Year 8
Welcome Back!
A warm welcome back to Term 3 after what I hope has been a nice break. Whether you were off on an adventure or around home, I hope that there was an opportunity for you and your family to rest.
Coaching Conversations and Organisation
During Tutor this week all Year 8 students have been involved in preparing for the term. There has been a two-fold approach during Tutor Time which involved students having a one-to-one Coaching Conversation with their Tutor and students spending time to organise their term.
The Coaching Conversation is an ongoing process which students engage with each term. It should ultimately result in the student reflecting on their efforts and habits in the previous term and setting a concrete focus for the term to come for the purposes of self-improvement. I encourage you to talk about this with your student so that you also have an understanding of the habits they are trying to create for themselves and can support them in this. Best practice is to focus on the development of one small habit each term.
As part of organizing themselves students have been encouraged to use the term planner developed by the Dean of Academic (7-10) and presented at the Building Blocks to Success information evening in Term 2.
Please see a copy of this attached – Term 3 – School-Life Fit Schedule – Year 8 (2)
Secondary School Counselling Parent Support Workshop 3
Sign-up will open this week on Pulse for the third SS Counselling workshop for the year with a focus on Mental Health Issues: Anxiety & Depression (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly). The workshop will take place on Tuesday evening of Week 3.
Gala Arts
We look forward to this annual event tomorrow night at The Concourse Chatswood. Students and staff are busily preparing today and tomorrow and we hope to see you there in celebration of our students’ talents and passions. There are a few tickets left which can be booked via the QR code in the flyer above.
Gala Arts Program
Mr Tobias Horan
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9872
thoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au