Year 11

Term 1 Holidays

Term 1 has been a steep learning curve for all of us and I would like to thank all parents for their continued support. It is a long term at 11 weeks and I know that the students are looking forward to the break. They certainly deserve to be happy with their efforts this term and I think it is important for students to return in Term 2 refreshed and ready to continue that focused and positive attitude towards their studies and broader schooling experience.

It is also important to have that balance between home learning and unwinding over the holidays. I wish everyone a happy and safe break.

Achieving a Balance in Your Life – Dr Prue Salter

A student with a balanced approach to school and life will:

1. • Make time to spend with their family.
   • Make time to spend with their friends.
   • Have hobbies or activities that they do on a regular basis.
   • Play a sport or do some exercise regularly.
   • Have time each week where they totally relax and let their body ‘chill out’.

And despite all this still have time to do the right amount of work for school too.

Battle of the Bands

Congratulations to Grace Bracks for being the Unplugged and the overall Battle of the Bands winner. Her cover of Dolly Parton’s Jolene was simply amazing. Well done, Grace.

Congratulations to Aysha Swanson and The Raymond Chen Experience (Ella Burgess, Sam Cook, Nicholas Dammery, William Goodsall, Saxon Smith) for their performances during the night.

Special mention to Thomas Wightwick for all his help behind the scenes with the sound and lighting.

Cross Country

Congratulations to the following runners who achieved Top 10 places at the Cross Country Carnival last Thursday.

16s Girls – Scarlet Thomas 2^nd, Emma Sutton 5^th and Ella Banfield 9^th
17s Boys – Leopold Colin 1^st , James Reid 2^nd, Lachlan Edwards 4^th and Aiden Young 5^th
17s Girls – Chloe Laverty 1^st, Greta Feldmann 2^nd, Aoibheann MacLochlainn 3^rd, Anna McCormack 5^th, Charlie Gregan 6^th and Maddison Hampton-Vickers 7^th

Sydney University Women’s College Dinner

We had four girls head to the Women’s College Dinner at Sydney University on Monday night – Renata Ferrier, Yasmin Gupta, Leilani Heath and Saskia Jane. It was a great experience for those girls to see what life is like as a college student at Sydney University.

Yr 11 Parent Drinks

Save the Date: Thursday 23 May – Yr 11 Parent Drinks Evening from 7.00pm, SoCal at 1 Young St, Neutral Bay.

New Caledonia Trip

Yr 11 students have an opportunity to travel to New Caledonia in October as part of a French learning trip. If you would like more information please contact Ms Keogh – ekeogh@redlands.nsw.edu.au. 

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 11 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133