Head of Junior School
Clean Up Australia Day
Last Sunday, it was great to join students, staff and families from across our School as part of Clean up Australia Day. Amazingly, the sun was out for the first hour and the group were able to make a difference to our local community with their combined efforts with many continuing in the rain too.
Thank you to all who were able to be part of this community event.
National Young Leaders Day
On Tuesday, our Yr 6 leaders attended the Halogen National Young Leaders Day at the International Conference Centre in Darling Harbour, where they heard from four Australian guest speakers. Each speaker delivered an important message about learning from mistakes and perseverance. This year’s speakers were Bronte Campbell, Josh Pyke, Anthony “Harries” Carroll and Lachie Smart. These people each had important messages and success stories that they knew were important to share with and inspire young minds. As well as being interesting, the experience was a fun way to spend the day. Overall, it was a great educational experience and our thanks to Mrs Robinson for accompanying us and to Redlands for the opportunity. Below are some take-away quotes of the day chosen by us.
Liv Law
Josh Pyke – “Learn from others but trust your instincts.”
I chose this quote because it tells you that while you should learn from others and apply their ideas, you should also follow your own path and be your own person.
Fergus Kerr
Bronte Campbell – “I would always think back to the seven-year-old me and her dream to be at the Olympics.”
Bronte’s inspiration is her seven-year-old self whenever she is exhausted and wants to give up. And in the hard times, she says it’s good to look back on how far you have come.
Catherine Andrews, Lauren Rolfe and Tahlia Stone
Lachie Smart – “Don’t change yourself for other people. Be yourself because everyone else is taken.” We chose these words because he explained that there is only one of you and you have to follow a path that makes you happy.
Seren Guha, Saskia Jelley and Mackenzie Willis
Josh Pyke – “Set an example through your actions.”
I think this really resonates with leadership because it is all about being a good role model not just telling others how to act.
Liv Law
Bronte Campbell – “I constantly ask myself: What did I do well? What could I change? Did I put enough effort in?”
We think we can apply this to sport and schoolwork because there is always room for improvement and we can always keep learning, but we also should acknowledge what we did well.
Georgia Grace, Josh Svensson and Alex Taylor
Bronte Campbell – “What’s the problem? What’s the solution?”
I chose this quote because it shows what to do when something isn’t working, you find the problem, then you find the solution.
Otis Gait
Anthony ‘Harries’ Carroll – “If you know someone is struggling, don’t knock them down; help them.”
It’s important to remember to help people especially if they are having a rough time.
Leo Campbell and Zac Holgate
Save the Date: Monday 21 March: Cybersafety Webinar with Yasmin London from ySafe
We are delighted to invite Junior School parents to join us and our partner ySafe for a Cybersafety Webinar between 5.30pm – 6.30pm on Monday 21 March.
The session will be led by Yasmin London, who was very well received by parents, staff and students last year when she led workshops and seminars for the Junior School.
The webinar will focus on challenges and opportunities in the digital environment which students in Years 3-6 may encounter, what parents should know and how to support their children’s digital safety and wellbeing.
Yasmin will spend time with staff and students earlier in the day and if you have not already had a chance to do so, please explore Redlands’ Cybersafety Hub which was set up last year with ySafe.
Registration is essential and now open at this link as only registered parents will receive a Zoom link 24 hours prior to the event.
Student Agency in Action
On Monday, our eLearning Coordinator, Ms Anagnostu and the Yr 6 Technology Leaders hosted a workshop for Prep parents where these students were the teachers. Kate Rintoul, Sienna de Saxe, Aimee Kang, Audrey Kwok, Connor Price, Apollo Mangos, Eddie Williams and Hugo McDonald were great ambassadors as they demonstrated the power of student agency as they ably and confidently led parents through a hands-on workshop to experience how students use iPads as a tool for learning.
International Women’s Day
I share my gratitude and appreciation to all of our female staff and students this week as we acknowledged International Women’s Day and the significant impact and influence they, and others before you them, have had on our Redlands community right from its foundation in 1884, when the School was founded by Miss Arnold and Miss Liggins.
This year’s theme of #breakthebias highlighted the need for us to challenge bias. As we work towards a world free of stereotypes and discrimination that is diverse, equitable and inclusive, where difference is valued and celebrated, I know that one of our true strengths as a school is our diversity in every sense of the word and we all know of strong, diverse, talented, compassionate females here at Redlands.
Some classes enjoyed rich conversations about what a world free of bias look like and what Redlands look like free of bias?
Aimee Kang Art Success
We were delighted to hear of another fantastic visual art achievement by Aimee Kang (Yr 6). Aimee’s artwork ‘Brush of Colours’ was selected as a finalist at the recent Spencil Art Prize and Aimee was invited to attend the award ceremony last Friday.
Aimee’s entry was selected from over 1400 artworks submitted and below is Aimee’s description of her artwork.
“Brush of Colours”
Just a daub in the sky, the vivid colours of Gouldian Finches swoop in the air. On the far left is Sunspark, vibrant yellow dashes and twirls around the honey comb. As the older brother of Angel, (far right) Sunspark has the most responsibility and is always in a rush. It is Folia’s (centre) job to calm him down as his twin. Here they are mumbling (probably about magpies).
HICES Swimming Carnival
It was wonderful to get out to Sydney Olympic Pool to cheer on our Junior School swimming team as they competed in this year’s HICES Swimming Carnival. Mr Dunne and I were very proud of the team’s efforts to come 3rd overall with a number of personal bests achieved and a plethora of podium finishes for our Redlands swimmers. It was also great to see many parents there to support the team and from this, the following swimmers have been selected in the HICES swimming team to compete at the next level; the CIS Swimming Carnival.
Jack Carey, Lily Carey, Ami Dalla Pozza, Sasha Gordon, Sasha Grant, Zac Holgate, Milehna Meyer, Karen Preston, Jasmin Ramsay, Amelia Svensson, Joshua Svensson and Alex Taylor
Shrek the Musical – Tickets on Sale Now
The Redlands Musical is one of the highlights in our Performing Arts calendar and tickets are on sale now for the 3 performances:
- Thursday 24 March, 6:30pm
- Friday 25 March, 6:30pm
- Saturday 26 March 2:00pm
Snowsports
Registrations are now open for the upcoming Snowsports season! We encourage you to view the 2022 Snowsports handbook on Redlands Pulse for further information.
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Road Safety
I would be grateful to parents to remind their children, where applicable, to only cross Murdoch St at the designated crossing. As kindly reported by a Redlands parent, last week we had a near miss on Murdoch St with three boys running across Murdoch St between traffic. All three escaped being run over and seriously injured when a driver braked quickly but in the recent rain, this is even more risky. It would also be great if parents were able to role model this as well to support this important message.
Prep Morning Drop-off (Junior School siblings)
Please note that Junior School students who have younger siblings in the Prep School who use the drop-off zone should exit cars at the Prep drop-off area and head up to the Junior School from there.
This will alleviate added congestion for a second drop off and be a safer exit point for the children.
Holiday Code Camps
As a new initiative, we have partnered with Code Camp to host two three-day camps in the second week of April holiday break as per the flyer below. The camps are exclusively for Redlands students between the ages of 7-12 yrs and will be run by their staff who run our after school Drone Club in the Junior School. Please note the early bird discount code and that Creative Kids rebate vouchers can also be utilised.
Uniform Shop
Appointments are now available for winter uniform fittings and can be made by clicking HERE
We recommend if your child needs to try on uniforms, you make an appointment to avoid having to wait in a queue.
If you simply need to go up a size and know what you need, you may also order online at www.flexischools.com.au or come to the shop and purchase these items.
We are happy to help you with any questions regarding winter uniform requirements or sizing, so please call us on 9968 9850 or email uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au
Mr Ari Guha
Head of Junior School
aguha@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022