Head of Secondary School
House Swimming Carnival
On Tuesday 19 February the Secondary School had a very successful House Swimming Carnival at SOPAC. There were many outstanding individual results on the day with School records being broken by Samuel Virtue (Yr 9) in the Boys 15 years 50 Freestyle; Kirill Shatilov (Yr 9) in the Boys 16 years 50m Freestyle; Olivia Donoghue (Yr 10) in the Girls 16 years 50m Freestyle and McDouall House in the Junior Girls 4 x50m Freestyle relay. Congratulations to Samuel Virtue (Yr 9) and Olivia Donoghue (Yr 10) for winning their respective Champions of Champions 50m freestyle races. A full report on the Swimming results can be found in the Sports section of Note Day.
It was also great to see the increased participation and House spirit on display throughout the day, led ably by the House Captains and the Yr 12 cohort. Congratulations to Roseby who won the House Swimming Shield for the first time in over ten years. And a begrudging congratulations to the Yr 12 student team who turned the tables on the staff team to just out touch them and win the 4x50m relay in an exciting final race of the day.
Prefects Commissioning Service
Last Thursday, Ms Shaw, Ms Lihou and I accompanied our Yr 12 Prefects to the Annual Commissioning Service for Prefects in Anglican Schools at St Andrew’s Cathedral. Our Prefects joined student school leaders from over 30 other Anglican schools across NSW at this event. The Service provided an opportunity for the students to reflect on leadership and the important role they play as student leaders in a school setting. (Picture at top of page)
Judith Locke Presentation
In an ever-changing world, parents are constantly wondering how they can best support their child. As part of our on-going efforts to support parents and provide them with useful information and recent research on ‘best practice’, we are excited to announce that clinical psychologist and author, Dr Judith Locke, will be coming to Redlands to present two workshops for parents around how you can support your child to become more confident and capable. These workshops are designed to provide specific strategies to assist the young people we care for to achieve their personal bests, both within the classrooms as well as in other areas of life. Judith will provide advice as to how to support your child in a friendly and relatable way as well as providing specific strategies around how to help your child become more independent and make the most of their opportunities whilst at school.
Dr Judith Locke is a registered clinical psychologist, and former teacher and workplace trainer. She is now director of the training company, Confident and Capable, which delivers psychological solutions for parents, students and organisations. Judith works with families and individuals in her private practice in Toowong, Qld. She also undertakes research at QUT, investigating modern parenting, student and parent wellbeing, and their interaction with the academic environment. Judith is a member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is also the author of the popular parenting book, The Bonsai Child: Why modern parenting limits children’s potential and practical strategies to turn it around.
The Secondary School session will be held on Monday 25 February from 6.00pm in Redlands Hall. Please note these sessions are for parents only and you should not bring your children.
Twilight in the Piazza
I hope to see many of you at the Welcome Cocktail Evening on the Junior Campus tomorrow evening from 6.00 – 8.00pm. It is a great opportunity for parents to connect with other parents across the school and also meet key staff who will be working closely with your son or daughter over the coming academic year. In the event of inclement weather, the event will take place in Dunnet Hall, Junior Campus. Please note, no stilettos to be worn in Dunnet Hall.
Mr Sean Corcoran
Head of Secondary School
scorcoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9870