Year 9

Staffing Changes

It is with sadness that we say farewell to our Assistant Year Advisor Mr Ted Scott. Mr Scott has been a valued member of the Pastoral Leadership Team for the past five terms. In 2016, Mr Scott was the Tutor Teacher for Cowper Yellow and in 2017 accepted the role of Assistant Year Advisor. Mr Scott has been a valued colleague and friend. He has balanced his responsibilities as a teacher in the HSIE Faculty with his responsibilities for our Yr 9 students. I know that I speak on behalf of the Yr 9 students and the Yr 9 Tutors, when I say that he will be greatly missed. Mr Scott has accepted a teaching position at North Sydney Girls High School and we wish him every success for his new appointment which will begin in Week 3. An announcement of the new Assistant Year Advisor will be made in the coming weeks.

New Student

We warmly welcome new student Aaliya Naqvi to our Yr 9 group. I know that parents and students will make the Naqvi family welcome and that they will quickly become part of the fabric of our Redlands Community.

Yr 9 Camp

Yr 9 Camp is fast approaching. On Thursday during Period 4, students will have a final Camp Briefing. This will be facilitated by our external providers OEG. (The Outdoor Education Group). This will be an opportunity for students to ask any questions that they may have in relation to Camp next week.

The venue for the Curriculum Camp is at Wee Jasper, at the western foot of the Brindabella Ranges, which is 80km north west of Canberrra. Students will be engaged in hiking and canoeing activities, and sleeping under canvas each night. Students are in groups of approximately 15 students, accompanied by a Redlands staff member and a camp leader from OEG. Redlands have a long association with OEG and they are a highly professional organisation.

Buses will depart from Allister Street at the front gate of the Junior Campus and students must arrive no later than 6.30am on Monday 7 May. Please be advised that buses will not wait for any student who arrives late on that morning.

Buses will return to Military Road Cremorne at 3.20pm on Friday 11 May. Should parents wish to know the progress of the buses, our estimated arrival time will be updated on the Redlands Wet Weather Number: 9968 9899.

National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 

On Tuesday  15 May, Wednesday 16 May and Thursday 17 May,  students in Yrs 3, 5, 7 and 9 in all Australian Government, Catholic and Independent Schools will sit the annual National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). The NAPLAN examinations are designed to assess reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. Following the tests, all parents across Australia will receive results in a common reporting format. 

All students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are expected to participate in NAPLAN testing but it is important for you and your child to know that NAPLAN is not a pass/fail test. It simply looks at what level students are achieving in literacy and numeracy against National Standards and compared with student peers throughout Australia. A letter to Parents (Years 3, 5, 7 and 9) from the Head of Teaching and Learning (P-12) will come home on Friday with further details. In addition, parents can access information on the National Assessment Program website.

Ms Sarah Matthews
Year 9 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494