Head of Early Childhood

Father’s Day Morning

Another wonderful school event last Friday, saw the fathers congregate in the Piazza for a Junior Campus breakfast. To their children’s delight, some very excited dads took the opportunity to show off their jump rope skills to see how many skips they could do in one minute; the competitive spirit was strong as a few dads went back more than once to beat their score. Afterwards they accompanied their children into the classrooms for some collaborative learning time. Yr 2 created an “iDad” where they brainstormed some qualities that best-described their fathers. Yr 1 enjoyed some rotational activities where dads were spoilt with music and massages, read books together, played board games and drew pictures of one another. Some Kindergarten classes made paper airplanes and colourful ties which the dads promised to wear for the whole day. This, together with some wonderful construction activities, made for a busy morning. Thank you to the Junior Canteen, the Facilities team and Yr 6 students who assisted with the organisation and handing out of tasty treats.

Bunnings Horticulturalist Visit

Previously we have mentioned students in K-2 sowing and caring for seedlings in preparation for the Spring Fair. These seedlings have been re-potted into beautifully decorated pots and families will have the opportunity to buy their child’s pot at the coming Fair, or the week prior. An email will be sent to all families explaining the process of buying and collecting the pots before Spring Fair, if this is more convenient for you. To further enhance the understanding of plant life cycles and growth, two Horticulturists from Bunnings visited the students to discuss requirements and stages of plant growth and cultivation of soil, along with the benefits of having a worm farm.  At the end of the workshops a thriving worm farm was donated to the Prep School. Students will now be able to see these little combusting power machines in action. Our Waste Free Wednesday program has combined with this initiative positively, with Prep Enviro Leaders collecting vegetable and fruit waste to feed the worms who will produce waste to help our seedlings and garden grow.

Student for a Day

Last Friday, I was delighted to spend a few hours in One Green as a ‘student’, as they were the class who raised the most amount for our Jump Rope for Heart campaign by the middle of the term. The peaceful atmosphere as we painted our Spring Fair pots, whilst listening to classical music, was just lovely and I was given some important advice from the students on how to go about painting my pot. I enjoyed my time with Ms Angus and the students of One Green; thank you for making me feel so welcome and congratulations for continuing to raise awareness for heart disease through your wonderful contributions to Jump Rope for Heart.

Flexischools and Canteen Ordering

A gentle reminder that the cut off for ordering lunch on Flexischools is 9.00am daily. Please note that any late orders after this time will only be able to receive a freshly made sandwich, due to the organisation and planning time needed for our other menu items. Thank you for your understanding.

Clubs

A reminder that the last Clubs for Term 3 will be held on Wednesday 12 September. Clubs will not be held in Week 9 and 10 due to Yr 2 Camp.

Yr 2 Curriculum Camp (Thursday 20-Friday 21 September)

The detailed letter regarding the Yr 2 Curriculum Camp was emailed to families and has also been uploaded to Redlands Pulse in addition to medical forms that may have been needed for your child (eg. asthma, allergies, dietary needs etc.). All forms needed specifically for your child and the online consent for Land’s Edge should have been finalised by Monday 3 September. If you have yet to do this, we would request that you attend to this as a matter of priority. 

The Kids Cancer Project

Next Friday 14 September, our Junior Campus students are encouraged donate a minimum gold coin donation to wear mufti clothes with ‘a touch of gold’ as we again support the research work of The Kids’ Cancer Project, a charity that holds particular significance for our Redlands community. 

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Early Childhood
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848