Principal News
100 Days of Prep!
Congratulations to our Prep students who celebrated 100 days on Tuesday 1 August! This is a very important milestone for the Preps, and was celebrated in a variety of ways including dress ups and 100s projects. Please feel free to visit our school foyer to see some of these projects on display!
Parent Teacher Student Conferences
Parent Teacher Student Conferences are scheduled to be held on Monday 4 September. We will continue to provide families with the option of attending face to face or online. This decision is based on the feedback received from our school community with the last PTSC held in term 2. Booking information will be sent out soon via Compass.
Book Week Celebrations
Book Week celebrations are scheduled to take place from 21 August to 25 August. During this week students will participate in a variety of activities including a Book Week Parade on Tuesday 22 August in which all parents are invited to attend. Students in all year levels are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character and participate in our parade. Parents, younger siblings and staff are also encouraged to dress up to participate. This event will be held under the Hayshed from 9:15am
Scholastic Book FairThe Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in the school library after school each day from Monday 28 August until Friday 1 September. Students and parents are invited to come along to find some new books to take home whilst at the same time earning free books for our library.
Father’s Day/ Special Person’s Day Stall
The annual Father’s Day/Special Person’s Day stall will be held later this term, providing students with the opportunity to purchase a gift for their father or special person in their life. Thank you to all of the members of the Parents and Friends Committee (PFC) and other volunteers who have volunteered to run the stall and assist on the day.
Australian Maths Competition
A huge congratulations to all students in Years 3-9 who participated in the Australian Math Competition this year – it was our largest ever participation in the event! Students worked through 30 questions which really challenged their mathematical understandings, especially focusing on their reasoning skills. Results will be communicated to participating students and families as soon as they have been shared with the school.
Prep 2024 Enrolments
Brookside College is continuing to accept enrolments for Prep 2024. School tours run regularly each fortnight for prospective families who are interested in enrolling their child/ren to our college. Information pertaining to enrolments and registration for school tours can be found on our school website: https://brooksidecollege.vic.edu.au/
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
The Executive Team
Brookside College
The Executive Team