20 December 2019 Bellingen High School NEWSLETTER Telephone: 02 66551 315 Fax: 02 66552 630 Website: http://www.bellingen-h.schools.nsw.gov.au From the Principal For our final newsletter of 2019, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many parents who have come in this year and the staff of Bellingen High – who have gone above and beyond in the teaching and learning of students at this school. I would also like to thank the office ladies for their efforts in assisting parents and students on a daily level – their calm, quiet efficiency is highly valued and appreciated. I would like to thank the parents and students for their support of the uniform policy in the last three weeks – there was a noticeable increase in uniform wearing and this surge also allowed us the opportunity to assist families who needed support in getting their family into uniform before 2020. This focus on uniform will continue from day 1 in 2020 as we support the P&C in their request that we be a uniform school. Should you face any difficulty in acquiring uniform and need assistance, please contact the school and we will assist as best we can. Our new Canteen Supervisor has been determined via application and interview. Ms Vickie Smart will run the canteen in 2020 for our students to enjoy. She has many great ideas and innovations which I look forward to her implementing, using the new Healthy Canteen Strategy. It was a sad day for Bellingen High on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, when Mr Tom Campbell retired and gave his farewell speech – which was highly entertaining and filled with many memories of a long, noteworthy and dignified career at Bellingen High School. We all wish him well in his retirement but hope to see him doing some casual work for us from time to time. Each year brings with it both highs and lows – all of which are celebrated and notarised at the End of Year Presentation Day, which was a tremendous success and definitely showcased the enormous amount of talent we have at our school. Finally, I wish each family a relaxed, happy festive season. Let’s do it all again in 2020! Yours in Education: Kim Dixon
* Lumpia - Spring Rolls * Mee Goreng - Fried Noodles
Happy holidays everyone
Ibu Jody
Indonesian Teacher
Careers News
Year 10 Work Experience
Photos show students on work experience and an image created by Ella during work
experience at Affirmations.
Lohani and Gabby at Bellingen Lunch break for Mollie-Lee and Lilly with
Youth Services Bellingen High School maintenance team
Samara at NSW Real Estate Image created by Ella at Affirmations
Thank you to all our wonderful host employers for their time, patience and support in
providing this opportunity to our students.
Affirmations Australia Pty Ltd Bellingen North Sydney Council Aurecon Newcastle NSW Parks & Wildlife Toormina Australian Metal Craft Pty Ltd NSW Real Estate Coffs Harbour Awesome Kids OT Bellingen Office of Environment & Heritage Coffs Harbour BCC Cinemas Coffs Harbour Outpost Hair Bellingen Bellingen Automotive P & J Smith Ecological Consultants Blaxland Bellingen Dog Care Perry’s Dairy Fernmount
Bellingen High School Maintenance Piggott Electrical Boambee Bellingen High School Maths Faculty Meraki Hair Nails & Beauty Bellingen Bellingen High School PDHPE Faculty Mylestom Café/Post Office Bellingen Library NIDA Actors Studio Bellingen Men’s Shed Norco Rural Store Bellingen Bellingen Public School North Coast Boating Centre Urunga Bellingen Veterinary Hospital North Coast Cranes Coffs Harbour Bellingen Video Connection North Side Auto Bellingen Bello Youth Hub Planet Lighting Bellingen Big Banana Fun Park Coffs Harbour Promised Land Stud Gleniffer Billabong Zoo Port Macquarie Purple Carrot Bellingen Botanic Gardens Sydney Qualia Graphic Design Melbourne Burgundy Heights Bonville Rainbow Cycles Coffs Harbour Calderwood Christian School Raleigh Public School Caltex Coffs Harbour Reece Plumbing Coffs Harbour Churchill Electrical Dorrigo Resource Design & Management Coffs Harbour Cisco Meraki Sydney RFBI Raleigh Urunga Masonic Village Coffs Harbour City Council Ritchie Lawyers Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour Court House RSPCA Coffs Harbour Health Campus Scott’s Smash Repairs Bellingen Coffs Harbour Racing Club Southside Truck Centre Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery Stark’s Painting and Plasterboarding Bellingen Coffs Harbour Veterinary Hospital Sydney Opera House Coles Taronga Zoo Sydney Cutz Both Ways Urunga Tiebreak Tennis Academy Coffs Harbour D&A Interior Lining Port Macquarie Treeo Furniture Thora Dawn Song Preschool Bellingen Tricia Helyar Architect Bellingen Defence Force Recruiting Centre Canberra Two Bird Design Coffs Harbour Dorrigo Plateau Pharmacy University of New England Neuroscience Dorrigo Public School University of New England Laboratories Eichmann Dairy Fernmount Urunga Community Preschool Inc. Galloway Carpentry Bellingen Urunga Library Global Gypsy Bellingen Urunga Library Group GSA Sydney Urunga Public School Guubuny Resource Centre Bellingen High Urunga Veterinary Clinic Headline Productions Sawtelll Valery Trails & Horse Riding Centre Hickey’s Smash Repairs Urunga Valla Pharmacy In the Rough Bistro Bellingen Wilderness Protection Agency Jetty Dive Centre Woolworths Park Beach Plaza Macksville Public School Matt’s Mowing, Maintenance & Rubbish
Removal Toormina
Work experience is an incredibly valuable part of career education, helps our students 'test'
future plans and starts preparing them for the future.
Frieda Gorman
Careers Adviser
Gold Excursion
Is there a better way to celebrate the end of the school year than the Gold Reward
Excursion to Queensland? A great time was had by all at Wet ‘n Wild, overnight
accommodation at SeaWorld followed by a day at Movieworld. Thank you to Mr.
Wickham for all his hard work organising this excursion.
Lunch break at Wet ‘n Wild Year 8 girls looking forward to the day ahead
