Redlands Parents and Friends

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The birthday party has shifted into high gear after smashing the Giving Day fundraising goal with $520,000 donated for the High Country Campus, and further support for the Coralie Amos OAM Scholarship Appeal. The RPFA proudly contributed to this awesome effort as one of the matching contributors. Thank you to all who donated, every dollar counted!

Let’s keep the party alive with only seven weeks to go before the Festival of Redlands launches! Inspired by the best ever Olympics results and the love you have all shown for our school on the Giving Day, the Festival will tap into that competitive spirit with everyone participating in the amazing activities on offer generating House points!! The winning House will take out the inaugural Festival Trophy!

Each house will have its own marquee to decorate and all members of the community are encouraged to join in the fun by dressing in House colours on the day.

How will it work? Students, parents, alumni and teachers’ attendance and participation in sport games, competitions and other activities will earn points that will be attributed to their House. For parents, that House will be determined by your child’s House group.

****More breaking news, to inspire Junior School House spirit we will be bringing back the super successful student hand print cutouts with birthday messages that will make up the House banners on the day of the Festival.

Festival of Redlands – Shining a light on 140 years – Saturday 19 October

Start planning your best House point raising performance plan now….there’s a lot to choose from!

• Kids (and adults) alike can bring out their inner Spiderman as they scale the Giant Climbing Wall.
• The handball battle to end all handball battles will take place on the courts. If your child is interested in participating, please register interest here, including name, House and Year Group.
• Weren’t able to make it down to Thredbo this year? Not to worry, Friends of Snowsports is making sure you can still carve it up with an inflatable ski experience!
• All of the Sports have submitted their EOIs for what games they will host. Watch this space!

Contact us if you would like to find out more about current opportunities to be involved with bringing the Festival of Redlands to life and the RPFA will be in touch!

Second Hand Uniforms – Donations Now Welcome

We are now collecting:

• current sports uniforms (sports tops, shorts, jackets, tracksuits and fleeces)
• representative sports uniforms
• blazers (especially larger sizes)
• any items from the new uniform collection

Please drop off clean, good quality items at the Uniform Shop on Military Road during opening hours. Look for the yellow collection bin just inside the front door.

We will be holding our next sale on Friday 13 September. Further details will be provided closer to the date.

All proceeds from our second hand uniform sales go to the means-tested Redlands Scholarship Fund.

Join the Parent Prayer Meeting

School Chaplains invite you to join them, our Principal and a number of Directors at the upcoming Term 3 Parents Prayer Meeting (open to everyone in our community).

• Date: 17 September
• Time: 5.30-6.30pm
• Location: Liggins Staff Room (2^nd floor) on the Senior Campus.

Alumni Birthday Wishes

As we gear up to celebrate this major milestone, some of our alumni from across the years have messages to share. If you’re Alumni and would like to share a birthday message please email us!

Birthday Wishes

Natalie Davies RL 1987, President of the Redlanders Alumni Association and current parent.

“Wishing Redlands a very happy 140^th birthday! The school has come a long way in its rich and interesting history but the values it instils in the students and the sense of community spirit has stood the test of time. I look forward to continuing to watch the school grow in the years ahead and to celebrating at the Festival of Redlands event this October.”

Upcoming Parent / Family Get-togethers 

Contact us to list your event.

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 start at 8.40am and are roughly 1 1/2- 2 hours. For those with the time, we love to stop for a coffee afterwards. In case you’re running late, just text Ann Marie so they can wait for you. Walks for his term:

Any questions, please contact Ann Marie on 0406 691 533. See you walking!

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. If you would like to join Book Club, or simply want to know more, please contact Monica or Sabiha.

We had a great meeting at The Oaks last week where we discussed The Women by Kristin Hannah (see photo below) and welcomed two new members.

Our next meeting is Wednesday 11th September at 10:30am, when we will be discussing The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock.

For those who like to plan ahead, our October book will be Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran. Date TBC, but likely to be the week of 21st or 28th October.

We are on the hunt for a meeting spot for our next meeting. Please contact Monica or Sabiha if you’re able to host.

Kids Giving Back

Kids Giving Back is hosting a mega cooking marathon on 22 September. As the children prepare meals for Sydneysiders in need, they can have fun with friends and bring to life their school values of moral courage and compassion. If you are interested in keeping the kindness cooking – please contact Daniella.

The Week in Pictures

Book Club met  at The Oaks last week where they discussed The Women by Kristin Hannah and welcomed two new members.

A massive thank you to our wonderful volunteers for their time and effort making bunting for the upcoming Festival of Redlands. They were cutting up old uniforms pinning flags together, ironing them flat and sewing them into long strings of bunting.

Many thanks to: Karen Smith, Antonia Stocken, Jennie Cadman, Emi Riquezes, Katiuce Nedel, Jenny Krallis, Catherine Grinham, Susy Inacio, Jaqui Halliday, Jo Lloyd, Kylie Binnekamp, Nicole Algar.   Look out for the bunting at the Festival of Redlands!. From Kate Goodsall, Chief Bunting Co-ord:)

Do you have event pics 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