Foundation

60 Years Since Establishment of Parents and Friends Association

This year we are celebrating 60 years since the first Parents and Friends Association was established. Redlands parents have played a very important role in the School’s development in many different ways such as volunteering across various areas of the School, organising Redlands Spring Fairs and supporting a broad range of fundraising efforts, for example the Science Block (R), Redlands Hall, Lang Gym, High Country Campus, the Fitness Centre, the New Learning Hub and the means-tested Redlands Foundation  Scholarships.

We greatly appreciate the involvement of parents contributing to the advancement of the School in many different ways. The strength of the Redlands community has been appreciated this year, where many groups have demonstrated care for each other by contacting new families and making them feel welcome, and by making connections to those who are in need, such as our Victorian Alumni or Old Girls.

Family Trivia Night

This Saturday we were scheduled to host our bi-annual Redlands Spring Fair but due to current circumstances, plans have been adjusted and an alternative event, Family Trivia Night, has been planned.

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Redlanders AGM

The Redlanders Association (Old Boys and Girls Union) AGM will take place on Wednesday 23 September at 6.00pm via Zoom. All Redlander parents are welcome to attend.

For more information and to register your interest in joining in please contact alumni@redlands.nsw.edu.au or visit our website. 

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

From the Principal

We are all working on creative ways to connect this year and it has been wonderful to note the RPFA initiative to provide an online Fun Family Trivia afternoon, which will be held on Sunday 20 September from 4.30-6.00pm. It will be a fun event and provide an entertaining way to connect with each other. Bookings can be made here.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Junior School House Football competition last Saturday and seeing the House spirit on display. Whilst we obviously have some very talented footballers in the School, it was most encouraging to see students playing for the first time and trying a new activity. My thanks to Mr Dunne and our Football coaches who made the day possible.

The recent Year 12 HSC Art Exhibition was most impressive in terms of the creativity displayed, as well as the depth of personal reflection, wisdom and preceptive analysis of the concepts explored. Whilst it is not the same as being present, I know that parents would have appreciated being able to view the exhibition online. To experience the Virtual Tour, please click here. If you hover over the green/white circle in each space, a video of the student will appear to provide an insight into their art-making practice. We are also looking forward to the upcoming Year 12 IB Art Exhibition.

As I write this article, I have just been asked by the Prefect group to record a message for the upcoming R U OK Day assembly that they are leading. Our leaders have inspired me this year, as they have continued to look beyond their own needs, and thoughtfully planned how they can make a positive impact on the student body.

I again encourage all parents and carers to please complete the strategic planning survey that you would have received via email. The last day to complete the survey is this Friday 4 September. My thanks to all who have taken the time to provide this important feedback.

Mr Stephen Webber

Photo caption: Junior School students greatly enjoyed the modified format of the Tennis summer skills program on the Junior Campus Oval.

RPFA

Family Trivia Night

Join us and other Redlands families for our first ever socially distant community event – a Kahoot Trivia afternoon. Suitable for all ages. Dress in your House colors as special House points will be awarded and there will be lots of prizes! 

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Redlands Students Need Your Help

We need new members to add to our friendly team of volunteers who assist Redlands students in Yrs 7-12 with exams and assessments throughout the year. We welcome Prep, Junior and Secondary School parents, grandparents, friends and Redlanders.

Our volunteers respect confidentiality, are reliable and punctual, patient and relaxed. Legible handwriting is a bonus. If this describes you, come and join our team! You can choose the exams and assessments for the subjects and years in which you are interested to suit your schedule.

No subject specific knowledge is required; you are simply there to read and/or write what the student dictates, and to regulate the time. Bad spelling? No problem – spelling is ignored when there’s a writer. Illegible handwriting? You could be a reader (no writing required) or supervise time for a student or a small group. 

Our students are very appreciative of the support they are given. If you would be interested in finding out more about helping with exams, please contact Saralie Pincini at spincini@redlands.nsw.edu.au or on 9968 9854.

Summer Second Hand Uniform Sale

Due to high demand for second hand uniforms, the RPFA is going to trial an online sale of summer uniforms. Next Monday details will be emailed on how to order and pay online. Collection will be in the last week of Term 3. At this stage we don’t have the capacity to accept any more donations of pre loved uniforms, but will update parents in Term 4. 

Funds raised from the second hand uniform sale are contributed towards the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund. Everyone’s support is greatly appreciated!

Redlands Silver Linings Cookbook

We hope you enjoyed last week’s recipes, here are this week’s:

Carnitas
Empanadas
Kentucky pie
Pastichio

Book Club

We will be discussing The White Girl by Tony Birch – recently shortlisted for the Miles Franklin award, “a story of good, evil and the legacy of Australia’s colonial past” on Thursday 10 September from 7.30pm. Please email Lerida Grant on lerida@bigpond.net.au for more information.

2020 RPFA Committee

rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au

President: Michelle Tea
Vice President: JP Forrest
Secretary: Jo Lloyd 
Treasurer: Christine Walsh
Committee: Anna Maria Stillone, Annette Swann, Jean Martin, Kate Kesby, Malcolm Pascoe, Maria Kinsela and Tina Shacklock

Head of Secondary School

Go Open

Over the past few weeks there has been a concerted focus across the School for teachers to open up their classrooms for observations of each others’ practice. Our theme this year was a focus on ‘Learning Environments for Thoughtful Interactions’ and teachers have been sharing reflections of how the learning environments they observed have facilitated thoughtful interactions in the classrooms. I have enjoyed popping into classrooms across various faculties and observing the varied, dynamic and collaborative learning environments, whether it was students conducting experiments in Science classes or students creating etchings in Visual Arts classes. We hope this regular reflection on our practice will lead to an enhanced culture of learning for our teachers and students across the School.

Camp Updates

We have been regularly reviewing our annual Camps in the Secondary School in light of the latest COVID-19 restrictions. We believe these are an invaluable part of the educational program for our students; however, we want to ensure they run in a COV-19 safe environment. Accordingly, we have the following updates on our annual camps.

• The Yr 11 Camp (scheduled for 12-16 October) has been postponed until 2021 in the hope that we can find another suitable time to hold the students’ final school camp.
• The Yr 10 Camp (scheduled for 9-13 November) is currently slated to proceed. This camp will be reviewed at the beginning of Term 4 in light of the latest advice and an update will be sent home to families then.
• The Yr 8 Camp (which was originally scheduled for early Term 2 and has been re-scheduled for 9-13 November) is currently slated to proceed. This camp will be reviewed at the beginning of Term 4 in light of the latest advice and an update will be sent home to families then.
• The Yr 9 Camp (which was originally scheduled for Term 2) has been rescheduled for the week of 16-20 November and will run this week with an onsite experience for students. While Yr 9 students will not have the opportunity to travel to Arnhem Land for their camp, we are planning a cultural immersive experience for Yr 9 students to broaden their understanding of both Yonglu and local indigenous cultures. Students will be onsite for this camp and will connect with communities virtually and in person (if possible). More information will be sent home to Yr 9 students and families early in Term 4.

Virtual Just Dance House Winners

Earlier this term, students across the Secondary School submitted their videos to our virtual Just Dance House Competition. It was wonderful to see students across the Year Groups enjoying their participation in this event. I was privileged to be asked to judge the finalists for this competition and congratulate not only them, but all students, who submitted entries for this event. I would also like to thank the Heads of House and House Captains for organising this event and their continual efforts to further develop or House and School spirit with events such as this.

Yr 12 HSC Visual Arts Exhibition

While we know many parents were disappointed at not being able to attend the Yr 12 HSC Visual Arts Exhibition in person this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are very pleased to be able to offer the exhibition virtually this year for the very first time. Parents can take a virtual tour of the exhibition while also viewing each artist’s works and hearing their individual reflections on their artworks. The virtual exhibition can be found on the Visual Arts page of Redlands Pulse here.

Study Skills Tips

In her Study Skills Handbook Tip for September, Dr Prue Salter discusses the “Power of Collaborative Learning” with some useful advice below. This advice is not only relevant for our Yr 12 students as they head into their final examinations, but also for all students as they reflect on their learning at school.

“Learning with other students can be a very powerful way to improve your learning outcomes. You might be sitting next to each other discussing what you are learning; or working together in a group online and sharing your screens; or giving a friend feedback about an assignment. There are many benefits to learning to work with other students.

Motivation: Studying together can be much more motivating than studying on your own. Setting targets and working towards them together can help keep you focused on completing assignments. Often study done together is more active and engaging than studying on your own and this is much better for retention. 

Deepen Understanding:  Discussing with a friend, being able to bounce ideas off each other, ask each other questions – all of these activities will help strength your neural networks and deepen your understanding of what you are learning. This can help to develop our higher order thinking skills. 

Different Perspectives: Sometimes we don’t realise that we are only looking at things in one particular way and there are different and diverse viewpoints to ours. Learning with a friend can help you see things in a different light and broaden your perspective. This can help develop our critical thinking skills.  

Build Teamwork Skills: Learning to cooperate, negotiate and problem solve with other people is a great skill to have in later life. By learning with other students you will have opportunities to learn to be a more active participant in group work and also develop communication and leadership skills. 

Canteen Update

As stated last term, we have commenced online ordering in the Secondary School Canteen and we are strongly encouraging students to use this system for purchasing food in the Canteen. There is a much more extensive menu through the online ordering system and by using online ordering, students will ensure that their order is waiting for them at the beginning of Recess or Lunch and will not have to worry about availability of food items once they arrive to the Canteen. Students can pre-order items from the Canteen through Flexischools, and parents and carers can create a Flexischools account for their family via this link https://www.flexischools.com.au/ and link a credit card and student number to the account. More details regarding online Canteen ordering are available on Redlands Pulse. 

Redlands Information Systems: Parent Navigation Guide

This is a reminder that this Navigation Guide sent to parents earlier this year and uploaded to Redlands Pulse can assist parents in accessing our school information systems (Pulse, Engage, iLearn) to help with students’ learning.

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

Careers

Open Days this Weekend

UNSW: Saturday 5 September, registration essential prior here. UNSW has launched a new undergraduate degree in quantum engineering and has totally redesigned its Commerce degree to reflect market demands.

University of Melbourne: Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September from 9.00am-5.00pm. There are two particular sessions students should not miss – the Accommodation session at 12.00pm on both days and the Moving to Melbourne from Interstate at 1.30pm each day.

Monash University Information Webinar

To be held on Wednesday 9 September from 5.00-6.30pm, this will allow you to find out about Monash courses, accommodation options, scholarships and student life. Register here.

USA Universities: All About Financial Aid

This two part webinar will attempt to demystify the topic for students and parents. The first part is an introductory overview on Wednesday 9 September from 8.00-9.15pm, register here. The second webinar is an in-depth look at the financial aid process, to be held on Thursday 24 September from 8.00-9.15pm, register here.

UBC Canada Virtual Presentation at Redlands

This will take place on Friday 11 September from 10.15-11.00am in the Library. All interested students welcome. Find out why UBC attracts more international students than any other university in the world!

The University of Sydney Online Open Nights

Wednesday 9 or Thursday 10 September, 5.00-9.00pm. Get course advice, chat to current students and view a range of webinars at the Online Open Nights. Choose from either convenient weeknight session and learn about the University of Sydney from home. Book here.

Walt Disney Animator as Guest Speaker at AIT Open Day

The Academy of Information Technology (AIT) is excited to confirm that Jose Zelaya of Walt Disney Animation Studios in Los Angeles will be their guest speaker at their upcoming Virtual Open Day on 9 September. Register here to learn about their Bachelors in Film, Animation, Games, Digital Design and Mobile App Development.

Ms Simone Salier
Tertiary Education and Careers Advisor
ssalier@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9867

Uniform Shop

Thank you to all parents and carers for placing your orders online to the Uniform Shop during the last few months. We will continue with online ordering for the foreseeable future and appreciate your continued support. Orders can be placed online at www.flexischools.com.au or by downloading the Flexischools app. If you need assistance with sizes or have any questions regarding uniforms, please do not hesitate to call us.

Basketball Singlets

Basketball singlets for Term 4 will be hired at a charge of $10.00 for the season.  These will be distributed by the Sports Departments in Junior and Secondary Schools once the teams have been selected and the cost will be charged to your school account. We are expecting a delivery of Basketball shorts in the next few weeks and these will also be available to order online.

Summer Uniform

As we near the end of winter term, it’s now time to check if your child has grown and to order any summer uniform ready for the start of Term 4. Boys in Yrs 7–12 now have the option of wearing grey shorts with knee high grey socks in Terms 4 and 1.  Please check the Flexischools website for waist measurements on these new shorts.

New Students

If you have a new student starting at Redlands in 2021, we have setup an online booking process to assist with their uniform fitting. We strongly recommend you make an appointment as soon as possible to avoid the rush, particularly as we are limited to one parent and up to two children in the Shop at any time. We have experienced staff who will ensure they make allowances for growth over the next few months and we will of course exchange any items that need changing. Please click here to book an appointment for your child’s uniform fitting.

Mrs Kathy Brown
Uniform Shop Manager
uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9850

Year 12

Yr 12 House Morning Tea

Dumolo had their House morning tea on Monday. It was great to see everyone together and sharing stories about their experiences over the years. Cowper, McDouall and Roseby will have their morning tea in the coming weeks.

HSC Art Major Work Showcase

A big congratulations to the HSC Art students on the completion of their Body of Work. It was really inspiring to see all the talented pieces on display. Well done to Alexander Kourakis and Sunday Stephens for their speech to the Redlands community. Please click on the link below for a virtual tour. More information can be found on Redlands Pulse.

Visual Arts HSC Exhibition Virtual Tour

Study Skills

Dr Prue Salter spoke to Yr 12 on Monday about planning out the next few months in preparation for their final exams. Some of Prue’s tips about working collaboratively are below.

The Power of Collaborative Learning: Learning with other students can be a very powerful way to improve your learning outcomes. You might be sitting next to each other discussing what you are learning, or working together in a group online and sharing your screens, or giving a friend feedback about an assignment. There are many benefits to learning to work with other students.

Motivation: Studying together can be much more motivating than studying on your own. Setting targets and working towards them together can help keep you focused on completing assignments. Often study done together is more active and engaging than studying on your own and this is much better for retention. 

Deepen Understanding: Discussing with a friend, being able to bounce ideas off each other, ask each other questions – all of these activities will help strength your neural networks and deepen your understanding of what you are learning. This can help to develop our higher order thinking skills.

Staying Positive

Samuel Cook and Madeleine Howard showing us how to stay positive at Redlands.

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 12 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 11

Examinations

Yr 11 HSC and IB Examinations have run smoothly this week. I must extend thanks to Mr David Randall, Mr Darren Taylor and Ms Jane Sharman for their efforts ensuring the success of these examinations. In addition, acknowledgement must go to our team of invigilators, particularly parent volunteers who generously give their time and the Learning Plus staff. Our Yr 11 students have been prompt, well dressed and in good spirits, which is a mark of their maturity and commitment to their academic studies. This has been thoroughly pleasing to witness.

Innovative Design

Yr 11 Textiles, Design and Technology, and IPT courses are currently exhibiting their major works on the first floor of Learning Hub for the next two weeks. The exhibition showcases a variety of work from Yr 11 students. Textiles and Design works focussed upon Upcycling to create new garments and accessories. Design and Technology works focussed on Innovation and Me – ‘How far have we come and where can we go?’. Students choose an area of interest, designed and then produced a product, system or environment to meet a genuine need. The focus for IPT students was Website Design and Function.

Design and Technology Images 

‘Anti-Boredom 3D Puzzle Cube’ – Flynn Garner, ‘Face mask that incorporates lip reading panel’ – Yola Reinecke, ‘Hexhab – floatable shelter capsule‘ – Stuart Crick, ‘Deep mind- anti stress mindful messages unity game’ – Lachlan Forsyth-Smith, ‘Snow phone pocket’ – Rachel Kinghorn.

Textiles Images

Nina Casey-Brown produced a pair of high waisted wide legged pants, developed from a range of men’s and women’s trousers and shirts, which were printed, laser cut, appliqued, and quilted together. The combination of construction and decorative techniques, replicated her inspiration of the ‘Imperfect patterns of nature and reflected the silhouette of vintage 1970s wide legged trousers’.

Carmen Brisson was inspired by Antoni Gaudí. The appliqued denim on denim is inspired by the broken tiles of the benches in Park Güell, Barcelona. Whilst the fabric painted cross on the back of the dress is taken from the cross on the tower by Gaudi in the same park. She chose ruffled tulle to complement the resilient and sturdy look of denim, thereby merging the idea of high fashion with street wear. 

Gabi Drage was inspired by the designer Iris Van Herpen and Gabi designed her garment to mimic a sea slug which, although colourful, can only see back and white. The blazer and silk organza trousers illustrate what is in the sea slug’s view, but the inner lining and laser cut back, represent the varied and exotic colours of these creatures.

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 11 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494

Year 10

Minimal Standards Testing

A reminder that mininimal standards testing is taking place for all Yr 10 students as a requirement from NESA for high school students. Parents have been emailed regarding these tests, with Mathematics and Reading taking place on Monday 7 September and Writing on Tuesday 8 September. Any further questions, please address them to David Randall.

Tutor Time

Tutor Time has been spent writing their weekly planners, working on their resumes, continuing to learn about anxiety and its impact on individuals, and discovering more about aged homelsessness.

Study Tips

Dr Prue Salter’s study tip for September is The Power of Collaborative Learning. 

Learning with other students can be a very powerful way to improve your learning outcomes. You might be sitting next to each other discussing what you are learning, or working together in a group online and sharing your screens, or giving a friend feedback about an assignment. There are many benefits to learning to work with other students.

Motivation: Studying together can be much more motivating than studying on your own. Setting targets and working towards them together can help keep you focused on completing assignments. Often study done together is more active and engaging than studying on your own and this is much better for retention. 

Deepen Understanding: Discussing with a friend, being able to bounce ideas off each other, ask each other questions – all of these activities will help strength your neural networks and deepen your understanding of what you are learning. This can help to develop our higher order thinking skills. 

Different Perspectives: Sometimes we don’t realise that we are only looking at things in one particular way and there are different and diverse viewpoints to ours. Learning with a friend can help you see things in a different light and broaden your perspective. This can help develop our critical thinking skills.  

Build Teamwork Skills: Learning to cooperate, negotiate and problem solve with other people is a great skill to have in later life. By learning with other students you will have opportunities to learn to be a more active participant in group work and also develop communication and leadership skills.

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 10 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 9

Absences

Just a reminder on processes for absences and approved leave. Please email the school as soon as possible if your child is sick and unable to attend that day. Please note that this is a dedicated absence email address only – any emails sent to this address will not be responded to. If a student is absent from school for any longer than two days, please supply a doctor’s certificate. No medical appointments should be made during school hours, including Thursday afternoon sport. This obviously does not include medical emergencies. Requests for approved leave should be made in writing to Mr Sean Corcoran. Please also cc me into this correspondence.

If you are in doubt as to whether to COVID test or not, you are to seek your GP’s opinion. If your GP does not think testing is warranted, he/she will provide you with a note for the school saying so. Please refer to this Australian Government Fact Sheet: COVID–19: Identifying the symptoms.

Secondary School Sport

Students and parents are encouraged to check the Sport page in Redlands Pulse for Summer season Sport training schedules.

Stress Management 

Currently, Yr 9 students are in the midst of a heavier assessment period. Whilst, this is a timely reminder for students to revisit their time management skills, it can also raise some concerns regarding teenagers and stress. Included below are useful articles that provide advice on identifying stress; along with, tips and hints on how parents can help their child develop coping skills:

• ReachOut Parents: Stress and teenagers and Help your child develop coping skills for stress
• Study Skills Handbook: Managing Stress (UN: redlands | PW: 68results)
• ReachOut Students: 10 tips for coping with the hard stuff

Pastoral Care Program: Acceptance

Socially intelligent people are able to get along with people of diverse backgrounds, characteristics and viewpoints due to their tolerance, open-mindedness and acceptance of others. Sometimes, this means accepting people even when they share perspectives or behaviours that you don’t necessarily agree with. Learning how to understand and respect these differences is an important part of effective communication. This week students have been exploring the value of getting along with everyone – not just their friends. They had the opportunity to practise open-mindedness and acceptance of diverse viewpoints and opinions. 

Ms Marita Jansons 
Yr 9 Advisor
mjansons@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9819

Year 8

Congratulations

Congratulations to Charlotte Waterland for being awarded first place in the Junior Prose category of the Mosman Youth Awards in Literature. There were over 100 entries received from schools in Sydney metropolitan area. Charlotte is an avid writer and this is a huge accomplishment for her and her piece The Boy Who Couldn’t Whisper. 

Sport

Well done to all Yr 8 sport teams for a strong and spirited Winter season amidst the modified training schedules and COVID requirements.  Students and parents are encouraged to check the Sport page in Redlands Pulse for Summer season Sport training schedules. 

Attendance

When sending a note through regarding attendance, please include a reason and specific information, whenever possible. This supports us in following up with students, parents and teachers appropriately. Sample reasons may include physical issues, mental or emotional concerns and/or COVID testing. 

The Power of Collaborative Learning

With a longer lunch for Yr 8 at the moment and the Study Centre hours available to students, we are seeing an increase of students in younger years taking advantage of this study time and the additional teacher support. At this age, students are starting to realise the importance of early preparation and the power of team and collaborative learning.  Please see below for what Dr Pure Salter recommends and highlights on this topic.

Learning with other students can be a very powerful way to improve your learning outcomes. You might be sitting next to each other discussing what you are learning, or working together in a group online and sharing your screens, or giving a friend feedback about an assignment. There are many benefits to learning to work with other students. Study Skills handbook: (UN: redlands | PW: 68results)

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9863
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 7

Study Centre: New Learning Hub Study Spaces

The Study Centre timetable can be found on Redlands Pulse. 

Reminder

Students have been reminded again this week to stop calling their parents to bring in forgotten items to the school. If it’s medicine then that is considered an essential item, however pencil cases, laptops, sport bags, blazers, ties, exercise books etc are not essential. We are really encouraging responsibility and independence, and ask that parents support us in this.

R U Ok?

The message for R U OK? Day this year is ‘There’s more to say after R U OK?’

2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and circumstances have made it even more important for us all to stay connected and, for those who are able, be willing to support those around us. This week, Cowper Yellow, in their student run Assembly, addressed this important topic. You don’t have to be an expert to keep the conversation going when someone says they’re not OK. By knowing what to say you can help someone feel supported and access appropriate help long before they’re in crisis, which can make a really positive difference to their life. We have many wonderful supports at Redlands for students and we encourage the conversation, “R U OK?”. Should you have any wellbeing concerns for your children, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 7 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Head of Junior School

Junior School COVID Update of Events

As a School, we continue to review every scheduled event and evaluate each event in line with the current NSW Health guidelines.

Following the necessary cancellation of Yrs 3-5 camps this year, we are finalising a separate day of activities for each of these Year Groups with our camp providers, the Outdoor Education Group, who will run games and activities for the students on site with a COVID-safe risk management plan.

Our annual House Cross Country Carnival is still scheduled for Thursday 17 September and the revised plan will be to have it organised by Year Groups with each Year Group heading to the course at Cammeray Golf Club for their respective race and then coming back to school before the next Year Group heads out.

In relation to interschool sport, I was part of a meeting this week with other IPSHA Primary Heads and Term 4 school sport is being planned within local areas so Redlands would only play schools in and around the lower north shore which is akin to the current guidelines for community sport. Of course, these plans will be subject to the climate and guidelines of the time and then be reviewed by the School’s management team before final approval and support.

House Football Competition

Our Principal, Mr Webber, and I really enjoyed supporting last Saturday’s inaugural House Football tournament which took place on the Junior Campus oval. It was wonderful to see over 200 girls and boys voluntarily sign up to take part and represent their House and the sense of both House and School spirit was palpable. It was also wonderful to see a number of students take part in the first competitive game and enjoy the experience of being part of a team.

As has been the case at varying points this year with school sport, the creative thinking of our Sports department to provide some physical activity after Saturday interschool sport is acknowledged and there was already talk amongst the students of seeing if another House interschool activity might be organised next term.

Yr 5 Leadership Day 

On Wednesday, Yr 5 students experienced their first inspirational Student Leadership incursion led by Cameron Brown from Explore Discover Act. Students were engaged in challenges and reflections that helped them understand and build awareness and appreciation of their ability to lead. Students were provided with opportunities to connect their learning to leadership environments with transferable skills, attitudes and behaviours. The course outcomes dovetailed well with our own Three Pillars of Aspiration for Students: 21^st Century Thinkers and Learners, 21^st Century Attitudes and being 21^st Century Participants, encouraging them to become active problem solvers and responsible risk takers. We are looking forward to Cameron’s second visit in Term 4.

October Vacation Care 2020

If you would like your child to attend the October Vacation Care program, please visit Redlands Pulse to preview the activity plans. The Flexischools website will be open from 12.00pm on Monday 7 September for bookings using the Prep and Junior Vacation Care icon. If you have any Vacation Care or OOSH queries, please contact Trinetta Newbond (OOSH Coordinator) on 0413 764 443.

Uniform shop

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

Head of Preparatory School

Calendar Updates

8 September – Drama and Dance photos
10 September – Yr 1 Caines Arcade Day
16, 17, 18 September – Prep STEAM Days
18 September – Yr 2 In-School Outdoor Education experience
24 September – Prep Games Day

Information will be provided in Note Day closer to the actual events.

Seesaw

We have had a number of queries about student Seesaw account access from home and login details expiring. During Remote Learning students were given a unique Home Learning Code to access Seesaw from home. With the return to school, Seesaw home access for students is no longer required. All parents and carers are able to connect with their child’s Seesaw journal through the Seesaw Family app using the family login details. Parents and carers are able to use the Seesaw Family app to access any materials teachers share for Home Learning and any work students upload to their Journals. It is important to check that you are logged into Seesaw via the Family app. If you are logged into a student account, you may be prompted to update your child’s login details or see a message indicating that your child’s login details for Seesaw have expired. To restore your Family access, login to the Family app with your Family login details. 

Allister Street Drop Off Zone

The Prep car line is moving well in the mornings and afternoons and I thank everyone who makes positive choices to keep our Redlands children safe. Can I please remind our Prep parents that if you drop your child off in Allister Street itself, please do not park and walk your child to the gate as this does create an issue with the drop off and pick up zone. From next week, there will be an extra staff member out on duty to open car doors and help students out of cars. If there is a specific reason why a parent has to walk their child to the doors, please park in surrounding streets and walk in. We thank you again for your understanding.

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Staffing Update

Sadly, Hilary Luck will be leaving at the end of Term 3 after seven years at Redlands as our Assistant Coordinator of Music and MIC of Bands. Hilary has accepted the role as Head of Junior School Music at Abbotsleigh. During her time here, Hilary has made remarkable contributions to the Junior School Music programs and the Music education of many young students. She has also overseen a number of major musical productions and festivals and helped grow the various musical ensembles significantly. Hilary will be missed by staff, families and students alike. We wish her the very best.

Vodcast

This week’s Vodcast centres around Number Talks. Mrs Fiona Rugg presents a short clip on the language used to demonstrate thinking in numeracy activities and also provides a short example of how to encourage this language outside of the classroom. Please click here to watch all our Redlands vodcasts.

Numeracy Board

Our ‘Let Your Shine Board’ in the Prep School has been overflowing with everything numeracy the last two weeks. From Transition to Yr 2, our learners have demonstrated  through pictures and display, the beauty of the process of learning. At Redlands we celebrate the process a student navigates through to not only master a skill but how to adapt this skill to solve many different real-life situations. For example it is one thing to colour in a half a circle in a text book or on a worksheet but it is another thing when a learner can identify half of a group of items to share, or be able to cut a piece of paper in half and know what that means or even to ‘go halves’ when sharing something at home or school.

Next week our Prep board will have a focus on writing. We will celebrate examples of informative and imaginative texts and even some persuasive texts from our young authors. Again, we are going to showcase not the polished end result, but the process of learning to produce a piece of writing that reflects the structure practised. It will be lovely to share the different mediums our writers can share their learning as well. Writing does not always have to be presented on a piece of paper. I look forward to sharing these samples with you.

Happy Father’s Day

From all of us in the Prep School, we would like to wish all our fathers a very peaceful and fun filled Father’s Day on Sunday. We also extend these wishes to all the uncles, brothers, grandads and other significant male role models who will enjoy family time on Sunday. I am sure there are some very cute and gorgeous Prep items coming your way.

October Vacation Care 

If you would like your child to attend the October Vacation Care program, please visit Redlands Pulse to preview the activity plans. The Flexischools website will be open on Monday 7 September at 12.00pm to make any bookings. Please use the Prep and Junior Vacation Care icon. If you have any Vacation Care or OOSH queries, please contact the OOSH Coordinator, Trinetta Newbond on 0413 764 443.

What’s Happening Around the Prep School?

Uniform shop

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

Redlands House/Transition Gold

Father’s Day

Wishing all of the Redlands House families a very happy day on Sunday. Sadly we can’t have our usual Father’s Day morning in the Preschool this week but we do hope that you all enjoy your special day.

Optional Term 4 Uniform for Transition Gold Students

To assist in the preparation for Kindergarten, Transition Gold students who are moving into Kindergarten in 2021, are welcome to wear the formal school uniform in Term 4 should they wish. Girls should wear a summer dress and boys should wear the shirt, tie and shorts. Please contact the Redlands Uniform Shop to make an appointment before the end of Term 3.

October Vacation Care

If you would like your child to attend the October Vacation Care program, please visit Redlands Pulse to preview the activity plan. Flexischools will be open on Monday 7 September at 12.00pm to make any bookings. Please use the Redlands House Vacation Care icon. If you have any Vacation Care or OOSH queries you can contact the Late Room Coordinator, Trishna Rai.

Spring Has Sprung!

We are very much enjoying the warmer weather at Redlands House. The children have been busy in the garden and enjoying water play again. Please remember to layer the children’s clothing as it can still be cool in the mornings and afternoons. Please also remember to pack extra clothing, including socks. Sometimes the children need some extra clothes when they get wet or dirty. Any donations of socks for us to use as spares, would be greatly appreciated.

Uniform shop

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

Head of Secondary Sport

Sport and Wellbeing

Recently when students were registering for summer sport they were asked the following question, “How important do you think sport is to your wellbeing?”. With over 1/3 of the school ranking it as a 10 and 86% ranking it as a 7 or above, it shows the importance of sport as a part of a truly holistic education at Redlands. In recent months with COVID reducing the amount of structured activities available to students, there has been increased appreciation for the value sport provides in fostering social connections, enhancing mental health and improving emotional intelligence. Sometimes we can’t appreciate something until it is taken away.

These important factors are crucial for young people to flourish and sport provides a place of safety and security for these life skills to develop and our students to maintain balance in their day to day lives. Particularly in a time of social upheaval and continual change, sport can provide a constant outlet for students to connect with friends, peers and ‘let off a little steam’.

When we speak of holistic education this refers to not just a broad based curriculum to stretch and extend academic pursuits, but a broad range of life pursuits that allow young people to grow physically, socially, mentally and emotionally. This is how we achieve balance in our lives, this is how we achieve wellbeing in young peoples’ lives, this is what we achieve in an education for life at Redlands.

Figure 1: Survey result of Secondary School students answering the question How important do you think sport is your wellbeing?

Basketball 

Basketball trials are now underway. A reminder that the Basketball preliminary information can be found on Redlands Pulse. All age groups will have two trials per week on Tuesday and Thursday and all students registered for Basketball must attend all trials.   

Tennis

Last Saturday our ISA students participated in the Redlands Junior (Yrs 7-9) or Senior (Yrs 10-12) Singles Championships. There were some great matches and it was a great opportunity for students to play in some competitive matches. They played all their round matches with the Semi Finals and Finals taking place this weekend at Cammeray Tennis Courts. Our Development Squad students finished the Winter season with a mini competition. It was great to see the progress these students have made over the past couple of months. Our Redlands League students played their Finals on Saturday with the Blue team playing the Yellow team in the Final. It was the Blue team that were too strong taking home the win. Congratulations to all Winter Tennis students on their participation, attitude and effort throughout what has been a challenging season.

Important Dates:

Thursday 3 September – Summer Tennis starts – for the most up to date training groups, please check Redlands Pulse

Tuesday 8 September – Tuesday morning trainings start

Saturday 5 September – Redlands Singles and Doubles Championships Semi Finals and Finals. Our best Tennis players will compete for the title of Junior or Senior Tennis Champion.

Touch Football 

The Redlands Touch Football Preliminary information can be found on Redlands Pulse. A reminder that trials will run on Tuesday (3.30-5.00pm) and Thursday (2.30-4.00pm) and Saturday (time TBC) through Week 8. Trials are compulsory for all those registered with Touch Football. 

“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose“. Andre Agassi

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

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​

Junior Sport

Football Interhouse Gala Day

In our inaugural competition, brought about by the cancellation of our regular Winter season, we had over 200 students participate in this event. It was great to see so many students who do not normally play Football for the School sign up.

Competition was fierce on the field with fast paced games. The finals were based on the results from the matches all morning and, despite the Yr 6 Roseby teams winning all their games, they missed out on a place in the finals to Dumolo and Cowper. The 3^rd and 4^th playoff was Roseby and McDouall, Roseby winning 1-0.

In the finals, Cowper and Dumolo game was 0-0 and went to a penalty shootout with Dumolo saving 3 shots and scoring to win the overall day.

Year Group Results

Yr 3 McDouall; Yr 4 tie Cowper and Dumolo; Yr 5 tie Cowper and Dumolo; Yr 6 Roseby.

Final Overall Points

4^th place McDouall 117
3^rd place Roseby 127
2^nd place Cowper 141
1^st place Dumolo 143

Well done to all the students who participated on the day and thanks to the parents and carers who looked after transportation on the day.

Wednesday Sport

In our second week of the modified competition we had beautiful conditions for our Summer Skills program to continue and the oval was turned into a Tennis venue. Students are to be commended on their participation in this modified format across all sports.

Summer Sport Trials

Final reminder for those students who are involved in Representative Sport for Term 4 that there are trials before final team allocations on Saturday 5 and Saturday 12 September. Sessions are 90 minutes in duration and, in adhering to COVID-19 protocols, students will be separated by Year Group for these trials. Click here to view your session times and venue.

Cross Country Carnival

Our Carnival, scheduled for Thursday 17 September, will proceed with a few minor changes. Permission, details and notification for this event will be emailed to you shortly via Engage. To adhere to the COVID protocols, students will be transported to and from the venue and run in Year Groups rather than Age Groups. Using their entrant numbers from the Athletics Carnival, results will be split post event based on their Age Groups so the Age Champion can be presented. To view the course please click here.

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

Snowsports

Friends of Snowsports AGM

The Friends of Snowsports Annual General Meeting will be held (via Zoom) on Monday 14 September at 6.00pm.

The 2021 committee officers will be voted for at this meeting.

Zoom link for AGM 

Unfortunately the proposed end of season function at the Kirribilli Yacht Club on 24 September has been cancelled by the Club due to COIVD-19 restrictions.

2021 Season

Planing is well underway for next year. In 2021 we will be looking to offer Snowsports as a Winter Representative Sport to students who meet a certain criteria. The criteria is yet to be finalised but will be available soon. 

More Snowsports details and calendar are on Redlands Pulse. 

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

or Ms Eliza Peirce
epeirce@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Ballet and Dance

Royal Academy of Dance

Congratulations to the following Yrs 2-11 students who recently competed external examinations and class awards with the Royal Academy of Dance. Whilst demonstrating their passion for dance and attending over a hundred hours of dance training, these students have also shown great resilience and stamina in their continued commitment to learning in our current environment, including Zoom tuition. Recognition and gratitude should also go to the significate expertise of Redlands highly qualified Classical Ballet faculty, Ms Samantha Simpson, Ms Kate Larter, Ms Kim Traynor, Ms Julie-Ann Kerr (RAD examiner), Ms Maria Dos-Santos and Ms Deborah Patience.

RAD Intermediate Foundation Examination: Yrs 6-9 students: Josie Bannon, Alissandra Braden, Catarina Croll, Annabelle Cullen, Lara Farrell, Tali Feldman, Tara Gold, Ahnu Guan, Scarlett Ilic, Celia Kerf, Madeleine Lamport, Alexandra Lloyd, Sarah McLaren, Dante Minassian, Chloe Scamps, Tiana Vatandoust 

RAD Intermediate Examination: Yrs 8-9 students: Aurora Golowenko, Poppy Justice, Emma Noes, Summer-Eve Smyth, Ashley Stapleton, Melinda Wright  

RAD Advanced Foundation: Yrs 9-11 students: Maddison Hand, Sophia Justice, Alyssa Price 

RAD Grade 5 Class Award: Yr 6 students: Mia Allsop, Kira Delaney, Rory Hobbs, Charlotte Murray

RAD Grade 4 Class Award: Yr 5 students: Charlotte Algar, Isabelle Bannon, Emma Cruttendon, Mia Cruttenden, Amelie Dewar, Lucy Goodsall, Elizabeth Grinham, Lucie Kerf, Grace Leung, Evangelina Krallis, Lillyah Rafferty, Georgia Slack, Tara Ward 

RAD Grade 3 Class Award: Yr 4 students: Alexis Castan, Alice Connell, Charlotte Dudley, Emma Foley, Miriam Forster, Ina Guan, Saskia Jelley, Aimee Kang, Anabelle Kendrigan, Cameron Livingston, Alba Martin-Gomez, Zoe Murdoch, Freya Stevens  

RAD Grade 2 Class Award: Yr 3 students: Molly Crompton, Amelie Doherty, Jackson Humphreys, Cameron Lloyd, Sophia Moriarty

RAD Grade 1 Class Award: Yr 2 students: Amelie Cadman, Lily Carey, Audrey Gaudin, Isha Gupta, Aisha Hu, Amellia Svensson, Milly Wu

Ballet This Week

Our budding Grade 2 ballerinas and ballerinos are shown working on their posture, whilst our Pre-Primary class are pictured in the middle of their Frozen dance routine. 

Ms K Martin
Head of Ballet and Dance
kmartin@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6461

Drama and Theatre

Year 12

The IB Theatre Collaborative projects will be filmed on Monday 7 September and made available for families to view via the iLearn Course page. These original pieces explore Art, Loss and Ambition in unusual circumstances. The students have worked closely with PUSH Theatre company who are based in New York via a series of Zoom workshops. We wish our students all the very best as they work towards this final stage of their Theatre Assessment.

We will have the opportunity to present awards to our Yr 12 HSC and IB students at the Cocurricular Assembly on 17 September. These young people have shown great resilience and initiative in their final year of school in such challenging circumstances.

Year 11 Production

On Monday 14 September, Yr 11 IB and HSC students will present a series of original self devised works featuring physical theatre techniques of Frantic Assembly, DV8 and PUSH. These creative and engaging performances will be filmed in the Drama Studio and made available for families to view via the iLearn Course page.

Gala Arts

All Gala Arts finalists are reminded to finalise all details requested including costumes, backing tracks, prompt scripts and technical requirements by Friday.

Drama Competition

Judging for the Drama Competition is now taking place and the winners will be announced in Week 10.

Musical 2021

Grease will be going ahead in 2021 provided the ongoing situation allows us to use our external venue, The Concourse.

All cast members in Yrs 7-11 need to indicate their preference via this Google form by Friday Week 7 (4 September). All current cast members are guaranteed a place in the 2021 Musical if they indicate they wish to continue by completing the Google form.

Students currently in Yr 6, students who are new to Redlands, those who did not audition this year and those who were unsuccessful this year, will all have the opportunity to audition for 2021. The audition process for all applicants will be confirmed in Week 9 with all audition information placed here.

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

Music

Interested in Joining A Rock Band?

If you would like to join one of our existing Rock Bands or even form a new Rock Band, please contact Mrs Jacqueline McGlade or Ms Tame for more information.

The Secondary Rock Band program is specifically looking for the following musicians to join some of the already established Rock Bands in Yrs 7-10. Please note that Private Tuition in developing individual skills is a prerequisite for membership with Redlands Rock. Positions available are: 

• Yr 7 Rock Bands – Electric Guitarist, Lead Vocalists and Keyboardist
• Yr 8 Rock Band – Bass Guitarists
• Yr 10 Rock Band – Drummer and Lead Vocalist

Extra Subjects Music Group Tuition

The Extra Subjects Music Group Tuition program offers lessons in Musicianship, Sound Engineering, Rock Bands and Composition. These various classes meet throughout the week before and after school, providing students with opportunities in building music theory skills, sound production techniques, contemporary performance and song writing. Please refer to Redlands Pulse for Enrolment forms.

Music Awards

Although the Music Department and the Friends of Music are unable to host the Music Awards Dinner this year, we are pleased to announce that the Music Awards will be acknowledged at the Secondary School Cocurricular Assembly on Thursday 17 September (Week 9).  

As a central focus of the annual dinner, all Yr 12 students are acknowledged for their commitment to the musical life of the School, and are presented with a Music Graduates Portfolio as their musical journey at Redlands comes to an end. In acknowledging the start of a new journey for those members who have just started their Secondary School Cocurricular Music Ensembles experience, we congratulate all Yr 7 students for their commitment and present each individual with a Certificate of Participation.

Alongside acknowledging all students for their commitment to the Music Ensemble program, the Yrs 8-11 Music Awards for Leadership, Excellence, Dedication and Service will be formally announced at the Cocurricular Assembly in Week 9. Congratulations to the following students in Yrs 8-11 who have been nominated this year.

Vocal Competition Finalists

The Music Department would like to congratulate all students who presented repertoire from memory in the recent Vocal Competition auditions. The department was impressed with the high number of entrants across all divisions and would like to commend the students who presented developing technical skills as singers and aiming for performance excellence as young artists. Due to a very different year, and in providing performance opportunities for students, the number of finalists in each division has been increased for 2020. The Music Department is pleased to announce the following students from Yrs 7-12 as the Vocal Competition finalists.

Term 3 Music Ensemble Support Materials

Even though some of our Music Ensembles have been paused for the time being, the Department will continue to provide students with all the resources they require for ongoing independent learning and practising at home. Semester 2 repertoire has now been distributed to all groups, with a variety of support materials uploaded through iLearn and Google Classroom for the majority of ensembles.

Term 3 Overviews

Information relating to the specifics of weekly rehearsal arrangements can be found on Redlands Pulse. For any additional enquiries or questions please contact the respective offices.

• Junior Campus Music juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au
• Secondary Campus Music seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Student Expectations in the Rehearsal Room

Safety during rehearsals continues to remain our number one priority in the classroom and rehearsal space. All staff and students are expected to adhere to the recommendations pertaining to social distancing expectations.

In consideration of these guidelines, students are reminded to:

• Bring their own instrument (if applicable) to school for use in instrumental rehearsals;
• Are organised with their own scores and repertoire as issued by Music Administration.

The Music Department has organised all rehearsals and resources to ensure that all students work independently with their own stand. Under no circumstance are students to be sharing a music stand with another student.

Hygiene in the Music Setting and Student Expectations

As part of our return to group settings, this continues to be a well-considered aspect of our overall planning and students involved in group instruction will follow the guidelines through the spreading out of rehearsals, utilising larger areas and rehearsal spaces to adhere to distancing, where possible. Regular cleaning and disinfecting of musical equipment and resources will be undertaken daily.

Senior Campus

Yr 11 HSC and IB Music Showcase (Revised Date)

• Music 1, Music 2, Music Extension and IB Music – Wednesday 16 September (4.00pm)

Instrumental Competition Auditions (Term 3, Week 9)

The audition process for instrumental entries 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. Application forms can be found on Redlands Pulse.

Please note: Entries are only accepted when accompaniment scores are submitted to Music Reception at the time of the application submission.

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