Head of Junior School
Heritage Week
This week, we have celebrated Redlands Heritage Week which has highlighted different chapters of the School’s rich history, the foundations of the School and our extraordinary culture and community.
Our focus for Heritage Week 2022 has been acknowledging and celebrating Science and Innovation at Redlands and connected to this, our Deputy Principal, Mr Corcoran, led an engaging summary of these aspects in the School’s history in our assembly this week.
Celebrating the School’s 138th birthday, there was also the opportunity to come together as a Junior School and enjoy the opportunity for us to sing Happy Birthday together, view the video here.
In addition, students have been reflecting on Heritage Week in Chapel this week and Ms McKenzie and Ms Michaels have created this delightful video for all to enjoy.
If you have not had done so, I encourage you to take a few moments to read about our history.
CIS Cross Country Carnival
On Wednesday, a number of Redlands students competed for HICES at the Combined Independent Schools of NSW Cross Country Carnival held at Eastern Creek.
We are extremely proud of the large number of students involved who represented both Redlands and HICES in cold and windy conditions as listed below and mentioned in Mr Dunne’s section and in particular, we congratulate one of our Sports Captains, Olivia Law (Yr 6), who came 1st in her race from a field of 130 runners. This is a remarkable achievement and a first for Redlands at Junior School level. Olivia will now compete for the CIS team at the NSW event.
Ken Dalla Pozza, Charlotte Roy, Reina Sabharwal (all Yr 3);
Amelie Cadman, Amelia Svensson (Yr 4);
Charlie Hutchings, Kyler Simpson (Yr 5);
Ami Dalla Pozza, Tristan Fournier Le Ray, Olivia Law, Dean Mansell and Lauren Rolfe (Yr 6).
Code Camp – Holiday Camp 12-14 July (Yrs 2-6)
We are delighted to partner again with Code Camp to host a holiday program where Redlands students in Yrs 2-6 can design, code, problem solve and become storytellers and creators of technology, by creating games, websites, music and videos or flying drones! The program will take place on 12-14 July booking information including an early bird rate are on the flyers below.
Code Camp at Redlands – Camp Information
Car Line Arrival at 3.20pm
Again, I ask parents who use the moving car line pick up option on Allister Street to arrive as close to 3.20pm as possible or shortly afterwards. Our staggered pick-up times from K-6 are designed to allow for the smoothest flow of traffic. However, the safety of students is being compromised as some Junior School families are arriving anytime from 2.45pm and then causing both traffic and a safety risk to Prep parents arriving at their designated times.
Junior School Swimming Carnival Reminder
This rearranged event from Term 1 takes place next Wednesday 15 June at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. As per the information sent to families, all students should be at school for a 7.20am roll call in classrooms so that buses can depart promptly at 7.30am.
Monday Public Holiday
A reminder that next Monday is a public holiday for the Queen’s birthday. We look forward to seeing our students back on Tuesday heading into the last fortnight of term.
Semester Two Debating (Yrs 4-6)
Debating Club is open to new and additional students for Semester 2. Current debating students do not need to sign up again.
Why debating? Some of the benefits of debating, which translate into many aspects of a student’s personal and academic life, include:
- learning how to structure persuasive arguments with evidence
- improved understanding of the world by developing general knowledge
- speaking concisely with minimal preparation including rebuttals
- developing critical thinking skills
- improving verbal and written confidence
If you would like your child to participate in debating club on Tuesdays between 3.30pm-4.30pm, please fill out this form or contact Mr Watkins for more information.
Mr Ari Guha
Head of Junior School
aguha@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022