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Round 2 Winter Sport

The beautiful sunny conditions last week allowed all our Winter Teams the opportunity to play Round 2 under clear skies and a warm sun, very different from the days ahead of us in terms of weather. Our Yr 6 Football teams have been training very well and it shows on match day with two great all round performances over the last two weeks, while our younger Football teams are finding their feet in matches. Our fastest growing sport, Netball has had some great numbers in the optional morning session and while we were down a few students with sickness on the weekend, the season looks promising. Our Hockey team, made up of all Yr 5 girls had a great first match last week and look forward to this weeks game as they continue to learn the sport. Rugby, a growing sport at Redlands had a great win over St Aloysius’ College at Primrose Park on the weekend while our Yr 3 and 5 teams had a tough day in the Sevens at Koola Park, but show early signs of a good season ahead.

Coaches of each team are asked to nominate a player each week who they think stood out in their match, not only in the area of ability but including effort, enthusiasm and displaying the values of Redlands and Sport in general.

Last week our HICES Netball Representative, Tahlia Stone from Yr 6 made her back to Sydney to trial for the NSW CIS team. With over 100 girls trialing it was very competitive. They played  9 games, won 5, drew 1 and lost 3. Great experience and although she was not selected in the final team she trialled very well, making it into the possible and probables in the final round. On Monday we had four Yr 5 Hockey girls make their way to Pennant Hills for their CIS trial and while no one was selected in the CIS team, it was a great experience for our girls. In the Boys Hockey, Otis Gait was selected in the NSW CIS team for 2022 and we wish him luck as he prepares for NSW PSSA Competition. We wish our three Rugby boys, Lincoln, Tom and Harry the best of luck at their upcoming CIS Rugby trials.

Optional Morning Skills Sessions

The first of these sessions took place last week and were well attended across the board.

There are a variety of morning skills sessions available to those students who are playing Representative Sport for the School if they wish to attend. These sessions are OPTIONAL and other cocurricular commitments must be honoured ahead of these sessions. All sessions are from 7:00am-8:00am held on the Redlands Junior Campus with arrival at 6.50am. For venues, please refer to the Winter Sport Training Schedule. Late students will not be permitted to join the session.

This term we will be offering:

• Wednesday morning – Netball (Yr 3/4 Girls) – access Dunnet Hall via Allister St
• Wednesday morning – Football (open to all rep footballers)- access by Murdoch St Oval Gate
• Friday morning – HICES Cross Country (open to Redlands Cross Country team)- access by Murdoch St Oval Gate
• Friday morning – Football (open to all rep footballers)- access by Murdoch St Oval Gate
• Friday morning – Rugby (Yr 3-6 Rugby Boys)- access by Murdoch St Oval Gate
• Friday morning – Hockey (Yr 5 team)- Redlands House Courts access by Allister St
• Friday morning – Netball (Yr 5/6 Girls)- access Dunnet Hall via Allister St

Winter Sport Information

• For all Sport information regarding what sports we offer when, how to navigate our documents, as well as information on Uniforms and Carnivals please refer to our Parent Information Booklets on Pulse.

Gymnastics Open Day- Competitive Gym Boys & Girls – Final reminder

In exciting news, we can confirm that IPSHA Gym will be up and running their carnival this year. At this carnival, schools are invited to send through a school Gymnastics team in a variety of disciplines. For 2022 Redlands Junior School are going to be involved in this carnival after a two-year COVID break and would like to train up and send a team of boys and girls to compete at this one off carnival held in August.

Similar to our Athletics and Cross Cross Country Carnivals, we will provide training for this Gymnastics Carnival and these sessions will take place in and around your child’s current Non Rep and or Rep Sport with no clashes. As you would be aware, we have a new contractor, Aussie Gems Gymnastics, who are running our recreational program (Wednesday Sport ) as well as coming on board for this new representative Gym program (IPSHA Gym).

OPEN DAY- COME AND SEE WHAT IT IS ABOUT

On Saturday 21 May from 12:00pm- 1:30pm Aussie Gems are opening their facility for Redlands students and their parents who may be interested in giving IPSHA Gym a go this year to come and watch some demonstrations, give some of the equipment a go and see if they want to pursue it as a sport.

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Open Day Location – Unit 10, 25 Frenchs Forest Rd East, Located in Allambie Grove Business Park Frenchs Forest NSW 2086

We would encourage as many of you to attend this open day to see what it is all about and see if you would like your child to explore this an option.

Please complete the form below so we can cater for you on the day. Expression of interest

Snowsports

As we begin to prepare for the upcoming season Redlands has been involved in competitive Snowsports for many years and has won numerous awards at the national level for individual events and as a school. We are committed to prepare our students to ride and ski safely and competently to enjoy this wonderful lifelong family sport. To race, students need to confidently ski or snowboard on all blue runs.

The program commences with the start of the winter school holiday and if your children are keen to compete, they can enter the Redlands Cup followed by the Sydney Interschools Championships. Children can compete in a wide variety of ski and snowboard events with Redlands offering specialist training (Y1-12) for participants.

These events will take place from July 8 2022.For more information on how Junior School students can become involved in the Snowsports program please read the booklet on the following link.

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If you have any further questions please direct them to

Nicola Fenaughty Snowsports Administrator snowsports@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Redlands Pulse

• The Junior School Sport pages on Redlands Pulse will continue to be the ‘source of truth’ for all information relating to sport this term. I am asking that if parents have an enquiry relating to sport that your first port of call will be the Junior School Sport section of Redlands Pulse.

Sport Calendar

• We have a Sport Calendar for each Term. To view the 2022 Term 2 Sports Calendar please click here

Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022