Redlands Parents and Friends

What a week! Thanks to all who attended Gala Ball and/or participated in the auction – a record-breaking amount was raised to support the Dr Sue Morey AM means-tested Scholarship, with a slight delay to proceedings as attendees held their breaths during the nail-biting penalty kickoff that saw the Matildas head into the semi-finals. Unfortunately, the Matildas could not secure a berth in the finals last night, nor a public holiday for the rest of us… but there are plenty of chances to catch up with Redlands parents and friends in the next few weeks before the next school holidays (see below). If there are any other get-togethers you know of that we are missing, please do let us know!

We are also planning a secondhand uniform sale of summer uniforms before end of term. Watch this space.


Coming Up

Parent / Family Get-togethers

Thurs 24 Aug 8.30am

6Blue and 6 Yellow coffee morning at The Boathouse at Balmoral

Wed 30 Aug 6.30pm

JS PCG class parent drinks and dinner at Alala’s Bar and Eatery, The Oaks. Please RSVP here

Thurs 31 Aug 7pm

Yr 5 ladies drinks at the Fernery, Mosman RSL

Fri 1 Sept 8.20am

Yr 8 local coffee mornings
Take your pick:
Mosman – Home by Cornhill, 48 Yeo St
Cammeray – The Laneway, 457 Miller St
Lane Cove – Garcon, The Canopy, 2 Rosenthal Ave
Northern Beaches – Boathouse, Shelly Beach
CBD – Wired Café, 1 York St

Fri 1 Sept 8.15am

Yr 10 coffee morning venue TBC

Fri 1 Sept noon

Yr 12 parent lunch at Burnt Orange. Please RSVP to any of the class parents asap

Thurs 7 Sept

Yr 10 parent drinks venue TBC

Sun 10 Sept

Yr 5 movie afternoon at Hoyts Chatswood Westfield

Mon 11 Sept 8.15am

Yr 9 drop-in coffee location TBC

Thurs 14 Sept 6.30pm

Yr 8 Dads Night Out at North Shore Golf Studio
Yr 8 dad Adrian has kindly offered to host an hour session at his newly opened indoor golf facility at Big Bear; drinks to follow. Please RSVP here.

Fri 21 Sept 7pm

Yr 11 end of year cocktail party at Little Pearl, Manly

Sun 17 Sept 12-3pm

Yr 7 family bowls and burgers at The Greens, North Sydney

Yr 7 parents and students, please join us for a fun afternoon of lawn bowling and burgers at the Greens at North Sydney. Book your tickets here!

Sun 17 Sept 3pm

Yr 6 movie afternoon at Hoyts Chatswood Westfield

Come and celebrate the end of Term 3 with all your friends at a screening of Haunted Mansion. Movie commences 3.30pm. Limited tickets available. Please note – this is NOT a drop off event, children MUST be accompanied by an adult and each attendee required their own ticket. Book your tickets here!

Save the Date:
Thurs 19 Oct

 Yr 6 Parents Night Out

 

Friends of Groups end of Season Celebrations/Awards Dinners

  • Thurs 24 Aug 6pm                     Hockey – book here
  • Fri 25 Aug 6pm                           Music – book here
  • Tues 5 Sept 7pm                        Dance – book here
  • Wed 6 Sept 6pm                        Netball – book here
  • Thurs 7 Sept 6pm                      Football – book here
  • Fri 8 Sept                                     Drama
  • Fri 15 Sept 6pm                          Snow Sports
  • Sat 16 Sept 12.30pm                 Rugby – book 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.

Our walk next week on Wed 23 Aug is from Harbord Diggers to Dee Why Headland. Meet at Harbord Diggers, Lumsdaine Dr, Freshwater at 8.40am.

Any questions, please contact Ann Marie on 0406 691 533.

Book Club

The Redlands Book Club is a group of Redlands parents – past and present – who share a love of reading. New members are always welcome! The Book Club meets twice each school term to discuss a book, rotating among members’ homes. Occasionally, outings are also organised to events, movies or shows that are tied in with books, including annual attendance at the Sydney Writer’s festival in May. If you would like to join Book Club, or simply want to know more, please contact Monica or Sabiha.

Our next book for this term is Babel by R.F. Kuang. The date for the meeting is to be confirmed. New book suggestions for next term are welcome!

Parents Tennis

We held the Senior School Parents Tennis Day on Wed 16 August. It was a day that started out with a little trepidation in terms of the weather but fortunately the weather Gods shone down on us and we managed a beautiful day on court with the sun managing to shine through.  The day was attended by around 22 Parents from across the school. We had a fierce Round Robin Competition with 10 competitors in the running for the title. Shirley Barnes (Year 3) outplayed everyone by winning the most games. Shirley took home the winners trophy, a new Babolat Tennis racquet and a set of balls.  

The clinic attendees had a great time either playing tennis for the first time or gaining some new skills. Fran McGourty (Year 9) won the Clinic Lucky Door prize of a private tennis lesson. 

The last three weeks have been such fun that we are planning on running these sessions on an annual basis. Stay tuned for details in the new year. 

Photo Gallery

Secondary School Class Parents tennis day winners

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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