Year 10

Careers Information

Yr 10 is an important year for careers advice and support. This week students have completed their careers assessment and follow-up interviews will begin from Monday 24 February onwards. On Monday 10 February from 6.00pm, parents are invited to Redlands Hall for a tertiary education information evening. The information provided will include the career assessment program for Yr 10 students, Bridge-U – a comprehensive university and career readiness program, industry visit day, and career events and university visits. Students will receive this information at school.

Study Timetable

The aim of the before and after school Study Centre in the Library is to provide students with the opportunity to receive additional support or assistance from teachers in specific subjects. These sessions are not to be seen as formalised one-on-one tutoring sessions, but are opportunities for students to get answers to questions or feedback on specific areas of learning. The timetable for these sessions can be seen in the Yr 10 Pastoral Care iLearn page, so please ask your child to show you this information and discuss this with them as a possible resource to use.

Winter School

Yr 10 parents and students are invited to attend a Winter School information evening in Redlands Hall on Tuesday 25 February. More details are to follow later. Winter School for Yr 10 will provide a unique leadership opportunity with a program aimed at encouraging the students to take an active role and develop their leadership skills during the term. For further details please contact David Gregory.

Arnhem Land Cultural Immersion Trip

We are excited to announce that an additional five spots have become available for the Yr 10 Arnhem Land Cultural Immersion trip. Students, accompanied by Redlands staff, will travel to East Arnhem Land from 17-25 April to engage in an indigenous cultural immersion program facilitated by Culture College. Culture College, now an Aboriginal Corporation, has partnered with the traditional owners of East Arnhem Land, the Yolgnu people, to create a unique program that will allow Yr 10 Redlands students to experience and immerse themselves in one of the most culturally intact and pristine regions left on earth. 

This experience provides an opportunity for our students to gain a new perspective on fellow inhabitants of this country, through open dialogue, shared activities, and two way learning with the Yolngu people. If interested, please email Ms Rachael Riley .

Science Olympiad

The Australian Science Olympiads are a national program for top performing secondary Science students that culminate in the International Science Olympiads. The program is a rewarding opportunity for Yrs 10-12 students to extend themselves beyond school science through challenging exams, stimulating residential programs and international competitions.

The Australian Science Olympiad is run by ASI, who provide information on their website. They also run Olympiads Online – which is a great online resource to help you prepare.

Olympiad Qualifying Exams will take place in August. You can come to whichever subject(s) you like. The sessions will be a mixture of subject content, problem solving and troubleshooting.

Science Club

Science Club encompasses a number of the already existing activities offered by the Science faculty, such as Engineering Club and Titration Club, and expands to take in more opportunities with possibilities including Sleek Geek and the Young Scientist Competitions, as well as being a way of disseminating information about external Science based events for interested students. Science Club meets on Tuesday lunchtimes in R2.1.

Some students have already signed up for the Engineering or Titration Club and this is part of the Science Club. The Science Club will focus on particular events at different times. All students are welcome and we would like to hear their ideas of what interests them.

Pastoral Care Program

This week students began their Pastoral Care Program for Yr 10. The year is focused on Being Kind as the underlying theme – to ourselves, each other and the wider community. Please see Interesting Article of the Week below for more information on what the students have been covering this week.

Social Awareness Program

This week students began looking at the issue of youth homelessness in Australia. They learnt that there are around 27,000 homeless young people aged 12-24 years in any given night.

Interesting Article of the Week

please read

Kindness is something that is often underrated as a personal characteristic but is so important for our own mental health and wellbeing, as well as that of others who we come into contact with on a daily basis. Being kind with our words and actions can have positive impacts beyond our imagination, and a lack of kindness towards others and ourselves can be very detrimental to wellbeing. The link above is to a TedTalk by John Sweeney, who is a social entrepreneur and kindness coach, where his mission is to change society’s actions by encouraging regular small acts of kindness. Students watched this video and I hope you enjoy watching it too.

Student Achievements

Congratulations to Erik Scott who took part in The Macquarie Big Swim at Palm Beach recently. It is a 2.8km ocean swim presented by the Whale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, from Palm Beach to Whale Beach around the headland through the Tasman Sea. It was Erik’s first ocean swim and he got selected to start in the Elite wave/open category, completing the swim in just over 40 minutes and being placed 29th out of 1082 swimmers.

Congratulations to Ella Delaney who has been competing this week in the annual Sailing competition, the Hardy Cup International Match Racing Regatta. Ella was recruited as a team member of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron last May. The RSYS has only one women’s team in the Youth Division and Ella is the youngest member of the team, which is an amazing feat.

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 10 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462