Year 9

Arnhem Land

Culture College Pre-reading Handbook HERE

Included information:

  • Overview of Culture College and the program which students will engage
  • Importance of connection to self, others and country
  • Our cultural footprint
  • Cultural acknowledgement of the Yolngu and Napaki
  • What Culture College means for Yolngu and Napaki
  • Packing list

House Debating – Dumolo Vs McDouall

Debate Topic: That we should change the date of Australia Day.

Moderator: Isabella Crennan

Negative – Team McDouall

  • Imogen Jeffery-Bilich
  • Jaiden Murphy
  • Hugo Baird

 

 

 

Affirmative – Team Dumolo

  • Millie Winton
  • Grace Dawson-Damer
  • Sophie Yu

 

 

 

Adjudicators: Sophia Maxwell & Callum Wardman-Browne (Year 12)

Congratulation to the winning House, Dumolo.

Thank you to Ms Beggs for the organisation of this event; a great initiative to see the exceptional talents of our Yr 9 Debaters. 

Yr 9 Service Learning Project – Vinnies Drive 

As part of this Service-Learning Project, we are asking students across the school to bring in items to create personal hygiene bags for those in need.

Donation items include:

  • Shampoo 
  • Conditioner 
  • Band aids 
  • Hand sanitiser
  • Deodorant
  • Soap or body wash
  • Toothpaste
  • Toothbrushes
  • Small tissue packs
  • Hairbrush/hair ties
  • Sanitary items – pads, tampons and panty liners.

A collection box will be located in the Secondary School Office every day during Week 9-10 this term where you are able to drop off your supplies.

Thanks for your support.

One Girl – Educating Girls to Change the World

Girls’ Education Changes Everything – Full Version.

It’s not right that in Sierra Leone, a girl is more likely to be married before the age of 18 than she is to finish high school. It’s not right that only 16% of girls in Sierra Leone finish high school. It’s not right that 132 million girls around the globe don’t have access to a basic high school education. 

This needs to change.

However, not all hope is lost. Freya Kittle, Betti Butcher and Amynta Field are Yr 9 students here at Redlands who have become ambassadors for One Girl and have set up fundraising pages for this cause. One Girl is a non-profit organisation which helps find and provide education for girls in Sierra Leone and Uganda. They’re on a mission to help give girls an education in countries where it is less available. They found that when you educate a girl, her income will increase by 10–25% for every year she stays in school. She’ll get married when she chooses to, be able to think for herself, have control over her own income, and break the cycle of poverty. So now, they are asking for your help. If you could consider donating, it would be greatly appreciated and can make life changing opportunities for girls less fortunate than us.

You can find Betti, Freya and Amynta’s  fundraising links below:

Betti Butcher

Freya Kittle

Amynta Field

Yr 9 Examinations – Term 4, Week 2

Throughout Week 9 & 10, students will begin preparations for their Term 4 Yearly Examinations.

In the coming weeks, students will receive their Examination Timetable which will assist with planning and preparation at home. Resources will also be available through individual classes to assist in this process and students are encouraged to liaise with their teachers on best practice for each subjects.

Redlands My TV – Exam Jitters

Setting a schedule is vitally important. Students need to schedule everything from sleeping and eating, to studying and exercising. It is one of the best ways to manage inevitable exam stress. Students need to look after themselves when they have big demands in their life.

When it comes to productive study, sometimes less is often more. It is recommended that students hit the books in 50-minute stints, broken up by 15-minute breaks. This gives the brain, and body, a rest. Adolescents will often underestimate the amount of sleep they need. Getting enough sleep is key to successful study practices. Research shows that physical activity also has a very positive impact on mental wellbeing. Eating well is another crucial factor to maintaining concentration and staying focussed on the task ahead.

Learn More

Factsheets:

Surviving School Exams

Strategies for Exam Stress

Exam Stress Tips

Reach Out – Exam slaying checklist

Reach Out – 5 Apps to help you study at home

Exams – It’s a word that’ll get most people’s stomachs sinking and hearts fluttering. Exam anxiety can be really tough to tackle and it can affect anyone – from the most super-conscientious student to the last-minute crammer. While it’s a tough ask to eliminate exam stress completely, there are some study apps that can help make it all a little more manageable. Here are the best study apps to get you on the right track.

Reach Out – Top 5 motivation boosters

  1. Work out your ‘why’: if you know the benefit of getting the task done, you’ll be more motivated to do it.
  2. Put a timer on: set a timer for 20 mins and focus solely on the task at hand. Put your phone away and tell yourself you’ll procrastinate later.
  3. Celebrate the wins: make yourself a ‘Ta-da’ list where you write down your achievements, no matter how small.
  4. Get moving: go for a short walk or do some stretches, it’ll help you get inspired.
  5. Play music: make a playlist of your fave upbeat songs and listen to them when you need an extra push.

Parent Information – What is BeReal and how does it work?

  • BeReal is a social media app that is fast becoming the latest obsession for Gen Z and has started to make an appearance on the Senior Campus.
  • BeReal was invented in 2020, but according to trending news website Social Media Today, downloads of the app have risen by 315% since the beginning of the year, now ranking fourth in the list of most downloaded social media apps, behind Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest.  
  • BeReal users receive a notification at a random time once a day saying, ‘Time to BeReal’. This opens a two-minute window for the user to post a picture of what they are currently doing. The purpose of this is to capture an authentic, unfiltered snapshot of a user’s life – the opposite of the curated Instagram or SnapChat photos. The app takes a picture using both the front and back camera, so other people can see what the user looks like and where they are. 
  • The user can only see other peoples’ posts after they have posted their own. Followers are notified and can see when somebody has posted ‘late’ or has retaken the photo. Captions can be added with the post and other people can comment on the post. 
  • It’s possible to retake the BeReal photo many times during the two-minute countdown, but followers can see how many times the photo has been recaptured.
    While there is not a ‘like’ option available on the app, users can react to other posts by using their RealMoji.
  • Because of the time restraint, photos aren’t as polished or aesthetic as there is less pressure to create the perfect scene and gain approval from followers. BeReal is seen as a refreshing way to use social media however, the fear of missing out or the pressure to get the photo within the 2-minute time frame may be stressful for users (and outweigh the positives).

Why should I be concerned about BeReal?

  • BeReal has the possibility to disrupt lessons and distract students as the prompt can appear at any time during the day.
  • Students may cave to peer pressure to install the app in fear of missing out (FOMO).
  • The app has a map feature that allows the user to see where their contacts are throughout the world which may cause an issue for privacy.
  • BeReal causes issues with privacy as the post may capture other students in the frame who have not consented to be included in the post.

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 9 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au