Year 7

It is hard to believe that we have nearly completed our first term of high school. This week Yr 7 students were a buzz with the Shrek Musical and happy to have had the opportunity to see it last weekend. It is without doubt that this performance has inspired many our students to develop their Performing Arts skills and I am sure we will have a large contingent from our Year Group in the next Redlands Musical. Congratulations to Samantha Beck, Eva Blundell, Alice Haggman, Isabella Solgaard and Amelie Swann for their marvellous contribution to the Musical.

Thank you to all our parents and students who attended the Yr 7 Study Skills via zoom on Monday evening. Dr Salter has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in student organisation and study and her sessions are packed to the seams with useful strategies and tips. I often encourage students to “hone in” on three takeaways from these sessions and aim to implement them as part of their study regime. Yr 7 students will be studying the text Skellig by David Almond next term in their English course. Please do encourage your child to read this over the holidays in preparation for learning next term.

Reflecting on Yr 7 Camp – Student Reflections

Spending four nights in a small tent and stepping in mud doesn’t sound ideal but it was all a part of the camping experience and that’s what made it fun. While I was on camp, I achieved quite a few things, I reached the summit of Mount Kosciuszko; it was a long walk, and the weather wasn’t pleasant, but it was definitely worth it. I built a bridge with my camp group using only planks, rope and an eski, we debated intensely towards the end as we were on a roll with some really good ideas. The camp wouldn’t have been fun without my friends of course and over the camp, I have made new ones and strengthened friendships. I realised that I liked bucket hats and sunglasses during camp, I wore my bucket hat every single day. This camp was my first camp ever and I am very happy to have experienced it with Redlands!
Samuel Turton – 7MB Tutor Group

Kosciusko was probably one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Although on the day we went it was very foggy and misty, it was a thrilling experience. The thought of hiking up the tallest mountain in Australia was in my mind the whole time. For my group, it took us around one hour and a half to climb up the peak and another hour and a half to climb down. When we did eventually get to the peak the views were amazing, we could see neighbouring mountain ranges and the clouds below us, it was amazing. Hiking up the mountain with some of my friends was also great fun because we got to talk all the way up to the peak and all the way back. It was also a great way to meet new people and make friends with them, which for me is really important.
Lyndon Westbrook – 7CB Tutor Group

Yr 7 Vaccinations, Wednesday 6 April

A reminder: If you would like your child to receive a vaccination, a completed consent form must be returned to the Student Services Office immediately.

Parents please ensure;
• your child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic
• your child brings a mask to wear in the clinic
• your child does not attend school with any symptoms of COVID or if they are unwell.

Absent students
Students will be offered a catch-up vaccination on 26 May. They do not need to go to their GP for the missed vaccine.

da Vinci Decathlon

Congratulations to the following students who will be part of the Redlands Yr 7 Team for da Vinci Decathlon on May 24-25: Sam Ashby, Charlie Reeves, Elodie Melvin, Liliana Halfen, Melissa Franco, Sophia Liu, Samuel Turton and Abbie Stante. The da Vinci Decathlon is a Knox Grammar School initiative and is an academic competition designed to stimulate and challenge the minds of school students. Students compete in teams across ten disciplines; Engineering, Mathematics and Chess, Code Breaking, Art and Poetry, Science, English, Ideation, Creative Production, Cartography and Legacy.

Cross Country

The Redlands Cross Country Carnival will be held next week on Thursday 7 April at the Macquarie University Sporting Fields, Culloden Road and Talavera Road. This will be a student only event due to condition of the fields and needing to minimise pedestrian traffic. The Cross Country Carnival is a compulsory event for Yr 7 and 8 students.

Periods 1 & 2: Normal Lessons
10:10 am: Morning Tea
10:30 am: Students put their bags and laptops in their lockers and then report to evacuation Year Group areas for roll call and movement to buses.
10:45 am: all buses depart from allocated areas.
1:30 pm: sausage sizzle
2:30 pm: buses depart Macquarie
3:00pm- 3:20pm: buses return to Redlands

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 7 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494