NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 1 I FEBRUARY 2017
FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome to the 2017 School Year. Congratulations to the 2016 Graduates on achieving 97% completion of the SACE (South Australian Certificate of Education). It was pleasing to see the number of A grades increase and D / E grades decrease.
IN THIS ISSUE Congratulations......................2 Open Week...............................2 Annual General Meeting........3 2017 Calendar.........................4 Year 7 to 8 Transition.............5 Year 8 Evening.........................5 Year 12 SACE Results............6 Music News.............................8 Think Bright Program...........10 Science News........................11 Visual Arts News..................12 DayMap Partent Portal........12 iBook Expo.............................14 Year 8 Excursion...................16 Student Reception................18 Community News.................18 Canteen News.......................18
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By now all students in Years 8 and 10 will have their iPads and MacBooks respectively. The Year 8 students enjoyed the first day to familiarise themselves and the subsequent team–building excursions to Woodhouse. I’m very pleased that Dr Michael Carr-Gregg presented workshops to the staff and an evening session for parents on Tuesday 14th February. He is an outstanding speaker with very useful advice for parenting adolescents. The Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 27th February, 6.00pm refreshments, 6.30pm meeting commences in the Brighton Theatre. I encourage you to stand for Governing Council – you gain insights into the workings of the school, but more importantly, the school gains from your ideas. Brighton Secondary School has agreed to participate in an ongoing fundraising opportunity created by the Credit Union SA. It’s called “School Community Rewards” and can bring direct financial benefit to our school.
Congratulations to James Tamblyn and Jordan Sims who scored an ATAR of 99.75 in 2016
Credit Union SA has developed a program that allows its members to nominate our school to receive financial benefit (at no cost to the credit union member or the school). All the financial products that our school community (teachers, parents, grandparents and friends) have with the Credit Union SA will generate ongoing annual benefit to the school. These funds will boost the ongoing fundraising efforts of our school community, which can then be used for any purpose the school wishes.
CREATIVITY I COURAGE I CITIZENSHIP
From a product perspective the contribution to the school is based on 10% of the gross margin the credit union earns on each product category. For example, based on an average home loan of $225,000, the school would earn $450 per loan, per year. A personal loan for $15,000 would contribute $135 per year. continued on page 2
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