Year 8

Remote Learning

Yr 8 are travelling well with their first two days of remote learning. Students are Zooming in and participating in lessons and Tutor, while teachers are creatively delivering content and activities for students to continue engaging in their learning and get a good stretch in between screen time. We will be trialling our first full year meeting this Friday and look forward to the Year Group coming together remotely.  

Please remind your children to keep a close eye on their emails. Many Sport and Cocurricular activities are posting optional ways for students to remain involved while remotely learning from home. These will be shared through iLearn with a notification sent to student emails.   

Student Wellbeing

As educators, the wellbeing of our students underpins all that we do, and this is particularly evident during times like we are experiencing now. The resilience that students, staff and families have, and are, demonstrating is exceptional and it further reminds us of the importance of the ability to regulate our emotions, cope when dealing with difficult situations and adapt when necessary. We have certainly seen our students demonstrate these specific skills over the past few weeks, and we are incredibly proud of them for this, and many more reasons.

Pastoral Support

We wanted to take this opportunity to remind parents that all of the usual support services are still available, although they may look a little different.  Tutors, Year Advisors, senior Counsellors, Dean of Students and the Chaplain are available as pastoral supports. Students can email these supports directly or through wellbeing@redlands.nsw.edu.au and staff will respond accordingly during school hours.

Our Counsellors are also currently developing a Pastoral Support iLearn page with a variety of different resources, which will be available next week. Parents are also welcome to email any of these supports if you are concerned about your son or daughter, or just need some advice abot how to support them.

Tutor Time

Tutor Time will also continue each day in order to provide students with the opportunity to connect with their Tutor Group, have some fun and ensure they are looking after themselves, and each other.

Chapel

As with other aspects of our school routine, Chapel will continue, albeit in a slightly different format. Each week our Chaplain will record a message for the students that they can access through the Chapel iLearn page. Students will be guided to this by their Tutor and are encouraged to participate in reflection activities after they have watched the video.

SchoolTV

The most recent Special Report from SchoolTV provides parents and caregivers with some guidelines on how best to navigate this time of transition with minimal disruption. Please click on this link to access information on resilience. 

Online Study Skills

Dr Salter has added a new section to the Study Skills Handbook: Tips for Remote Home Learning. Please click on this link for further information: Username: redlands; Password: 68results.

Webinar

You are invited to participate in a fundraiser for Women’s Community Shelters. Domestic violence rates rise in times of challenge and the shelters can’t do their normal fundraising events. Four speakers have been asked to donate their time to a webinar parents can pay to access with all proceeds going to the Shelters.

Circles of Support Webinar – Parenting Through COVID-19

Tuesday 2 April at 8.00pm for the live webinar or sign up to watch the replay
Click here

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9863
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au