Redlands Parents and Friends

Welcome back to a new school term and welcome to the new families joining Redlands! We hope you had a lovely Easter break and are ready for another fun term ahead.

Coming Up  

Parent / Family Get-togethers

Thurs 4 May 8am

Yr 7 coffee catch up at Fresh Café Neutral Bay

Thurs 11 May

Yr 8 parent drinks at the Lounge Bar @ Greenwood Hotel. Book your tickets here

Thurs 18 May 6pm

Yr 5 parent drinks TBC

Thurs 1 Jun 6pm

Yr 7 parent drinks at The Oaks Neutral Bay
Come and join us for a casual drink in the Licensee Flat upstairs.
No booking required, just turn up when you can!

Tues 6 Jun 8.30am

Yr 5 coffee TBC

Sun 18 Jun 2-4pm

Yr 5 family picnic at Clifton Gardens

Fri 23 Jun

Yr 12 parent drinks TBC

           

Friends of Events

Thurs 4 May 6pm

Snowsports ice breaker cocktail info night at the Skiffies. Book your tickets here

Sun 7 May 1pm

Snowsports second hand clothing and equipment sale. Book your tickets here

 

Walks on Tracks 

Weekly guided walks around the northern Sydney area are organised by an RPFA volunteer. This is a great way to meet other Redlands parents and get in shape, plus a wonderful way to spend a morning discovering the many paths of the Sydney area.

The invitation for walks is open, so if you have friends or family who you think would like to come along, please feel free to bring them. Dogs are also welcome on most walks.

Next week’s walk on Wed 3 May will be from Harbord Diggers to Dee Why Headland. Meet at Harbord Diggers, Lumsdaine Dr at 8.40am.

Any questions, please contact Ann Marie Kimber or call 0406 691 533.


Book Club

Come along and enjoy the lively conversation of other Redlands parents from all around the world with a common love of reading. The Book Club meets twice each school term, rotating among members’ homes. There is also an annual visit to Sunday Writer’s festival (May) and sometimes to movies that are tied in with a book discussion. 

  1. Books and timing for next two meetings

To accommodate the availability of our next book champion, we will have a shorter period between our next two meetings (a 4-5 week gap). Given this, you may want to get an early jump on the second book as well.  The following are the details of the next two books and expected timing.

  1. Next book and meeting:
  • Book – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
  • Meeting – Week of 15 May.  Date TBC, in the evening.
  1. Second book of Term 2:
  • Book – The Familiars by Stacey Halls.
  • Meeting – Week of either 12 June or 19 June. Date TBC, in the morning/daytime.
  1. Hosts needed!

It would be great if we could get a couple volunteers to host our next two meetings.  If you would be happy to host a meeting, or if you might be interested but have concerns about what’s involved, please contact Monica Gessner or Sabiha Naqvi to have a chat.

Also, if you would be happy to host a meeting in the future, but are just not available to do so in May/June, please let us know as well! We still have four more meetings in the second half of the year to organise!

Books planned for Term 3 are: The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley and BABEL by R.F. Kuang.

Save the Date

Sat 12 Aug             Gala Ball black tie event held at the Fullerton Hotel (formerly the Westin)

Photo Gallery

Walks on Tracks giddy with excitement at Narrabeen Lake on the first day of the new term

Do you have pictures of parent / family get-togethers you want to share? Please send them to RPFA Note Day.

 
2023 RPFA Committee

President: JP Forrest
Vice President: Brittne Whitelaw
Secretary: Rebecca James 
Treasurer: Annette Swann
Committee – Jaqui Halliday, Declan Hourihan, Jennifer Mast, Lisa Middlebrook, Karen Nicholson, Emma Okhovat, Sophia Stewart-Kasimba, Carrie Taylor

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