From The Principal
It has been encouraging this term to be able to look forward and plan a broader range of school community events, as COVID protocols have continued to be modified and case numbers have been relatively low. It was wonderful to be able to welcome Junior Campus mothers and carers to the School on Monday as we celebrated with a Mother’s Day breakfast. There were many excited students proudly showing their mothers around the School and the buzz in the grounds was heartening.
As many of you would be aware, NAPLAN has been taking place this week, with the first year of online assessment occurring for students. I greatly appreciate the administrative work behind the scenes by the ICT team and other support and operational staff during this period. We do not specifically focus on teaching to the content of NAPLAN assessments and they are limited to being one data point during a two-year period for students. Having said that, the data is certainly useful to complement the full range of data we collect through our iGrow data program, which provides a more complete picture of a student’s holistic development.
Year 6 students thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Canberra last week and Year 4 students are currently on camp this week. These experiential learning experiences are an essential part of a Redlands education and it is pleasing to see students once again having these important opportunities to grow and develop a range of skills.
I continue to be extremely impressed with the quality of musicianship in the School and last Friday evening’s Senior Piano competition was no exception. The standard of performance was incredible and congratulations to all students on their dedication and commitment in reaching such a high standard. Ahnu Guan (Year 10) was awarded the trophy for best overall performance, which is an outstanding achievement.
I am looking forward to catching up with parents, carers and alumni at the Science and Innovation Luncheon at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in Kirribilli next Friday, 20 May. There are a few tickets remaining and these can be booked HERE. Bookings will close at 1pm, Monday 16 May. All parents and carers are also able to bid on the exciting range of auction items HERE. All proceeds from the luncheon will be donated to the means-tested Dr Sue Morey AM Scholarship Fund.
Mr Stephen Webber
Photo Caption: We said thank you to all of the mothers and carers in our Redlands community by hosting them on our Junior Campus for our Mother’s Day Celebration. A big thank you to everyone who joined us.