Redlands Parents and Friends
We hope you all had a relaxing and fun Easter break. Only six days left of school until the Term 1 holidays but there’s plenty of fun still to be had, thanks to the hard work of our Redlands parents.
Don’t miss your chance to enjoy a night out, a walk or a drink with your fellow parents and carers before the school holidays are here! A couple of events happening tonight and the pace is not slowing down for the remainder of the term; there’s coffee mornings, dinners and more!
Coming Up
Saturday 19 October – Redlands Garden Party
A first-of-its-kind event for our community as we ”Shine a Light on 140 Years,” celebrating our heritage, and future. Set in the grounds of the Junior School, this event will include games, sports, arts, drama, music, and refreshments and will also showcase our High Country Campus.
To bring this amazing occasion to life, we are calling on as many in our community as possible to volunteer. Please let us know if you would like to be involved on the organising committee. Contact us!
Parent / Family Get-togethers
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TONIGHT!!! |
RHJ Orange Parents’ Dinner – 7.30pm @ The Oaks Bar and Grill, Neutral Bay. |
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TONIGHT!!! |
Friends of Basketball End of Season presentation – 6-9pm @ Dee Why RSL 932 Pittwater Rd, Dee Why NSW |
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Fri 5 April (Week 10) |
Yr 10 Coffee Catch Up – 8.15 am @ Fresh Cafe |
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Fri 5 April |
6 Blue and 6 Yellow Stand Up Coffee Catch Up – after drop off @ the Balmoral Rotunda. In the event of wet weather, a table has been booked at Pasture. |
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Fri 5 April |
Snowsports Registration BBQ CANCELLED due to wet weather forecast. |
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Sunday 7 April |
Kindy Yellow – Family Picnic and Playdate – 10.30am @ Balmoral. |
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Fri 12 April |
4 White Coffee Catch Up – 8.30am @ Sunflower Lounge, Cremorne. |
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Term 2 |
Yr 11 Coffee Catch Up – Details TBC |
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Wed 8 May |
Friends of Hockey Parents’ Drinks Night – 6.30-9.pm |
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Thurs 9 May |
Yr 12 Coffee Catch Up – 8.30am @ Si Sandria, Middle Harbour Yacht Club |
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Fri 10 May |
Yr 7 Coffee Catch Up – Details TBC |
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Thurs 16 May |
Year 5 Parent Drinks 7-10pm @ |
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Thurs 23 May |
Year 9 Parent Social 6:30pm |
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Fri 24 May |
Yr 12 Dads Drinks – 6-10pm @ The Buena, |
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Sat 1 June |
Kindy Kids Giving Back cook4good – 2-4pm Hosted by Kids Giving Back, this Little Helpers session will see children help prepare easy meals for those experiencing homelessness and tough times. Please contact your Class Parent for more info. |
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Sun 2 June |
Yr 1 Movie Afternoon – Save the date!! |
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Wed 5 June |
Yr 7 Dads Night Out – Details TBC |
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Thurs 6 June |
Yr 11 Parents Drinks – Details TBC |
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Thurs 20 June |
Yr 11 Coffee Catch Up – Details TBC |
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Fri 28 June |
Yr 12 A Night in Manhattan parent drinks |
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Sat 3 August (Term 3) |
Year 1 Kids Giving Back cook4good – 2-4pm Hosted by Kids Giving Back, this Little Helpers session will see children help prepare easy meals for those experiencing homelessness and tough times. Please contact your Class Parent for more info. |
Walks on Tracks
Weekly guided walks around the northern Sydney area are organised by Ann Marie, a wonderful 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, look for the ???? below .
Walks are roughly 1 1/2- 2 hours and for those with the time we love to stop for a coffee afterwards. We have planned all the walks for the term so mark your calendars. Next four shared here:
- Wed 10 April: Mosman to Rocks. Meet at Mosman Ferry, Avenue Road Mosman for an 8.40am start. No dogs as we will take the ferry back.
- Wed 17 April: (yes we‘re walking during school holidays) Balmoral to Clifton Gardens. Meet at Balmoral outside the Boatshed for an 8.40am start. ????
- Wed 24th April: (school holidays) Narrabeen Lake. Meet outside ProKayaks on the lake at 11 Narrabeen Street for an 8.40am start. ????
- Wed 1 May: Harbord Diggers to Dee Why Headland. Meet at Harbord Digger Lumsdaine Dr for an 8.40am start. ????
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.
- For our May meeting (date and location to be confirmed) we will be reading a debut crime-thriller by local author, Lynne Johnson, The Bait Trap.
The Week in Pictures
???? Gold Star photo goes to the Yr 11 BYO coffee at Balmoral Rotunda yesterday morning. What a turn out for this busy time of term!
Thank you to all the Class Parents for arranging these wonderful events for us!
The Walks on Tracks team never miss a step. Enjoying the Cammeray to Northbridge walk this week.
Do you have pictures of parent / family get-togethers you want to share?
Please send them to RPFA Note Day.
RPFA Committee
President: Brittne Whitelaw
Vice President: Carrie Taylor
Secretary: Jennifer Mast
Treasurer: Joe Russo
Committee: Monika Crennan, Michelle McDonald, Lisa Middlebrook, Karen Nicholson, Emma Okhovat, Sophia Stewart-Kasimba