Year 7
Week 2 – Getting into the Swim of Things
What an exciting first full week of school it has been for Yr 7! There has been a lot of energy and enthusiasm this past week, as Yr 7 immersed themselves figuratively into their lives at Redlands and literally into the pool at SOPAC during the Secondary School Swimming Carnival. The week has seen great growth in Yr 7 as they learned how to use their lockers successfully, navigated the school to find each of their classrooms and places to spend recess and lunch, and began the process of finding their space at Redlands.
Last Friday, students celebrated the Commissioning of Principal Sean Corcoran. During this event they were presented interesting information about First Nations’ connection to Country, after watching a traditional smoking ceremony, and they learned about the history of Redlands as a school and Mr Corcoran’s deep connection to teaching as a profession – as he explained, ‘teaching runs in my blood.’ The cohort’s behaviour was excellent and they remained well behaved and respectful across the hour-long ceremony.
On Monday Yr 7 were presented with a detailed camp briefing in preparation for their High Country camp adventure in Week 4. There was a lot of anticipation and great excitement in Redlands Hall, as students were informed of the activity schedule and given clear details for what to pack. Please make sure that everything listed on the kit list is packed for camp. Camp details, including packing lists, can be found here – in the Login section, look for School: ‘Redlands’ and use the passcode: ‘Shine’).
On Tuesday, Yr 7 were ‘thrown into the deep end’ in the best of ways with their first ever Senior School Swimming Carnival. The energy and enthusiasm the cohort brought to the carnival was inspiring to see, with so many students all getting involved in a range of races, getting dressed up in wonderful costumes and being loud in the support of their Houses.
A big congratulations to McDouall House who ended up winning the carnival over runners up, Roseby House. While all of Yr 7 deserve praise for their performances and comportment at the carnival, particular kudos goes to the students below who came at the top of their age categories.
12 Girls:
Age Champion: Alice Connell (Cowper)
Runner Up: Clemence Leroux (Cowper)
12 Boys:
Age Champion: Nicholas Gorman (Roseby)
Runner Up: Zac Fowler (McDouall)
13 Girls:
Age Champion: Freja Nixey (McDouall)
Runner Up: Laura Huang (Dumolo)
13 Boys:
Age Champion: Charlie Brock (Cowper)
This week Yr 7 also received an academic information session from the Dean of Studies (7-10), Mrs Anna-Marie Rolon, about how to use their Core Page and how to access key information about assessments this year. They were also issued with their student planners, which will be a key resource for staying organised and on top of their academic commitments this year. Please note, parents are required to sign student planners each week, to be check by Tutors. Students will have follow-up sessions in Tutor groups about how best to use these planners.
Finally, Thursday was the Redlands Activities Fair Day. All the cocurricular clubs on offer at the school set up stalls and offered information to students to encourage them to sign up and join an interesting and fun activity. Students will have signed up to a range of clubs on the day and are encouraged to sign up to more this term if they wish to try something new. Most club activities will commence in Week 3. All clubs have a dedicated page on Pulse, if you wish to discover more about them.
Key Dates and Upcoming Events
- Friday 10/2 – Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos, and Yr 7 and 8 Movie Night.
See below for further details on both events.
- Monday 13/2 – Goal Setting Conversations:
Students will engage in important one-to-one conversations with their Tutors, establishing ‘empowering’ goals for their year at Redlands.
- Thursday 16/2 – ySafe online safety seminar:
During Period 3, students will be spoken to about appropriate online behaviour and security, and how to keep themselves safe on the internet.
- Monday 20/2 – Friday 24/2 – Yr 7 School Camp
All Yr 7 students will journey to the High Country Campus for a fantastic week of camping, including activities such as hiking up to Mount Kosciusko, mountain bike riding, raft building and more.
Important Notices
School Camp Permission and Student Medication
Please ensure that you have given permission via Redlands Pulse for your child/ren to attend camp.
If you child/ren require medication/s on camp, you will need to complete and return to Mr Atkins a Medical Authority Form located on Pulse HERE. This form will need to be completed prior to departure.
Please contact Mr Atkins on eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au for any other questions about camp.
Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos
Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place on 10 February from 7.15 – 8.20am in Redlands Hall. To order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form before 8 February. Parents/Carers who have children at both the Junior and Senior Campus and may attend the sibling photo and should accompany their Junior Campus children to school afterwards.
On 10 February Yr 7 to 12 students will present to the Redlands Hall in classes to have their portrait photo taken between 8.20am – 12.55pm. If your child is unable to have their portrait taken, or if they have an external appointment scheduled during the school day please inform the Year Advisor.
A catch-up date for missed sibling photos and portraits will be offered on 3 March at 10.10-11.05am in the Learning Hub Level 2, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.
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.
Our Standard Portrait and Year Group Package will be automatically billed to your school account and posted directly to your primary contact address following the Year Group photos taken on 7 June. If you do not wish to receive a standard package, please click here to opt out before 10 February.
The Standard Package will cost $40 and consist of:
Year Group Photograph 20 x 30cm
Portrait packages containing 7 portraits:
1 – 15 x 20cm
2 – 10 x 15cm
1 – 10 x 7cm
1 – 7.5 x 5cm
2 – 5 x 3.5cm
Online access to a high-resolution digital portrait download
If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.
Yr 7 & Yr 8 Movie Night: Message from Yr 11 Service Students
We are organising a Movie Night as a fundraiser on Friday 10 February from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. All proceeds will go to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The WWF strives to conserve nature through protecting our valuable environment and aims to reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
The movie that will be shown is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. It is classified PG. The ticket price is $5 and Yr 11 students will be selling tickets at lunchtimes this week (Week 2) by cash and EFTPOS. Additionally, there will be snacks available for purchase at lunchtime through a bake sale in Liggins Quad.
If your child stays to watch the movie, please ensure they are able to return home via public transport or get picked up at 5:30pm as the campus will be closed at that time. We would love for your child to attend what will be an exciting and enjoyable evening for them while contributing to an excellent cause. For any further questions regarding this event, please contact the Yr 11 Advisor, Ms Ynson, aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au.
Online Safety Parent Information Session
Redlands will be hosting an Online Safety Parent Information Session via Zoom on Monday 13 Feb (6pm-7pm)
The parent information session has been developed in consultation with ySafe, with an appreciation of the complexities of parenting in the digital age. The aim is to provide parents with a realistic, practical, and engaging cyber safety education session.
If you are interested in attending (via Zoom), please register using this link.
A link to the session will be emailed to those who have registered.
For further details, please contact the Redlands e-Learning coordinator, Mrs Wendy Duckworth.
Mr Jimmy Tod-Hill
Year 7 Advisor
jtodhill@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462