Redlands Parents and Friends

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We hope all your children have had a wonderful start to the school year! 2025’s social calendar commences with one of the highlight events, Twilight in the Garden on 21 February. Held outdoors (weather permitting) on the Fahl Garden on the Senior Campus, it’s a wonderful evening that brings together parents and teachers from across the school community.

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Term 1 also marks the beginning of class get-togethers organised by our dedicated army of Class Parent volunteers. These events provide wonderful opportunities for new parents and their children to strengthen connections with classmates and meet other parents.

Be sure to check this section weekly for upcoming important dates and events.

Upcoming Parent / Family Get-togethers 

Secondhand Uniforms and More News on the New Owners of our Pre-loved Uniforms

A massive thank you to the team of volunteers who ran the Secondhand Uniform sale this past Saturday.  Total sales were over $3250, which goes entirely to the Redlands Scholarship Fund.  Bravo!

 

We sell our second hand uniforms for a third of the new price, and we make sure that every item is in reasonable condition before it is put out for sale. You can drop donations of sports uniforms (including fleeces and tracksuits) and any new uniform items in the yellow bin at the uniform shop on Military Road any time they are open. 

People are always asking us when the next second hand sale is happening, and we would love to hold them more often, but we need donations as we just about sell out of sports uniforms every time. Thank you for keeping the RPFA in mind if you do have sports uniforms looking for a new home.

Additionally, in late 2024 we found a new home for some our old boys’ blue shirts and grey shorts. We packed and shipped several boxes to a charity in North Sydney, and we’re excited to report that the uniforms have now reached a school in South Sudan! Check out this beautiful picture of the children wearing the uniforms as they started school this week.

Contact us to list your event.

Walks on Tracks

We’re back on track for 2025!

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 8.50am 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 the rest of this 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, and learn where we are meeting this month or simply want to know more, please contact Monica or Sabiha.

Next 2 Meeting Dates

We are excited to announce our next two meeting dates.  Please lock these in your calendars:

• Thursday 27 March morning at 10:30am/11am – to discuss Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
• Thursday 8 May evening at 6:30pm/7:00pm – to discuss At the Foot of the Cherry Tree by Alli Parker

June Book

For those who really like to plan ahead, our 4^th book of the year, to be discussed in June, will be The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi.  We have yet to set a date for this meeting.

Volunteer Five

Stay tuned next week and weeks to come to meet your Friends of Groups (FoG) volunteers and learn about the fun these groups have supporting sport, theatre and other student interest groups.

Supporter Gear

Free Delivery to the Uniform Shop for pick up now available!

Get kitted up for summer sports and cocurricular comp season! Parents, carers and family can proudly represent our students in supporter gear!! Order your cap and polo here. Can’t wait to see all the supporters carrying the blue and gold in 2025. Go Redlands!!   

The Week in Pictures

Book Club had a lovely first meeting yesterday, where we welcomed new and returning members.  We enjoyed catching up and a lively discussion about Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo, with everyone agreeing that it was a challenging but interesting read.

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: Daniella Aburto, Tara Boris, Ali Levitch-Edwards, Michelle McDonald, Emma Okhovat, Kathryn Parsons, Sophia Stewart-Kasimba.