Year 8

News and Achievements

• Best wishes to all Yr 8 students competing in Gala Arts. If you’re attending, keep an eye out for Sabrina Blasco (Instrumental), Helena Dracakis (Vocal), Ellyce Evans-Beard and Jacob Reiser (Theatre), and Avalon Thomas (Dance).
• Well done to Claudia Lalich who, along with her fellow Yr 9 players, will be representing Redlands at the 2019 Regional Theatresports Semi Final on Tuesday night in Week 7. Standout moments created by our Intermediate team during their heat at Barker College last week include Russian monkeys, wooden hats and finally securing 2nd place was a memorable performance as a spiritual tree rising from the dead.

Upcoming Webinar

The relationship between social media, alcohol use and parental monitoring in adolescence

Wednesday 19 June at 12.00pm, presented by Ms Anna Smout

This webinar is for parents, school staff and anyone else seeking information about the relationship between social media use and drinking, and how parents can protect against alcohol use in adolescence.

Australian teenagers spend more than three hours per day on social networking sites. Greater time spent using these sites has been linked to problem drinking in adolescence. This webinar will present information on the relationship between using social networking sites and problem drinking and will focus on how parents can intervene to protect their child from alcohol-related harms

Cyber Safety: Project Rockit

Project Rockit worked with Yr 8 last Friday delivering their Dot Com program. The workshop explored the risks and rewards of challenging bullying, building peer support in online spaces, challenging judgement and social labels and launch strategies for students to stand up for themselves and others. The workshop also addressed social factors and drivers that often spill online: standing out versus fitting in, relationship ethics, privacy and consent and celebrating diversity.

STEAM USA Trip 2020

A fabulous new opportunity has been developed for students interested in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) subjects or career options: STEAM USA trip 2020. It is an educational tour of America’s flourishing technology epicentres, innovative art exhibitions, geological landscapes and man-made structures with strong curriculum and cross curricular links. The tour will be visiting Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Phoenix. The trip is targeted to Yrs 9, 10 and 11 students in 2020 (current Yrs 8, 9 and 10). An information evening is on Monday 3 June at 6.00pm and to register interest in attending, please complete the quick survey via the students Redland google account (access is only using a student Redlands account). 

Key Dates

Ms Marita Jansons 
Yr 8 Advisor
mjansons@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9819