Brookhill

                   Mr David Murphy

Excellent Standards of Uniform and Behaviour

The year has gotten off to an excellent start. I have received many excellent reports from teachers about students’ class work and attitude. Brookhill students have also been very impressive in the area of leadership. I often speak to the senior students about their roles as leaders within our community. All Brookhill students have a responsibility to show leadership to the younger students in the College; the good example set by the senior students can make a positive contribution to the overall culture of the College. Congratulations are due to the Brookhill student group for the excellent leadership they have been demonstrating this year.

To keep up the high standards, I ask parents and students to keep the following points in mind:

• Students should be in full, correct uniform at all times. PE uniform is NEVER acceptable in regular classes; students must come to school in correct, regular uniform.
• Spray jackets do not become part of school uniform until Term 2; they should not be seen during Term 1.
• Brookhill students must not loiter in the area around the canteen. Once they have their food, they must return straight to the Senior School area. Brookhill students also must not be in the lower plaza area; this area is for Dunhelen students.

Study Skills

Year 10 and Year 11 students have just completed their first Study Skills seminars with presenters from Elevate Education. Research has shown effective study skills to have a significant effect on student academic achievement. I encourage parents to talk to their children about their Study Skills Seminars. You may like to ask your children to show you the workbook they completed during their seminar and explain the ideas to you.