Head of Preparatory School
Happy Holidays
As we come to the close of a wonderful first semester and head into a well-earned winter break, I would like to wish the Redlands Prep Community a restful and pleasant holiday. Safe journeys to those families using the time to travel, and peace and quiet for everyone remaining in the Sydney sunshine.
Term 3 will begin for students on Tuesday 18 July and I will be returning to school at the beginning of Week 2. Dean of Students, Mrs Katie-Louise Clinton, will be your first point of contact for any queries during Week 1.
Happy holidays and I look forward to seeing you all next term.
Staffing News
We bid our precious Mrs Hunt farewell tomorrow and we wish her all the best as she begins new adventures. We have had a wonderful week of saying our goodbyes and a special thanks to all the parents who came to our Prep Assembly on Tuesday afternoon. Claire was very moved and so loved all the messages and well wishes from all parts of the community.
P-6 Dean of Teaching and Learning Appointment
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Argiro Anagnostu to the role of Dean of Teaching and Learning (P-6) commencing Term 3, 2023.
Argiro joined Redlands in 2019 and has been working as the eLearning Coordinator on the Junior Campus. Prior to joining Redlands, Argiro gained extensive experience teaching in international schools and led a Teaching and Learning department at her previous school in Taiwan.
In 2021 she completed her Masters of Learning Science and Technologies and is currently a certified Harvard (Project Zero) Visible Thinking educator. Argiro has also excelled during her time at Redlands as the recipient of the 2021 Roseby Award for Outstanding Achievement and, more recently, the shared recipient of the Redlands Innovative Teaching Fellowship in 2023.
Argiro is looking forward to sharing her educational leadership skills with passion, collaboration and vision grounded in evidence-based programming.
Key Dates for Term 3
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Tuesday 18 July |
First Day of Term: Year 2 Are We There Yet Theatre Excursion |
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Friday 4 August |
Jeans for Genes Fundraiser |
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Thursday 10 August |
Jam on Toast Incursion for Kindy and Year 1 |
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Week 5 |
STEAM Week |
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Tuesday 22 August |
K-6 Parent Topic Talks |
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Friday 25 August |
Grandparents Day |
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Week 7 |
Book Week |
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Monday 4 September |
Father’s Day Breakfast |
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Week 9 |
Prep Camp Week |
Reports and Learning Conversations
Families will be emailed a notification next week when Semester One reports are ready to be viewed in Pulse. With changes to the NSW English and Mathematics curriculum you may notice some small adjustments to the format of your child’s report. All key learning areas will now be reported on using the 5-point scale as outlined in the letter here, which is also available on Pulse.
If you would like any further information about our Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 Outcomes (Kindy, Year 1 and Year 2) they are outlined in the curriculum documents found on the NESA website here.
To facilitate an opportunity to discuss the reports and ‘where to next’ for you child, Learning Conversations with your classroom teacher will take place face to face in Week 3 of next term (Monday 31 July – Friday 4 August).
When can I book a time?
Time slots will be 15-minutes. At Redlands, we use School Interviews, an online booking system, which allows you to make multiple bookings for your Preparatory School child(ren) at one time.
Bookings will open: 9am Tuesday 18 July and close: 9am Thursday 27 July
What is the booking process?
- Please log on here and enter the code 4adu4
Follow the prompts to complete your booking; you will receive a confirmation email with the date and time of your interview.
A letter with comprehensive instructions will be sent to families tomorrow.
Lost Property
Remaining items of Prep School’s lost property will be displayed on Thursday and Friday this week. All uniform, lunch boxes and water bottles will be placed on a table in the piazza for the last two days of term. Please come and have a look through. Items left behind after this time will be disposed of.
Gala Arts
Friday 21 July, 6.30pm
The Concourse
Please join us at Gala Arts at the end of the first week of Term 3, an exceptional evening of entertainment where we celebrate the talents of our students, and book your tickets via the QR code in the following invitation.
This annual Creative and Performing Arts festival showcases the plethora of talents of the diverse Redlands student body from Year 7 to 12. The Festival was created to showcase the creative talents of Redlands students whilst at the same time promoting Inter-House competition and House spirit. Students perform in dance, instrumental, theatre and vocal categories. Visual Art photography work will be on display in the foyer and the winner will also be announced at the event.
Redlands Gala Ball – Early Bird Tickets Available Now
Uniform Shop
Holiday Opening Hours
The Uniform Shop will close at 4pm on Monday 26 June and reopen on Monday 17 July 2023. The shop will also open on the first day of term 3, Tuesday 18 July 2023.
Back to School Vouchers
A reminder the Back to School Vouchers will expire on 30 June 2023. If you need any additional winter uniforms or planning ahead for Term 4 summer uniform, please visit the shop before our last day on Monday 26 June.
Mrs Ainslie Breckenridge
Head of Preparatory School
abreckenridge@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848