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SENIOR SCHOOL WEEKLY
2021 Student Leadership Speeches
Social Media – ThinkUKnow Presentation
All My Own Work program
Issue – Term 3, Week 9
September 2020
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To Allah we belong and to Him we return
O' reassured soul, Return to your Lord well-pleased and pleasing (to Him),
And enter among My righteous servants, And enter My Paradise
It is with great sadness that we advise that our sister in faith Haji Mariam
Hijazi passed away yesterday. Haji Mariam is the mother of staff member
Mr. Wassim Hijazi, aunt of our CEO Dr. Sam Jebeile and grandmother of
the wife of Mr. Hussein Akil.
For students and families who wish to pay their respects, Majeelis will
take place at Imam Husain Islamic Centre Tonight, tomorrow (Saturday)
and Sunday evening with two daily sessions starting at 6:30pm and 7:30pm
We pray that Allah (SWT) grants her Jannah and request that you recite
Al Fatiha for her departed soul.
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YEAR 10 HSIE Throughout Term 3, Year 10 History students have been learning about The Fights for Rights and Freedoms. In particular this week we looked at The Stolen Generation. Students were learning about the events that took place in Australian history including the creation of policies and
abolishment of policies. Year 10 was asked to write a letter from the perspective of a person living through The Stolen Generation. Below is Rayan Nassour's letter which took a unique approach, she is commended for her efforts along with the rest of the Year 10 History students who
participated in this task.
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Social Media ThinkUKnowYears 7 – 8 (ages 12 – 13)
Students in this educational session had discussions around the benefits of technology, how to keep themselves safe online and the importance of being respectful, along with questioning whether the information found online is reliable. There were conversations around building
skills to deal with challenges online, not giving into peer pressure, making good decisions online and learning from mistakes.
This session established how to protect personal information, giving consideration to what photos, videos and content is being shared online along with how social media can impact their futures. Students learn about cyberbullying and what they can do to minimise bullying, as well as maintaining respectful relationships, sending images and about image-based
abuse. The presenter also spoke about meeting people online and staying safe, as well as how to get help and what support services are available.
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Throughout the course of Term 3, Year 8 English have been learning about the Art of Persuasion.
Students have understood how to appeal to an audience using Ethos, Pathos and Logos. More recently, all students at Bellfield College have learnt about the dangers of smoking
cigarettes and vapes, to align this with our Year 8 class content students were asked to create an anti-vaping digital poster.
Below is an example by Zainab Al Musawi from 8ENG.1. Zainab was able to create this chilling poster appealing to her audience heavily through the use of Pathos- appeal to human
emotions and Logos- the appeal to logic and reason.
Well done Zainab and all Year 8 students who were involved! Miss Balloot
Head of Department – C.A.L.E
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This week the Senior Science department had the honour of hosting Bellfield’s very own Year
6 students as they participated in the Canberra incursion.
Students became scientists to investigate the PH scale using real life situations. The pH scale
is a fascinating scale that identifies how close something is to acid and how close it is
to an alkaline material. Students took advantage of the natural ability of red cabbage juice
to perform as a PH indicator to test the pH of common household liquids. It was very exciting
to see our students using and building upon their critical thinking skills to understand and
evaluate their findings.
By the end of the session we had our young scientists explaining what the PH scale is and
how it works. They had created big ideas in their minds to continue their investigations at
home using their skills and abilities to produce their own scales and determine the PH level of
substances they find at home!
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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
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Join us at our Virtual Open Day
Discover the opportunities
that can open up an exciting
and rewarding future.
If you’re unsure where you
want to go – further study,
the workforce, or even both -
ACBC is the perfect foundation to move you towards an exciting future.
Set yourself up for success, when you study a Nationally Recognised
Qualification from the Australian Careers Business College in 2021.
Join us from your home, in comfort and safety. You will have the opportunity to:
➢ Hear from Careers Advisors, sharing expertise across our in-demand learning areas
➢ Watch Q & A sessions with the trainers of our 10 in-
demand Nationally Recognised Qualifications ➢ Hear about Traineeships and how you can earn while
you learn ➢ Join in on live Q & A sessions happening throughout the
day
➢ Discover our Work Placement program, that gives you a one day a week industry experience while you study
➢ Find out what it means to study with Blended Learning that gives you more freedom and all the support
➢ Learn about our Scholarship program, and how potential students can apply
➢ Discover how we can help you articulate into University
with credit points ➢ Tour our campus virtually with our students
➢ Find out how 2021 can offer some of the most flexible approaches to study yet!
Register for the ACBC Virtual Open Day on Saturday 19 September 2020.
https://www.register.acbcopenday.com.au/register-for-acbc-open-day/
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Mobile Phones
Students are provided the opportunity to hand in phones every morning at
roll call.
If a mobile phone is seen, heard or used on school grounds they will be
confiscated immediately and held for 2 weeks.
All students are aware of the 2-week protocol.
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.
Roll Call
Students are reminded that they are expected to arrive at school on time and attend Roll Call at
8.30am. This provides the opportunity for announcements and reminders, as well as providing
information to students about upcoming events during the week.
Similarly, it is expected that students attend school each day in the correct uniform (including correct
shoes and socks). PE uniform is only permitted on the days your child has practical and Friday Sports.
It has been very pleasing to see that the majority of students are always in the correct uniform.
Students late to class
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.
Withdrawing from the College
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.
If you have any further enquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact the administration staff.
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Travel Policy
Please ensure that prior to booking any holidays during term time, that you seek approval from the
college. We only allow 10 school days leave maximum during a calendar year. Any families who are in
breach of our travel policy will be asked to repeat their current grade.
Please note that students enrolled in the Compression classes will not be granted leave during term
time.
Private Buses
Students travelling to and from school via private buses should use the foot path along the front
driveway. When leaving school, students must use the Junior crossing and the student exit pedestrian
gate.
School Zones
Strictly no reversing and no u turn’s around school zones. Police regularly monitor the area and we ask
you to uphold the Road and Traffic Authority road rules.
Afternoon Pickup and Morning Drop off
– 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.
Bellfield College Winter Uniform
All students Years 7 to 10 will change into the Winter Uniform in Term 2 and Term 3.
Senior Girls - Long teal skirt, white long sleeve blouse, grey stockings, black leather shoes and
College Blazer (all items are compulsory)
Teal scarf for Year 11 and Year 12 Girls
Senior Boys – Long grey pants, white long sleeve shirt, grey socks, black leather shoes, and College
Blazer. (all items are compulsory)
Tie for Year 11 and Year 12 Boys
The Uniform Shop is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
NOTE ** Our College uniform shop stocks open toe stockings suitable for ablution
Not wearing leather school shoes is a WHS risk and students will not be allowed to
participate in practical lessons (ie Food Technology)
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SENIOR SCHOOL CONTACT
Mrs Mouina Ramadan Head of Senior School [email protected]
Mr Hussein Akil Head of Department -
PDHPE
Mr Moustafa Nehme PDHPE and HSIE [email protected]
Mrs Jennifer Dowley PDHPE, Food Technology [email protected]
Ms Rana Nehme PDHPE [email protected]
Dr Abdi Ali Science Teacher [email protected]
Mrs Shweta Sharma Maths and Science [email protected]
Miss Sarah El Hourani Maths and Science [email protected]
Mrs Marwa Hijazi Maths and Science [email protected]
Mr Javid Karimi Mathematics [email protected]
Mrs Rana Chebli Information and Software
Technology (IST)
Mr Wassim Hijazi Head of Department –
HSIE
Ms Mariam Bazzi HSIE and English [email protected]
Br Mohamed Mohamedali HSIE and Legal Studies [email protected]
Ms Zeinab Rammal HSIE/English/Technology [email protected]
Miss Ayah Balloot Head of Department –
C.A.L.E
Ms Chanel Jbarah English [email protected]
Mr Mahdi Hussain English [email protected]
Ms Riem Derbasi English and Learning
Support
Ms Bayda Mahmood Arabic and Languages [email protected]
Mrs Sasha Hayes Technology and Visual
Arts
Mohamed Wehby IHSAN & Illuminations
Coordinator
Batoul Charafeddine Librarian [email protected]
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MAINTAINING KIDS’ MENTAL HEALTH
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
While there are concerns about the negative impact of physical isolation is having on children’s learning, we should also be concerned about their mental health. Teachers and
health professionals report that the strain of physical isolation is starting to show for many children and young people. Any anxiety and fear they experience is heightened by isolation from friends, lack of access to their usual sports and leisure activities and a lack of certainty
about the future.
In these challenging times kids’ mental health needs to be a high priority. The following plan
laid out by the experts at Parenting Ideas will show you how to lay a solid foundation for good mental health, and outline key behaviours that will help build the resilience and psychological
strength that kids need in these difficult times.
BUILD THE FOUNDATIONS FOR GOOD HEALTH
A healthy diet, plenty of exercise and good sleep patterns are basic to good physical and
mental health. Get the foundations right and you establish optimum conditions for your child
to flourish even in difficult circumstances.
EAT A HEALTHY DIET
The ‘healthy body, healthy mind’ mantra that we grew up with needs to be updated to ‘healthy gut, healthy brain’. Recent research has revealed the links between a child’s gut
health and good mental health. Kids who experience anxiety and depression typically have imbalances of adrenaline (which keeps the brain alert) and GABA (which calms the brain
down), that can be rectified with good gut health.
A framework for healthy eating includes eating real rather than processed foods, consuming
small and regular meals, starting each day with protein and complex carbs, drinking plenty of
water and keeping kids away from caffeinated drinks.
GET PLENTY OF EXERCISE
Exercise not only promotes good mental health. It’s also a tool that kids can use to manage
their mental states. Exercise and movement send endorphins through their bodies improving mood and relieving tension and stress. Exercise and movement relaxes the muscles and
reduces feelings of anxiety that build up over time.
A framework for exercise includes starting the day with some movement, taking regular movement and game breaks, finishing the school day with movement that gets their limbs
moving and hearts pumping.
MAINTAIN GOOD SLEEP PATTERNS
The benefits of good sleep patterns are immense and far-reaching, impacting kids’ learning, memory and emotional stability. Sleep restores the brain to optimum conditions and
rejuvenates the body, allowing hormone levels elevated during the day to return to normal.
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Consequently, sleep-deprived kids experience greater anxiety doing routine tasks and have a
propensity for pessimistic thinking, which is associated with anxiety and depression.
A framework for good sleep patterns includes finding an optimum bedtime; creating a regular, relaxing routine, eating and exercising at the right time, creating a sleep sanctuary
and getting up at regular times each day.
ADD THE PILLARS OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health is complex and is impacted by many factors including a child’s social and
emotional wellbeing. The following four pillars have an insulating effect on your child’s mental
health, acting as circuit-breakers when life becomes difficult and complex.
MAINTAIN SOCIAL CONNECTION
As social beings we long for connection to others and a sense of belonging to groups. While
time alone can be restorative, sharing experiences, thoughts and stories with others is
absolutely essential to your child’s happiness and wellbeing.
A framework for social connection includes one-on-one time with family members and other loved ones, having shared family experiences to confirm a sense of belonging, having shared
time and experiences with peers from school and the neighbourhood, and a connection with
the broader community through shared experience, cause or goal.
STAY IN THE PRESENT
The human mind is restless, taking us all over the place. It can make us feel happy recalling memories of loved ones or happy times and it can also drive insecurity connecting us to
events in the past or future that fill us with dread, and make us feel anxious. Kids’ wandering minds need to take a rest and settle in the present, stopping their mental chatter, giving
them the chance relax. Mindfulness is an essential mental health tool that enables children to
keep their minds in the present moment, allowing them to feel safe and secure.
A mindfulness framework includes regular mindfulness exercises, doing one thing at a time,
using mindfulness during an anxious moment, practising self-kindness and forgiveness.
SPEND TIME IN NATURE
Recent studies highlight what we already knew – that time spent in natural environments
benefits our happiness, our sense of wellbeing and reduces stress and tension. The rejuvenating benefits of time spent in the bush or by the sea may be difficult to acquire during times of physical isolation but walks to the park, spending time under a favourite tree
or even bringing some green shrubs inside have proven to be just as beneficial to children’s
mental health.
A time in nature framework includes management and reduction of screen time, exposure to natural environments in the neighbourhood, bringing the outdoors inside, and spending some
time each day outdoors.
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PRACTISE PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOURS
Our daily habits contribute to our wellbeing and mental health. Some habits such as spending too much time in front of a screen may be detrimental. There are a number of behaviours,
when practised continuously, build our resilience and resistance to daily difficulties. These
include:
KEEP FOUNDATION BEHAVIOURS
Routine behaviours such as waking at the same time, having breakfast, exercising, showering
and dressing get us ready for the day ahead. They underpin productivity, learning and wellbeing. Remove the structure provided by these foundation behaviours and many children
and young people struggle, particularly those who are prone to anxiety and depression.
A foundation behaviour framework includes morning routines and rituals to prepare for the day, after school and evening wind down routines, and routines that prepare children for
sleep.
PRACTISE DEEP BREATHING
Recognition of the benefits of deep breathing dates back to ancient Roman and Greek times when deep belly breathing was used to rid the body of impurities. Modern science informs us
that deep breathing instantly engages our capacity to relax and stay calm. When a child becomes anxious or fearful their breathing becomes shallow. Taking deep, slow breaths when
they become overwhelmed by anxiety is the quickest way to return to a calm state. Deep
breathing has great preventative powers helping the mind stay in a state of focus and calm.
A deep breathing framework includes practising deep breathing spontaneously throughout the day, combining deep breathing with mindfulness practice, using deep breathing to restore
energy when tired, and breathing deeply during an anxious moment.
CHECK IN ON FEELINGS
If children and young people are not tuning into their emotions they are missing a rich vein of
information that will assist decision-making, learning and importantly, their wellbeing. It’s relatively easy to tune to into behaviour and our thoughts, but much harder to detect our
emotions. The skill of emotionally checking in, developed by Prof. Marc Brackett from the Yale Centre for Emotional Intelligence, helps children and young people to identify how they are
feeling at any given time. It requires kids to stand still, close their eyes, take some deep breaths, identify and give a name to their feeling. This simple habit of checking, once
practised and learned is a wonderful life skill to acquire.
Looking after your child’s mental health may seems like a mystery at times. But there is a great deal we can do. By laying a foundation for good general health and then working at
maintaining the pillars of mental health and teaching kids the protective mental health behaviours you provide them with a solid framework for maintenance of good mental health
that they can take into adulthood.
By Michael Gross