Head of Preparatory School
Please note that all Upcoming Events for Prep are now on their own Note Day article/page.
This Head of Preparatory School page will consist of general information from the Head of Preparatory School.
Prep Presentation Day
Once again, we will be using the free online Trybooking system to allocate seating for the Preparatory Presentation Day. To ensure equity, the number of seats will be limited to two per family. There may be opportunity to request extra tickets closer to the event but we respectfully request that each family does not book more than two tickets on Trybooking. Any remaining seats that are available when Trybooking has closed will be distributed on a first come, first in basis.
The Trybooking system for Prep Presentation day will be accessible from 9.00am Tuesday 12 November, the site is locked until this time and will close on Sunday 24 November at 9.00pm. No bookings can be made after this time.
Stationery List information
An email was sent home last week to all families of Preparatory 2020 students, providing information on the process of ordering books and stationery for the 2020 school year. Orders are to be made online at here using the code 2SNV, and should be placed before Thursday 5 December 2019 to ensure delivery the week ending Friday 17 January 2020. Please note: families who are overseas during January and unable to receive their parcel are permitted to enter the School’s address for delivery: Redlands Preparatory School, 2 Allister Street, Cremorne, 2090.
Vacation Care December/January
If you would like your child to attend the December/January Vacation Care program, please visit Flexischools and make a booking using the Prep and Junior Vacation Care icon. Bookings will go live from Friday 8 November 5.00pm. All calendars, information pertaining to activities and requirements can be found on the FlexiSchools website and Redlands Pulse. Please contact the OOSH coordinator, Trinetta Newbond, OOSHBookings@redlands.nsw.edu.au with any Vacation Care or After School Care queries.
K-6 Strings Concert
We are delighted to invite you to the K-6 Strings Concert which will be held at 2.00pm on Monday 11 November in Dunnet Hall. This concert will showcase students in all the Redlands Strings programs across K-6, including performances by the Preparatory String Ensemble, Yr 2 Strings, Yr 3 Strings, Chamber Ensembles, and the Junior String Ensemble. More details can be found on the Upcoming Events page.
Bush Dance
It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon for the bi-annual K-6 Bush Dance held last Saturday afternoon with an extraordinary 500 people dancing, socialising and having fun. The event was truly authentic with hay bales filling Dunnet Hall and a brilliant bush band. Our Redlands community spirit was clearly evident, and thanks must go to Preparatory School parent, Danielle Bird, who led and organised this event with a team of dedicated parents. We sincerely appreciated the parents who helped with the set-up and clean-up, decorations, slushie machine and cooking the sausages. Thank you for giving the children another wonderful experience to remember.
Mr Webber Meets Prep School
Last week, there were some very excited Prep students who were introduced to 2020 Principal, Mr Stephen Webber. Mr Webber visited Redlands House and Prep classes on Wednesday, joining in with music lessons, art activities and playground games. The students in Kindy Orange asked Mr Webber some interesting questions which he answered with patience and good grace.
“Where did you come from?”
“Will the rules change at Redlands when you come?”
“What’s your job now?”
Mr Webber’s week-long visit to Redlands culminated in a weekend Executive and Board Retreat where we heard from futuristic speakers, Mark McCrindle and Michael McQueen. Their insights into the rapidly changing world was captivating and left all the educators in the room filled with possibility and wonder for the years ahead.
Yr 1 Celebrations
This term the Yr 1 students are learning about different celebrations from around the world as part of their Units of Inquiry. We were delighted to invite families into the classroom to discuss a celebration that they have within their family and explain the cultural significance. This is a wonderful opportunity for the students to hear about different traditions and to the celebrate the diversity within our community. We have been lucky enough to have Diwali, Chinese New Year, Thanksgiving, Holi, Halloween, Greek Easter, Hanukkah and Greek naming day. When the students hear from members of our school community, they feel a sense of connection and warmth that is not possible through books or the internet. Thank you to all the parents who have so willingly participated.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Sophia Moriarty (Two Crimson), who placed second in her first eisteddfod at Castle Hill in the U8yo Jazz Specially Restricted last Sunday. Sophia overcame some nerves and danced as a soloist for the first time, performing beautifully and was announced best of all 12 performers. Sophia’s dedication to her dancing is to be commended, starting dance lessons in Kindergarten at Redlands. A sincere thank you to Ms Shannon, Sophia’s Dance teacher at Redlands who prepared Sophia for this competition. If you would like more information on Dance at Redlands, please visit Redlands Pulse.
Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Preparatory School
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848