Year 12

High Support, High Expectations

On the Monday afternoon section meeting, Yr 12 HSC and IB teachers met to discuss the importance of high expectations for our Yr 12 students so that each student, can individually achieve the best possible results. Key areas of discussion included:

  • The importance of Regular Academic Discussions (RADS): As parents, you may receive an email, outlining your child’s academic discussion with a Yr 12 HSC/IB teacher. These discussions will be logged, so you are aware of the academic conversations occurring between the student and their teacher. 
  • A key focus on effort and excellence: HSC and IB teachers will be encouraging a Growth Mindset in each and every Yr 12 student, convey confidence in each student and express unconditional positive regard for every Yr 12 student’s ability. 
  • Quality Feedback: Every teacher will ensure the teacher’s expectations, exceed the student’s expectations. RADS will be key to the quality feedback provided to Yr 12. 
  • Questioning Teacher Assumptions and Beliefs which are Limiting: The importance of HSC/IB teachers challenging Yr 12 students fixed mindset and/or bias/prejudicial thinking and moving from care conversations to courageous conversations which inspire, challenge and interrogate the hard questions from students. 

As always, the wellbeing of students in Yr 12 will be a continued focus so that each student is feeling holistically supported for the remainder of their senior year. It is important for Yr 12 to focus on self-care; particularly around assessment time, and communicate with teachers, Ms Benjamin, Mr Taylor, Year Advisers and teachers any concerns which may arise.


Attendance 

As part of the high support, high expectations focus, focus on the little things that matter. At this week’s Year assembly, there was an emphasis on the importance of attendance and arriving to school on time, particularly for students who have planned study sessions. Two late arrivals without reasons will result in a lunchtime detention. If a HSC student also misses an assessment due to absence, they will need to complete an Illness and Misadventure Form available on the HSC Core iLearn page. 


Week 5 Year Assembly Growth Awards

Congratulations to Elena Parker who received the HSC Growth Award and Ethan McFarlane who received the IB Growth Award at this week’s Year Assembly.  

Elena has improved her approaches to learning by more than 10% in Yr 12. She has also increased her participation in cocurricular activities in her senior studies and her self-management has also increased by 10% in Yr 12.  Well done Elena!

Ethan has increased his participation in cocurricular activities in his senior studies and his academic progress has improved across all IB subject areas in Yr 12. Ethan also improved his approaches to learning during his first term of Yr 12. Well done Ethan!


Rowing

On Monday morning, I had the pleasure of attending Rowing training. It was enlightening to see how committed our Yr 12 students are to the Redlands Rowing Program, arriving at 5am and training hard before sunrise! A thank you to the Senior Girls Quad (Zoe Naismith, Georgia Verschoor, Catarina Croll and Alannah Mansfield) for allowing me to watch their training session which consisted of 2 x 1km reps, 2 x 500 reps, and 2 x 250 reps and to their coach Lucy for educating me on the physics of Rowing. Best of luck to the following Yr 12 students competing this weekend in the Head of the Lake Regatta. 

  • Briar Carter
  • Charlotte Scamps
  • Alice Bennett
  • Zoe Naismith
  • Georgia Verschoor
  • Alannah Mansfield
  • Catarina Croll
  • Dan Close
  • Matt Fry
  • Will Natilli
  • Trinity Hoffman


Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos Catch -up Opportunity – Friday 3 March.

A catch-up date for missed Year 7-12 Portrait photos and sibling photos will be offered on 3 March at 10.10-11.05am in the Learning Hub Level 2 Atrium. Siblings who attend both campuses should attend the catch up opportunity of the Junior Campus on 31 May before school.

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.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Mr Nicholas Walker
Yr 12 Year Advisor
nwalker@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133