Head of Junior School

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Thank you to the many parents and carers who made time to visit their children’s classes in recent the Gallery Walks. We very much value the opportunity to showcase the learning our students have undertaken across the term as well as the opportunity to strengthen our partnership with Redlands families. 

Year 6 Gallery Walk 

Our Year 6 students shared their learning through a showcase of their innovative solutions to natural disaster preparedness in our end of term Gallery Walk. Student’s solutions addressed natural disaster preparedness with a focus on safeguarding children’s rights during such events. Each group prepared a presentation, sharing their ideas with parents and classmates, and several groups had the opportunity to present their proposals to UNICEF Australia at their downtown headquarters. 

Year 4 Gallery Walk  

Year 4 students welcomed friends and family to their Gallery Walk, proudly showcasing a range of their learning experiences. Highlights included engaging maths challenges, interactive coding tasks with Spheros, and the sharing of their Geographical and English learning. Visitors also enjoyed viewing students’ artwork, which reflected their creativity and learning journey. It was a wonderful opportunity for Year 4 to share their progress and achievements in a fun and interactive way.

Year 3 Gallery Walk 

Year 3 Gallery Walk saw family and friends join us in our classrooms for a morning of learning. Excitement filled the hallway as students prepared for the big Crack the Code challenge. Each class shared their Acknowledgement of Country, summarized English texts, and explained their maths learning this year. Parents and students teamed up to solve riddles and find a secret location using mapping and coordinate skills. It was wonderful to see students sharing their learning with their parents, and we thank everyone for joining us and embracing the challenge! 

Year 5/6 Business Boot Camp 

A team of enthusiastic students from Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a day at the MQ Incubator to get their first taste of entrepreneurialism. They moved through a process of ideation, prototyping and finally pitching their ideas for a Christmas Market Stall. This day long intensive was a precursor to Redlands latest cocurricular offering, Junior Bootcamp. The after school club will run throughout Term 4 with a real world Christmas Market experience at the end. 

UNICEF 

Thirteen of our Year 6 students recently had the opportunity to present their innovative solutions at a UNICEF event, focused on supporting children during natural disasters. After weeks of collaborative brainstorming, design, and prototyping, three groups from our school were chosen to pitch their ideas alongside students from other schools. Their projects – Life Jacket, Smartband and Buy-a-box – each tackled different child rights, including safety, health and the right to play in times of crisis. The event was not only a chance for our students to showcase their creativity but also to learn from others and receive valuable feedback. It was an inspiring and enriching day for all involved. 

ICAS Academic Competition 

A huge congratulations to our Junior School students who achieved High Distinctions in the ICAS academic competition, placing them in the top 1% in Australia.   

Milly (Yr 6) in English and Maths, Sasha (Yr 6) in English, Sienna (Yr 4) in English, Vihaan (Yr 4) in Science, Liam (Yr 6) in Science and Alaina (Yr 5) Spelling. 

Seeking Festival of Redlands Volunteers

Help at our 140th Birthday Celebration! The Festival of Redlands relies upon our Community to make this special celebration happen. Please consider lending an hour of your time during the Festival, demonstrating your House Spirit and garnering House points for volunteering!

Sign Up Here

Wayside Chapel 

Thank you to all those who made Mufti Monday this week a great success. A special thanks to our Junior School Captains Amelie and Pax who have been so committed to raising funds and awareness for the important work of  Wayside Chapel. 

We were able to raise $1,934.00 so far this week. That brings us to the grand total to $3,954.15 this year. So close to our goal of raising over $4,500. 

If you forgot to donate on Monday feel free to bring your donation to anyone of the Receptions early next term or click the link below and donate through our Redlands Junior Campus Donors page. Just click on ‘other’ and add the amount you wish to donate.

Donate Here

Don’t forget we will collect travel size toiletries at the beginning of the term. If you collect any over the holidays please feel free to donate to Wayside at one of the receptions on the Junior Campus. 

Learning Plus Volunteers

Learning Plus (support) are looking for volunteers with weekday availability and a desire to contribute regularly to the Redlands student community working with Yr s7-12.

We need calm and confident community members who understand confidentiality. We need writers (scribes) and readers. You need to have legible handwriting and the ability to communicate in English.

Our volunteers find this a rewarding activity and a fantastic way to support students at Redlands.

We need volunteers to start training now! 

Contact sprovisions@redlands.nsw.edu.au to express your interest or request more information. 

Student Lost Property 

There is a large amount of Lost Property (clothing, lunch bottles and lunch bags) in the Junior School Lost Property Cupboard which is located next to the girls bathrooms near Parkes Building. 

Named items will be placed in the cupboard for students or parents to reclaim.  Unnamed items will be removed at the end of the term. 

Can we ask that Parents and Students please check the Lost Property Cupboard before the end of term.  

As we conclude our busy term, my thanks to our students for their hard work and contribution to all areas of school life, to the staff team for their excellent efforts and to parents and carers for your ongoing support. A reminder that student return to school for Term 4 on Monday 14 October. In the meantime, my best wishes for the upcoming Spring break. 

Key Dates for Term 4 

School Holidays

As we conclude our busy term, my thanks to our students for their hard work and contribution to all areas of school life, to the staff team for their excellent efforts and to parents and carers for your ongoing support. A reminder that student return to school for Term 4 on Monday 14 October. In the meantime, my best wishes for the upcoming Spring break.

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