Year 7
Student Farewells
Sadly, we have a few farewells – we wish all these students (and families) the very best on their new adventures. They will be greatly missed within the cohort.
Lola Brasler, Stella Cunningham, Elise Laliberte, Bianca Marlin, Phoebe Meers, Christian Norwood and Charlotte Whitford.
Staff Farewells
Ms Gabrielle Tremblay – Cowper Yellow will be saying goodbye to Ms Tremblay as she pursues a different career path. Ms Tremblay has been a wonderful Yr 7 Tutor and we are going to miss her presence in the cohort. We wish her well in her future endeavours.
Ms Karen Aroney – Dumolo Red will be saying ‘see you soon’ (not goodbye) as Ms Aroney takes her Long Service Leave during 2022. We hope that she enjoys her well deserved break and look forward to welcoming Ms Aroney back in 2023.
Expectations
As the holidays approach, it becomes harder to focus in school. With this in mind, it is important for students to stay focused during these last few weeks as their lives tend to become busier with the end of year celebrations and events. It is crucial for students to continue to review materials for classes to prepare for the demands of Yr 8. We want to make sure students finish the school year as strong as they can and these few steps below can help them stay focused till the end of the year.
Student Attendance
Just a reminder that if a student is absent from school an explanation must be provided by a parent/carer to ssabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au. If your child is absent due to illness, we thank you for providing details of your child’s symptoms. Any student absent with COVID-19 related symptoms must complete a PCR COVID-19 test and evidence of a negative test result must be provided to the School prior to the student returning to campus.
IMPORTANT DATES
1 December End of Yr 7 Term 4
31 January Start of Yr 8 Term 1, 2022
A final congratulations to Yr 7 for a wonderful year. We recognise all that they have achieved and encourage them to continue this into Yr 8. I would also like to thank all parents for their continued support of the School. Thank you.
I would also like to acknowledge the Year 7 Tutors – Madame Barbeau, Ms Tremblay, Mr Horan, Mrs Aroney, Ms Del Leo, Mr O’Leary, Ms Lamb and Dr Thanos. They have worked tirelessly throughout the year and have been an integral part of our students journey this year. Thank you, Tutors.
A special thank you to Mrs Willis – you have been amazing and the cohort and I are so blessed to have you in the Pastoral Team.
Secondary School Speech Day
The Secondary School Speech Day will take place on 1 December at 2.00pm at Dunnet Hall, Redlands Junior Campus. Due to the current venue capacity restrictions, only those Secondary School students receiving a Prize or Scholastic Button, as well as some student musicians and speakers, will be in attendance in Dunnet Hall. All other students are expected to attend School and engage with the live-streamed event in their Tutor classroom. We anticipate the event to run for approximately 1.5 hours.
With the scheduled changes to restrictions governing schools from 1 December, we are pleased to be able to welcome one (fully-vaccinated) parent or carer of each student receiving a prize or scholastic button to these events. For all other parents and carers, the live-stream links will be communicated shortly.
Lastly, may the holidays be relaxing and enjoyable. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2022 as our students begin their Yr 8 studies.
Merry Christmas, and best wishes for the new year.
Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 7 Advisor
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133