22 April 2016 Issue No. 5

Brentwood Secondary College Newsletter

Principal’s Report

Many members of our community will be aware that the Victorian

Government has committed to establishing Victoria as the Education

State. The vision for the Education State is about excellence and equity in

every community. The vision is about supporting all Victorians to thrive in

life and work while securing the State’s economic and social future. The

aim is to build an education system that provides every student with the

knowledge, skills and attributes that will allow them to thrive in their world,

regardless of where they start, the path they pursue or how the world might

change around them. The Government has set ambitious targets that

focus on the education and development of the whole child. The targets,

along with the specific areas to be monitored over the next five to ten

years, are listed as follows.

Learning for life:

More students develop strong critical and creative thinking skills

More students excel in reading

More students excel in maths

More students excel in the arts

More students excel in science

Happy, healthy resilient kids:

More students will be resilient

More students are physically active

Breaking the link:

More students stay in education

Reduce the impact of disadvantage

Pride and confidence in our schools

Comprehensive information about the Education State can be accessed

on the Department of Education and Training (DET) website at the

following address.

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/educationstate/Pages/default.

aspx

The DET has developed the Framework for Improving Student Outcomes

to provide guidance for schools. The framework identifies four high

impact priority areas that have been demonstrated by a broad range of

academic research to support school improvement and include:

1. Excellence in teaching and learning

2. Professional leadership

3. Positive climate for learning

4. Community engagement in learning.

The DET accountability and improvement structure mandates that all

government schools undertake a School Review every four years. The

School Review process incorporates the completion of a School Self

Evaluation, an independent review of this evaluation including an

extensive consultation, and the subsequent development of a new

School Strategic Plan. The current School Strategic Plan 2012 -2016 is

published on the college website and our School Review process will

begin this term. The Framework for Improving Student Outcomes will

inform the selection of key improvement strategies for the new School

Strategic Plan.

As part of the DET accountability and improvement structure, all schools

are required to complete an Annual Report and an Annual

Upcoming Events

22 April

Reverse Round Robin

25 April

ANZAC Day Public Holiday

29 April

Year 12 Dress Up Day

2 May

Intermediate Round Robin

Year 12 Theatre Studies

Production – Final Dress Run

3 – 6 May

Year 12 Theatre Studies

Production

Hall 7.00 – 9.30pm

5 May

Year 12 English SAC – P1 & 2

Hall

Fun Run

(Rescheduled from 28 April)

9 May

School Council 7.00pm

10 – 12 May

NAPLAN

16 May

Senior Round Robin

Annual Report to the

Community

School Council Meeting

Monday 9 May 2016

7.00pm

RSVP to brentwood.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

Implementation Plan. The 2015 Annual Report to the School Community has been endorsed by the

Education Sub-committee and will be presented to School Council at the next meeting on Monday 9

May 2016. This is an open meeting and members of our college community are welcome to attend

(refer to notice on side page). The 2016 Annual Implementation Plan was endorsed by School Council

last term and is published on the college website.

May I take this opportunity to wish all members of the Brentwood community a happy and successful

term.

Vicki Forbes, Principal

Camp Awakenings

Camp Awakenings 2016 was a 3 day development camp for year 9 students held during the school

holidays, from Friday 1 April to Sunday 3 April at Camp Manyung, Mt Eliza. The camp was run by the

Rotary Club of Aspendale.

Through this camp, we met heaps of amazing people and had so much fun. On the first day we were

split into one of 5 coloured groups. Emma was in orange and Jaimee in red. We received a t-shirt, drink

bottle, cap and bandana, all in our colour. For the weekend, we were to have those things on us at all

times.

Throughout this camp we were challenged physically, mentally and emotionally, through things such as

the high ropes course, a night obstacle course and team building exercises. On this camp, we could be

ourselves, and we learnt valuable life lessons, all of which will stay with us forever. The camp was

inspiring, as we heard life stories of some of the leaders and how they overcame things with both

physical strength and mental strength.

All in all, Camp Awakenings was an amazing opportunity and we are both glad we were able to

attend. If you have the opportunity to attend in the coming years, please take the opportunity as it is a

truly amazing camp.

Jaimee Mack and Emma Moffat, Year 9 Students

Aviation Careers Day

On Wednesday 13 April 20 students went on an excursion to Moorabbin Airport. The aim of the day was

to allow students to gain a better understanding of some of the various careers available within the

aviation industry.

After a brief speech by Mr Paul Ferguson (CEO Moorabbin Airport Corporation) the students were given

the chance to speak to various industry representatives. Swinburne University’s representatives spoke to

many of our students about their Bachelor of Aviation degree they run with Oxford Aviation Academy.

Also present were members of the Defence Force and Royal Australian Air Force. Two of the ‘Roulettes’

pilots were on hand to answer questions, sign posters and talk about their experience of flying over the

Australian Formula One Grand Prix a few weeks earlier.

After the networking session students were escorted out onto the tarmac where they could get up

close and personal with some of the many varied aircraft in operation at the airport. Students were

able to climb into the cockpit of airplanes and helicopters and ask questions to the pilots. Many of

these aircraft are currently being used for commercial flight instruction with some on show from the

Defence Force.

Students were then taken to the Australian National Aviation Museum to have a close look at some of

the aircraft that used to be in operation for both the Defence Force and commercial flights. Again,

students were able to sit inside some of the aircraft, most notably the cockpit of an F-111 fighter jet.

Finally students were treated to a sausage sizzle after a farewell speech by the Mayor of Kingston. Many

people on the day commented on the excellent behavior and positive demeanor of our students. It’s

safe to say Brentwood Secondary College is held in high regard by the aviation community in the local

area.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Chris Barry, Brentwood’s Aviation teacher and flight

instructor for helping to organise and supervise this event. I think he enjoyed the opportunity to do some

‘networking’ more than anyone!

Bill Exton, Director of Student Pathways

Year 8 Boys Tennis

Spoiler alert…We won! And boy did we do it with finesse and aplomb! Now for the details…

I woke up fairly early on Friday 15 April with a fair amount of trepidation and nerves for the day ahead.

The Year 8 boys were going to Eildon Park Tennis Club in Rowville to take on the mighty Wellington

Secondary College to see who would win the “Monash Division” for the right to play in the regional final

on Monday 7 November. Eildon Park Tennis Club in Rowville! Wow! No wonder I had butterflies. I mean…

it could have been Wimbledon or even Melbourne Park…but no…our venue was going to be Eildon Park

in Rowville! Just down from the Milk Bar on Eildon Parade! The place where dreams are made!

It was a balmy Autumn day and there was a smell of victory in the air as our boys waited for the bus to

take us to the venue. We were confident…and rightly so! Our ‘A’ Team consisted of the ice cool Allan

Ma and the ever chirpy Riley Norman. These two fantastic tennis players were complimented by the

amazing duo, Lewei Cai and Trung Ngo. Our ‘B’ Team were no slouches either…Jeremy Xu, Hong Yang

Quah, Jordan Warr, Michael Battisti and Daniel Skantzos were extremely confident they were going to

play well.

The players were a bit jittery at the start. Either that or they wanted to give Wellington a false sense of

hope. Allan drew the first rubber and Riley came a close second in his game. However, Lewei and Trung

steadied the ship and we were sitting pretty with just the doubles to play. In the end we smashed them

by four rubbers to one, with one draw. Our ‘B’ team played exceptionally well too. Jeremy Xu drew with

Wellington’s best player and Jordan Warr beat another member of their ‘A’ Tem. Our ‘B’ Team narrowly

lost to their ‘B’ Team, but by then the damage had already been done. We had won the flag and

booked our place in the sun in November.

I’m not sure where the venue will be for the regional final, but if it’s anything like Eildon Park, we are in for

a treat.

Bill Exton, Director of Student Pathways

Brentwood Swimming 2016

Over the course of term 1 and early term 2, Brentwood’s best swimmers have been representing the

school through the grades of Monash Division, EMR and State. As a school community we should be very

proud of their efforts both as individuals and as a team. Below are the team and individual results our

Brentwood students achieved:

Monash Division Overall Team Results

1st - Brentwood (845)

2nd – John Monash (605)

3rd – Wheelers Hill (553)

4th – Wellington (506)

5th – South Oakleigh (350)

Individual Results

Level Gender Event Name Surname Given Division EMR State

15Yr

OPEN F 200m Freestyle ZHONG Michelle 1st 1st 5th

20Yr

OPEN F

100m

Breaststroke CHUNG Carmen 1st 6th

13Yr

OPEN F 50m Breaststroke HOPE Amelie 1st 2nd

13Yr

OPEN M 50m Breaststroke CHOW Ernest 1st 1st 2nd

14Yr F 50m Breaststroke STACKPOOLE Lara 1st 7th

16Yr F 50m Breaststroke MORRISSEY Katie 1st 9th

17Yr M 50m Breaststroke BONNEY Zac 1st 6th

14Yr F 50m Breaststroke HOPE Amelie 1st 6th

15Yr M 50m Breaststroke CHOI Hyukwon 1st 6th

13Yr

OPEN F 50m Butterfly HOPE Amelie 1st 5th

13Yr

OPEN M 50m Butterfly CHOW Ernest 1st 1st 1st

14Yr F 50m Butterfly ZHONG Emma 1st 4th

15Yr F 50m Butterfly ZHONG Michelle 1st 2nd

15Yr M 50m Butterfly CHOI Hyukwon 1st 5th

15Yr

OPEN M 100m Freestyle RYAN Brayden 1st 8th

13Yr

OPEN F 50m Freestyle HOPE Amelie 1st 6th

13Yr

OPEN M 50m Freestyle CHOW Ernest 1st 1st 2nd

14Yr F 50m Freestyle SONG Sonya 1st 8th

15Yr F 50m Freestyle ZHONG Michelle 1st 4th

15Yr M 50m Freestyle CHOI Hyukwon 1st 7th

13Yr

OPEN F 50m Backstroke HOPE Amelie 1st 3rd

13Yr

OPEN M 50m Backstroke CHOW Ernest 1st 1st 3rd

15Yr F 50m Backstroke ZHONG Michelle 1st 3rd

15Yr M 50m Backstroke CHOI Hyukwon 1st 5th

17Yr F 50m Backstroke JAMES Stacey 1st 4th

20Yr

OPEN M 400m Freestyle BABINCZKY Ben 1st 8th

15Yr

OPEN F 200m Ind. Medley ZHONG Michelle 1st 1st 7th

20Yr

OPEN M 200m Ind. Medley BEAUMONT Connor 1st 8th

13Yr F

50m Freestyle

Relay HOPE Amelie 1st 1st 4th

ZHONG Emma

DAYMENT Jasmine

CHUNG Carmen

If you look at the state results column you will see that we have a

State Champion in Ernest Chow. It has been a long time since we

have had a State Swimming Champion and as a school

community we congratulate Ernest on winning the U13B 50m

Butterfly in record time.

Adam Pirrie, Director of Sport

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and

Brentwood Secondary College is excited to be participating.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children in recognition of the

importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a

personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by the closing date of the

challenge.

Children from year 7 to year 10 are challenged to read 15 books by the beginning of

September. If your child would like to participate, they can pick up a ‘Privacy and

Consent’ form from the Library, which you will need to fill out, sign and then return to the

Library.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian

Premier and can choose to have their name included on the online Honour Roll. For more information

about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge and to view the booklists, visit:

www.education.vic.gov.au/prc We are hoping to have a record number of participants this year!

Canteen Roster

Week Beginning 25 April Week Beginning 2 May

Monday ANZAC Day Monday B Wright, T Shrimpton, D Positti

Tuesday J Linton, L Pitskos Tuesday T Tokatliyan, J Boldiston

Wednesday A Tan, M Gordon Wednesday J Pleass, E Chee

Thursday C Williams, A Lloyd Thursday C Hansen, W Wu

Friday A McGregor, C Upton Friday K Stone, P Sarabalas

Carol & Liz