Year 8
Waste Free Wednesday – Call to Earth!
Wednesday 10 November was Call to Earth Day.
This is a day where we are all encouraged to learn more about the threats facing our planet, people who are working to protect it and the steps we can all take to aid the cause.
On this day, Redlands held a ‘Waste Free Wednesday’, with all staff and students encouraged to minimise their waste on this day. No plastic, no bags, no paper. Hopefully, as a community, we can identify the significant amount of waste we create in just one day, and gain a deeper understanding of what methods and swaps we can make to reduce this amount.
#CallToEarth Day – ‘How can Redlands become more sustainable?’
(CNN) – Humans are causing alarming changes to the planet. Collectively, we are destroying ecosystems, polluting the ocean and altering our climate. Change needs to happen at every level of society, but as individuals we can play a role in making things better.
On November 10, Yr 8 took part in the first-ever Call to Earth Day. Celebrating a planet worth protecting, schools, individuals and organisations across the world raised awareness of environmental issues and engaged with conservation education.
This initiative was dedicated to conservation, environmentalism and sustainability. The following link tells stories about our incredible planet and the remarkable people who are protecting it.
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/call-to-earth/#/
Yr 8 watched a selection of the following short sustainability videos during tutor time this week. These videos (all less than 10 minutes) were selected specifically for Secondary School students by students and staff members on the Sustainability Working Group.
- Seven Billion Dreams, One Planet
- Conservation International
- One Earth
- Plea for the Planet
- How to Save Our Planet
- How much electricity does it take to power the world?
- Can 100% renewable energy power the world? – Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei
- Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot make short film on the climate crisis
- Nature Is Speaking – Julia Roberts is Mother Nature | Conservation International (CI)
- Which bag should you use? – Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper
- Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic
- Nature is Speaking
PARENT RESOURCES
‘Young people’s voices in the climate crisis’ – Australian Psychological Society
There is global acknowledgement that climate change is an urgent threat to current and future generations and the planet. Children and young people are among the most vulnerable to its impacts. They have a right to know about and take action on issues concerning their current and future welfare. Climate change is an issue that many young people are worried about and which deeply concerns their future lives. Having the opportunity to share and act on their concerns about climate change can boost young people’s self-efficacy, hopefulness and resilience, while dismissing their feelings and denying or ignoring the climate crisis can negatively impact their wellbeing.
https://psychweek.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19APS-PsychWeek-Summary-Report.pdf
FILM – 2040
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-rTQ443akE&t=36s
2040 is a hybrid feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important now. The 2040 journey began with award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film). Motivated by concerns about the planet his 4-year-old daughter would inherit, Damon embarked on a global journey to meet innovators and change makers in the areas of economics, technology, civil society, agriculture, education and sustainability. Drawing on their expertise, he sought to identify the best solutions, available to us now, that would help improve the health of our planet and the societies that operate within in. from marine permaculture to decentralised renewable energy projects, he discovered that people all over the world are taking matters into their own hands.
This journey is the central premise for the documentary ‘2040’, a story of hope that looks at the very real possibility that humanity could reverse global warming and improve the lives of every living in the process. It is a positive vision of what ‘could be’, instead of the dystopian future we are so often presented.
‘101 Things to do to help address climate change’ – Australian Psychological Society, Believe in Change
Student Attendance
If a student is absent from school an explanation must be provided by a parent/carer to ssabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au. If your child is absent due to illness, we thank you for providing details of your child’s symptoms. Any student absent with COVID-19 related symptoms must complete a PCR COVID-19 test and evidence of a negative test result must be provided to the School prior to the student returning to campus.
Important Dates
15 November – BURN BRIGHT – Inside Out Leadership: Leadership Starts from Within
Yr 8 will engage in a day-long program to support their self-development and personal leadership.
Outcomes:
- Understand they have influence and be challenged on how they are using that influence.
- Identify the qualities of a good leader and recognise their own strengths and the strengths of others.
- Improve their sense of self and enhance their self-confidence.
- Develop a capacity to overcome challenges and be resilient.
- Seek to foster positive friendships and look out for each other to enhance a greater sense of belonging.
- Understand the importance of service and start becoming a person who serves others.
- Appreciate diversity and celebrate differences.
17-18 November – STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths)
In November Year 8 students will engage in a STEAM Day developed to engage and extend their skills and learner attributes.
1 December End of Yr 8 Term 4
31 January Start of Yr 9 Term 1, 2022.
Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au