Community Update
It was such a joy to attend our Junior Campus Carols and Redlands House and Transition Gold End of Year concerts this week. Our youngest students dazzled our staff, parents, grandparents and carers with stories, carols and songs that reminded us of all of the significance and importance of this time of year. I have also caught myself whistling Feliz Navidad through this week, one of the highlights from the concerts.
With over 500 uniform fitting bookings made to date, our Uniform Shop has been extremely busy outfitting incoming and existing families into the new uniform. This exciting project has seen the first review of our uniform in 40 years, culminating in a new era of school attire that is stylish and comfortable, that allows for individual choices and proudly identifies our students as part of our school community. A reminder that the new uniform will be transitioned into the School over two years beginning at the start of Term 1, 2024 and concluding at the end of Term 4, 2025. For those families wishing to responsibly dispose of their existing uniform items, we are currently finalising a recycling program through our sustainability team and this process will be advised shortly.
With the end of another school year approaching, the Redlands Parents and Friends Association continue to actively bring our various groups together. A number of social events still remain in the calendar and these can be found here along with our 2024 events.
My thanks to all of the important groups of committed and generous volunteer members for their assistance and support through 2023. In particular JP Forrest and Brittne Whitelaw, the respective outgoing and incoming Presidents of the RPFA, Grahame Petersen, Chair of the Foundation Advisory Committee, Natalie Davies, President of the Redlanders Alumni Association and Karen Nicholson, Chair of the Friends of Groups, thank you for your leadership and guidance through an extraordinary year of connection for our community, highlighted by our Autumn Fair and Gala Ball.
We are fortunate at Redlands to have a community with a strong and generous tradition of service and giving and we thank all members of our community who supported us this year in raising funds for the means-tested Dr Sue Morey AM Scholarship and the expansion of our High Country Campus.
I have been overwhelmed by the warmth and generosity of our community through 2023 and look forward to meeting more of our parents and carers through 2024.
I remain grateful for the continued guidance and support our community provides and, as ever, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Community Engagement team should you have any feedback, suggestions or questions.
The Community Engagement team wish you a happy, healthy and peaceful break with your family over the festive season and summer holidays.
Grant Birse
Head of Community Engagement
9908 6406
gbirse@redlands.nsw.edu.au