Year 9 Humanities Virtual Tour of The Shrine

Throughout term 3, the year 9 students have been investigating tourism in Humanities, specifically, the causes and impacts of travelling to popular destinations. As a way of concluding the tourism unit and introducing the new unit of World War I, Year 9 Humanities classes have had the opportunity to take a virtual tour of the Shrine of Remembrance. Apart from being a popular tourist destination in Melbourne, the Shrine of Remembrance is a place to remember the costs of war and the sacrifices people made for our country.

During the virtual experience, two Shrine tour guides joined our Teams meeting and took classes on a guided excursion of the Shrine, focusing on the unique features of the building, as well as it’s underground museum. Outside the Shrine there is a triangle carving, in the centre of which is the Northern Tympanum representing 'the Call to Arms.’ Within the carving there are people who appear to be following ‘the Call to Arms’ and rising up, depicting how people needed to leave their daily routines and get ready to sacrifice their lives in the war. The people range from agricultural workers to musicians, representing that culture and education was being put on hold. Additionally, inside the underground museum, there is a boat so big that an underground tunnel was needed in order to bring it into the room! The boat is one of the boats that was used for people to travel to the shores of Gallipoli. There they were forced to kill people they had never met, which was extremely different from the Australian values.

Overall, the Shrine of Remembrance is a peaceful, historical monument, which creates a sense of community and belonging. Hundreds of tourists visit the site every day, to mourn the thousands of lives lost in World War I and to recognise that although the war significantly impacted society, it shaped Australia into the diverse, free nation we live in today. The virtual tour was a great opportunity to explore the unique monument from the comfort of our homes, as well as learn about the significance of World War I in Australia.

Tara Mextas 9Y3

Brentwood Olympics - Spicy Debates

As part of Brentwood Olympics, Wattle House captains ran ‘Spicy Debates’. In student vs teacher debates, it was a chance for our Brentwood community to reconnect with other students and teachers. With over 100 audience members, it was amazing to see so many people getting involved from the comforts of their home! The debates were great fun, they were contentious, and at moments got heated. Along with the spicy banter in the comments the event was a highlight, with both staff and students who participated showcasing their Brentwood spirit. Amidst technology issues, all students demonstrated resilience and were supportive of one another after their debates. It was great fun, and we were so impressed by both student and teachers efforts in preparing for the event, we are so appreciative of their hard work!

Finally, the Wattle house captains would like to give a big thank you to Miss Kononen and our debating coordinator Miss Annoglou for their help to make this possible. We would also like to thank all the students and staff who participated and attended, it was amazing to see everything come together, after so many weeks of planning! We hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did, it was a great way to begin Brentwood Olympics!

Year 12 Wattle House Captains,

Riyan and Enia

Brentwood Olympics - Music Madness 2020

Every year Music Madness is an opportunity for students to showcase their immense musical talent with a live audience and this is something that students look forward to every year. This year with our current Remote Learning setting, students had the opportunity to submit videos of themselves performing at home and the Student Leadership created a video package which was distributed in the Mentor Group and ASPIRE programs today.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a video of themselves performing and to all the staff and students who worked to still make Music Madness happen even in this difficult time.

NEVR Virtual String Orchestra

One of our very talented Violin students, Kanta Nishimoto participated in the NEVR Virtual String Orchestra. Please take the time to have a look at what they have been working on in the link below. Kanta even makes a featured appearance at 1min and 17 seconds.

Also a big well done to Ms Presa for the work she has done to support Kanta with this project.

Hope you all enjoy this beautiful piece.

Minions!

Year 7 students are developing their spatial awareness, perspective and design skills by learning to draw and create 3D objects using Paint 3D. Students can create their own 3D models to use in augmented reality or print them on the 3D printers when they return to school. Here are some wonderful unique minions created by 7G2 Digital Technologies class.

Anna Crow, Head of Information Technologies

Principal's Report