Head of Junior School
This week I had the pleasure of working with our Year 6 students to understand some of the leadership lessons we can learn from the life of Nelson Mandela. As we discussed Mandela’s pursuit of justice, even in the face of tremendous adversity, I was struck by the Year 6 cohort’s grasp of both the importance of opposing unfair behaviour and the importance of working towards a fairer society. One of Mandela’s most compelling and inspiring qualities was his ability to forgive those who wronged him, a lesson that we would all do well to remember. Mandela’s legacy encourages us to build a community where equality, justice, and forgiveness are at the heart of our actions and interactions.
Semester One Reports
Junior School student reports will be available to parents via the online parent portal at the end of next week. A notification will be sent to you when they have been uploaded for you to access. Back copies of your child’s reports are also available via Redlands Pulse. To access the reports, parents will need their Redlands Pulse username and password. Parents requiring assistance should email pulse@redlands.nsw.edu.au as soon as possible.
Parent Report Information Webinar Presentation Copies
As a follow up to the parent Junior School Report Information webinars, we are sharing a copy of the powerpoint presentations.
Junior School Parent Report Information Webinar PowerPoint link here
Learning Conversations
As previously mentioned there will be an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s class teacher in the second week of Term 3. A booking schedule will be sent out next week on Thursday. The focus of the meetings will be to discuss student progress, as set out in Semester 1 reports, and to revisit learning goals for the second half of the year. The meetings will take place across the whole of that week.
Semester 2 Clubs
Please note that due to parent teacher meetings in Week 2, Junior School-based clubs (Tuesday) will start in Week 3 of Term 3. The only exception to this is Representative Debating which begins in Week 1. There are still some spots available for Semester 2 clubs. Please use the following link if you wish to sign up your child to one of these activities. Please note that if you signed up for a Semester Two club in Term One, your place is confirmed and there is no need to re-enrol.
Information for Parents on Upcoming ICAS Opportunity for Years 3-6 Students
Redlands will once again offer the opportunity to interested families to enter their child in the ICAS assessments which will take place in August of Term 3. The ICAS is an academic competition and is designed to challenge students with high potential. Full information on ICAS, subjects offered and how to enter your child will be sent to parents in Week 9.
ySafe Parent and Student Cyber Safety Sessions
On Tuesday 23rd July, students from Year 1 to Year 6 will participate in Cyber Safety workshops run by ySafe. ySafe are a team of award winning, cyber safety experts who work with students from K-12 across Australia.
Student sessions will take place in Dunnet Hall and will be run by coordinators from ySafe. The sessions will cover a range of topics related to online and digital behaviours and safety, with an outline of the program being found here.
A session for parents has also been organised and will take place in the Arnold Library from 8:30-9:30am. If you would like to attend the parent session, please complete this online form and we will communicate more details closer to the event.
Junior Campus Parents: Moonbah Program Information Evening – Save the Date
Our Principal and Head of Secondary School are keen to share with Junior Campus parents the Moonbah Program and explore the benefits for their children when they attend the Secondary School.
Eager for a brief snapshot?
Vacation Care bookings are now open! Here is the link the OOSH page on Pulse, where you can find the detailed program and the link to HubHello, where you can book a place for your child.
Redlands Community Concert at Bupa Aged Care Mosman 16 June
17 Redlands students from Year 2 to Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed performing at Bupa Aged Care, Mosman on Sunday 16 June. They brought enjoyment to the residents with singing, ballet, guitar, violin, viola, cello and piano. Despite technical glitches with the venue’s audio system, Redlands students demonstrated high quality performance and excellent stage etiquette. The gorgeous Junior Ballet danced to near silent music with great musicality and adaptability, so did the Choir which sang amazingly well with little music accompaniment.
Special thanks to Claire Wallis, Administrator of the Redlands Dance Academy who gave up weekend time to help out, and to Anne Marie, Redlands former strings teacher who came to provide piano accompaniment and helped tuning instruments.
A lovely afternoon with our students truly representing Redlands’ sense of sharing, giving, and community.
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 admissions@redlands.nsw.edu.au by the following dates:
Term 3 Departure: Friday 28 June 2024
Term 4 Departure: Friday 26 July 2024
As per the 2024 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.
Mr Ian Holden
Head of Junior School
iholden@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022