Year 10

Upcoming Events

  • Week 6 National Reconciliation Week
  • Week 7 Redlands Heritage Week
  • Wednesday 8 June Year 10 Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Wednesday 8 June Year Group and Co-curricular Photos
  • Thursday 9 June Swimming Carnival
  • Monday 13 June Queen’s Birthday
  • Wednesday 15 June Man Cave Workshop
  • Tuesday 21 June Athletics Carnival
  • Friday 24 June Last Day of Term 2
  • Thursday 3 November Vaccination Catch-Ups

Important Dates for Yr 10 Subject Selection

  • Wednesday 1 June Yr 10 into Yr 11 Pathway Information Forum and Subject Walk’n’Talk
  • Monday 6 June 5:30-7:00pm Year 10 Sydney University and UAC subject selection Information Evening
  • 2-10 June Year 10 Subject Selection Guidance Conversations
  • Tuesday 14 June Final submission of Subject Selections for Yr 11

Subject Selection Process – Please Mark Your Calendars!

Parents and Carers, please note the dates above for important events around Subject Selection for Yr 10. We request parents accompany students specifically for the Yr 10 into Yr 11 Pathway Information Forum and Subject Walk’n’Talk, the Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences and the Sydney University and UAC Subject Selection Evening. Thank you in advance for your support and engagement in this process for this incredible cohort.

Further information regarding these events was sent home to parents via Mrs Anna Marie Rolon, Dean of Studies 7-10, this week.  A summary is included below.

  • Yr 10 into Y 11 Pathway Information  Forum and Subject Walk’n’Talk: From 5:30pm, parents and students from Cowper and Dumolo will be welcomed into Redlands Hall to listen to Ms Van de Peer along with the Dean of HSC, Ms Lucy Benjamin, and the Dean of IB, Mr Darren Taylor who will give formal presentations on Senior Learning, and the HSC and IB Programs. Students and parents will have to sign in on Level 1 of the Learning Hub and make their way up to the Hall. Following this presentation, parents and students are invited to move to the Learning Hub for the Subject Walk’n’Talk where each department will be available in designated classrooms across Levels 1, 2 and 3 to answer specific questions relating to their area of speciality. At 6:30pm, students and parents from Roseby and McDouall will have to sign in on Level 1 of the Learning Hub and make their way up to Redlands Hall to hear the presentation followed by the Subject Walk/n’Talk in the Learning Hub. The evening will conclude at 8:15pm.
  • Sydney University and UAC Subject Selection Information Evening: The event will be held in Dunnet Hall on the Junior School Campus and will commence promptly at 6pm with light refreshments being served at 5:30pm. Registration for this event is required and parents/carers must register separately from their children. Please click here to register. This event will not be recorded. A range of speakers will address important questions such as: What is the ATAR? What should you consider when selecting your subjects for Years 11 and 12? What are prerequisites and assumed knowledge? What is university really like?

Yr 10 Half-Yearly Examinations Return

Students prepared for, performed and completed their first Half-Yearly Examination Block with success. Students were on time each day, prepared for the day’s events and seemed to be keeping a healthy balance of study and breaks. Students made use of the library for study time and seemed to appreciate the flexibility and ownership over their study schedule with the modified school days. 

As students prepare for their senior years, academic reflection and exam revision is essential to learn from mistakes and plan for further success. Dr Prue Salter suggests students do the following when examinations are returned over these next few weeks:

  • Check your marks
  • Celebrate the things you got right
  • Learn the content for questions you got wrong
  • Ask your teacher for help or guidance around things you still do not understand
  • Reflect on your study process, preparation, strategy and exam technique
  • If you didn’t do as well as you were hoping, consider what factors contributed to this outcome
  • Kaizen
    • Kaizen is all about ‘continuous improvement.’  The word Kaizen itself is derived from two different Japanese words, ‘kai’ and ‘zen’. KAI, meaning: to change or modify; and ZEN, meaning: to improve. When these two words are brought together, the meaning becomes gradual, orderly and continuous improvement. Just doing everything that little bit better each time, putting in that little bit more effort and looking for smarter ways to do things.

For further Study Skills support from Dr Prue Salter, B.A., B.Math., Dip.Ed., M. Acc., M. Ed., Ph.D.

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Reflect, Connect and Align Day Overview

Yr 10 rounded out their week of Half-Yearly Examinations with an incredible effort engaging in the Recent Alumni and Yr 11 & 12 Student Panel for Yr 10 Subject Selection, using quiet time to individually reflect on their preparation and subsequent performance in the Half-Yearly Exam Block and using their positive and open-mindset for connecting with one another through the physical Knot Challenge and Speed Conversations. Students were also asked to consider the importance of this moment in preparation for Yr 11 and 12 expectations. They were asked to plan backwards, to picture themselves as senior leaders and to consider their current strengths and areas for growth in the classroom and especially as a classmate, peer and role-model within the cohort and student body. While this year is full of incredible experiences and pivotal moments, the true testament to this cohort’s character will be how they move beyond the Half-Yearly Examination Block and Subject Selection Process with continued focus into Yr 11. 

A few Yr 10 quotations from the day…

“Can we do this after every examination?

“We need more time for things like this.”

“It’s nice having some time to connect with one another outside the classroom.”

“Today was fun.”

Words of advice from recent alumni…

“Do what you love, don’t do it for the ATAR or because your friends do it.”

” It’s two years of your life, enjoy it and get involved.”

Man Cave

This term, we have organised for Man Cave to present to our male students on Wednesday 15 June to support young men in having healthy relationships, to reach their full potential and to contribute to their community. The program offers a safe space to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of masculinity for young people of all gender identities and sexual orientations.

The Man Cave is

“… a preventative mental health and emotional intelligence charity that empowers boys to become great men. [We] exist because suicide is the leading cause of death for men aged 15-44.  It’s not car crashes, drug overdoses or coward punches. The biggest killer of young men is themselves. Not only that, more than 1 woman dies every week at the hands of a man and most of the time this is a man they’re close with, someone they trust. After working with over 24,000 boys across the country, [we] fundamentally believe that these statistics are preventable through early intervention programs that focus on boys strengths rather than their deficits.”

For more information, see here

We are currently organising a similar experience for female students at a later date this year. Please notify me at aynson@redlands.com.au if you would like to further discuss your child’s involvement in this program.

Oxford University Computing Competition

Best of luck to Sholto Mirrlees-Black, Aaron Beder, Conor Petersen and Thomas Sigaloff who have signed up for our first offering of the Oxford University Computing Competition on Thursday 26 May. This competition builds on the principles used in the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) and helps students develop their skills further to produce programmed solutions to computational thinking problems. For more information, click here.

da Vinci Decathlon

Teams of 8 students in Yr 9 and Yr 10 were chosen to compete in the da Vinci Decathlon on Wednesday this week. They have been preparing weekly from Term 1 this year until now.

The Yr 10 da Vinci Decathlon team members were: Johnny Wang, Heidi Colleran, Ahnu Guan, Conor Petersen, Jack Keogh, Annie Zhang, Krishan Price and Sholto Mirrlees-Black. We look forward to receiving your results. 

Secondary School Photos – Monday 6 June and Wednesday 8 June

Photos for the following cocurricular groups will be held in the Fahl Garden on Monday 6 June: Music ensembles; Drama, Visual Art and Ballet and Dance Academy (The wet weather venue on 6 June is the Edwards Auditorium). On Wednesday 8 June photos for the following cocurricular groups will be held in the Fahl Garden: Music Ensembles and Debating. (The wet weather venue on 8 June is Redlands Hall). Schedules for the photos will be available from the relevant departments and activity coordinators.

Yrs 7 to 12 Year Group Photos will be taken on Wednesday 8 June in the Fahl Garden. Period 1 – Yr 7; Period 2 – Yr 8; Recess – Yr 12; Period 3 – Yr 10; Period 5 – Yr 9 and Period 6 – Yr 11.

Catch-up Student Portraits will be taken on Monday 6 June. Students who missed a portrait photo during a previous photo day can attend from 10.30-11.05am at the level 2 presentation space in the Redlands Learning Hub.

All students are required to be well-presented in full school uniform, including blazers. Students are reminded to bring their Redlands student ID cards to each photo for efficient scanning and identification.

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 10 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865