Head of Junior School

Head of Junior School

As the term draws to a close, it’s a special time to celebrate the personal and academic growth of our students. Over this next week we will have opportunities to reflect on their learning and celebrate these together as a community.

Upcoming Term 3 Gallery Walks

The Year 3, Year 4 and Year 6 Gallery Walks are fast approaching. Parents are invited to step into classrooms for a hands-on experience of your child’s learning journey as they share their reflections and achievements over the term. Dates of upcoming Gallery Walks listed below. We look forward to you joining us for these learning celebrations.

  • Year 6 – Friday 20 September 8:30-9:30am
  • Year 3 – Wednesday 25 September 8:30-9:30am
  • Year 4 – Thursday 26 September 8:30-9:30am

Outstanding Junior School Ethics Olympiad Results

Congratulations to our two teams who participated in the 2024 Ethics Olympiad. Redlands Year 6 placed first and Year 5 fourth including an honourable mention from the Judges. Our students spent 6 weeks in training and then competed against three schools across the day, an outstanding achievement. Well done ethletes! The Ethics Olympiad is a competitive yet collaborative event in which students analyse and discuss real-life, and timely, ethical issues and win by showing that they have thought more carefully, deeply and perceptively about the cases in question. Student achievements will be celebrated in the next Junior School Assembly with the awarding of certificates, pins and medals.

Year 6 – 1st Place

  • Lillian Abbey
  • Sasha Grant
  • Bertram Haines
  • Morris Huang
  • Pax Staley-Lobo

Year 5 – 4th Place and honourable mention

  • Mia Keskiner
  • Rafael Mascheroni
  • Asmi So
  • Marcel Whitelaw (absent for photo)
  • Milly Wu

Celebrating ICAS Achievements

Congratulations to all students who took part in the recent ICAS academic competitions. English, Maths, Science and Spelling results are available with the Writing still to come. Junior School students achieved 7 High Distinctions for placing in the top 1%, and 31 Distinctions, for placing in the top 10% of students in Australia. These students’ achievements will be celebrated in our next Junior School Assembly. As certificates arrive at school these will be presented to students. Parents can access their student’s results online via the ICAS website.

Maths High Distinction (top 1% in Australia)

  • Millie Wu

English High Distinction (top 1% in Australia)

  • Sienna Lepone
  • Sasha Grant
  • Milly Wu

Science High Distinction (top 1% in Australia)

  • Vihaan Majithia
  • Liam Carter

Spelling High Distinction (top 1% in Australia)

  • Alaina Rasiah

Maths Distinctions (top 10% in Australia)

  • Ophelia Collie
  • Lucas Hsieh
  • William Hu
  • Ellia Kozinski Lederer
  • Shuma Tada
  • Vihaan Majithia
  • Yuxin Wang
  • Joseph McJohn
  • Liam Carter
  • Angus Dudley
  • Sasha Grant
  • Pax Staley-Lobo
  • Leo Wei

English Distinctions (top 10% in Australia)

  • Ophelia Collie
  • Aria Amos
  • Thomas Hughes
  • Vihann Majithia
  • Audrey Reynolds
  • Audrey Gaudin
  • Claire Liang
  • Stanley Huang

Science Distinctions (top 10% in Australia)

  • Ophelia Collie
  • James Turner
  • Sienna Lepone
  • Leo Gai
  • Zoe Todd

Spelling Distinctions (top 10% in Australia)

  • Aybek Wang Yalkun
  • Madison Ho
  • Sienna Lepone
  • Vihaan Majithia
  • Jospeh McJohn

Junior Campus Mufti Day

A message from Junior School Captains, Amelie and Pax

To continue our ongoing commitment to support the Wayside Chapel, all Junior Campus students (K-6) can wear mufti to school on Monday 23 September in return for a gold coin donation.

As School Captains, we have been focusing on raising money for Wayside Chapel this year. Our aim is to raise more than any other school for Wayside, which is $4,300. The mufti day in May raised close to $2,000 so we have approximately $2,300 left to raise to reach our goal!

Please remember to wear comfortable shoes and to bring a sun-safe hat.

Junior Campus Buddy Picnic

Our P-6 students are looking forward to the Junior Campus Buddy Picnic on Tuesday 24 September. During lunchtime, our Junior School students will join their Redlands House and Prep buddy classes to eat and play together.

Save the date! Junior School Musicals

In Term 4 our Year 5 and Year 6 Musical Theatre students invite you to save the date for their end of year productions. Details below:

  • Year 5 performing Madagascar – Thursday 28 November at 4:30pm in Redlands Hall on the Senior Campus
  • Year 6 performing Seussical Jr – Thursday 28 November at 6:30pm in Redlands Hall on the Senior Campus

Food Sharing

A reminder that across P-6 we have many students on site with severe allergies and anaphylaxis and for this reason the students are asked not to share food.

Upcoming Dates

Next week we will publish key dates for Years 3-6 Term 4

  • Monday 23 September Wayside chapel Mufti Day
  • Tuesday 24 September Buddy Picnic P-6
  • Thursday 26 September Last day of term
  • Friday 27 September Staff Professional Learning Day – no vacation care or OOSH
  • Monday 14 October First day of Term 4

Uniform Shop

End of Term 2 – Holiday Opening Hours

The Uniform Shop will be open from 8am – 4pm on the following days during the school holidays:

  • Friday 27 September
  • Monday 30 September
  • Friday 11 October

Appointments are required for students wishing to have a uniform fitting on these days.  Please click HERE to make a booking.

 

Mr Ian Holden
Head of Junior School
iholden@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022