Redlands Parents and Friends

Second Hand Uniforms

We will continue to sell second hand uniforms on Tues 16 May from 8.30-10am at the RPFA storage unit at 1 Monford Place, around the corner from the Uniform Shop. We are also looking into the possibility of another Saturday morning sale – watch this space for more info. As usual, our Second Hand Uniform Sales provide great value for families and also give each of us an opportunity to contribute to the clear benefits of recycling. If you have clean, current uniforms to donate to this cause, please drop them off to the Uniform Shop! In addition, funds raised are contributed towards the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund. We will only be accepting payments by EFTPOS. Please also remember to bring your own bags for your purchases.

Charity Events

We are participating in two events in the fight against breast cancer.

Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run

On Sun 14 May, complete a 5km or 10km walk or fun run around the Sydney Botanic Gardens with the family to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research at the 2023 Mother’s Day Classic. Mums, dads and kids are all welcome to join in the festivities. There are limited pink Redlands T-shirts from past MDC races available in the Uniform Shop. Or just wear your Redlands baseball caps! Join our team in the race (make sure to join Team Redlands!) or donate to this great cause. For more information, please contact Jennifer or Sophia.

Redlands Pink Sock Charity Round

On Fri 26 May and Sat 27 May, we will be hosting the Redlands Charity Round. Teams will be wearing pink socks for their fixtures (you can purchase the socks at the uniform shop or on Flexischools) and there will be food and treats available for sale (please contact your respective FoGs to volunteer to make and/or sell baked goods), with proceeds donated to charity. Please come support our teams and fundraising efforts.

Fri 26 May: Senior Football & AFL at Macquarie Uni Playing Fields

Sat 27 May: Senior Rugby at Macquarie Uni Playing Fields, Senior Netball at NBISC, Senior Hockey at Bowman Field; Junior Football at Redlands Junior School oval

Special Events

Mother’s Day Celebration

All Prep School, Junior School and Redlands House mums are invited to join the Mother’s Day Celebration on Mon 15 May from 7.45am in the Junior Campus Piazza. To assist with catering, please book your attendance here.

Teacher Appreciation

The RPFA will be organising morning tea at the end of the month to show our appreciation to all our fabulous teachers and support staff. Please check with your class and/or year parents to see if there are any additional initiatives being coordinated for specific teachers. For past students of Mrs Benneyworth, please send a picture or short 5-10 second video to BenneyworthBootcampers@outlook.com before 25 May for us to collate and send to her to wish her well. Please include the student’s name and year in Mrs Benneyworth’s class.

Gala Ball

Purchase tickets to this fantastic black tie event to be held at the Fullerton Hotel (formerly the Westin) on Sat 12 Aug. There are only 500 tickets available for sale, and the early bird discount (which just covers costs, including drinks for the entire evening) will only be offered until the end of this term. Please see Foundation for more info.

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Coming Up

Parent / Family Get-togethers

Thurs 11 May 6.30pm	Yr 8 parent drinks at the Lounge Bar at Greenwood Hotel
Thurs 18 May 6pm	Yr 5 parent drinks at Juniper Lane, Mosman
Fri 19 May 8.15am	Yr 9 coffee at Fresh Café
Thurs 25 May 7pm	Yr 6 ladies’ night at The Fernery, Mosman Swing by for drinks and fun conversations on the rooftop. Please RSVP to your class parent by 25 May.
Mon 29 May	3Blue parent coffee at Sunflower Lounge after drop off
Tues 30 May 6.30pm	Yr 9 trivia night at North Sydney Hotel, 292 Miller St
Thurs 1 Jun 6pm	Yr 7 parent drinks at The Oaks Neutral Bay Come and join us for a casual drink in the Licensee Flat upstairs. No booking required, just turn up when you can!
Thurs 1 June 7pm	Yr 4 mums’ night out at The Gin Bar @ The Fernery Come and join us for a year wide social event. Drinks and food may be purchased directly on the night. Please RSVP to your class parent by 28 May.
Sun 4 Jun 5.30pm	3Blue Wild Lights at Taronga followed by dinner at the Buena Join us for one or both events! Please book your tickets to Taronga’s Wild Lights (be sure to select the 5.30pm session) and/or dinner at The Buena directly. We hope to see as many families there as possible. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Tues 6 Jun 8.30am	Yr 5 coffee TBC
Thurs 8 Jun 7pm	Yr 2 parent drinks at The Fernery, Mosman Come and join us for a year wide social event. Drinks and food may be purchased directly on the night from the bar. In order to advise the venue of numbers, please RSVP here.
Thurs 15 Jun	Yr 4 parents and carers coffee morning TBC
Thurs 15 Jun 7pm	3Blue mums’ night out at the Green Moustache, North Sydney Invitation to follow
Sun 18 Jun 2-4pm	Yr 5 family picnic at Clifton Gardens
Sun 18 Jun 4pm	Yr 3 family movie at Hoyts Westfield Chatswood Please join us for a private screening of Elemental – Disney and Pixar’s latest film where fire, water, land, and air residents live together in Element City. You can watch the trailer here and purchase your tickets here. This is a family event and children need to be supervised by an adult. Tickets are limited – so make sure you purchase yours quickly.
Mon 19 Jun 8.15am	Yr 9 coffee TBC
Fri 23 Jun	Yr 12 parent drinks TBC

Walks on Tracks

Weekly guided walks around the northern Sydney area are organised by an RPFA volunteer. This is a great way to meet other Redlands parents and get in shape, plus a wonderful way to spend a morning discovering the many paths of the Sydney area.

The invitation for walks is open, so if you have friends or family who you think would like to come along, please feel free to bring them. Dogs are also welcome on most walks.

Next week’s walk on Wed 17 May will be from Mosman to The Rocks, returning via ferry, so no dogs please. Meet at Mosman Bay ferry on Avenue Rd at 8.40am.

Any questions, please contact Ann Marie Kimber or call 0406 691 533.

Book Club

Come along and enjoy the lively conversation of other Redlands parents from all around the world with a common love of reading. The Book Club meets twice each School term, rotating among members’ homes. There is also an annual visit to Sunday Writer’s festival (May) and sometimes to movies that are tied in with a book discussion.

Our next meeting is Wed 17 May from 7pm at Tania’s house. We will be discussing Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Please email Tania or call her on 0450473484 to let her know if you are coming so that she can plan appropriately for numbers. Reminder, we will only have light nibbles and drinks, no dinner. Please let Tania know if you would like to bring something.

If you want to pick up our next book, it is The Familiars by Stacey Halls. We will meet to discuss this book on Mon 19 Jun at morning tea. If you would like to host the meeting, or if you might be interested but have concerns about what’s involved, please contact Monica or Sabiha to have a chat.

Also, if you would be happy to host a meeting in the future but are just not available to do so in May/June, please let us know as well! We still have 4 more meetings in the second half of the year to organise!

Books planned for Term 3 are: The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley and BABEL by R.F. Kuang.

Photo Gallery

Walks on Tracks completed an impressive 10k walk around Longueville and Northwood, followed by a delicious potluck lunch at Keiko’s.

Do you have pictures of parent / family get-togethers you want to share? Please send them to RPFA Note Day.

2023 RPFA Committee

President: JP Forrest
Vice President: Brittne Whitelaw
Secretary: Rebecca James
Treasurer: Annette Swann
Committee – Jaqui Halliday, Declan Hourihan, Jennifer Mast, Lisa Middlebrook, Karen Nicholson, Emma Okhovat, Sophia Stewart-Kasimba, Carrie Taylor

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