From the Deputy Principal

During the past week I have been delighted to witness the exceptional participation of our Junior School students on stage at their annual Junior Music Festival and on the track and in the field at yesterday’s very successful Athletics Carnival.

Under the theme of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), students showcased both their developing and proficient Music skills in front of a full audience of parents and friends in Dunnet Hall at the Junior Music Festival. How great it was to see the students’ focus, excitement and enjoyment as they performed musical items by artists as diverse as Gustav Holst, Elton John and Imagine Dragons, all connected thematically and linked to their learning in other key learning areas – a terrific demonstration of integrated learning. Each year we see the students’ skills and confidence grow, resulting in a very enjoyable performance. A sincere thank you to all our Music teachers and tutors and administrative staff for their work in preparing for, and staging, such a wonderful performance, and for the Junior School staff support for this major event. I have to admit that I was tempted to join in for the finale, Europe’s rock anthem The Final Countdown, but fortunately for the students and staff on stage, I managed to exercise some restraint. The energy and enthusiasm was palpable – thank you all.

Yesterday our Junior School students, along with a number of Year 2 student athletes, had the opportunity to fledge their athletic prowess at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Participation was certainly the name of the day, with the stands mostly empty as students competed valiantly or cheered loudly for their House, and for a 5^th consecutive year, Cowper was awarded the trophy for House Champion. It was extremely heartening to see the number of students trying their best, giving 100% effort to each event in which they participated – not necessarily with the aim of winning, but for the experience of trying something new, stretching and challenging themselves physically and mentally, and for the satisfaction that comes from putting in one’s best effort. Many of you may have read Angela Duckworth’s work on GRIT – her TED talk on the power of passion and perseverance speaks about exactly this topic. I congratulate all students for their excellent efforts, and all of the Junior School Sports staff and teachers for their superb organisational efforts to ensure the success of the event. It was also tremendous to see Year 7 and 11 helpers and Secondary School House Mentors and staff helping out.

During the past week I have met with the RPFA and dedicated parent coordinators who are enthusiastically organising and supporting the Redlands Spring Fair to be held on Saturday 15 September. I encourage all families to ensure this date is in their diaries. It is shaping up to be a fantastic day of carnival fun and enjoyment for the whole Redlands community – staff, students, families and alumni. We hope to see you all there!

Ms Sarah McGarry

Photo caption: Students performing at the Junior Music Festival – a terrific demonstration of integrated learning as well as a veritable showcase of students’ music skills.

Foundation

The Redlands Spring Fair Carnival Fun

Jam and Baking Session – Sunday 12 August

Calling all Alumni Bakers and Jam Makers! Come along to The Barn on Avenue Road Mosman Bay this Sunday to make, bake and create produce to be sold at the Redlands Café. It is a great opportunity to meet other Redlands families and contribute to this wonderful community event.  Our last session was a fabulous success. 

9.30 – 12noon Baking session
1.30 – 4.30pm Jam Making session

For more information, please contact us. 

Reunion of Class of 1988 – Saturday 1 September

The Class of 1988 are celebrating their 30 year Reunion on Saturday 1 September, The Oaks at 6.00pm. Bookings are now open. For more information email the Alumni office.

Reunion of Class of 2008 – Friday 7 September

We look forward to welcoming back the Class of 2008 to celebrate their 10 year Reunion on Friday 7 September. There will be Redlands Welcome Drinks and a School Tour at 5.30pm followed by a Reunion Dinner at The Oaks 7.00pm. Bookings are now open. For more information email the Alumni office.

Inaugural International Reunion, London – Saturday 6 October

Redlands will host their first international reunion in London this year. All Redlands Alumni and community living across the UK and Europe, and indeed the globe, are welcome to attend. Partners welcome. For more information email the Alumni office. Bookings can be made here. 

Redlands Melbourne Cup – Tuesday 6 November

This year the tradition continues and we will be hosting the event that stops the nation at the Sergeant’s Mess in Chowder Bay. Lots of prizes and surprises. Early Bird tickets will be available in Week 4. Dads are welcome too!

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

RPFA

Redlands Spring Fair

Please refer to Spring Fair page for more information.

Book Club

Our next meeting is on Thursday 20 September where we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Before then, we will be going to the movies to see On Chesil Beach, Ian McEwen’s  film adaptation of his novella, and The Book Club. Contact Samantha at sli12@bigpond.net.au. 

Walks on Tracks

Most walks start at 8.40am for approximately 1.5-2 hours followed by coffee. Bring friends and family, a water bottle, hat and money for coffee. 
Wednesday 15 August: Seaforth. Meet at Roundabout in Seaforth at junction of Sydney Rd and Frenchs Forest Rds. Dog friendly. Any questions, please call Ann Marie Kimber on 0406 691 533.

Save the Date

16 August

Yr 5 Drinks Evening at 7.30pm at Barrel Bar & Dining. Contact your Yr 5 Class Parent. Book here.

24 August

Friends of Music Dinner at 6pm for 6.30pm at Manly Golf Club. RSVP by Sunday 19 August. Contact Pip Tame for more information. Book here.

1 September

Redlands Spring Fair Donation Day 12-3pm. For further information, please contact springfair@redlands.nsw.edu.au

5 September

Yr 8 coffee at 8.30am at 8@8 Café, Waters Lane, Neutral Bay (opposite Woolworths). Contact redlandsclassof2022@gmail.com

13 September

Friends of Netball Dinner – details tba

14 September 

Friends of Football Dinner at 6.30pm for 7pm at Dee Why RSL. RSVP by Thursday 6 September. Contact: Sue Moore. Book here.

15 September

Redlands Spring Fair. For further information, please contact springfair@redlands.nsw.edu.au

22 September

Friends of Rugby End of Season Celebration – details tba

28 September

Friends of Snowsports End of Season Celebration – details tba

2018 RPFA Committee  rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au

President: Lisa MacDonald    
Vice President: Trudy Waterfield
Secretary: Jo Lloyd 
Treasurer: Maria Kinsela
Assistant Treasurer: Andrew Croll
Trybooking Coordinator: Emma McLaren
Committee: Laura Briggs, Hyun Cooke, Kathy Fox, Jean Martin, Anna Maria Stillone

Event

Redlands Army Call Out

Calling on everyone who wants a free gym workout for a good cause!  We need your help to set up and pack up the Fair on Friday 14 September at 3.30-5.00pm, 5.00-7.30pm; Saturday 15 September 7.30-9.00am, 3.00-5pm. If you can assist with any of these times, please sign up here. Thank you for any help you are able to give.

Jam and Baking Sessions

Sunday 12 August  
Jam Making (berry jam): 1.30 – 4.30pm
Baking: 9.30am -12.30pm
Children welcome!

Wednesday 5 September
Baking: 9.30am – 12.30pm

Come and help us make baked goods for the Spring Fair. You will have the opportunity to make jam with a qualified jam maker. AlI produce to be sold at the Spring Fair in the Redlands Cafe. Book Now. Sessions will be held at The Barn at Mosman Bay.

Donation Day

Save the Date – Spring Fair Donation Day on Saturday 1 September from 12.00-3.00pm

If you have the following excellent quality and clean items:

• Action and toddler toys;
• Board games and puzzles;
• Pre-loved children’s clothes; and,
• Gently used books

we would love you to donate them on the day at the Preparatory School car park.

If you would like to volunteer to help on Donation Day, please email us, or click here. It would be greatly appreciated.

Contact Us

Spring Fair Committee
springfair@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Head of Secondary School

Gratitude

At the final assembly of last term, I spoke to the students about the importance of the simple act of gratitude – both for themselves and for others. We have so much and so many people for which to be thankful in our lives. However, we often do not take the time to express our heartfelt gratitude to others. I hope the words from my speech below might have encouraged some students to take the time to say thank you to you and other family members over the recent school holidays. (I know a number of teachers were moved by the kind thank you notes they received from some of their students at the end of term.)

“When you were young, I am sure all of you heard your parents reminding you to use your manners and say “please” and “thank you”. But in our fast-paced world, sometimes we do not stop to take the time to show our gratitude towards others, to acknowledge their efforts and simply say thank you.

My father was legendary for the hand-written thank you card to colleagues, friends and family. Growing up, I got to see the joy that these simple expressions of gratitude brought others on a daily or weekly basis. I am sure many of you know the warm feeling when someone has taken the time to thank you for your efforts.

However, the simple act of gratitude also has an extremely positive effect on the person that takes the time to say thank you or who can reflect on the things for which they are grateful. Gratitude is a central tenet of positive psychology and studies have shown that practising gratitude makes us happier, increases our psychological wellbeing and increases our self-esteem. In his book, The Good Life, social researcher Hugh McKay poses the question, what makes a life worth living? What he found is that a “good life” is not the sum of our security, wealth, status or career success. Instead, what he found is the good life is one defined by how well we treat others, the quality of our relationships, our willingness to connect with others in a useful way and our capacity for selflessness.

Recently, I have been proud to see and hear of Redlands students who have illustrated this selflessness, whether it was the over 100 Yr 10 students who braved the cold as part of the Vinnie’s Sleep Out to raise awareness and empathy for the plight of homelessness, or the students who have given up their seat on the bus to a member of the public (who has then contacted us to acknowledge their actions).

So, I challenge all of you, either this afternoon, over these holidays or when you return to school in Term 3, to take the time to stop and say or write a heartfelt thank you to someone who has made a difference in your life. Maybe it’s a sibling, grandparent or parent. Maybe it’s the bus driver, a shop assistant or a friend. Or maybe it’s a teacher, coach or tutor.

Stop to express your gratitude for all they have done for you. Not only will you make them feel better, but you will also feel better, too.”

Mr Sean Corcoran
Head of Secondary School
scorcoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9870

Careers

Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Boston Universities visiting Redlands

This term is a bonanza for USA university visits! In Week 6, Tuesday 28 at 10.15am, Boston University will be presenting, and the following day Wednesday 29 at 1pm the five universities above will be here to present to students and parents. Please RSVP to Ms Salier. Terrific opportunities – I hope to see many of you there.

Macleay College Open Day and Industry Panel

Macleay College is known for its focus on preparing students to be work-ready and has a particular strength in the Media industry. The Open Day on Saturday 11 August from 11am-1pm will include an industry panel focusing on the importance of internships and building industry connections. RSVP here.

HSC Units in Philosophy and Ethics offered by Notre Dame University

Students who are completing Yr 10 or 11 in 2018 can apply. This is an intensive course offered in the December school holidays helping students develop critical thinking and ethical decision making skills. Successful completion makes students eligible for advanced standing for any degree at Notre Dame University as well as counting towards the preliminary HSC course. Apply before October here.

Ms Simone Salier
University & Careers Advisor
ssalier@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9867

Debating

Congratulations to the Primary A, Primary B, Yr 7 and Senior teams for their wins against Monte last Friday.

This week we will host Round 3 of the SDN competition against Abbotsleigh. All students are reminded to sign in at the Reception desk and to ensure that their debate room is set up at 3.30pm. We will be using new rooms this competition so please check with the supervising teachers at the Liggins Quad.

Debating Club continues to run on Wednesday afternoons and is a one hour commitment each week. More information about Debating Club is here.

Ms Simone Bryant
Debating Coordinator
sbryant@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9875

Science

Experience it! Engineering Challenge Day for Girls

During the holidays, a few Yr 8-10 girls attended a Student Workshop day offered by Sydney University. It involved a welcome from the Chair of the Women in Engineering Society, Varuna Fernando, and Greg Ewing, General Manager, Institute of Engineers Australia. Each spoke of the importance of getting more women involved in the industry, what engineering is and isn’t and the statistics of perhaps why so few women apply. Susana Jimenez outlined her journey from high school to Civil Engineer working on the West Connex upgrade. Student workshops included finding solutions to problems, using laser cut robots to complete actions such as picking up boxes and balls, critical thinking in designing a straw bridge to hold a 1kg mass, designing and building a floating house to a budget based on limited resources and to make a pulse tracker to monitor a heart. The day finished up with a panel of industry experts and student engineers facilitating student questions.

Ella Delaney: “I initially wasn’t sure about going because I didn’t know much about Engineering. I enjoy Maths and Science and am a creative person, so can see myself combining all of these skills in one of the Engineering fields. My personality is drawn to helping people and I am fascinated by the way Engineers find solutions to everyday problems. I see it as a powerful way to make a difference and change communities.“

Emily Webb: “I really enjoyed Experience It! and thought it was very worthwhile. The activities were quite easy but I had attended other engineering and science events before. If another girl was thinking of doing it, I would say just go for it and try it out.”

If anyone is interested in Engineering then check out the various talks and scholarships offered by Sydney University.

Science Week

National Science week is being celebrated at Redlands during Week 4 of this term and there are a number of events aimed at stimulating interest in our community. These include:

• an Ooblek pool in Liggin’s quad on Tuesday lunchtime but you will have to come along to find out what this is
• Yr 7 classes will be seeing stars in the Planetarium on Wednesday
• Breakfast with a Scientist on Thursday 7.45-10.10am where our parent scientists talk about their careers. A reminder that students must register as it means they will miss their Period 1 and 2 that day. 
• Guest speakers on Genetics, Gravity and a Vivid display

Science and English

A great opportunity for those students interested in Science and writing. Click here for more details. 

Ms Sarah Harrisson
Head of Science
sharrisson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9833

Service

Matthew Talbot donations

Nine boxes of donations from the Secondary School were delivered to Matthew Talbot this week and were very gratefully received. One of the clients, who also will have seen our students volunteering at breakfast, was heard saying “the kids that donated these are really good kids“.  

Jeans for Genes Day

Over $1200 was raised for research into genetic illnesses and there were so many examples of fabulous denim outfits on display.

Drought Aid

There have been numerous enquiries about how the Redlands community can contribute to supporting farmers during the drought. We will be having a BBQ in the Secondary School on Thursday 23 August after the Yr 12 students return from examinations. In the meantime you may be interested in contributing to either Rural Aid/Buy a Bale or Drought Angels.

Ms Kria Coleman
Service Coordinator
kcoleman@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9892

Year 12

Trial Examinations

As Yr 12 work their way through their Trial Examinations offsite, their return home each night may be a roller coaster. It is important that the whole Trial Examination experience is framed as just that – a trial. If and when students come home disappointed, they are encouraged to list the things that took them by surprise, draw a line under it, and immediately focus on their preparation for the next one. This list combined with feedback from teachers will be the two most valuable resources students will have this year.

Mr Ben Castelli
Yr 12 Advisor
bcastelli@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865

Year 11

Pastoral Care 

In the next three weeks, students will able to choose to participate in Mindfulness activities during Tutor Time. It is hoped that students can have some “down time” from their increased learning load and be able to handle any issues they may encounter in a positive and manageable way.

While we all believe that our boys and girls have resilience to navigate through stress and pressure, it is a delicate balance for teenagers between maintaining independence and seeking for help. Hence, we strongly encourage Yr 11s to speak up and ask for help from their teachers, parents and friends. If at any time, a student does have any difficulties that they may be presented with, we ask them individually from the outset to talk to those that can offer assistance.

Useful Links 

Exam Preparation app
Exam Stress
Mindfulness for Children  

Meningococcal ACWY Vaccination

The Meningococcal Vaccination for Yr 11 students will be scheduled on Tuesday 11 September. More details and consent form will be distributed closer to the date.   

Uniform

It is important that the Yr 11 students wear their uniform with pride. I ask that parents and students be mindful of the correct uniform especially in regard to non-school jumpers, male hair length and female skirt length. While this may seem like a minor issue to some, it is important to maintain good standards of appearance at all times. 

Camp Forms 

Please ensure that the medical and contact information on Camp forms is up to date, accurate and returned.

Ms Vanessa Wang
Yr 11 Advisor
vwang@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9813

Year 10

Pastoral Care

The teenage years are when students begin mastering skills that enable them to be independent. The whole school community is responsible for encouraging this independence, while also ensuring that students are supported and remain safe. While some teenagers crave freedom and independence, others need a little push to become confident and self-motivated. Regardless of which best describes your teenager, you can assist them to develop this independence while also finding the balance between freedom and safety.

Tombola Jars

Yr 10 students are running a Jam Jar Tombola stall this year at the Redlands Spring Fair. Students are encouraged to collect jars and fill them with lollies, toys, craft items, vouchers etc. Once the jars are full students can bring them into school and give to their Tutor.

Summer Sport Selections

All students were emailed a link to complete their Summer Sports selections on Monday 30 July. Selections will be closing on Sunday 12 August.

Science Week – August 13 – 17

Yr 10 Science Week will include a guest speaker on Monday 13 August, 11.05am – 12pm in Redlands Hall.
Breakfast with a Scientist is on Thursday 16 August, 7.45-10.10am in Redlands Hall.

ICAS Mathematics Competition (Selected Students)

Tuesday 14 August in Redlands Hall at 8.30–10.30am.

Snowsports Training Weekend

Friday 10 August – the bus is departing Redlands at 3.30pm. 

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 10 Advisor (Acting)
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 9

Winter School (Yr 9) at High Country Campus

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 9 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494

Year 8

Achievements

One of the most engaging and entertaining evenings at Redlands is A Night to Delight, and what a night it was. The impressive display of linguistic skills, costumes, music and delicious culinary treats. The Japanese Soran Fisherman’s Dance was fantastic, and such a wonderful display of costume, language and dance. The School Hymn sung in Latin was excellent, and I know Dr Lennox was very impressed. The Can-Can was outstanding with such colour and enthusiasm. The beautiful Story of the Moon Festival was lovely, and the explanation so wonderfully explained. And lastly, the La Gozadera Spanish performance was outstanding. Congratulations to all of Yr 8 for such a wonderful evening and thank you sincerely to Mr John Holden and his team in the Languages Department for the incredible amounts of time and effort which went into making it such a successful evening.

Congratulations to Remy Wilson, Jacob Gold, Kyle Banfield and Charlie Baskerville who attended the Aurecon Bridge Building Competition at the Art Gallery of NSW this week. What a fantastic experience and achievement for the boys. Further details will be in the Science section of next week’s Note Day.

As of this week, every Tutor group in Yr 8 is to plan and lead the fortnightly Year Assembly. This week Cowper Blue is to be congratulated on an exceptional presentation. From the fantastic dance piece, to the Heads and Tails quiz; these students, with their Tutor, Ms Patton, are to be commended on their efforts. Well done Cowper Blue.

Announcements

Week 5 is National Science Week, with the theme Game Changers and Change Makers. The scheduled events for the week are incredible, from guest speaker, to paper aeroplane throwing competitions, to breakfast with a Scientist. Please note that Breakfast with a Scientist is a great opportunity to hear from parents who work in the Science area about their careers. Students must register and the link has been sent to them by Mrs Harrisson through student emails. What a fantastic week it will be.

Message from the Mathematics Department: Get help from a Maths teacher and/or an Aluminate.

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 8 Advisor (Acting)
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 6462

Year 7

News and Achievements

• Thank you to all Yr 7 students who assisted with A Night to Delight (LOTE Department) in Week 2. Students have been praised for their gracious welcomes, eager attention to guests and willingness to help whereever possible. Feedback has been glowing with Language staff reporting that volunteers ‘were amazing!’ Well done, Yr 7. From the picture, we can see volunteers had a thoroughly good time!

• On Wednesday, more than 25 Yr 7 students provided assistance at the Junior School Athletics Carnival. The Junior School sincerely thank all helpers for their time and enthusiasm.
• Congratulations to Maia Healey who has just returned from competing in her first World Championship for skipping in China. Maia and her team placed 4^th – an exceptional result!

• Well done to Avalon Thomas who competed in Dance Life Eisteddfod over the weekend. Her troupe placed 1^st or 2^nd in the five categories in which they competed (Contemporary, Lyrical and Jazz).

Yr 8 Electives

On Wednesday, Yr 7 were visited by Mr David Randall, our Dean of Studies. Mr Randall introduced students to the elective selection process for Yr 8. Students received their personalised booklet which provides an overview of courses. Elective choices are due on Friday 24 August. Those students absent on Wednesday were provided with information and their booklet on Friday. If seeking further assistance, please see the Elective Booklet for contact details of key subject staff. 

Science Week

Week 4 is Science Week at Redlands. Students will be involved in a Science focused activity during Tutor Time. The Science Department is also hosting Breakfast with a Scientist on Thursday 16 August. The Breakfast is a great opportunity to hear from parents who work in the Science industry about their careers. Everyone who came last year said it was very good and worthwhile. Students MUST register here.

Key Dates

Breakfast with a Scientist – Thursday 16 August
Yr 8 Elective Nominations – Due Friday 24 August

Ms Marita Jansons 
Yr 7 Advisor
mjansons@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9819

Head of Junior School

A Junior School event involving each and every one of our students takes some organising. Two within a week is remarkable and under the expert planning and organisation of our Music and Sports staff, our parents, teachers and most of all, our students, have enjoyed two spectacular Junior School events that evoked such obvious joy. Both Mr Castelli (Music) and Mr Carter (Sport) will rightly acknowledge the support of so many other staff to deliver the Junior Music Festival and the House Athletics Carnival, but from my perspective and that of colleagues, it is important to recognise their leadership in their respective events. 

Junior Music Festival

In my opinion, and one shared by others, last Thursday’s Junior Music Festival was the best one that I have seen in my tenure at Redlands, and having seen all eleven of them, I do feel I can genuinely offer an opinion of this nature. From my seat, it was impossible not to feel the palpable energy of the students and their genuine happiness and sense of enjoyment as they entertained the audience with a wonderfully eclectic array of music items which took many of us back in time! As I commented in my final remarks at the conclusion of the show, nights like these do make me incredibly proud to be part of a School that allows every student to be involved of a concert of this magnitude and then do it so well. My sincere thanks again to the many, many staff involved on so many levels who all worked collaboratively to allow us in the audience to thoroughly enjoy a spectacular musical event to kick off Term 3.

House Athletics Carnival  

After the rain of last year, the sun returned to shine on our students as the highly-anticipated House Athletics Carnival proved to be another thrilling student-focused day with every child involved in a range of track and field events. Like the Junior Music Festival, this enormous team effort from teachers under the guidance of Mr Carter and our Sports staff, enables an event of this magnitude to take place so smoothly for 450 students.

From my vantage point on duty in the stands, it also occurred to me that this event was one of the very rare ones in our School’s calendar that involved students from all three sections of our School with eligible Yr 2 Prep students invited to compete as well as a wonderful team of Yr 7 student helpers and Yr 11 House mentors, many of whom enjoyed reminiscing about Junior School Carnivals that they had been involved in.

As always, it was also a joy to watch and hear the genuine sense of enjoyment, participation and House spirit amongst all of the students on a day that I hope will leave them with many happy memories and a sense of achievement; arguably the most important outcomes of the day. 

Redlands Spring Fair

I am sure that the Redlands Spring Fair date is already in your diaries and there is already an early Spring Fair ‘buzz’ as things start to take shape ahead of this special biennial event in the Redlands calendar. As we head towards the date, please keep a look out for additional information and opportunities for students and families to support and prepare for this major event.

Mosman Youth Awards for Literature 2018

During our assembly this week, I was delighted to announce and congratulate Yr 4 students, Julia Cooper-Hor and Maria Smith, who have been named among the shortlisted students in this year’s Mosman Youth Awards for Literature 2018. The girls and their families have been invited to attend this presentation at the end of this month and we look forward to hearing how this special evening goes for them too. 

Jeans for Genes

Last Friday, our School community of students and teachers enjoyed the opportunity to don the denim and support Jeans for Genes again. Along with the gold coin donation, we were very proud of Yr 6 girls Ava Taylor, Josie Bannon, Anabelle Cullen, Lara Farrell and Zara Naismith, who organised a wonderful bake sale and raffle to help raise further funds. Their obvious efforts, generously supported by classmates and friends, raised an additional $1980 and Ava then went on to raise a further $380 selling Jeans for Genes merchandise at Willoughby Netball courts on Friday night, something she had also done last year! A number of our students regularly make a difference to the lives of others and alongside the aspect of fundraising, their approach to planning, problem solving and delivering aspects of the day allow further skills and dispositions to be developed, as was clearly the case here. Well done to all who supported this cause and particularly the Yr 6 girls mentioned.  

Assembly Guest 

We were excited to welcome our long-standing Scientist-in-residence, Dr Alana Wylie, to our assembly this week as she started the build-up to this year’s National Science Week with this year’s theme, Game Changers and Change Makers. Connected to this, Dr Wylie talked about scientists and innovators of the past who were pioneers in making great changes to the way we live today.

As some of you may be aware but perhaps many not, Dr Wylie has been visiting Redlands since 2012 as part of her own interest in volunteering in sharing her passion in Science and we have been fortunate to have been her partner school throughout this time. These increasingly-frequent visits actually gave her much food for thought in what she was doing and why and it is exciting for her and us to share that she has set up her own Science education company to help to inspire and motivate the next-generation of critical thinkers from primary and secondary students, to educators alike. Ultimately, Dr Wylie is passionate about igniting young minds to think critically, equip them with a problem-solving mindset, and foster an inquiry-based learning culture where asking “why” is encouraged. This has already been evident this week as she has spent time in Prep classrooms and we look forward to partnering with Dr Wylie in providing all of our students with a range of scientific discovery opportunities, not just in Science Week, but as part of our scientific thinking throughout the year.  

Matthew Talbot Hostel Support           

On behalf of our Junior School Chaplain, Ms McKenzie, I extend appreciation for Junior School families who were able to provide toiletries for the homeless shelter. Redlands staff and Yr 11 students serve breakfast at the hostel every Monday, every single week of the year which Ms McKenzie coordinates and this Service opportunity is one that is an important one for our School.

Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day

As you will have noted in last week’s edition and below, we are looking forward to welcoming the children’s grandparents or special friends next Friday 17 August on this annual special community day for our Junior Campus.

Unless guests are here for the early part of the morning during the Prep part of this day, please can I ask that guests are asked to arrive as close to the scheduled 11am start as possible. This timing is planned to allow our Prep guests to depart at around 10.30am which should then free up parking spaces around the Campus for Junior School guests.

No Tuesday Cocurricular Clubs Week 4

Please note that there will be no Clubs next Tuesday with teachers and students involved in three-way conferences. As per Mrs Sharp’s communication at the start of the term, please be reminded that there will be no Debating sessions on Tuesday as well.

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

Head of Early Childhood

Little Scientists

As a lead up to Science Week, we were privileged to have Dr Alana Wylie visiting Kindergarten, Yr 1 and 2 classes. Redlands is fortunate to have had an enduring relationship with Dr Wylie through the CSIRO’s Scientist and Mathematicians in School Program. She holds a Science PhD in Immunology and Parasitology and has enjoyed applying her scientific skills across many different fields, including scientific research, science commercialisation and communicating science to students. This passion for science and desire to engage more learners in its study led to Dr Wylie volunteering to share her knowledge with school students. The students participated in activities and experiments giving provocation for their thinking about scientists as problem solvers. Thank you to our Dean of Teaching and Learning, Mr Nigel Coutts, for the organisation of this event.

Athletics Carnival

Last Wednesday a group of very excited Yr 2 students attended the Junior School Athletics Carnival at the Sydney International Athletics Stadium at Homebush, to compete in the 8yr age division. Congratulations to Giorgio Gazzilli, Luca Gazzilli, Gaby Grant, Cameron Livingstone, Anay Mishra Mall, Jasmine Smith Jenna Condous, Mima Forster, Otis Gait, Zac Holgate, Emily Smith, Hugo Steadman, Mackenzie Willis, Ethan Condous and Joshua Svensson. A very special mention to Hugo and Zac who were overall age champions on the day. Thank you to Mr Adrian Carter, the Junior School and HPE staff who supported the Yr 2s and helped deliver an exceptional Carnival.  

Jeans 4 Genes Day

It was wonderful to see everyone in their jeans and denim last Friday helping Redlands support Jeans for Genes Day. Students were asked to make a gold coin donation and the Preparatory School managed to raise a very impressive $370. Thank you for your generosity.

A Life Cycle

On Monday Yr 2 students were very excited to find incubators containing eggs in their classrooms. Over the coming weeks, students will be able to observe the growth and development of the chicks as they move through the different stages of the early part of their life cycle. This wonderful opportunity for an interactive approach to learning, helps students consolidate the Fur and Feathers Unit of Inquiry for Science.

“We have learned that the chick breaks out of the egg shell with its egg tooth, and we got to watch it happen!” James and Juliet

“After the chicks spend 24 hours in the incubator, they can be moved to the brooding box. They have a heat lamp, food and water in the brooding box, to help them survive.” Ina and Henry

Jump Rope for Heart Workshops

On Tuesday, the Yr 1 and 2 students participated in Jump Rope for Heart workshops with their buddy class in the Junior School. The students enthusiastically practiced skipping with their buddy and learnt new skipping tricks. A highlight for most students was using the long skipping ropes with their Junior School buddy to see how many skips they could attain. Kindergarten and Preschool students will take part in their Jump Rope for Heart workshops on Friday.

Thank you to all the parents who have signed up for Jump Rope for Heart and have begun fundraising. If you have yet to do so, please scan the QR code below. An extra big thank you to the parents who have participated in our One Minute Skip Off challenge. If you think you are up to the challenge, Mrs Chipper will be timing parents before school each day! The Prep students are so enthusiastic and have truly embraced any opportunity to skip throughout the day.    

Security Reminder

If you are on the School premises between 8.20am and 2.45pm and have received permission from the School, could you please enter through the Prep Reception only and collect a Visitor’s Badge. Throughout the day, if you would like to drop off any school items to your child, please do so at the Prep Reception, where staff will make sure it is delivered. This also applies if you are collecting your child for an external appointment or if they are unwell. Arriving to school after 8.20am and taking your child into class or to the Library is not permitted, and is a disruption to students and staff who have already begun morning preparations. If you arrive after 8.20am, Mrs Hunt or Mrs Rosling will gladly sign students into school and if needed, escort them to their class. Your cooperation is sincerely appreciated in this matter.  

Grandparents / Special Friends Day

We are delighted to invite Special Friends and Grandparents to Redlands on Friday 17 August.

Book Week Dress Up Day

On Thursday 23 August, the Prep School will be participating in a Dress Up Day as a culminating activity for Book Week. This year’s topic is Find Your Treasure and students are invited to dress up with a pirate theme or any other treasure idea they have in mind. A reminder that students need to be able to use the play equipment and participate in Sports lessons and therefore sandshoes and appropriate clothing is a requirement.

Spring Fair

The Redlands Spring Fair will be taking place on 15 September and is a great day full of fun for everyone, most importantly the children. Donations of chocolate (big and small), lollies and lucky dip prizes for our Early Childhood stalls –  Old Fashioned Lollies, Lucky Dip and Lob-a-Choc are still being sought. We would ask if you could please pass donations directly to Prep or Redlands House Reception.

In addition, please see dates and times below, for jam and baking sessions at The Barn in Mosman.

Sunday 12 August:  Baking 9.30am – 12.30pm;  Jam 1.30 – 4.30pm
Wednesday 5 September:  Baking 9.30am – 12.30pm

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Early Childhood
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Redlands House/Transition Gold

Seniors Sports Day

Our annual Sports Day will be held on Wednesday 15 August from 11.15am on the Prep School oval. This is an exciting time for the children to share their sporting achievements with parents and friends. All parents are very welcome to come along to cheer on your child’s class and see the dedicated PE Department in action, very enthusiastically assisted by our Yr 6 children. The event is due to finish at approximately 12.30pm. If you would like to take your child home after this exciting morning, please advise your class teacher before you leave. The Junior School Canteen will be open for parents to enjoy snacks and coffee.

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

If this is not your child’s regular Preschool day, they are more than welcome to come in and take part in the Concert. As a reminder, all students are to wear their school uniform.

Transition Gold Visit Wild Life Sydney Zoo 

Our Transition Gold students enjoyed a visit to Wild Life Sydney on Wednesday. They had a fantastic day investigating native Australian animals, as well as snakes, spiders and mini beasts. One of the highlights was definitely watching Rocky the 4m long saltwater crocodile. Rocky spends most of his time dozing in his large pool. It was wonderful to be able to view him from under the water. A big thank you to all the teachers for their hard work in organising the day, and a special thank you to two of our class parents, Gabi Ratcliffe and Maria MacJohn, for joining us and making this excursion possible.

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Early Childhood
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Secondary Sport

Redlands Rhino – Weekly Fixtures

Please note: Redlands Rhino has the most up-to-date weekly fixtures. This is uploaded every Tuesday afternoon at 4.00pm. Please ensure you check this with regards to game times, venues and oppositions.

Weekly Results

Basketball

Pre-season Basketball is well underway. We have Monday morning training for the boys and Wednesday morning training for the girls until we commence the Summer Sports season. Please see the details below: 
Monday: 6am-7am – boys interested in trialling for 1sts (followed by a 7am-8am strength and conditioning session in the gym)
Monday: 7am-8am – all other boys
Wednesday: 7am-8am – girls only
If you would like to attend these sessions please email kseebohm@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Football

Boys Football

Our Boys Football teams played against St Spyridon in the last round of Football at home for the 2018 season. Of the seven teams that played against St Spyridon, we came away with three wins, one draw and three losses. Our improvement shows that we belong back in Division 1 in our Boys Football program. Despite being down 2-0 at half time, our 1sts Boys managed to regroup and end the game with a score line of 2-2. A special mention to both the 13A and 14A Boys teams who came away with 3-0 and 2-0 wins respectively. Our 13C Boys also had a stellar game, travelling to St Pius and leaving with a huge 6-0 win.  

Girls Football

With all of our girls teams heading to the Central Coast, we had a great result with three of the four teams coming home with a win. Our 1sts Girls had a close match, sneaking away with a 3-2 win, our 2nds Girls continued their great run this season with a 3-1 win. Our Junior As once again dominated possession the entire game to come away with a 6-2 win. The Junior B Girls played well but unfortunately had a tough 3-0 loss to a very strong Central Coast B team. 

End of Season Football Presentation

Please see the details below for the End of Season Presentation Evening:
Date: Friday 14 September
Time: 6.30pm for a 7pm start
Venue: Dee Why RSL
RSVP: Thursday 6 September, click here

Hockey

Last weekend saw our Girls 1sts head to Chev where despite the girls dominating play, they were held to a 0-0 draw but retain 2^nd place on the ladder. The Girls 2nds and 3rds teams played against SACS where the 2nds took out a strong 4-1 win while the 3rds had a strong 1-1 draw in what was an exciting game.

This weekend’s game details can be found in Redlands Rhino.

Netball

We have a number of our teams across the ISA Competitions in a battle for finals, with this weekend being the last round of the ISA competition (two weeks of finals to follow). We have some teams looking to secure finals births. Our 1sts take on Chevalier College at 9.00am at NBISC, with a victory guaranteeing them 3^rd spot. Our 2nds walked away with a solid victory last weekend. They head into the BYE this weekend knowing they have secured 3^rd spot also. Our 3rds have had an indifferent season this year, with a number of close losses meaning they will just miss out on the Finals. They take on a St Spyridon team this weekend, with a victory meaning they jump Spyridon on the table. Our 4ths are travelling to the Blue Mountains this weekend, sitting comfortably in 4^th spot, a victory over BMGS means they will finish equal on points and jump to 3rd. Our Senior 5ths have a big game this weekend against Barker College at the Brickpit. A victory means they will jump Barker into 4^th spot and just sneak into the Finals. Our Inter A team have a guaranteed Finals birth which is great to see. They have worked extremely hard this year, and are looking to finish the season strongly against Chevalier this weekend. Our Inter B teams had a strong win last week against CCGS, and with a BYE this weekend they find themselves in the Finals also! Our Inter C teams have a tough assignment this weekend, travelling to Barker to take on the top of the table Barker team. A victory will guarantee them a finals spot, otherwise they will need to rely on some results to go their way. Our Junior A team has only dropped one game all year and are looking for a strong finish against Chevalier this weekend to secure top spot in the Junior A division. Our Junior B team have not lost a game all year, they will also be looking to finish strong in the lead up to Finals. Good luck to all teams this weekend!

Our NSNA competition still has a few more weeks to go, with two regular season rounds, and then a three week Finals series. Redlands is in a strong position across a number of our teams. We will have a full recap of the NSNA teams in next week’s Note Day.

We had some exciting guests at our trainings this week. Tayla Davies and Jamie Lee Price from the GWS Giants came along to run some Netfit HIIT sessions! The girls seemed like they really enjoyed the change up in training with the Senior 1sts, Inter A and Junior A running a session last week, our NSNA Yr 7 Girls on Tuesday afternoon and the NSNA Yr 8 Girls on Thursday afternoon.

Save the Date

The 2018 Netball Presentation Dinner will be held on Thursday 13 September at the Norths Leagues Club to celebrate the 2018 Netball Season for both the ISA and NSNA competitions. The trybooking link will be emailed shortly with more information.

Code of Conduct

As we roll into the last rounds and finals for both the ISA competition and the NSNA competition I thought it might be timely to remind everyone about the ISA and Redlands Code of Conduct. Any communication with the umpires and opposition players must be respectful. Please make sure that as players and parents you are aware of the Code of Conduct.

Rowing

All preliminary information for the upcoming season can be found on the Rowing page of Redlands Pulse. This will cover both the current Yr 7 and 8 students (Junior Rowing) and current Yr 9, 10 and 11 students (Senior Rowing). Information includes training days/times/locations along with camp and regatta details.

If students or families have any questions, please contact James Petering 0413764446.

Rugby

The Redlands 1stXV left a sobering loss last week behind responding with a comprehensive 78-0 win against BMGS. The game started slowly, with the Redlands forwards not winning clean balls in our rucks and allowing the BMGS players to spoil any of our attacking opportunities. Against the run of possession Redlands were able to score an incredible try off a high ball kick from Cameron Pascoe; this seemed to kick start our attack as we immediately followed up with two more quick tries. 

The second half started with Blue Mountains trying to grind back into the game but controlled Rugby from our forwards. This allowed us to again get on top of our opposition early. Our defence was brutal with all Redlands players putting their shoulders into the contacts. 

Ultimately it was close to the perfect game for Redlands. Harrison Blackall must be mentioned running in four tries for the match but Alec ‘Chicka’ Vigneault also was a highlight, his defensive efforts were amazing and also scored the perfect team try to finish the match. 

We now look ahead to Week 1 of the Finals against old rivals Oxley. Well done boys. 

Skipping

Congratulations to Maia Healey (Yr 7) who spent the last few weeks in China at the World Skipping Championships. Maia and her team placed 4^th overall in the Double Dutch Pair events which is a fantastic achievement.

Summer Sport Choices

Students have been emailed the link for their Summer Sport choices. All students have until Sunday 12 August to complete their 2018/19 Summer Sport registrations.

Tennis

Congratulations to all Redlands players on the weekend. It was an absolute nail biter in Division 1 and Division 6. Team 1 showed some true grit and determination to defeat St Pius by a single game (4-4 / 36-35). Team 2 continued their winning run into the last few matches of the season beating St Pius 7-1. Team 3 fought hard for the victory and managed to overcome St Pius (4-4 / 39-34). Team 4 continued to dominate their division with a 6-2 win over St Pius.

Weightlifting

Congratulations to Sean Russell (Yr 12), who came away with a silver medal at the National Powerlifting Championships in the 74kg weight class. In what was a mammoth effort, at one point it looked like Sean could walk away with Gold, unfortunately this was not to be. Congratulations Sean!

Waterpolo

Our Yr 7 Girls Waterpolo had a bye last week, but are still looking for a few extra players. If you are a interested in playing in the Yr 7 Girls team on Friday nights, please see Mr Ellis in the Sports Department.

Our Boys are continuing to improve and with each team playing two games on Friday night, the boys were out to impress. After some tough starts against the St Augustine’s they were able to bounce back with the Blue team taking a strong 12-0 win over Pittwater. The Gold team unfortunately went down 3-4 to St Luke’s.

Mr Tom Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.

Junior Sport

IPSHA Sports

Redlands teams in IPSHA competitions play their final matches this weekend.

There are a few minor changes to the original schedule:
Yr 4 Red Football now play on Field D at Shore playing fields, Northbridge at 8.45am
Yr 4 Blue Football now play on Field D at Shore playing fields, Northbridge at 8.00am
Yr 3 Red Football now play Knox at Ireland Field, Knox Prep Campus at 9.30am
Yr 3 Blue Football now play at Koola Park, East Killara at 8.15am

NSNA Netball

Redlands 14 dropped a tight game last week but are showing some serious improvement. Battling to within two points, the girls are really coming into their own. 

Football

Our footballers wrap up their season this weekend at away venues. It was very pleasing to watch our Yr 3 and 4 footballers playing at Macquarie University last weekend. Our Yr 3 teams play with such tremendous heart, it’s hard to take your eyes off. The Red team won comfortably, despite being wasteful in front of goal. Yr 4 teams took on Trinity and both had great wins, playing attacking Football with some real flair.

Rugby

Two weeks in a row on long bus trips for our Rugby boys has seen the two best matches of the season! Tudor House got the shock of their lives when our boys burst out of the blocks in a windy and freezing Moss Vale. Despite going down by just two tries, the lads enter their last match against Trinity in high spirits, showing huge improvement in their two matches so far this term. Our Sevens team split their matches with a win and a loss and if they can tighten up their tackling, they will go a long way to winning both in this week’s final round.

Athletics Carnival

Cowper took out the Junior School Athletics Carnival for their fifth consecutive year! In contrast to last year’s deluge, this year’s Carnival played out in amazing Sydney Winter weather which had all of our students jumping onto the track to compete in record numbers. Cowper again managed the participation best, dominating and winning by almost 200 points. Congratulations to our Age Champions and Runners Up and to all athletes selected for the Redlands team. The Redlands team members are posted on the noticeboard and will go on to represent Redlands at the HICES Carnival on 28 August.

Photos

We love photos and showing off your great action shots from Sports fixtures on Saturday. If anyone has any pics or takes any, I love to use them to showcase our current teams and past teams on the rolling display in Dunnet Hall. Please send me the pics, or a link or even pop them in on a USB (it will be returned) to the Sports Office.

Winter Before School Training Schedule

Mr Adrian Carter
Head of Junior School Sport
acarter@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6454

Snowsports

Congratulations

Congratulations to Daisy Thomas (1^st), George Murphy (2^nd), Julius Keller (4^th) and Julia Murphy (5^th) who represented Redlands at the Mogul Freestyle Competition last weekend in Perisher.

State Interschools Championships

21-26 August in Thredbo

Final teams (48 qualified from Sydney Regionals) with managers will be emailed this week.

If your child is at Winter School, they will be training for the event in their time on snow and don’t need to join the Training from 20-25 August in Thredbo. If they wish to compete in the Amelia McGuiness Race on Monday 20 at Thredbo please train/race for that day.

Book here

If you are in Thredbo on 21-26 August, please help by Volunteering one day by contacting Karen Nicholson.

National Interschools Championships

5-9 September in Perisher

The turnaround from the State is only one week so please get ready for the rush. The School bus departs 3.30pm on Monday 3 September with accommodation booked from Monday to Saturday at Alpine Resort.  Training is at Thredbo Tuesday-Friday.

Final Snowsports Awards Presentation and Annual Celebration        

This evening is on as usual at the Cammeray Golf Club on Friday 28 September from 6.00-8.30pm. 

If you were a Redlands Division Champion in 2017, could you please return Perpetual Trophies to the Sports Office on either campus for engraving the 2018 Winners.

More details are on Redlands Pulse. 

Mr Bruce Campbell
bcampbell@redlands.nsw.edu.au
Snowsports Administrator
0413764445

Ballet and Dance

Students Achievements

On Sunday 5 August our Junior Jazz Troupe performed in the Sydney Eisteddfod at the most iconic of stages, the Sydney Opera House. It was such a wonderful and exciting night where they danced beautifully receiving a Highly Commended.  

Well done and a big congratulations to Rose Connell, Tali Feldmann, Tabitha Galvin, Aneke Golowenko, Alicia Green, Amber Hosker, Charlotte Humphreys, Annabelle Hwang, Emma Noes, Chloe Scamps, Alexandra To, Tiana Vatandoust, Zoe Waterfield and Melinda Wright in Junior Jazz.

Upcoming Eisteddfods

Sunday 26 August at 12.30pm – Performance in the Gala Final for Event 522 and Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship. Miss Whittaker’s Senior Contemporary class is to meet at the Opera House stage door. Parents are not allowed beyond the stage door. Hair and make-up must be completed and costume on, on arrival. The performance time is scheduled for 2.30pm

Important Notice

Prep and Junior School Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary Photos – 16 August

On Thursday 16 August, all Prep and Junior School Dance students are to come to school in full school uniform for Dance photos – students enrolled in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Tap or Song and Dance. The photos will take place near the Junior School Canteen at 11.10am for Prep and 11.30am for Junior School.

Appearance

Please take time to remind your children to bring their appropriate Dance uniform and shoes to class, in particular the students should make sure their hair is neat and tidy.

Important Dates

Week 4 on 16 August: Prep and Junior School Ballet photos
Week 8 on 15 September: Redlands Spring Fair. Please note all Ballet and Dance classes are cancelled on this day. There will be a small performance program tbc.
Week 10 on 25 September: Watching Week – Grades Ballet classes only
Term 4 Week 1: RAD Grade Examinations tbc

Spring Holiday Weeks

Concert Rehearsals (1-5 October): details to come
RAD Workshops (9-13 October): details to come

End of Year Ballet and Dance Concert Term 4

Week 4: EOY Sunday rehearsals Jazz ONLY 11 November – Parkes Hall, details to come
Week 5: EOY Sunday rehearsals Ballet ONLY 18 November – Parkes Hall, details to come
Week 6: EOY Concerts 6.30pm Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 November. Saturday classes will be on 24 November.
Week 7: EOY Pre-primary and Bambino Concerts – Parkes Hall
Week 7: Last Ballet and Dance Classes. Last Day of all classes at Redlands is Saturday 30 November. No Watching Days in Term 4.

We look forward to working with everyone in this exciting Semester

Ms K Martin
Coordinator of Ballet and Dance
dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6461

Drama and Theatre

HSC Practical Drama Exam

31 August

The Redlands Yr 12 HSC Drama examination will be held on Friday 31 August. We wish all our candidates well as they make final preparations for this important event. 

Drama Competition

Thursday 16 August at 6.30pm in the Drama Studio

Students will be competing in the categories of comedy and drama with contemporary performance pieces. All are welcome to join us. Our adjudicator will be Redlander and recent ACA graduate Sean Lyall.

Senior Acting

11 September at 6.30pm

Come along and support the Senior Acting students as they perform Lockdown by Douglas Craven on Tuesday 11 September in T16. Set in a dark classroom, a group of students sit in an “official lockdown,” not knowing if it’s just a drill or an actual emergency. When a hysterical Yr 9 student bolts from the room and the teacher follows, the remaining students are left alone to decide if it’s safer to stay or run.

Yr 11 Production – Curious

17-18 September at 6.30pm in the Drama Studio

Yr 11 IB and HSC students will present a series of original works featuring physical theatre scenes based on the techniques of Frantic Assembly. All are welcome to attend these creative and engaging performances.

Redlander News

Congratulations to Redlanders Hannah and Eliza Reilly (Class of 2009), who have recently been chosen to be part of the 2018 contingent of Talent USA. They will travel to Los Angeles for high level meetings and workshops as part of Screen Australia’s third Talent USA contingent in September 2018 in partnership with the Australian Writers’ Guild. Since leaving Redlands, the sisters started their careers in radio and have gone on to become factual, comedy and musical creators. Their debut series Growing Up Gracefully aired on the ABC in 2017 with a tongue-in-cheek look at life as an Australian woman. The sisters then became the first online comedy creators funded by Screen Australia’s Gender Matters initiative to go into production, with their four part comedy series Sheilas launching on 21 August 2018.

Mrs J Daley
Coordinator of Theatre and Drama
drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9860

Music

Forms and Information

Junior Music Festival

Following an outstanding Junior Music Festival last Thursday night, we would like to congratulate the students of the Junior School for yet another superb Festival. The excitement from the students as they performed, matched with infectious smiles, brought every performance on stage to life. Encompassing a wide range of roles from singing to playing, conducting to accompanying, staging to ushering, students and staff all contributed to the success of the 2018 Junior Music Festival, exploring the theme of the concert, STEAM. 

Thank you to Mr Benjamin Castelli who has worked diligently in directing the Junior Music Festival at Redlands and in leading our dedicated Junior School Music teachers, Mrs Andrea Kent, Ms Stephanie McInnes and Mr Michael Warby. Your collaborative work as a team is commendable and collectively you created memorable curriculum performances linked to the students’ interdisciplinary exploration of STEAM subjects. Thanks also to the superb administrative support by Mrs Jacqueline McGlade in overseeing the various logistics of this event.

We also extend our thanks to other Music staff and tutors in their roles as conductors, musicians, stage managers and assistants. These staff members include Mr Pete Atkins, Ms Alexandra Auchere, Mrs Anne-Marie Braid, Mr Cameron Harker, Ms Annette Houghton, Mr Zi-Hao Li, Mr Nathan Milliner, Ms Mary Rapp, Mrs Amy Richardson, Mr Nathaniel Smith, Mrs Mar’yana Sywak, Ms Tomomi Takahashi, Mr David Wooltorton, Mr Jason Xu, all supported by Stage Manager Ms Katie Paul and the Redlands Production team. We also would like to acknowledge the support of our AV team led by Mr Janis Auzins in overseeing sound, lighting and the innovative addition of visuals that captured the performances live on stage. Thanks to Mr Rod Loveridge and his Facilities team, for construction of the stage and organisation of equipment.

Thanks also to Head of Junior School Mr Ari Guha and the team of dedicated Junior School staff for their important roles in preparing the students on and off stage, and Ms Leonie Atkins for her overseeing, in communicating rehearsal and logistical arrangements with staff.

Annual Music Awards Dinner

The Music Department and the Friends of Music Committee presents the Annual Music Awards Dinner at the Manly Golf Club on Friday 24 August. This event recognises the outstanding musical achievements of students, while also reflecting on the dedication of Redlands Music staff who play a significant role in building enriching quality learning experiences for our learners. This celebration dinner includes a wide variety of entertainment and performances, culminating with achievement awards that are presented to students who have demonstrated leadership skills, musical excellence, service and overall dedication to the Music program. All students in Yr 7 are presented with a Participation Certificate at the dinner while Yr 12 musicians are presented with a Music Graduation Gift.

As part of the Term 3 Small Ensembles program, students presented repertoire for selection in a variety of Semester 2 events. Notification of Ensembles who will be performing at the Music Awards Dinner will be uploaded to Redlands Pulse and emailed this Friday 10 August. Tickets are adults – $70, students – $45. Bookings for Music Awards Dinner are now available here.

Music Centre Opening

Week of Celebrations

In celebrating the official opening of the new Music Centre, the department will be presenting a series of performances from Monday 27 August through to Monday 3 September. This will consist of various concerts before school, during lunchtimes and after school, in providing the wider school community with the opportunity to listen to a broad selection of repertoire in the new Music Performance venue. The schedule of concerts will be available on Redlands Pulse early next week. Schedule can be found here.

Senior Campus

HICES Music Festival

HICES Music Camp will be held from Sunday 19 August to Wednesday 22 August at Stanwell Tops Conference Centre. Bus departure will be from the Adams Centre on Sunday 19 August at 4.00pm with rolls marked from 3.45pm. The 2018 HICES Music Festival participants will present a concert at the Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday 22 August. Ticket sales are now open. Please note that cash sales are only available at the door on the night of the concert.

HICES Music Festival Yrs 7-12 Sydney Town Hall at 7:00pm on Wednesday 22 August
Adults: $38, Concession: $26, Family: $110. Book here.

Music Ensemble Rehearsals

Over the next month, students will be rehearsing in small ensembles for consideration and selection of performers at the annual Music Awards Dinner on Friday 24 August (Week 5). During these rehearsals students will receive the opportunity to work with Music specialists in extending chamber music skills. 

Auditions for Extension Ensembles (Week 4)

At the conclusion of the Senior Music Festival last term and the start of new repertoire for various events this Semester, enrolments are now open for students interested in joining a Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Concert Band or Orchestra. Auditions for students who are interested in moving to the Advanced level of Ensembles and other auditioned groups will be held throughout Week 4. Please sign up at Music Reception. 

Spring Fair

Yrs 7-12 Rock Band Performance

With the Spring Fair fast approaching on Saturday 15 September, the Redlands Rock program (Yrs 5-12) will be provided with the opportunity to perform for their family and friends as showcased musicians at this event. Please mark this date in your diary.

Instrumental Competition Auditions (Week 8)

The audition process will require students to demonstrate advanced technical skills, personal expression and understanding of style. For the audition, students will only need to present one work. A second contrasting piece will need to be considered at the time of the audition and discussed with the audition panel. This piece WILL NOT be required to be presented at the time of the audition but will need to be prepared and presented in advance of the Competition if the candidate is selected as a finalist. Copies of piano accompaniment scores must be submitted to Music Reception at the time of the application submission.

Junior Campus

Ensemble Rehearsals

Cocurricular rehearsals have now commenced. Semester 2 is the perfect time for students to enrol and experience the broad range of musical experiences that our department has to offer. Please visit the Junior Music Office or email us for more information.

Musicianship Classes

Students who are currently learning an instrument and who would like to further extend their knowledge of Music Theory are encouraged to join the Musicianship class on Tuesday mornings (7.30-8.15am). 

Spring Fair

Yrs 5-6 Rock Band Performance

With the Spring Fair fast approaching on Saturday 15 September, the Redlands Rock program (Yrs 5-12) will be provided with the opportunity to perform for their family and friends as showcased musicians at this event. Please mark this date in your diary.

Mr Darren Kuilenburg
Coordinator of Music
seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9820