Year 9
Important Events
Yr 9 NAPLAN – Week 4
Yr 9 Parent-Teacher Evening Wednesday 16 June
Yr 9 into Yr 10 Information Night Wednesday 14 July
Term 1 Wrap-Up and Looking Ahead to Term 2
Welcome back! I am hoping everyone had a restful and full-filling break with family and friends. The energy across campus is inspiring as students returned this week already full of new ideas and sharing ways to make this term even more memorable.
Last term ended with the End of Term 1 Assembly. This assembly showcased an impressive collection of presentations from students in Yrs 7-9 sharing their perspectives on social awareness, inclusion and continuing to #choose to challenge in support of International Women’s Day.
We were very proud to have Ahnu Guan, Sholto-Mirrlees-Black, Charli Waterland and Annie Zhang share the work they started last year with the Sexism Project and demonstrate ways all students can continue to challenge what is right and how all small steps we take on a daily basis help change a culture.
This term, Yr 9 will continue to look outward while building further social awareness. Students will be researching a topic of their choice and sharing their own voices for what they believe is important. Students interested in Service opportunities have also started speaking up with project ideas to support this work. Please encourage your teenagers to actively engage in these opportunities every other Wednesday during Tutor. Stay tuned as the term unfolds.
Assessment Calendar
Please encourage your teenager to have a copy of this term’s Assessment Calendar printed and in plain sight during Home Learning. It is linked for parents in Redlands Pulse and for students in the iLearn Pastoral Page – Key Information.
Inter-House Debating
Cowper took on McDouall on Wednesday and Roseby takes on Dumolo on Thursday this week in the new tradition of Yr 9 Inter-House Debating. This cohort is full of enthusiastic and talented debaters who have returned to participate in this year’s event. However, it is incredible to see the new talent who have stepped out of their comfort zones and challenged themselves to engage in a new experience this year. Each team consists of three debaters, one support person and additional participants to chair the event and time-keep. The two winning Houses will debate in a final round this Friday with the entire cohort watching and supporting. A wrap-up of the event will be shared in next week’s Note Day.
Dumolo: Johann Cheah, Conor Petersen, Sophia Rolon, Anneka Steele and Annie Zhang
Roseby: William Andrew, Flynn Kieran, Jack Petering, Krishan Price, Daisy Thomas and Scarlett Thorp
Cowper: Josephine Bannon, Emilie Leroux, River Stefanovic, Jocelyn Wang and Charlotte Waterland
McDouall: James Bardwell, Marcus Cooper-Hor, Jack Keogh, Sholto Mirrlees-Black and Kabir Yohannan
Interschool Chess Competition
Redlands is entering its first team in an Interschool Chess Competition and it is a Yr 9 and 10 team. Well done to these students for their interest in starting a new event at Redlands and their contribution to the program. We wish them all the best in their upcoming competitions. Yr 9 students involved include William Andrews, Mischa Barac and Thomas Jackson.
Yr 7-12 Photo Competition Winner: Christo Shacklock
This photo represents, to me, Multiculturalism in Australia because it represents flags from countries that represent people who call Australia home. I have placed the Australian flag in the middle as a symbol of unity for all these other flags and nations they represent. I have closely placed Great Britain to the Australian flag at the centre of Australia as a sign of Australia’s and my heritage, with the Greek flag close by. Flags are a symbol of national identity and Australia’s identity is to be inclusive of all people, races and nations. This photo represents that “We are one but we are many” as the song goes.
Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 9 Advisor
9968 9863
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au