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100 Days of Kindergarten!!

A message from the Kindy team:

On Monday, Kindergarten celebrated 100 Days of School. The celebration holds immense significance as it marks a pivotal point in a child’s early learning journey. During this milestone, Kindergarten reflected on their progress and accomplishments, celebrating the myriad of experiences that have shaped their growth and development. 

The activities conducted during the celebration revolved around the number “100”, which served as a learning tool. Children engaged in creative and hands-on activities that involved counting to 100, creating collections of 100 objects and building towers using 100 items. 

Beyond the academic aspect, the 100 Days of Kindergarten celebration also provides an opportunity to reflect on personal achievements and social-emotional growth. Children looked back on their journey, recognising their accomplishments and took pride in how far they’ve come. This reflective practice fostered a sense of self-worth, bolstered confidence and nurtures a positive attitude towards learning. 

It was wonderful to listen to our students’ thoughts and feelings toward this celebration and what it means to them.

“100 Days of Kindergarten was a special day for me because we got to do a lot of exciting things! At the start of the year, I could not do a cartwheel but now I can.” (Andrew Wu, KB). 

“It’s about celebrating how many days you’ve had in Kindy” (Ronan, KW)

“The 100 Days of Kindergarten was special to me because I really like school, I learn a lot. My favourite part of the day was making my crown because I got to put big gems on it!” (Anna Oliveira, KR)

“On the 100 days of Kindergarten I liked making the 100 day crowns” (Edgar, KY)

Save the Date Friday 25 August
Grandparents and Special Friends Day

Redlands House and Preparatory School staff and students look forward to warmly welcoming our grandparents and special friends on Friday 25 August. Just like our Mother’s and Father’s Day events, our students will enjoy having grandparents in their rooms for fun activities. Not all students will have a special visitor on the day, therefore activities have been designed to be inclusive of all students and I know from experience, any grandparent will always include many in their circle of fun!

If a grandparent requires mobility or language assistance, a parent is more than welcome to come and help throughout the morning. Special friends are welcome in the absence of a grandparent, and we would encourage those special friends to be people who have a close connection to the child.

Save the Date Friday 18th August 

STEAM Week

This National Science Week, our Prep STEAM week is “Innovations Around Us”.  We invite parents to join us in our Prep classrooms on Friday 18 August where our students will share their wonderings, investigations, explorations and findings. 

Our Science Week special guest is Dr Vanessa Pirotta who will be sharing her passion for Science and latest research with our students. Parents are welcome to join us in Dunnet Hall for Dr Pirotta’s presentation. The schedule for the morning is below.  We look forward to welcoming you on Friday 18 August. 

Please find below the times where parents are welcome to join us.

Jeans for Genes Day Tomorrow

 A reminder that tomorrow Redlands will be supporting Jeans for Genes Day. All staff and students are encouraged to wear a ‘touch of denim’ and bring $2 to purchase a cupcake at recess. All proceeds will be going to the Children’s Medical Research Institute to raise awareness of the daily challenges faced by those living with a genetic condition and to raise money to fund projects that make a tangible difference to the lives of those affected by genetic conditions.

If your child doesn’t want to purchase a cupcake, a gold coin donation is appreciated.

A big thank you to all our Prep parents who are busily baking in readiness for tomorrow.

Term 3 Parent Workshop

A Flight Plan to Resilience

Our insightful counsellors have worked their magic again this term to put together a parent seminar with resilience being the focus. Join us in the Arnold Library on August 22 to hear about key strategies on how to walk alongside your child to build their resilience. Please register for your place.

This seminar will also provide parents with an opportunity to meet the new member of the counselling team, Ms Leah Ballin.

Medication at School 

A gentle reminder to families that any medication that has been prescribed to students MUST be handed to the school nurse only. Please do not hand any medication to class teachers or to Prep Reception to administer during the day.

Can I also strongly encourage all families to update medical information for their students via Pulse please. Thank you in advance for taking the time to do this as it helps all of us when students may be unwell.

Prep Students Inspired by the Women’s World Cup!

A message from Jacqui Longworth, PE/PDH specialist 

Our students have been diving into the thrilling world of soccer, drawing inspiration from the Women’s World Cup to hone their skills and embrace the spirit of teamwork.

Throughout the term, our students have been immersed in a variety of soccer skill-building exercises. They have been busy mastering the art of dribbling, passing and trapping the ball. As they continue to improve, they will gain a deeper understanding of the technical aspects of the game. In addition to honing their individual skills, students have been taught the importance of moving into open spaces during gameplay. Understanding how to position themselves on the field is important and our students have embraced this aspect with enthusiasm and determination. Our students have also been introduced to both offensive and defensive strategies. 

The highlight has been the application of the skills during exciting game situations. Our students have had the opportunity to participate in round-robin tournaments, representing different countries in games. These games have enabled the application of skills and have encouraged friendly competition and camaraderie.

Uniform Shop

Winter Uniform Clearance

As we will be introducing our new Redlands uniform in 2024, we are having a Winter Uniform clearance sale with 30% off the following range, whist stocks last:

• Blazers
• Knitted Jumpers
• Girls Skirts
• Girls Blouses
• Boys Long Sleeve Shirts

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

The Uniform Shop will be closing at 4pm on Thursdays until further notice. 

Mrs Ainslie Breckenridge
Head of Preparatory School
abreckenridge@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848