Redlands House/Transition Gold
Please note that all Upcoming Events for Redlands House/Transition Gold are on the Prep/RH Upcoming Events Note Day page.
Seniors and Transition Gold Parent Teacher Interviews
Redlands House Seniors and Transition Gold Parent Teacher interviews take place in Week 8 this term. Bookings can be made with your child’s teacher via the School Interviews website until Friday 6 March at 4pm. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code 58kwr. Please enter your details, select the teacher and the time that suits your family best.
Sandpit Photos
Individual photos for Redlands House and Transition Gold classes will be taken by Sandpit Photography on Tuesday 10 March and Thursday 12 March. More details can be found on Upcoming Events.
Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing – P-6 Parent and Carer Information Session
Tuesday 17 March from 8.30-9.30am
Arnold Library, Junior School
RSVP here
Parents and carers are warmly invited to an information session focusing on how we support our children’s learning and wellbeing across our Junior Campus. More information can be found on the Upcoming Events page.
Please register your attendance here and let us know if you have any specific information or questions that you would like addressed during the presentation.
April Vacation Care
If you would like your child to attend the April Vacation Care program, please visit Pulse to preview the activity plan. The Flexischools website www.flexischools.com.au will be open on Monday 9 March at 12.00pm to make your bookings. Please contact the OOSH Coordinator, Trinetta Newbond, with any Vacation Care or After School Care queries.
Transition Gold
Transition Gold has been extremely busy getting used to the routine and the fast pace nature of the class. The children in Transition Gold have enjoyed the change of environment in the Prep School, particularly our weekly Library visits, PE, Music, French and Christian Studies specialist lessons. These important times give the students a sense of what Kindergarten will be like next year. During group sessions, Transition Gold learn mathematical, literacy, fine motor and social skills concepts. The high teacher-to-student-to-teacher ratio allows differentiation in programs and personalise learning to meet student’s needs. During mathematical sessions, we have been focusing on one to one correspondence and more and less. Pre-lit sessions focus on particular books, looking at unfamiliar words and their meanings as well as syllables. The children have loved watching small videos and playing syllable games on the interactive whiteboard.
Project work is at the core of the Transition program and allows for deep exploration and understanding driven by the students. Currently, students have been investigating different artists and their use of various mediums to create art work. Television exploration has been an interesting theme and students were excited to learn the mechanics of a television.
Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Preparatory School
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848