Year 7

Key Dates 

Secondary School Photos – Friday 5 March

Senior Cross Country Carnival (Compulsory for Yr 7) – Wednesday 17 March 

Study Skills – Tuesday 30 March, Yr 7 Evening, 6.00-7.30pm (T1 W10) – parent and student presentation

Vaccinations – Wednesday 31 March 

NSW School Vaccination Program

Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program.

In 2021 the following vaccines will be offered to Yr 7 students:

Parent Information Kits that include an information sheet, consent form and privacy statement will be sent home to parents/guardians this week. To consent to the vaccination of your child:

• • Read all the information provided
  • Complete the consent form, including signing your name next to the vaccine/s  you would like your child to receive
  • Return the completed consent form before 16 March. Students are required to drop consent forms off at the Secondary School Office.
  • Ensure that your child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic.

Please note that if a student is absent from a clinic they will be offered any missed doses at subsequent clinics during Yrs 7 or 8 (for HPV and dTpa vaccination) and during Yr 10 (for Meningococcal ACWY vaccination). They do not need to go to their GP for these vaccines because they are absent from a clinic.

The following short videos have useful information about the vaccines and how the school immunisation clinics run.

HPV and dTpa Information

A Record of Vaccination card will be provided to each student vaccinated at each clinic. Details about vaccinations given at school will also be uploaded to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to support complete vaccination histories.

Student Helpers  

Ms Willis and I would like to extend our thanks to the following students who helped out with the Yr 7 2023 information sessions. Your assistance during these events was very welcomed and you did the School proud.

Thank you – Mia Allsop, Lola Brasler, Katherine Budden, Madelien Elzinga, Archer Kerr, Oliver Parker, Analyse Rowe and Lexi Rowe.  

Student Achievement

Congratulations to the following students who competed in various sporting events over the weekend. What an amazing effort! 

Luka Gordon and Holly Smith – NSW Surf Life Saving Championships
Archer Kerr and Jessica Smith – Husky Triathlon Festival 

Maths Club

The Maths Club kicked off on Tuesday Week 5 with enthusiastic participation among students from Yrs 7 to 12. This new community, led by Yr 11 student Jessica Wei, aims to encourage and enhance logical thinking and problem-solving skills in a vibrant, collegial atmosphere. A wide range of Club activities, planned by Jessica and supported by the Mathematics Department, include puzzles, challenges, graphic art competitions, fascinating Maths paradoxes and theories, visits from guest speakers and various service activities. All students are warmly invited to come and explore their passion for Mathematics and be part of the weekly meetings in LH3.3 at 3:30 pm Tuesday.

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 7 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133