03 Oct 2021
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ - ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome to the final term of 2021. I sincerely hope our students have had a restful break following the challenges and demands of Learning from Home last term and that all our families are safe and well. We are excited about welcoming our students and staff, many of whom have not been to school for over eight weeks now, back in the near future.
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ
It is my great pleasure to welcome a number of new staff to Belmont High School starting in Term 4:
School Administration Manager โ Kylie Armstrong (Hunter School of Performing Arts)
Head Teacher Special Education โ Daniel Slott (Chatswood High School)
Head Teacher Administration โ Emily Clewett (Morisset High School)
Mathematics Teacher โ Aimee Freeman (Whitebridge High School)
English Teacher โ Jessica Lees (Rutherford High School)
These staff bring a tremendous skill set and experience to their roles and I wish them well for a successful transition to our school.
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
I am also pleased to announce that beginning on Tuesday 5 October, BME will be the schoolโs uniform provider for the next five years following our tender process last term. Whilst the Uniform Shop will only be open for online sales in the interim, the shop will be open as soon as circumstances allow with the new trading times of Tuesday 8:00-11:00am and Thursday 12:30-3:30pm. Due to the exclusive nature of the contract, BME will be the sole provider of uniform for Belmont High School.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป
Term 4 will begin with all students continuing to Learn from Home. As you may have seen in the media this week, the previously advertised Return to School Plan has been brought forward by a week, meaning the following revised staged Return to School Plan will be followed:
25 October โ Week 4 โ Year 11
1 November โ Week 5 โ All students return
Year 12 students will continue to be supported online from the beginning of term in preparation for the HSC Examinations. Workshops or individual support will be organised onsite and communicated to students and parent/caregivers, as required.
Further details regarding specific Level requirements will be communicated prior to students and staff returning to school.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ
During Term 4, I will be relieving as Director, Educational Leadership for the Glenrock Network. Tony Keevil, Principal of Lake Munmorah High School, will be relieving as Principal of Belmont High School. Tony is a familiar face to Belmont High School students and staff having relieved as Principal previously in 2019/2020.
I wish our students a great start to Term 4 and a successful transition back to school.
Kind regards,
Gareth Erskine | Principal