Executive Team News
With Violeta Dellidis, Karen Jackson, Brooke Gillis, Kate Newitt, and Dale Thompson
The Executive Team
Welcome Back!
A warm welcome back to Term 2! Students have settled into the term and have reengaged back into their learning. This term has a number of important events such as Year 7 Camp, Education Week, National Reconciliation week, Year 8 & 9 Exams and Student Semester One Reports. Further information regarding these events will be communicated to families accordingly. A reminder to always check Compass.
ANZAC Day
Thank you to our school captains Mihaela and Jacob who represented Brookside College at this year’s ANZAC Day Dawn Service held at the Caroline Springs Town Centre. Mihaela and Jacob were also joined at the service by various Brookside families and staff.
Year 7 Information Evening
The 2025 Year 6-7 transition process is already underway! To support both current and prospective families with this process, Brookside College conducted an information session on Tuesday 1st April. Thank you to Mrs Brooke Gillis, Mr. Dale Thompson and Mrs Kate Newitt for organising the evening A friendly reminder that Year 7 placement applications are due into the office by Friday 9 May
Prep 2026 Enrolments
Brookside College is now accepting enrolments for Prep 2026. School tours run regularly each fortnight for prospective families who are interested in enrolling their child/ren at our college. Information pertaining to enrolments and registration for school tours can be found on our school website: https://brooksidecollege.vic.edu.au/
Mother’s Day/Special Person’s Stall
The annual Mother’s Day/Special Person’s stall was held on Tuesday 6 May. The stall provided students with the opportunity to purchase a gift for their mother or a special person in their life. Thank you to Sarah Jarman and other volunteers who ran the stall and assisted in making the event a successful one!
Education Week
Brookside will be celebrating Education Week from May 19th to May 23rd. The theme for this year is "Celebration of Cultures" highlighting the diversity of communities and the importance of creating safe and welcoming learning environments for all children. Brookside parents and guardians will once again be invited into P-6 classrooms, where they will have the opportunity to participate in learning activities with their children. Parents of students in Years 7-9 will also be invited to attend a special lesson with their children. Keep an eye on Compass for more information regarding dates and times soon.
Attitude to School Survey
All schools participate in the Attitudes to School Survey once a year. At Brookside, students in years 4-9 will have the opportunity to complete the survey. The survey provides data that is invaluable in understanding the student perspective of the school and helps schools to improve the schooling experience. Data collected includes how students feel in relation to their school, their learning, peer relationships, resilience, bullying, health and wellbeing, physical activity, and life in general. If there are any parents or guardians who want to have their children excluded from the survey, please contact Mr Dale Thompson at the College.
Parent Teacher Student Conferences:
On Thursday 1 May Brookside held our Parent Teacher Student Conferences. A big thank you to all the students and families that met both online and in person. Also, thank you to all of the amazing staff here at Brookside. It was great to hear all the positive discussions around the progress of our students.
Reconciliation week
To recognise Reconciliation Week, Brookside College will be holding a special whole-school assembly led by our school captains on Thursday, 29th of May. The assembly will feature a Welcome to Country and a Smoking Ceremony, conducted by an elder of the Wurundjeri Land Council. Throughout reconciliation week we will also be running a variety of lunchtime activities to further celebrate the week.
Acting 7-9 Assistant Principal:
With Mrs Kate Newitt taking an Acting Principal position at Roxburgh Park PS.
Ms Gretel Van Wyngaarden has been successful in acquiring the 7-9 Acting Assistant Principal position until the end of Term 2.
Congratulations Ms Van Wyngaarden.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
The Executive Team
Brookside College