Year 11
Key Dates
10 February Secondary School Photos and Sibling Photos
10 February Yr 11 hosts a Move Night for Yr 7 & 8
1 March 6-7pm Yr 11 HSC and IB Information Session
27 March 5.30pm-6.30pm Yr 11/12 UAC Evening
5 April, 25 May, 24 Nov Yr 10 Meningococcal ACWY Catch-Ups
6 April End of Term 1
University and Careers
Encourage your teens to check the University and Careers iLearn Page! Additionally, please see the Careers Pulse page to book an appointment and for further information on events, pathways and universities.
Yr 7 & 8 Movie Night
This Friday, Yr 11 students will be hosting a Movie Night fundraiser as an opportunity for younger years to spend time outside of lessons together and an opportunity to raise funds for a good cause. They will be running a Bake Sale at lunch and showing a movie in the Learning Hub. All profits will go to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event will run from 3:30pm – 5:30pm and it has been entirely planned by our Yr 11 Service students. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to step outside of their comfort zones and further develop their leadership skills by getting involved in this event.
Further opportunities for Service are underway. Yr 11 students have started planning for volunteering at Matthew Talbots, assisting with the after school care program, furthering their interest in building awareness around homelessness and mental health. It has been an active start to the year in just a few short weeks. Stay tuned for more information.
Online Safety Parent Information Session (via Zoom)
Monday 13 February 2023 from 6pm – 7pm
The parent information session has been developed in consultation with ySafe with an appreciation of the complexities of parenting in the digital age. The aim is to provide parents with a realistic, practical, and engaging cyber safety education session. Please register using this link. A link to the session will be emailed to those registered.
2022 Academic Achievement Award Recipient from the University of Sydney
The Academic Achievement Award is awarded to a student each year who demonstrates academic excellence while being involved in the school and extra-curricular activities. Ahnu Guan is the recipient for 2022. She will be invited to receive her award from the University of Sydney next week at the university. Ahnu was nominated for her extremely strong academic performance along with her ongoing involvement in Advanced Choir, Advanced String Ensemble, Chamber Ensemble, Conducting, Piano Ensemble and Tennis as well as her involvement in the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival, the Independent Schools Debating Competition, Music Awards 2022, SDN Debating, Australian Mathematics Competition and the ICAS Maths Competition. Ahnu is an incredible student as well as an admirable role model for her peers and a leader within the school community. Congratulations to Ahnu!
Swimming Carnival 2023
Yr 11 stepped up to the plate this year with an extremely strong attendance at the Swimming Carnival, good participation in events and fantastic energy. A special acknowledgement to McDougall Green for showing up in full attendance. This cohort has set a high benchmark for the year ahead.
Congratulations to all our swimmers and a special congratulations to the following students:
Ruby Voyce, 16 Girls Age Champion
Xander Halfen, 16 Boys Age Champion and Intermediate Boys Division Champion
Chloe Jennings, 17 Girls Age Champion and Senior Girls Division Champion
Grace Durrant, 17 Girls Runner-Up
Rafferty Heard, 17 Boys Age Champion and Senior Boys Division Champion
Julius Keller, 17 Boys Runner-Up
It doesn’t end there, Xander also broke five records this week, including 16 Boys 50m Freestyle, Intermediate Boys 100m Freestyle, 16 Boys 50m Backstroke, Intermediate Boys 50m Butterfly and Open Boys Champion of Champions! What a day for Xander!
Student Achievements
Rafferty Heard completed his Bronze Medallion last weekend to be a fully qualified surf lifesaver at Queenscliff. It is an intense program with a rigorous training schedule. Congratulations to Rafferty!
Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos – Friday 10 February
Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place on 10 February from 7.15 – 8.20am in Redlands Hall. To order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form before 8 February. Parents/Carers who have children at both the Junior and Senior Campus and may attend the sibling photo and should accompany their Junior Campus children to school afterwards.
On 10 February Yr 7 to 12 students will present to the Redlands Hall in classes to have their portrait photo taken between 8.20am – 12.55pm. If your child is unable to have their portrait taken, or if they have an external appointment scheduled during the school day please inform the Year Advisor.
A catch-up date for missed sibling photos and portraits will be offered on 3 March at 10.10-11.05am in the Learning Hub Level 2, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.
All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Boys and girls with a hair length touching the collar is to be styled and tied-up neatly so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Hair is to be tied back with navy and hair coloured accessories. No hair dye, mullet style haircuts, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.
Our Standard Portrait and Year Group Package will be automatically billed to your school account and posted directly to your primary contact address following the Year Group photos taken on 7 June. If you do not wish to receive a standard package, please click here to opt out before 10 February.
The Standard Package will cost $40 and consist of:
- Year Group Photograph 20 x 30cm
- Portrait packages containing 7 portraits:
1 – 15 x 20cm
2 – 10 x 15cm
1 – 10 x 7cm
1 – 7.5 x 5cm
2 – 5 x 3.5cm
- Online access to a high-resolution digital portrait download
If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.
Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 11 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865