100 Days of Prep!

Congratulations to our Prep students who celebrated 100 days on Friday 5 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 Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews are scheduled to be held on Monday 5 September. In the interest of everyone’s safety these interviews will once again be held via Zoom. Booking information will be sent out soon.

Book Week Celebrations

Book Week celebrations are scheduled to take place from 22 August to 26 August. During this week students will participate in a variety of activities including a Book Week Parade on Wednesday 24 August which all parents are invited to attend.

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in the school library after school each day from Monday 29 August until Friday 2 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 and Raffle

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.

In conjunction with the annual Father’s Day/Special Person’s Day stall, PFC will be holding a raffle until Friday 26 August to raise money for a sensory garden for our students. There are lots of great prizes on offer so purchase a ticket to be in the running!

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.

2023 Year 7 Information Evening

To support Year 6 families with the Year 6-7 transition process, Brookside College will be conducting an online information session on Wednesday 31 August. During this session information specific to Year 7 will be provided as well as some key dates. Further details about this session will be sent out to families soon.

Prep and Year 7 2023 Enrolments

Brookside College is continuing to accept enrolments for Prep and Year 7 2023. 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/

Colour Run

On Wednesday 14 September, Brookside College will be holding its annual Colour Fun Run.

The Colour Fun Run provides Brookside P-9 students with the opportunity to participate in an exciting event, empowering them to contribute to the school community. Classrooms and cohorts will work collaboratively to raise as much money as possible, whilst also promoting healthy/active lifestyles as students will be running/walking through the entirety of the event.

This year's proceeds will go towards purchasing equipment and resources for the PE department, and students will also be able to earn prizes by fundraising.

Colour stations will be set up along a track, and each cohort will participate for 20-30 minutes around the oval at various times throughout the day, during which time colourful powders will be thrown at and around the students. Students will also participate in carnival themed activities under the hayshed after their run. Students are asked to wear a white t-shirt (not school polo) to better highlight the colour of the powder used during the event.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Caitlin Pretty or Daniel Cooper at the school.

Year 9 Experimental Learning

This term Year 9 students engaged in the experiential learning block as part of the Year 9 Futures program. This program provided students with an opportunity to learn within a real-world context experiences both onsite at school and out in the local community over a 5 week period.

We would like to congratulate our Year 9 students for their participation in the program – by all accounts the students enjoyed the program, and we have also received some wonderful feedback from members of the community regarding their behaviour at the venues and on public transport.

Thank you to Dale Thompson for all of his organisation and coordination of this program and thank you to the staff for their flexibility and support over this 5 week period.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

The Executive Team

Brookside College

Prep B	Spencer
1D	Alex
2A	Pranav
3B	Sophie
4B	Jhasanpreet
5B	Kathryn

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