Year 9

And That’s a Wrap on Term 3

Congratulations to all Yr 9 students – we’ve made it through another phenomenal term. Students have faced many exciting opportunities and challenges over the past months. From presenting their own contemporary directorial vision for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, to pitching a research and innovative solution to company heads for Commerce, Yr 9 have striven to achieve this term. I hope that the holiday provides a welcome break to recharge and regenerate for students and parents alike. Slow down, connect and enjoy a slower pace before we head into the next busy term. 

A general reminder that when we return to school, our expectations for full summer uniform and grooming (haircut, make-up, nails, etc) are available in the student planner. We appreciate parental support with ensuring that these are adhered to from day one of Term 4, Monday 9 October. 

CIS Athletics

Congratulations to the following students competed at Wednesday evenings CIS Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park: Amber Kusano, Otto Ross-Sampson, Elizabeth Whelan, Ethan Lee, Max Taylor and Ashley Corn.

A special accolate is in order for Amber Kusano, who achieved a top 3 result in the 15 years 800m and 400m.

Rapid Value Creation Commerce Opportunity

Today we presented Year 9 with an opportunity to participate in a pilot program run in coordination with UTS Startups. The program is called Rapid Value Creation (RVC) and it is centred around hands-on “missions” that involve utilising real-life digital tools to create mini-businesses. Some examples of missions include;

  • Mission 1 – Students will learn how to research business opportunities, reflect critically on options, analyse the credibility of claims by entrepreneurs and businesses and understand the process of starting a small business in Australia (optional)
  • Mission 2 – Delve into the world of Etsy Marketplace and print on demand products.
  • Mission 3 – Explore the possibilities of low and medium content publishing on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

We are offering the program to a total of 21 students, 3 interested students in each Commerce class. It will involve students coming out of their regular Term 4 Commerce classes and working independently (with their peers) in those lessons. We will also create a Community of Practice where participating students come together once a week so share common pitfalls, what has worked and how they are travelling more broadly.

We have asked students to consider the following before applying;

  • Are you okay to come out of your regular Term 4 Commerce classes? 
    • This means you might miss examination preparation as well as other Term 4 activities.
  • Do you work independently well?
    • This program will require a high level of drive and autonomy
  • Are you comfortable with a level of ambiguity? This is a pilot program, and we will not have all the answers.

We have also outlined that they must have parental permission before applying for the program.

If you have any questions, please feel free to direct them to me at egreen@redlands.nsw.edu.au

UN Voice Competition:

In Term 4, Redlands students have the opportunity to participate in the upcoming UN Youth Voice, which is an annual public speaking competition for students in years 7-10. Voice provides delegates with the opportunity to present their innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.

For more information about the competition, please visit this Pulse page.

Mrs Lucienne Willis
Yr 9 Advisor
lwillis@redlands.nsw.edu.au