Year 11

Dr Prue Salter Study Skills

Dr Salter will be presenting to our Yr 11 students on Monday 10 February during school time. Students will receive an information booklet and her presentation will be available on the Study Skills Handbook website. The website contains a raft of strategies and relevant information for students seeking to maximise their revision strategies in the senior years of schooling. The School’s login details are: Username – Redlands; Password – 68results

Tertiary Information Evening for Yr 11 Parents

All parents were emailed regarding Ms Salier’s presentation to parents on Monday 10 February. Ms Salier will be addressing our Yr 11 parent body from 7.20-8.00pm in Redlands Hall. Topics that Ms Salier will cover Class of 2019 destinations for tertiary study, trends in higher education, interstate university trip to Canberra, Tutor Time content including presentations and themes for each term, events and university visits, and Bridge-U (a comprehensive university and career readiness IT offering).  

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.

Student Achievements

Olivia Donoghue has been selected to represent Northern Suburbs Touch Association in the upcoming State Championships in Port Macquarie. 

In addition, Olivia competed in the State Swimming Championships in December and achieved some significant results. She was ranked 11th in the State in the 16 years 100m Freestyle and made the final of the 100m Butterfly where she came 8th in the State in a 4 second personal best time. Olivia was one of the youngest competitors in the field having just turned 16 two days prior to competition. This is a marvellous achievement and we are incredibly proud of her efforts.

Young Peoples Plan for the Planet Conference

During December, Max Currie and Olivia Reid, together with three students from other Year Groups, headed to Singapore for the Young Person’s Plan for the Planet Conference. Max and Olivia are to be commended for their commitment as during the past six months they came together with a team of 15 Redlands students, and worked towards designing a plan for NSW orientated around the Sustainable Development Goals issued by the UN in 2015. Our students were the recipients of a government grant and enjoyed the opportunity to showcase their work on a global stage. Below is a reflection by Olivia Reid

At the end of the school year Max and I, along with three other Redlands students, travelled to Singapore for the annual Our Future Earth conference. Representing our school, we worked together with students from Mauritius, Singapore, India, Townsville, Melbourne, Perth and Byron Bay. We listened to each other’s research and ideas to solve the biggest problems that the world faces, addressing the UN sustainable development goals as part of the Young Person’s Plan for the Planet Program. Together, we collaborated to create a world Plan for the Planet, combining each country’s ideas. The result was new friendships, innovation, a room full of inspiration and an unforgettable experience. I was blown away with the amazing ideas presented by other teams and the incredible passion that everyone had for our world. The YPPP team is hoping to take these new ideas and inspiration and expand the club as well as encourage the rest of the school to be involved in sustainability.

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 11 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494