Year 11

Welcome back to Term 2! I hope all our students and their families had a relaxing holiday break.  I am very happy to see our students are well presented in their Winter uniform looking refreshed and reinvigorated. Our girls also seem to be enjoying the navy tights for the first time in their Secondary schooling.   

This nine week term is a relatively short one but filled with various assessments, sport events and extra-curricular activities. During Pastoral Care time this week, students had the opportunity to reflect on their individual Approaches to Learning Reports from Term 1 and also underwent goal setting activities for Term 2. 

As the Year Group continues to grow into more mature and independent young adults, I would like to challenge each of them to raise specific strategies after identifying key areas for improvement. If there are discrepancies between student’s self-grading and teacher grading, students are encouraged to contact their specific teacher for explanation and clarification. Hopefully, this approach will continually foster a positive thinking culture among Yr 11 students and will further develop learner autonomy, analytical thinking and increase effective communication from a Pastoral Care perspective.    

Tanzania Trip Participant Trek Training Day  

The Trek and Travel Day is an opportunity for the Tanzania trip participants to meet and work with their Antipodeans Leader for the first time. The students will be trained in leadership groups and travel around the city as if they were travelling in Tanzania. There will be all the protocols and procedures which will be in place when they visit in Tanzania. The team will have training around risk management and will begin a working relationship with their teachers and Antipodeans Leader. I would like to thank Ms Shorter and Mr Ellis in advance for accompanying students for this event and hope everyone will have a rewarding experience.

Yr 11 Red Shield Appeal   

All students are invited to participate in another exciting Service opportunity – The Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal, which is an annual event supported by our Redlands Yr 11 students. The Door Knock Event will be held on Sunday 27 May. All participants will be gathering at school from 8am and then conducting the door knock around the streets near school in small groups of 3 – 4 students. The day will be concluded by a Sausage Sizzle back at the Senior Campus. Further information and details about the event will be announced next week during our Year Meeting.      

Thank You   

Earlier this week, Lachlan van der Pluijm, Chloe Woodward, Siddhant Saha, Kai Lin Tan and Josiah Tea offered their help and time to assist an after school event for the parents and community – Thinking Skills for Life. Their warm smiles and courteous manners certainly made a positive contribution to the success of the event.

Key Dates in Term 2

Monday 7 May: Study in the USA Fair
Thursday 10 May: 22nd Redlands Parents’ Art Prize and Cocktails Evening, National Art School
Friday 1 June: Gala Arts, The Concourse, Chatswood
Thursday 14 June: Parent Event (Paul Dillon Alcohol and Drug Seminar)
Friday 22 June: Senior Music Festival, The Concourse, Chatswood
Tuesday 26 June: Secondary School Athletics Carnival
Friday 29 June: Term 2 finishes for students

Ms Vanessa Wang
Yr 11 Advisor
vwang@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9813