From the Principal
What a wonderful evening last Friday night was for the Twilight in the Piazza event. Whilst the rain threatened and we moved location into Dunnet Hall, it certainly didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits. My wife, Lynn and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting a wide range of parents, which only further reinforced people’s passion and support for the school community. My thanks to the RPFA and our Foundation staff team for their hard work in organising this event.
Parents’ enthusiasm and engagement with the School was also on display at the Year 7 Meet and Greet evening on Monday, which provided a wonderful opportunity for parents to connect with each other and their children’s teachers. It was pleasing to note how welcome new members of our community have been made to feel.
I have thoroughly enjoyed attending a range of lessons across the School. Last Friday I attended Dr Thanos’ Year 12 HSC Ancient History class and was impressed by the engagement of the class and the level of knowledge and enthusiasm displayed by the students towards the topic of Pompei and Herculaneum. Our Author in Residence in the Junior School, Jack Heath had Ms Axam’s Year 4 class eating out of his hand as he inspired them to write with creativity, poise and flair, using the art of suspense and surprise.
At our Secondary School Assembly this week we presented our new Approaches to Learning Awards, which recognise students who have made a significant improvement in their overall Effort Tracking Score. The awards were presented for improvement shown from the end of Term 2 to end of Term 4 2019. Whilst Mr Corcoran and I spoke with conviction about the importance of effort and application in all areas of life and, in particular, academic studies, I was most impressed by the messages conveyed by our Prefect speakers Alexander Coney and Maya Auld.
Congratulations to the following students who were presented with these awards:
Year 7 2019
Alexander Arnold
Rafferty Heard
William Algar
Jasmine Black
Gianmarco Pradel
Yumi Konetzny
Hannah Garde
Aarbaz Singh
Year 8 2019
Isabella Treloar
Max Saper
Alexander Scotting
Ellery Prescott
Awanui Currie
Lachlan Scott
Elena Parker
Claudia Lalich
Year 9 2019
Nikola Barac
Jordyn Iles
Remington Wilson
Shaun Patrick
Dasha Sychova
Holly Richards
Isabella Lipman
Emily Gray
Year 10 2019
Xavier Burkett
Tessa Clement
Matthew Betts
Flynn Garner
Gus Miller
Thomas Hartnell
Tyler Wessels
Jameson Prescott
Year 11 2019
Jiuzhen He
Gabrielle Hicks
Isabella Glynn
Grace Flavell
Rhys Taylor
Josephine McDonald
Harrison Garrett
Carl Hansen
Mr Stephen Webber
Redlands Pulse/ENGAGE Support
Our new Student Information System, ENGAGE, is now up and running.
The ENGAGE User Guide, which was sent to all parents, can also be accessed on Redlands Pulse in two areas: ICT and Pulse Support.
If you have any issues accessing or navigating ENGAGE through the Student Details button on Redlands Pulse, please email pulse@redlands.nsw.edu.au or phone 9908 6486.
Photo Caption: A wonderful Twilight in the Piazza evening as the Redlands community came together to welcome new parents and new Principal, Mr Stephen Webber.