Year 7

Yr 7 STEAM Incursion

Next Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 November, Yr 7 will be involved in the STEAM program Mindful Worlds – Creating Eco-Friendly Cities on Alternative Worlds. This program stems from global interest in creating eco-friendly environments with sustainable cities, recreation spaces, transport, agriculture, horticulture and industrial spaces. These spaces will be built in Minecraft and concentrate on exploring aspects of energy systems, climate change, global warming and the human footprint that impacts the future of our cities. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our students, and we look forward to seeing the results.

Canteen Update – Reminder

As you have been made aware, we have commenced online ordering in the Senior Campus Canteen this year and we are strongly encouraging students to use this system for purchasing food in the Canteen for the remainder of this term. 

From the beginning of Term 1 2021 we will be moving to a more complete pre-order system in the Secondary School. This will mean that if students want to purchase a hot or pre-prepared meal for Recess or Lunch, they will have to use the online purchasing system, Flexischools. While there will still be some snacks available for students to purchase in person at Recess and Lunch, the majority of meals will only be available for students to pre-order via Flexischools.

This arrangement will allow for:

  • a more extensive menu for students to choose from
  • certainty for students that meals will be available for them to pick up in the Canteen
  • less wastage of food in the Canteen

Many parents would be currently using this arrangement in the Junior School which has had positive feedback.

CANTEEN ORDERING – FLEXISCHOOLS

Parents and carers can create a Flexischools account for their family and link a credit card and student number to the account. Students can submit orders up until 8.30am to ensure they are available for them to pick up at Recess or Lunch. We would encourage all students and parents to create an account and start using Flexischools this term to ensure they are fully prepared for this change next year. More details regarding online Canteen ordering are available on Redlands Pulse. 

National Skin Cancer Action Week

This week is Melanoma Awareness Week (Cancer Council) coinciding with National Skin Cancer Action Week (15-21 November). As a result, Yr 7 were asked to wear their craziest broad-brimmed hat and pair of sunglasses – these were worn during recess and lunch in support of this day.

Preventing skin cancer – Protect your skin

For best protection, when the UV level is 3 or above, we recommend a combination of sun protection measures:

  • Slip on some sun-protective clothing that covers as much skin as possible
  • Slop on broad-spectrum, water resistant SPF30 sunscreen. Put it on 20 minutes before you go outdoors and every two hours afterwards. Sunscreen should never be used to extend the time you spend in the sun.
  • Slap on a hat that protects your face, head, neck and ears
  • Seek shade
  • Slide on some sunglasses – make sure they meet Australian standards.
  • Be extra cautious in the middle of the day when UV levels are most intense.

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 7 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au