Year 7

Week 4 – We Love our Mothers and Carers

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend celebrating the care and support provided by their mothers or caring support-figures in their lives. We are all offered so much support and valuable guidance as we grow, so I hope we all appreciated our mothers or supportive figures or were appreciated by our family members!


Peer Support

At school, another valuable source of guidance comes from our Yr 11 Peer Support students. Held every Friday, Week A, Peer Support has been a huge hit with our Yr 7 cohort. They have valued the cheer and positivity brought by the Yr 11s, and really respected the knowledge and guidance they have been offered about school life. Last week, Yr 11 spoke to Yr 7 about how to manage the return of their assessments. Yr 7 have been navigating how to manage effectively the emotions that might arise when received a disappointing assessment result, while also learning how best to process the valuable feedback they receive on such formative tasks. Our Yr 11s offered them some sage guidance in this space.

Student Planners

During Peer Support, students also had their student planners checked for organisation and parent/carer signatures. Many students are now finding this to be a really valuable resource for managing their work and planning ahead for success.

Can we please take this opportunity to remind parents / carers of the need to sign the planners each week, in preparation for them being checked on each Friday of Week A. If you wish to add any notes to your child’s Tutor, please use the comments section to do so.

Fall Forward Awards

On Tuesday we had our first Yr 7-9 assembly of the term. Our Yr 12 leaders have created a new initiative this year, which is the awarding of the ‘Fall Forward’ award. This award recognises students for trying their best in various fields and really getting involved in all they can in a positive and supportive way. Our inaugural ‘Fall Forward’ recipients in Yr 7 were Jason Gong for his involvement in an international robotics competition during the start of Term 2, and Laura Huang for her attendance at the National Championships of Artistic Swimming in the holidays. Congratulations to both students!

Locks on Lockers

On Wednesday, Mrs Adams and I inspected student lockers for security, checking that they had locks on them. Students had previously been warned that any students lockers lacking a lock would result in students supporting Mr Tod-Hill in a thorough clean-up of the Undercroft and other play areas, and we have quite a collection of students who have volunteered themselves for this. Please ensure lockers have locks on them and are locked.

 

Balmoral Burn – Humpty Dumpty Fundraiser

The Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn is an annual community fun run held on the last weekend of May (28/5). Every year, participants ‘take to the Burn’ to conquer Awaba Street’s 420-metre incline – one of the steepest streets in Sydney. Event creator, Phil Kearns AM, came up with the idea of running up Awaba Street as a thank you to the Royal North Shore Hospital after his son Finn received emergency care for suspected meningococcal. Now in its 21st year, the Balmoral Burn provides an ongoing opportunity for Humpty supporters to empower hospitals and health services Australia-wide. Every dollar raised has a positive impact on the work Humpty is doing to help sick kids in hospitals.

This year, Redlands has three teams participating in Balmoral Burn to raise funds for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. The goal is for each team to raise at least $250.00 with a goal of $1500.00 total for the fundraiser.

Our very own Yr 7 student, Liv Law, will be participating in this year’s Balmoral Burn. To support Liv, donations, can be made via the following fundraising page.

Your support for Liv, in her efforts to conquer Awaba St, and raise funds for the Humpty Dumpty foundation is greatly appreciated.

Upcoming Assessments

  • PDHPE – Week 4 (19/5)
  • Visual Arts – Week 4 (19/5)
  • Mathematics – Week 5 (23/5)
  • HSIE – Week 5 (26/5)
  • Technology – Week 7 (9/6)

For full details, see the ‘assessments’ tab on the Yr 7 Core Page on iLearn.

Key Dates and Upcoming Events:

  • Week 5: Vaccination Catch Ups (Wednesday 24/5)

An opportunity for students who missed Term 1 vaccinations to be vaccinated. Further information will be forthcoming.

  • Week 7: School Athletics Carnival (Thursday 8/6)

A fun day where students will connect in House groups and compete in a variety of track and field events.

Mr Jimmy Tod-Hill
Year 7 Advisor
jtodhill@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462