Around The College
Book Week 2024 Events 26th - 30th August
Book Weeks: Blind Date with a Book
Book Week’s Blind Date with a Book initiative is back in 2024.
Please drop-off your pre-loved, student friendly, fiction texts to the library.
All proceeds raised will support a literacy focused charity.
Student Growth & Merits Award
Student Merits are awarded by teachers to students who go above and beyond to demonstrate the Brentwood values for learning and community. Each teacher can give out two merits every week to two students across all their classes. Every term ten students from each year level who received a Merit are randomly selected to receive a special prize in the form of a gift voucher. The more Merits students receive each term, the more chances they have to receive a gift voucher.
To celebrate the students from each year level and House who received the most Merits in Semester One, a celebratory morning tea was held on the15th of July. Parents and guardians were invited to join the celebration with the Heads of House and Principal Class. Another morning tea will be held in Term 4 to celebrate the recipients of the most Merits for Semester Two.
The teaching staff, Principal Class, and House Hub Team would like to offer a huge congratulations to all students who have received Merits this year, and have been actively upholding and demonstrating the Brentwood values for learning and community.
AGTV GERMAN POETRY COMPETITION – Student Reflections
My name is Vihaan, and I am a German student in year 7. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to the AGTV German Poetry competition. There was an auditioning process to get into the competition which involved reciting the poem we had been learning in German class. Four year 7’s and four year 8’s got selected.
Soon, the big day came, and after meeting up in the TLC, we set off to Mount Waverly Secondary College, where the competition was being held. We went there by public transport. When we arrived, we listened to a presentation by one of the German teachers there and the German language captain. We were then split up by our year levels and put into separate rooms. Most of us were really nervous about saying our poems in front of the two judges, but they were really nice (and gave everyone candy!). It was our turn first, and we recited our poems in front of the judges. Mount Waverley’s students had their turn next, and they did really good. There were also students from Box Hill High School, but they didn’t have any year 7’s. After eating our snacks, there was a fun German trivia event with all the students.
Then we came back to the presentation room and the winners were announced. I’m very happy to report that Gurnoor Bhatia from year 7 received 3rd prize and Adrina Hosseinpour from year 8 got 1st prize! Then everyone went outside to take a few photos, had some snacks, and we began the journey back to Brentwood. We arrived back just in time for lunch and period 5. All in all, it was a great experience, and I hope we can participate next year as well!
By Vihaan Vasal
The German poetry competition was a day I had eagerly anticipated, and it turned out to be even more exciting than I imagined. I was overjoyed to be selected. For the journey there, we went by two buses, and we practiced our poem once. Upon arrival, we were greeted with a presentation that outlined the day ahead, setting the stage for what was to come. The Year 7, 8, and 9 students were then divided into different rooms, and all though I felt nervous about reading my poem in front of others, the unwavering support from my friends gave me the courage I needed. Listening to the students from Mount Waverly SC was inspiring; their confidence and eloquence were truly impressive. My friends performed wonderfully as well, and I was thrilled when Gurnoor, one of my friends, secured third place in our year group. The return journey was equally memorable, as we travelled by train and bus, reflecting on the incredible experience we had just shared. The German poetry competition was an unforgettable event, made even better by the kindness and friendliness of the students and teachers from the other schools. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity to participate!
By Akshatha Ega
Year 7 and 8 students from left to right: Vihaan Vasal, Everleigh Morris, Annabella Wu-Zhu, Akshatha Ega, Gurnoor Bhatia, Selena Sun, Adrina Hosseinpour and Chloe Foo
Brentwood Market Day 2024 - 3rd September
Pre-Ordering System and Brentwood Bucks
Dear Brentwood Secondary College staff, students and community,
To help our stall holders anticipate the level of demand and interest for their product and/or service, we ask that you engage with using our pre-ordering system to help make sure that there is enough of the variety of goods/services you are looking to purchase on Brentwood’s Market Day 2024 available for you to enjoy!
Pre-ordering System
The way the pre-ordering system will work is as follows:
- To begin, please click on the attached link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SD8RH6V
- Then enter the following information: provide your Compass ID and name
- Pre-order from up to three stalls of choice
- For each stall you are requesting to purchase from, you will need to know the stall number, the products you wish to buy from the stall and the dollar value of your total order and
- After this, please submit your response. This will be directed to the stall holders by staff.
The pre-ordering helps the stall holders be prepared; however, they will also have excess goods/services available as well for those who are wanting to make decisions on the day, too!
This is a good way to make sure you secure the items or activities you are highly interested in though.
You will not need to pay for these till Market Day, you will use your pre-purchased Brentwood Bucks to finalise your order and purchase on Market Day on Tuesday 3rd of September.
Pre-ordering will be available as of Week 4 (commencing Monday 5th August) and close at the end of Week 7 (Friday 23rd August).
Brentwood Bucks
Brentwood Bucks can be bought from the front office on: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays during Recess and Lunch time (only).
You can use cash or EFTPOS to purchase your Brentwood Bucks, strictly during these times.
Please keep in mind that there will be no refund available on unused Brentwood Bucks!
The purchase of Brentwood Bucks will commence at the start of Week 5 on Monday 12th August.
Thank you everyone for your participation and contribution to what we are anticipating will be a great day!
Faces - Brentwood School Magazine 2024
The Brentwood School Magazine 2024- Faces- is a celebration of the success of our students throughout the 2024 academic year.
The Magazine will feature a range of school events and activities as well as photos of all 7-12 students.
If you would like to secure a copy of the magazine, payment can be made on Compass by Tuesday the 15th of October 2024.
Brentwood Buzz
Dear Brentwood Community,
The Newspaper Club are proud to present the second edition of their student-led newspaper, Brentwood Buzz, to the school community.
We hope you enjoy this celebration of student voice and collaboration.
Space-X-plore Tour September 2025
Few places remaining for interested students, please direct all inquiries to Sonja Ardley.
Brentwood is looking for students who will be in years 8-11 in 2025 with a passion and interest in space to travel with like-minded students from partner schools in the Waverley network to the USA in September 2025 on the Space- X-plore program with Global Learning Expeditions. This international camp was run successfully in 2023 and is once again being offered to interested students.
Highlights of the trip include the astronaut experience at the NASA Kennedy Space Centre in Orlando, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Visit: https://youli.io/t/gle/usa-stem-space-tour-mars
Sonja Ardley
Associate Principal
BrentCast Episode 7
Our latest episode is now live.
Please use the link below.
In this episode, we are joined by the 2024 Sustainability Captains, Isabella and Katie, and Green Team Co-Ordinator, Mr Kalva, as we inquire about the Green Team and their many achievements through their contributions to the school. Tune in to learn more about their initiatives and success!
Electronic device use at Brentwood Canteen
We would like to thank you for your continued support with the Personal Mobile Devices Policy. We have noticed students trying to utilise their phones as a payment method at the canteen and ask that families look to make other arrangements.
Mobile phones are not to be used at the canteen as they are not allowed to be in use between the school hours of 8.45am and 3.05pm.
Students can make payment via an EFTPOS card or cash.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Robyn Geshev
Business Manager
New Canteen Supplier
Please note that online orders are not yet available.