Year 11

Key Dates

  • 1 June HSC and IB Careers Expo
  • 8 June Secondary School Athletics Carnival
  • 9 June Foundation Day Assembly
  • 23 June End of Term 2
  • 18 July First day of Term 3

Stepping up into Leadership

This week, Yr 11 engaged in a Tutor session presented to them by our Dean of Students, Mrs Marita Jansons, about the leadership process. This process begins with self-nomination for captain positions, including a new opportunity as Captain of Wellbeing. Students are encouraged to carefully consider their personality, their areas of interests, their passions, their commitments, their time and their reasons for nominating for a position. Students were able to hear from current captains about their journey through the leadership process and their advice was extremely helpful for the cohort. Above all, their advice was to come together as a cohort, to support one another and to encourage one another throughout this process. They shared that there will always be surprises, excitement and disappointment. For the current Yr 12 cohort, they found it invaluable to be understanding of one another throughout the process and for those who do achieve captain positions, to get to know one another, understand what each person brings to the team and to work as a team.

Today was an introduction. Further information about the leadership process will be shared with students in the coming days.  

Day of Artificial Intelligence

Last week, several Yr 11 students volunteered to join Mrs Argiro Anagnostu and students in the Junior School to engage in the Inaugural RC Redlands Interschool Day of AI Australia Challenge for the first time, part of further developing a Culture of Innovation at Redlands. Mrs Anagnostu shared that the Yr 11 students were instrumental in supporting the running of a 1 hour hands-on with AI activity, as part of the five-hour event, with 124 Year 5 and Year 6 students from 6 different schools. Yr 11 were engaged, committed and professional in their communication throughout the process in preparing for their participation in the event and simply outstanding on the day. 

Well done to all students involved in this day: Hannah Garde, Charlie Parker, Tristan Wong, Olive Scown, Chris Szeto, Kabir Yohannan, Henry Moate, Jack Petering, Emilie Leroux, Scarlett Thorp, Tahlia Daily, Anneka Steele, Celine Patel, Eva Osborn, Thomas Jackson, Lockelyn Kraus, Olivia Salmond, Will Howard, Alisha Tang, Lachlan Collyer and Alfie Leach.

Balmoral Burn – Humpty Dumpty Fundraiser

The Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn is an annual community fun run held on the last weekend of May. Every year, participants ‘take to the Burn’ to conquer Awaba Street’s 420-metre incline – one of the steepest streets in Sydney. Event creator, Phil Kearns AM, came up with the idea of running up Awaba Street as a thank you to the Royal North Shore Hospital after his son Finn received emergency care for suspected meningococcal. Now in its 21st year, the Balmoral Burn provides an ongoing opportunity for Humpty supporters to empower hospitals and health services Australia-wide. Every dollar raised has a positive impact on the work Humpty is doing to help sick kids in hospitals.

This year, Redlands has three teams participating in Balmoral Burn to raise funds for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. The goal is for each team to raise at least $250.00 with a goal of $1500.00 total for the fundraiser.

Our very own Year 11 students, Isaac Brooks, Flynn Kieran, Conor Peterson and Hamish Campbell, will be participating in this year’s Balmoral Burn. To support Isaac, Flynn, Conor and Hamish, donations, can be made via the following fundraising page.

Your support for Isaac, Flynn, Conor and Hamish, in their efforts to conquer Awaba St, and raise funds for the Humpty Dumpty foundation, is greatly appreciated

Festival in the Fahl

Festival in the Fahl will be held this Friday 26th May, raising money for breast cancer research.

There will be a sausage sizzle, bake sale, games and music on the Fahl at lunch time, so students are encouraged to bring some money (gold coins and cash preferred) to participate. Students are encouraged to wear a splash of pink with their regular uniform on Friday.

Calling all passionate bakers! We would love students to contribute to the bake sale and this worthy cause:

  • Pink-themed if possible
  • No nuts
  • List your ingredients on the container
  • Drop off to the staffroom on Level 2 of Liggins before school on Friday

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 11 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865