Meet Your Student Councillors for 2020

OUR COLLEGE WANTS YOUR IDEAS …
SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH YOUR SCHOOL COUNCILLORS FOR 2020

Our Councillors are here to represent students’ interests within the school community, actively promote school improvement, gather student opinion, voice and host events, assist with whole school programs and hold fundraising events. Councillors are available during break times or ideas/suggestions can be dropped into the suggestion box located in the library. We look forward to a productive year.

Year 8
Will Orr, Monty Rowe and Alisha Spence

Year 9
Blake Barisani, Jade Dafel, Mya Firth, James Price, Gemma Spiers and
Kate Tobin

Year 10
Millie Bishop, James Lun and Aspen Sharpe

Year 11
Doreen Odidi, Cooper Chappel-Wood, Jessica Firth, Jazzmyne Gatt, Noora Hameed,
Evie Innes, Cameron Spence and Maegan Trotter

Year 12
Maha Al Awadi, Natasha Amy (Vice Captain), Jamie Attree (Vice Captain),
Jasper Dawe, Ben Herbert and Maxwell Price

Writing Enrichment for Talented Young Writers

Blisters formed on callused fingers, however, smiles illuminated the faces of students at the end of the first Talented Youth Writers’ Workshop for 2020. Internationally acclaimed, Australian award winning author, Barry Jonsberg, challenged students with stories and writing activities for the entire day at The Literature Centre in Fremantle. Students, shared their writing with their peers from across the state and received valued feedback from Barry. Many are inspired to complete their stories they developed throughout the day.

These enrichment students are excited to learn more about writing from experts at the next workshop scheduled for Term 2.

Glynne Bartle
Academic Enrichment Coordinator

Home Economics

Dear Families of Belridge,

We recommend a container no smaller than 900mL capacity, has an airtight seal and will hold liquids without leakage. A re-usable fork from home is also recommended. Most supermarkets and department stores like Kmart and Big W will have these (pictured below) for $10 or less.

Madelaine Jones
Home Economics Teacher 

Mathematics

I am extremely pleased to say that we have had a great start to the 2020 school year. We would like to welcome Miss Dimitroff, Mr Rutter and Mr Davies to the Belridge Secondary College Maths Team.

2019 WACE Mathematics ATAR results show that our Year 12s performed very well. Mathematics Specialist and Mathematics Methods scaled mean score was higher than the like schools and Mathematics Application also did well.

This year, six of the Year 7 classes will follow a general Mathematics program and one of the Year 7 classes will follow a modified pathway to meet specific student needs. However, in Years 8-10 there are three Mathematics pathways to cater for students’ numeracy needs based on their past performance and ability.

By now Parents should have received their child’s Mathematics Program and the Course Outline. Also, the teachers are in the process of contacting Parents to introduce themselves. Parents can access their child’s Mathematics Programs, copies of some of the relevant lower school textbook chapters, as well as weekly homework exercises through Connect.

If you have any queries or concerns regarding your child’s progress in Mathematics, please contact either your child’s Mathematics teacher or myself. We look forward to working with you in 2020 to ensure your child achieves personal excellence in all endeavours.

Mr K Tennakoon
Head of Mathematics

Design & Technology

CTF Scholarship - Certificate II in Plumbing
For the past few years Belridge SC has hosted and made available its resources in the Design & Technology Learning Area to enable the Certificate II in Plumbing course to run.  Our facilities enable students to undertake studies to complete this course, run every Friday.

The course is run by lecturer Peter Zappa in conjunction with Sharlene Kidd, the Schools Programme Co-ordinator and Tania Turner the Liaison Officer.  Along with numerous students from other high schools, four Year 11 Belridge SC students are undertaking this course; Patrick Clitherone, Ryan Koetzen, Mason Thomson and Riley Hoyland.  Students complete their theory and practical work in the Belridge workshops and also undertake work experience during the year. 

As part of the course, the students receive all their protective clothing supplied free, consisting of safety boots, fluoro shirts, gloves work pants and shorts. Many of these students intend to pursue a future in the plumbing workforce.

Lazo Njegich
Teacher In Charge
Design & Technology

90's Club