Year 8

Welcome Back

It was a pleasure to welcome back our Yr 8s in full on Tuesday morning. There was a very positive atmosphere as students met their Tutors in their new rooms on Level 3 of the Redlands Learning Hub. This year we welcome two new Tutors to our team, Ms Amanda Cooper (8MG) and Ms Paige Power (8RR) as well as a number of new students to the Year Group.

Our challenge for the Year Group this year is to ‘experiment’. Our Yr 8s have spent a year learning the routines and skills needed to navigate the first stage of high school and we challenge them this year to engage in all that Redlands offers. This may look like taking part in a sport that they have not yet tried, joining a music ensemble with the new skills they have developed over the previous year or becoming a member of one of the many clubs on offer. This theme hopefully also resonates in the classroom as well as they develop their identity as learners and experiment with learning strategies and content that push their critical thinking skills.

Both Dr Meta Regis and I are excited to start the year supporting this wonderful group of students and if you have any questions please email either of us at thoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au or mregis@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Upcoming Events

We have a a number of significant events in the first part of the term which include:

Week 1 – Friday 3 February – Principals Commissioning
Week 2 – Tuesday 7 February – Redlands Swimming Carnival
Week 2 – Friday 10 February – Senior School Portrait Photos
Week 3 – Thursday 16 February – ySafe Online Safety Session
Week 5 – Monday – Friday – Coaching Conversations
Week 6 – Monday – Friday – Yr 8 Camp
Week 8 – Tuesday – Friday – School Musical

Further information about some is these events is below

Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos – Friday 10 February

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 8 Camp

Please ensure that you have completed the Operoo profile for your child/ren. If you haven’t received an email, please visit Operoo.com to sign up and create a medical profile for your child/ren.

If you are need some support with the medical form process you can contact medicals@oeg.edu.au and/or Mr Atkins eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au

If you child/ren require medications 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 for any other questions about camp.

Parent Contact Groups

The RPFA are seeking volunteers to be part of the Parent Contact Group (PCG) for our Yr 8 cohort. Members are predominantly involved with organising Year Group social events, such as coffee mornings and dinners. In addition, the reps may also support their Year Advisor/s with any help they may need. Reps are also the conduit for parents to provide feedback to, and ask questions of, their particular School Head, in relation to issues particular to their child’s class/year as well as the day to day operations of the School. PCGs meet once per term with their respective Head of School. This is a great way to become more deeply involved in the school on the community level and meet other parents in our Year Group.

A Message from Yr 11 Service students for the Yr 7 & Yr 8 Move Night

We are organising a Movie Night as a fundraiser on Friday February 10 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 throughout next week (Week 2) by cash and EFTPOS. Additionally, there will be snacks and drinks available for purchase in the afternoon prior to the movie starting. 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.

Thank you very much.

Mr Tobias Horan
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9872
thoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au