Year 7

This Week

Welcome back to Term 3! Two terms have flown by and our students have already completed one full semester of Secondary School, managed several assessments, engaged in multiple sporting and extra curricular events and have collected many memorable moments with peers, teachers and activities. There was a very positive energy with Yr 7 starting on Tuesday morning and we hope to keep this buzz going throughout the term. 

Once again, we’d like to acknowledge the many students who have been recognised for outstanding academic, extra curricular and cocurricular achievements.  A huge congratulations goes out to the following students:

Academic Achievements: Aaron Beder, Noah Berbic, Isaac Brooks, Heidi Colleran, Arya Gapaillard, Jiaqi Guan, Rafferty Heard, Jack Keogh, Flynn Kieran, Sholto Mirrlees-Black, Eva Osborn, Jack Petering, Conor Petersen, Anneka Steele, Emma Sullivan, Isaac Swann, Christopher Szeto, Daisy Thomas, Jessica van Extel, Ruby Voyce, Jocelyn Wang, Johnny Wang, Charlotte Waterland, Melinda Wright, Kabir Yohannan and Annie Zhang.

Race Week participants: Sierra Allen, Noah Berbic, Daniel Casimaty, Flynn Kieran, Daniel Lev, Oolan Margon and Angela Monty.

We were graced with a wonderful performance at the end of Term 2 of Beautiful Telemann Concerto for Four Violins & Continuo Movement in G Major Movement 4 Vivace, composed by George Philipp Telemann, performed by our wonderful Yr 7 students: Jiaqi Guan, Yumi Konetzny, Jocelyn Wang, Lara Wilson and Annie Zhang.

We wish our Yr 7 students Rafferty Heard, Daisy Thomas, Zara Clement, Madeleine Wilson and Sienna Leisk all the best at Winter School next week as they improve their skiing and snowboarding while embracing life in Jindabyne with fellow students. It is a wonderful experience and we encourage them to make the most of this opportunity.  We look forward to hearing all about it when they return in Term 4. 

Term 3 Pastoral Care: Overcoming Setbacks and Working through Challenges

This term, our Pastoral program focuses on self-reflection for behaviour management utilising the flowchart: What happened? – What did you think about it? – How did you feel about it?- How did you behave?  We will continue to touch on Digital Citizenship, summarising notes and study skills with help from Pru Salter’s Study Skills website (see below) and we will begin to focus specifically on the first three habits from 7 Habits of  Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.  This week included:

Tuesday – Welcome back to Term 3 Whole School Assembly and one-on-one goal setting and Approaches to Learning reflection in Tutor   
Wednesday – One-on-one meetings with Tutor continued
Thursday – Year Meeting in Gym
Friday – Yr 12 Initiative Q&A with Yr 7 students

Pru Salter’s Study Tips for July
Top Tips for Overcommitted Students

Maybe you are an elite athlete? Or a dedicated performer? Or someone who has many talents across lots of different areas and doesn’t want to give up any of your activities? No matter the reason, the bottom line is you are time poor. You struggle to fit in everything you need to do for school, because of all of the other commitments in your life. The bad news is there is no magic solution that will easily fix this issue for you. You cannot create more time. The good news is that there are things you can do to make more efficient use of the time you have.

These tips are an abbreviated version of the handout available on www.studyskillshandbook.com.au – just visit the Things To Print page to see the full version.

  1. Don’t waste time in any of your classes at school. Make the most of every moment so you have less to do at home and set up a buddy system in case you miss any lessons. 
  2. Prune your activities and see if there is anything you can cut to reduce the pressure.
  3. Make a timetable so you can schedule in everything that you need to do and want to do.
  4. Use all little pockets of time. If you are waiting before training then use that time to complete some homework.
  5. Always prioritise before you start work to ensure that the most important and urgent work is completed first.
  6. If you are too tired when you get home from training it may be better to get to bed early and get up a bit earlier in the morning when you are fresh and do your work then.
  7. You may need to sacrifice an occasional lunchtime when you know you will be too busy that night.
  8. Let go of perfectionism it may not be possible to do everything as fully as you would like. Take smart shortcuts when you can.
  9. Use any big blocks of time to tackle the time-consuming tasks that you haven’t had time for.
  10. Some work like study notes, assessments or major works may be able to be left to the holidays.

Remember to be kind to yourself. It is difficult to have enough time to excel in every aspect of your life. All you can do is make good choices with the time you have and make the most of that time and still try and get the best results you can, given the time constraints you are working under.

Learn more at www.studyskillshandbook.com.au. Our school’s subscription details are – Username: redlands; Password: 68results

Other Announcements and Upcoming Events
  • We are still looking for an additional 10 Yr 7 student volunteers to help with A Night to Delight put on by the Languages Department on 2 August at 7.00pm
  • Yr 7 Parent Teacher Night on 31 July is a chance to touch base with each classroom teacher for a five minute interval and receive a brief overview of your child’s performance and progress. If there are any concerns needing more than the five minute time allocation, please request a separate meeting or phone call at a different time with the specific teacher. 
  • Please ensure permission for full day absences during term time is submitted to Secondary School Absences.
  • If you are ever concerned about what shows your teen may be watching, consider looking into how to set Parent Controls on Netflix.
  • eSafety Parents and Carers (eSafety Commissioner) provides tips and advice on helping your child have safe and enjoyable experiences online. Parents and Cybersafety (Education Vic) provides some sound advice on family media agreements.
  • This is a reminder that students should not be staying on Campus after school hours unless participating in a school-related activity. Students are expected to go home at 3.20pm for their safety. 
  • Athletics and Waterpolo photos on 12 September

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 7 Advisor (Acting)
9968 9863
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au