Welcome to Term 3, 2022. I hope everyone had a wonderful break and were able to relax, get away and maybe even stretch out with a good book. I am excited for what the new term brings. Term 3 is always one dedicated to our Year 12 cohort with trials, final grades, feedback, and preparations for the HSC, whilst a new future for them is just around the corner. Year 11 are also in their final term before starting the HSC in Term 4. We wish all the students and staff a healthy and productive term.

New Staff

Congratulations to Ms Shona Yu who will be joining our Mathematics faculty this term. Ms Yu brings a wealth of knowledge to Beverly Hills Girls High School with a PHD in Mathematics and expertise in Numeracy. Our girls will indeed benefit from this appointment

Staff Development Day

Thank you to Mr Ashok and his team for the enormous amount of work they have undertaken in upskilling our staff with numeracy skills. His team has been working tirelessly with the NSW Department of Education Strategic Support to ensure that Beverly Hills Girls High School will reach our strategic target in raising numeracy. The staff spent the day working on numeracy skills and revising teaching and learning programs to ensure we all contribute to building numeracy skills for our students.

NAPLAN 

Incredible results for our Year 9 2022 NAPLAN students. The students at Beverly Hills Girls High School achieved results above the state and similar schools for Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Punctuation. In Numeracy we achieved excellent results and were above similar schools. The results achieved in Reading have been the highest we have seen since prior to 2010. Analysis of Year 7 data show that our Primary schools have worked hard with excellent results in Writing and Spelling that are above state and similar schools. Congratulations to the students and staff of Beverly Hills Girls High School.  

Stay Healthy HSC advice for your HSC students

With the HSC taking place this term and next, now is a good time to remind your students undertaking the HSC of the department’s Stay Healthy HSC hub and the wealth of resources available to them to help them prioritise their wellbeing over what is a very stressful period for most.

Students can also access this year’s HSC Study Guide for tips and stories on how to succeed during their exams.

NAIDOC Assembly

The school celebrated NAIDOC week with a whole school assembly on Tuesday 26th July, coordinated by our Aboriginal students. It was a celebration, focusing on the theme of ‘Get up! Stand up! Show up!’ Thank you also goes to our Aboriginal coordinator Mr John Klironomos.

School Works

Considerable work has been done for the cooler classrooms project, LED light program and renovations to our new Canteen. The Canteen will be operational as of Monday 15th August 2022. Special thanks to Mr Jenkins who gave up considerable amount of his own time to ensure all work was carried out smoothly. We are currently seeing the growth of our new Yarning Circle as an additional outdoor learning space. Critical shading has also been a focus this year with the installation of 4 new shades in the senior playground.

Year 10 into 11 subject selections

This term we held our annual Year 10 into Year 11 subject selection evening. Thank you to Ms Pangis and her team for organising the event. This was the perfect opportunity for students and parents to ask questions and see what subjects are being offered for 2023. All students will submit subject preferences at a later date. I highly recommend that students choose subjects they enjoy as this is the best chance, they have in doing well.

COVID Smart Measures for Schools Information for Families:

We know that being together in the classroom is the best thing for our students’ learning, growth and welfare. This term we will continue to implement several measures to allow us to prioritise both the wellbeing of our students and a consistent and productive learning environment. Stay Home:

• If your child is unwell, you must keep them at home. If they are displaying even mild COVID-19 symptoms, they should take a COVID test and isolate.
• Your child should only return to school once they have returned a negative test and they are symptom free.
• If your child tests positive to COVID-19, register the positive result with Service NSW, isolate for 7 days and follow NSW health guidelines.
• Students identified as close contacts can attend school providing the school is informed and they return a negative COVID-19 test result each morning before attending school for 5 school days.
• Rapid antigen tests should be used if your child is displaying even mild COVID-19 symptoms, or daily if they are attending school as a close contact.
• Mask-wearing is strongly encouraged where possible for all staff and students in mainstream school settings, particularly in indoor spaces and other instances where ventilation and distancing is not possible

Vaping

Vapes are electronic devices designed to deliver vapourised liquids into your lungs when you breathe in. Vapes are not water. The main ingredient in vapes is propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine or glycerol, and they often also contain nicotine, flavours and other chemicals. Vapes may contain harmful chemicals that aren’t listed on the pack. The biggest misunderstanding about vapes is that they are harmless compared to cigarettes. This is not true. Vapes are not safe.

We continue to monitor vaping at our school. Staff spend considerable time in the playground and toilets to keep our students safe.

Please take the time to look at the information at the end of this newsletter to identify vapes and monitor our girls at home.

Screen time vs Green time

Most of us own devices such as smart phones and some also own wearable technologies such as smart watches. Technology is part of our daily life, but we need to ensure it does not ‘become our life’.   

An Australian Communications and Media Authority report into how Australian children are using mobile phones advised that in 2020: 

• 46% of 6-13 year old have or use a mobile phone 
• 71% have used the phone to play games 
• 79% of the children that own a phone have used it to send a text message 

It is timely reminder that we need to work with our family to set screen-time limits. Each family is unique and coming up with a right amount of screen time can depend on the age of your child, the content they see or hear, their learning needs and your family circumstances. It is a balancing act.  

Too much online time can have negative consequences on the mental health of your child. If you notice signs of tiredness, not doing well at school or changes in eating patterns, it may be time to have an open conversation to help them balance screen time with green time. 

Ms M Iemma

Principal

Another busy term for all students and staff at Beverly Hills Girls High School! We are now more than half way into the year and each day at school continues to be filled with learning, activities and opportunities to continuing being somebody.

Uniform

This term has seen the launch of our new Uniform Policy. I am pleased to announce that there has been an enormous improvement to the uniform and I would like to thank parents and carers for their support. Students in uniform exhibit a sense of community and are ready for learning. It is also a positive visual of pride in the community when students are wearing the correct uniform. Because it is so cold in the morning, students are permitted to wear a black puffer jackets over their uniform, however, the puffer jacket must not have logos or printed slogans on them. A reminder that the uniform shop is open Monday 8-11am, Wednesday 12-3pm and Friday 8-11am to assist in purchasing items of uniform.

If students are out of uniform, please provide them with a note explaining why they are out of uniform. This note is to be taken to their managing Deputy Principal at the beginning of the school day. If a student is out of uniform, without a note, they will be issued with a lunchtime detention. Below are the uniform requirements:

Teachers, students, parents and caregivers work together to encourage students to wear full school uniform.

SUMMER UNIFORM
Junior Uniform Tartan green long/short skirt Green long slacks White long sleeve/short sleeve shirt with school logo All head wear including scarfs, are to be white Any additional layers eg: long sleeve shirts under the school shirt are to be white White socks and black leather or vinyl lace up school shoes	Senior Uniform Green long/short skirt Green long slacks White long sleeve/short sleeve shirt with school logo All head wear including scarfs, are to be white Any underclothes eg: long sleeve shirts under the school shirt are to be white White socks and black leather or vinyl lace up school shoes

 

WINTER UNIFORM

Junior Uniform Tartan green long/short skirt Green long slacks Green jumper with school logo Green jacket with school logo Green school blazer Black or skin coloured stocking or tights (optional) White long sleeve/short sleeve shirt with school logo All head wear including scarfs, are to be white Neck scarfs are to be bottle green with the school logo Any long sleeve shirts under the school shirt are to be white White socks and black leather or vinyl lace up school shoes

Senior Uniform Green long/short skirt Green long slacks Green jumper with school logo Green jacket with school logo Green school blazer Black or skin coloured stocking or tights (optional) White long sleeve/short sleeve shirt with school logo All head wear including scarfs, are to be white Neck scarfs are to be bottle green with the school logo Any long sleeve shirts under the school shirt are to be white White socks and black leather or vinyl lace up school shoes

 

SPORTS UNIFORM

The items listed below are only worn on sports PE specific days and events: Green /yellow polo with school logo Sport shorts green with school logo School Zip jacket and tracksuit pants Appropriate sports shoes with white socks All head wear including scarfs, are to be white

 

Important information:

• Shoes Black, flat, leather or vinyl enclosed school shoes. No canvas shoes or coloured soles/laces. If participating in Science lessons or TAS practical subjects, leather/vinyl shoes must be worn.
• Gloves do not form part of the uniform, if worn, they are to be free of logo, slogan or pattern.
• Neck scarves are to be bottle green.
• Beanies are NOT part of the school uniform and are not acceptable.
• Jewellery Earrings should be sleepers or small studs.
• Necklaces need to be compliant under WHS legislation.
• Acrylic nails are not part of the school uniform and are not acceptable under H & S legislation

 All regulation uniform items can be purchased from the uniform shop

Primary Links:

Our first primary links visit occurred on Wednesday 17 August. The following primary schools visited our school:

• Beverly Hills North Public 
• Riverwood Public 
• Hannan's Road Public 
• Narwee Public 
• Beverly Hills Public
• Penshurst Public

We hosted 186 students, and they participated in two of the following lessons. The girls learned new skills and were engaged in quality learning. They enjoyed their time at our school being a part of the school activities and structure. We will welcome them back in either Weeks 6, 7 or 8.

Students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the following taster lessons:

SUBJECT	TASTER LESSON
English	Create a ‘zine’- a published collection of your own poetry
CAPA	Finding the Beat (Music)
CAPA	Focus in and on Drama
CAPA	Experimenting with Art
CAPA	Choreographing a Routine- Dance
TAS	Knife skills, hygiene and safety practical- Hummus with carrot/celery or Quick Desserts- Practical no bake Oreos.
Language	Arigato- Japanese in action
Science	Chromatography, Chemical and Physical Changes
PDHPE	Sport
HSIE	Digging up the Past or The World Around Us
Maths	Shapes and Solids

 We look forward to hosting the primary students at our school!

Year 11

Last term, Year 11 received their Half Yearly Report. This was an opportunity for students to reflect on their learning and to set some realistic goals for term 3. Year 11 will undergo Preliminary Exams commencing this term in Week 8. We encourage all students to strive to do their best in all exams and to start by revising and summarising course content. In addition, students are encouraged to practise past papers and to seek teacher feedback as this is a valuable strategy to maximise student results. Timetables for the exams will be released shortly. We wish Year 11 the best for these exams!

Year 8

Year 8 continue to flourish as a group and individually. This semester, all Year 8 students were able to pick an elective or area of interest as part of their patterns of study. This week will see students from this cohort participate in the Wellbeing sessions around Resilience and Growth Mindset- both very valuable for thriving and developing minds! (More on this further below).

Thank you to our parents and caregivers for your ongoing support to our school community!

Ms R. Spratt

Deputy Principal

It was a wonderful end to Term 2 for our Year 7 group with the semester concluding with a celebration of achievements in their first semester of high school. We have been in awe of the cohorts continuing effort to work hard and be respectful which translated into 83% of the year getting an award for being Quality Learners and/or gaining a Class Award. Class Awards were given for outstanding improvement, achievement or coming first in their class assessments.

Term 3 has brought about its own challenges for our Year 7’s with a lot of change coming in the form of new timetables, teachers and classes. Although there are some challenges with change we know our girls are up for it no matter what!

With the start of the new semester we want to encourage all of you to have conversations about your learning with your family and friends and to approach learning with confidence. We also want to remind you that we will continue to support you in all the ways we can.

Moving forward, we want to encourage you to maintain your high standards of uniform. With the new uniform policy and greater consequences for being out of uniform we ask you stay informed of what you can and cannot wear.

We would also like to reiterate that the first step to success in learning is attending as much as you can. If you are sick, make sure you get a green slip from the office and fill it in explaining any absence, but when you are well enough, you must be at school.

In other exciting news this semester, Year 7 will be taking part in the My Strengths Program which are tailored strength-finder workshops that help students flourish. The program incorporates a series of workshops that target the following:

• 4 Things Resilient People Do
• Negative vs Positive Self Talk
• Response to bullying
• Know yourself, grow yourself.

John Klironomos & Janet Hutchinson

Year 7 Student Advisors 

At the end of term 2, Year 7 students participated in a 5 week Learn 2 swim program at the Hurstville Leisure Centre. The program promotes lifelong water awareness skills and develops their swimming ability. The students had a lot of fun, playing various games whilst also developing their confidence in the water. We saw a huge improvement in their abilities and were super proud of the girls!  

PE Staff 

Last term, students in Year 8 PDHPE were asked to write a persuasive writing article explaining the health issues caused by vaping. This was an opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding of the content that was covered throughout the ‘Risky Business’ unit of work.

Here is one of the informative articles that were submitted:

Vaping does not kill, right? WRONG!

Did you know that a single JUUL pod is equivalent to an entire pack of cigarettes and that the average vape consumer may finish two to four JUUL pods a week? E-cigarettes is a battery-powered device that transforms liquid into an aerosol that you inhale. This deadly equipment must be avoided at all costs. Vaping has been connected to several health issues including, lung and heart damage, fertility issues, as well as addiction.

Vaping was developed to assist cigarette smokers in quitting smoking, and it has been stated that it was created as an "alternative" to cigarettes, even though it is not the healthiest choice. Vaping has the potential to harm your heart and lungs. Vaping can aggravate asthma and other lung diseases. Breathing in harmful chemicals from vaping products can result in irreversible (not curable) lung damage, lung disease, and, in some cases, death. Some chemicals in vaping products have also been linked to cardiovascular disease and biological changes linked to cancer development. Vaping can appear to look like many cosmetics such as lipstick, mascara, lip gloss and more. This may appeal to young people, such as teenagers, who will have the opportunity to purchase and use it. After use, it may restrict the lungs, causing wheezing and shortness of breath. It's been proven that vaping raises blood pressure and heart rate. These are some of the ways that vaping can harm the lungs and heart.

According to recent research, vaping has the same negative impact on the female and male reproductive systems as smoking. Here are some of the reproductive problems that might occur as a result of vaping: women who smoke are more likely to have decreased fertility. This can cause egg production and fertilisation to be delayed. Toxic compounds in vape juices are just as dangerous as those in cigarettes. Furthermore, vaping while pregnant can have negative consequences on foetal development and delayed growth in babies and toddlers. Female lab rats exposed to vape smoke had lower reproductive rates than those who were not exposed to vape smoke, indicating that there is a link between vaping and female infertility. According to research, using e-cigarettes increases the risk of miscarriage, early delivery, stillbirth, SIDS, and a high risk of cervical cancer, which can lead to infertility and a longer or heavier menstrual cycle. As a result, vaping may reduce the possibility of becoming pregnant while increasing the chances of miscarriage.

Because of the nicotine content, vaping is just as addictive as smoking cigarettes. Although it is an alternative to smoking cigarettes, it is just as addictive as cigarettes themselves. There are various alternatives to another addictive habit, such as chewing gum, or turning to new hobbies to avoid relying solely on this product for fulfilment. Sweating, restless nights, migraines, tapping, and other addictions are possible. Most vapes, including JUUL, contain nicotine. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance. The more you vape, the more your brain and body become adapted to nicotine, making it more difficult to go without. When you stop vaping, your blood nicotine level lowers, resulting in unpleasant feelings, physical symptoms, and strong impulses to vape. These are very harmful to adolescents' growing and developing minds; they harm brain development: it affects memory, concentration, learning self-control, attention, and mood, and increase the risk of addiction in the future because beginning this addiction at such a young age can increase the addiction later in life. These are reasons why you can get addicted to nicotine.

To sum everything up, vaping is not a better alternative to smoking cigarettes. Furthermore, vaping has been linked to several health issues, including lung and heart damage, infertility issues, and addiction. This dangerous device must be avoided at all costs.

Written by Batool Q

Year 8

Ms J Martin

PDHPE

Welcome to Semester 2!

Firstly, we would like to congratulate all award recipients from last semester. These students demonstrated a commitment and dedication to their learning by achieving great results, attending school frequently, making positive choices and wearing the correct school uniform.

Furthermore, we are organising a program for the entire year group to be held at the end of this term. This will focus on fostering and encouraging the students to be respectful, responsible and resilient learners. The activities will provide students with opportunities to engage with their cohort and strengthen their ability to communicate positively with one another.

Additionally, we have selected a group of Year 9 students to be youth ambassadors for the ‘Empowering Youth to Inspire Change’ project delivered by Gymea Community Aid. We cannot wait to see what our wonderful leaders will achieve!

We would also like to congratulate Nour A. who has been selected on the shortlist for the Mosman Youth Awards in Literature, 2022. Nora S. has also shared an inspiring piece of writing she composed in her spare time. Please read both compositions below.

We would like to wish all students the best of luck for this term and the rest of the semester. We encourage you to challenge yourself, to succeed, and most of all, be the best learners you can be!

Ms. Avgenakis & Ms. Tzavellas

Year 9 Advisers

Year 10 Subject Selection day/night

Year 10 Subject Selection day/night was a great success at BHGHS. Thank you to all the parents and students who were able to attend and informative evening, also allowing those in attendance to ask some important questions about senior subject selections and students can feel confident they are making informed decisions about their future.

Also, we have a subject selection website to complement the information provided on the night.

https://sites.google.com/d/14imahCgPpTcIYB9qNO8s6j7Duxyjw_4K/p/1Xdb8Nz8DiVebdBCD-xXXGB1XOKJJY6An/edit

Any questions, please feel free to talk to Mrs Pangis or your teachers 

Ms Pangis

Careers Adviser

Our Year 11 students are coming to the end of their Preliminary Year and are presently preparing for their fast approaching final exams, which will be taking place in weeks 8 and 9 of Term 3. To date, the students have shown commitment, enthusiasm and a growing curiosity for their subjects and have developed a new perspective and connections to their learning. We encourage them to continue their questioning and development of new ideas and concepts to further extend their knowledge.  We continue to encourage them to maintain a strong home study routine and revision.

We are currently in the process of ordering Senior School Jackets and our students are very excited to be identified as the 2023 graduates of BHGHS. In addition, we will see the development of the senior committees who are preparing for the additional aspects of year 12 in fundraising, developing their yearbook and organising their end of year social event.

By the end of this term, current Year 11 SRC members will have the opportunity to nominate themselves for leadership positions when elections and voting will take place. In week 10, the leaders will be announced and will take part in the investiture ceremony to become instrumental in fulfilling their roles for 2023.

We wish all our students well in their preliminary examinations and a wonderful start to Year 12 in term 4.

Mrs J Papas and Ms F Banbas

Y11 Student Advisers

My name is Diana, I am 17 years old and in Year 11. My teachers asked me to write a little bit about the competition that I won recently.

I really enjoy reading books about peoples’ lives and especially the adventures they have when they are travelling.

When I heard about the ‘Arabic Reading Challenge’, an international competition which promotes reading in Arabic, I was so excited. I had always wanted to enter a competition which involved reading books, especially in Arabic, which is my first language. I was determined to do the best that I could. ‘Could I actually win this?’ I thought to myself. I didn’t want to get my hopes up but I was ready to do what I had to do.

It was a challenging competition and involved reading almost an entire book every day for a month. At times, it wasn’t easy and I had to learn to balance my school work and casual job with my reading for this competition. I was resolute about reading as many books as I could in the month if I had a chance of winning, so I read more than the competition required. Even though, I live in Australia now and am learning English, I worked hard and stayed up all night to read the Arabic books and write a summary in Arabic about each book.

Finally, after a month of hard work, the results came out. When I saw ‘first’ next to my name, Diana , I was overjoyed. I couldn’t believe that I had achieved this honour.

My win means that I have won some prize money AND  will be travelling to Dubai to challenge the competitors from all over the world. This is another challenge I am looking forward to. It is even more exciting because I will travel to such a beautiful and exciting city.

Thank you to my family for their support. I can’t help thinking of our school motto “Women Can Do Anything” because that is how I feel right now

Thank you

Diana H

Year 11

Congratulations on recently finishing your school formal exams (AKA Trials). Hopefully you have used this experience as good practice to hone your examination writing techniques and identify any areas lacking in your preparation and organisation.  With anticipation growing for graduation, some of you may be tempted to wind down after these exams, but we cannot stress enough the importance of continued momentum and encourage all of you to attend every class and engage wholeheartedly in the remainder of your lessons.  The end of school as you know it is fast approaching and the HSC is firmly in sight so now more than ever, keep persevering.

A reminder to all Year 12s to regularly check your school emails and our Cohort’s Google Classroom.  Between now and the end of term, there will be a lot of information that needs to be dispensed.  NESA updates, information from our careers advisor, S Pangis and arrangements regarding end of school activities and graduation will be sent out via these platforms.

We would like to thank and acknowledge the generosity and dedication of all our committee members in giving their time to raise funds, organise formals, design the year book and jerseys, and create an end of year video. You have been an absolute pleasure to work with and shown great initiative and enthusiasm.

Since the onset of Covid 19, school life has been challenging to say the least and it must be acknowledged that this year’s graduates have been impacted for half of their high school years.  We know it has been a tough gig for everyone and are proud that you have battled through and ridden the roller coaster as best you can.  You have shown great resilience and this ability to adapt to new situations will prove a highly sought after attribute in today’s post Covid workforce. No one knows what the future will hold so make the most of opportunities that present themselves and may your  path be a smooth one.  We wish you all the best!!

Allison Brooks

Year 12 Adviser

Year 9 & 10 Debating

We participated in our third debate against Wiley Park Girls High School on August the 11th. With the loud scribbling of our pens against our palm cards and the sweat on our clammy hands, our ideas swirled around in our minds, we rebutted and debated and as deserved, we were successful and won the round!

Our team worked tirelessly during the one-hour preparation we were given prior to beginning the debate. Alesha K, was our first speaker, Kayla-Maree G was our second, I was our third and our fourth was Zeinab M. I am so proud of our efforts and team work and am looking forward to joining the debating team again next year! 

Maheya H

Year 9

Year 7 Public Speaking Competition

As a part of the Year 7 English course, our assessment was to compose a speech on a topic we felt passionate about. We had the opportunity to present our speech in front of our class. I felt this allowed us to develop a sense of confidence and improve our public speaking skills. We were assessed on how well we communicated our ideas, our tone, eye contact and voice projection, as well the ability to communicate and voice an opinion to those around you.

Two students from each English class were selected to present their speeches in front of the whole of Year 7, including Principal Ms Iemma and Deputy Principal Mr Jenkins who judged the competition. It was an extremely tough decision for them, however, they were assigned with a marking criteria to follow, assisting them to decide the winners of the event.

All ten contestants did an incredible job with everyone who participated being given a certificate of achievement for their hard work! Lyne was announced the runner up and I was awarded the winner of the 2022 Year 7 Public Speaking competition. We couldn’t be more honoured in fulfilling this accomplishment.

Janine C

Year 7

WANAGO PROGRAM - UTS

In partnership with UTS, we continue to provide opportunities for our students to study subjects which are not available at school. These particular subjects (Software, Design & Development / Engineering Studies) allow students to undertake these as part of their senior studies to align with their interests and aspirations.

Work Experience

Year 10 students have the opportunity to participate in Work Experience in Terms 2, 3 & 4. Work Experience is an invaluable opportunity for students to learn the job skills for a profession they may be interested in. Students may not always know which career direction to take and a good starting point is to choose the work which may align with their interests. Gaining experience in an adult work environment is important and may even help students to discover their future career path.

Work experience dates:

Term 3:

Week 2 – 26th July – 29th July 2022

Week 3 – 1st August – 5th August 2022

Week 9 – 12th September – 16th September 2022

Term 4:

Week 8 – 28th November – 2nd December 2022

Week 9 – 5th December – 9th December 2022

Week 10 – 12th December – 16th December 2022

Please see Mrs Pangis for a form 😊

Ms S  Pangis

Careers Adviser

For the first time this year we held a Careers Expo at school.

All students in years 10-12 were able to attend the expo.

With a plethora of representatives from various universities and educational institutions, the students were able to ask questions and obtain information to help to make informed decisions about their future and help with setting their goals.

The event was a success and will be a regular school organised event.

Ms S Pangis

Careers Adviser

UoW Discovery Day

Normally held in the summer months, interested Year 12 students were finally able to attend the University of Wollongong to experience a day in the life of a university student.

U@UNI - UTS

As Year 12 are completing their program and are on the right track to cementing their place at university, Year 11 students who are participating in this program recently attended their orientation and have started their ‘connect’ session with their university mentors. Not only does this program offer the opportunity of university entry, it enhances student overall engagement and application. 

Future Focus @ USYD

“My experience at the university of Sydney has further showed me the opportunities which are available to me that I would not have been aware of if I didn’t have this collective experience. I believe it is a great opportunity which will further help students feel more comfortable in transitioning their way into a university.” Banean M Year 11

Western Sydney Careers Expo

Year 10 students had the opportunity to talk to travel to Sydney Olympic Park and attend the Careers expo. These students were able to explore their interest and ask questions to help them make informed decisions regarding their senior subject selection and their potential future pathways.

HSC & Careers Expo

Year 12 students had the opportunity to talk to travel to Moore Park and attend the Careers expo. These students were able to ask questions and discovery pathways upon completion of their HSC this year.

Ms S Pangis

Careers Adviser

On the 2nd and 3rd August, a team from Beverly Hills GHS travelled to Sylvania Athletics Field to compete in the Regional Athletics Carnival. The competition was fierce as we were up against a number of schools from all over Sydney.

Maseray Jalloh had success in her running events, placing 2nd in the 200 metres and 3rd in the 100 metre sprint. Maseray will go on to compete at CHS (State Championships) in early September at Homebush.

The senior relay team, consisting of Asma Fofanah (Year 12), Ulamila Volau (Year 12), Abigail Aruna (Year 11) and Maseray Jalloh (Year 11) placed overall 3rd in the 4 x 100 metre relay.

A big congratulations to all that competed on the day. The students demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and behaviour.

Shannon Gray

Carnival Organiser

Why is it important for students to learn to cook?

Cooking can aid children in acceptance of responsibility. In Food Technology practical lessons each student has a task to complete to contribute the meal preparation and cleanup. Cooking in schools can build positive learning opportunities that promote future healthy food choices, and provide students with valuable practical experiences that they can transfer to social and family situations.

Each Food Technology subject consists of various recipes and cooking methods. In line with this we have collated the most popular recipes from our various food technology units and hope that you will enjoy them as much as our students do

We are confident that our students have the skills and ability to try these recipes at home, so please encourage your daughter to showcase their skills and culinary abilities

Mr R Mills

TAS

Volleyball CHS Knockout Final Series 

Our senior volleyball team attended the long awaited CHS final series in week 1 of this term. Representing our region and competing against other schools in the state across two days. 

The team won 4 out of their 6 matches over the two days. However, the scoreboard doesn’t do this team justice. Both of their losses were close matches, both neck and neck in the final set, exceeding 25 points.  

Finishing 6th in the state, our students did us proud. 

It has been amazing to watch you grow as a team and achieve success in a sport that you love. 

Congratulations on such a fantastic result! 

The team: Jacinda V, Asma F, Jasmine P,  Alice L, Leila L, Negar N, Sevina F, Lutfia Z

Miss Tzavellas 

PDHPE

On the 2nd of August 2022, the year 10 students of BHGHS attended the Bstreetsmart Road Safety event at Qudos Bank Arena along with other 23,000 senior and junior students from across the metropolitan area. Throughout the event the students were presented with various interactive and engaging displays, scenarios and information sessions in relation to road safety, road trauma, brain injury and the role of emergency services. The event highlighted the reality of unsafe driver behaviour and the impact of road crashes for young people and the whole community. The day was focused on educating young inexperienced drivers on their responsibilities as a road user and the long term and sometimes fatal impact of poor decision making and risk taking on our roads. We witnessed a simulated road crash scene and watched as the first responders worked to save the lives of the young people involved. It not only demonstrated the physical and emotional cost of the crash for the individuals involved but also the legal implications, emotional and social turmoil that fatal road crashes have on the young person's family, friends and community as a whole.

Bstreetsmart effectively communicated:

• An understanding of the responsibilities as a driver and as a responsible passenger
• Information and strategies to avoid serious injuries and death
• Information on how to reduce risk taking behaviour through greater awareness of the consequences of distracted driving, inattention, speeding, drink and drug driving and driver fatigue.

The Bstreetsmart program provided our students with valuable and lifesaving lessons which aim to reduce road fatalities and permanent injury for young inexperienced drivers. The students of Beverly Hills Girls High School were challenged to think about their own attitude to road safety and were instilled with the knowledge and skills to make safe decisions when using our roads. Overall, the students extremely enjoyed the Bstreetsmart event, taking on board the key road safety messages.

Susan N Year 10

It has been an eventful start to the semester for our First Nations students with a number of exciting things to come. We had a really successful NAIDOC Week with a whole school approach to the theme of this year - ‘Get Up! Show Up! Stand Up!’. 

Our NAIDOC Week assembly was one to remember, with special guest speaker Ms Naomi Oakley from GO Foundation giving a powerful speech about her cultural journey. That was paired with a didgeridoo performance by Uncle Russell from Koomurri and a presentation of the winners of our Annual Poster Competition with Belinda H and Joanne C from Year 8 taking out the competition and winning a $25 voucher to Clothing the Gap.

Our plans for a mural are also underway with the proposal for the design attached below. The design is to incorporate the themes of – Feminism, Collaboration, Community and Aboriginal Cultural. With the Bulbulwil Sisters requesting the integration of the Acacia prominens (Gosford wattle), Hardenbergia violacea (purple coral pea), Blue banded bee, Danaus chrysippus (Lesser Wander butterfly) and Corymbia gummifera (red bloodwood coastal banksia). The mural painting day is planned for Term 4 Week 5 with the Bulbulwil Sisters to paint a portion of the mural.

In other news, First Nations students also went to Symbio Wildlife Park as part of the Belonging Project on Monday 8th October where they got to see some of our native fauna. Highlights of the day was definitely feeding the kangaroos as well as seeing the meerkats and an albino echidna!

Moving forward we plan to continue to have a whole school presence around the school with our website now incorporating our personalised Acknowledgment of Country. Additionally, First Nations students are currently undertaking the Walanga Muru CLS Program with Macquarie University with the goal to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to choose the right path, navigate the obstacles of life, and to emerge as strong, resilient leaders.

John Klironomos

Our commitment to anti-racism education

With your support, we do the very best we can to ensure culturally inclusive, cohesive, safe and engaging learning experiences for all our students.

If at any time you find that you have a concern about racism in our school, you are encouraged to come to the school and talk with a member of staff so that your concern can be resolved.

The NSW Department of Education has a Complaints Handling Policy to ensure that complaints are handled fairly. In the case of complaints relating to racism in schools, you can also contact the school Anti-Racism Contact Officer (ARCO) on telephone 91504280. Our ARCO is Ms Zissis.

The ARCO works collaboratively with the Principal and other senior executive members to:

·         Promote anti-racism education

·         Monitor incidents of racism

·         Support complaint handling

• Information for parents and carers has been translated into 36 languages and is available at Anti-Racism Policy - Information for parents and carers at education.nsw.gov.au

Georgina Zissis

Sentral Parent Portal and School Bytes

Please ensure that the school has your current email address so that you receive all communications. Please send your updated email address to

beverlyhg-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au. Please remember to add your daughter's name and year in the subject line.

The Sentral for Parents app allows you to monitor your child’s school journey simply and efficiently. You will find numerous smart features that help streamline your day. Receive messages and notifications from teachers, report absences, make payments for school activities and more. The Sentral for Parents app helps you stay connected and informed about your child’s education. 

M Costello

SAO

This term we welcome two new Student Support Officers (SSO) to the Wellbeing Team. The SSOs are able to help students develop social and emotional skills through targeted strengths-based programs and strategies that build resilience, coping skills and positive relationships. They also work collaboratively with external agencies in support of our students and their families.

Students can find our SSOs in the library – Ms Penny (Mon, Tue & Fri) and Ms Liza (Wed & Thu)

To provide the best chance of success in learning and wellbeing, the first step is for students to be at school, on time, each and every day. Attendance really does matter. Research shows that even just 2-3 days absent in a term starts to have a negative impact on students’ connection with their peers and their learning.

To show how much we, as a school community, value excellent attendance, we run the “Attendance Wheel of Fortune” at our school assemblies. Every student who has achieved 100% attendance in the previous fortnight have their names placed on a wheel which spins to randomly select the winner of a $20 Teen Gift Voucher.

Congratulations to our winners : Pearl B Yr 11 Clairene N. Year 9, Zainub B.and Alma J Year 8 and Asma A. Year 7 (need to check names of winners with Hellen)

Our hardworking Wellbeing Team check attendance data each and every fortnight. Any student whose attendance slips below 90% can expect to have their Student Adviser check in with them. Below that, parents can expect a phone call or letter to discuss how we can help support improved attendance. 

Parents can check their daughters’ attendance on SENTRAL (the same place reports are published). Call the school office for assistance to access SENTRAL. If you wish to raise any issues that may impact on student attendance please contact the Student Adviser for your daughter’s year group by emailing or phoning the school.

More information on compulsory school attendance can be found on the NSW Department of Education website on this link Compulsory school attendance (nsw.gov.au)

Ms S Stock

Head Teacher, Wellbeing & Learning Support 

The TTFM Student Survey is designed to provide our school with insight to guide us in planning and identifying school improvement initiatives. Our most recent report provides results based on data from 714 students in this school who completed the survey in May 2022.

The report indicates:

·         Students at BHGHS report 94% positive behaviour at school (compared with NSW state average of 87%)

·         Students at BHGHS have high aspirations with 81% planning to attend university (compared with 67% NSW state average)

·         Our students feel higher than state average levels of support from home and have someone who consistently provides encouragement and can be turned to for advice. 

·         Students report that teachers are responsive to their needs as shown in this graph.

As a school we use this information to develop plans and strategies to meet the needs of our students. For example, this information supports our school’s focus on building strong links with a number of universities in careers events and targeted programs.

Later this term, parents will have an opportunity to participate in the survey and provide valuable feedback to our school. We look forward to gaining insights from our community to make our school a place where every student feels confident that they can Be Somebody as they work towards achieving their goals.

Ms S Stock

Head Teacher, Wellbeing & Learning Support