Community Update

We are fortunate at Redlands to have a community with a strong and generous tradition of service.  Parents, carers and friends of the School proudly support the enrichment of our students’ lives in many ways, through regular donations and by giving one of the most special gifts of all – their time. 

Redlands, like most independent schools, has a Foundation that supports the School’s strategic and philanthropic programs.  The Foundation Advisory Committee (FAC) guide the School with experienced counsel and stewardship of our Foundation Office, providing resources and assistance in support of the School’s Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan. 

The FAC’s experienced stewardship of our philanthropic program enables Redlands to continue to invest in the growth and advancement of the School.  I was delighted to attend the FAC Meeting this week and my thanks to those who serve on this committee for their individual and collective contribution. 

Redlands was thrilled to welcome back to campus School Captains Zoe Thompson (Redlander 2016) and Isabel Simpson (Redlander 2020) this week. Zoe is studying Medicine at the University of Toronto and a keen participant and supporter of our North America Alumni Chapter Meetings. To read more about our Alumni and Foundation Office activities click here.

A reminder that wristbands and coupons for our Spring Fair can be pre-purchased here at a special discount not available on the day. 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 continue to connect our community.

Thank you for your continued guidance and support this Term 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

From The Principal

I am writing my article this week from the Redlands High Country Campus in Jindabyne. It has been most enjoyable to join the students and staff involved in our Winter School program along with Deputy Principal, Sean Corcoran. The campus experienced a significant amount of snow just prior to our arrival, which provided an opportunity for all to appreciate the beauty of the white landscape. We enjoyed the opportunity to join students for their on-campus lessons in Mathematics and English, with challenging topics such as exponential equations and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night being explored. Mr Corcoran resisted the temptation to get involved in acting out the play.

It was inspiring to have the opportunity to tour around the adjoining approximately 200-hectare block of land that the School has recently purchased, to enable future development of exciting experiential learning opportunities for our students. The land has the potential to further enable learning opportunities in a range of different areas, such as outdoor education, environmental restoration and education, First Nations education, innovative thinking and problem-solving, collaborative learning and leadership development. This is a focus of our strategic plan and we look forward to keeping the community informed as plans progress. 

Secondary School Environment Captains, Iris Buisman and Jacob Gold, invited The Hon Zali Steggall MP to speak at our assembly this week, as part of their launch of Greenlands Week, with a focus on our local environment as well as fundraising for the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital. Iris and Jacob have demonstrated passionate and enthusiastic leadership in this important portfolio which was reflected in their speeches. Ms Steggall challenged the students to not underestimate what they could achieve and to always aim high, setting stretch goals and to work in areas that they are passionate about.

It was fantastic to have a large number of ISA teams in finals last weekend. A special mention to the Girls 1^st Football team who defeated Barker in an exciting penalty goal shoot-out, with a large contingent of the Boys teams spectators joining them for the emotional celebrations at the end of the game. The Girls 1^st Hockey also deserve credit for their strong performance in narrowly going down 1-2 to CCGS.

Congratulations also to the Girls 2^nd Hockey team who were crowned joint ISA Premiers with Barker after a full time 1-1 score and no additional goals scored in extra time; and to the Girls Junior Blue Football team and Junior D Netball team for winning their ISA Grand Finals.

Mr Stephen Webber

Photo Caption: The Girls 1st Football team in action against Barker College over the weekend. 

Foundation

Redlanders Visited the Science Fair

Last week we were delighted to welcome Zoe Thompson (School Captain 2016, DUX IB) and Dr Sue Morey AM (School Prefect and Cowper House Captain 1959, DUX) back to campus to hear about their journeys. Zoe is currently visiting Sydney while on holidays before she goes back to Canada to continue her medical training at the University of Toronto. Zoe has volunteered to mentor and support other young alumni living in Canada, particularly if they are intending to pursue tertiary studies at one of the North American Universities. It was lovely for her past teachers to also catch up with her, including Dean of IB Mr Darren Taylor and Science Teacher Ms Kim Hurley. Everyone enjoyed watching the Science Fair in action on the Senior Campus, especially the incredible experiments on display by Yr 11 students.

Legacy Gift of Class of 2022

Thank you to members of our community that have already supported our students. The Class of 2022 proudly continues the Legacy of previous Year 12 cohorts, through their efforts have been supporting the Dr Sue Morey AM Appeal.

Memorable Yr 12 Tea Towels and Tote Bags, featuring students’ and selected staff hand-drawn faces, have arrived and will be distributed to students by the end of this Term. These gifts will also be possible to purchase at the Spring Fair, Saturday 3 September 9am-3pm. Come and visit the Legacy gift stall on the Fahl Garden (right next to the Alumni Café and BBQ). Purchase can be made by card or cash, coupons are not possible to be used for these items.

PURCHASE HERE

Why the Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund?

This endowment 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.

Please Join Us Today

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!

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

Pulse Launch

We’re excited to announce that the next-generation version of Pulse is launching to students and parents next Monday!  This is the second stage of our plan to improve the Redlands digital user experience.

Our new School Portal is the culmination of nearly a year of research, development and testing.  Pulse, our new digital environment, will endeavour to improve our communications, simplify and centralise information and deliver a new personalised and customisable experience.

While Pulse will look and feel different to the current version, rest assured that all the information previously available is still there and will be presented in a more user-friendly and customisable format.

We also look forward to sharing further details of the new Redlands App in the coming weeks.

Please take the time to familiarise yourself with Pulse by watching this walk-through video:

Mr Evan Karagiannis
Digital Projects Manager
ekaragiannis@redlands.nsw.edu.au

RPFA

Spring Fair

Less than 10 days til Redlands’ Spring Fair on Sat 3 Sept with tons of food, fun and entertainment, showcasing the community’s diversity and depth of students’ art-related activities.

It’s open to the entire community – so bring your friends! Entry is free! And since it’s a cash-free event, you’ll need to purchase wristbands (for unlimited rides only) or coupons to enjoy individual rides, games and food. Pre-purchase wristbands and coupons here to receive a special discount. Orders before Fri 26 Aug can be delivered directly to your child’s classroom.

PURCHASE TICKETS

And now more on our performances.

• Special guest Jamie from Jam on Toast will start off the day with an interactive performance with our littlest fair goers at 9.30am.
• Mid-morning, we invite all Prep and Junior students present to show off their vocal styling in a singalong of Sesere Eeye. We ask that all Prep and Junior students who would like to participate in this please assemble promptly at the stage in the Fahl Garden by 10.15am!
• This will be followed by our Chinese community, who will showcase traditional instrumental and vocal performances.
• Dance is up next, with performances by both Junior and Senior ballet groups, as well as our award winning Senior Jazz group.
• The Senior Jazz Combo will kick off our afternoon music performances at noon, followed by our talented Senior performers vocalists and then the brilliant Intermediate Guitar ensemble.
• Our Junior and Senior rock bands will keep us pumped up through the rest of the day.

The Redlands Spring Fair is a parent run event. Please volunteer a couple hours of your time to help us make this event a success. Contact your class or year parents or us for more information!

Coming Up

Second Hand Uniform Sale

 Also coming back after a three year hiatus – an in-person second hand uniform sale! We are planning on holding the sale on the Senior campus the weekend of 17/18 Sept. Further details will be provided shortly. Meanwhile, donations of current uniforms in good condition will be accepted from Mon 5 Sept to Fri 16 Sept. Please ensure uniforms are clean and stain free. Kindly drop off at the Uniform Shop on a coat hanger (or hang on the ones available).

Our second hand uniform sales provide great value for families and also give each of us an opportunity to contribute to the clear benefits of recycling. In addition, funds raised are contributed towards the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund.

Parent / Family Get-togethers                           

‘Friends of’ Events

Walks on Tracks

Next week’s walk on Wed 31 Aug will be from Kirribilli to Pyrmont. Meet at the base of the stairs up to the Harbour Bridge, Broughton St, Kirribilli at 8:40am. Sorry, no dogs on this walk. Any questions, please call Ann Marie on 0406 691 533.

Book Club

Our next book club meeting will be on the evening of Wed 21 Sept and we will be discussing The Island of Missing Trees by Élif Shafak. New members and enquiries welcome. Please contact Katherine Dixon or call 0432 619 890 for further information.

Photo Gallery

Walks on Tracks walking group at Kirribilli

Year 12 drinks at Mosman Rowers last night

Do you have pictures of parent / family 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

Contact us!

Head of Secondary School

Taking Action

This year as professional educators we’ve been reflecting both formally and informally about the impact of the pandemic on our young people. At school we’ve noticed that some students are struggling to read non-verbal and facial cues, impacting their social awareness in a range of settings. We’ve also noticed that some for some students, capacity to cope with typical experiences such as disappointment and sadness, has been more challenging. We’ve reflected that this might be from significant time in lockdown, diminished face-to-face interactions and increased screen time while learning from home.

At school, we’re always focused on developing and deepening our young people’s social and emotional competencies, and recently, we’ve been engaging in a range of interventions to counteract the impacts of the pandemic. As parents, you might be wondering what you can do at home to ensure the development of healthy mental models in your children. I really enjoyed a recent article published in The Washington Post, Five Skills parents Can Learn So They Can Help Their Child Cope, by Kathryn Reynolds Lewis. She explores a range of strategies across five areas of focus: attuning, emotional literacy, self-regulation, self-compassion and re-framing. The advice provided resonated with the messages we shared with Yr 12 earlier this week when they returned from their Trial Examinations. Key messages were:

• Growth comes from being challenged and challenge is uncomfortable.
• Expect and embrace discomfort.
• Don’t believe everything you think.

We explored some of the common ‘thinking traps’ such as ‘black and white thinking’, ‘predicting catastrophe’ and ‘mind reading’ in order to enhance student self-awareness around ‘automated negative thinking’ (ANTS) or what Dr Adam Fraser refers to as our inner negative voice ‘Kevin’.

When faced with negative thinking, it’s hard to change our thinking with more thinking. Instead, we change our thinking with action. This week and next, Yr 12 have been tasked with ‘taking action’ – proactively seeking and applying feedback, via teacher conversations and scheduled study.

Digital Wellbeing

Parents are also encouraged to take action too! The digital wellbeing of our young people requires a conscious and united effort by schools, students and parents. Nest Wednesday evening, ySafe return to Redlands for another valuable Parent Seminar. In partnership with industry leaders, the session will focus on the specific challenges and opportunities Secondary School students may encounter in the digital environment and what parents can do to support their child’s digital safety and wellbeing, especially when at home. For your convenience, we have arranged the seminar as both face-to-face in the Learning Hub and accessible via Zoom. I highly recommend this presentation – Dean of Students, Ms Jansons and e-learning Co-ordinator, Ms Wendy Duckworth, will be available in the Learning Hub, to respond to questions, after the seminar.

Please register and attend our ySafe Parent Seminar (in person or via Zoom) next Wednesday 31 August from 6.00pm

Who:               Yr 7-12 Parents and Carers

Date:               Wednesday 31 August 2022

Venue:             Learning Hub – Level 2

Time:               6pm – 7pm

Booking:          Places are limited so please RSVP here (face-to-face and Zoom)

Parents might also be interested in the following SchoolTV Special Reports

Building Resilience Post Pandemic

“Resilience is the capacity to face, overcome, be strengthened and transformed by adversity. Never before, have parents needed the skills, the knowledge and the strategies to build resilience in their children as much as they do now.”

Building Belonging Post Pandemic

“A sense of belonging involves more than simply knowing other people. It is also focused on gaining acceptance, attention, and support from others as well as having the opportunity to provide the same to other people.”

Managing Screen Time

“Parents have an important part to play in role modelling a positive approach to using screens and assisting young people to navigate the content they watch.”

Student led Assembly (10-12)

Students in Yrs 10 to 12 were fortunate to hear from Ms Zali Steggall OAM, MP, Federal Member for Warringah in our assembly this week. Coinciding with the Greenlands Week student initiative, Ms Steggall spoke with passion about her fight to promote action on climate change and talked to students about the role they can play in being a cause for good in their community.

Greenlands Week offers a number of activities to raise awareness of the importance of the environment, including a raffle to raise money for the WWF Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital. Thanks to Environment Captains Iris Buisman and Jacob Gold for their leadership in this space.

School Captain Sophia Maxwell also spoke about the new Redlands GSA.

Celebrating Diversity and Redlands Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA)

This Friday students are invited to add some purple to their normal school uniform to show support for LGBTQIA+ young people. Research shows that a large majority LGBTQIA+ young people suffer bullying or discrimination, and have a higher proportion of mental health issues compared with their peers.

Striving for a diverse and inclusive community where everyone feels safe to be themselves, we are supporting the Wear it Purple Day to raise awareness and make our support visible.

Coinciding with this is the launch of the Redlands Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA).

The GSA is a lunchtime meeting that aims to:

• provide an inclusive, supportive and safe forum, open to all, to develop understanding and awareness of LGBTQIA+ issues;
• promote inclusiveness at Redlands;
• combine support, advocacy, and a social space;
• develop a school-wide community where diversity is celebrated and everyone feels accepted.

Over the past couple of months interested students and staff have been working together to plan how we can meet these aims. There will be an informal launch at lunchtime tomorrow for students and staff, with a regular club commencing from Week 9.

Relationships Day Week 7

Next week, Dr Tessa Opie (In Your Skin) will be visiting Yr 8 to Yr 10 students hosting half-day workshops on the topic of relationships and sexuality. Dr Opie’s workshops support young people to develop healthy relationship skills. Students are encouraged to actively consider their relationship values and expectations in order to develop a healthy and realistic sense of self and ‘other’. Yr 7 and Yr 9 will also engage in 1-hour presentations. Outcomes of the Relationships Day aim to improve sexual health and safety, support healthy psychosexual development and promote fun, consenting and egalitarian relationships. Dr Opie’s work is sex positive, evidence-based, inclusive, with a focus on harm reduction. Refreshing and informative, our students and parents have responded well to her previous visits.

Winter School Wonderland

You may know that Mr Webber and Mr Corcoran headed to Winter School for a couple of days this week and joined students and staff in a Winter Wonderland at High Country Campus. The snow dumped down on Tuesday after receiving 15cms of snow overnight. Mr Atkins said it was a sight to be seen! Students were in great spirits and looking forward to the half-way point of the programme.

Yr 12 Careers Presentation

On Monday, Yr 12 met with the Redlands Careers and University Advisors, Ms Clare Hurst and Ms Justine Fowler to hear about the technicalities of how to apply to UAC.

Students were provided with all of accompanying due dates, which parents can access here. The Careers and university Advisors include Yr 12 information in Note Day, and share all of their communication pieces to students with the parents, as they appreciate parents working with them in support of our young people. Ultimately, the goal is that Yr 12 engage with their university applications independently of parents, as we pursue providing them with the foundations for future success as independent young adults. 

Subject Selections

Over this term, Students in Yr 9 and 10 have been provided with the opportunity to select their elective subjects for 2023. These preferences have allowed us to develop the timetable structure for 2023, where the allocation of subjects is based on a preferential model rather than a selective model where students would have had to select subjects from pre-allocated lines. Using the preferential model, a higher number of students receive their elective subjects of choice as the subject lines are based student choices.

Students in these year groups have recently received an email informing them of their allocated subjects for 2023. While some changes may still be able to be made, any further changes will need to work within the determined subject lines and class size restrictions. If any student wishes to change their allocations, they should contact Mr Bruce Barry, Dean of Academic Administration.

Yr 7 Students are currently participating in a similar process where they are choosing the Language subject to continue for 2023 and which Creative and Performing Arts subject they wish to commence.

Spring Fair

If you haven’t already heard, the Redlands Spring Fair is back on Saturday 3 September with tons of food, fun and entertainment, showcasing the community’s diversity and depth of students’ arts-related activities. Tickets are now on sale! Pre-purchase wristbands and coupons here to receive a special discount. Orders before 26 Aug can be delivered directly to your child’s classroom.

PURCHASE TICKETS

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

University and Careers

All Years

SCCE | Exchange Webinar

Tuesday 30 August 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

At SCCE, we understand that there is a lot to consider when going on exchange, which is why we are happy to offer these regular online information webinars to teach you all about your student exchange options. 

Learn More

National Virtual Work Experience Competition

The Careers Department website have partnered with Channel 7 to deliver a national virtual work experience competition – an opportunity for students to discover and try their hand at a new field they may never have considered working in. The goal is to support the upskilling of young Australians as our country reports the second most severe skilled labour shortages in the developed world.

Learn More

National Skills Week 2022

Discover new careers and industries through VET.

Learn More

CommBank Careers in Tech Virtual Learning Portal 

Learn what a career in technology might look like with one of Australia’s leading financial institutions. Throughout this program, you will experience some of the tasks that people with innovation and technology careers do in their everyday job. Free for all students. 

Learn More

Important Yr 12 Reminders

Early Entry Closing Dates

Macquarie: 31 August. 

UTS: 11 September.  

UTS Bachelor of Accounting Co-op Scholarship

Round 2 online applications are open and there is an early closing date of Friday 14 October 2022.  Students should apply through UAC as well:  Course Code 601010

What sort of students are they looking for? All-rounders, achievers and leaders in various activities. Plus you’d need to be interested in a career in business. A high ATAR is not essential, but it will help. Each year they take in students with ATARs in the range 85-95, who have the other skills and experiences to make them ideal business graduates.

UAC Digital | Let’s Chat – SRS Early Offers

Wednesday 7 September 2022, 6:00 pm

While the ATAR is still the main selection tool used by most unis, there are other ways for you to show that you’re ready to succeed at uni. Many institutions have one or more early offer schemes for Year 12 students. Through these schemes, institutions assess you using criteria other than (or in addition to) your ATAR.

We’ll give you an overview of the Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS) and discuss:

• how to apply
• whether you’re guaranteed early entry if you apply
• other universities’ direct early entry schemes
• how many early entry schemes you can apply for.

Learn More

University of Melbourne | Applying to UniMelb: NSW and ACT students 

Thursday 8 September 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm 

Year 12 students and their families are invited to attend this webinar to find out all the information you’ll need to know regarding: 

• Researching courses and understanding University of Melbourne entry requirements for NSW/ACT secondary school and International Baccalaureate (IB) students 
• Applying for undergraduate courses and the role of the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) for applications and offers 
• What are Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS), their benefits, and how to apply for the University’s own, Access Melbourne. 

Learn More 

UNSW Women in Engineering Scholarship Program 

Value: Up to $10,000 AUD per year 

Open/Closing Dates: July 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022 

The UNSW Women in Engineering Scholarships Program aims to encourage and assist female students commencing studies in the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW. 

Find Out More 

Year 12 Key Dates

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

Year 12

Yr 12 are to be congratulated on how they managed their way through the Trial Examinations over the past two weeks. It has been great to have them back onsite fully this week as their presence was missed. During the coming days they will be receiving their examination marks and feedback, and they are encouraged to focus more on the feedback than the marks, looking at ways in which they can improve for their final examinations.

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 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.

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. 

We are inviting the Redlands community to support us in our fundraising efforts by purchasing our ‘Class of 2022’ portrait tea towels and tote bags, or contribute directly to the Scholarship Fund. Please purchase here.

Blackmores Running Festival

Redlands is participating in the 2022 Blackmores Running Festival on Sunday 18 September to raise money for Beyond Blue. For more information click here.

Key Dates

• Thursday 15 September – House Spirit Fair
• Monday 19 September – last day at school, Chapel, morning tea and Yr12 Assembly
• Tuesday 20 September – Activities Day: harbour cruise and Balmoral beach
• Wednesday 21 September – Prize giving rehearsal, farewell assembly, Valedictory
• 21 September – HSC final school day
• 12 October – 7 November – HSC exams
• 14 October – IB final school day
• 24 October – 9 November – IB Exams

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 12 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 11

Science Week

Well done to all the Yr 11 IB students who showcased their Physics and Chemistry Science experiments to students across the school as part of the Science Week, Science Fair. The photos below, highlight how engaged students were, while Yr 11 demonstrated their experiments. The experiments were immersive, unpredictable, reactive, creative, and enjoyable! 

Well done to all IB Science students!

Chapel Music Ensemble 

Well done to all Yr 11 students listed below,  who have volunteered their time to be a part of the Chapel Music Ensemble. These students have willingly given up their time to perform. It has been an absolute pleasure watching them all sing and play their instruments. 

Model UN Update

Model UN has been a great success in the Yr 11 cohort. Over 60 students have signed up for the club, and we have countries from the USA to Malta being represented on Tuesday lunchtimes. I encourage all students who are interested in diplomacy, global affairs, public speaking or just want to have a fun experience to sign up by emailing me. The club involves choosing a country to represent in the United Nations (either individual or in teams of 2-3), and pursuing their interests through a variety of means including introducing Resolutions (the UN version of ‘laws’), engaging in debates and voting on different ideas. A Delegate has no obligation to speak if they don’t want to, however, participation is highly encouraged!

There have been three meetings thus far, with the agenda for each meeting varying across economic, social and political topic areas. Round 1 was devoted to the Assembly getting into its rhythm with a proposal from the Netherlands to sanction Russia and its allies on the grounds of war crimes and other abuses. Russia, however, successfully fought off the sanctions and defeated the Resolution by a vote of 22-15 in their favour. They argued that economic sanctions should be put into place by individual nations, and not through the UN, which was created to be an instrument for peace.

Round 2 was marked by the United States’ proposal to condemn China’s human rights abuses against the minority Uyghur population in its Northwest region. The US successfully convinced a majority of the Assembly to vote for their resolution and won over even some of China’s strongest allies. China put up a valiant defence, but failed to overcome the moral arguments the US was pushing. Most recently in Round 3, the Assembly zeroed in on another corner of the world, with several Islam-majority nations pushing a resolution to condemn several anti-Islam policies in Western nations, more specifically France. This succeeded thanks to the majority support for the cause.

So far, Model UN has been extremely enjoyable and rewarding. I hope to see everyone in LH3.9 on Tuesday lunchtimes!

Dan Close 

Student Achievement

Congratulations to the Girls 1sts Football Team who won the ISA Grandfinal on the weekend! They went into the Grand final as the underdogs but fortunately came away with the win! The Year 11 Football players who were a part of the winning team included:

• Elke Mueller
• Maddie Barwise
• Maddie Boris
• Briar Carter

Yr 11 Yearly Examinations

Best of luck to Yr 11 who will be undertaking their HSC and IB Yearly Examinations next week. Students are to arrive 15 minutes before the start time of their exam. Yr 11 must still attend their sports training sessions across the 7 days of exams unless an exam coincides with the training session. If a Yr 11 student has no exams on a particular day throughout the exam period, they must still attend their sports training session. Yr 11 are reminded to wear their full school uniform for the exams. 

Key Dates

Week 9- Thursday 15th September, House Spirit Fair

Week 10- Thursday 22nd September Last day Term 3

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

Dr. Tessa Opie Healthy Relationships and Sexuality Workshop 1 September

This week, students began the lead-in sessions in preparation for Dr. Opie’s workshop with Yr 10 on Thursday 1 September. During the past 18 months, Redlands has been updating our PDHPE and student wellbeing relationships and sexuality curriculum. To support our school curriculum, Yr 10 will be involved in a workshop facilitated by the fabulous Dr Tessa Opie (In Your Skin) and Redlands teachers.  Further information shared in last week’s Note Day.

Burn Bright Altitude Day 8 September

In Wk 8, Burn Bright presenters will be working with Yr 10 students from 8:20am until noon delivering the Altitude Program.  This program assists students in exploring and developing their own character.  As students approach great heights in their academic journey, it’s crucial for students to explore the foundation of their character as this is what guides people in triumphs and challenges. The program includes the skills and reflections needed to achieve long term personal success, focusing on healthy and intentional relationships and the idea that success is cultivated from a strong support network and especially, a strong understanding of one’s character. 

This program builds on discussions students have been having ongoing through their Pastoral Care Program, Dr. Opie’s Healthy Relationships Workshop and further preparation for senior years as students prepare for the last term of Yr 10. 

Public Speaking – Starting in Week 7, Term 3!

Public Speaking is a new co-cocurricular activity that is available to students in Yrs 7, 8, 9 and 10 starting in Week 7, Term 3.

The weekly Public Speaking workshops are run by experienced coaches, providing exciting learning experiences which will help students to build confidence, persuasive speaking skills and raise awareness of global issues.

For more detailed information, please follow this link to the sign-up form.

If you have any questions regarding the program, please get in contact with our Public Speaking Coordinator, Ms Kang.

Australian Informatics Olympiad

The following Year 10 students will be participating in The Australian Informatics Olympiad on 25 August.  Students will write short computer programs to solve 6 problems that vary in difficulty. Best of luck wished to: Aaron Beder, Thomas Jackson, Mischa Barac, Chris Szeto, Ethan Beggs

Interschools State Competition

Congratulations and good luck to all the students competing in Alpine, Moguls, Snowboard and Skier this week for the Interschools State Snowsports Competition. Yr 10 students participating, include: Sierra Allen, Josie Bannon, Noah Berbic, Samuel Ford, Julius Keller, Winter Penney and  Felicity Schlederer.

Snow at High Country Campus this week!

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

Year 9

Yr 9 Arnhem Camp – Important information

Parents will have been sent important information regarding camp.

Please find links below:

Redlands Engage Excursion Medical Details Check
Yr 9 Camp Parent Briefing Letter

House Debating – Cowper Vs Dumolo

Debate Topic:

That a law should be passed in Australia banning face covering apparel in public places. 

Adjudicator: Max Perry

Team Cowper: Affirmative

• Krishna Gupta CB
• Annabelle Hwang CB
• Anneke Golowenko CY
• Charlotte Humphreys CB

Team Coaches: Sabrina Blasco & Hadley Wintle

Team Dumolo: Negative

• Liam Petersen
• Elenor Blankenstein
• Sophie Yu
• Millie Winton.

Team Coach: Oscar Whatmough & Claudia Lalich.

Moderator: Lucy Horton (Yr 11)

Congratulation to the winning House, Dumolo, and thank you to Ms Beggs for the organisation of this event; a great initiative to see the exceptional talents of our Yr 9 Debaters.

Student Achievement

Congratulations to the Girls 1sts Football Team who won the ISA Grandfinal on the weekend! The Year 9 Football players who were a part of the winning team included:

• Caitlin Edwards
• Daisy Williams
• Emma Morris.

Online Gaming

How common is it?

• 81%of children aged 8 to 17 have played an online game
• 64%have played a multiplayer online game with others
• 52% have played with people they did not know
• 17% have experienced bullying or abuse while playing a network game with others
• 34% have made an in-game purchase and this rose to 45% when they played a network game with others

eSafety Commissioner

Parent Articles

Online Gaming – Online games can be great fun for your child, but make sure you can help them manage the risks.

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Key Dates

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

Visual Arts Exhibition

The Annual Yr 3-12 Visual Arts Exhibition is being held this week in Redlands Hall. This is the first time since 2019, that the Visual Arts faculty have been able to hold the annual exhibition in the hall as in recent years the format was a virtual exhibition online. Yr8 were delighted to see their principles paintings and gargoyle sculptures displayed. This week, students have had the opportunity to view the exhibition in their art classes with particular focus on understanding the conceptual and technical practice of our Yr 12 HSC students. The high quality of the Yr 12 bodies of work has proved inspirational for many of our Yr 8 artists.

Public Speaking – Starting in Week 7, Term 3!

Public Speaking is a new co-curricular activity that is available to students in Yrs 7, 8, 9 and 10 starting in Week 7, Term 3.

The weekly Public Speaking workshops are run by experienced coaches, providing exciting learning experiences which will help students to build confidence, persuasive speaking skills and raise awareness of global issues.

For more detailed information, please follow this link to the sign-up form.

If you have any questions regarding the program, please get in contact with our Public Speaking Coordinator, Ms Kang.

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Brad Marshall, the unplugged psychologist.

Key Dates

Week 6 – Greenlands Week

              – Friday 25th August, Wear It Purple Day

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

Visual Arts Exhibition

The Annual Yr 3-12 Visual Arts Exhibition is being held this week in Redlands Hall. This is the first time since 2019, that the Visual Arts faculty have been able to hold the annual exhibition in the hall as in recent years the format was a virtual exhibition online. Yr 7 were delighted to see their principles paintings and gargoyle sculptures displayed. This week, students have had the opportunity to view the exhibition in their art classes with particular focus on understanding the conceptual and technical practice of our Yr12 HSC students. The high quality of the Yr 12 bodies of work has proved inspirational for many of our Yr 7 artists.

ICAS

The Mathematics Department will be running the ICAS Maths Competition on Tuesday 30th August during Week 7A. Our Yr 7 students will sit the competition during Periods 1 & 2. Students sitting this competition are Extension Maths students and those that have already expressed their interest.

Yr 7 History Excursion

Next week, Yr 7 History students will be visiting the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney as part of their study of the ancient world. The cohort will be going across two days:

• Core classes 7O, 7G and 7M will attend on Monday 29 August
• Core classes 7R, 7B, 7P and 7Y will attend on Friday 2 September

Students will depart from the Redlands Secondary campus at 8.20am and return to school by 1pm. They will have lunch at Redlands and attend their regular timetabled classes in periods 5 and 6.
Students are kindly asked to:

• Wear their full school uniform, including blazer
• Pack their recess, a face mask and any personal medication (e.g. asthma puffer, EpiPen) in a small bag (school bags are to be left at school)

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

Head of Junior School

Grandparents & Special Friends Day – Friday 26 August

We are looking forward to the return of our Grandparents & Special Friends Day tomorrow and a please note a few final reminders below:

• Junior School guests should arrive at 11.15am to Junior School Reception, where they will be guided towards classrooms.
• It is important that guests do not arrive early as our Preschool and Prep special guests will be here before and parking will be at a premium.
• For guests who will be here early in the morning for the Preschool or Prep event, a morning tea has been organised to keep up the energy levels needed!
• We ask that only grandparents or special friends attend as there have been, and will be, opportunities for parents to come in at different times as we return to normal events and occasions. We are also mindful of keeping the numbers on campus and in classrooms as limited as possible.
• Guests are encouraged to wear a mask.

Book Week 2022

Book Week is in full swing and kicked off with author, Mark Greenwood, capturing the students’ attention with four different and highly engaging talks based on his books and the art and craft of storytelling.

Tomorrow sees an opportunity for students to dress up if they wish to with this year’s theme, “Dreaming with eyes open”, encouraging students to dress up as something or somebody they dream of being.

Yr 6 Parent Information

Yr 7, 2023 Year Advisors

For the information of our Yr 6 families, on behalf of Ms Gemma Van de Peer (Head of Secondary School), I am delighted to share the appointments of Mr Jimmy Tod-Hill and Mrs Jessica Adams as the Yr 7, 2023 Year Advisor and Assistant Year Advisor respectively. I have already had contact with them both and they are really looking forward to connecting with Yr 6 in the remaining part of the year as another important part of our transition process.

Senior Campus Cybersafety Seminar with ySafe

Also connected to the transition of our students from Yr 6 to Yr 7 next year, the Secondary School are pleased to invite current Yr 6 parents and carers the chance to attend a Senior Campus Cybersafety Seminar next week exploring support with the challenges posed by the digital environment.

To know what you can do as parents to support your child’s digital safety and wellbeing, please register and attend our ySafe Parent Seminar (in person or via Zoom) next Wednesday 31 August from 6pm.

We are very pleased to host another ySafe Parent Seminar this term both via Zoom and in-person in the Learning Hub.

For those of you who would like to join us face to face for the session, you will have the opportunity to chat to the ySafe presenters as well as experience the Learning Hub. A link will be sent to those parents watching the ySafe Session via Zoom.

In partnership again with industry leaders, the session will focus on the specific challenges and opportunities Secondary School students may encounter in the digital environment and what parents can do to support their child’s digital safety and wellbeing.

Who:               Yr 6-12 Parents and Carers

Date:               Wednesday 31 August 2022

Venue:             Learning Hub – Level 2

Time:               6pm – 7pm

Booking:          Places are limited so please RSVP here (face to face and Zoom)

Parents are again encouraged to explore the Redlands’ Cybersafety Hub which was established last year in conjunction with ySafe for our parent community and is a valuable source of information and guidance.

Spring Fair – Musical Item

We are just over a week away from the Redlands Spring Fair and I am grateful to the army of parent and staff organisers and helpers who have tirelessly worked to prepare for this massive community event.

All Junior School students are invited to join a mass Prep and Junior School students singalong at the Spring Fair next Saturday 3 September. The item takes place at 10:15am and is a song that the students are all very familiar with, Sesere Eeye. Students will be reminded next week as well and we look forward to seeing many students singing and dancing together on stage in the Fahl Garden on the Senior Campus.

HICES Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to our Redlands Athletics team who competed with great spirit and energy at yesterday’s HICES Athletics Carnival to finish as runners-up overall in Division 1. There is more detail in the Junior School Sport section and we also acknowledge the 23 students who have now been selected to represent the HICES Athletics team at the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Carnival later this term.

Important OOSH Messages

Thanks to Miss Ana and her team, OOSH is growing and each afternoon the program is rich with activity and fun. As our numbers have grown, we thought it timely to remind both our students and families about some of our playground and pick up guidelines that we have in place to keep everyone safe. As you know, the Prep playground can become a very busy space in the afternoons with sport, senior students training and general movement. To ensure that our OOSH students are safe, and we are stay within our ACECQA regulations please note the following:

• Only OOSH students are permitted on any of the play equipment after 3.10pm.

These students will have a coloured wrist band.

• Prep and Junior School students are separated into different areas when afternoon tea has been served. Please note that siblings may be separated as well if in different sections. An OOSH educator will take the senior students to either the Junior School equipment to play or to the Junior School room allocated to them.
• Parents are to enter and leave via the Junior School Reception Door only to pick up their child as well as when exiting. Please press the buzzer to enter Reception. The Prep Reception door will be closed and locked from 4pm each afternoon.
• The rules around devices that apply during the day at school also apply at OOSH. There is a no device rule in place at OOSH. Some senior students have access to the OOSH iPad for homework purposes, but this is only approved when an OOSH educator is sitting with a student and the student has explained their reason why they need to device. The OOSH educators can ring parents if needed at any time.

 Thank you for supporting the OOSH team.

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

Head of Preparatory School

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

We are very excited to be welcoming our Grandparents and special friends tomorrow. If you are a Redlands House or Prep visitor, please arrive from 9am onwards through Prep Reception, a friendly face will escort you to the oval where the Book parade will take place.

For those who are staying on to visit a Junior School student, please enjoy refreshments at 10.30am before heading to Junior School classrooms.

Spring Fair

Spring Fair is just around the corner and the excitement is building. Our families and students are busy planning, building, colouring, and practising! If you are planning you morning with friends and family, please make note that at 10.15am all Prep and Junior School students are invited join in with a singalong of “Sesere Eeye”. Any students who are at the Spring Fair at that time are encouraged to come to the stage in the Fahl Garden to perform.

STEAM Week

Our STEAM week inquiry investigations ended on a high note with a virtual visit from wildlife scientist Dr Pirotta.  Our curious students were inspired by Dr Pirotta’s passion for science and her latest research work right here in Sydney Harbour, as well as in Antarctica and Madagascar.  The highlight was student question time with our student Q&A panel of Adyant Ashok, Millie Barnes, Thor Kazimierczuk, Mia Johnston, and Max Papageorgiou, with questions like: “How do you know if a whale is male or female” and “What other animals eat krill?”.  Dr Pirotta shared how students can play their part to conserve our wildlife and how they can be a part of a Citizen Science program right here in Sydney Harbour “Wild Sydney Harbour”.

A big thank you to all the staff and especially to Mrs Anagnostu for their hard work and enthusiasm in making STEAM Week such

Important OOSH Messages

Thanks to Miss Ana and her team, OOSH is growing and each afternoon the program is rich with activity and fun. As our numbers have grown, we thought it timely to remind both our students and families about some of our playground and pick up guidelines that we have in place to keep everyone safe. As you know, the Prep playground can become a very busy space in the afternoons with sport, senior students training and general movement. To ensure that our OOSH students are safe, and we are stay within our ACECQA regulations please note the following:

• Only OOSH students are permitted on any of the play equipment after 3.10pm.

These students will have a coloured wrist band.

• Prep and Junior School students are separated into different areas when afternoon tea has been served. Please note that siblings may be separated as well if in different sections. An OOSH educator will take the senior students to either the Junior School equipment to play or to the Junior School room allocated to them.
• Parents are to enter and leave via the Junior School Reception Door only to pick up their child as well as when exiting. Please press the buzzer to enter Reception. The Prep Reception door will be closed and locked from 4pm each afternoon.
• The rules around devices that apply during the day at school also apply at OOSH. There is a no device rule in place at OOSH. Some senior students have access to the OOSH iPad for homework purposes, but this is only approved when an OOSH educator is sitting with a student and the student has explained their reason why they need to device. The OOSH educators can ring parents if needed at any time.

 Thank you for supporting the OOSH team.

A Message from Jacqui in the Canteen

A little reminder to please let your child know if they are having an ordered lunch or have their own lunch and recess each day. We are experiencing an increased number of students who are coming to school with no lunch unfortunately. If you are unsure of the flexischool process of ordering, please don’t hesitate to contact our canteen supervisor Jacqui who is more than happy to explain the process.

Term 4 After School Sport Program

Thank you to all families who have used our new registration process for the Term 4 after school sports program. Registrations will be open until 10am, 31 August.

All information regarding after school sport program can be found on Pulse. Please make sure you are familiar with the information before registering as each term we provide a different opportunity for students who would like to try a sport.

A few considerations to make before you register:

• This program is not part of the normal school day. It is a voluntary program that offers different choices each term to give a ‘taste’ of sport.
• If your child would like to develop their skill in a particular sport after the term ends, please talk to the providers as to how to join their community programs. The school program is for opportunity and experience only.
• ‘unlimited spaces’ on the registration site will remain until the site closes.
• As previously communicated, no extra spaces can be provided due to limited school space as well as ensuring we meet the regulations for staff to student ratios.

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

Redlands House and Transition Gold

Book Week Celebrations

We are celebrating Book Week twice in the preschool this week. Children have been encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character on Tuesday and Friday so that all children have the opportunity to celebrate this fabulous educational week. Books play such an important role in the Preschool. They provide us with opportunities to introduce the children to other worlds, places, creatures and concepts. They also offer us time to slow down and connect, they support and develop language skills and inspire children’s creativity.

September-October School Holidays Vacation Care 2022

If you would like your child to attend the Sep-Oct 2022 Vacation Care program, please visit the extended care page on Pulse from Friday 26^th August 12 pm to preview all information pertaining to the holiday activity schedule and daily requirements. Bookings can be made from Monday 29^th August via email or Hubhello. If you do not have a Hubhello id then please send an email to Trai@redlands.nsw.edu.au and add the dates/activities you would like your child to attend. The spots are based on first come first serve basis. If you are eligible for NSW Before & After School Care $500 voucher then please send your voucher to Trai@redlands.nsw.edu.au and claim your $500.

Vacation Care  26th September – 7th October 8am -4pm (Please note October 3rd is a public holiday and vacation care will be closed)

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

The long-awaited return of Grandparents & Special Friends Day takes place on Friday 26 August and we are looking forward to this event. Key points of information are below for note:

• Please RSVP HERE
• Prep and Redlands House guests should arrive at 9am to Prep School Reception, where they will be guided towards the oval for the parade. 
• For guests who will be here for both Prep and Junior Campus visits, a morning tea has been organised to keep up the energy levels needed!
• We ask that only grandparents or special friends attend as there have been, and will be, opportunities for parents to come in at different times as we return to normal events and occasions. We are also mindful of keeping the numbers on campus and in classrooms as limited as possible.
• Guests are encouraged to wear a mask.

Spring Fair

If you haven’t already heard, the Redlands Spring Fair is back on Saturday 3 September with tons of food, fun and entertainment, showcasing the community’s diversity and depth of students’ art-related activities. Tickets are now on sale! Pre-purchase wristbands and coupons here to receive a special discount. Orders before 26 Aug can be delivered directly to your child’s classroom.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Term 4 After School Sport Program

Thank you to all families who have used our new registration process for the Term 4 after school sports program. Registrations will be open until 10am, 31 August.

All information regarding after school sport program can be found on Pulse. Please make sure you are familiar with the information before registering as each term we provide a different opportunity for students who would like to try a sport.

A few considerations to make before you register:

• This program is not part of the normal school day. It is a voluntary program that offers different choices each term to give a ‘taste’ of sport.
• If your child would like to develop their skill in a particular sport after the term ends, please talk to the providers as to how to join their community programs. The school program is for opportunity and experience only.
• ‘unlimited spaces’ on the registration site will remain until the site closes.
• As previously communicated, no extra spaces can be provided due to limited school space as well as ensuring we meet the regulations for staff to student ratios.

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 – ISA Finals

It was a great day at netball central last week for the Finals of the 2022 ISA Netball season, with 6 Redlands teams making it through to what are very challenging finals! The Inter A team took on a strong Barker College team who have been on top all year, the girls fought hard and came into the last quarter within 3 goals, unfortunately Baker stepped up a gear and ran away with the match 32-41. The Jnr B girls took on a much improve St Andrew’s team on Saturday morning, the girls knew this was going to be a tough match, with SACS jumping out to a 3-12 lead after the first quarter, the girls looked to bring the margin back but in the end it was too much, going down 18-31. On the court next to the Jnr B team we had the Jnr D team who have been having so much fun on the court this season, and this final was no different, with the girls working hard for each other, which was a lot of fun to watch, the girls took control of this match early and didn’t look back taking the match 30-13. The 12:00pm timeslot came around and saw all three Redlands teams (Inter C, Inter E & Jnr F) taking on Barker College, all of these games were extremely close with the Inter C team leveling up at 33 all with 3 minutes to play, with only 7 players for the final it was great to watch everyone dig deep, unfortunately Barker were too strong taking the match 33-37. The Jnr F team were backing up after a strong semi-final showing against CCGS, this week was going to be no different, with the Barker team being the formidable opponents all year, this game was tight, with teams going goal for goal throughout the first quarter, some tight play toward the end of the 3^rd quarter saw Barker jump to a 5 goal lead into the 4^th and Redlands were just unable to get it back eventually going down 23-30. The Inter E team again had a tough final against Barker, with this game swinging both ways, Redlands jumped out to an early lead, which then swung both ways, unfortunately the Barker team were too strong taking the match 21-27.  

A huge thank you to the coaching staff for their efforts this season, we are very much looking forward to being able to celebrate the 2022 Netball season at the Dee Why RSL on Thursday 15 September. A reminder to all to purchase their tickets by Friday 2 September.

Football 

It was great to see four teams through to the ISA Football finals on Saturday! The Junior Blue Girls were up first against Chevalier College. With the Junior Blue team finishing third at the end of the season they know it would be a tough game against the top of the table Chevalier, who had only lost one game all year. Peaking at the right time, the Junior Blue team had a fantastic game and came away with the championship in a huge upset win! The Junior A girls were up next playing against Barker College Junior A who finished top of the table, it was a very tight match up with both teams playing some great Football. Barker managed to get a 2-1 lead and unfortunately the Redlands girls just couldn’t get another goal into the back of the net, but finishing the season as runners-up in the Junior A Division is a fantastic achievement. The 1^st Girls were playing against the undefeated Barker College 1^st Girls team. An early Barker goal in the first minutes of the game meant the Redlands girls couldn’t hold back. With some great passages of play, the Redlands girls managed to find themselves with a 3-1 lead by half time. Barker came out firing in the second half and managed to secure a 3-3 result by the final whistle. In extra time both teams remained scoreless and the game was headed to a penalty shootout, which is how the final ended the last time these two teams met in 2019. In an absolute nailbiter and some great saves by goalkeeper Jasmine Black Redlands won the penalty shootout 3-1 to become the Division 1 2022 ISA Champions. The 2nd Boys were the last game of the ISA finals day. Coming up against St Patrick’s it was no doubt going to be an intense match up. The 2^nd Boys have been a tight unit all season and certainly play with a lot of heart, which is how they have found themselves in the final. With an early Redlands lead the team did their best to hold out St Patrick’s but with the game all tied up at the end of regular time the game was headed into extra time. Similarly to the 1^st Girls game both teams remained scoreless in the extra time and were headed to penalties. Unfortunately St Patrick’s had the upper hand in the penalties and eventually took out the Championship but it was a fantastic season by the 2^nd Boys and they should be immensely proud of their efforts.

Hockey

It was fantastic to see both the 1^st & 2^nd Girls Hockey teams through to the finals on Saturday! 

The 2^nd Girls were up first against Barker College who had finished top of the table in the round games. With the Redlands team being in great form towards the back end of the season, it was set to be a close game. The 2^nd Girls managed to continue their great team play and stuck with Barker for the entire game. With the score being level at 1-1 at full time the game was headed into extra time. With no additional goals being scored in extra time the game finished as a 1-1 draw and the teams were named joint premiers for the 2022 Hockey Season. 

The 1st Girls were up next and it was a wonderful achievement for the 1^st Hockey to make it into the Division 1 ISA Grand Final. A Redlands hockey team haven’t been in that position for years. The girls came to the match with the same fantastic attitude that they have brought to every game: to work hard, encourage one another and play to the best of their ability both as individuals and as a team. And they did just that. We were so proud to watch the girls play determinedly right to the last second. They were unlucky to come away with a 2-1 loss but what is most important is that they played amazingly, with a beautiful attitude as a team. The girls have come a long way this season and it has been a joy to watch them flourish. A big thank you to each and every one of them for everything that they contributed to Redlands hockey this year.

Athletics

We are very excited to have the Invitational Carnivals starting this Saturday 27 August at ES Marks Athletics Field (Boronia Street, Kensington). 

Dates: Saturday 27 August & Saturday 3 September.
Parking: Parking is very limited, so please ensure you leave ample time to park and walk to the venue.
Entry to Venue: Please see attached to this message a map of the venue and the entry point (which has changed)
Transport: students need to make their own way to and from ES Marks Athletics Field 
Program of Events – can be found on Redlands Pulse – Athletics
Athletics Draft Team List – can be found on Redlands Pulse – Athletics, athletes are able to compete in as many events during the Invitational Carnival as they wish (ie: if you are not currently named, you are still able to compete in the Invitational Carnivals in the events you wish to be considered)
What to wear – students need to compete Redlands Sports Uniform, students also need to compete in the Redlands Athletic Singlet (available at the uniform shop). 
What to bring – food and beverages there are no canteen facilities available on the day 
Meeting Point – the Redlands/Mosman Athletics Club Coaching Staff will be positioned in the Grandstand around the finish line, please ensure you check in with the staff and let them know what events you will be competing in. 

2022 NSW All Schools Athletics Championships

We encourage all Redlands Athletes to enter the 2022 NSW All Schools Athletics Championships scheduled to take place 24^th – 27^th September. Entries need to be completed by the individual competitor (not the school) and there are no qualification time/distance needed making it a great opportunity for competition practice. Entries close on Friday the 9^th of September

 Date:                                                    Saturday 24 September – Tuesday 27 September

Venue:                                                 Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre (SOPAC)

Registration and Further Information:   https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/144824/

Tennis

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend last week’s end of season Redlands Cup! Congratulations to Isaac Swann and Cameron Bye for winning the Senior and Junior Singles competition – defeating Oliver Noakes and Keith Liu in the finals. Another congratulations goes out to Jacob Rieser and Marcus Ogden for winning the round-robin doubles tournament against Alex Heller and George Doukas-White. We hope you all enjoyed the Winter season and hope to see you this week in the Summer season, if not next season!

For those transitioning into Summer Tennis please make sure you have checked your emails for the new training schedule and preliminary information. If you have not received an email or cannot see yours/your child’s name on the schedule, please contact tennis administrator Ms Caitlin Wong (cawong@redlands.nsw.edu.au). Trials will begin from Week 6 through to the end of term, so the schedule is subject to change throughout the weeks.

Water Polo

Monday night saw the end of the regular water polo season, with the finals to take place on Monday 29 August. Both the boys and girls teams have improved greatly throughout this season, with a number of close matches. A huge thank you to the coaches for all their efforts this season!

Rugby 7’s

From Wednesday next week (30^th of August) Redlands Rugby will be holding Open Sessions for all Female athletes wishing to give Rugby and Rugby 7s are try. These sessions will available for all Age-Groups and will be held at the Junior School Oval from 3:30pm – 4:30pm.

There will also be additional sessions held within the Redlands Fitness Centre. These will be focused on building up the strength, speed and mobility required to compete safely in Rugby and Rugby 7s.

These sessions will be across the following times.

6:45am – 7:30am – Rugby 7s Skills and Strength – Monday

6:45am – 7:30am – Rugby 7s Skills and Strength – Wednesday

These sessions will also contain introduction to the Contact and Tackle elements of Rugby and Rugby 7s.

All sessions will be staffed by Redlands Rugby Coaching staff including our Director of Rugby Jack Gooding, our Lead Coach / Touch Football Coordinator Jordy Parsonage and also Wallaroo Piper Duck.

For any questions regarding these sessions, please contact the Director of Rugby Mr Jack Gooding directly on jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Rugby and Rugby 7s is a trial Sport and, as such, will not have any effect on Summer Rep. Sports. For all students wishing to join these sessions, they must understand that priority must be given to School commitments and also Summer Rep. Sport.

Basketball

The 2022/23 Basketball trials are now underway! If you haven’t done so already please read through the preliminary information on the Redlands Pulse – Basketball Page to ensure you are familiar with the trial process as well as the key dates for the upcoming basketball season. We can’t wait to get the basketball season started! A reminder there will be a Friends of Basketball meeting on Monday 5^th September in room L1.3 at 6pm for anyone who is interested in joining the Friends of Basketball.

Fitness Centre 

From next Friday (2^nd of September) the Friday Morning Fitness Session will be an All-Girls Session. This will continue for the following fortnight across the 9^th and 16^th of September as we lead into the Term 3 Holidays and Summer Sport Trials and Team Selections.

The Fitness Centre is an incredible space, freely used by all Redlands Athletes across all Age-Groups. Currently, with fantastic numbers across all sessions, this All Girls Session will allow for a session tailored towards our female athletes and their chosen Summer Sports.

I encourage all students wishing to attend to bring along a friend or teammate for the session.

Session starts at 6:30am sharp and will conclude by no later than 7:40am.

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.

Summer Sport – Key Contacts

General Sport Information

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

Winter Gala Day

In our follow up event to the 2020 Inaugural Winter Gala Day we had over 200 students sign up into their houses and participate in this event. It was great to see so many students sign up who did not normally play Football for the school. The chance to play Football with their friends while representing their house proved to be a drawcard leading up to the day. We were also fortunate to have the bye in Girls AFL competition which meant they could participate too.

The format of 7 v 7 small sided games for Years 3,4 and 5 before moving to full field in 15min games with no breaks allowed for fast flowing games of Football. Each house was assigned two coaches to look after them and the competition between them was just as fierce as it was on the field for the students. The finals on the day were based on the results from the matches all morning. The final saw Cowper take on McDouall with McDouall winning 5-0. The overall point score from all grades over the morning saw Cowper claim the trophy for 2022 beating McDouall 168-163 points.

In looking at the results for each grade

Year 3 division was won by Cowper

Year 4 division was won by Dumolo

Year 5 division was won by McDouall

Year 6 division was won by McDouall

Well done to all students on their participation and to the coaches for their hard work all morning. It was also great that we were able to keep our neighbours with parents and carers following the staggered drop off and pick up locations at various times.

We had a photographer on the day so will send a link home once he has uploaded all the action shots from the day.

Sydney Swans WAFL Player Visit

We were fortunate to have secured a visit from Sydney Swans WAFL team to come and spend an hour with our girls team who are currently playing in their IPSHA Term 3 competition.  Bella Smith, number 11 for the Swans ran through a series of drills and skills with our Year 6 team on Monday. Her bio is below along with some photos of our students in action. 

Bella Smith was recruited by Collingwood in the 2020 AFLW Draft and prior to that played three seasons with Norwood in the SANFL. Originally from Cleve on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, Smith has played for the Central Allies, the representative team for South Australia and the Northern Territory at the 2019 AFLW Under 18 Championships. A rebounding defender, Smith also has the ability to play up forward. She’s also been part of a great program at Collingwood too. Bella is a very resilient athlete who has moved to multiple states to pursue her career in AFLW.

This Swans play their inaugural game on Nth Sydney Oval this Sunday at 5pm and Redlands families are invited to attend.

Get Tickets

Instructions on how to redeem complimentary tickets for Sydney Swans vs. St. Kilda – North Sydney Oval

1. Click the link for your selected match.
2. Enter the promo code: W7COMMUNITY into the promo box and click submit.
3. Select up to six (6) tickets and click find tickets. (There are limited tickets available, get in quick before the allocation of complimentary tickets is exhausted)
4. Once your ticket allocation displays click get tickets.
5. Select mobile ticket delivery and log into your Ticketmaster account if not logged in already.
6. You will need to enter your credit card details to complete the redemption; you will not be charged for these tickets.
7. Tickets will be available instantly in your Ticketmaster account.
8. Enjoy the game!

HICES Athletics

On Wednesday we had 57 athletes representing Redlands travel out to Homebush to participate in the HICES Selection carnival for possible inclusion in the HICES team that would progress through to CIS. A mix of boys and girls from Under 9’s to Under 12’s who had qualified for the team based on their performance at our school carnivals competed with enthusiasm and maturity. Redlands was responsible for hosting the carnival and while a few schools were unable to make it due to the roads out of the mountains being shut due to Tuesday’s wild weather it was perfect conditions for those on track. We had 23 students qualify for the HICES team who will now compete at CIS later this term and those families have been  notified via engage this week.

Our coaching staff included a few highlights below;

Jacob O’Sullivan 

• 1st 100m with a time of 14.09
• 1^st overall 200m -28.69 seconds breaking his school record in the same event which he only broke a week ago
• 3rd high jump after a jump off to decide positions 
• 2nd 4 x 100m relay 

Makenzie Willis 

• 1st 100m 
• 3rd 800m 
• 4th 1500 

Alex Taylor 

• 4th 880m 
• 3rd 1500m 
• Long Jump 

Lauren Rolfe 

• 100m , 14.73
• 2^nd overall in 200m, 31.39
• Senior Girls relay 1^st place
• Junior Girls Relay First place

Georgia Bailey 

• 1st 3.57m long jump
• 1st 4 x 100m relay 
• 2nd high jump 
• 2nd 100m 
• 3rd 200m 

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

Ballet and Dance

RAD Exams & Class Awards

The Academy would like to congratulate all our students who completed their RAD Exams and Class Awards this week. Every student came out beaming, a clear indication that they danced their very best and enjoyed the experience. You will get the chance to see some of their work at the Spring Fair on Saturday 3rd September. Also in the line up are our winning Junior Ballet and Senior Jazz Performers, plus a selection of solos.

Dancing at The Spring Fair 

We are looking forward to seeing many of our students performing at the Spring Fair on Saturday 3 September and would love for you to join us from 10:45am.

For performers please see our Spring Fair Performers page on the Ballet & Dance page on Redlands Pulse for further information, such at drop-off time/location.

Saturday 3 September | Cancelled Classes & Private Lessons

Please note that there will be no classes or private lessons at the Academy on Saturday 3 September due to the Redlands Spring Fair.

End of Year Performance | Extra Rehearsal – Sunday 18 September

All students of the Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy, Kindergarten – Year 12, are taking part in our End of Year Performance which will be presented to family and friends at The Concourse, Chatswood on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 November.

A lot of hard work and preparation is required from everyone during Semester 2 to ensure a wonderful experience for all. Our first extra rehearsal is on Sunday 18 September, details below:

For a list of all extra rehearsals scheduled, please see our End of Year Performance page on Redlands Pulse.

End of Year Performance | Holiday Workshops | 4 – 7 October

Thank you to all our students who have been working hard on their End of Year Performance routines this term.

We have scheduled extra rehearsals for the school holidays. Please check our Rehearsal Schedule Here

Second Hand Dance Uniform Sale | Saturday 10 September | 8:30am – 11:30am

The Friends of Ballet & Dance will be on-site on Saturday 10 September with an amazing selection of dance attire for sale.

You will find them outside Parkes Hall by the play equipment so please pop along for a browse and a chat.

Second Hand Dance Uniforms | Donations

We are still accepting donations so if you have any shoes, leotards or skirts that need a new home please drop items into the “donations boxes” located outside the Ballet Studio (P1.6) in Parkes Hall. 

And a huge thank you to the many that have already donated.

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

Redlands Secondary School Musical 2023  

THE ADDAMS FAMILY 

Audition Pack and Information Below

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. Now it’s our turn Redlands 

When are the auditions? 

• Auditions for students in Year 6-11 2022 will be held online for CAST between 15 August to 26 August 
• Auditions for the STUDENT DIRECTOR must be submitted online between 15 August to 26 August 
• Auditions for the ORCHESTRA will be held onsite on Sunday 18 September. Audition times will be released on Monday 29 August. 
• Auditions for the DANCE ENSEMBLE will be onsite on Sunday 18 September. Audition times will be released on Monday 29 August. 

How do you audition?

• Auditions for students in Year 7-11 2022 for CAST must prepare one vocal and one monologue performance from the material here and submit it via iLearn. The vocal audition must be performed to the backing track provided. Email drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au to be added to the course page.
• All Orchestra auditions should play a 1-minute excerpt that best demonstrates their abilities from the following number: 1. Overture. Audition material for Orchestra can be found here. 
• Dance Ensemble auditions will take place in the form of an in-person OPEN CALL on Sunday 18 September. 

• Auditions for students in Year 7-11 2022  STUDENT DIRECTOR (300-word pitch) must be submitted through iLearn. Email drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au to be added to the course page.

• All audition information, tracks and material can be found here. 
• All students must complete Addams Family Musical Audition Google Form and submit your audition on iLearn (Year 7 to 11) and share via Google folder (Year 6 or New Students) by 26 August. 

Year 12 HSC External Examinations 

This Friday the Year 12 HSC Drama students are completing their final performance examinations. Markers from across the state will spend the day assessing their group and individual performances. Performance exams require a different style of preparation. This is a very exciting but nervous time for these students. Below are some tips to help Year 12 but also any student prepare for any performance. 

Be Rested

It all starts the night before the exam. Be well rested and arrive at the exam centre in plenty of time. Make sure you’re both physically and mentally fresh because your brain is about to get a whirlwind of a workout in a very short space of time.

Warm up beforehand 

If you have a chance to warm up at the venue before the performance, it is a good idea to go through your performance once or twice. If you haven’t got time to go through the full performance, you should still warm up one way or the other, so that you are ready to deliver a great performance.

Focus and Confidence: Trust your rehearsal process 

Just before the performance, it is a good idea to recap in your head what you are going to do on stage. Once you are on stage, your focus should be 100% on the performance and nothing else. Use this time to positively reflect on your rehearsal process and be confident in your choices. 

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 

Enrolments                                     

Enrolments for 2022 are now closed. Information about 2023 enrolments will be available in the coming weeks.

End of Year Soirees

Our drama program will be presenting the end-of-year soirees performances for acting, music theatre and film on our Senior Campus from Week 6 – Week 8 in Term 4. A letter will go home to families at the commencement of next term with more information

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

Spotlight on Kindergarten Music

This term our Kindergarten students are learning all about the Violin – how it works, how it sounds and what kinds of music you can make on a violin. We even had a special treat in Kindy Blue with Anniela and Jasper performing live on their instruments! Students loved hearing the violin ‘in real life’ and used their visible thinking strategies to ask interesting questions about the instrument.

Rock Bands – Live at Lunch

As a special treat this week, the senior campus Rock Bands have taken to the stage of the Fahl Garden to serenade their friends. Special thanks to Mr Montz and the Rock Band tutors for facilitating these fun additions to our lunch times!

Spring Fair Music items – calling Prep and Junior School Students!

We look forward to supporting our Rock Band, Jazz Combo and Year 11/12 students as they take to the Spring Fair stage on the 3rd September 2022. At 10:15am we also invite all Prep and Junior School students to join in with a singalong of a song all students know: ‘Sesere Eeye’. We will enjoy singing and dancing together on stage in the Fahl Garden with any students who are in attendance at this time.

Junior Campus Ensemble Openings

It’s not too late to join an ensemble on the Junior Campus! As we begin to prepare for end of year performances, we invite students to consider joining an ensemble and all details can be found on Pulse. We are particularly eager for any budding wind / brass / percussion students who have private lessons to submit an application form to audition for Concert Band. 

Senior Music Awards Dinner 2022

Tomorrow night! Tickets for the dinner have sold out and we can’t wait to join our community for this much-loved sit down dinner, honouring the contributions of our senior musicians and celebrating that gift that Music is to our community. A reminder to all performers to please meet punctually at the John Roberts Centre straight after school so that the buses can leave promptly at 3.30pm.

Senior Instrumental Competition 2022

The finalists have been announced and rehearsals are in place for the coming Senior Instrumental Competition on Monday 19th September. The three divisions will kick off at 5.30pm. Parents and friends are welcome to attend, and can reserve some of the limited seats available via the link below.

CLICK HERE TO RESERVE COMPETITION TICKETS

‘Addams Family Musical’ Orchestra Auditions

Our Head of Music Enrichment & Lead Conductor, Mr Mathew Owen is looking forward to once again taking on the role of Music Director for the Redlands Musical in 2023! There are several seats open for Orchestral instruments, and auditions are welcomed via the Addams Family Musical Auditions iLearn page. With Audition forms needing to be submitted by tomorrow, please check the iLearn page for more information, or see the Drama Office.

From Monday, access Junior and Senior Campus Music from Pulse!

Make sure you actively subscribe to both pages to stay up to speed with the fun announcements and important news as it’s posted!

CLICK FOR SENIOR MUSIC PULSE

CLICK FOR PREP & JUNIOR MUSIC PULSE

The Music Department wishes you a fantastic Week 7 to come!

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