Year 7

Return to On-Campus Learning – Monday 25 October

It was lovely to have our Yr 7 students return to campus. The morning was spent valuing friendships, making connections and being back in the company of their peers. 

Part of our Tutor Time activities have been based around Self-efficacy. 

Self-efficacy is using success in an area of your life as a personal reference point for ability, leading to a sense of personal achievement and belief in yourself. Our activities explored the concept of ‘self-efficacy’ and developing ‘self-belief’. These skills are important for students using a positive outlook to achieve goals and develop resilience.

Students learn that having success in something, and then using that as a personal reference point for ability, leads to further success, achievement and a belief in themselves.

SCHOOLS TV – SPECIAL REPORT: Managing Overwhelm

Willingly or not, we have all been exposed to a piece of bad news that has lingered in our thoughts for days afterwards. This seems to be more common in the current environment than ever before. Due to the pandemic, the world we now live in is a very different place, so it is easy to see why we might feel impacted. It can often seem like there are many stressful events occurring simultaneously, and the hyperconnected nature of our environment means we are constantly being reminded of the challenges we face via numerous media and social media channels. Our connectivity to the digital world exposes us to a barrage of messages that can often leave us feeling overwhelmed.

It is therefore important for children and parents alike, to consciously and intentionally learn good wellbeing strategies. Unfortunately, our brains have not evolved fast enough to adapt to the digital landscape we find ourselves in and this often leaves us feeling overwhelmed and can result in increased levels of stress and anxiety. If left untreated or unmanaged, constant stress and anxiety can lead to a number of behavioural issues or health consequences.

The blueprint for parenting, based on our own experiences, is no longer fit for purpose in raising kids as citizens of tomorrow. The combination of constant access to information and having little control over the situations presented, can be stressful and overwhelming. Although we can’t provide our kids with certainty, we can provide them with the skills and strategies to cope to enable them to flourish and thrive, socially, emotionally and academically. It may not necessarily be the information itself that is harmful, but more their inability to process and make sense of it.

https://redlands.nsw.schooltv.me/wellbeing_news/special-report-managing-overwhelm

Reminder: Flexischools 

The canteen will be open for the return of students to campus with staggered opening times for different cohorts to collect food and drink ordered via the online ordering system, Flexischools. Please ensure familiarity with this Online ordering via Flexischools system, so that if students wish to purchase from the canteen, they have appropriate access. Food will not be available to be bought over the counter.

Uniform and Hair

Students have the choice of wearing sports uniform or their Summer School Uniform for the remainder of the term. For haircuts, there is flexibility for students getting their haircut. Boys may wear their hair in a manbun as long as it is neat and tidy.

Yr 7 Vaccination Clinic Postponed

Yr 7 students were scheduled to receive dose 2 of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) on 5 November. This clinic has been postponed until 6 April 2022 following advice from the Northern Sydney Public Health Unit.

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