Redlands Parents and Friends
Twilight in the Garden – See You All Tomorrow!
Just one more night until Twilight in the Garden, a great opportunity to meet other parents in your year, as well as some school executives and teachers, in the lovely Fahl Garden. We will be serving drinks and light refreshments. Although the event concludes at 8pm, as this is an on campus school event, please take the opportunity to make plans for a dinner out with friends old and new afterwards.
Event Details
5.45pm | Doors open and collection of name badges at the welcome desk
6.00pm | Event Opening – food and drinks service begins. Please look for your Year Group flag to meet and mingle with parents and teachers from your Year Group
6.30pm | Speeches by JP Forrest (RPFA President) and Sean Corcoran (Redlands Principal)
7.45pm | Conclusion of food and drinks service
8.00pm | Event Concludes
Autumn Fair
The highly anticipated Autumn Fair on Sat 18 March is a day centred around food, fun and entertainment, showcasing the community’s diversity and depth of students’ art-related activities. We are excited to announce that the Fair will be moving back to the Senior Campus, so we will be able to showcase the Redlands Learning Hub and Fahl Garden, as well as the 100-year old Liggins Building. We have a slew of rides for all ages as well as a KindiFarm of baby animals, traditional carnival games and treats, as well as a dunk tank, crazy hair and face painting, and scrumptious foods from Asian and Latin American cultures as well as a sausage sizzle. As always, we would not have a successful fair without your help. Thanks to all the volunteers who have already signed up to be stall captains. Please let us know if you would be interested in helping here. Wristbands and coupons will go on sale starting next week!
Help Needed
Second Hand Uniform Sale
Our Second Hand Uniform Sales provide great value for families and also give each of us an opportunity to contribute to the clear benefits of recycling. In addition, funds raised are contributed towards the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund.
We are planning on holding our next Second Hand Uniform Sale close to the end of this term. Winter uniforms, winter sports uniforms, fleeces, tracksuits and various accessories will be available for purchase. We will need parent volunteers to help us sort through inventory and run the sale. Please let us know if you are interested in helping here.
Coming Up
Parent Get-togethers
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Thurs 23 Feb 8.30am |
Yr 10 coffee at Le Patisserie 76 |
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Tues 14 Mar 8.30am |
Yr 10 coffee at the Sandy Bear Café in Clontarf |
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Thurs 30 Mar 6.30pm |
Yr 10 drinks at the Oaks, Neutral Bay |
‘Friends of’ Get-togethers
Friends of Groups are subcommittees of the RPFA made up of interested parents who support the activities of a particular sport or performing art at the school.
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Sat 18 Feb 8am
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FoSailing breakfast on the RSYS deck The Friends of Sailing parent group would like to welcome everyone to Term 1 2023 sailing by inviting all Redlands Sailing families (and especially new families who have joined the program this year) to join us on the RSYS deck for coffee and breakfast this Saturday morning from 8am (right after drop off). Look for us in the lower section as you enter the café area. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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Thurs 23 Feb 7pm |
FoMusic meeting in the Edwards auditorium |
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Mon 20 Mar 6pm |
FoBasketball end of season basketball presentation dinner at Dee Why RSL |
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Tues 4 Apr 6pm |
FoRowing presentation dinner at Zest Dining |
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 22 Feb will be from Mosman to Cremorne Point. Meet at the Bradleys Head Rd / Middle Head Rd roundabout 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 first meeting for 2023 will be on Thurs 23 Feb at 7.30pm to discuss Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. All are welcome, even if you have not read the book!
If you would like to learn more or join the meeting, please contact Monica Gessner and Sabiha Naqvi here for further information.
Save the Date
Sat 12 Aug Gala Ball black tie event
Photo Gallery
A very enjoyable Yr 7 welcome morning tea hosted by new parent and Yr 7 rep Danielle
The Yr 12 Mums had an amazing weekend away in the Hunter Valley – thanks Suzy and the team for making it happen!
Walks on Tracks soaked up the sun on a 5km walk from Waverton to Wollstonecraft
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