Year 9

Student-led Chapel

Chapel offered 9O a time to shine last week with the class taking on the opportunity to lead the service. The students each took on a role to assist in planning and executing a chapel service centred around the theme of love. We heard what love looked like through the eyes of young people, from a puppy licking your face to a grandfather helping a grandmother paint her toenails. Felix Elwin did an excellent job at facilitating a game that highlighted our shared values, followed by Thomas Beatty who shared a beautifully crafted prayer about the meaning of love. Thank you to the Christian Studies department for kick-starting this initiative, and we look forward to seeing the rest of the Year 9 classes take charge of the Chapel space throughout the year. 

 

ACT Head of the Lake Results

On the weekend of 17/18 February the Rowing program raced at the ACT Head of the Lake in Canberra. 

We had several great results with students receiving medals across a number of race categories. 

The results and medals for Year 9 students are listed below: 

  • GOLD – SBYr8 4x+ D FINAL: Noah Jeston, Matthew Walker, Konrad Blankenstein, Beau Potter, Cox: Andy Guan 
  • SILVER – SGYr9 4x+ A FINAL: Aurora Crennan, Eva Simpson, Liv Goodland, Tilly O’Flynn, Cox: Tully Sloot 
  • SILVER – SGYr9 4x+ C FINAL: Darcy Mennie, Isabella Solgaard, Lila Soste, Lilian Forsyth, Cox: Alice Franceschi 
  • SILVER – WU17 8+: Aurora Crennan, Eva Simpson, Liv Goodland, Tilly O’Flynn, 
  • BRONZE – SGYr9 1x: Ava Keller 
  • BRONZE – SBYr9 4x+ B FINAL: Sebastian Salz, Lucas Law, Augustus O’Sullivan, Samuel Turton, Cox: Jack Feller 


National History Challenge

The National History Challenge is a research-based competition for Australian students. It gives students a chance to be historians, researching world history, examining Australia’s past, investigating their community or exploring their own roots. It emphasises and rewards quality research, the use of community resources and effective presentation. 

Students can explore this year’s theme of ‘Crisis and Response’ in any area of History of their choosing and prepare a product to share this exploration. 

If you are interested in signing up as either and individual or as a team please contact the History Coordinator, Mr Chris Allen at callen@redlands.nsw.edu.au. Or if you would like to know more about the challenge visit the National History Challenge website. 

NAPLAN 2024 

13-18 March

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual tests in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

Our school will be participating in NAPLAN from 13 to 18 March.

  • 13 March – Years 7 & 9 Writing and Reading tests
  • 14 March – Years 7 & 9 Conventions of Language tests, plus catch up opportunity for missed tests
  • 15 March – Years 7 & 9 Numeracy tests, plus catch up opportunity for missed tests
  • 18 March – Catch up opportunity for missed tests

Excessive preparation for NAPLAN is not recommended. Students can use the public demonstration site or links contained within the NAP Locked down browser, which has been installed on all students’ laptops, to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and tools available in NAPLAN. Students will be undertaking a practice test on 7 and 8 March during Mathematics classes.

Please ensure all students are fully prepared for the NAPLAN tests by bringing:

  • A fully charged laptop
  • Headphones or ear buds
  • Pen or pencil

Students will meet their Year Advisor in the Liggins Quad to assemble in alphabetical order.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN, please contact the Dean of Studies (Years 7-10), Ms Anna-Marie Rolon.

Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos Catch -up Opportunity

Friday 1 March

 A catch-up date for missed Year 7-12 Portrait photos and sibling photos will be offered on Friday 1 March at 10.10-11.05am in the Learning Hub Level 2 Atrium.

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers for all and ties for boys. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Boys and girls with a hair length touching the collar is to be styled and tied-up neatly so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Hair is to be tied back with navy and hair coloured accessories.  No hair dye, mullet style haircuts, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Mr Tobias Horan
Yr 9 Advisor
9968 9872
thoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au