Head of Junior School
Road Safety
Junior School families are asked to refer to the separate letter (also on Redlands Pulse) emailed to all families this morning with important school road safety concerns and information.
Temperature Checking for Students and Staff
We will continue to check the temperatures of students and staff as they arrive to school each day until the end of term. In a slight change to the car line drop off, students arriving by car on Allister Street will need to exit their car on the kerb side and move to temperature checking stations on the campus near the entry points. This should support a better flow of traffic and reduce congestion around the streets. Parents are asked to ensure that students have bags with them to avoid the need to get out and open boots, unless of course they have a large musical instrument.
Yr 6 Invitation
Happy 136th Birthday, Redlands!
Each year, in the first week of June, we celebrate Heritage Week at Redlands culminating in Foundation Day tomorrow. We celebrate the different chapters of our history, the foundations of the School and the dynamic and vibrant Redlands community.
In particular, in 2020 we celebrate our new Principal, a new building on the Senior Campus, 30 years of our Junior Campus and 135 years of our Preparatory School.
Our School Archivist, Mrs Marguerite Gillezeau, takes a historian’s approach to cultivating our archival collection, collecting and curating photos, memorabilia, personal accounts and other important objects which comprise the long and vibrant history of this School.
Mrs Gillezeau usually presents in our assembly during Heritage Week, but this year has compiled a wonderful video presentation as we’re not able to gather as a large group as we usually would. This change does however mean that her presentation can also be shared with our parent community and I encourage you to also watch this as it provides a new perspective not just on the history of the School, but on our place in history.
Please do also visit the History page on our website to learn more.
National Reconciliation Week
This week, we acknowledged National Reconciliation Week, a week where Australians look to build relationships, respect and trust between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.
This year’s theme of In This Together seems particularly relevant given what we are going through and class teachers have been using a range of age-appropriate resources to share and explain the significance of this week in our country.
Class 5 Green created their own powerful reflection on the ‘Steps to Reconciliation’ using the medium of art as illustrated below.
New Learning Hub Open
Our New Learning Hub on the Senior Campus has now been open for two weeks and I have enjoyed seeing this stunning learning environment in action on a couple of visits. For parents who have not seen the video in Mr Webber’s section last week, please do take a moment to view it here.
Junior School students watched the video in our assembly this week and next week will see our Yr 6 students enjoy a tour of the Senior Campus including the New Learning Hub as part of the transition process for them ahead of moving to Yr 7 in 2021.
Long Weekend
As we approach the long weekend, I do hope the additional day of rest allows families to recharge ahead of the final three weeks of this semester and we look forward to seeing the students back next Tuesday 9 June.
Mr Ari Guha
Head of Junior School
aguha@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022