Year 10

Parent Presentation

Technology Addiction and Sleep – Wednesday 14 August 6.00-7.30pm

Good sleep is crucial to health and wellbeing. The use of digital devices, especially before bedtime, can have a major impact on sleep quality. Child psychiatrist Dr Philip Tam and sleep expert Lisa Maltman will discuss how to help your child create good sleep habits and avoid the pitfalls of too much technology. Dr Philip Tam is an award-winning child psychiatrist, researcher and pioneer in internet-related psychological disorders and video-game addictions. He will examine how to address these often-challenging problems in young people. Lisa Maltman is the founder of The Sleep Connection, established to meet the growing need to educate students, teachers and parents in schools on the importance of sleep health, and works closely with the Woolcock Medical Institute in Sydney, a body world-renowned in the area of sleep research. We are pleased to have Dr Philip Tam and Lisa Maltman present on these important topics on Wednesday 14 August from 6.00-7.30pm in Redlands Hall. All Secondary School parents are invited to attend. No RSVP is necessary.

Important Dates Term 4

Monday 28 October (Term 4, Week 3) – Friday 1 November Yr 10 Examination Period
Friday 8 November – Evening Harbour Cruise
11-15 November, Term 4, Week 5 – Yr 10 Curriculum Camp

Jeans for Genes Day

Ms Abe’s Tutor Group 10MG is to be commended for their enthusiastic support for Jeans for Genes Day. They ably assisted students in Yr 3, who raised $670.00 through a Bake Sale at the Junior School. In the space of 15 minutes, all baked sale goods were sold out!

Reflection

“Jeans for Genes Day is a national fundraiser where people are encouraged to wear jeans to raise money and awareness for genetic disorders. As a part of this fundraiser, our Tutor Group, 10MG, visited the Junior Campus at recess to sell baked goods and snacks. Overall, there was great enthusiasm from everyone who participated as we rushed to serve the mob of Junior School students. We would like to thank all students and teachers from both campuses who brought in cupcakes, cookies, brownies and other snacks, as well as everyone who sold goods on the day. We would also like to congratulate the children who donated more than they needed to and continued to support the charity after we had sold out. Overall, we managed to raise a huge grand total for the Children’s Medical Research Institute: $670.40! It was such a fulfilling experience to give back to people in need and we hope that great outcomes in research can come out of the money we raised.” Josh Colleran and Theo Mirrlees-Black

August Study Skills Tip: The Importance of Quality Sleep for Students

Sleep is crucial not just for physical and mental wellbeing but for the consolidation of learning, and to ensure you perform in all your endeavours in peak condition. The absolute last resort should be to sacrifice sleep time in order to get things done.

How much sleep is right for you? This is tricky as everyone is different. Some lucky people need only six hours a night, most people need about eight hours and some people need ten hours!

Two ways to tell if you are getting enough sleep:

How quickly do you fall asleep at night? If you fall asleep instantly that can be a sign you are not getting enough sleep, it should take 10-15 minutes to fall asleep.

How do you feel when you wake up in the morning? If you feel tired and sluggish then that can also be a sign that you need to get to bed earlier.

Improving the Quality of Your Sleep:

Organise as much as you can at night to minimise what you have to do in the morning (eg. organise your clothes for the next day, pack your bag).
Try and have half hour to an hour before you go to bed without computers, TV, phone or any electronic devices or homework or chatting to friends. If you can’t do that, at least put the devices on night mode or turn the brightness down.
Set up a relaxing wind-down routine for before you go to bed. Do this same routine every night (eg. warm shower, reading, listening to quiet music) so your brain associates these activities with bed time and sleep.
A drop in body temperature near bed time triggers the sense that is time to go to sleep. So after a warm bath or hot shower, cool yourself down. It is also better at night to be cool rather than overheated.
When you lie in bed, start at your feet and mentally imagine relaxing each muscle as you slowly work your way up the body. Most people do not make it up to their head before they fall asleep!
In the morning open the curtains wide or go out into the sun and get lots of light to help wake your brain. Being exposed to lots of natural light during the day will also help the body produce the melatonin at the right time for a good sleep cycle.
A healthy breakfast will help to kick-start your body clock for the day.

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Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 10 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494