Issue No. 6 [email protected] Friday 3rd May, 2019

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Welcome to Term 2 2019 Hope everyone had a very good Easter break. The staff at Monday 6 May WEEK A Belmont High School have prepared for a very productive and General Assembly engaging term. It was great to see so many parents and VET Surf Camp, Wye River carers attend the Parent Teacher Interviews during the last Barwon Division Athletics week of term one. Teachers commented about the large Yr 11/12 Vis Com, Top Designs excursion, Melbourne CBD number of appointments that they completed and the very rich Parents Association meeting, 7.15pm, all welcome discussions held to support the students and our learning Tuesday 7 May program. Many goals were set by students and I am confident Yr 11 Legal Studies, County & Supreme Court visit, Melbourne that they will be well supported by our staff throughout this VCAL Youth Workers Roadshow year. Wednesday 8 May

WMR Snr Tennis final/Int volleyball, softball, baseball finals Fun Run VET Surf Camp, Wye River On the last day of term one, we held our annual Fun Run. The Fun Run was well attended with many of our students gaining Thursday 9 May good times in their long distance running. This was followed Yr 11 Theatre Studies excursion by a relaxing time in the oval, where our parents organised a Finance Committee meeting, 7.45am sausage sizzle and students and staff played a variety of ball Friday 10 May games while one of the student bands entertained us. Again, SEALP 2020 intake testing we were given very positive feedback from the Queenscliff Yr 7&8 Art/Tech Trimester 1 ends canteen at the reserve, who commended our well-behaved Monday 13 May WEEK B and respectful students. General Assembly WMR Int Tennis final/ Snr baseball, softball, volleyball finals Athletics Carnival Tuesday 14 May This term started with our Athletics Carnival at Landy Field. I NAPLAN Testing, Yr 7 & 9 was very proud of the great participation of our students, the TOP Arts excursion work of our teachers and support staff and the overall energy Yr 8E, 8G, 8N, 8B, Squizzy Taylor Walking Tour, Melbourne SSV Snr Football throughout the day. Students showed their house spirit through their costumes, their participation of the day and their Wednesday 15 May support and encouragement of the participants in their House. Yr 8M, 8R, 8P, 8S, Squizzy Taylor Walking Tour, Melbourne NAPLAN Testing, Yr 7 & 9 Congratulations to Mango House who were the overall winners for the day. There were a number of records broken. Thursday 16 May Congratulations to Year 12 students, Olivia Hobbs and Joshua NAPLAN Testing, Yr 7 & 9 Larcombe-March who broke long-standing records on the day Friday 17 May in running and high jump events respectively. OUT OF UNIFORM DAY, $2 donation to Performing Arts Centre “SHOWCASE”, 5.30-8.30pm (see advertisement in this newsletter) Well done to Mr David Healey and Ms Emily Cave for their excellent organisation of both the Athletics Carnival and the Fun Run Day. I would like to also commend all the staff who IMPORTANT DATES: worked together to make the two events very enjoyable and a School Council meeting—21st May, 6pm positive experience for everyone. Queens Birthday Public Holiday—10th June ANZAC Day and Our Commemorative Assembly Curriculum Day– 12th June On Monday 29 April, our School Community honoured and General Achievement Test (students studying Unit 3/4) - commemorated ANZAC day with The Geelong Rats of Tobruk 12th June, 10.00am-1.15pm, at BHS Association which saw the hand-over of their Banner into our Report Writing Day (Student free day) - 18th June care and custodianship eleven years ago. During our School Assembly, our special guests from the Junior Rats of Tobruk Association were present as we paid tribute to the many soldiers who fought or are fighting for our country and our way of life. One of our teachers, Mr Craig White worked with our school leaders who organised and led the assembly. Each 24 hr STUDENT ABSENCE LINE student and teacher was reminded of the importance of ANZAC day and the values that remain pertinent to being 5241 0090 Australian. The student leaders attended a morning tea with Parents only to call to report student’s name, house/ our special guests and they had the opportunity to listen to the form, reason for absence, and date. many stories about the Rats of Tobruk. Parents can also report absences on Compass.

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On ANZAC day our School Captains, as well as other students and staff, took part in the Geelong Anzac Day Parade and Service as well as the ANZAC Day formalities with Geelong RSL. Our School Band played very well and were part of the parade. Thank you to Ms Rosemary Humphrey, our Music Director, who ensured that our students were well practiced for the event.

I want to thank everyone involved for their commitment to and roles played in the ANZAC tradition, particularly thank Mr Craig White for his leadership and organisation of the events during this time.

Annual Report We are proud to present the 2018 Annual Report to our community. The Report can be found on our Website and was presented at the last School Council meeting. If you would like to discuss the data in these reports or learn more about the schools priorities, I will be holding a presentation of the Annual Report on May 21 at 5pm till 6pm. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP Jenni Foot in the General Office.

I look forward to a very positive term two for all staff and students.

Sandra Eglezos Principal

VCAL NEWS VET Health Year 12 VCAL students are continuing with the Certificate II VET Health Support Services run at the school by Antrick Education. Dimity Leech (Lead Trainer/Assessor) has been attending every fortnight as students work through the outcomes. There have been a range of hands-on activities to equip students with the necessary skills to work in the Health industry. This program will continue for the remainder of the year.

ANZAC morning at Kalkee On Wednesday, April 24th a group of Year 11 VCAL students participated in an ANZAC morning at Kalkee Murray. Students read poems and short stories reflecting on times of war. Residents shared memories of war and the impact it had on Geelong and Australia. Following this, students, staff and residents joined in with singing songs from the war era. This was an engaging morning for the students listening to the residents talk about growing up with war and the hardships and friendships and values forged during this time. Well done to the students for your preparation for the morning and representing the school in a respectful manner.

Literacy at Waurn Ponds On Thursday, April 4th all VCAL students headed out to Readings Cinema at Waurn Ponds to watch a movie for Literacy outcomes. Students had a choice of movie, US or Shazam. At the end of the movie students completed a success criteria work task around the plot and characters in the movie. Feedback from students was it was a different experience going into the movie knowing they were required to analyse the plot and characters. They said that having this perspective made them more engaged and able to elucidate important factors as the movie plot unfolded. Students will continue working on Writing and Reading for Knowledge as a focus in term two. Thank you to Mrs Shaw for organising the day.

Darren Lynch VCAL Coordinator

THE GOLD MINE REPORT FROM OUR SPORT CAPTAINS – LUCILLE & JAMES  FUN RUN A great start to a wonderful sporting life at BHS for our outstanding Year 7 FUN RUN winners: 1 st place: Hannah Khan & 2nd place: Lucy Russell. I was so happy for them (even though they overtook me!) Ed Leishman was again a strong runner coming in 2nd place in Junior Boys with our Intermediate runners again excelling. Simon Kull 3rd & Reuben Dyer 4th. Charley Russell 1st, Perrie Sims 2nd & Ruby Leishman 5th.  The FUN FUN also highlighted the work completed by a groups of our Year 12 GOLDIES who made up a sparkly GOLD Bandanna for all GOLD students. We also unveiled our new GOLD House banner!  ATHLETICS Although we did not feature as a high ranking House overall, the number of participants across our House was quite good. Perrie Sims & Lucille Finley-McDonald were Age Champs! With Charley Russell & Ruby Leishman runner-up champs. We also had a number of great GOLD FEATS with Year 7 students participating in older age groups for the relays. Legends were : Amara Young, Jesslyn Airey & Emily White.

AMAZING GOLD FEATS So many GOLDIES have been taking every opportunity to extend themselves in their lives.  It was fantastic to peruse the Interim Reports at the end of Term 1 and witness all the outstanding results from our GOLD students. Many students were acknowledged by their classroom teachers for their efforts to be positive regarding their learning opportunities and we look forward to continuing to support them to have a growth mindset that builds on the belief that we can all grow in our knowledge and skills. GOLDIES were acknowledged for their outstanding results via positive entries on their compass home page.  GOLD House was well represented at our annual Open Night to showcase our fantastic school and the feedback from the community has been outstanding regarding our students welcoming and enthusiastic nature.

 Hana Makis & Caitlyn Matthews (10G) were invited to attend an International Women’s Day event run by DOW Chemical Australia P/L to listen to a presentation on “Awareness of gender stereotypes in occupational choices and taking charge”. They had a tour of the production site and met the diverse & inspiring manufacturing team.  Beau Attard (10G) has been accepted into the Work Experience program at Barwon Health. There were over 155 applicants from 19 schools (government, Independent and Catholic) across the region so to have been accepted is fantastic. We look forward to hearing all about Beau’s experience late on.  Ella McCartney (11G) continues to shine brightly and as well as again taking on a lead role in the choreography for our Wakakirri group, she also recently performed at Geelong High School’s Open Night to showcase the VET Dance program.  We had five GOLDIES participate in the recent Italy Tour! Their time spent embracing the Italian culture was amaz- ing and have told us lots of stories of all the beautiful architecture, art & foods! Welcome back Chante, Makinley, Jasmine, Joel & Alyvia.  NATIONALS: Jaron Hobbs (10G) & David Mekonnen (11G) were unable to represent GOLD House in the FUN RUN as they were in Sydney participating in the NATIONAL ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! Jaron achieved his personal best time in the Steeple chase and also competed in the 3km. David came 9th in the Triple Jump. Congrat- ulations to these fine athletes.  Sid Caulfield (10G) has a very busy holiday period competing in the Mountain Bike National Championships and taking out the Championship title. Well done Sid!  Oscar Hudson (12G) was outstanding at our school ANZAC ceremony playing the last post. Very heartfelt.  Keeliah Airey (12G) has again shone designing the poster to advertise the upcoming BHS fundraising event for our Performing Arts Centre.  9 GOLD recently participated in the “Just Think” program at Deakin CATS Community Centre which informed students of the facts surrounding alcohol and the harms associated with consumption, focusing on the impacts alcohol can have on the developing brain. Using iPads, students created their own anti-alcohol message with a chance to have their work displayed at the AFL 2019 round dedicated to the Just Think program.

YEAR 7 SO FAR So far in Year 7 we’ve done many educational things and also events such as swimming sports, camp, athletics and so much more. During swim sports and athletics many year 7 students from gold participated and showed great athleticism and confidence, and even competed in higher age groups. Coming into term 2 we will soon be swapping to our new electives to learn new things in new subjects and to gain an idea of what electives we’d like to do in Year 9. 7 Gold and 7 Blue recently had a form day, where we watched a movie and ate some chips that the teachers bought for us. We will soon get into out winter sports, girls and boys footy sign ups have started and we will start practice soon which everyone is excited about. At the end of Term 1 we also had the school fun run. It was perfect weather and everyone enjoyed the walk/run along the beach. For Health last term all year 7 students were required to create a movie, rap song or a poster to show how bullying affects people on a day to day basis. Areas of bullying to include were physical, direct, cyber and mental. Amara Young and Owen Mueller 7G

COIN LINE Each form is once again collecting loose change to see who can make the longest line at our House Assembly in Week 5 so please support them by emptying out your pockets etc., so they can make a great start to their fundraising efforts for 2019.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Form Teachers or House Leaders with any information that will best support our GOLDIES! Mrs Jennings & Mr Vos. TOURNAMENT OF THE TOWNS Eric Iversen has been invited to complete in Tournament of the Towns!

Eric Iversen (8Y) has been invited by the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee (AMOC) to compete in the Tournament of the Towns, which is an International Town Based Problem-Solving exam. He was invited to take part in the competition as he achieved outstanding results in the Aus- tralian Mathematics Competition in 2018.

This competition will take place at Melbourne University on Friday May 3rd. We wish Eric best of luck for this exam.

Mrs Sharon Hogan. Mathematics Learning Area Leader

WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN Belmont High School is again participating in the Woolworths Earn and Learn promotion. Between 1 May and 25 June, collect stickers (1 sticker for every $10 spent at Woolworths) and drop them into the collection box in the School office.

The school will then redeem these stick- ers for science, technology, maths, art and sports equipment.

Thank you for your support.

7N Reflection: Belmont High is a great school and I'm so happy that I am here. Already I have had some amazing experiences that I will remember for a while. One of these experiences was camp. Camp was a great bonding experience for the class and we all had a wonderful time. I got really close with people who I wouldn't necessarily think I would become friends with. Another great experience was the Athletics Carnival. It was a lot of fun and again I got a lot closer with my friends. I also think that being in the classroom is really good. The teachers are always pushing us to be our best and to always have an inquisitive mind. So far my experience at Belmont has been great. Gabby Hay

Athletics Report: A solid 5th place (overall finish) for our Athletics team with a number of opportunities missed to grab a podium finish and continue our solid form!

Individually, we had some incredible efforts so congratulations to our age group champs:

U14 Boys: 3rd Arman Omid, 5th Tye Curtis U15 Boys: 5th Mason Tippet U16 Boys: 2nd D’artagnan Reed-Broekman U17 Girls: 1st Laura Gardiner U17 Boys: 2nd Jackson Turner, 5th Will Palmer-Brennan

Mitchell Gaunt Green House Leader

ANZAC SERVICES The school’s ANZAC spirit was on display at two locations last Thursday. Many thanks to the staff and students who participated in the annual march through Geelong including the School Captains, who carried the Rats of Tobruk Banner, the School band and Ms Rose Humphrey and other students marching who were accompanied by Ms Erin Prendergast and Ms Donna Matthews. Ernie Brough, the last surviving member of the Geelong branch of the Rats of Tobruk, was overjoyed to see the staff and students again.

Many thanks also to our Junior School captains, Sam Jansen and Elsa Lamb, who accompanied me to the annual ANZAC Day St. Joseph’s vs South Barwon football match, where they laid a wreath on behalf of the school. I was thrilled to be invited to be the guest speaker before the game and was honoured to also toss the coin.

This week we held the annual ANZAC service at general assembly. Unfortunately Ern was unable to attend due to poor health and our thoughts are with him. The Geelong branch of the Rats of Tobruk Association was represented by Shirley Drayton and Shirley and Geoff Wild. The 4 school captains read poems and led the minute’s silence after the magnificent playing of “The last post” by Oscar Hudson. All students were incredibly respectful during the entire assembly and it is great to see that the solemnity of the occasion was acknowledged and that our young people will continue to uphold the traditions and spirit of ANZAC into the future.

Craig White Rats of Tobruk Coordinator

FUN RUN AND ATHLETICS CARNIVALS Thank you to all staff and students for their support of these two fantastic days in our school calendar. Staff support, coordinate and manage a huge number of tasks over these two days, all of them integral to the smooth running of the events. The enthusiasm and positivity of our students as they participate in them is a joy for staff to see, and an attribute of which our school community can be very proud.

Belmont High School wishes to thank Barwon Water for their generosity in supplying a hydration station for the students and staff to access drinking water during the Fun Run. This made the event much more sustainable and resulted in a clean and tidy environment. Thank you Barwon Water.

House Fun Run Cross-Country—5th April 2019 Held in beautiful conditions on the last day of Term 1 the Fun Run was a lovely way to end a busy term.

Aggregate Results: Junior Boys: Blue House Junior Girls: Red House Intermediate Boys: Red House Intermediate Girls: Gold House Senior Boys: Ebony House Senior Girls: Silver House

Grand Aggregate: Third Place: Silver House Second Place: Gold House First Place: Red House

Individual Event Champions: Junior Boys: Kai Williams, Mango House Junior Girls: Hannah Kahn, Gold House Intermediate Boys: Alexander Hamilton-Jones, Mango House Intermediate Girls: Charley Russell, Gold House Senior Boys: Joshua Scott, Purple House Senior Girls: Casey Collins, Silver House

House Athletics Carnival—24th April 2019 Fantastic weather was ordered up again for Athletics Carnival Day to kick off Term 2.

New Records Set on the day: 20Yr girls 800m: Olivia Hobbs, Mango House, Time: 2:27.67 Broke previous record: 2:32.78 Set by K.Edwards in 1998 20Yr boys High Jump: Joshua Larcombe-Marsh, Blue House, Height: 1.86m Broke previous record: 1.83m Set by Mitchell NORTON in 2013 20Yr girls 1500m: Olivia Hobbs, Mango House, Time: 4:56.44 Broke 31 year old record: 5:28.80 Set by J.Tenne in 1988

Aggregate Results: Junior Boys: Green House Junior Girls: Blue House Intermediate Boys: Ebony House Intermediate Girls: Purple House Senior Boys: Purple House Senior Girls: Mango House

Grand Aggregate: Third Place: Red House Second Place: Purple House First Place: Mango House

Age Group Champions: 13yrs Girls: Matilda Whelan, Ebony House 13yrs Boys: Taj Hinkley, Silver House 14yrs Girls: Janelle Moss, Blue House 14yrs Boys: Thomas Peirce, Purple House 15yrs Girls: Taleitha Wood, Red House 15yrs Boys: Daniel Harland, Blue House 16yrs Girls: Perrie Sims, Gold House 16yrs Boys: Drummond Paine, Ebony House 17yrs Girls: Laura Gardiner, Green House 17yrs Boys: Michael Friswell, Ebony House 20yrs Girls: Lucille Finley-McDonald, Gold House 20yrs Boys: Noah Houtsma, Blue House

PARENT INFORMATION SESSION – ALL WELCOME We have many conversations with parents who are having difficulty navigating their child’s use of technology. Screen time can impact on relationships in the home and you are not alone in this experience! Please join us for an informative session for parents in our Performing Arts Centre, where you will hear form a panel of experts that might just broaden your understanding and give you strategies to deal with the ‘Age of Technology.’ See the flyer below for details.

Meagan McAlpine Assistant Principal

SECONDHAND BOOK AND UNIFORM SHOP The Secondhand book and uniform shop and Lost Property, which is run by volunteers from the Parents’ Association, has been re- located to the portable (old canteen) near the Digby Avenue entrance to the school. It will be open from 8.15-9.00am on the following dates: 10th May, 24th May, 7th June, 21st June.

SCHOOL ZONES As you may be aware the FindMySchool website has been launched (findmyschool.vic.gov.au). The website displays the current zones for Oberon High, Belmont High and Grovedale College and not the future zones.

I would like to assure you that Year 7 enrolment options for 2020 are the same as 2019 and students will be able to either:  enrol in Year 7 at Oberon High School and remain at the school when it relocates to the new Armstrong Creek site; or  enrol in Year 7 at either Belmont High School or Grovedale College if that school will become their future zoned school when the new secondary school at Armstrong Creek opens.

Maps for future zones can be located at- https://www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/schools/Pages/ArmstrongCreekSecondaryCollege.aspx

The find my school website will be updated at the commencement of 2020 to reflect the future zones for 2021

If you would like further information please contact the South Western Victoria Region on 1300 333 232 or email: [email protected]

OPEN NIGHT 2019 I would like to take this opportunity to formally thank all of the students involved in the Open Night last term. This event showcases both the brilliant work our staff put into our programs, as well as the wonderful school community we have. No-one can say it better than our students that live it every day! We had our largest number of student volunteers as tour guides, cooks, food servers and teacher helpers around the school. All volunteers will be presented with a certificate of appreciation at their next House Assembly.

NAPLAN 2019 The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will take place on 14th, 15th and 16th May. Students in Year 7 and 9 at Belmont High School will complete paper tests over these 3 days. Please refer to the parent information pamphlet in this newsletter for information on the tests and how you can support your child. Parents with any questions or concerns are welcome to contact me via phone or email. The school is able to use the data collected through NAPLAN to monitor the literacy and numeracy progress of our students. NAPLAN is not the only method we use to do this and whilst we do not encourage excessive preparation for these tests, we do urge our students to try their best so that the data can be as accurate as possible. We also request that families do not organise appointments during this time to avoid disruption.

Meagan McAlpine Assistant Principal

VCE/VCAL NEWS Driving to school All students who are driving to school are required to complete a “Driving to School Agreement Form” in line with department and school policy. These are available from the General Office. In summary students must agree to:

 Not park on school grounds due to parking space availability  Not go to their car during the school day  Adhere to all road rules in a safe and responsible manner  Carry siblings as passengers only, unless a “Passenger Permission Form” is obtained and signed by the guardians of another student  Once at school, not transport themselves or other students to and from official school programs or functions

If the school becomes aware of a student driver disregarding these expectations parents will be notified and appropriate sanctions will be put in place. If students are observed breaking road rules or driving in an unsafe manner, police will be notified.

General Achievement Test All Unit 3/4 (Year 12) VCE students will be required to sit the General Achievement Test on Wednesday June 12 from 10.00am to 1.15pm. This will be held at Belmont High School. There will be no official classes run on this day, students are only required at school for the duration of the exam.

Ms Jess Watson VCE Leader

MUSIC NEWS Week 1 of Term 2 saw our music students taking part in the annual ANZAC March through central Geelong. These stu- dents rehearsed for weeks before the event, practising marching and playing. On the day, they represented the school with distinction, and should be very proud of the way they conducted themselves in front of such a large section of the Geelong community. Congratulations to Abbey Hunt, Abbie Burton, Mia Sharp, Jack Hudson, Oscar Hudson, Jimmy Hudson, Alistair Breakey, Claire Breakey, Ewan Breakey, Emily Davidson, Jarred Pagels, Callum Marriott, Cas- sidy Sapwell, Sam Bridges, Asha James, Olivia Eskrigge, Zac Briffa, Noah Steinwedel, Grace Brown, and Dani- ka Davis for their time, energy and commitment. A special mention to Liam Sharp, who has been a driving force behind the formation of the ANZAC Band since the beginning, and to his mum Jessica, who has taken such great pho- tos for us every year!

Our Performing Arts showcase is coming up very quickly, on May 17th. All large ensembles will be performing at this event, which starts at 5.30pm in the new PAC.

We are currently seeking parent helpers to sell tea, coffee and cheese toasties on the night. Please contact Michael Ingwersen on [email protected] if you are able to help us out with this. There is a meeting for all parent and student helpers on Tuesday May7th at 5.30pm in the PAC.

Jazz Syndicate are heading off today to the National Stage Band competition and Generations in Jazz festival in Mount Gambier. Under the largest tent in the southern hemisphere, 5000 students will hear amazing international artists, par- ticipate in workshops and of course play in the competition. Many thanks to Ryan Fehling for making time to support during the trip, much appreciated!

The Intermediate Band is participating in a combined schools concert band workshop and concert on May 28th. This is a great chance for our students to work with students from other schools across the region, and to be mentored by a high profile band conductor. Many thanks to Amanda Linton for making this happen for our students.

SAVE THE DATE! As outlined in student practice journals, we have our Solo night on June 4th, at 7pm in Band room 1 and the PAC. This is a compulsory performance for all instrumental music students enrolled in the ensemble program, and is an important part of the Public Performance Common Assessment task for Term 2. Parents and friends are welcome to attend this event to celebrate their child’s progress.

This term we welcome Kristy Vale as our new piano teacher. Places are still available for Piano, Voice, Guitar and Drumkit lessons, please see Ms Humphrey in the bandroom for application forms.

A final call out to followers of Alby Jay, that their performance in Geelong’s After Dark festival is this Friday night, at the Workers Club. Come along and support our BHS musicians Jarred Pagels, Callum Marriott, Jeb Costin and Tommy Dogget-Williams, as they’re sure to give the crowds a great performance.

Rose Humphrey Director of Music

SAFETY IN OUR SCHOOLS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN The Belmont High School Traffic Management Plan has been updated and it includes the upgraded car park area near the Performing Arts Centre. Please be aware that between the hours of 8.00am – 4.00pm, the car park is for staff use only. A reminder to parents / carers that there is a 5 minute drop off and collection zone located outside the Administration Building in Rotherham Street. The Bus Stop Bay is strictly for buses only. Please do not park in this area to drop off or collect students. New night lighting has been added to the new car park area for the safety of all persons attending the gym / Performing Arts Centre at night. The speed limit around the school is 40km per hour and the school constantly works with the City of Greater Geelong to manage the flow of traffic and ensuring that pedestrians and bike riders are safe. A reminder to abide by the road rules and signage.

Jo Treble & Michael Caccamo OHS Committee

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