj

Consistent Effort Mariam Hodroj Consistent Effort Kasim Farhat

Mathematics 9.1


Mariam Hodroj Geography Outstanding Achievement

Zainab Yassine


Nancy Masri Academic Achievement

Rayan Nassour

Consistent Effort Marzia Gharib Consistent Effort Mariam Hodroj

Mathematics 9.2


Haydar Al Khafaji Illuminations Outstanding Achievement

Zainab Yassine


Ahmad Al Hassan Academic Achievement

Ali Alzedan

Consistent Effort Mya Nazha Consistent Effort Hussein Karnib

Mathematics 9.3


IIhaam Hyder Commerce Outstanding Achievement

Kasim Farhat and Nour Haidar


Ali Alzedan Academic Achievement

Mohammad Kobeissi

Consistent Effort Ahmad Mansour

Hussaini Consistent Effort Haydar Al Khafaji


Zainab Yassine IST Outstanding Achievement

Zainab Yassine


Ahmed Hussain Academic Achievement

Ali Ibrahim

Consistent Effort Ali Ibrahim Consistent Effort Kasim Farhat


Rayan Nassour PASS Outstanding Achievement

Zainab Yassine


Zainab Yassine Academic Achievement

Ahmad Hossaini

Consistent Effort Hussain Karnib Consistent Effort Ali Alzedan

Food Tech Outstanding Achievement

Nour Haidar


Ali Moussa

Consistent Effort Roukaya Hijazi

Year 10 Awards


Wala Alkassar and Chantel Karaki

History Outstanding Achievement

Mariam Toufaili


Aya Haidar and Ayaat Al Salihi


Dana Hariri

Consistent Effort Batoul Tawbe and

Sedra Bakhtyari Consistent Effort Sakina Kazmi

Mathematics 10.1


Wala Alkassar Geography Outstanding Achievement

Chantel Karaki


Mohammad Amin Academic Achievement

Mohammad Hayek

Consistent Effort Sedra Bakhtyari Consistent Effort Abdullah Alhirz

Mathematics 10.2


Aya Haidar Illuminations Outstanding Achievement

Abdullah Alhirz and Shabano Jaffri


Zahraa Abdullah Academic Achievement

Mohammad El-Ghadban and Chantel Karaki

Consistent Effort Mariam Toufaili Consistent Effort Mohammad Hayek

and Aya Haidar

Mathematics 10.3


Mohammad Hayek

Commerce Outstanding Achievement

Mohamad Hayek


Sakina Kazmi Academic Achievement

Chantel Karaki

Consistent Effort Chantel Karaki Consistent Effort Abdullah Alhirz


Chantel Karaki PASS Outstanding Achievement

Mohammad Hayek


Ibrahim Elreda Academic Achievement

Ali Ridha Hussein

Consistent Effort Zeinab Dodar Consistent Effort Abdullah Alhirz


Mohammad Hayek


Mariam Toufaili

Consistent Effort Chantel Karaki

Compression Awards - Year 11


Rida Saif Society and Culture


Fatima Abdul-Munhem


Batool Hariri Academic Achievement

Zahra Khakany

Consistent Effort Fatima Salim Consistent Effort Dana El-Kochen


Rida Saif Legal Studies Outstanding Achievement

Fatima Toufaili


Mariam Al-Shaboot Academic Achievement

Fatima Salim

Consistent Effort • Consistent Effort Layal Ibrahim


Layal Ibrahim Chemistry Outstanding Achievement

Rida Saif


Fatima Toufaili Academic Achievement

Abed Hayek

Consistent Effort Mujtaba Mousawi Consistent Effort Ali Chokr

Business Studies


Fatima Toufaili


Abed Hayek

Consistent Effort Layal Ibrahim

100% Attendance Awards 2019

Susan Azra

Mhbooba Akbarzada

Hamida Amir

Mohammad Hossein Moghaddam

Tahera Rahimi

Nour Haidar

Top five parenting tips for this year

The start of the year is a great time for making changes and improvements to the way you raise kids. The trouble is, our good intentions towards change

often become derailed around March, and we return to our default mode of parenting. So nothing much changes from year to year. At Parenting Ideas, we have selected the five tips that we think will have the most positive impact on kids this year.

1.Switch on your kids’ strengths

Most of us have been conditioned to focus on what kids can’t do. It’s not your fault. You were trained by teachers and parents who were adept at picking up your poor behaviours, highlighting errors and encouraging you to eliminate your faults. There is a better way. The Positive Psychology movement lead by US-based psychologist Dr. Martin Seligman showed that when we can unearth kids’ strengths we are, in effect, unlocking their true potential for success and happiness. Three elements come together to make a strength, and parents need to be mindful of all three: performance (being good at something); energy (feeling good doing it); and high use (choosing to do it). Rather than locking on to your child’s weaknesses, set your antennae to your child’s strengths. Professor Lea Waters, author of the wonderful new book The Strength Switch and current President of the International Positive Psychology Association will conduct a webinar ‘Switching on your child’s

strengths‘.

2. Balance kids’ extra-curricular activities

Alongside social media and news events, being busy is now recognised as a major stress for many children and young people. Over-scheduling kids’ lives is a relatively new phenomenon. Go back a couple of generations and a few sports, music lessons and things like scouting movements were the mainstays of after school life for most kids. Now the choice of activities to keep kids busy after school hours is mind-boggling. Having so many options is wonderful but it does place a new set of pressures on parents. Many complain that family life is like now living in a hamster wheel, always in constant motion, with hardly a time to catch their breath. The cost of loading kids up with scheduled activities is that many don’t get the chance for free play, or simply ‘vegging out’ on the couch. The benefits of all this activity in terms of kids’ skill development, personal growth and broadening social horizons is well-founded. However finding a balance is tricky as every child, like every family is different. Parenting Ideas expert Dr.Jodi Richardson will help you find the right balance of activity for your family in her webinar ‘Balancing extra-curricular activities‘.

3. Focus on friendships

Friendships are an important part of the road to adulthood for a child or young person. With families shrinking in size peer relationships are now fundamental in providing kids with a sense of belonging, a place to hone their identity and a group upon which they can develop their future relationship skills such as tolerance, empathy and forgiveness. Friendships can be problematic. Not every child is naturally outgoing and makes friends easily. If your child is like this, but generally seems happy, then there may be no need to do anything. If your child has difficulty forming friendships and is worried by that, then there are many ways to approach this including: encouraging kids to spend one-on-one time with others, making extra-curricular activities fit their interests, and coaching kids to develop friendly behaviours. The wonderful Sharon Witt will conduct a webinar ‘Teach girls to build each other up‘, focusing on friendship skills especially for parents of girls.

4. Give kids tools to manage anxious moments

Let’s just say it upfront. We don’t have a childhood resilience problem as many teachers and professionals say, but we do have a childhood anxiety problem. A big one! And it’s mostly undetected as community understanding of

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5. Develop rights of passage

Why are young people, like moths drawn to a flame, attracted to that annual end of school year beach and booze fest known as schoolies? Why do young people who for the best part of a year put their future self first and study hard to achieve best possible school results, put themselves at risk for a solitary week? It’s more than letting their hair down. In the absence of adult-initiated rights of passage young people will always fill the void and create their own. For many young people schoolies is the right of passage. As a community we’ve struggled for many years to create meaningful rights of passage for young people. Once a young person’s first job, or their twenty-first birthday were significant markers of maturity, offering a sense that they were entering into the adult world. Community changes have largely eradicated these traditional markers, which make it harder for a young person to know when they’ve become an adult. There are many healthy ways to recognise a young person’s growing maturity and mark his or her journey into adulthood. Many families are now creating their own rituals to mark key events such as the end of primary school, the start of the teenage years or various stages of adolescence. These traditions are now becoming legitimate rights of passage for young people. Internationally recognised expert on rites of passage Arne Rubenstein will be conducting a webinar ‘Creating 21st century rites of passage‘.

Will anything be different this year?

Change and improvement in anything worthwhile generally comes incrementally rather than in one giant leap. We pointed you in the direction that we feel is important for you and your kids to take kids this year. It’s you who has to implement changes and do the work. Through our webinars we’ve made it easy to take that vital first step to better outcomes for kids. Have a great parenting year.

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