Year 9

Yr 10 Course Selections due this Friday 30 July

Please remind your teenagers that they were sent information regarding this process directly by email from Mr David Randall. For copies of the Yr 9 into Yr 10 Information Evening and other information regarding selecting courses, please see Redlands Pulse Yr 9 page.

For further perspective, I include an article this week shared by a Yr 9 parent, Choosing your senior school subjects doesn’t have to be scary.  Here are 6 things to keep in mind from The Conversation. While making difficult choices about what electives to take is important and should be completed with thought and consideration, senior school is all about developing the skills that students can apply in any future job and in future relationships both professional and personal, such as: collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, communication, perseverance and self-efficacy.  The article is linked here.

Changing Zoom Gloom into Zoom Bloom – Tips from Mr. Alessandro Digiacomo

After three weeks of Zoom classes, some students are feeling quite zoomed out. Tips from our new school counsellor, Alessandro Digiacomo, will be shared with our students next week via a Year Meeting for us to take a moment and try and change our own Zoom Gloom into Zoom Bloom. Alessandro shares that the most common concerns for young people during this pandemic have been worrying about the future, feelings stressed or anxious and feeling bored. If young people can learn how to self-motivate and focus on meeting their own psychological needs now, this will help them in managing these feelings all throughout their life. Here is a quick summary of the 10 tips Alessandro shares in the video:

  1. Chunk it
  2. Make small achievable goals
  3. Ask for support
  4. Disconnect from technology
  5. Exercise and get in touch with nature
  6. Reward yourself
  7. Connect with people
  8. Do something you enjoy
  9. Establish a routine – balance is key!
  10. Take care of yourself and be kind to yourself

Ultimately, we aim to try and learn how to meet our own psychological needs: purpose, belonging, achievement, love and connection. 

Staying involved during Remote Learning

Thank you for encouraging your teenagers to stay active and involved in the multiple opportunities provided to students modified for remote learning.

  • Online Zoom Fitness Weekly schedule is attached on the Pulse Sport Page
  • The Redlands Olympic Challenge continues through next week Click here to complete the google form to log your activity.  The Sports Department will post updates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, sharing the leaderboard on the following platforms: iLearn, Redlands Pulse and the Redlands social media platforms.
  • Yr 9 Pet Photo Competition and Discussion Back by popular demand, encourage your teenager to upload a photo of their pet to the Yr 9 Pastoral iLearn page discussion. 

Recording Absences

Please continue to send an email to ssabsences@redlands.nsw.edu.au for any classes that your teenager may miss throughout the day with a quick note regarding the reason.  Attendance continues to be recorded and followed up during Remote Learning and this ensures we are following up appropriately with students and families. 

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 9 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865