Year 11

Remote Learning lessons

Online learning does not mean exciting explosive Science stops! Yr 11 IB Chemistry were introduced to the topic of Kinetics through an exciting demonstration performed over Zoom by our Laboratory Manager, Ms Bubble. Initially Ms Bubble put some flour in a little basin and tried to burn it using the Bunsen burner but it only smoked a little, turned partly black and smelt like burnt toast (so we were told). The students were challenged to come up with a way to make the flour burn better/faster. Someone suggested spreading out the flour so the fire could reach all the flour particles and this is the result you see. Ms Bubble placed the flour in a funnel and using a long hose attached to the bottom and a Bunsen burner attached to a metre ruler, blew the flour up into the air and lit it, producing a large fire ball! Demonstrating the effect of increasing surface area on the rate of a reaction. Just letting you know all safety precautions were in action!

Messages of Motivation by our Yr 12 Leaders

Yr 12 in particular, fully understand that motivation may be fluctuating at this difficult time and so they got together, remotely, to produce the video ‘Messages of Motivation’ , which will be viewed by our Yr 11 students this week. It is definitely worth the watch!

Cocurricular Lockdown Activities

It is pleasing to hear that many of our co-curricular activities in Sport and the Arts are back up and running online.

The Sports Department has been working on a number of activities to support the Redlands students to keep active while we are in lockdown. 

Online Zoom Fitness 

  • All parents, carers, students and staff are invited to participate in the Redlands Fitness Zoom session. Please follow the links provided in the schedule on Redlands Pulse to join us in any/all of the fitness sessions provided during the lockdown period.
  • Participants will need a towel, water bottle and a 3x3m space to complete the exercises. A description for each session can be found below:

Beginner Fitness: Moderate intensity exercises with a balance of upper body, lower body and core strength.
Advanced Fitness: High intensity exercises with a mixture of upper body, lower body, core strength and cardio.
Mobility/Stretch Session: Low intensity session focusing on core stability and full body mobility.
Strava Challenge: Join the Redlands Running Community Strava page. Don’t forget to post your run! This week’s challenge is a 4km time trial.

Redlands Olympic Challenge

Last week, we saw the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, and we would love to see all Yr11 students, parents and families compete in the Redlands Olympic Challenge. 

What’s the goal?

The goal is to travel to the Olympic Games in your house group. Sydney to Tokyo is 7,824km and the aim is to make it all the way to Tokyo in two weeks.

There are five teams:

  • Cowper
  • McDouall
  • Roseby
  • Dumolo
  • Staff/Coaches 

Start date: Monday 19 July
End date: Sunday 1 August

Who can be involved?

All members of the Redlands Community – students, parents, staff and siblings across the Redlands House/Transition, Junior School and Secondary School are all welcome to join in. Parents / Siblings should record their activity under their family members’ House

How to Win?

The winning team will be the team that has travelled the largest distance over the two-week period.

A list of activities can be found below; please note not all activities are equally weighted:

  • Run/Walk (1:1)
  • Bike (2:1)
  • Row/Kayak (1:3)
  • Swim (1:4)
  • Beginner zoom workout: 3km/workout
  • Advanced zoom workout: 5km/workout
  • Mobility session: 1km/workout

How to record your activity?

Click here to complete the google form to log your activity.  The Sports Department post updates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, sharing the leaderboard on the following platforms: iLearn, Redlands Pulse and the Redlands social media platforms.

If you have any videos completing the activities, please send them to sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au and also hashtag #redlandsolympicchallenge

Registrations for 2021/2022 Summer Sport

Summer Sport registrations have now opened, and students can access this form via the Redlands Secondary School – 2021/2022 Summer Sport Registration

A reminder of the following when selecting a sport/non-rep sport.

  • Students currently enrolled in a non-rep sport during the 2021 Winter Season must register for a representative sport for the summer season 
  • Students selecting a non-rep sport must select 3 separate options, if you select the same option 3 times your registration is void.
  • Registrations will close on Monday 2 August at 4:00pm
  • All Preliminary information can be found on Redlands Pulse – Summer Sport Details may vary depending on NSW Health Guidelines). 
  • If you or your child have any questions, please email the Sports Department.

I hope you all have a great week.

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 11 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462