Redlands Parents and Friends

Secondhand Uniforms

Thank you to everyone who has continued to support our Second Hand Uniforms Sale over the past two weeks – we have raised almost $8,000 to contribute to the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund. We are looking into the possibility of holding another sale one weekend later this term… but we need more stock! If you have clean, current uniforms to donate to this cause, please drop them off to the Uniform Shop!

Charity Events

This month, we are participating in two events in the fight against breast cancer.

Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run

Thank you to everyone who participated in and supported the 2023 Mother’s Day Classic as part of Team Redlands! We had families from all sections of school from Preschool through to Secondary School, including a School Captain, and with families from five continents, walking and/or running in all MDC races and distances and have raised just over $5,000 so far. Click here if you are still interested in donating to this great cause; the link will be open until the end of this term.

Redlands Pink Sock Charity Round

On Fri 26 May and Sat 27 May, we will be hosting the Redlands Charity Round. Teams will be wearing pink socks for their fixtures (you can purchase the socks at the uniform shop or on Flexischools) and there will be food and treats available for sale (please contact your respective FoGs to volunteer to make and/or sell baked goods), with proceeds donated to charity. Please come support our teams and fundraising efforts. You can also donate here if you cannot make it to any of the games.

Fri 26 May – Senior Football & AFL at Macquarie Fields

Sat 27 May – Senior Rugby at Macquarie Fields, Senior Netball at NBISC, Senior Hockey at Bowman Field; Junior Football at Redlands Junior School oval

For our younger Prep and Junior School cohorts who are not competing in representative sports, students may wear a Splash of Pink to school on Fri 26 May, along with a gold coin donation.

Special Events

Teacher Appreciation

The RPFA will be organising morning tea at the end of the month to show our appreciation to all our fabulous teachers and support staff. Please check with your class and/or year parents to see if there are any additional initiatives being coordinated for specific teachers.

For past students of Mrs. Benneyworth, please send a picture or short 5-10 second video to BenneyworthBootcampers@outlook.com before 25 May for us to collate and send to her to wish her well. Please include the student’s name and year in Mrs. Benneyworth’s class.

Gala Ball

Purchase tickets to this fantastic black tie event to be held at the Fullerton Hotel (formerly the Westin) on Sat 12 Aug. You don’t need to organise a table to attend! Just nominate a year group(s) you’d like to sit with and Foundation will work their magic.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS

Coming Up

Parent / Family Get-togethers

Thurs 18 May 6pm	Yr 5 parent drinks at Juniper Lane, Mosman
Fri 19 May 8.15am	Yr 9 coffee at Fresh Café
Thurs 25 May 7pm	Yr 6 ladies’ night at the Fernery, Mosman Swing by for drinks and fun conversations on the rooftop. Please RSVP to your class parent by 23 May.
Thurs 25 May 8.30am	Yr 10 coffee morning at Le 76 Patisserie
Fri 26 May 8. 30am	Yr 11 morning tea at 4 Kardinia Rd, Mosman Join us for a morning tea in aid of Cancer Research
Mon 29 May	3Blue parent coffee at Sunflower Lounge after drop off
Tues 30 May 6.30pm	Yr 9 Trivia Night at North Sydney Hotel, 292 Miller St
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!
Thurs 1 June 7pm	Yr 4 mums’ night out at The Gin Bar @ The Fernery Come and join us for a year wide social event. Drinks and food may be purchased directly on the night. Please RSVP to your class parent by 28 May.
Sun 4 Jun 5.30pm	3Blue Wild Lights at Taronga followed by dinner at the Buena Join us for one or both events! Please book your tickets to Taronga’s Wild Lights (be sure to select the 5.30pm session) and/or dinner at The Buena directly. We hope to see as many families there as possible. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Tues 6 Jun 8.30am	Yr 5 coffee TBC
Thurs 8 Jun 7pm	Yr 2 parent drinks at The Fernery, Mosman Come and join us for a year wide social event. Drinks and food may be purchased directly on the night from the bar. In order to advise the venue of numbers, please RSVP here.
Thurs 15 Jun	Yr 4 parents and carers coffee morning TBC
Thurs 15 Jun 6pm	Yr 11 casual drinks at Middle Harbour Skiff Club
Thurs 15 Jun 7pm	3Blue mums’ night out at the Green Moustache, North Sydney Invitation to follow
Sun 18 Jun 2-4pm	Yr 5 family picnic at Clifton Gardens
Sun 18 Jun 4pm	Yr 3 family movie at Hoyts Westfield Chatswood Please join us for a private screening of Elemental – Disney and Pixar’s latest film where fire, water, land, and air residents live together in Element City. You can watch the trailer here and purchase your tickets here. This is a family event and children need to be supervised by an adult. Tickets are limited – so make sure you purchase yours quickly.
Mon 19 Jun 8.15am	Yr 9 coffee TBC
Thurs 22 Jun	4Red end of term playdate TBC (Balmoral of Clifton Gardens)
Fri 23 Jun	Yr 12 parent drinks TBC (Firegrill Sydney)

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 24 May will be from Cammeray to Northbridge. Meet at Tunks Park, Brothers Ave, Cammeray 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.

Our next meeting is Mon 19 Jun for morning tea. We will be discussing The Familiars by Stacey Hall. If you would like to host the meeting, or if you might be interested but have concerns about what’s involved, please contact Monica or Sabiha 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 4 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.

Photo Gallery

Team Redlands at the Mother’s Day Classic

1Blue dads having an impromptu coffee after drop off

A great Yr 8 get together at the Greenwood

Book Club had a great discussion about Lessons in Chemistry

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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