Foundation

Spring Fair

Join the Carnival Fun and celebrate 134 years of the Redlands Community

This will be a great celebration of Redlands community bringing together the past, current and future students as well as staff, relatives and neighbours. Thank you to the Spring Fair Committee members, volunteers, sponsors and Redlands staff who have worked hard towards the launch of this wonderful event.

The wristbands, coupons and raffle books will be available on the day. For further details, please visit our website here. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday! Sorry, no dogs are permitted at Spring Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

A Special Birthday Celebration

On Monday, Redlands hosted a birthday morning tea to celebrate Mr John Roberts, one of the three Redlands Founding Trustees, 100^th birthday. Guests included Penny Roberts, John’s daughter from the Class of 1974, fellow Trustees Mr John Lang OAM and Mr Bruce Adams, Mr and Mrs Robert Dunnet, Ms Glenda McLoughlin, Redlands Chair, and Board members, Principal Dr Peter Lennox, Deputy Principal Ms Sarah McGarry, School Executives, Secondary and Junior School Captains and Yr 12 singers, who sang Mr Roberts a very special Happy Birthday! To mark the occasion, Mr Roberts brought along his congratulatory message from HRH Queen Elizabeth.

Mr John Roberts has had a very positive impact on Redlands. During his time as a Redlands RPFA Chairman, coeducation was introduced, Early Childhood education was re-established, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme commenced, the former Cremorne Girls’ High School, now the Junior Campus, was purchased and the High Country Campus was developed as a base for Outdoor Education and Winter School.

Redlands Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 6 November 

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon at Sergeant’s Mess, Chowder Bay. Enjoy a cocktail and French champagne on arrival, a gourmet two course luncheon with fine wines throughout the day while catching up with your friends. Wonderful live entertainment, fashions on the field, raffles and sweeps. This year the Redlands Fashions on the Field will feature four categories Most Elegant Filly, Cutting Edge Colt, Statement Socks (men only) and Millinery Award.

Early Bird Tickets can be purchased here. This year we are offering a special discount on tables of ten valued at $1,400 (a discount on the ticket price from last year). For any booking enquiries, please contact Melanie Hendra, Events Manager.

Getting ready for Melbourne Cup has been made easy with Glam Corner. Guests can take advantage of an exclusive 10% off rentals offer until 6 November 2018. Simply go online, choose a gown, use discount code GC01CUP10, have it delivered to work or home and post it back in the supplied satchel once it’s been worn.

Reunions Update

Reunion Class of 2008

Alumni from the Class of 2008 joined us for Welcome Drinks and a School Tour followed by a dinner at The Oaks Hotel. Students were addressed by Dr Lennox (his first Yr 12 cohort) and School Captain, Max Chapman. This group appreciated seeing the newly named John Roberts Centre and the School as it is today.
“Friday was such a good night, thanks for organising. See you all at the 20 year reunion, if not before!” Alumnus, Class of 2008.

Redlands Family Connections – Let us know

Did your grandmother, aunt, uncle, cousin or other relatives attend Redlands? We would love to learn about your family relations and heritage with our School. Please share with us your connections and contact Caroline Jane, Alumni Manager.

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

Head of Secondary School

Participation 

At today’s Term 3 Cocurricular Assembly we had the opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge the many and varied cocurricular contributions our students have made at the School over the past two terms. From service to sports, public speaking to performing arts, our Redlands students involve themselves in so many different activities and shine in so many different ways. And while today we specifically recognised some of the outstanding individual, team and group performances in these areas, I would like to especially praise those who might not win an award but who still participate with pride for their school and passion for their activity. In particular, I want to acknowledge the Yr 12 students who have continued participating in their cocurricular activities all the way through this last term of their schooling. Their leadership and commitment sets an example for all other students at the School to follow.

In recent conversations with Yr 12 students, a number of them have mentioned that one of the highlights of their schooling experience is the relationships they develop with students across the different Year Groups. I have witnessed many of these interactions in recent weeks, whether it is when a small group of Yr 7 students, who participated in the musical, run up to our Yr 12 Arts Captains in the playground as if they had just seen a long-lost friend, or the beaming smile one of our junior athletes has on their face after one of our Yr 12 competitors stops to congratulate them on their performance at the ISA Athletics Carnival. I am certain that these interactions are not just highlights for our Yr 12 students, but they are also highlights for these junior students, as well.   

ISA Athletics 

On Tuesday, I had the great pleasure of attending the ISA Athletics Carnival at Homebush. These athletes who ran, jumped and threw on the day chose to take on this “extra” sports commitment between seasons and compete for the School. Redlands not only had its largest team in recent memory but also achieved some of its best results ever placing 2^nd overall in the Division 1 Junior Girls, 2^nd overall in the Division 1 Intermediate Girls, 2^nd overall in the Division 1 Senior Girls and 2^nd overall in the Division 1 Senior Boys. Congratulations to the Junior Girls, Intermediate Girls and Senior Boys who all won their respective 4×100 relays and the following students who won individual events on the day: Leopold Colin (Yr 10), Zachary Johnson (Yr 12), Emma Mahon (Yr 9), Emmi McDonald (Yr 8), Gus Miller (Yr 9), Gabriel O’Sullivan (Yr 12), Cameron Pascoe (Yr 11), Phoebe Rathbone (Yr 10), Lulu Simpson (Yr 10), Lauren Smith (Yr 8), Ellis Teudt (Yr 11), Olivia Vigneault (Yr 8) and Alexandra York (Yr 10). A special mention must be made to Alex York who broke five (yes, five) ISA records on the day. What an amazing achievement! And lastly a big thank you to Mr Walker, Mr Ellis and all of the Sports Department and coaches who assisted with Athletics this season.

Snowsports

Last week we also had a large number of students competing at the Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships at Perisher. These students have progressed through States to represent the School on the national stage. Once again, Redlands ruled the slopes with our students competing across age groups and disciplines. We had a large number of students finish in the top three in various events and a special congratulations must be made to the following students who placed first in either an individual or team event during the Championships: Tim Goerner (Yr 12), Braydon Wessels (Yr 11), George Murphy (Yr 9), Nick Goerner (Yr 9), Zeke Weir (Yr 9), Billy Thomas (Yr 8), Harrison Fung (Yr 8) and Ethan McFarlane (Yr 7). A special thank you to Mr Campbell and all of the teachers who have assisted with Snowsports throughout the season. 

Spring Fair

The Redlands Spring Fair is now just a couple of days away and I know many parents are busily preparing for what is a special day on the school calendar. A huge thank you in advance to all of you who have volunteered your time to assist on the day. Parent involvement and support is one of the main reasons why the Redlands community is so special. The weather forecast looks good (spring has definitely sprung) and I know the excitement across the school is building. I look forward to seeing many of you on the day. Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

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

Head of Early Childhood

Prep Games Day

We invite all families to join us for the annual Preparatory Games Day being held on Friday 28 September. All students from Kindergarten to Yr 2 will be involved in running and field events on the Junior Campus oval. Students are all expected to wear their sports uniform; sunscreen and a hat are essential, as we are expecting warm weather. Parents may take their child home at the end of the Games Day. We do ask however, that you sign your child out at Prep Reception before leaving the School. Staff will be supervising any students remaining after Prep Games Day until the end of the day. After School Care will be operating as normal.

Swimming Program Yr 2

The Yr 2 students have had the opportunity to participate in swimming lessons at the Lane Cove Aquatic Centre this week. Utilising the skills of highly accredited swim specialists from the Aqua Bliss Association, students were taught a variety of stroke techniques and given assistance at their level of swimming ability. This four day program is not intended to replace any existing lessons that students regularly attend, rather enhance some skills and provide organisational practice as students learn to change, pack and follow instructions. Additionally, these skills will assist the students as they prepare for the Yr 2 Camp at the end of Term 3. When I visited the pool this week, I was most impressed with the level of coaching afforded to the students and the gains students made in only four intensive lessons.

Yr 2 Camp Reminders

As we make our final preparations for the Yr 2 Camp next week, please take note of the following:

• All information you will need (equipment, what to pack in which bag etc) is in the detailed Camp Information letter, which is available on Redlands Pulse
• All medication is to be brought to school on the morning we depart for camp, in a labelled zip lock bag. Instructions for administering the medication are to be inside the bag on the Short Term Medication Authority Form, which you can also download from Redlands Pulse
• If you wish to have a conversation about the medical needs of your child, or the administration of medication whilst at Camp, this needs to take place with Mrs Simes prior to departure. Please make an appointment via earlychildhood@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Yr 2 – Celebrating Greek Mythology

As communicated in the Term 3 letter, this exciting event will take place on Thursday in Week 10. Please refer to the Parent Information letter on Redlands Pulse for further details.

Please note that all of the children will be changing from their costumes before morning tea and they will wear their PE uniform for the remainder of the day.

• Date: Thursday 27 September (Week 10) from 8.30-10.30am
• Dress: Greek God or Goddess costumes over their PE uniform OR they are to bring their PE uniform in a separate bag. Please note that students are not allowed to wear thongs with their costume but sandals are permitted.

Spring Fair

Thank you to the Spring Fair Committee who organised the selling and collection of pots last Wednesday. If you didn’t buy your pot through Trybookings, it will be available for purchase at the Plant Stall at the Spring Fair on Saturday. The Spring Fair has always been one of the school’s largest and most joyful events, and the preparations that have gone into this year’s fair will ensure that it is going to be a fantastic day. The day will include carnival games, rides, Bubble Soccer together with food, markets and prizes for the whole Redlands community. I look forward to seeing you there! Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

Kids Cancer Project – Mufti Day

This Friday 14 September, our Junior Campus students are encouraged to donate a minimum gold coin donation to wear mufti clothes with ‘a touch of gold’ as we again support the research work of The Kids’ Cancer Project, a charity that holds particular significance for our Redlands community. The Early Childhood section of the School will not be participating in the buying of merchandise in the Junior School.

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

Redlands House/Transition Gold

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. The Preschool keeps a limited amount of spare clothing for any change of clothes necessary. Sending a spare set of clothes for your child would be appreciated, for when students need to change out of wet or dirty clothing.

The Kids Cancer Project – Mufti Day

On Friday 14 September our Redlands House students are encouraged to donate a minimum gold coin donation to wear mufti clothes with ‘a touch of gold’ as we again support the research work of The Kids’ Cancer Project, a charity that holds particular significance for our Redlands community.

The Lucy Hill Library

The Lucy Hill Library is open for parent borrowing to our Early Childhood community during the following times. The Library is located in the Preparatory School, adjacent to Dunnet Hall.

8.00-8.30am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
3.00-3.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
2.30-3.30pm Thursday

We welcome parents to borrow during these holidays. However, we encourage all books that have been borrowed during the school term by the children, to be returned before the holidays. Thank you.

Spring Fair

The Spring Fair has always been one of the school’s largest and most joyful events, and the preparations that have gone into this year’s fair will ensure that it is going to be a fantastic day. The day will include carnival games, rides, Bubble Soccer together with food, markets and prizes for the whole Redlands community. I look forward to seeing you there! Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

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

RPFA

Redlands Spring Fair

Please refer to Spring Fair page (under Events) for more information.

Book Club

Our next regular meeting is on Thursday 20 September at Nandini’s in Frenchs Forest where we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. On 26 September we are watching The Ladies in Black at the Orpheum Wednesday Movie Morning Tea. This is a film adaptation of the book The Women in Black by Madeleine St John. Contact Samantha at sli12@bigpond.net.au. 

Walks on Tracks

Most walks start at 8.40am for approximately 1.5-2 hours followed by coffee. Bring friends and family, a water bottle, hat and money for coffee. 
Any questions, please call or text Ann Marie Kimber on 0406 691 533.

Save the Date

13 September

Friends of Netball Dinner from 6pm for 6.30pm at North Sydney Leagues Club. 

14 September 

Friends of Football Dinner at 6.30pm for 7pm at Dee Why RSL. 

15 September

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

22 September

Friends of Rugby 2018 Rugby Presentation Afternoon from 1.30-5.30pm at Waverton Bowling Club. RSVP by Saturday 15 September, 9pm. Contact Malcolm Pascoe. Book here.

28 September

Friends of Snowsports End of Season Celebration at 6pm at Cammerary Golf Club. RSVP by Friday 21 September. Contact Lisa MacDonald. Book here.

29 November

Yr 8 Parents’ End of Year Celebration – details tba. Contact redlandsclassof2022@gmail.com

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

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

From the Principal

Last Monday we were delighted to celebrate the 100^th birthday of Mr John Roberts with a special morning tea, and a rousing “Happy Birthday” where he was serenaded by a group of Year 12 students. John was most appreciative and spoke of his involvement with the School, commencing in 1958 when the first of his three daughters enrolled at Redlands. John’s special birthday milestone was celebrated by morning tea guests including the Chair of Redlands Board, Ms Glenda McLoughlin, other Board Directors, founding trustees Mr John Lang and Mr Bruce Adams, the School Executive, Secondary and Junior School Captains and Foundation team. All those in attendance were very impressed to learn that during the time John was involved with the School, he attended 50 consecutive Speech Days. Happy Birthday John!

I wish to congratulate the four Year 12 Drama students Olivia Allen, Francesca Brown, Stella Everett and Lachlan Stewart who have been nominated for OnSTAGE, the HSC Drama Showcase, for their HSC individual performances. These nominations are a credit to the skills and hard work of the students, supported by their Drama teachers. The OnSTAGE performances will be held at the Seymour Centre from 9-15 February 2019.

There has been much success on the slopes and the athletics track over the past week. Our Snowsports team of 48 skiers and snowboarders achieved some exceptional results at the National Snowsports Interschools at the end of last week. Six Redlands students and teams were crowned National Champions, achieving 6 Gold, 2 Silver and 8 Bronze medals, along with 16 other top 10 places and our Snowsports team finished 2^nd overall in the Coed Secondary category. I make special mention of the six National Champions:

Daisy Thomas (Yr 6) – Div 4 Girls Moguls
Billy Thomas (Yr 8) – Div 3 Boys Moguls
George Murphy (Yr 9) – Div 2 Boys Moguls
Div 4 Girls Moguls
Div 3 Boys Moguls
Div 1 Boys Snowboard

Congratulations to our Secondary School Athletics team on their significant success competing at the ISA Athletics Carnival on Tuesday. Our Junior, Intermediate and Senior Girls and Senior Boys finished 2^nd in their respective divisions and our Girls team finished 2^nd Overall in Division 1. I make special note of Year 10 athlete Alexandra York who won Gold in five events – 100m, 200m, Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump – breaking the ISA record in every one of these events. I also recognise Emma Mahon (Yr 9) and Olivia Vigneault (Yr 8) who each won three Gold medals in their middle distance events, Lauren Smith (Yr 8) for winning Gold in three sprint events, and Emmi McDonald (Yr 8) who won 2 Gold and 1 Silver in her track and field events. Our Relay teams also enjoyed great success with wins by our Junior Girls, Intermediate Girls and Senior Boys. Further details can be found in the Secondary School Sport section of Note Day. Our Secondary Athletics team’s achievements come hot on the heels of the Junior School’s 2^nd placing in the Division 1 HICES Carnival a couple of weeks ago and today, 19 Junior School athletes are representing HICES at the CIS Carnival at Sydney Olympic Park. I look forward to reporting on their results in next week’s Note Day.  

Well done to our Snowsports and Athletics teams and a sincere thank you to our Heads of Sport, Mr Tom Kindred and Mr Adrian Carter, Snowsports Administrator Mr Bruce Campbell, Athletics Coach Mr Nick Walker, Sports Administrator Mr Cameron Ellis and all the other Sports staff and coaches for their hard work and support of the teams.                                   

I am very much looking forward to the Redlands Spring Fair this Saturday and encourage all families to attend what will undoubtedly be a wonderful day of carnival fun. In order to reduce the environmental impact of the fair, families are encouraged to bring their own coffee mugs, water bottles and tote bags. Redlands KeepCups and water bottles are on sale now at the Uniform Shop and will be available for purchase at the Redlands Café and Canteen on Saturday.  

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

In addition, please leave your dogs at home as no dogs are permitted at the Spring Fair.

I look forward to seeing you at the Redlands Spring Fair on Saturday.

Dr Peter Lennox

Photo caption: Our national champion Division 4 Girls Moguls team after being presented with their Gold medals at the Australian Interschools

Event

Get ready to launch into Carnival Fun this Saturday at our Redlands Spring Fair on the Junior Campus, Murdoch Street from 9am to 3pm. Sorry no dogs are permitted at the Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

Collection of Pre-Purchased Wristbands, Coupons and Raffle Tickets

Collect your wristbands, coupons and raffle tickets from the Junior School Reception on Friday 14 September from 3.00-4.30pm or on the day of the Fair at the Box Office located outside Dunnet Hall.

Highlights of the Fair

It is going to be an action packed day! To help you get the most out of the Day, the Spring Fair Map highlights all the key areas, rides, attractions, food and stalls.

Black Ops Obstacle Course 

Find out if you have what it takes to be a Black Ops champion! There will be races at set times in the day where you can challenge your mates to see who is the fastest. Plenty of cool prizes and other swag to be won – don’t miss out!

Windjammer

Swinging Chairs is always one of the favourites for both young and old!

Redlands Bazaar

Don’t forget to visit Dunnet Hall where there are over 20 high quailty market stalls selling a diverse range of excellent products including jewellery, homewares, accessories, linen and skincare. Plus support our parents stalls selling pre-loved children’s clothing, and puzzles and boxed games. 

At the same time, come and have a chat to the lovely Alumni parents and browse through the Redlands display showcasing the history of our School with lots of great photographs and have a chuckle at the old uniforms on display. All welcome!

Tombola 

The Tombola is always a hit for both parents and children alike where you try your luck to win a jar filled with lollies, chocolates and novelty toys.

Food

There is no need to go hungry! Yr 9 are cooking up a storm all day with the Aussie BBQ and our international community will be working hard serving Malaysian curry chicken, traditional Japanese yakisoba and Chinese dumplings.

Entertainment Stage

Support our student performances at the Entertainment Stage throughout the day. For the first time, there will be a fashion parade showcasing garments from the Yr 11 Textile students. So you don’t miss out, click for the Entertainment Schedule. 

The raffle is being drawn at 2.30pm – you never know, you may be the winner!

Remember it is largely a cashless Fair with all stalls taking coupons. Wristbands, coupons and raffle tickets are available for purchase at all three coupon counters. EFTPOS facilities available.

We looking forward to seeing you at the Spring Fair!

Careers

University of Melbourne Interstate Day for Students and Families

This will be held in the Term 3 holidays on Friday 5 October from 8.30am-6.00pm. The day will focus on areas of greater concern to interstate students such as the application process, scholarships, student services and accommodation. Students will have the opportunity to speak to current interstate students about their experiences, have a free lunch and tour the campus. Register early as there are limited places. 

Christmas Casual Positions at Westfield

Now is the time to start applying for Christmas/summer casual jobs, don’t wait until next term! Westfield has a deadline of this Friday 14 September. 

Education USA Information Sessions

Education USA will hold two free information sessions in the holidays for students and parents addressing general guidance on US undergraduate study. There will also be a session dedicated to student-athletes. The dates are Tuesday 2 October and Wednesday 3 October from 2.00-4.00pm. More information and registration here.

LinkedIn Presentation to Yr 12

A LinkedIn presentation has been organised for Week 9 to the Yr 12 cohort so as to arm them with the necessary tools for creating a successful profile in the job market. This is the ideal time to start!

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

Debating

Congratulations to the Primary A, Yr 7, Yr 8, Yr 9, Yr 10 and Junior teams who all had wins against St Pius X College last Friday. Well done! The Senior team should also be mentioned as they have had a great track record this season.

I am very pleased to announce that the Yr 10 team has directly made the finals on 21 September at St Pius X College. Well done! The team will be debating Abbotsleigh.

The Yr 7 and Primary A teams have made the tiebreaker round this Friday. Yr 7 will debate Abbotsleigh and Primary A will debate Stella Maris. The bus, driven by Ms Beggs, will leave the Redlands top court at 4.00pm this week for Monte.

If your team hasn’t made the final stages, I want to thank you for your commitment to Redlands Debating this season. It would be great if you could come along to the above venues to support the Redlands teams.

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

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

Uniform Shop

We have started receiving our Summer uniforms ready for Term 4. Now is a great time to check if your child has outgrown their Summer uniform and come and see us next week to beat the rush!

Our opening hours during the school holidays will be Tuesday 2 October 8am-1pm, Thursday 11 October 9am-3pm and Friday 12 October 9am-3pm. If you would like to make an appointment, click here.

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

Year 12

Banner

Okay, so things just got very real. We’re saying goodbye very soon to our incredible Year Group. Ms Boase and I would like to thank  Ellena Peach, Cara Skirrow, Thea Sullivan, Claudia Wilson and Emily Zhang for taking the time to design and create the banner which looks fantastic and reminds us to celebrate each day as we countdown to our Valedictory Dinner.

Snowsports

Congratulations to the students who achieved outstanding results at the Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships (see Sport section). Tim Goerner and Anna Murphy have been strong leaders of the team and are commended on their ability to create a cohesive culture.

Redlands Spring Fair: Saturday 15 September, Junior Campus

All families are warmly invited to come and join in the carnival fun at the Redlands Spring Fair. There will be fantastic food, rides, games, markets, prizes and entertainment for the whole Redlands community. Sorry, no dogs are permitted at Spring Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

Mental Health Run

Thank you to everyone who donated and plans to run this coming Sunday. The Redlands team will meet at 7.30am which will leave us enough time to take a group photo and stretch. Meet at Bradfield Park (under the Sydney Harbour Bridge in North Sydney), on the Luna Park side of the Harbour Bridge. We won’t be meeting at the end so feel free to go home once you finish. Wear pink or Redlands Sports uniforms. Emma Woodward will be collecting the bibs today and handing them out during recess and lunchtime on Friday.

Scholarships

Ensure you check the scholarships website of the universities Yr 12 students are applying to. There are lots on offer and many are not just based on ATAR. You need to check if they require a reference and if so, let Ms Salier know ASAP. Typically most do not, but coop scholarships do. Those applying to Melbourne Uni Commerce can get awarded an $8000 scholarship for an ATAR of 98/IB 40. There are many more available so take the time to research. Deadline for most is Friday 28 September. A reminder that UAC applications are due Friday 28 September.

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

Year 11

Pastoral Care                   

From this week until the end of this term, our Pastoral Care program is focusing on Road Safety Education, supported by the PE department. Each session will cover a specific topic. This includes: speeding, drink driving, drug driving, fatigue and/or pedestrian safety. Implementing this program will educate students to help them to improve their driving safety knowledge and skills, and increase their overall awareness of sharing the road. 

Vaccination

Vaccinations were held earlier this week. For students who have missed this session, there will be a catch-up session on the Wednesday 14 November. Alternatively, students can visit their GP for a free injection. 

Redlands Spring Fair

The Redlands Spring Fair is this Saturday 15 September from 9am – 3pm. The Fair will be held on our Junior Campus. It is sure to be a wonderful community day with fantastic food, rides, games, markets, prizes and student performances and we look forward to seeing Yr 11 families on the day. Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Spring Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

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

Year 10

Snowsports

Congratulations to Grace Bracks, Olivia Hatch, Gus Piper, Katherine Stanbridge, Simon van Weelde, India van der Velde and Eduardo Young who competed at the Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships. 

ISA Athletics Carnival

Well done to all those students who completed in the ISA Athletics Carnival at SOPAC on Tuesday. Yr 10 was very well represented at the Carnival and there were some brilliant results:  
Leopold Colin finished 1^st in the U16 Boys 800m
Phoebe Rathbone finished 1^st in the U16 Girls 200m
Olivia Simpson finished 1^st in the U16 Girls Long Jump
Special mention to Alexandra York who managed to break five ISA records in the U15 Girls 100m, 200m, Triple Jump, High Jump and Long Jump.

Upcoming Events

Yr 10 Commerce Excursion, Class 10.2 – 14 September, 8.30-3pm, Downing Centre
Yr 10 HSC and IB Dance Excursion, 14 September, 9.40am – 10.00pm, Inaburra School, Bangor
Redlands Spring Fair, Redlands Junior Campus, 15 September, 9am – 3pm
Yr 10 Peru Expedition 2019 Student and Parent Meeting, Monday 17 September, 3.30-7.30pm – R21 (Science Classroom) 
Winter School Debrief with Parents, 20 September, 6.00-7.30pm – Arnold Library
Secondary School Athletics photo, 21 September, 1pm – 1.35pm – Top Terraces
Redlands Rugby Presentation, 22 September, 1.30pm – 5.30pm – Waverton Bowling Club

Redlands Spring Fair

The Redlands Spring Fair is this Saturday 15 September from 9am – 3pm. The Fair will be held on our Junior Campus. It is sure to be a wonderful community day with fantastic food, rides, games, markets, prizes and student performances and we look forward to seeing our Yr 10 families on the day. Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Spring Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

Humanitarian Trip

On Wednesday 19 September, Jacqui Holth (Aymon’s mum) is flying to Nepal and will be heading to a remote and incredibly poor community in the isolated Western area of the country, to work on a community school project. If anyone has any old reading glasses that are longer in use, please would you ask your child to bring them to Mr Atkins or Aymon Holth on Monday 17 or Tuesday 18 September. Jacqui will also be returning to Nepal in April 2019 and will be looking to take over old and unused laptops (clean), chargers and more glasses too. Jacqui can be contacted directly at jacquiholth@icloud.com

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

Year 9

Redlands Spring Fair

The Redlands Spring Fair is this Saturday 15 September from 9am – 3pm. The Fair will be held on our Junior Campus. Thank you to our Yr 9 parent volunteers who have worked with vigour to ensure that this day will be a success. We strongly encourage our Yr 9 students to sign up to volunteer on the day. It is sure to be a wonderful community day with fantastic food, rides, games, markets, prizes and student performances and we look forward to seeing our Yr 9 families on the day. Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Spring Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

The Second Invitation Athletics Carnival

On Saturday 1 September, Redlands competed in the GPS Invitational carnival at ES Marks Athletics Track. Redlands had a good turnout with many of the athletes using the invitational to improve their track and field events and to get used to the competition environment.

Some of the highlights from the Carnival included Beau Davies (Yr 9) running PBs in the 100m (12:08) and 200m (27.18) and Liberty Jacob (Yr 9) throwing 29.63 in the 14 years Javelin.

The Third Invitational Athletics Carnival

On Saturday 8 September, Redlands track and field athletes competed in the 3^rd Invitational Athletics Carnival hosted by St Aloysius at ES Marks Athletics Track. The conditions were wet and slippery, however many of our runners still achieved some strong results which will work in their favour at the ISA Athletics Carnival on Tuesday 11 September. Well done, to our Yr 9 students Amelie Archer, Samuel Harrap, Beau Davies, Riley Fitzgerald, Rachel Kinghorn and James Barwise for their participation and representation of Redlands on the day. Special mentions must go to James Barwise, who improved his time by more than 30 seconds to achieve a personal best time of 12.10 in the Open Boys 3000m. In the Under 16s, Samuel Harrap and Riley Fitzgerald improved their times and both ran PBs with Sam finishing in 27.61 and Riley finishing in a quick time of 27.13. Riley Fitzgerald also ran a new personal best in a quick time of 12.62 In the U/17s 100m. Rachel Kinghorn also finished strongly to finish with 2:44 in the U/16s. Amelie Archer also had a strong throw of 6.55m in shot put.

NSNA Netball

A huge congratulations to our NSNA 9 Navy Netball team who won by ten goals in the Grand Final last Saturday. Very well done to these girls for a most successful season: Annika Green, Alisa Elkins, Sophia Justice, Annabelle Swan, Lucy McLaren, Bridie Carmichael, Maddi Hunt and Kristin Walker.

Snowsports

Congratulations to our Yr 9 Snowsports athletes who participated in the Nationals – The Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships last week:
Slopestyle Snowboard Nick Goerner
Slopestyle Ski George Murphy
Boys Moguls George Murphy, Nick Goerner and Zekejoonwoo Weir
Girls Moguls Yoojay Weir
Girls Snowboard X Lucy Roberts
Boys Snowboard X Nick Goerner, George Murphy, Tylor Wessels
Girls Snowboard Lucy Roberts
Boys Snowboard Nick Goerner and Tylor Wessels

More information can be found on the Snowsports page.

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

Year 8

Achievements

Nationals for Snowsports: As representatives of Yr 8, we had a number of students who competed in the Interschools National Snowsports Championships held in Perisher last week. Mia Kloiser-Jones and Callie Forest (with Sienna Wessels – Yr 7) as a team, placed 3rd in the Snowboard Cross event, and narrowly missed the podium in the Alpine Snowboard event, coming 4th. Billy Thomas and Ben Harrington (with Nicholas Fitzhenry) came 12^th Alpine, with Billy (Thomas), Harrison Fung and Ben (Harrington) placing 6^th in Skier-X. One of the most extraordinary results of the week was Billy Thomas who is the National Champion in Moguls and placed second in Slopestyle overall. Similarly, Callie Forest placed 5^th overall in Slopestyle. The Redlands results were exceptional, and we are very proud of all Yr 8 students who competed. Hard work and team spirit were ever evident amongst the team.

Congratulations to Brianna Irvine who took her Grade 6 AMEB Alto Saxophone examination last week. Brianna achieved exceptional results and should be incredibly proud of all the hard work she has assigned to her music. The pieces she played for the examination included Sagittarius – Barry Cockcroft, Solo De Concert – J.B. Singlee, Valse Vanite – Rudy Wiedoeft, Hoe Down – Lachlan Davidson, Aquarius – Barry Cockcroft and Capricorn – Barry Cockcoft.

Pastoral Care Focus

Study Skills and Developing Personal Study Habits – It has been an exceptionally busy time for Yr 8 with a very full assessment schedule. As feedback is given, it is important for students to take the time to read feedback closely, refocus, set new academic goals and prepare ahead for the Yearly Examinations in Term 4 (Week 3). Our Pastoral focus during Weeks 9 and 10 (Term 3), and Weeks 1 and 2 (Term 4) will be on ‘academic success’. The focus areas will include, organisation and filing, time management skills, dealing with distractions, life balance, managing stress, and the importance of sleep. If looking for strategies which you can use at home, you will find additional information in the Study Skills Handbook (username: Redlands / password: 68results).

Uniform

It is important that students remain vigilant about appearance and uniform. For girls, could we please be aware that the hem of skirts are to fall to the top of the knees and the grey tights are free from holes or ladders. There have been significant growth spurts amongst our boys and therefore, hems of trousers may need to be taken down. On a side note to this, regulation grey socks are to be worn.

Lockers

Can we please encourage students to ensure that they store away all items in their lockers at school and keep it locked. There are numerous students who either do not have locks on their lockers or choose to leave their personal belongings outside of their assigned locker.

Redlands Spring Fair

The Redlands Spring Fair is this Saturday 15 September from 9am – 3pm. The Fair will be held on our Junior Campus. It is sure to be a wonderful community day with fantastic food, rides, games, markets, prizes and student performances and we look forward to seeing our Yr 8 families on the day. Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Spring Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

Upcoming Events

Thursday 13 September Yrs 7-12 Netball Presentation Dinner, 6-9.30pm Norths League Club
Friday 14 September Yrs 7-12 End of Season Football Dinner, 6pm- 10pm, Dee Why RSL
17-21 September Spirit Week
Redlands Spring Fair, Junior Campus, 9am – 3pm. Please note dogs are not allowed at the Fair.
Last Day of Term 3 Friday 28 September
First Day of Term 4 Monday 15 October

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

Year 7

Snowsports

Last week, Snowsports Nationals were held at Perisher. Notable mention goes to Ethan McFarlane and his team for placing 1st in Div 2 Moguls and Sienna Wessels and her team for placing 3rd in Div 3 Snowboard X. Well done to all Yr 7 competitors.

Yr 7 Examinations

Yr 7 Examinations start in Week 3 Term 4. To avoid stress later, now is a great time for students to start their preparation.This week, students are revisiting skills of summarising and active studying. As students develop new skills in personal study, they may need additional support at home and we thank you for your assistance with supporting the development of these key skills. To access included links, you will need to enter username: redlands, password: 68results.

Athletics

Redlands Track and Field have been busy this past week with two Invitational Athletics Meets. On Friday 31 August, Redlands competed for the first time in the Athletics NSW Nitro Schools Challenge at Sydney Olympic Park. The Nitro Schools Series required Junior, Intermediate and Senior school teams from across NSW to compete against each other and earn points for their team in this unique nationwide competition. Teams competed in a variety of unique events ranging from the 2 x 300m relay, 1000m, 60m, Medley Relay (200, 200, 400, 800) to field events such as Long Jump, High Jump and Shotput. Lachlan Binnekamp, Sam Chubb, Thomas Gratez (pictured and achieved a PB) and Maia Healey represented Yr 7.

On Saturday 1 September, Redlands competed in the GPS Invitational carnival at ES Marks Athletics Track. Redlands had a good turnout with many of the athletes using the invitational to improve their track and field events and to get used to the competition environment. Emelie Bessell, Lachlan Binnekamp (achieved a PB of 2.33 in the 800m 13 Years Boys), Nui Currie, Sebastien Griffith, Maia Healey, Joshua Hicks, Claudia Larsen, Charlotte Morrison, Keian Murphy, Oliver Noakes, James Pocknee and Charlotte Scamps represented Yr 7.

Redlands Spring Fair

The Redlands Spring Fair is this Saturday 15 September from 9am – 3pm. The Fair will be held on our Junior Campus. It is sure to be a wonderful community day with fantastic food, rides, games, markets, prizes and student performances and we look forward to seeing our Yr 7 families on the day. Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Spring Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

Key Dates

Spring Fair                            Saturday 15 September – Sorry, no dogs are permitted at Spring Fair
Last Day of Term 3              Friday 28 September
First Day of Term 4              Monday 15 October

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

Head of Junior School

National Snowsports Success  

Last week, we were extremely proud to have 12 Junior School skiers compete at the 2018 Interschools National Championships in Perisher, which in itself is a remarkable achievement for them. We extend hearty congratulations to all of them and were ecstatic to hear of the following podium finishes and remarkable national recognition for the following students:

Gold Medals
Daisy Thomas – Individual Australian Champion, Division 4, Girls Moguls
Division 4 Girls Moguls – Daisy Thomas, Felicity Schlederer and Mia McFarlane

Silver Medals
Julius Keller – Individual Silver Medallist, Division 4 Boys Moguls

Bronze Medals
Division 4 Boys Moguls – Julius Keller, Sebastian Speziali and Liam McFarlane

Junior School Nationals Competitors
Isabelle Bannon, Josie Bannon, Julianna Harrington, Ava Keller, Julius Keller, Liam McFarlane, Mia McFarlane, Gianmarco Pradel, Felicity Schlederer, Sebastian Speziali, Daisy Thomas, and Penny Vincent-McGovern

To compete at this level requires a significant amount of dedication and practice and I also thank their parents for their support of both time and undertaking varying roles to support the team down at the snow over the season.

Leaving a Legacy  

On Monday, along with our Junior School Captains, Celine Moore-Patel and Conor Petersen, I was privileged to attend a morning tea celebrating the 100^th birthday of Mr John Roberts, a former parent and Redlands Board Director, Secretary and Treasurer from 1976 to 1997, after whom our new Senior Campus Music Centre has recently been named as well. Over morning tea, Mr Roberts talked about his connection with Redlands over a remarkable 60 years, during which time he has contributed so much to Redlands.

During his time on the Board, Mr Roberts was part of a group of people who introduced numerous innovations as part of their legacy for others to have benefited from since, including the introduction of co-education, the opening of the Margaret Roberts Preparatory School (named after John’s late wife), the introduction of the International Baccalaureate and the purchase of the former Cremorne Girls’ High School site which is now our wonderful Junior Campus. It is safe to say that Mr Roberts’ legacy at Redlands will continue to impact the lives of thousands of students in the future, just as it already has done in the past although he also spoke proudly of a record that may never be broken, that of attending an astonishing 50 consecutive Speech Days! Many happy returns and thank you, Mr Roberts.

Debating

A number of our students have represented Redlands on Fridays this term in the Schools Debating Network Competition and I thank and congratulate them, along with Mrs Sharp and their coaches.

All of the students have made positive contributions and our Primary A team, which is made up of Yr 6 students, have made it through to the Semi Finals this Friday, where they will debate against St Cecilia’s Catholic Primary School. We wish them all the best and congratulate all of the students involved this term:

Primary A (Yr 6): Arya Gapaillard, Ahnu Guan, Alfie Leach, Jack Petering, Sophia Rolon, Madison Stanley, Anneka Steele and Charli Waterland

Primary B (Yr 5): Bettina Butcher, Oliver Cooke, Kiana Gapaillard, James Gray, Ruby Holgate and Carolina Pedro-Inacio

Netball Finals

Last Friday, two of our Junior School Netball teams competed in the Northern Suburbs Netball Association Grand Finals. Sadly, the storm that shook Sydney also impacted these finals and our Yr 4 team’s final was postponed at half time due to the immediate threat of lightning and this half time result stood as the overall result, which meant the girls finished as runners-up. Our Yr 5 team, who were due to play the game after, did not even get on the court and by the process of their league positions, were awarded as Runners Up against their opposition who had finished higher. Congratulations to all of the girls involved and to the many students and teachers who braved the weather and traffic to get there to support the teams.

The Kids Cancer Project

Tomorrow sees our Junior Campus fundraiser to support The Kids Cancer Project and students are asked to donate at least a gold coin to wear mufti clothes with ‘a touch of gold’ as we again support the research work of this charity which holds particular significance for our Redlands community.

We will have the following merchandise for sale for Junior School students who have also been advised, should they wish to purchase anything additional items to support this fundraiser.

Bouncy balls $2
Badge $1
Wristband 50c
Raffle ticket for bear prize:     50c

Living our School Values

I regularly speak to our students about the significance of living our School Values, particularly when no one is watching. Our School Values of Compassion, Fairness, Honesty, Moral Courage, Respect and Responsibility underpin so much of what we do and are values which we hope become part of who our students are. As teachers, we often look for intrinsic examples of these values in our students and I was delighted to hear from a teacher who had observed Yr 6 student, Charli Waterland, demonstrating respect and responsibility earlier this week.

Charli was waiting for her mother in the park area near the school and was observed picking up bits of litter that were on the ground and placing them in the bin. In approaching her to commend her, the teacher found out that this is something that Charli regularly does while she waits to be collected, simply because it is ‘the right thing to do’. Thank you for being such a positive role model to others and a wonderful representative of the School.

Redlands Spring Fair

The time has come! The sun is predicted to shine! I am looking forward to joining many, many others in our school and local community this week at our biennial Spring Fair. There has been a bubbling level of excitement and anticipation amongst the students. I also acknowledge the significant contributions of so many of our parents and staff in the months of voluntary planning and preparation time which will ensure Saturday will be an event to remember. Sorry, no dogs are permitted at the Spring Fair.

Important Student Health and Safety Notice: Spring Fair

Parents are advised that there will be First Aid provided at the Spring Fair this coming Saturday, but our First Aid provider will not have access to medication or medical equipment held by the School for student use.

Therefore, it is essential that any student who requires an Epipen or any other medication brings this with them on the day.

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

Secondary Sport

Redlands Rhino – Weekly Fixtures

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

Weekly Results

Head of Secondary Sport

Team First!

Team first is a mentality and approach to culture that is commonly used in a range of sports teams around the world. It is a saying that embodies the selfless act of an individual placing the greater needs of the team ahead of their own, something which is critical to the success of any sporting group. Having this approach creates a dual goal for students within sport and life:

1. Any meaningful accomplishment in life is only achieved through giving to a greater good
2. Collaboration and team work will always triumph over individual ambition

The mentality of ‘team first’ was proudly demonstrated in our Athletics team at the ISA Athletics Carnival held on Tuesday. Redlands was one of the only schools across the day that was seen supporting other members of their team all the way until the last event, the victorious 4x100m Senior Boys Relay (pictured below, final leg run by Cameron Pascoe past the Redlands crowd).

Throughout the day we had countless students competing in a range of events and disciplines regardless of their specialty or training background. This showed that they were willing to give their greatest effort to the needs of the team, potentially sacrificing their best result in an individual event.

Congratulations to the following students who embodied this ‘team first’ mentality across the day by competing in five or more events for the team:

• Alexandra York (7 events)
• Cameron Pascoe (6 events)
• Jemma Donoghue (5 events)
• Olivia Donoghue (5 events)
• Rebecca Faurby (5 events)
• Lulu Simpson (5 events)

Go Redlands!

Athletics

On Tuesday, Redlands best track and field athletes competed at the ISA Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park. The Division 1 team was led by the Athletics Captains, Anna Jackson and John Economides, along with a great team of coaches from Mosman Athletics Club who worked closely with the team on the day of the Carnival. The entire team bought an incredible amount of team spirit to the carnival with every athlete cheering track side and competing in their events to the best of their ability.

All-round talented track and field athlete Alexandra York (Yr 10) dominated the Girls 15s 100m, 200m, Long Jump, Intermediate Girls Triple Jump and High Jump, winning all five events along with breaking the ISA record in all five events. Congratulations to Alex!

Intermediate Middle Distance runner Emma Mahon (Yr 9) had strong wins in the Intermediate Girls 3000m, Intermediate Girls 1500m and the U15 Girls 800m. 

Junior Middle Distance runner, Olivia Vigneault (Yr 8), won in the U14 Girls 3000m, Intermediate Girls 1500m and the U15 Girls 800m. 

Junior lightning sprinter, Emmi McDonald (Yr 8), came away with a win in the U13 Girls 100m (Div 1 A) and the U13 Girls 200m (Div 1 A) and also came away with a silver in the 13 years Long Jump.  

Junior Sprinter Lauren Smith (Yr 8) proved her speed on the track with wins in the U13 Girls 100m (Div 1 B), 200m (Div 1 B) and the U13 Girls 400m.

In the relays, our Junior Girls relay (Emmi McDonald (Yr 8), Lauren Smith (Yr 8), Liv Stonley (Yr 8) and Ruby Kelly (Yr 8)) had a brilliant run, storming home in 1^st place. The Intermediate girls relay (Alex York (Yr 10), Phoebe Rathbone (Yr 10), Lulu Simpson (Yr 10), Olivia Donoghue (Yr 9)) had perfect changes, to have an exciting finish in 1^st place. Finally, the Senior Boys relay (Ellis Teudt (Yr 11), Cameron Pascoe (Yr 11), Michael Moore (Yr 12), Gabe O’Sullivan (Yr 12)) closed the Athletics Carnival in style with a brilliant win, smashng the rest of their field. A big congratulations to our Redlands relay teams.

Other highlights on the day included:

• Zach Johnson (Yr 12) winning the 18-19 Boys 800m, undefeated for the third year in a row
• Gabe O’Sullivan (Yr 12) winning the boys 18-19 200m (Div 1 B)
• Anna Jackson (Yr 12) placing 2^nd in the 17-18 Years Javelin
• Ellis Teudt (Yr 11) winning the U/17 Boys 100m in 11.04
• Jasmine Chubb (Yr 11) placing 2^nd in the 17 Years 100m Hurdles
• Rebecca Faurby (Yr 11) placing 2^nd in the 17 years 800m
• Lulu Simpson (Yr 10) jumping 4.94m to take the win in the U16 Girls Long Jump
• Leo Colin (Yr 10), kicking in the last 400m, to run huge PB to take the win the 16 years boys 800m
• Anna McCormack (Yr 10) jumping up 3 age groups to finish 2^nd in the 18 -19 years High Jump
• Phoebe Rathbone (Yr 10) winning in the U16 Girls 200m in a close finish (Div 1 B)
• High Jumper Gus Miller (Yr 9) winning the U15 Boys High Jump with a big final jump of 1.85m
• Liberty Jacob (Yr 9) placing 2^nd in the 15 years Discus and Javelin
• Rex Brook (Yr 8) placing 2^nd in the Junior Boys 1500m
• Sophia Justice (Yr 8) placing 2^nd in the Girls 14 years High Jump
• Charles Henderson (Yr 8) qualifying for CIS in the Boys 13 years Shotput
• Emilie Bessel (Yr 7) placing 2^nd in the 12 years girls Discus
• Awanui Currie (Yr 7) placing 2^nd in the 13 years 200m (Div 1 B)

For the team’s points score, Redlands has some nail biting results finishing as Runners Up in the Junior Girls, Intermediate Girls, Senior Girls and Senior Boys, and then placing 2^nd overall in Girls, which was an amazing result.

Six athletes were awarded Junior, Intermediate and Senior Athlete of the Year after the Carnival based upon their attendance at training, invitational meets and overall performances. Congratulations to the following students:

• Junior Boy Athlete of the Year: Sam Harrap (Yr 9)
• Junior Girl Athlete of the Year: Lauren White (Yr 8)
• Intermediate Girl Athlete of the Year: Alex York (Yr 10)
• Intermediate Boy Athlete of the Year: Jonah Koppers (Yr 9)
• Senior Girl Athlete of the Year: Rebecca Faurby (Yr 11)
• Senior Boy Athlete of the Year: Gabe O’Sullivan (Yr 12)

There were many other top 3 places and all the athletes who competed on the day should be congratulated. A special mention to all our Year 12 Athletes, who have for the last six years dedicated themselves to the Redlands Track and Field team. Our Captains, Anna Jackson and an injured John Economides have been excellent role models for the entire team and we thank them for all the work they have done with the team.

I wish all the Redlands athletes the best of luck at the CIS Athletics Championships coming up on 20 September.

Netball

Last weekend saw the Netball season draw to an end with five teams playing in the Grand Finals at NSNA. Every team that qualified for the final series made it to the big league and fought hard across three rounds of finals.

We had all three of our Yr 7 teams playing which is outstanding and an exciting indication of the future of Netball at Redlands. The 7 Navy team played in a hotly contested final against SGHS and unfortunately went down in the last quarter 13-21. The 7 Gold team had an up and down game and fought hard to bring the score line back in their favour in the 3rd quarter but were runners up to Monte with a score of 20-14. Our 7 Blue team have shown huge improvements in their teamwork and were determined to give a dominant Loreto team a tough game. While the girls played exceptionally well they lost to Loreto 37-11. 

Our Yr 8 Blue team were always going to have a tough Grand Final against NSGHS having faced them in two very close games during the rounds. Redlands went goal for goal for most of the game in a high pressure match but ended up going down to NSGHS by four with a final score of 15-19. 

The biggest upset of the season came from our 15 Navy team, who scraped into the Semi Finals in 4th, and faced an almost undefeated MCC team, who finished top of their competition. In the last round game, MCC defeated Redlands by a significant 11 points. Redlands 15 Navy took to the court and showed no mercy from the first whistle. By keeping calm under pressure and playing our own game, Redlands 15 Navy dominated the game from the first quarter. They were crowned the 15D division Grand Final Champions with a final score of 33-23 to Redlands. 

Congratulations to all of our grand finalists for 2018 and a special congratulations to our 15 Navy team for a brilliant win.

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

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​

Junior Sport

Summer Sport

Wednesday summer sports have begun and with beautiful warm sunshine spring weather, our teams got off to a great start. 

Basketball has begun and skills and drills sessions will be running in Dunnet Hall each Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings before school 7.15- 8.00am. It’s great to start the school day with a workout and sessions are available for players in both the mixed and girls programs. It’s bound to help too, more practice and time with ball in hand will always help to build skills. Our coaches are there and ready.

NSNA Netball

Lightning played havoc with our Grand Final Netball teams last Friday. In one of the only rained out cancellations, both of our teams unfortunately were deemed runners up for the competition after a severe electrical storm circled the courts before, on and then just after game time. It was a sad way to end an  exciting week and fabulous season, but I was very proud and amazed to see such great sportsmanship from our girls, who accepted that tough decision on the chin and were all smiles as the presentations went ahead.

These two Netball teams were a true reminder of why we play school sport; fun and friendship, and to learn some skills and fitness. I know they are very proud of their achievements this season and without doubt, so am I. It was great to see so many Redlands faces down at Willoughby in the wild weather to support the girls. Class teachers, students, friends and siblings were out in force.

HICES Athletics Reps

Redlands athletes hit the track at CIS this week. Results and photos coming next week in Note Day.

The Term 4 draw for IPSHA Sports is in final draft and will be available next week. Our Cricket, Basketball and Tennis teams all begin fixtures on 20 October and play six matches through to the end of November. Details are coming.

Photos

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

Before School Training Schedule

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

Snowsports

Congratulations

George Murphy (Yr 9) and Harrison Fung (Yr 8) skied in 2 FIS mogul competitions on 28 and 29 August , competing strongly against a red hot field of international mogul skiers (including Olympic Champion Canadian Mikael Kingsbury, World Champion Ikuma Horishima from Japan and our very own silver medallist from Korea, Matt Graham) at Toppa’s Dream in Blue Cow. Then the boys travelled to Mt Buller for the FIS ABOM Mogul Challenge run on a dual moguls format on the weekend of 1 September.

Results – Australian National Mogul Championships – Perisher

Day 1 Singles
George Murphy Opens 38^th; U20 Juniors 20^th
Harrison Fung Opens 40^th; U20 Juniors 22^nd

Day 2 Singles
George Murphy Opens 19^th; U20 Juniors 10^th
Harrison Fung Opens 39^th; U20 Juniors 23rd

ABOM Mogul Challenge – Mt Buller
George Murphy Opens 11^th; U20 Juniors 3^rd*
Harrison Fung Opens 45^th; U20 Juniors 27^th

*for his 3^rd place podium, George won $100 and a pair of sunglasses!

National Interschools Championships at Perisher 5-9 September

Redlands placed 2^nd in the Overall Senior Coed point score and 8^th in Junior Coed. There were 9 teams on the podiums and George Murphy, Billy Thomas and Daisy Thomas placed first in Australia in their mogul events.  D1 Boys SBGS placed 1^st and Tas Forest 3^rd individually; D1 Boys SkierX placed 3^rd and Billy Spanos 3^rd individually; D2 Boys, D3 Boys and D4 Girls teams placed 1^st with Julius Keller 2^nd individually. It was a fantastic result at the end of a very hard season of competition. Thanks to all students who competed this year and many thanks to staff and parents who stand on race courses to support the competitors.

Redlands Pulse has results or full race results are at www.ausinterschools.com.au

Friends of Snowsports (FOSS)

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 24 September at 6pm in H2.1 on the Senior Campus. Please attend to support the efforts of the committee and help the Snowsports Committee plan for 2019.

Final Snowsports Awards Presentation and Annual Celebration        

This evening is at the Cammeray Golf Club on Friday 28 September from 6.00-8.30pm. Book here. Special Yr 12 recognition awards and spirit of the snow awards.

More details are on Redlands Pulse. 

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

Ballet and Dance

Student Achievements

Saskia Jane had an outstanding weekend winning several prizes at the Starpower International Dance Competition. Her results were:
1st Lyrical 15-19 years
1st Open (Student Choreography) 15-19 years
1st Overall in category 15-19 years
Saskia also won an invitation to USA PowerPak Dance Intensive 2019, which is only awarded to four dancers in the 15-19 years age group. Congratulations to Saskia – what an outstanding achievement!

We would like to celebrate any student achievements. Please send any news and photos to dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

News

We are very excited to announce that we will be holding the inaugural Redlands Ballet and Dance Awards Dinner later this year. It will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the 20^th Anniversary of the Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy as well as recognise some of our hard working students for their commitment and excellence.

Mark your calendars now! The event will be held at Manly Golf Club on Tuesday 27 November at 6.30pm and students and parents between Yrs 7-12 will be invited to attend.

End of Year Ballet and Dance Concert

Calling all volunteers!

Would you like to help with costuming, hair and make up during the performances at The Concourse? Please see Redlands Pulse for further details or come via the Ballet Office to learn more. You do need to have your Working with Children Certificate in place by the end of this term so please don’t delay! 

We also need your skills in preparation for the performances. Come and have some fun at our Sewing Bees. No need to have a WWCC as these sessions take place at school:

Sewing Bee for EOYC

Friday 26 October 8.30am-2.00pm
Saturday 27 October 8.30am-5.00pm
Friday 2 November 8.30am-2.00pm
Friday 9 November 8.30am-2.00pm
Friday 16 November 8.30am-2.00pm
Saturday 17 November 8.30am-5.00pm Hair 10.00-10.30am only; make-up 10.30-11.00am only

Parkes Hall building on Saturdays in P1.2 and Fridays are in the Ballet Studio.

Friends of Ballet AGM 

It is time to say farewell to some of our FoB leaders who have helped and supported us for two years. If you would like to join the FoB, please come along to the Annual General Meeting when we will vote for our 2019 Committee. If you would like to know more about what the commitment entails in advance of the meeting, please call the office. The details for the meeting are: 16 October from 5.30-7.00pm in the Junior school Library.

Important Notice – Redlands Spring Fair 15 September

Some of our student classes are performing at the Spring Fair on Saturday 15 September at 9.30am. Please arrive at the Junior School at 8.30am to get ready.

A letter has been sent to the parents of all the students who are performing on this day. A copy of the letter is also displayed on the Ballet and Dance noticeboard outside the Ballet Office. If you are unsure if your child is performing, please call the office.

Important Dates

Week 8 on 15 September: Redlands Spring Fair. Please note all Ballet and Dance classes are cancelled on this day. There will be a small performance program tbc.
Week 10 on 25 September: Watching Week – Prep and Junior Ballet classes only
Spring Holiday Weeks: RAD Junior Workshops (9-13 October)

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

Drama and Theatre

OnSTAGE Nominations

Congratulations to the  following HSC Drama students whose individual performances have been nominated for possible inclusion in OnSTAGE, a selection of performances and individual projects from HSC Drama students. Final selection for OnSTAGE will be announced later in November.

Olivia Allen in Lady of Letters
Francesca Brown in Living with the Enemy
Stella Everett in Frida
Lachlan Stewart in The Misanthrope

Musical 2019 – Strictly Ballroom the Musical

Applications forms and audition material for the musical for 2019 are due at the Drama Office next week by 19 September at 3.30pm. Auditions are open to all students from Yrs 6 to 11 (2018). Audition forms are available here. A compulsory choreography workshop will be held in the gym on Friday 21 September from 3.30-5.30pm. 

Senior Acting

Congratulations to our Senior Acting students as they performed Lockdown by Douglas Craven on Tuesday. Our audience was captivated as they sat in a darkened classroom, immersed in a lockdown as a group of students struggled with the stress and uncertainty of what lay ahead for them. 

Yr 11 Production – Curious

17-18 September at 6.30pm in the Drama Studio

Next week Yr 11 IB and HSC students will present a series of original works featuring physical theatre scenes based on the techniques of Frantic Assembly. These humorous and thought provoking performances will be held in the Drama Studio at 6.30pm on 17 and 18 September. All are welcome.

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

Music

Rock in the Quad

In Term 4, students enrolled in the Redlands Rock Band program will be presenting two lunchtime concerts to showcase their developing skills as contemporary musicians. Please mark these dates in your diaries.

• Junior Campus Rock in the Quad (Yrs 5-6 Bands) – Tuesday 30 October – 1.00pm
• Senior Campus Rock in the Garden (Yrs 7-12 Bands) – Thursday 29 November – 12.30pm

Senior Campus

Sinfonia Flamenca

Juan Carmona Septet and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Last week, Yr 10 Music Elective students attended a concert at the Sydney Opera House in listening to a collaboration with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Juan Carmona Septet. In the Sinfonia Flamenca project, originator Juan Carmona took up the formidable challenge of associating a Flamenco ensemble with a Symphony Orchestra. The challenge was inherent in the profound differences between the forms and musical language of both Flamenco and Classical music. Director of the septet, Juan, is a self-taught musician who has been pushing the boundaries of Flamenco music for 20 years. Beyond traditional forms, this ensemble explored the authentic expressions of Flamenco, infused with rhythmic vocal techniques that considers Indian and Arabic inflections. This, together with symphonic fabric layers, created a performance where the magnificence of colour and harmony of the orchestral tradition enriched the Andalusian style of the Juan Carmon Septet.  

Yr 11 HSC and IB Music Showcase

Congratulations to Yr 11 Music Elective students who performed in the HSC and IB Showcase on Monday evening. All students presented polished performance programs and have worked diligently over the last three terms to produce music of a very high standard. In particular, we would like to acknowledge the guidance by Mrs Arienne Brodie, Mr Benjamin Castelli and Mrs Amy Richardson, supported by the accompaniment Mr Zi-Hao Li (Piano), Ms Tomomi Takahashi (Piano) and Mr David Wooltorton (Guitar).

Spring Fair

Yrs 7-11 Rock Band Performances

With the Spring Fair fast approaching on Saturday 15 September, the Redlands Rock program (Yrs 5-12) will be showcasing their music talents at this event. Please come along and support our budding young musicians at the Main Stage from 10.30am. 

Vocal Competition Adjudicator – Jacki Cooper

Internationally accredited Jacki Cooper, a regular feature on the Australian Jazz Music scene since 1990, has travelled the world extensively, performing with renowned Jazz musicians Dave Dallwitz, Graeme Bell and Ade Monsborough.

Holding a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Voice from the University of Adelaide, Jack has also studied with the Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University in the USA in 1994, learning from jazz singers Mark Murphy, Kitty Margolis, Madeline Eastman and Nancy King. She recorded a radio program on Fog in the City Radio, and was also invited to San Antonio, Texas, to sing with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band at the famous Landing Jazz Club on the Riverwalk. In 2003, Jacki was the featured resident vocalist on the inaugural season for the cruise ship, Oceania Regatta, cruising around Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, and the Mediterranean. In 2005, Jacki was invited to perform at Sax’n Art Jazz Club in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam with world-class saxophonist, Tran Manh Tuan. In 2007, Jacki and John Morrison toured China, performing at JZ Jazz Club and the House of Jazz and Blues in Shanghai. The tour highlight was a performance at the Oriental Arts Centre with the Shanghai Symphony Big Band. In March 2010, Jacki was awarded Best Jazz Vocalist at the Musicoz Awards. Jacki is a regular at jazz festivals around the country, including Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Darling Harbour International Jazz Festival, Manly Jazz Festival and Thredbo Jazz Festival. She performs with John Morrison with their quartet, quintet and with John’s big band, Swing City.

Junior Campus

Musicianship Classes

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

Spring Fair Yrs 5-6 Rock Band Performance

With the Spring Fair fast approaching on Saturday 15 September, the Redlands Rock Program (Yrs 5-12) will be showcasing their music talents at this event. Please come along and support our budding young musicians at the Main Stage from 10.30am.

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