Year 8

R u ok Day

R U OK? inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life. You don’t need to be an expert to reach out – just a good friend and a great listener. 

4 Step Quiz:

https://www.ruok.org.au/questions

Yr 8 have discussed the following four steps about how to have a conversation that could change a life:

  1. Ask R U OK?
  2. Listen
  3. Encourage action
  4. Check in

R U Ok? – Trust the Signs

 

Mental Health Conversation Guide – View here

Beyond Blue Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support

https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/

Mullets for Mental Health

Black Dog Institute’s Mullets for Mental Health has encouraged some of our Yr 8 students to shape and grow a mullet for the month of September to raise much-needed funds for mental health research. Fundraising for this wonderful cause allows better research into the early detection, prevention and treatment of common mental health disorders.

Year 8 are quickly reaching their original target of $2000, however we would love to fundraise more.

If you would like to contribute to one of the students who has ‘styled-up’ a mullet, please access the team through:

https://www.teamblackdog.org.au/fundraisers/redlandsyear8legends

Yr 8 Chinese Creative Characters Competition

This week, the two Yr 8 Chinese classes participated in an activity called Year 8 Chinese Creative Characters Competition. They have been focusing on the topic Food and Drink this term. In this activity, students demonstrated their character knowledge by choosing their favourite word they have covered this term during our Zoom lessons, and use food or other objects around the house to “write” and create the Chinese characters.

Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy Dance Awards 2021

We have great pleasure in announcing our annual Dance Awards 2021 for our dedicated students, and all those who have worked so hard in achieving the high standards of the Academy.

It’s been a tough decision with all our students working so hard in maintaining their practice and performance, particularly with the current challenges. Congratulations to the award winners and to the runners-up and we look forward to everyone’s continued efforts in excellence in Dance.

Ballet and Dance tutors reviewed students in Year 8 who participate in co-curricular and extra- curricular ballet and dance classes and voted for students in 4 categories: Dedication, Service, Excellence and Leadership.

  1. Dedication:  A student demonstrates a willingness to give time and energy to training and performance with commitment, enthusiasm and hard work to accomplish a goal.
  2. Service: A student demonstrates a willingness to help and support others showing responsibility, respect and moral courage.
  3. Excellence: A student demonstrates the quality of being outstanding, possessing good qualities in an eminent degree.
  4. Leadership: A student demonstrates the ability to lead others with vision, integrity, gratitude and empathy.

Congratulations to the following 2021 Dance Award recipients:

Dedication: Amber Hosker and Soleil Burmeister
Service: Alicia Green
Excellence: Chloe Scamps and Imogen Jeffery-Bilich
Leadership: Hannah Scott and Sofia Vincent

Yr 8 Runners Up: Tali Feldman, Aneke Golowenko, Sela Tea, Lola Reid and Charlotte Humphreys.

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au