RPFA

Thank You

As my family and I stop to celebrate Thanksgiving today, I would like to take this opportunity to first thank all the wonderful teachers, tutors, advisors and support staff for their hard work and support for our students in another challenging year. I would also like to thank all those amazing parents and carers who have worked tirelessly this year to keep our community connected.

We’d like to put together another incredible team of parents and friends to continue to build a strong and positive Redlands community for 2022. If you are interested in being a year parent for Secondary School, please signal your interest by clicking here. (All current parent reps are welcome to return, of course!) For Junior School and Prep School, we will be in contact with you at the beginning of next year once we know which classes each student is in.

Have a fabulous break and I look forward to seeing you all in the new year!

Parent and Family Get-togethers

• Fri 26 Nov Year 8 coffee from 8.15am at Balmoral Rotunda 
• Mon 29 Nov Year 10 Tennis 12.30pm-1.30pm at Mosman Lawn Tennis Club, 32 Rosebery St for those keen to play a friendly game or just let out some frustration. $5 each.
• Tues 30 Nov Year 1 end of year playdate from 12.30pm at Balmoral
• Tues 30 Nov Year 2 end of year playdate from 12.30pm at Balmoral (playground end)
• Tues 30 Nov Year 6 Jump-off at Balmoral at 3.30pm at Balmoral Beach (near the jetty)

Second Hand Book Sale

Tomorrow Fri 26 Nov, Secondary School students will be able to bring in their used textbooks for sale or donation and submit order forms to buy current edition textbooks for 2022 at the Gerard St entrance. Students can collect their second hand 2022 books from the Gerard St Entrance on Mon 29 Nov at the start of the school day. 

Students currently in Yr 6 can also purchase second hand textbooks for next year by handing in their order forms at the Junior School Office tomorrow morning (26 Nov), and collect their books on Mon 29 Nov from the Junior School Office.

Current edition textbooks will be sold to others within the Redlands community. Previous editions no longer used at Redlands will be donated to other communities who will welcome and use them. Transactions will be non-cash, with the net balance recorded on your school accounts next year.

Through this sale, the RPFA aims to reduce paper wastage for environmental benefit, keep the costs of textbooks down for families and donate disused texts to charitable organisations who distribute them to communities that will continue to benefit from them.

Click here for more information and book lists.

If you can help sort and pack books on Fri afternoon (26/11), Sat morning (27/11) or Mon morning (29/11), please sign up here.

Walks on Tracks

We have three more walks planned before the end of 2021.

For more information, please email Ann Marie Kimber or call 0406691533.

Book Club

The next meeting of the Redlands parents book club will be our last for the year and will also be our annual Christmas lunch. We will be discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig on Fri 26 Nov.

Enquiries and new members welcome. Please contact Katherine Dixon or call 0432619890 for further information.

Photo Gallery

Photos from Year 8 drinks on 18 Nov

Twilight in the Garden – Save the Date: 25 February 2022

2022 RPFA Committee rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au

President: JP Forrest
Vice President: Brittne Whitelaw
Secretary: Rebecca James 
Treasurer: Annette Swann
Committee – Declan Hourihan, Jennifer Mast, Jo Lloyd, Karen Nicholson, Kate Kesby, Lisa Middlebrook, Maria Kinsela, Monique Scattini