Year 7

Announcements and Upcoming Events

Please see the email sent home from me last week regarding Social Media in Yr 7. Social Media is a wonderful tool when used positively and productively. We do want to inform and educate students about how to use it appropriately and to support them in making good decisions.
This is a reminder that all Assessment Notifications are released to parents and students at least two weeks prior to the due date. Students are alerted of these notifications through iLearn and parents are able to access them in the parent portal.
Athletics and Waterpolo photos are on 12 September.

This Week

Congratulations to Roseby White for earning the most collective credit points in Term 2. They enjoyed a pizza party last Friday for their wonderful collective efforts. We are encouraging all students to continue getting caught “doing good deeds” and working to their potential to be recognised for working hard and supporting their peers.

We are very appreciative to have had Dr Lennox join the Yr 7 Year Meeting last week for a presentation on Resilience. Students were engaged in the discussion, offered many insightful comments and did not hesitate to ask thought-provoking questions. We are very thankful for Dr Lennox’s time and shared message.

Science Week

This week is Science Week! A record number of Yr 7 students attended the Breakfast with a Scientist to learn about various jobs in the Science field, competed against other Tutor classes in a Science Quiz and continued to discover Science at lunch with several activities around Liggins Quad.

Students pictured at Breakfast with a Scientist: Alex Tanner, Lauren Hill, Olivia Salmond, Emma Sullivan, Ashley Stapleton, Zoe Waterfield, Annabelle Harman, Maddison Hand, Mikaela Hunter, Freddie Yates and Alexander Mullin.

Students pictured at various Science lunch experiments with Yr 7 Tutors Mrs Durack and Ms Hurley: Johnny Wang, Matteo Stucci, Owen Conder, Felicity Schlederer, Angela Monty, Lucy Holloway, Scarlet Meijer, Mia McFarlene, Alexandra Lloyd, Liam McFarlene, Ethan Beggs and Christopher Szeto.

A Night to Delight

Thank you to our incredible group of students who made a valuable contribution to the Yr 8 A Night to Delight event organised by the Languages Department. Students were acknowledged for their impeccable service and messenger skills as well as their support for school spirit and great charity organisations by being part of the evening. Thank you to the following student volunteers: Noah Berbic, Alissandra Braden, Hamish Campbell, Jessica Coleman, Lola Dwyer, Sebastian Gray, Max Keith, Flynn Kieran, Alfie Leach, Hugo Little, Liam McFarlene, Hugo Scott, Christopher Szeto, Patrick Taylor, Oscar Textor, Kane Thomson and Alexander Halfen.

Ski Weekend

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of traveling with several Yr 7 students to Thredbo for two fun-filled days of skiing. This was an amazing way to learn resilience, communication, teamwork, respect, care and focus outside of the classroom in a beautiful setting. This incredible group of students pushed themselves to try their best, learn from their mistakes and have fun. Students who participated last weekend include: Hannah Garde, Zac Stonley, William Andrew, Lachlan Collyer, Owen Conder, Lawrence Jones, Max Keith, Alfie Leach, Tommy Sigaloff, Harrison Winder, Frederick Yates and Ethan Beggs.

Dr Prue Salter’s Study Tips

With this week being Science week, students started to work through the Study Skills Unit Science Skills in Tutor. These units have a wealth of information to support students in various subjects. Students are encouraged to continue working through the Science Skills Unit and explore other units to support them in any other subjects they are finding challenging at the moment.

Learn more at www.studyskillshandbook.com.au. Our school’s subscription details are – Username: redlands; Password: 68results

Pastoral Care

This term, our Pastoral Program focuses on self-reflection for behaviour management utilising the flowchart What happened? What did you think about it? How did you feel about it? How did you behave?.

We will continue to touch on digital citizenship, summarising notes and study skills with help from Dr Prue Salter’s Study Skills website and we will begin to focus specifically on the first three habits from 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 7 Advisor (Acting)
9968 9863
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au