Important Reminders:

School Drop Off and Car Park

Please note that the school car park is for staff only. There have been a number of parents driving into the school car park to drop their children off and reversing back onto Heath Street. This causes traffic to bank up on Heath Street and increases the risk of an accident or a pedestrian being hit by a car. Where possible, please drop your child off a short walk from the school to help minimise the traffic around the school.

Out of respect to our neighbours, please refrain from parking across driveways and do not use the Glen Waverley South Primary School carpark as a drop off point for students. This simply creates similar issues for our neighbouring school.

Your cooperation is much appreciated.

School Yard Supervision Before School.

A reminder that the schoolyard is actively supervised by staff from 8.30am in the morning. Any students who arrive before this time will not be under active yard duty supervision.

Year 9 Morrisby Testing

As a DET initiative, Morrisby testing is a psychometric assessment of aptitudes, interest, personality and learning styles that allows the student and the school to support students in making career and course suggestions. It is an important event that will occur on the 22nd of February and 1st of March during the students' ASPIRE sessions. Parents will need to consent on Compass for the testing by Monday 21st February. Students will need to bring their laptops to all sessions of the test. A report will be made available that parents are encouraged to view with their child. For further information about the program please see one of our Pathways Managers: Timothy Li or Venkat Kalva.

Tutor Learning Initiative to continue at Brentwood Secondary College in 2022

Brentwood Secondary College is delighted to share the news that the Victorian Government is continuing the Tutor Learning Initiative (TLI) in 2022. This initiative is designed to address the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning and engagement in Victoria.

The extension of the initiative will allow Brentwood Secondary College to continue to provide our students who need it most with targeted TLI learning support in the 2022 school year.

Despite the continued challenges Brentwood Secondary College and schools across Victoria have faced this year, the TLI has ensured that students, who may have fallen behind or become disengaged, receive the help they need. In 2021, the TLI has enabled Victorian government schools, and qualifying non-government schools, to engage over 6,400 teachers as tutors.

Brentwood Secondary College would like to thank all the tutors, teachers and families who were involved in supporting Brentwood Secondary College’s TLI program in 2021. This year, Brentwood Secondary College was able to offer small group learning for 230 students in both Literacy and Numeracy and achieved gains in student engagement, organisational skills and assessment submission.

Brentwood Secondary College looks forward to continuing the TLI program in 2022 to provide small group learning support that will enable our students to flourish now and in the future.

Attendance Reminders

It is a requirement of the Department of Education and Brentwood Secondary College that all student absences are acknowledged by a parent/guardian. This means that the school must be notified of the reason for the absence in writing or by logging onto the Compass Portal. This procedure helps both parents and the school to provide for the safety of students.

Information regarding attendance is available through your Compass parent portal. You are reminded that you can communicate with the House Leaders and/or Attendance Officer by phone or email regarding absences. The school should be contacted if it is expected that your child will be away for more than two days.

See Compass Guide on your Compass parent portal (2 head icon) for entering an attendance note.

Notice of Election And Call for Nominations

An election is to be conducted for members of the School Council of Brentwood Secondary College.

There are two DET employee member vacancies, three parent member vacancies and one student member vacancy.

The term of office for all six positions is two years. Nominations must be lodged at the school by 4.00pm Friday 25 February 2022.

Please see the attached documents for further information and nomination forms.

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) 2022

CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to help cover the costs of school camps, sports and excursions. Families holding a valid means-tested concession card for e.g. Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card and Temporary Foster Parents are eligible to apply.

A Special Consideration category exists for:

Families on a Bridging Visa, Temporary Protection Visa, are in community detention or are asylum seeker or refugee families
Students in out of home care
Students in statutory kinship care

Please also note the parent/carer of a student who is 16 years or older and who holds a valid concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card or Disability Support Pension Card) are eligible to apply.

The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, sports and excursions for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $225 for secondary school students.

CSEF Application Forms 2022 are attached on Compass or can be downloaded on Compass under School Documentation (two head icon on Compass dashboard).

Please scan the completed Application Form and a copy of your Centrelink Card and Email to brentwood.sc@education.vic.gov.au

CSEF Applications for 2022 are Now Open and will Close for processing End of Term Two

The 24 June 2022.

For more information about CSEF and information in other languages CSEF Information Click Here

Please Note late applications can not be accepted.

State Schools Relief Year 7 CSEF Uniform Package 2022

Year 7 students for 2022 who receive CSEF are entitled to a Uniform Package.

Information and Application Forms are attached on Compass under the Compass Newsfeed “State Schools Relief Year 7 CSEF Uniform Package 2022” or can be downloaded on Compass under School Documentation (two head icon on Compass dashboard), CSEF.

Applications for the Year 7 Uniform Package for CSEF Recipients are Now Open and will Close at the End of Term 1, 2022 The 08 April 2022.

Please Note late applications can not be accepted.

State Schools Relief Year 7 CSEF Uniform Package 2022.

Who is State Schools Relief?

State Schools’ Relief is a not-for-profit organisation that works closely with all government schools across Victoria. Each year State Schools’ Relief provides assistance to eligible families with school uniforms and footwear.

Introduction to Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF).

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to help cover the costs of school camps, sports and excursions. Families holding a valid means-tested Centrelink Concession card for e.g. Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card and Temporary Foster Parents are eligible to apply for CSEF.

2022 Year 7 Uniform Package for CSEF recipients.

Year 7 students for 2022 that are recipients of the Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) qualify for the uniform package and/or vouchers.

What’s in the 2022 Year 7 Uniform package?

The 2022 package contains the following items:

1 x Shirt Long or Short Sleeve

1 x Trousers or Shorts or Summer Dress

1 x Pair of Shoes (Lace Up or T-Bar)

How to Apply for the Year 7 CSEF Uniform Package 2022?

Information and Application Forms for the Year 7 CSEF Uniform Package are attached on Compass Newsfeed and on Compass under School Documentation (Two head icon).

Applications for the Year 7 Uniform Package for CSEF Recipients are Now Open and will close at the end of Term 1, 2022 (Friday 8th April 2022).

Please complete the State Schools Relief Year 7 Uniform Package 2022 Application Form.

Completed Applications Forms should be emailed to brentwood.sc@education.vic.gov.au

Please note late applications cannot be accepted.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) 2022.

Please Note In addition to the State Schools Relief Year 7 Uniform Package 2022 if you are a recipient of a valid means-tested Centrelink Concession Card you are eligible to apply for Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) in 2022. CSEF Application Forms and Information for parents are available on Compass, School Documentation (Two Head Icon).

Public Transport - Prepaid Buses

To support safer bus journeys and the rollout of all door boarding , cash transactions were permanently removed from myki-enabled buses from 13 July 2020. Parents and students can ensure they continue to travel with a valid ticket by using the following:

Online at ptv.vic.gov.au/myki
New PTV app
Auto top up
Myki Retailers
Quick top up machines
Myki machines
Ticket offices including train stations and PTV Hubs

Prepaid boarding will help reduce travel time for passengers as well as increase the reliability of services and Public Transport Victoria is continuing to make improvements to help passengers' transition to this new model. More information is available at ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki/buy-a-myki-and-top-up/

Annual Privacy Reminder

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.

Please take time to remind yourself of our school’s collection notice, found on our website Privacy Collection Notice

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

Amharic
Arabic
Dari
Gujarati
Mandarin
Somali
Sudanese
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese.

College Canteen

Please Note late applications can not be accepted.

Discounted School Uniforms

Brentwood has minimal stock of the following items to be cleared out at heavily reduced prices. Please note these items are ONLY available at the reduced price through the school, NOT at PSW. If you are interested in purchasing some items please contact Kellie Rosenfeld Kellie.Rosenfeld@education.vic.gov.au

OLD STOCK CLEARANCE

Item	Size/s	Price
Microfibre Trackpants - Lined – Navy (old style)	10/3XS, L, XL, 2XL, 4XL	$25
Mesh Sport Shorts – Ink (old style)	10/3XS	$15
Short Sleeve Shirt	10/3XS	$15
Long Sleeve Shirt	3XL	$15
Short Sleeve Jacquard Blouse	10G, 18L, 20L, 22L	$25
Long Sleeve Jacquard Blouse	10G, 8L, 18L, 20L, 22L	$25
Sports Polo (Brentwood Colours NOT House Colours) Year 9-12 students only	M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL	$25

CURRENT STOCK

Item	Size	Price
Blazer (current Style)	100	$120
Blazer (current style)	105	$120
Blazer (current style)	110	$120

Excursion Payment and Consent

It is a legal requirement that consent is given for students to attend and or participate in events such as excursions and sport. Payment and consent on the day or the day prior to an event is not sustainable for the college. Teachers and coaches need to know who is attending events with sufficient notice for buses, providers and fielding sporting teams.

Consent and payment for events is due two school days before the event at midnight – for example if an event is on a Friday, consent and payment will be due by midnight on Wednesday. If the event is on a Monday the consent and payment will be due by midnight on the Thursday prior.

Parents and students will no longer be able to consent and pay for events on the day before an event or on the day of an event. If consent and payment are not received by midnight two school days before an event the student will not be able to attend.

Payment and consent can be completed on Compass, if you do not have a Compass log in please contact the office on 8545-0300.

For families who would like to use Camps Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) for payment of an event, please print out students excursion form via compass, complete the written consent and have students hand forms in to the general office with an instruction to use CSEF for the payment using the same timeline as above, two school days prior to an excursion or sporting event. Students can print their excursion forms in the library.

The college appreciates your cooperation and if you have any questions, please contact the general office on 8545-0300.

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