Senior School

Weekly

A Message from our Head of Senior School

Mrs Ramadan

Peace and Blessings,

Congratulations to…….

o All 7 to 10 students have completed their exams in the last 2

weeks. It is important they remember the reporting period continues

and they need to remain focused and engaged in class activities to

ensure learning occurs.

o All students who have been involved in assisting Bellfield College

with Friday sport program, our Transition programs, end of year

Debating event, Sporting events and Open Day programs.

If you don’t know of these events, please check out our facebook page

with ongoing posts and photos of these and other great initiatives at

Bellfield College.

It is reminded that all students should attend school until the 12th

December 2019. I have requested that students be engaged in

meaningful work until that day. It is understandable that some

families request leave to visit overseas families during December.

All years 7 to 10 students must submit the completed Travel request

form for leave (the College permits no more than 10 days per calendar

year.) This form can be obtained from the front office. Seniors

commencing Compression are not permitted travel leave and are

informed that “zero” marks for tasks maybe allocated as the

Assessment Policy requests students to work around assessment

submission dates.

Welfare Awards highlight student achievement in areas of

academic, social, emotional, and spiritual development.

Consistent Academic Achievement

STEM Zainab Al-Musawi 7RCS

CALE Ibrahim El Reda 10RCH

PDHPE Zeinab Dodar 10RCH

HSIE Zainab Yassine 9RCJ

Code of Conduct Award Rima Al Samir 9RCJ

Citizenship Award Erfaan Rajabi 7RCD

Attendance Award Mostafa Amiri 7RCD

Uniform Award Shahbano Jaafar 10RCH

Term 4, 2019

Year 10 Boys and

Girls Camp

Bellfield College

Open Day Tuesday

12th November

Years 1 to 10

Meet the Board

Morning Tea 2pm

Thursday 14th

November

Coming Up……….

Year 12 Formal

Ahlul-Bayt Cup

Friday, 22 Nov

Things to come…..

Welfare Awards

PHONE FREE SCHOOL

MOBILE PHONE PROTOCOL

A Word from College Chaplain

Character Strength: Perseverance

Character strengths are positive qualities that one should obtain in order to be successful in this world and the next. At Bellfield

College we have a focus on various character strengths throughout integrated programs.

The character strength that we are currently focused on now is perseverance. Feel free to have a family discussion about

perseverance!

Allah states in the Quran: “Persevere as you have been commanded.” Imam Sadiq (a) explains this verse by stating: “A believer

inflicted with tribulation and exhibits patience will receive the reward of a thousand martyrs.”

Perseverance is the voluntary continuation of a goal-directed action in spite of obstacles, difficulties, or discouragement. One

model which explains it is called the Learned Industriousness Theory. This model states that if effort is rewarded, individuals of

various species are likely to show a high degree of effort or persistence at subsequent tasks. (Eisenberger, 1992)

How does perseverance benefit us? The following are the benefits of persistence:

• Increase the chance of success: Most success does not come without facing a setback; if one persists the chances of success

are increase.

• Enhancement of enjoyment of success: People’s attitudes reflect the need to justify the effort they have expended

• Improvement of skills and resourcefulness

• Development of new approaches and techniques

• Enhance self-efficacy (provided that success is reached): Mastery which comes with persistence in the face of obstacles gives

people an increased and generalised sense of being.

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.

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.

Truanting is not currently an issue however, we ask parents to engage in conversation with

their child about building positive habits.

Homework

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

Current online Homework systems include: Maths Online, Google Classroom, App Lab

SPORTS at BELLFIELD

As the weather becomes warmer, it is important that

students continue to bring their water bottles, hats

and sunscreen. Summer safety is important, and our

student’s health and safety is our #1 priority.

Last week’s futsal results:

Year 8 Futsal

Game 1 Chelsea vs rebels 0 -2 Rebels

Game 2 Dream vs Predators 0-0 DRAW

Game 3 Raptors vs Chelsea 0-0 DRAW

Game 4 Rebel vs Dream 0-1 Dream Team

Game 5 Raptors vs Predators 0-0 DRAW

Game 6 Rebels vs predators 2-1 Rebels

Game 7 Chelsea vs Dream 0-0 DRAW

Game 8 Raptors vs rebels 1-0 Raptors

Game 9 Predators vs Chelsea 0-0 DRAW

Game 10 Dream vs Raptors 2-2 DRAW

Last week's sports results are as following:

Softball: 9G vs 10G 6-3 9G 3

Mini Soccer: 9B vs 10B 1-1 DRAW

Handball/Basketball: 7G

Touch Football 7B 3-2 7B1 3

Sport this week

Softball: 7B1 v 7B2

Mini Soccer: 9G, 10G, 7G

Handball/Basketball: 9B vs 10B

Futsal: 8B1,8B2,8G

Hussein Akil - Head of PDHPE and Senior School Sports Co-ordinator

Standing Played Points

Raptors 7 15

Dream Team 7 9

Rebel 8 12

Predators 8 5

Chelsea 4 2

On Wednesday 29th October, selected girls from years 7 – 10 represented the college at the Annual ISD Netball competition. The college entered two teams, U15 and Opens. The girls played with enthusiasm and showed huge progression throughout the day with the U15’s team proceeding to the semi-finals finishing 3rd on the day.

The teams consisted of: U15 - Tahera Rahimi, Roukaya Hijazi, Leilla Zeinaddine, Rima Al Samr, Amal Al Hussaini, Tina Al Mousawy, Fatima Sharma, Sarah Skandari, Rayan Bazzi, Iman Karnib, Zahraa Taimori, Sabilla Karnib, Sadaf Kazmi

OPENS - Rayan Nassour, Ayaat AlSalihi, Mariam Toufali, Negin Naghavi, Dana Hariri, Zeinab Dodar, Aya Haidar, Batoul Tawbe, Shabano Jaffri, Sakini Kazmi, Sedra Bakhtyari, Mariam Hodroj, Fatima Haidary.

While all the girls played amazing on the day, the following students received awards for their contribution during the day U15

Players Player Award – Sabilla Karnib

Coaches Award – Zahraa Taimori Most improved – Sadaf Kazmi

OPEN’s

Players Player Award – Fatima Hydarie

Coaches Award – Mariam Hodroj Most improved – Negin

Well done Girls!!!

Mrs Jennifer Dowley PDHPE Teacher

Moneyvest Financial Education – Year 9 Founded in 2015, the 'Money Confidence' programs are the product of speaking with both parents,

students and financial experts who acknowledged the lack of personal finance knowledge students leave

school knowing.

Every single person uses money, so it's so important to give students the skills to make confident

money choices. The Program is designed to strip away complex money concepts, to create an

environment where students are able to prosper financially both during and after they complete

school.

Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an

annual art prize inviting artists

to submit works in a variety of

artistic categories and mediums.

With a total of $38,000 in prize

money to be won, the Open

section is acquisitive to the

Campbelltown City Council

collection and is valued at

$25,000.

The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award coincides with Campbelltown’s annual

Festival of Fisher’s Ghost. Held over 10 days, the Festival dates back to

1956 and celebrates Australia’s most famous ghost – Frederick Fisher.

In the past the Open Award has been awarded to some of Australia’s

most respected contemporary artists including Elisabeth Cummings,

Khaled Sabsabi, Justene Williams, David Bromley, Marion Borgelt, Raquel Ormella, Philip Wolfhagen, Tina

Havelock Stevens and most recently Brian Fuata.

Our students did not take out the secondary school award, but as their visual arts teacher I could see

it would have been a close decision

Kindest Regards Sasha Hayes

Common issues amongst Year 10 students transitioning to Year 11 and 12

include:

- Working hard without a goal: Many students are unaware of the

benefits of having clear and well-defined academic goals. Students need

regular checkpoints so they can assess their progress and ensure they

are on track to achieve the marks they need for their university courses.

- Being unaware of the syllabus requirements: The NSW Education

Standards Authority (NESA) provide students and parents with the

Syllabus outcomes and requirements for each unit of study. Many

students don't take the time to read through this information and learn

what NESA expects of them.

- Struggling with time management: It's very common for students to struggle to make assignment deadlines

or to prepare adequately in time for their assignments and assessments. Compression requires additional

organisation and time investment.

- Trying to memorise a large amount of information before the exam: Students often try to cram for their

subjects.

- Struggling with independent learning: Students will not get to mastery of a subject from their class time. It

is important that students practice and revise their skills at home when they study. Students who are not

independent learners quickly fall behind their peers.

(Matrix Education, 2020)

For this reason, Bellfield College aims to support our students every step of the way. On Thursday the 31st of

November, Year 10 had the opportunity to participate in a Careers session based on 'Getting Ready for

Compression'.

Students were taken through:

- Organisational tips

- The importance of being familiar with each subject's syllabus

- Writing notes every weekend based on the syllabus dot points

- How to master handing homework and assessments on time

Students were given a 'Compression Pack' including

organisational tips and strategies.

With continued effort and application, Compression students

will set a strong base for their future.

Ms. Haidar Careers Advisor

SHE inspires, empowers and connects young women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and marginalised communities. SHE brings elite athletes, leaders in governance, and health professions together to promote the physical, social and mental wellbeing of CALD women. SHE empowers women to connect to positive female role models on a global scale. The Focus of the day - #AllGirlsCan

SHE inspires, empowers and connects young girls and women. SHE gives them the tools to actively engage and achieve their optimal holistic goals in all aspects of health and wellbeing. The year 9 girls listened to inspirational speakers, participated in educational Workshops on resilience as grit, goal setting and self-esteem as well participating in a range of physical activities such as boxing, soccer and cricket. They were lucky enough to hear from speakers such as Sam Bloom. In 2013, Sam’s dream life was suddenly turned upside down by a tragic accident that very nearly took her life. Her journey since has taken her from the harrowing lows of being diagnosed with a permanent spinal cord injury and being told she would “never walk again”, to the remarkable highs of representing Australia as an elite paracanoe athlete and more recently, winning a World Championship for Australia as an Adaptive Surfer. Her turning point was a humble little baby magpie calked “Penguin”. Penguin gave her a purpose, took the focus off her injury. From Penguin she learnt Anything is possible if you’re brave enough to dream, set goals and ask and seek the help you need. She admitted that staying active has helped her and her family adjust to their new life. Sam says sport is a massive part of her positive mental health - turning from what she can’t do to what she can. Sam message was... “DONT put your DREAMS on HOLD, you never know what is around the corner” Also, the girls heard from PNG heritage elite athlete, Tahina Booth. Tahina has represented Australia and PNG in Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Rugby League. In 2016 Tahina founded Grass Skirt Project. Her vision is to use sport to develop pathways for young people in particularly women and girls. Her works aims to build confidence, knowledge and bring about a change in the way women are viewed in the community and build positive futures for young people and women in PNG. A truly inspirational day for our Year 9 female students

Mrs Dowley – Pastoral Care and Wellbeing

Coordinator

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them” - William

Shakespeare

The past semester the Year 10s have been reading and critically analysing one of Shakespeare’s great

Comedies ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. It is a play that comments on relevant themes that are present in our

world today.

Today, our Year 10s were given the opportunity to see a live performance of the play performed by the Bells

Shakespeare Company, inside the Sydney Opera House. This was a great opportunity for students to observe

the play in a different art form.

We were also delighted to be involved in a Q&A session with the actors, where students were able to ask

questions on the themes, plot and characters of the play. This allows the students to be able to critically

analyse these elements of the play in a greater depth.

Warm Regards,

Mr. M. Hussain & Mrs M. Bazzi Year 10 English Teachers

Students from the College have taken part in The Memory Project, students

were given photos of children from Pakistan who are living in children's homes

and other vulnerable situations.

The Memory project are passionate about breaking barriers and uniting youth

from different cultures. For that reason, we are very excited to create

portraits for children in Pakistan for the very first time. As one of the

Memory Projects Pakistani partners says, "When many people think of our

country they think of terrorism, but it's not like that! We are a very warm

and welcoming people who are eager for friendship and cannot wait to see the

special portraits you create for the children in our home.

The artworks have been sent to Canada to then be distributed to the

children in Pakistan.

Well done all involved you have done the school proud.

Mrs Hayes – Visual Arts Teacher

Is this the secret

to happiness?

Every parent wants their children and teenagers to be happy. This idea of contentment seems to be a driving force for many parents we meet. It certainly holds true for a lot of people. Of course, it’s difficult to achieve. But recently there was an event that occurred in Jodie Richardson’s backyard that may well

have revealed the secret to our contentment and happiness, and that of our children. My family had introduced two new chickens to our existing flock at home. There’s always a bit of pecking by the other chickens to put the newbies in their place, but this time they went too far. So, we separated the new pair from the others.

When night fell, we expected them to follow the other chooks into the coop, but they stayed outside, worried for their safety. They took turns to sit on each other to stay warm. It was hard to watch as they looked so vulnerable. So, we lifted them into the coup and locked the doors to keep them safe, and all was quiet. I felt sad for their loneliness and exclusion, and how they clung to each other desperately for comfort and protection.

It reminded me of a story shared by Martin Seligman, the father of the Positive Psychology movement. Seligman told of how a village in the Portuguese mountains owned a solitary ox to plough the fields. It would invariably live for 40 years and then, upon its death, it would be replaced by a young ox. It’s fate too was to endure four decades of loneliness and solitude. As Seligman says, “There is very little positive about a solitary existence.” Humans are wired for connection The sadness these stories evoke come from our core need for connection. It pains us when we see loneliness, even in another species.

The strongest finding in positive psychology is that our relationships with other people have the greatest impact on our happiness and mental health. This principle is true for children and teenagers as well as adults.

Our kids need lots and lots of friends and close connections with their family. However, friendships aren’t always easy for kids. There are some who are filled with confidence and thrive in the company of friends, family and even strangers. But for others, forming and keeping friendships is much harder. These kids need adult assistance in the form of teaching (young children), coaching (children and young teenagers) and mentoring (late adolescents). Friendship skills can be learned Connecting with another person is a skill. There’s a lot we can teach them to support their confidence and ability to make and keep friends.

Toddlers need our help to connect from the very start. We can help by providing them with social scripts, including how to introduce themselves, how to enter a group and how to voice disagreements.

As kids get older, they can work on eye contact, sharing, listening skills, the need to compromise, how to hold conversations and how to show pleasure at a friend’s achievements. There’s a lot to teach and a great deal to model.

As for the two solitary chickens, we kept putting them back in the coop each night. On the fifth night they felt comfortable enough to enter the coop on their own.

This is a reminder that it takes time for some children and young people to form meaningful connections and friendships with others. If they, with our support and coaching, stick with it, eventually kids will form those connections that are so important for their happiness, mental health and well-being. It takes a village to raise kids. Join me and hundreds of other parents working together to raise kids

who flourish

by Dr Jodi Richardson