Year 10

Upcoming Yr 10 Events

Thursday 3 November Vaccination Catch-Ups

Friday 4 November Yr 10 Harbour Cruise

7-11 November Yr 10 Camp

16 November Peer Support Training

Wednesday 7 December Last Day of Term 4

Harbour Cruise Info and Early Dismissal

Thank you for purchasing tickets for the Harbour Cruise next Friday 4 November with Captain Cook Cruises. Students are all very excited and seem to be looking forward to this evening event together. Please see reminders below.

  • Yr 10 will be allowed to leave school at lunch tomorrow by signing out by the Gerard St Exit (outside the Student Services Centre). If your child needs to stay on campus, students may remain on campus for supervised study.  Students are expected to be in their regular time-tabled classes for Periods 1-4.  If they are absent Periods 1-4, a medical certificate will need to be submitted to SSAbsence@redlands.nswe.edu.au. 
  • Students are to arrive at Darling Harbour Wharf 1, King Street Wharf, at 6.30pm, no later than 6.45pm, to ensure we can close boarding and begin the evening’s festivities at 7pm. Additional time does need to be allocated for security checks run by Captain Cook. 
  • Students are meant to wear formal or semi-formal attire (i.e. suits, pantsuits, long dresses, midi-length dresses) and appropriate footwear to be comfortable walking around on a boat. A spare pair of flat shoes was recommended for any students planning to wear heels throughout the evening. Students are not able to take shoes off and walk around barefoot. 
  • While many outfits are currently fashionable with cut-outs or portions of sheer fabric, students have been reminded that their outfit choices should be appropriate for a school event and we want everyone to be comfortable throughout the evening. On the off chance that a student does arrive with inappropriate attire, the student will be asked to put something over their outfit to cover appropriately.

We are looking forward to properly congratulating and celebrating Yr 10 for their incredible efforts, focus, engagement and leadership demonstrated this year.    

Yr 10 Camp Reminders

We are looking forward to an adventurous and exciting camp next week in Myall Lakes.  Please see below for additional reminders. 

  • If your child requires prescription medication on camp, we require a Camp – Medication Authority Form – Nurses to be completed and returned to Mr Atkins (eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au) ahead of Camp. All medications need to be kept in their original packaging and placed in a Zip Lock bag. This will then need to be handed to your child’s teacher on Monday morning. I have also attached a Camp – Redlands Engage Excursion Medical Details Check
  • Student need a negative RAT test before coming to school Monday morning. Students do not need proof of this. However, if students test positive or display cold/flu symptoms, students should not come to camp.
  • Students were reminded today to have hats, sunscreen, sunglasses, additional socks and shoes and to check OEG website for the packing list. Some rain is predicted for next week so extra shoes and socks is necessary.  

A friendly reminder that students need to be dropped off at 6.30am on Monday 7 November in the Undercroft as the buses will be departing at 7am.

Tomorrow Woman Reflection

This week, our she/her students participated in the Her Code workshop run by an incredibly dynamic group from Tomorrow Woman. The workshop included time for students to identify and acknowledge the expectations and demands they feel society puts on them, the challenges these expectations create and the amount of space these concerns take in a young person’s head throughout each day.  Some confronting statistics were shared in regards to how Australian females see themselves, their confidence, their own body image and mental health concerns. Students were also empowered to be brave, to own their own personal growth and development and to learn how to be there for one another if a peer shares their own concerns with them. 

Some comments throughout the morning and after the workshop included:

” The statistics were devastating to see but not surprising “

” I never thought my friend felt that way too ”

” I didn’t realise how many females felt that, I thought I was the only one “

” So many expectations get put on us from social media and advertisements, we need to be aware these are aimed at us and we need to know how to question, challenge and talk about these pressures.”

” I find my friends are so brave and I admire them.”

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 10 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865