NOTICES

From the Finance Team

Paying your Essential Student Learning Items for 2019

Thank you to all parents who have finalised their accounts for 2019. Planning is now underway for 2020, and we would appreciate if all families could view their statements on Compass and plan to finalise any outstanding charges as soon as possible. 

If you require any assistance with completing these payments, please contact Karen at familyfinance@brightonsc.vic.edu.au 

Voyager magazine 2019

The College has a colourful end of year publication full of photographs and student contributions representing college life in 2019. If you would like to order a copy, please go to Course Confirmation/Payments tab and click on 2019 Optional and Voluntary Items before the end of term. Alternatively, you pay at the general office.

Payments will not be accepted after the end of term. Please act promptly as the College does not order spare copies for general purpose after the final order has been processed.

Tax-deductible donations

Brighton Secondary College has two funds which are tax deductible donations, the Library fund and the Building fund. If you have not already done so, please consider making a donation through Compass or directly to the general office.

If you would like to donate through Compass, please go to Course Confirmation/Payments tab and click on 2019 Optional and Voluntary Items.

SUMMER UNIFORM IN TERM 4

See more information about Summer Uniform requirements and holiday trading hours of the onsite store in the Uniform section.

Parent Engagement Forum at Brighton Secondary College

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Brighton Secondary College warmly welcomes you to attend a Parent Engagement Forum to discuss matters relating to the education and wellbeing of your child at the college. The forum will be held between 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Wednesday the 11th September. Please make your way to the main administration where you will be guided to the forum venue.

It would be appreciated if parents and guardians could please confirm their attendance via email: parentengagement@brightonsc.vic.edu.au by Monday the 9th September. Light refreshments will be provided.

The agenda for the evening will be as follows:

7:00 pm – Presentation: Brighton Secondary College – a selection of college data

7:10 pm – Information and Q & A:

• Teaching and Learning (10 mins)
• College facilities (10 mins)
• College Policy (10 mins)
• Your suggestions for college improvements (10 mins)

7:50 pm – Parent Survey and next steps

We look forward to seeing you there.

Kind Regards,

Richard Minack – College Principal

WEP Exchange Info Session

Bayside School Holiday Program Spring

Connor's Run 2019

Registrations are now open for our seventh annual Connor's Run, Sunday, September 15. Nearly 1000 spots have already been snapped up, and we don't want you to miss out! Remember, our early bird prices end June 9 (Connor's birthday). Join us and celebrate being part of Australia’s largest event for paediatric brain cancer - the #1 disease killer of young people in Australia.

Register here: www.connorsrun.com

Canteen Menus - Term 3

ALLERGIES: Please note that we are not a nut-free school and the canteen often uses nuts in their dishes. In addition, while gluten free options are sometimes provided, the canteen make doughs in the kitchen area therefore flour is often in the air and therefore no item can be deemed 100% gluten free.

Info - Consent for Events

Any event (excursion or sports day) that a student is involved in requires online parental consent through Compass.

There are a number of sports days approaching and all students involved need consent for them to be able to leave the school grounds and attend the day.

Email reminders are sent to all parents of those students involved and your assistance with providing consent is greatly appreciated.

It is your child that misses out if consent is not received.

Young Carers

A Young Carers program facilitated by Little Dreamers is meeting at lunchtime today in N205. If you identify as a person caring for a parent or sibling with a chronic illness, mental illness, disability or drug/alcohol addiction come along and see how you can be supported during this time.

Little Dreamers is a non-for-profit organisation founded by BSC alumni Maddie Buchner; Little Dreamers aims to create a community where every Young Carer feels supported, valued and empowered through short term and long term programs. 

Medical Authority Forms

The DET compliant College Medication Authority Form can be found on Compass under School documents – College information - First Aid. This form must be filled in, signed and returned with any medication that Parents wish First Aid to provide to their student (child), including Panadol (Paracetamol).

The College is no longer authorised to provides Paracetamol and this must be provided by parents for their student individually along with the Medical Authority Form.

Homework Clubs

Homework club is available for our students every Monday and Wednesday after school. Junior and Senior students have designated rooms were they can routinely complete homework in a supervised space or receive assistance/tutoring should they require it.

Here are the details:

Mondays and Wednesdays 3.20-4.15

JUNIOR SCHOOL

• Year 7 - Room N216
• Year 8 and 9 - Room N221

SENIOR SCHOOL

• Maths/Sciences - Room E217
• English/Humanities - Room E219

Compass Cards

• Credit on cards loaded from Compass are for the canteen ONLY.  Compass cards cannot be used at the General Office or the Uniform Shop.
• Canteen: we discourage the carrying of cash or EFTPOS cards at BSC. Please see flyer below for info on parent loading of credit and for on-site student Kiosk info.
• Each student has pre-loaded printing credit at the beginning of each year ($25 for local, $50 for international students). Extra printing credit vouchers can be purchased at the General Office using cash or card - $5 denominations available.
• Compass Cards can be used on PTV public transport as ID and students no longer need to submit a form to get a PTV ID.