Year 9
A Smaller Cohort on Campus and the Inaugural Moonbah Cohort
Last Saturday, the Year 9 cohort underwent its greatest change to date, as it split in half, with half of our students adventuring down to the High Country Campus to become our inaugural attendees on the Moonbah program, while the other half remained behind ot the Cremorne Campus, eagerly waiting their turn to travel to Moonbah in Term 2.
It will be business as usual at Cremorne, as students get right into the flow of their learning and preparing for assessments. After the Week 1 Day of Growth Conversations, we are excited to see how Year 9 will harness their knowledge and skills, and utilise the support available to them at school, to achieve continued personal growth.
As the term plays out, I am excited to hear of the amazing experiences our Moonbah students will have at the High Country Campus, living on country for the term, with a great chance to connect, learn and lead – all while developing skills of deep understanding and critical thinking via a rich and varied interdisciplinary curriculum. I will be fortunate enough to attend Moonbah in Week 5, where I will be able to report directly ‘from the ground.’ I am looking forward to the experience!
Burn Bright
Just before the cohort separated, we had the invaluable opportunity to come together last Thursday and engage in a day of important personal and social growth, led by Burn Bright. Our male and female students were each presented with thoughtful sessions based around personal values and how to engage in behaviour that affirmed your ‘brand’; respectful interactions with others in the community and developing resilience and strategies for overcoming challenges. While the sessions involved fun team activities, Students were also afforded space to be vulnerable as an individual, offering honest responses to questions around feelings of uncertainty, agency, friendship and personal aspirations. There were some touching follow up conversations between students, involving deep connections (and some tears!) being formed between peers. It was a valuable day and I look forward to such positive messaging carrying over into how students navigate the year ahead.
Redlands Clubs are Go!
After the successful Activities Fair last Thursday, school clubs are back and better than ever. Most clubs have now hit the ground running, holding their first sessions this week and we are looking forward to bringing everyone back for more in Week 4.
If you were not able to sign up to a club on the day, please do yourself the favour of visiting one of the many club sessions next week. Clubs are great places to meet new people, learn new skills and have great fun! You can find all the club times and locations published in the banners on iLearn and by visiting the Cocurricular page on Pulse.
Start Up Bootcamp – Wednesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm
An exciting new extra-curricular program is now open to students in Yrs 7-11 wanting to experience ‘startup life’. Anyone can join, not just students with existing entrepreneurial projects or ideas. The only criterion is being enthusiastic about innovation! Working with a team of Experts in Residence each week, and hearing from guest speakers from the startup ecosystem, you’ll be well supported as you explore innovative new ideas and even turn one into a real-world startup venture!
Whether or not you actually plan on becoming an entrepreneur, the transferable skills, resilience, and creative confidence you’ll build through this program will help you excel in a range of aspects in school and everyday life. See the brochure for more information and a sign-up link. Places are limited, so get in fast!
Serving your Peers and the School – the SRC
Have you ever wanted a fun way to get service experience, work on a motivated team and help others in the school? Well, then put your hand up and nominate yourself for the SRC!
If you are interested – please post an expression of interest here
Entries will close by 8am Friday 21 February.
High School Musical – The Musical
It’s that time of year again, where we can gather as a Redlands community and share in the love of singing, dancing and theatre, whilst watching the amazingly talented Arts community of Redlands thrive, in their element, at The Concourse, Chatswood. Of course, it is musical season!!
This year, Redlands is performing Disney’s High School Musical and it is sure to be a fantastic show of laughs, singalongs and good times. Get your ticket before they all run out!
School Portrait Photos
Yesterday, we moved through student portrait photos and sibling photos. If students missed the photo due to being absent, please make a note of the date for make-up for the portrait photos – Thursday 6 March. Students will need to bring their full School uniform, although I will have some spare blazers. The catch-up photos for Siblings has been moved to Friday 7 March in conjunction with the Summer Sports photos on that day.
Students who are currently on the Moonbah program will have a date announced for later in Term 2.
Term 1 Key Dates and Upcoming Events:
- Parent Webinar: Your Relationship with your Teen – Week 5: Tuesday 25 February
- High School Musical the musical – Week 6: Wednesday 5 March – Friday 7 March
- NAPLAN – Week 7: Wednesday 12 – Friday 14 March
- Jazz in the Garden – Week 7: Friday 14 March
- Year 9 Stay at School Information Evening – Week 9: Monday 24 March
- Battle of the Bands – Week 11: Monday 7 April
- Term 1 Ends – Week 11: Friday 11 April
Mr Jimmy Tod-Hill
Year 9 Advisor
jtodhill@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462