Head of Junior School
It is good to report a settled week with our students engaged in high quality teaching and learning after the busy first few weeks of term where several exciting activities have already taken place. These include Year 6 and Year 4 Outdoor Education Camps, our Junior Cross Country Carnival (and subsequent HICIS Representative Carnival in Bathurst) and the Junior School hosting a STEM Day with an AI focus for local schools. These activities present excellent opportunities for personal growth and all-round development of our students.
Day of AI Interschool Challenge Event
Last week, Redlands hosted an Interschool Day of AI challenge, a vibrant community learning event that brought together teams of Year 5 and 6 students from Redlands, Neutral Bay Primary, Sacred Heart Mosman, Loreto Kirribili and St Aloysius. Working in mixed teams, the students engaged in hands-on and creative activities to understand how artificial intelligence works and its potential impact on our lives. This event is part of the global Day of AI education movement, designed by MIT and conducted in Australia in cooperation with UNSW, to help children better understand AI’s role in their lives and futures. The challenge focused on using AI to address sustainability and climate change, with students designing AI-powered solutions and creating pitches with both physical and virtual models of their innovative ideas. We are excited to announce that in our upcoming Semester 2 programs, all of our Year 5 and Year 6 students will have an opportunity to engage in learning about what AI is, how it works and the role it plays both now and in the future.
Save the Date Semester 1 Report Information Webinar
We will be holding a webinar on Thursday 13 June to share with parents the small but important changes to our student reports in line with the new curriculum. This webinar will provide an overview of the updated reporting format, explain how to interpret the updated achievement section, and answer any questions you may have. We believe this session will ensure that all parents are well-informed about the report format updates. Please save the date for this informative event. Bookings will open Thursday 30 May via a link in Note Day.
- Date: Thursday 13 June
- Time: 6pm
- Format: Webinar
Greenlands Week
During Week 6, Redlands will be celebrating Greenlands Week, a week dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and sustainable practices. Throughout the week, classes will be part of a ‘Greenest Classroom Challenge’, students will make environmental pledges, alongside a range of events to take place at lunch time, including a waste audit, a swap shop (books/board games only), and a sow and grow.
As part of the Banish recycling program, Redlands will also be taking collections of the following hard-to-recycle items in Week 6:
– Old phones
– Plastic bottle top lids
– Writing utensils (pens/textas/markers)
– Toothpaste tubes/toothbrushes
– Empty makeup containers/tubes
These items can be dropped into the containers at Prep/Junior Receptions in Week 6.
We will also be having a ‘touch of green’ day on Tuesday 4 June, where students can add a small touch of green to their school uniform (eg. green socks, green hair ties/ribbons).
World Bee Day
On Monday, Redlands celebrated World Bee Day with our first honey harvest from the School’s very own beehives, accompanied by beehive talks to educate students on bees’ impact on the environment. Preparatory, Junior, and Secondary students participated in the honey harvest by helping to scrape beeswax off the honey frames and spinning the frames in the honey extractor. All students in attendance also had the chance to pour their very own jar of Redlands honey.
Mr Ian Holden
Head of Junior School
iholden@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022