Head of Junior School
Baby News
We were thrilled to hear of the safe arrival of baby Isla Madelaine Atkinson, a first child for Yr 5 teacher, Alix Smith. Born on 7 June and in Alix’s words, “3kgs of perfection”, both Alix and Isla are well and enjoying this precious time as a family and we look forward to a visit next semester.
Junior Music Festival: A Night With the Stars
Each year, our annual Junior Music Festival is a highlight in the Junior School calendar; an event in which every Junior School student will enjoy the opportunity and experience of performing on stage at least twice. Music is an area in which all Redlands students have a variety of opportunities to be involved in, both within our curriculum and cocurricular offerings, as will be showcased at this event.
Connected to this, please note some key information below to assist your planning for this event.
Attendance: ALL Junior School students are involved and are expected to attend
Date: Thursday 3 August
Time: 4.30pm – 6pm
Venue: Robert Dunnet Hall, Junior Campus
Bookings: Ticketing information will be released at the very start of Term 3
Uniform: Full Winter school uniform including blazers
Afternoon Tea: On the day, all students will stay at school between the end of the day and the start of the show so should bring a small afternoon snack.
Collection: At the end of the show, students should be collected from classrooms
I have no doubt that the 2023 Junior Music Festival, A Night with the Stars, will be another wonderful evening.
National Virtual Debating Competition
This week sees the start of this year’s National Virtual Debating Competition, a competition in which Redlands Junior School were crowned National Champions in 2021. Taking place across Terms 2 and 3, the competition provides a wonderful opportunity for our Primary A (Yr 6) and Primary B (Yr 5) students to debate against schools from across the country with early fixtures against both regional and interstate schools. Best wishes to the team in their endeavours.
Primary A
Alice Bernath, Bernice Cheung, Jenna Forrest, Raj Jhingan, Lauren Steele and Alexia Tsacalos
Primary B
Lillian Abbey, Andrew Brown, Sophia Georgatos, Sasha Grant, Archer Healy-Smith and Pax Staley-Lobo
Compost Tuesday
Our environmental leaders launched another initiative this week – Compost Tuesday. In assembly, students were provided with information about what they could place in these compost bins and this will start next week.
Y12 Legacy Gift Product Launch
In our Junior School assembly this week, we were delighted to welcome back four Junior School students now in Yr 12: Angus, Oliver, Lachlan and Jamison, to talk to the students about two gifts that they will be selling next term connected to fundraising towards the School’s mean-tested scholarship.
The Yr 12 students showed a Redlands 2023 tote bag and a Redlands sports towel which they will be selling next term and details will be circulated in advance.
Important Student Safety Reminder
Please can parents of students who either catch a bus home or attend an after-school activities remind their child(ren) that students are not permitted to go to the Shell garage at the junction of Murdoch Street and Military Road to purchase food and/or drinks. As this is a very busy petrol station, our guidance comes from a point of student safety and expectations. Students have been given this message as well as we have also had some miss their bus due to this reason.
Similarly, unless with an adult, Junior School students must use the footbridge over Military Road to cross this major road and should not cross at the traffic lights.
Term 3/4 Departure Notice
As we are approaching the mid-point of the year, this is a reminder that those families who are planning on leaving the School during or at the end of Terms 3 or 4 are required to give notice to the Principal via an email to registrar@redlands.nsw.edu.au by the following dates:
Term 3 Departure: Friday 23 June 2023
Term 4 Departure: Friday 21 July 2023
As per the 2023 Schedule of Fees emailed to all families in December last year, there will be fees in lieu payable for any notices of departure received after these dates.
Redlands Gala Ball – Early Bird Tickets Available Now
Mr Ari Guha
Head of Junior School
aguha@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022