From The Principal

“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

Nelson Mandela’s life and example are inspirational, which is one reason why his quote jumped out at me. The other reason is that I have been reflecting on how resilient our Redlands community has been during this period in history.

Every family has their own narrative regarding the personal challenges that they have faced and three years into the COVID pandemic, we continue to deal with uncertainty, along with interruptions to work and family life through illness.

Our staff at Redlands have been inspirational in their resilience and how they have responded, with their focus and determination to provide the best learning experiences for our students, while minimising any impact to the breadth of programs.

It has been wonderful to have Winter School running again this year at our High Country Campus in Jindabyne, along with the ability to facilitate the Redlands Cup over the break. Our Gala Arts production was a most memorable evening of entertainment and today we are very excited to be holding our Junior Music Festival – School of Rock event. Our Yr 12 students have been working closely with staff leading up to their trial examination period, supporting each other in their goal to approach the experience with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and maintain perspective.  

This week students are completing their ‘Student Voice Surveys’ through which they provide most valuable feedback to teachers regarding their learning experiences. It has been most rewarding to note how teams of staff have utilised the feedback to collaborate when reviewing programs and assessment tasks.

Congratulations to the 24 Yr 9 and 10 girls and boys who placed 4^th in the NSW Science and Engineering Challenge last week. Competing in teams of three, they participated in seven challenges during the day, winning the ElectriCITY and Helter Skelter Shelter challenges.

I also congratulate our Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy dancers on their exceptional results in the Sydney Eisteddfod last weekend. Both Senior Jazz Performers 1 and Junior Ballet Performers placed 1^st in their categories, and Senior Contemporary Performers 1 and Senior Jazz Performers 2 were awarded Highly Commended.

My sincere thanks to all the teachers and tutors who mentored and supported our students in these Science/Engineering and Dance competitions.

Mr Stephen Webber

Photo Caption: Congratulations to our Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy dancers on their exceptional success at the Sydney Eisteddfod – Senior Jazz Performers 1 placed 1st in their category. 

Community Update

In connecting with staff, students and parents this week, I felt a real excitement building towards the fast approaching Spring Fair. Thank you to our dedicated and passionate volunteers continue to put their hand up in support of this much loved Redlands community event. For those who are looking to assist, please contact your class or year group parents for more information on how you can become involved. Further details on the Spring fair can be found in the RPFA section of Note Day, along with information on the wide range of parent and carer events that connect our community. A program of Spring Fair events along with details on rides, tickets and activities will be available very soon. 

Each year the graduating class at Redlands celebrate and acknowledge their Redlands education with a Legacy Gift. The Legacy Gift provides the cohort with a unique opportunity to thank the School for its support, encouragement and the opportunities offered while studying at Redlands. To read more on this important and noble cause, along with details on the associated Alexandra Scott Award please check out the Foundation section.

Thank you for your continued guidance and support and as ever, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Community Engagement team should you have any feedback, suggestions or questions.

Mr Grant Birse
Head of Community Engagement
9908 6406
gbirse@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Foundation

Yr 12 Legacy Gift

To celebrate their time at Redlands, Yr 12 students have proudly raised funds for their Legacy Gift. Each cohort supports a cause close to their heart to be remembered by the school community.

Long Tradition

Leaving a Legacy Gift to the School has been a long standing tradition for Yr 12 students at Redlands, proudly bestowing a gift and commemorating their time at the School. For example in 2016 students raised funds to acknowledge their classmate and created a perpetual award, the Alexandra Scott Memorial Sports Award for Teamwork and Sportsmanship (further details below). In 2019 students raised funds to support the Peter Lennox Scholarship acknowledging the legacy of retiring Principal at that time, Dr Peter Lennox, for his service to Redlands.

Letter from Yr 12 students to Redlands Community

2022 has been a wonderful year. As a cohort, we have built strength, determination and resilience and greatly appreciated being back on campus! We are grateful for the supportive community we are a part of, here at Redlands. However long we have been connected to the Redlands community, we know our time has been memorable and has equipped us well to head off into the world at the end of this year.

 Our Gift, Our Legacy

To celebrate our time at Redlands, and to thank the School for its support, encouragement and opportunities offered to us as a year group, we are proud to announce the Class of 2022 Legacy Gift. We have decided to support the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund, to honour Dr Sue Morey AM who graduated from Redlands in 1959 and dedicated over 50 years of service to public health in Australia and continue a legacy of previous cohorts.

Why the Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund?

This endowment fund provides opportunities to exceptional all-rounder students, who otherwise may not be able to attend Redlands. Currently, the fund has assets to provide four full-time scholarships, with a long-term goal to grant one means-tested full-time scholarship in the Secondary School annually.

Contributing to the Redlands Scholarship Fund, as our Legacy Gift, gives us great pride and fulfilment. Knowing this initiative supports a dedicated fund to provide a student with the opportunity to experience Redlands, as we have been fortunate enough to, is a Legacy Gift we believe is worthwhile and ongoing. 

Please join us today

We are inviting the entire Redlands community to support us in our fundraising efforts. We appreciate your support in our final year, as we come to the end of our Redlands journey. If you wish to join us, please purchase one, or more, of our ‘Class of 2022’ portrait tea towels and/or tote bags or contribute directly to the Scholarship Fund. If you make a purchase products will be available towards the end of this Term either by post or delivered to your child’s class/tutor.

PURCHASE HERE

If you wish to make a tax-deductible donation toward the Yr 12 Legacy Gift, contributing to the Dr Sue Morey AM Scholarship, please visit a link below.

DONATE HERE

Thank you sincerely for your contribution!

Legacy Gift of Class of 2016 – Alexandra Scott Award

The Alexandra Scott Award was created and donated to the School by the Class of 2016. It is a perpetual award given to a graduating student who has demonstrated extraordinary Teamwork and Sportsmanship. The Honour Board is currently located in the Lang Gym and lists the names of those who have received the award since its endowment.

Alexandra Scott was a member of this Year Group until Yr 8, when she was no longer able to attend the school after sustaining a serious injury in a skiing accident. At the cohort’s five year reunion earlier this year, Alex’s mother shared a written update which was read out by one of her close friends who maintains close contact with Alex.

Mrs Dana Casimaty
Director of Development
dcasimaty@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9858

RPFA

Spring Fair

The highly anticipated Spring Fair on Sat 3 Sept 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 School campus, so we will be able to showcase the new Learning Hub and Fahl Gardens as well as the 100-year old heritage-listed 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 signed up to be stall captains. Please look out for sign-up sheets to help out at the various stalls. In addition, we are launching a colouring competition for all Junior Campus students – entry forms will be distributed in your child’s classroom shortly.

Coming Up

Parent / Family Get-togethers

Fri 5 Aug            Yr 7 coffee catch up at Sunflower Lounge, Mosman from 8.30am

Wed 24 Aug      Yr 12 drinks, FREE nibbles & mingle at Mosman Rowers

                            Please let your year parents know if you are interested in attending        

Thu 25 Aug        4R parents night out at Barrel Bar from 7.30pm

Sat 27 Aug        5W kids bowling & laser tag at Strike Chatswood at 3.45pm

Fri 9 Sept           Yr 12 coffee at Frenchy’s Café, Mosman from 8.30am

                            4R parent coffee at Sunflower Lounge, Mosman after morning drop off

Thu 15 Sept      5W parents spring fling dinner at Betel Leaf at Bathers Pavilion at 7.30pm

Sun 18 Sept      Yr 5 Family Movie Day – DC League of Super Pets at 3.30pm

‘Friends of’ Events

Thu 25 Aug        Friends of Hockey end of season celebration at Balgowlah Bowling Club from 6pm

                            Book your tickets here by Fri 19 Aug

Fri 26 Aug          Friends of Music awards dinner at Manly Golf Club from 6pm
Book your tickets here by Fri 19 Aug

 Tue 6 Sept         Friends of Football end of season celebration at Dee Why RSL from 6.30pm

                            Book your tickets here by Fri 26 Aug

Thu 15 Sept      Friends of Netball end of season presentation dinner at Dee Why RSL from 6.30pm

                            Book your tickets here by Fri 2 Sept

Walks on Tracks

Next week’s walk on Wed 10 Aug will be from Watsons Bay to Dover Heights. Meet at Watson’s Bay Hotel, 1 Militray Rd Watsons Bay at 8:40am. Any questions, please call Ann-Marie on 0406 691 533.

Book Club

The books for this semester are – The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns and The Island of Missing Trees by Élif Shafak. Please contact Katherine Dixon or call 0432 619 890 for further information.

Photo Gallery

Yr 12 coffee morning last week

5 Red family day last weekend – parents and kids enjoyed padel, paella and pizza

Yr 9 coffee morning earlier this week

The walking group enjoyed the weather and views from Dobroyd Head yesterday 

Some serious and not-so serious discussions among Junior School PCG members re Spring Fair this morning

Do you have pictures of parent get-togethers you want to share? Please send them to RPFA Note Day.

2022 RPFA Committee

President: JP Forrest
Vice President: Brittne Whitelaw
Secretary: Rebecca James 
Treasurer: Annette Swann
Committee – Declan Hourihan, Jennifer Mast, Jo Lloyd, Karen Nicholson, Kate Kesby, Lisa Middlebrook, Maria Kinsela, Monique Scattini

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Head of Secondary School

Student Happenings

It has been another productive week on the Senior Campus. We’ve held a Yr 6 into Yr 7 Transition Session with a Student Panel of Yr 7 and 11 students. A huge thank you to Sam and Maya Turton, Georgia Cavric, Lachy Binnekamp and Sarah Kumpulainen for their supportive and wise words. I know Year 6 left the session feeling confident and comfortable about the transition ahead of them.

On Tuesday morning we held a Yr 7 to 9 Assembly in the gym. Our student leaders led the community in a trivia session which pitted students against teachers. It was a close competition and the teachers won on the final question.

Yr 7, 10 and 11 have all attended Chapel this week, and our Yr 8 students sat down with their parents and teachers on Wednesday evening for Student Conferences.

On Thursday afternoon a selection of students across Yr 7 to 10 formed a Student Panel to share their experiences about pastoral care and learning. I’d like to thank the following students for their contributions: Sarah Kumpulainen, Alissandra Braden, Annabelle Harman, Jet Gwilliam, Krishna Gupta, Kosta Mangos, Isabella Crennan, Jemima Hugman, Maya Turton, Sam Turton and Georgia Cavric.

Our Yr 12 Music HSC and IB students performed in Showcases this week. Tamis Hunter, Sophia Maxwell, Eden Borrie, Omar Rihani, Callum Wardman-Browne, Aaron Drake, Izaac Nisbet, Ashley Manovel, Oliver Rose, Kyle Banfield, Henry Heron and Austin Stapleton, impressed their peers, parents, teachers and examiners with their musical talents. A huge congratulations to these students and their Music teachers and tutors – Mr Damon Wade, Mr Dave Wooltorton, Mr Heathcliffe Auchinachie, Mr Pete Atkins and Mr Zi Hao Li provided incredible support to our students which is deeply appreciated.

Last Thursday evening our Yr 12 Dance HSC and IB students performed in their Showcase in Redlands Hall. The following Yr 12 students were outstanding in their individual and group performances and compositions: Riley Harrington-Hopkins, Edwina Magnus, Elina Filatova, Jordyn Iles, Mia Kloiser-Jones, Alyssa Price, Lara Stanbridge, Harry Knight, Sienna Adderton and Kathryn Wightwick. Congratulations to these talented students and their teachers!

Student Leadership Voting

Voting for our 2022-2023 Yr 12 student leaders launched this week. Students and staff are carefully considering their votes – voting for students they feel would make responsible, kind and selfless leaders. These future leaders may not be the best in their sports and activities or the most popular students. They are the students who readily assist others during training, they’re the first to help with set-up/clean-up, they put the needs of others first. They are kind, inclusive, without ego and authentic. Once voting is finalised, voting results and self-nomination written applications will be reviewed and a portion of students invited to be interviewed for some leadership positions. Voting is opening until Tuesday 9 August, 5.00pm. Students are able to access voting forms through the announcements section of their iLearn Pastoral Care pages.

Trial Examinations

Yr 12 HSC and IB have been working hard to prepare for their Trial Exams that start next week. We are very proud of them and know that they will take the experience in their stride, as well as learning valuable lessons for their HSC and IB Exams in Term 4. We wish them lots of luck!

Record of Academic Discussion (RAD)

On Monday, RADs were introduced as a progressive approach for teachers to support their students and provide timely communication to parents. A RAD keeps teachers, students and parents up to date with additional guidance or recognition that has been discussed in the classroom. Parents will receive an instant summary of the Academic Discussion including actions your child can take to continue their development. RADs will now replace Academic Flags and Credit Points as a more relational and contemporary approach to supporting student self-management.

Jeans for Genes

This Friday, we hold Jeans for Genes Day in the Secondary School.

Taking part in Jeans for Genes Day is something to be really proud of.  Thanks to people getting involved, we are able to help fund groups that provide services, support and hope to 1 in 10 families in the UK affected by genetic conditions.

Our student leaders encouraged the student community to wear ‘double denim’ on Friday. Each student needs to offer a gold coin donation on the day and the student leaders are aiming to raise approximately $10,000 for this worthy charity.

Ms Gemma Van de Peer
Head of Secondary School
gvandepeer@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9811 

University and Careers

Yr 12 Highlighted Events and Reminders

Redlands Events

Redlands Careers and University Advisor session on UAC, EAS, SRS and becoming an Alumni in Week 6. 

VTAC – Victoria

Applications now open

Close 29 September

Students wishing to apply to Universities in Victoria need to apply through VTAC. 

Learn More

Before you apply, you will need to create a USI (Unique Student Identifier). 

Law Scholarship

Shaw Reynolds Lawyers are offering two Yr 12 students, who intend to study Law at University, a $4,000 scholarship each. Further information is on their website at SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM – Shaw Reynolds Lawyers.

Interested students should nominate themselves by contacting careers@redlands.nsw.edu.au by 31 August. The school will then shortlist 2 candidates who will be nominated to Shaw Reynolds lawyers.

Portfolio Entry

UNSW, UTS and USYD offer early portfolio entry to some courses such as Architecture, Design and Engineering. Check the individual university for degrees, deadlines and more details:

UNSW

University of Sydney

UTS

Events

For a full list of events please visit here. 

Week 3 

Torrens University Australia Open Day

6 August 10:30am – 1:00 pm

Open Day gives you a taste of what we do and how we do it. Meet our academics, talk to current students and tour our campuses. We’re here to help you turn your dream into your career.

Find out more

ICMS | Open Day

7 August 2pm

Learn More

The Women’s College Open Day

Saturday 6 August, 10:00am to 1:00pm, Sunday 7 August, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Click here to view what’s on offer at our Open Days and to register.

US Universities- Digital SAT Testing

From 2023, the SAT will be a digital test. Students wishing to take the SAT should look out for an email notification in the first quarter of 2023 to register for the Redlands testing date.

Learn More

Note that US University entrance is “test-optional” currently.

Learn More

Article

How to help your teen make good decisions about school and life 

Good decision-making skills can help your teen make good choices and set them up for success later in life. 

Teens can face many challenges at school that require them to make choices, such as the transition to high school, selecting subjects, bullying, friendships, and exam stress. Spark their Future has provided five steps you can use with your teen to help them make good decisions about school and life. 

Find out more

Mrs Justine Fowler and Ms Clare Hurst
University and Careers Advisors
careers@redlands.nsw.edu.au 

Year 12

HSC and IB Trial Examinations

Trial Examinations begin on Monday for two weeks. Parents need to email ssabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au if their child is absent for the examination, ideally before 8am on the day. Should students miss an examination or turn up late for one, they need to complete an Illness and Misadventure form and provide documentation as to the reasoning. For any questions on these processes, please contract Lucy Benjamin (HSC) or Darren Taylor (IB).

Our Gift, Our Legacy

Yr 12 wish to thank the school for its support, encouragement and opportunities offered to them as a year group, and are proud to announce the Class of 2022 Legacy Gift – to support the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund, to honour Dr Sue Morey AM who graduated from Redlands in 1959 and dedicated over 50 years of service to public health in Australia; and to continue a legacy of previous cohorts. This fund provides opportunities to exceptional all-rounder students, who otherwise may not have the financial resources to attend Redlands. Currently, the fund has assets to provide four full-time scholarships, with a long-term goal to grant one means-tested full-time scholarship in the Secondary School annually. 

Yr 12 are inviting the Redlands community to support them in their fundraising efforts by purchasing the Class of 2022 portrait tea towels and tote bags, or contribute directly to the Scholarship Fund.

Please purchase here.

Key Dates

• Trial Examinations – 8 – 19 August
• HSC final school day – 21 September
• Valedictory dinner – 21 September
• Last day of Term 3 – 22 September
• HSC Exams – 12 October – 7 November
• IB final school day – 14 October
• IB Exams – 24 October – 9 November

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr12 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 11

Student Achievement

Well done to Lucinda Baird who received a certificate of Distinction as part of her participation in the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition and to Jack Forrest, Sahara Ali, Antonio Sergorbe, Charlotte Davis, Joe Irvine and Finn Woodward for receiving a Credit as part of their involvement in the Algorithmic Thinking Competition. These students will be presented with their certificates at next week’s Year Assembly.

Week 2 Year Assembly

Well done to the following students who spoke at the Week 2 Year Assembly last week:

Dan Close – Model UN (There was a huge turn out this week for the Model UN with 50 Yr 11 students in attendance!)

Lily Hobbs – Yr 11 Camp Video

Maya Little – Gala Arts review 

Phoebe Barnett – Farewell to Cowper Blue Tutor Ms Abby Walker 

Yr 11 was also treated to a special acoustic performance of Back to Black featuring vocalists Sabrina Blasco, Claudia Lalich and Maya little. The trio performed this powerful song at the recent Gala Arts competition. A big thank you to Ms Ari Brodie and Mr Joseph Montz for their assistance with the setup for the performance. 

Yr 6 into Yr 7 Transition Day

A big thank you to the following students who did a wonderful job assisting parents and students at the Yr 6 into Yr 7 Transition morning on Monday:

• Phoebe Barnett
• Marina Viese Vivaldi 
• Isabella Havryk
• Jessica Marshall
• Josie Simpson
• Iris Leung
• Marcus Ogden
• Alex Scotting
• Dan Close
• Oscar Whatmough
• Poppy Justice 
• Ash Mitchell 

Lachlan Binnekamp and Sarah Kumpulainen also did a tremendous job speaking to Yr 6 students and parents as part of a Yr 7 and 11 panel who responded to specific questions given by the Yr 6 students. Well done! 

There will be more opportunities for student leadership at the upcoming North Shore Schools Expo, Spring Fair and House Spirit Fair.

Yr 12 Leadership Process

This week, voting began across the school for our 2023 Senior Leadership team. Leadership voting will be open until Tuesday the 10th of August. Well done to all the Yr 11 students who took the time and effort to put together their applications for the leadership positions. 

Mr Nicholas Walker
Yr 11 Year Advisor
nwalker@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 10

Upcoming Yr 10 Events

Thursday 1 September – Dr Tessa Opie Healthy Relationships and Sexuality Program

Thursday 8 September – Burn Bright Altitude Day

Thursday 22 September – Last Day of Term 3

Monday 10 October – First Day of Term 4

24-28 October – Yr 10 Yearly Examination Block

Thursday 3 November –  Vaccination Catch-Ups

Friday 4 November – Yr 10 Harbour Cruise

7-11 November – Yr 10 Camp

Wednesday 7 December – Last Day of Term 4

Jeans for Genes Day

This year, Redlands is supporting Jeans for Genes because we want to help discover treatments and cures for the 1 in 20 kids facing a birth defect or genetic disease. We have decided to go classic and Wear Denim! Please help us support the vital research. Jeans for Genes makes possible.

Students can help by:

• Wearing denim this Friday with a gold coin donation for a non-uniform fundraiser
• Make a donation here

Academic Assessment Schedule

The Academic Assessment Schedule can be found on the Redlands Pulse Yr 10 Page.  Yr 10 assessments are beginning to pick up pace for the term. Students have accessed and been provided time to plan their term using this calendar in Term 3 Wk 1.

Students should be planning and preparing for assessments as soon as Study Guides and Notifications are handed out.  If students have any concerns regarding assessments, students should first speak directly with their classroom teacher. If further support is needed, students are encouraged to speak with their Tutors and Year Advisors for further guidance. 

Learn More   

Science and Engineering Challenge

Last week, some students from Yr 9 and Yr 10 attended the Science and Engineering Challenge. Students came 4th in the competition with a couple of wins in the challenges, as listed below.  There were seven challenges throughout the day, the biggest of which is the bridge. Well done to the following attendees who engaged in these challenges: Ethan Beggs, Christopher Szeto, Johann Cheah, Yumi Konetzny, Melinda Wright, Jocelyn Wang, Celine Patel, Alisha Tang, Harry Fenton, Jasmine Black and Eva Osborn.

PISA Testing – Redlands 2022

This year, Redlands participated in PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment). PISA testing is sponsored by the OECD and involves over 85 countries. Last week, a small number of our Year 10 students completed the tests which included questions on reading, science, mathematics, and creative thinking. Some of our teachers who also teach Yr 10 were required to compete a questionnaire as well. Thank you to all students who were randomly selected to participate in this test.

Winter School Photographs

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 10 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865    

Year 9

Science and Engineering Challenge

On Wednesday 27 July, 12 students from Y 9 were fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to attend the Science and Engineering Competition, which was run by the University of Newcastle. We started the day by taking the bus to Ravenswood School for Girls. When we got there, we entered an auditorium to be briefed and meet the other schools. After a short explanation of what the day would entail, we moved to separate parts of the school to begin our first task. My group’s first task was called Turbine, where we were being hired to build a new water turbine for the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme. We were given 45 minutes, a ruler, 3 Styrofoam plates, 4 meters of masking tape, and a handful of paddle pop sticks to construct our turbine. After the 45 minutes, our turbine achieved one of the better scores, registering 327 rotations per minute in the testing chamber. The test was registered by an electromagnet within the main axel and counted how many times it rotated in a 20 second time period. After a quick lunch, we moved to our second task, ‘Electracity’.  In ‘Electracity’, we had 1 ½ hours to work through 10 scenarios on a board. The objective of each scenario was slightly different; however, the primary goal was to power as many buildings in the city as possible in the least cost efficient way. There were 5 different types of wires, each with different prices, resistance levels and lengths. After ‘Electracity’, where my group completed each scenario successfully within the given time, we moved back to the auditorium. After coming back to the auditorium, we watched the bridge testing, where the group that had worked on building bridges over the whole day tested their durability and strength using a cart loaded with steel slabs. Finally, the scores were announced; Redlands came 4^th in the competition with a couple of wins in the challenges – there were 7 challenges over the day, with the biggest of which was the bridge task.

Written by Angus McInnes.

ElectriCITY – Angus McInnis, Hugo Baird and Jesse Forrest

Helter Skelter Shelter – Megan Kirkpatrick, Andrew Marcourt, Keira Attard

Other attendees:

Krishna Gupta, Liam Petersen, Hiro Phillips, Jessica lee, Lachlan Green, Kosta Mangos.

2022 ICAS Science Competition

The 2022 ICAS Science competition will take place on Tuesday 23 August in school. Entry for students in Years 7-10 is voluntary. This year parents will sign up and pay for students directly in the ICAS shop. This needs to be completed before Monday 1 August. The cost of the test is $19.25. Please see the access details below.

Access details for parents

Key Dates

Week 3- Thursday 4th Aug- Winter Sport Photographs

Week 5- Science Week

Week 6- Wednesday 24th August, Yr 3-12 Visual Arts Exhibition (Redlands Hall) 

Week 9- Thursday 15th September, House Spirit Fair

Week 10- Thursday 22nd September Last day Term 3.

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 9 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 8

This Week in Yr 8

This week has seen Yr 8 challenge themselves to consider their goals in light of their Parent/Teacher Interviews on Wednesday evening. In Tutor time, students reviewed their Semester 1 report, and prepared themselves to have meaningful and purposeful conversations with their subject teachers. It is wonderful to see Yr 8 taking charge of their learning and continuing to grow in their capacity to lead learning conversations. 

Jeans for Genes Day: Friday 5 August

This year, Redlands is supporting Jeans for Genes because we want to help discover treatments and cures for the 1 in 20 kids facing a birth defect or genetic disease. We have decided to go classic and Wear Denim! Please help us support the vital research. Jeans for Genes makes possible.

Students can help by:

• Wearing denim this Friday with a gold coin donation for a non-uniform fundraiser
• Making a donation here

House Debating 

We have had a good response in terms of Yr 8 students wishing to participate in our House Debating Competition, which will take place throughout Term 3. Students who may not make the final teams should still come along to the coaching sessions, as Debating is a great activity to promote confidence; develop creative and critical thinking skills, along with collaborative strategies. 

In Wks 3 – 5, our Yr 8s will begin coaching to prepare for these debates. During Wk 6 we have Cowper versus Dumolo; Wk 7 MacDouall versus Roseby and the Yr 8 Final is slated to occur live in the Edwards Auditorium, Week 9.

Many thanks to Ms Rachel Beggs (rbeggs@redlands.nsw.edu.au) for her organisation of this event. 

Redlands Online Safety Hub

If you have not had a chance to explore the resources and information included in the Redlands Online Safety Hub, please take a moment to browse the incredible information provided to parents around various online platforms, online trends and suggestions for how to support your teenager as they are being exposed to more online temptations each day. The Online Safety Hub supports the school community by providing practical insights and advice, directly from internationally renowned Online Safety and Digital Wellness Experts. Further information is currently provided on the following topics with information updated regularly: Onlyfans, Discord, Teens Trading Cryptocurrency, Roblox vs Minecraft, Snapchat, Fortnite, Among Us, TikTok and At-Home Learning.

Conversation starters for how to discuss these challenging topics with your child are also included to support you with online predators, sexting & nudes and online bullying. Blogs have been created for specific discussion topics and a function for parents to submit further requests for support on topics that may not be covered is also a fantastic option for parents to engage in learning and supporting their teens in being smart and safe online.

Browse the site for further information: Learn More

Important Dates

Week 3 – Friday 5 August – Jeans for Genes Day

Week 5 – Science Week

Week 6 – Greenlands Week

Week 7 – Wednesday 31 August, Yr 8 Respectful Relationships Workshop (P1-P3, Redlands Hall) 

Week 9 – Thursday 15 September, House Spirit Fair

Week 10 – Thursday 22 September – Last day Term 3

Mrs Lucienne Willis
Yr 8 Advisor
lwillis@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 7

Jeans for Genes Day: Friday 5 August

This year, Redlands is supporting Jeans for Genes because we want to help discover treatments and cures for the 1 in 20 kids facing a birth defect or genetic disease. We have decided to go classic and wear Denim! Please help us support the vital research. Jeans for Genes makes possible.

Students can help by:

• Wearing denim this Friday with a gold coin donation for a non-uniform fundraiser
• Making a donation here

House Debating 

We have had a good response in terms of Yr 7 students wishing to participate in our House Debating Competition, which will take place throughout Term 3. Students who may not make the final teams should still come along to the coaching sessions, as Debating is a great activity to promote confidence; develop creative and critical thinking skills, along with collaborative strategies. 

In Wks 3 – 5, our Yr 7s will begin coaching with Yr 11 students to prepare for these debates. During Wk 6 we have Cowper versus Dumolo; Wk 7 MacDouall versus Roseby and the Yr 7 Final is slated to occur live in the Edwards Auditorium Week 9.

Many thanks to Ms Rachel Beggs (rbeggs@redlands.nsw.edu.au) for her organisation of this event. 

Redlands Online Safety Hub

If you have not had a chance to explore the resources and information included in the Redlands Online Safety Hub, please take a moment to browse the incredible information provided to parents around various online platforms, online trends and suggestions for how to support your teenager as they are being exposed to more online temptations each day. The Online Safety Hub supports the school community by providing practical insights, and advice, directly from internationally renowned Online Safety and Digital Wellness Experts. Further information is currently provided on the following topics with information updated regularly: Onlyfans, Discord, Teens Trading Cryptocurrency, Roblox vs Minecraft, Snapchat, Fortnite, Among Us, TikTok and At-Home Learning.

Conversation starters for how to discuss these challenging topics with your child are also included to support you with online predators, sexting & nudes and online bullying. Blogs have been created for specific discussion topics and a function for parents to submit further requests for support on topics that may not be covered is also a fantastic option for parents to engage in learning and supporting their teens in being smart and safe online.

Browse the site for further information: Learn More

Week 3 – Friday 5 August – Jeans for Genes Day

Week 5 – Science Week

Week 6 – Greenlands Week

Week 7 – Wednesday 31 August, Yr 8 Respectful Relationships Workshop (P5, Redlands Hall) 

Week 9 – Thursday 15 September, House Spirit Fair

Week 10 – Thursday 22 September – Last day Term 3

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”

                                                                                                                                                                     – Malcolm X

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 7 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494

Head of Junior School

Dance Success

It was with unbridled joy that I had some students visit my office on Monday morning to share the wonderful success of some of our Junior School ballet performers last Sunday at the Sydney Eisteddfod, held in the iconic venue of the Sydney Opera House. In talking also to the Head of our Ballet and Dance Academy, Ms Revie, she was equally proud and shared our visible the group’s enjoyment was too as they danced on the Sydney Opera House stage.

The group of students from Years 5 and 6 were place 1^st in a group of 20 primary school students from all over Sydney. Congratulations to these students and we also look forward to acknowledging them in our next Junior School assembly.

Aid for Ukraine

As I shared in Term 1, I have been moved to hear from one Redlands family who have relatives who normally live in Ukraine but are now in various countries across Europe with many who don’t speak English. The family were assisting from Sydney as best possible but in the last holiday break, they travelled to Europe to assist on the front line and during their trip, they were able to deliver 3 ambulances, medical aid, 10 defibrillators, 3 4×4 pickup trucks to get medical aid and doctors into towns where the roads have been destroyed and the ambulances can’t make it, plus two buses to collect and take people without their own means of transport out of Russian occupied areas. 

Roman’s video which he sent back to his helps to explain this further and the common message the family received was how amazed and inspired the Ukrainian people were that people from Australia cared enough to have donated funds to help them and that some, like the Spenceley family, were actually in the country to help. 
If you would like to consider supporting the Spenceley family’s fundraising efforts, you are able to do so via this GoFundMe link.

Jeans for Genes Day

Tomorrow is a Mufti Day at Redlands as we support Jeans for Genes Day again. Junior School students are asked to bring a gold coin donation and 6Y will also be holding a bake sale at recess if students wanted to bring a little more money. 6Y also created this video for the Junior School which you might enjoy too.

Athletics Carnival

A reminder that next Wednesday 10 August sees our annual Junior School Athletics Carnival. All information has bene shared by the Sports department and we look forward to a wonderful day of competition, participation and fun.

For a reminder, the information can be found here in the ‘2022 Carnivals’ Junior Sport section of Redlands Pulse.

Spanish News – Education Perfect NSW Languages Championships 2022

Language students from schools across NSW are invited to participate in the NSW Education Perfect Languages Championships. This year’s competition runs for only 3 days:

When:  From midday, Wednesday 10 August until midday, Friday 12 August 2022

All students are registered to participate and there are some churros prizes for the highest scoring students in Spanish in the Junior School, as well as the other awards and prizes offered to students across the state. Further details of the competition can be found on the Education Perfect website or on the EP app. To compete, all students need to do is answer Spanish language questions on Education Perfect. I encourage all students to participate to improve their Spanish skills and have some fun with languages. ¡Buena Suerte!

Señora Colagiuri

Book Week 2022 (22-26 August)

We are all set for Book Week later this term and have secured acclaimed author, Mark Greenwood, to speak to each year group. Mrs Wiebe will be providing a sheet of Children’s Book Week Council activities that students might also like to take part in.

We will again have a dress up theme on Friday 26 August and this year’s theme is Dreaming with eyes open so students are encouraged to dress up as something or somebody they dream of being.

The students will be introduced to the books on the Children’s Book Council shortlist and explore the Book Week theme in their library lessons with Mrs Wiebe.

CIS Softball Selection

We were thrilled to hear that Lauren Rolfe (Year 6) has been selected to represent the CIS Primary Girls Softball Team that will be competing at the NSWPSSA Girls Softball Championships 21-23 September. Lauren has been selected as a catcher and at short shop, her two favourite positions, and I know that this success has also been on the back of her commitment to training and improvement.

Mosman Youth Awards in Literature 2022

This morning, I was delighted to receive notification that Zara Siva (Year 6) has been shortlisted in the awards presentation at the end of the month. Congratulations to all of our students who entered this writing competition and in particular to Zara.

Mr Ari Guha
Head of Junior School 
aguha@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022

Head of Preparatory School

Wellbeing Lunchtime Activities

All our wellbeing lunchtime activities are now up and running and are a huge success. Our Years 2 and 6 leaders who help run these lunchtime clubs have done a tremendous job. Students are empowered to own the activities as well as be proud of what they are doing in them. The mentorship that is occurring as well is so beneficial for future growth and development of all the students involved.

The Children’s Book Council of Australia 2022 Book Week

August 20-26

Each year since 1945 the CBCA has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. During this time schools and public libraries spend one glorious week celebrating books and Australian children’s authors and illustrators. Classroom teachers and librarians create colourful displays, develop activities, run competitions, and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading. At Redlands our Lucy Hill library will be bursting with activity and we are excited to be welcoming two visiting authors.

This year our Book Parade will be held on Friday 26 August, Grandparents and Special Friends Day. We are encouraging our children to come dressed in the theme of the book week Dreaming with eyes open. This theme can be interpreted as dressing up as something or someone that they dream about becoming. If you need some inspiration, have a look at our display in the Prep reception! It can be as simple as dreaming of becoming a fireman or a dancer in a circus to a world leader or dreaming of becoming a sporting star.

Even though the main parade will take place in the morning with grandparents, parents will be able to go into classrooms later in the afternoon to have look at their class dress ups on the day.

100 Days of Kindergarten

A very special milestone was achieved in Kindergarten last Thursday 28 July, 100 days of school had been accomplished! Kindergarten were delighted to be able to celebrate this with their peers. The children spent the day exploring the number 100. They made towers with 100 cups, created collections of 100 with counters, rice and Lego, went on a number scavenger hunt and created crowns. It was wonderful to hear the children reflect on their personal growth with each child recognising things that they can do after 100 days of school.

Jeans for Genes

Tomorrow our Redlands House and Prep students can wear mufti/jeans to school in support of Jeans for Genes Day. Students are to bring a gold coin donation please.

OOSH Vouchers

Please find below a message from Ana Nogueira, K-6 OSH Coordinator

As part of an incentive for the Before and After School care industry, NSW government released the $500 voucher to all children enrolled in a primary school. At Redlands OSH, many parents have already redeemed their voucher and used it towards After School or Vacation Care fees. Because the voucher is only available until December 2022, we are inviting you to send Ana Nogueira your voucher QR code so you can have this money available for whenever you would like to use it at OSH or any Vacation Care period. If by February 2023 you don’t use OSH, this amount will be credited to your school account. Please contact Ana via anogueira@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Mrs Ainslie Breckenridge
Head of Preparatory School
abreckenridge@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Redlands House and Transition Gold

Jeans 4 Genes Day – Friday 4 August

Redlands House will be participating in raising money for the Children’s Medical Research Institute. The families of the 1 in 20 kids facing a birth defect or genetic disease are used to hearing words like “incurable” or “lifelong effects”.  Kids just want to be kids, but instead of playing sports with their friends or catching butterflies on a sunny day, these kids are getting liver transplants, taking dozens of medications, or getting their next dose of chemotherapy. Our support can help the scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute find cures, so these kids and millions more like them can go back to being kids. Students are encouraged to wear jeans on Friday 5 August and make a small donation. Students are wearing Jeans to school can make a donation at school, or by following this link.

Classes for 2023

The final date for giving notice of departure during or at the end of Term 4 was last Friday 22 July. We are now finalising our classes for 2023. If you require a change of class/days for your child in 2023, please contact Mrs Tait or Mrs Huon as soon as possible.

Mrs Chemane Huon
Redlands House and Transition Coordinator
chuon@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9904 1448

Mrs Ainslie Breckenridge
Head of Preparatory School
abreckenridge@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Secondary Sport

Winter Sport

Netball 

There were a number of close games last weekend, with some falling the way of Redlands and others not. This weekend sees a number of teams in the hunt for finals with must win victories to secure placings, if you are interested in seeing your position currently please take a look at the ISA Website – Netball.

All teams will continue to have Thursday training until Thursday 18 August, if teams are successful in making it to the finals they will then train both sessions (Tuesday & Thursday). More information will be emailed to the Netball community once the Finals draw has been released.

A reminder that tickets are now on sale for the Netball Presentation Dinner, please ensure you click the link in the photo below to book tickets.

Football 

It was great to see our teams back in action in Round 9 on Saturday with some clear weather! Best of luck to all of our teams this Saturday as they move into the final round of the regular season, Round 10 of the ISA Competition. A reminder to the teams travelling outside of Sydney this week (2^nd Girls, Junior A Girls, Junior Gold Girls) that permission must be provided on the engage portal for the bus on Saturday.

For the teams who have progressed through to the semi-finals (top 4 in each division), they will continue to have both Tuesday and Thursday training next week. For the teams who have not progressed, students will have Thursday training only. If you would like to see where your team is placed you can visit the ISA website. 

The End of Season Presentation Dinner will be going ahead on Tuesday 6 September and it’s time to secure your tickets! Please follow the link below to purchase your tickets for the event:  

Hockey

Best of luck to our Hockey teams as they play against SACS this Saturday in Round 10, the final round of the ISA competition. Hopefully two great results this weekend will see both of our hockey teams progress through to the semi-finals. The current standings can be found on the ISA website.

If any students or parents have any photos from the hockey season please share them with kseebohm@redlands.nsw.edu.au

We can’t wait to celebrate the season with our Hockey families on Thursday 25 August at Balgowlah Bowling Club. Please follow the link below to secure your tickets for the dinner. All members of the family are welcome to attend and celebrate the 2022 Redlands Hockey Season! 

Cross Country & Athletics Training

We have a great turn out on Friday afternoon for the first session of Athletics Training at Balmoral Oval, with well over 40 students turning out. This will continue this week and until the ISA Carnival in Week 9. We will also be entering 2 Invitational Carnivals this term on Saturday 27 August (ES Marks) & Saturday 3 September (ES Marks).

High Jump will also be held in Lang Gym on Friday mornings from 7:00am – 8:00am

AFL

Congratulations to our Junior Boys AFL team who won the Junior Schools Cup on Wednesday!

We are looking forward to returning to Round 10 of AFL this weekend. Details around this weekend’s fixtures can be found on Redlands Rhino. Good luck to all our teams!

Tennis

With great weather over last weekend all ISA teams were able to secure a win for Redlands moving into the last weeks of the competition! A reminder next weekend (13th August) will be the Finals Week for ISA and Internal Competition players.

ISA Players can check the current leaderboard here (select division and select Ladder): 

(ISA 2, 6 and 8 are currently in the running for Finals)

Internal Comp Players can access the leader board here.

A reminder for Round 10 (6 August) this weekend:

• If you are unable to attend Saturday’s competition, please email Caitlin Wong by no later than 12pm on Thursday. Attendance is mandatory otherwise and particularly important for ISA players as this competition has very strict guidelines.
• Please check the draw and playing pairs list to see when/where/who you are playing this weekend

Rugby

A bit of different one this week for Note Day with our mighty Under 13s deserving of a full Rugby Report after their match against Oxley. Coming into the weekend against a previously undefeated opponent and having not been able to train on grass for over two weeks, it was a tough proposition for our youngest Redlands Rugby Squad. From the opening kick-off, we were on the back foot, with an aggressive Oxley side dominating possession and using their strongest ball runners to smash into the Redlands D line. Under this amount of pressure, Oxley were waiting for us to break but, led by some amazing chop tackles from Chase Hindmarsh our boys hung tight and waited for their opportunity. Suddenly, with a great hit and rip from Charlie Reeves, the ball spat out and, without hesitation, was snatched up by Austin Durrant who sprinted down the sideline for a brilliant individual try. Redlands on the scoreboard, against the run of play.

Despite the try, Redlands struggled to get out of our half, with minor handling errors and penalties allowing Oxley to stay on attack and pressure our defence. It was up to the combination of Charlie Reeves at scrumhalf and Chase at flyhalf to not only combine on defence but launch our attack, with their quick passing able to break through Oxley and get Austin over for another try. From that point on, Redlands began to really get in their groove. Danny Gordon and Raf Rolon were everywhere in attack, long passes from Rupert Perry setting our wings away into space. In our forwards, despite missing our big ball runners in Sam Haley and Kai Feldmann, our pack did not miss a beat with Freddie Hart and Ted Huang making some monstrous runs off set piece and in broken play.

Ultimately, the Redlands Under 13s were too good, not only keeping Oxley scoreless and running in four tries in total. There were so many wonderful efforts and highlights, too many to count, but the main one for me was the cohesiveness of this squad and how they backed each other up. There was not a single try that went uncelebrated, with a pile of Redlands boys jumping in. Not one massive hit from Durrant or Hindmarsh that didn’t get celebrated with a pat on the back or a cheer from a teammate. This team will continue to grow and, despite being a long way off, I cannot wait to see the effect this group will have on our program when they eventually pull on that 1^st  XV Jersey. For some of these boys, it will come much sooner than they expect.

Matches for this weekend will see us play St Andrews Cathedral School in make-up games after the initial postponement earlier in the season. All games will be played at our Home Fields of Macquarie so I could not be more excited to see the sidelines packed with our wonderful Redlands Rugby community.

Fitness Centre 

With the start of Term 3, we now begin to see the transition between our Winter Rep. Sports and our Summer Season. This period is key for our Summer Sports athletes to begin preparing their bodies for the rigors of a full season and the Fitness Centre is a key space to fully utilise. Whether Rowing, Basketball or any of the other options for Summer, students must be physically prepared.  Fitness Centre is available to all students across the Term 3 Period with sessions tailored towards developing speed, fundamental movements, and power. 

All students can access the morning sessions which run Monday through to Friday starting promptly at 6:30am and finishing by 7:45am. These sessions are for all Age-Groups and all Sports, so every student is encouraged to bring a mate along with them to the sessions.

Students are asked to make sure they sign in with one of the S/C Coaches or Mr Jack Gooding directly upon entering the space.

Students are reminded to bring with them the following.

• A water bottle
• Towel
• Redlands PE / Sports Uniform

Sports and students are asked to contact the Director of Athletic Development Mr Jack Gooding jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au for any specific questions regarding these sessions.

Winter Sport – Key Contacts

General Sport Information

Summer Sport Registrations 

Summer Sport Registrations are closing on Friday 5 August at 5:00pm, we are still following up on a few students to complete their registrations. Summer Sport will start Term 3, Week 6 (Tuesday 23 August), all trails are compulsory for those students who have selected a Representative Summer Sport, with sport taking priority on Tuesday & Thursdays.

Wet Weather

If training is cancelled due to wet weather, a notification will be posted on the Redlands Sport Twitter page (@RedlandsSport) in addition, an email will be sent out to both students and parents. This includes morning & afternoon training along with weekend fixtures.

Thursday afternoon sport – wet weather arrangements (Year 8-12)
In order to limit student mixing indoors, Students in Year 8-12 who are dismissed at the end of Period 5 are required to go directly home. Sport coaches and Redlands staff will supervise their COVID-safe departure. 

Thursday afternoon sport – wet weather arrangements (Year 7)
In the event that year 7 sport is cancelled on Thursday afternoon, students will remain at school until 3.20pm and participate in sport based activities.

Fixtures

A friendly reminder that the weekly Fixtures (The Redlands Rhino) can be found on the Secondary School Sport page on Redlands Pulse from Wednesday each week. Please ensure you check this on Friday each week to ensure you have the most up to date fixture information.

Uniform

The Redlands sports uniform should be worn to all trainings and matches (students are not permitted to wear any non-Redlands branded clothing). In the event of inclement weather students should wear their Redlands fleece or sports tracksuit.

Game time and arrival times

Students should arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of their scheduled fixture on Saturday (unless directed otherwise). Please ensure you know where you are playing and the likelihood of traffic on Saturday mornings to allow adequate time.

Attendance at Sport

Can we please draw your attention to the following communication process regarding absence from sport:

1. Parents are required to send an email to the appropriate Sports administrator prior to missing any training session asking for them to be excused 
2. Any student unable to attend a Saturday fixture due to illness, is required to submit a Medical Certificate to their Sports administrator by the Monday morning following the missed fixture
3. Injured students are required to attend all training sessions and Saturday fixtures
4. Failure to do any of the above will jeopardise a student’s eligibility for Colours, Pockets, and Awards & result in school disciplinary action

Please note that the first unexplained absence will result in a lunchtime detention with further unexplained absences escalating to a Friday afternoon Detention. Please refer to the Student Planner 2022 for full details on requirements for participating in a Representative Sport.

Mrs Alison Cox
Head of Secondary School Sport
acox@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Junior Sport

Athletics Carnival

A final reminder for our upcoming Athletics Carnival scheduled for Wednesday 10 August. Please refer to the detailed package that was sent home previously for the details specifically;
*Early departure time from school on day of
*Event Program and how to enter
*Entrant number for your child, what events are on offer and how to enter. Your child’s entrant number
*For those of you new to the school there is a highlight video from previous carnival showing what to expect, what to wear etc

And in exciting news parents and or carers are warmly invited into the Athletics centre for this carnival. For those that do attend on the day please view/load the QR Code link listed to see what events are being marshalled and run real time. Athletics Carnival Twitter Feed.

End of Rugby and Football Season

This week is the FINAL Wednesday training session for RUGBY and FOOTBALL students from grade 3 through to 6. They have their last game of the season this Saturday and we wish them the best of luck as they wrap up their season. Our Wednesday and Friday Rugby and Football sessions also conclude. As you would be aware next Wednesday (10 August) is our Junior School Athletics Carnival for all students so there is no sport that day.

The following week Wednesday sport continues as normal for all students (what they have been doing for the last two weeks) with the exception of RUGBY and FOOTBALL students. These will be commencing their program of Multisport on Wednesdays until the end of Term 3 at Gore Hill Oval at St Leonards, it will be a normal return time back at school by 320pm.

All football and Rugby students have been divided into mixed grade teams and more information will be distributed after the Athletics Carnival. Summer sport uniform and joggers are the uniform for this program.

CIS Selection

Congratulations to Lauren Rolfe (Yr 6) who was selected in the NSW CIS Softball team during in the week. Lauren now prepares for the NSW PSSA championships and we wish her and the CIS team the best of success there.

Winter Gala Day Saturday 20 August

This is the last call for any students who are interested in participating in our Winter Football Gala Day (Saturday 20 August) to sign up now. We play small sided Football matches on Redlands Oval on the day in staggered grades. If your child is interested, please register them here.

 The house teams for this event are open to all Junior School Students, regardless if you play a Representative Sport, Non-Representative Sport, Winter Sport, Summer sport for the school. If you are in a house (which you all are) you can register to play, that simple.

While this initiative is optional, I would encourage all students to take part as it will be a nice way to connect with peers in house groups. The day proved extremely popular last year and hopefully this year will be the same.

Format

• Every house team in each grade will play 3 games in their timeslot against house teams in their same grade. Each game is 15min long with no half time.
• Coaching staff will look after each house ensuring all players get time on the field.
• Each grade will only be on site for approximately 1 hour (exception being Year 6) to complete their scheduled matches.
• Year 3, 4 and 5 will play small sided games on the mini fields
• Year 6 will play on the full field with reduced numbers, 9 players per side
• Finals for Year 6 will take place based on the all the previous grades results.
• Overall house points from the day will be added to the running total which Mr Guha will announce in our next assembly

For more information, please refer to the note that was emailed to you previously. A copy can also be found on the sports pages of Pulse.

Term 4 Summer Sport Confirmation

Thank you to those families who reviewed their child’s Term 4 Summer Sport Nomination and to those who contacted us to make changes. Please note the closing date for changes to your child’s Term 4 Sport is Friday 19 August. No further changes permitted after the closing date.

Want to play Club Cricket?

There is an external team made up of some Redlands students who are about to register in Mosman Cricket looking for some more Year 5 Redlands boys to join their team. Matches are played on Saturdays between 1:00pm and 3:00pm so it won’t clash with pre-existing commitments on the Saturday morning. If your child is interested, please reach out to Catherine Grinham (catherinewale@gmail.com) for more details.

Want to play Softball?

Manly Warringah Softball Association (MWSA) will soon be hosting its popular Come & Try Teeball + Softball Days at Abbott Road Diamonds, North Curl Curl. 

• Teeball for girls & boys 5+.  Teeball is a great introductory team sport for children that introduces core sporting disciplines: throwing, catching, running and batting.

• Softball for girls 12+ and women

MWSA’s clubs will find a team for players of all skills and ages and will place friends and schoolmates together in teams.  All matches are played on a Saturday morning at Abbott Road Diamonds from October to March (with a break for the summer holidays).

Come to either or both sessions:

• Sunday 28 August, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
• Monday 5 September, 4.30pm – 6.00pm

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: Come & Try Teeball/Softball 2022 – Google Forms

Enquiries: Janine Rolfe (Year 5 & 6 Redlands parent) 0410 601 077 or Janine@mwsa.com.au

Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022

Snowsports

Interschools State Invitations – CLOSE FRIDAY 6 AUGUST 

Team selections have been released to Snowsports Families, please confirm your child’s intention to compete to nfenaughty@redlands.nsw.edu.au 

This will need to be completed by COB Friday to allow time to re-allocate teams as necessary. 

Slopestyle and Cross Country Expressions of Interest

Expressions of interests are requested for the following events:

• Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle (Division 1-3 ONLY) 
• Cross Country Classic (Individuals and Teams of 3) 
• Cross Country Relay (Teams of 3) 

If your child is interested in competing please email no later than Friday 6 August: nfenaughty@redlands.nsw.edu.au 

EOI School Accommodation for State Championships – CLOSE FRIDAY 6 AUGUST 

The school as limited place available for students to travel and stay with the school for the Interschools State Championships. If your child would like to stay with the school please email by COB on Friday 6 August: nfenaughty@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Important Dates

Further details can be found on Redlands Pulse – Snowsports.

Ms Nicky Fenaughty
Snowsports Administrator
nfenaughty@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Ballet and Dance

Sydney Eisteddfod

The Academy is thrilled by the wonderful wins at the Sydney Eisteddfod last weekend. Our dancers clearly presented Redlands unique style, standard of training and love of dance. Congratulations to all of you.

JUNIOR BALLET PERFORMERS: 1st

SENIOR JAZZ PERFORMERS 1: 1st

SENIOR JAZZ PERFORMERS 2: HC

SENIOR CONTEMPORRY PERFORMERS 1: HC

The location for Sunday’s Sydney Eisteddfod was at the Sydney Opera House and our Junior Ballet Performers were priviledged to dance at the newly refurnished Concert Hall. What a wonderful experience for our Juniors.

The Senior Ballet Performers are also to be congratulated, nothing compared to your elegance and charm.

Sewing Bee Evening

Monday 15 August | 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Senior Campus – Textile Department

The Academy is tasked with making tutu skirts for all our ballet students in Kindy to Year 6 for our End of Year Performance.

We have 5 spots left for our Sewing Bee event. A big thank you to all, including grandparents, who have already signed up.

The evening will be led by Costume Designer Kassandra Giotopoulis Moore who has very kindly offered to create a simple prototype tutu and will be at school to show us how to do it.

We need all the help we can get , so if you have any experience at all or would like to learn, please join us – register now.

Second Hand Uniform Donations

Friends of Ballet and Dance are busy organising the Second Hand Uniforms cupboard so if you have any shoes, leotards or skirts that need a new home you are welcome to donate them to us.

Please drop items into the “donations boxes” located outside the Ballet Studio (P1.6) in Parkes Hall. 

Can’t Come to Class

Please let us know if your child is sick, injured or unable to attend class by completing  THIS FORM

Any Questions?

As always, please contact us at dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au with any questions, concerns or feedback.

And remember to check our Ballet and Dance page on Redlands Pulse for the latest up to date information on all things dance. Please click here.

Ms Gilly Revie
Head of Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy
grevie@redlands.nsw.edu.au
02 9908 6488 

Drama and Theatre

Gala Arts 

Once again, congratulations to all involved. Below are some images from the VIP function. 

Redlands Secondary School Musical Announcement 2023

In case some of you missed it last week we have announced the musical for 2023 

THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family — a man her parents have never met.

And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before — keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on a fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.

This is a show that has proven itself over and over with a multitude of productions being staged globally. The original Broadway production ran for 722 performances. 

AND NOW ITS OUR TURN REDLANDS. AUDITION INFORMATION WILL BE COMING OUT IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS FOR STUDENTS IN YEARS 7-12 IN 2023

Senior Curriculum Performance Evenings 

In the upcoming weeks, we have an array of senior curriculum performance evenings, showcasing their classwork over the semester. We encourage friends and family to attend to support all students involved. Please see the information below for these evenings.

Extra-subject Drama and Theatre 

Classes are going well. If you want to enrol your child please contact drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au. Some classes are at capacity and have a waitlist. 

A few reminders below: 

The Extra Subject Drama and Theatre Program automatically renews at the end of Semester 1. Parents do not need to contact the drama office unless they wish to change their enrolment. Billing takes place prior to the commencement of Semester 2. Four weeks’ written notice to drama@redlands.nsw.du.au is required if you wish to withdraw from the program.

Please communicate with your child about their extra-curricular classes in the morning. We have had cases where students are in the car line or their designated pick-up spot and have needed to be located before class starts. Please ensure any absences are sent to drama@redlands.nsw.edu or your child’s class tutor prior to the lesson.

A highlight of the Week: Redlands House Creative Kids Wednesday Class 

A highlight of the Week: Kindergarten Acting 

Today we focused on teamwork activities-Building a machine together and working in pairs to create shapes and objects. We started working on learning some poetry for our end-of-year soiree too which was exciting.

A highlight of the Week: Year 2 Acting 

Key Dates  

Ms Alyssha Clarke 
Head of Drama and Theatre (Acting)
aclarke@redlands.nsw.edu.au 
drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au 
02 9968 9857

Music

As Note Day arrives in your inbox this week, 441 Junior School students will be taking to the stage in Dunnet Hall to share their music with each other and a member of their family in the live audience. 

Junior Music Festival 2022

The beloved Junior Music Festival is back in force after a 2-year hiatus, themed School of Rock and capably produced by our Head of Junior Campus Music, Ms Katherine Moses. Whilst this afternoon is set to be enormously fun, the students’ excitement even in the lead up to today has been palpable. Joyous singing has been resounding in Music lessons for months now!

I want to honour the work of our Junior Music Teachers and Specialist Music Tutors for enriching the lives of our students in this way – skilfully infusing complex curricular understandings and aural skill foundations within Freddie Mercury songs for the past term! (Like a parent hiding broccoli in a hastily devoured pizza!)   Our Music team are experts at what they do and I’m privileged to see them work their magic year-in, year-out. ‘Thank yous’ are also extended to Mr Guha and our Year 3-6 class teachers who have rallied in generous support of this event also. Today’s event has been a team effort of epic proportions and a testament to the dedication of our Redlands community.

A video is being produced of the event and we look forward to sharing this with families in due course.

Click here for the Junior Music Festival digital program

Music Enrichment: Composing and Conducting

Further demonstrating the rich opportunities available to Redlands students, Year 11 HSC Music 2 students Joe & Marcus recently composed their first string quartets (both works aptly named ‘String Quartet No. 1’), and the were offered the baton of the String Ensembles on Monday afternoon to workshop these pieces – enriching for conductors, composers and strings players alike.

Senior Instrumental Competition 2022

The Redlands Senior Instrumental Competition for 2022 auditions have flooded in with perhaps our biggest intakes of submissions ever.  Whilst the submissions are now closed, the decision as to who will make it to the 2022 finals will take some deliberating by our audition panel. We look forward to announcing our finalists by late next week.

Music Awards Dinner 2022

Tickets are already selling fast! We are delighted to have our Friends of Music again hosting this annual event and we can’t wait to share the evening with our community. Parents will have received a communication piece from the Music office this week.

If your child is in the Cocurricular Music program from 7-12, book your dinner reservation (for them and yourself) using the link below, and join us at the Manly Golf Club on Friday 26 August 2022 at 6pm for a 6.30pm start.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR MUSIC AWARDS DINNER TICKETS

Composition Competition 2022 / Redlands EP 2023

‘Comp Comp’ is on and a chance for our singer-songwriters and composers to get their ideas together for submission!  Redlands’ 5th EP project is now open to receive entries via the iLearn page.
Submissions close on Friday 26th August 2022.

Yr 12 HSC & IB Performance showcases

Congratulations to our Yr 12 Music students who presented their year’s work for supportive audiences on Monday and Tuesday night. We wish these students all the best as they round the corner of their Yr 12 coursework.

Expert teaching and music-making in action!

We passionately believe that “those that can, should teach”.  As Year 9 launched their enquiry into the Music of the Romantic Period, students were treated to a magnificent ‘up close’ piano recital of the works of Chopin by our own Mr Mathew Owen (finalist in the Teachers’ Guild of NSW awards this year). Rich connections and foundations were laid in support of their own ‘Romantic’ style piano explorations this term. Term 3 represents an arrangement or composition assessment focus for all of our elective Music classes this term, and we can’t wait to see the creative application of learnt ideas that ensues!

Welcome to a New Member of Staff

As Mr Solomon Frank takes a term of leave to focus on his PhD thesis, we are delighted to welcome to Mr Rhys Mottley to our woodwind team (having landed in Australia from New Zealand on Tuesday)!  Rhys is an internationally regarded, tertiary qualified multi-instrumentalist whose contributions as Clarinettist, Saxophonist (and originally as a Jazz / Classical Guitarist) are well established.  A thoughtful and dedicated musician and educator, we are certain Mr Mottley will be a wonderful addition to our team of specialists as he teaches both private students and in ensembles across both campus. 

He looks forward to meeting his students soon!  If you are interested in learning Clarinet, there are some remaining places in Mr Mottley’s studio. You will find all our sign up forms on Pulse should you wish to explore these wonderful extra music-making opportunities.

Have a great weekend and Week 4 to come!

Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12
juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au
seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au