From The Principal

The passing of Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth the Second, has been a significant moment in history and as announced by the Prime Minister, Thursday 22 September will be a National Day of Mourning and a Public Holiday. The last day of Term 3 for students will now be Wednesday 21 September.

The Rector of St Peter’s Anglican Church, Cremorne, and Board Director, The Rev’d Tim St Quintin has extended an invitation to all members of the Redlands community to attend a memorial service for The Queen, at St Peter’s on Sunday 25 September at 10am. The guest preacher will be Bishop Peter Watson, former Archbishop of Melbourne.

Student Achievements

We were delighted to receive notification from NESA that the following Year 12 students have been nominated for HSC Showcases for their major works:

Drama Onstage Nominations
Individual Performance – Kyle Banfield, Jemima Flavell
Group Performance – Kyle Banfield, Jemima Flavell, Harry Knight, Oliver Rose

Dance Callback Nominations
Core Performance – Siena Adderton, Harry Knight

Congratulations to these students on this wonderful recognition. 

Our musicians achieved outstanding results at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival (ASBOF) held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music last Sunday. Congratulations to the Advanced Concert Band who were awarded Gold and the Combined Intermediate and Advanced Strings who were awarded Silver in their respective sections. This is a fantastic achievement and my sincere thanks to all of our exceptional Music staff and especially the Yr 12 students who have set such a wonderful example with their commitment and dedication.

I congratulate our Snowsports team on their excellent achievements at the Australian National Interschools Championships, held at Perisher at the end of last week. The team placed 2^nd in Secondary Overall Coed, with 9 team and 6 individual Top 10 places. A special mention to the following teams and individuals who achieved 6 podium places:

Gold

Div 1 Girls Snowboard GS team, becoming National Champions  

Silver

Div 1 Girls Snowboard Cross team
Div 1 Boys Slopestyle Ski – Billy Thomas (Yr 12)

Bronze

Div 1 Girls Alpine team
Div 1 Girls Snowboard GS – Sienna Wessels (Yr 11)
Div 3 Girls Moguls team

This week we have had a range of opportunities to give thanks for the service given by our Year 12 leaders. Their theme of ‘Mission Possible’ was celebrated in the student led assembly, which highlighted the strength of student involvement in activities across the full life of the School. One of their final leadership tasks has been the organisation of the House Spirit Fair, which enables students to undertake a range of fun events while supporting their nominated fundraising activities. Due to weather this event has been moved to Friday afternoon. A highlight will no doubt be the lip-sync battle, with the word that a staff team is set to make another slick appearance.   

Parent Survey

We recognise the vital role our wider community plays in the prosperity of Redlands and remain committed to providing opportunities for feedback on our performance. With this in mind, early next week we will be inviting all parents to complete a short survey about the School. This anonymous survey will remain open until Tuesday 4 October for parents to provide their feedback. I thank you in advance for your contribution. 

Redlands Autumn Fair – 18 March 2023

We are pleased to announce that our recently postponed Spring Fair has been rescheduled to 18 March 2023 as the first Redlands Autumn Fair. Further details will be announced as this year unfolds.

Mr Stephen Webber

Photo Caption: Sienna Wessels (Yr 11), on her way to winning one of four individual and team medals at the Australian National Snowsports Interschools Championships, held at Perisher at the end of last week.

Community Update

As a School we continue to pursue a journey that positions Redlands as a leading contemporary and innovative school inspiring students to adapt, create and thrive in our complex global community.

At the heart of this journey is our community. We recognise the vital role our wider community plays in the prosperity of Redlands and remain committed to providing opportunities for feedback on our performance. With this in mind, we will shortly be inviting you to complete a short survey of your feedback.  The survey should only take a few minutes, is anonymous, does not collect any personally identifiable information. Thank you for your consideration and contribution within this important process. 

We are delighted to announce that our recently postponed Spring Fair has been rescheduled to 18 March 2023 as the first Redlands Autumn Fair. Thank you again to our dedicated and passionate volunteers and staff for your efforts in the preparation of the Spring Fair. Further details of the Autumn Fair will be announced as this year unfolds.

Our Second Hand Uniform Sale continues this week and clean, pre-loved uniforms can still be donated through the Uniform Shop up to and including Friday, 16 September. A sale of these uniforms will be held on the Junior Campus this Saturday 17 September. This Redlands Parent and Friends Association led initiative enables us to recycle pre-loved uniforms back into the community while raising valuable funds for our means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund. My thanks to the army of volunteers and our Uniform Shop for their assistance in delivering this important event.  For more information on this initiative and upcoming community events and photos, please visit the RPFA section of Note Day.

Our alumni of Redlanders can be found locally and globally and it was a pleasure to welcome London resident, Pauline Lyle-Smith (Redlander 1963) back to the School this week. For more information on Pauline’s visit, along with information on the Melbourne Cup Luncheon and our Redlanders Mentor Program with our Year 11 cohort, please visit our Foundation section.

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

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

Foundation

Melbourne Cup Luncheon – Early Bird Tickets are Closing Soon

Thank you to everyone who already booked tickets to the event which stops the nation. This will offer an excellent opportunity to connect with your friends as well as meet parents from both campuses.

We are delighted to announce that Kate Cox will be joining us this year as an MC. Kate is Head of National Content and Head of Travel for Australian Community Media. She has held several senior positions in media, including editor of The Sun-Herald and as a weekly correspondent for Sunrise for a decade. She was Sunday Life editor; Sydney Morning Herald and Age features editor and Head of Food and Drink for Fairfax. She has worked as a journalist for many years, including in the Canberra press gallery and across a wide range of news rounds. She is a Redlands parent, with a son in Yr 7 and another in Yr 9.

Do not miss out and book your tickets now!

Notable Alumni Visiting Redlands

It was a privilege and an absolute pleasure to welcome Pauline Lyle-Smith (RL 1963) back to Redlands while she is in town from London presenting a research paper at a conference in ANU Canberra. She was thrilled to take a tour of the Senior Campus and was highly impressed with the advancement of teaching and learning facilities since she left. We enjoyed hearing her memories of the Liggins Building where she studied Latin and French, winning the French Prize in 1963. She was very excited to learn that Latin is still taught in the Liggins Building today and admired the work of our young Latin students.

Pauline graduated with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Sydney in 1968 and, after qualifying as a solicitor in NSW, practised law at Freehill, Hollingdale & Page (now Herbert, Smith Freehills). Whilst practising law she carried out evening pro bono legal work at the Wayside Chapel in King’s Cross, Sydney. She was the first female Australian qualified to practise law in NSW, (Australia), England & Wales and the USA (NY State).

Pauline has served on numerous Boards and Committees in the UK. She was Mayoress of Hammersmith and Fulham 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 and is Deputy Chairman of the Britain-Australia Society Education Trust which currently concentrates on scholarships and bursaries. She has been closely involved in assisting the local community and businesses in Hammersmith and Fulham for over 20 years. 

Redlanders Mentors Connected with Yr 11 Students

“Do what you love! Don’t stand still – do something. A rewarding profession is hard work and a privilege.” Kathryn Robinson (RL 1992)

During tutor time on Monday, Yr 11 had the opportunity to connect with Redlander Alumni over Zoom and learn about their various professions and career paths. I would like to acknowledge Kim Flatman, Alumni and Community Engagement Coordinator, for her hard work and dedication to source this very impressive list of speakers.

We are grateful to all of our Alumni speakers for sharing their advice:

Amy Cheung (RL 1990 and Redlands Board Director) – entrepreneur, medical science, AI

Kathryn Robinson (RL 1992) – journalism

Doug Begg (RL 1994) – human resources and psychology

Chris Nunn (RL 1994) – lawyer focussing on sustainability

Gina North (RL 2006) – construction and engineering

Svetha Rao (RL 2006) – Gynaecologist and careers in medicine

Charlie Marriott (RL 2009) – project manager in the Technology

Cloudia Elder (RL 2011) – performing arts

Jeff Brown (RL 2016) – finance and investment

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

RPFA

Second Hand Uniform Sale – this Saturday 17 September 9am-12pm

Donations of current uniforms in good condition are currently being accepted until Fri 16 Sept. Please ensure uniforms are clean and stain free. Kindly drop off at the Uniform Shop on a coat hanger (or hang on the ones available).

We are holding the Second Hand Uniform Sale on the Junior Campus this Sat 17 Sept from 9am to 12pm. Summer uniforms, summer sports uniforms, fleeces, tracksuits and various accessories will be on display in front of the Parkes Building. Entry is via both Murdoch St and Allister St gates. We will only be accepting payments by EFTPOS. Please also remember to bring your own bags for your purchases.

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

Melbourne Cup

Please help support Redlands Foundation by joining us for the Redlands Melbourne Cup Luncheon at Sergeants Mess from 12pm on Tues 1 Nov. There will be bubbles on arrival, a gourmet three course luncheon, fine wine, entertainment, Fashions on the Field, an auction, raffles and sweeps. Early bird tickets on sale now til 30 Sept. Proceeds will go towards the means-tested Dr Sue Morey AM Scholarship. Book here now

Friends of Hockey News

 Friends of Hockey would like to thank the amazingly generous Hockey community and Redlands sports staff for its support of this year’s hugely successful season – especially all who donated raffle prizes and bought tickets, those who volunteered their time to organise, set up and bake, and our players who made the celebration night special: our wonderful trivia compere and our brilliant Year 12s MCs who doubled as raffle ticket sellers.

Further to our AGM earlier this week, all elected officers return next year in the same roles. Our 2023 plans include more community building fun events and support for our amazing players. We welcome any parents who would like to be more involved in big or little ways next year.

Coming Up

Parent / Family Get-togethers                           

‘Friends of’ Events

Walks on Tracks

Next week’s walk on Wed 21 Sept is the Spit to Manly walk. Meet at the carpark at Orso, at the bottom of Spit Hill at 8.40am. Any questions, please call Ann Marie on 0406 691 533.

Book Club

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

Photo Gallery

Yr 12 coffee morning at Frenchys

4 Red coffee morning

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

2022 RPFA Committee

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

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Head of Secondary School

As we travel through the penultimate week of Term 3, the Secondary Students continue to amaze us with their talents and skills. Our Yr 12 students have commenced their final week of school! Yr 11 students are receiving back their recent examinations and analysing feedback in order to set future goals and make decisions about Yr 12 study. They are also readying themselves for Leadership announcements and Camp in the first week of Term 4. Yr 10 and Yr 9 have also been submitting their final assessments before the examination blocks and Camps in Term 4. Yr 7 and 8 are flying through the end of this term, submitting final assessment tasks and receiving feedback for learning experiences submitted earlier in the term. This week, I had some fun with Yr 8 who spent some time in their English lesson self-assessing their multimodal task using a marking criteria, before the results were released on iLearn. Next term our Stage 4 students will be sitting a slightly modified examination schedule with the aim of supporting them to develop study and revision skills leading up to, and during, an examination period. We know this can often be a daunting prospect for Yr 7 and 8, and our Dean of Students, Ms Anna Rolon, has been working collaboratively with Yr Advisors, Ms Sarah Matthews and Ms Lucienne Willis, in order to schedule a block of exams with build-in study periods and learning time.

There seem to be a lot of amateur student filmographers on campus at the moment. Our Yr 12 students have been compiling memories to share in their final days of school, and our Yr 10 students have had fun making a short positive film for their cohort.

Ms Ynson and Ms Boase challenged Yr 10 to step up and express what they believed the Yr 10 cohort need to hear and experience at this time in the term.  A few students chose to create a video to provide inspiration and focus for Yr 10 as they prepare to enter the senior years of school. We’d love to share it with you here.

HSC Student Achievements – Nominations for Practical Performances

Last week NESA shared with us that some of our Dance and Drama students received HSC performance nominations for their recent practical exams. This is a wonderful achievement. Congratulations to our students who are listed below and to their teachers Ms Ashleigh Moore and Ms Alyssha Clarke.

Kyle Banfield – Individual (Drama)

Jemima Flavell – Individual (Drama)

Kyle Banfield, Jemima Flavell, Harry Knight and Oliver Rose – Group (Drama)

Siena Adderton – Individual (Dance)

Harry Knight – Individual (Dance)

ISA Athletics Carnival

On Tuesday the 2022 ISA Athletics Carnival was held at Sydney Olympic Park. Redlands placed 2^nd in the Division 1 Junior and Senior Girls and then 3^rd overall for the Girls.

There were many 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners across the School. There were also awards given to students after the ISA Carnival for the Most Improved Junior, Intermediate and Senior Athlete, as well as Junior, Intermediate and Senior Athletes of the Year Awards. Recipients are listed below:

Most Improved: 

Junior:  Mila McKim and combined Max Taylor and Hugo Barton 

Intermediate: Cameron Simpson and Annabel Hwang 

Senior: Madeleine D’Almeida and Tom Taylor 

Athlete of the Year: 

Junior: Amber Kusano  and Daniel Benoliel

Intermediate: Isaac Brooks and Eva Osborne 

Senior: Sam Chubb and Madison Barwise

Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival

Over the weekend we had some wonderful successes in Music at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival, held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Both ensembles competed in strong fields, with our Combined (intermediate and Advanced) String awarded Silver for their section, our Advanced Concert Band awarded Gold.

This is an outstanding achievement! The students have been working very hard in the past weeks and these prestigious wins are a testament to their diligence.

Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships

Please find below a summary of the outstanding results of Redlands students.

• Redlands Secondary Co-Ed School Overall Runners-up (to Snowy Mountains Grammar)
• Snowboard GS Division 1 Female National Champions (Callie Forest, Mia Kloiser-Jones, Sienna Wessels)
• Billy Thomas achieved 2^nd Place Ski Slopestyle
• Sienna Wessels achieved 3^rd Snowboard GS

Team Top 5:

• Alpine Division 1 Female 3^rd (Momo Elsworth 6^th, Sienna Wessels 11^th, Julia Murphy, Brontë Backhouse)
• Alpine Division 1 Male 4^th (Billy Thomas 12^th, Nicholas Fitzhenry, Ethan McFarlane, William Byron)
• Moguls Division 1 Female 5^th (Julia Murphy 11^th, Sienna Wessels, Momo Elsworth)
• Moguls Division 3 Female 3^rd (Avie Keller 6^th, Eva Fitzhenry, Arkie Riches) 
• Male Division 1 Skier Cross 5^th (Billy Thomas 13^th, Harrison Fung, Nicholas Fitzhenry)
• Snowboard GS Division 1 Female 1^st (Sienna Wessels 3^rd, Callie Forest 4^th, Mia Kloiser-Jones 12^th)
• Snowboard Cross Division 1 Female 2^nd (Sienna Wessels 4^th, Callie Forest 11^th)

Individual Top 10:

• Alpine: Momo Elsworth 6^th
• Moguls: Harrison Fung 8^th
• Ski Slopestyle: Billy Thomas 2^nd
• Snowboard GS: Sienna Wessels 3^rd, Callie Forest 4^th
• Moguls: Avie Keller 6^th

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

Uniform Shop

Term 3 Holiday Opening Hours

The Uniform Shop will be open Friday 23 September, Thursday 6 October and Friday 7 October from 8am – 4pm. 

Appointments are recommended and can be booked online. Please click HERE to make an appointment.

Student are required to wear full summer uniform from the start of Term 4.  

Blazers Requiring Embroidery

Uniform Shop staff will collect blazers from the Senior Campus on the last day of term, Wednesday 21 September during lunch and after school until 3.30pm.  Please ensure blazers are clearly named, badges removed and pockets have been emptied. 

New Sports Training T-Shirt 

Students in Yrs 7–12 may now purchase the new Sports Training T-Shirt which can be worn at training sessions outside normal school hours only. Students can then change into their clean sports polo on Thursdays. Sizing is the same as the current sports polo and can be ordered online through Flexischools or by visiting the Uniform Shop.   

If you have any queries placing orders or making an appointment, please call us on 9968 9850 or email uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au

University and Careers

Please see the Careers Pulse page for information on events, pathways and universities.

Yr 12 UAC Applications

All 2022 NSW HSC applicants had their UAC PIN emailed to them by UAC. To start their UAC application students will need their Yr 12 student number (issued through NESA) and their UAC PIN. IB students follow the instructions on UAC under “start here”.

Learn More

Yr 12 Key University Application Dates

National Computer Science School

University of Sydney: Accommodation Exploration 

Year 12

Class of 2022

In my last ever Note Day message to you all, I wanted to thank you for the support and trust you have given me over the past four years as Year Advisor for your children. It has been such a privilege to share the ups and downs of each students’ journey through Secondary School, and seeing them develop into the amazing young adults they are today. I look forward to catching up with you at the Valedictory Dinner and wish you all the best for the future.

Final Leaders Assembly

This week our Yr 12 Leaders ran their final whole school assembly, closing off their Class of 2022 ‘Mission Possible’ theme with a ‘Mission Accomplished’. All of the leaders have served with enthusiasm, professionalism and as role models for their peers, and are to be congratulated on the dedication they have shown in their positions.

ISA Athletics

Congratulations to our Yr 12 students who participated so strongly in the ISA Athletics Championships this week.

Our Gift, Our Legacy

Please don’t forget to buy your Class of 2022 portrait tea towels and tote bags, or contribute directly to the Scholarship Fund. Please purchase here.

Blackmores Running Festival

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

Key Dates

• Friday 16 September – House Spirit Fair
• Monday 19 September – last day at school, Chapel, morning tea and Yr12 Assembly
• Tuesday 20 September – Activities Day: harbour cruise and Balmoral beach
• Wednesday 21 September – Prize giving rehearsal, farewell assembly, Valedictory
• 21 September – HSC final school day
• 12 October – 7 November – HSC exams
• 14 October – IB final school day
• 24 October – 9 November – IB Exams

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

Year 11

Junior School Chat and Connect

On Friday last week, selected Yr 11 students, spoke with Yr 6 students at the Junior School as part of a ‘Chat and Connect’ session which gave Yr 6 the opportunity to speak with Year 11 and Yr 7 students about how to best prepare for their transition to Secondary School. There were many questions given to Yr 11 regarding home learning, workload, co curricular activities and the pastoral care programs. Yr 11 were exceptional and were so personable with Yr 6 and communicated their responses to the Yr 6 student questions very clearly. 

Well done to the following students who represented Yr 11 at the ‘Chat and Connect’ session with Yr 6:

• Marina Viese Vivaldi 
• Poppy Justice
• Claudia Lalich
• Jess Marshall
• Lachlan Binnekamp
• Josie Simpson
• Simone Francesci
• Oliver Noakes
• Sahara Ali
• Jamison Houchell
• Marcus Ogden
• Aurora Golowenko
• Alex Scotting
• Patrick Walker
• Maya Little 
• Daisy Oliver
• Charlotte Morrison
• Phoebe Vandekreeke
  

  

  

  

   

Snow Australia Interschools Championships Achievement

Congratulations to all the Yr 11 students who competed at the Snow Australian Interschools Championships at Perisher last week. The competition was tough; however, we came away with some fantastic results listed below: 

• Div 1 Girls Snowboarding GS – Team Gold and Sienna Wessels Individual Bronze.
• Div 1 Girls Snowboarding SBX – Team Silver Sienna Wessels (4^th)
• Div 1 Girls Alpine – Team Bronze Momo Elsworth (6^th), Sienna Wessels, Julia Murphy, Bronte Backhouse
• Div 1 Boys Alpine – Team 4^th Nicolas Fitzhenry, Ethan McFarlane,  William Byron
• Div 1 Girls Moguls – Team 5^th Julia Murphy, Sienna Wessels, Momo Elsworth
• Div 1 Boys Moguls – Team 6^th  Nicolas Fitzhenry, Ethan McFarlane
• Div 1 Girls SkiX – Indiv Sienna Wessels
• Div 2 Boys Ski X – Team 5^th Nicolas Fitzhenry

Well done!

ISA Athletics 

Congratulations to the following Yr 11 Students who placed at the 2022 ISA Athletics Carnival at Sydney Olympic Park on Tuesday:

• Maddie D’Almeida – 1st place in the 17 Years Girls High Jump, 2nd place in the 17 Years Girls Long Jump
• Maddie Barwise – 3rd place in the Senior Girls 3000m
• Sam Chubb – 3rd place in the 18 Years 110m Hurdles
• Keian Murphy – 3rd place in the 17 Years 200m
• Emilie Bessell – 3rd place in the 16 Years 800m
• Angus McLachlan – 2nd place in the 17 Years 100m B Race
• Marli Prado – 2nd place in the 17 Years 100m B Race
• Angus McLachlan and Josh Hicks – 3rd Place as part of the Intermediate Boys Relay team
• Marli Prado – 1st place as part of the Senior Girls Relay team
• Sebastian Griffiths – 1st place in the 17 Years Boys Long Jump 

Special mention to the following students who achieved awards after the carnival for the ‘Senior Athlete of the Year’ and the ‘Most Improved Senior Athlete’

Most Improved – Maddie D’Almeida
Senior Athlete of the Year – Maddie Barwise and Sam Chubb 

Best of luck to all the selected Year 11 athletes at the CIS Athletics Championships next Tuesday at Sydney Olympic Park. 

Attendance 

Attendance for the remainder of Term 3 and Term 4 should be a priority for Yr 11 as they transition into Yr 12. This week and next, Yr 11 will be receiving feedback from their assessments along with critical content for the Year 12 HSC / IB course. 

Coming Back Stronger Workshop

Last Friday, Yr 11 attended the ‘Coming Back Stronger Workshop’ led by Jen Hawkin from the Kidman Centre, UTS.

Some of the topics covered in the workshop included:

• Contributors to stress and how to overcome them through sleep, fitness, and nutrition.
   
• Focusing on the things students can control in their lives and the importance of changing their mindset from a fixed to a growth mindset. 
• Forming good habits through goal setting and making small consistent habits. 
• Avoiding distractions, setting realistic timeframes to complete work, and being kind to yourself. 

The presentation was a good booster for students after the Yearly Exams to prepare Year 11 for their transition into Year 12. 

Yr 11 Alumni Zoom Session

Yr 11 Cambodia Hot Chocolate Fundraiser

Well done to the Year 11 Service Team who assisted with the Year 11 Cambodia Hot Chocolate Drive last Thursday to raise money for much needed food items for the students at M’Lop Tapang School in Cambodia. Students from across the Secondary School lined up for their hot chocolate for the duration of lunchtime and enjoyed their hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows! 

Yr 9 Service Learning Project – Vinnies Drive 

As part of this Service Learning Project, we are asking students across the school to bring in items to create personal hygiene bags for those in need.

Donation items include:

• Shampoo 
• Conditioner 
• Band aids 
• Hand sanitiser 
• Deodorant
• Soap or body wash
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Small tissue packs
• Hairbrush/hair ties
• Sanitary items – pads, tampons and panty liners.

A collection box will be located in the Secondary School Office every day during Week 9-10 this term, where you are able to drop off your supplies.

Thanks for your support.

Yr 11 Camp Medical Information

As highlighted in the recent Yr 11 Camp Letter, the Yr 11 Camp is coming up from 10-14 October at High Country Campus, Jindabyne. It is essential that you complete the OEG Medical Form at your earliest convenience. Please click the link below to access the OEG medical forms. You may need to create an account. OEG are using a new tool for collecting medical information which we hope will streamline the process. Any parent or carer can create the account to provide information, and only one entry for each student needs to be made.

There is the facility to upload any anaphylaxis, asthma or other medical plans, submit dietary requirements and request a follow up if required. Please declare and provide information on any prescription medications your child will require during the camp.

View Here

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

Year 10

Upcoming Yr 10 Events

Wednesday 21 September Last Day of Term 3

Monday 10 October First Day of Term 4

Tuesday 18 October Assertive Behaviours Workshop by Mr. Brent Sanders

Thursday 20 October Yr 10 Camp Briefing for students

24-28 October Yr 10 Yearly Examination Block

Monday 31 October Peer Support Training

Wednesday 2 November Tomorrow Woman

Thursday 3 November Vaccination Catch-Ups

Friday 4 November Yr 10 Harbour Cruise

7-11 November Yr 10 Camps

Wednesday 7 December Last Day of Term 4

Parties are the New Sleepovers

Our young adults are partying. It’s a fact. While it is an important part of adulthood for adolescence to develop independence, prioritise friendships and to learn how to analyse positive and negative risk-taking behaviour, our young adults need our time and attention to make healthy and safe decisions. 

While we may understand the need for “the talk” about sex and healthy sexual relationships, “the talk” about partying, alcohol and drugs is equally as important. On Redlands SchoolTV, parents are encouraged to start the conversation and keep the conversation going with their children about partying. It is recommended for all parents to:

• Get the facts
• Be clear in your own beliefs
• Look for opportunities to start the conversation
• Ask questions
• Make sure your teenagers understand the harms
• Set rules and consequences

The following link includes a brochure for further details on what information to include in “the talk”.

This second link includes a brochure with information around how to host a responsible party for teenagers under 18 and how parents can keep their children and their friends stay safe when partying.

This third link includes recommended advice from Mr Paul Dillon on how to best introduce your teenagers to alcohol. First and foremost, delay your child’s first drink of alcohol for as long as possible, be honest about your own alcohol use and be a good role model, create rules and boundaries around alcohol, create meaningful consequences and make sure your child knows that rules are negotiable as they get older.

Inter-House Debating Final Competition 16 September

Over these last three weeks, students from all four houses, many students with no prior experience in debating, have put their hands up to join their house debating teams for an impressive Inter-House Debating competition. Thank you to Mrs Rachel Beggs for organising this event, Yr 11 students for coaching and Yr 12 students for adjudicating.

The final debate will take place this Friday during Tutor.  The entire Yr 10 cohort will be viewing the debate. The topic is: That the public performance of Drill Rap should be prohibited in Australia, including on social media. Cowper is AFFIRMATIVE and McDouall is NEGATIVE. Good Luck Yr 10 – we are looking forward to it!

Cowper Team: Charli Waterland, Jocelyn Wang, Bianca Goggins, Emilie Leroux and Will Howard

McDouall Team: Marcus Cooper-Hor, Chris Szeto, Damian Roesink, Winter Penney and Sholto Mirrlees-Black.

Assertive Behaviour Workshop by Mr. Brent Sanders 18 October

Yr 10 will participate in an Assertive Behaviours Workshop run by ex-policeman and spokesperson of Winning Edge Strategies, Mr Brent Sanders, on Tuesday 18 October. The workshop is based on the premise of empowering students through knowledge, and is an integral part of the Year 10 PDHPE and Pastoral Care program. Brent Saunders is an experienced and respected presenter who specialises in this area, and his workshops are popular with a large number of Sydney’s leading independent schools.

Specifically, this opportunity develops the capacities of adolescents by supporting them to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, developing awareness that life is based on choices, as well as championing the importance of respect and self-discipline. Students will be briefed and provided with positive self-protection strategies built upon self-motivation, assertiveness and basic conflict psychology.

Redlands has been running this workshop for over eight years and the feedback from students has been extremely positive. We hope that your son/daughter will find it equally as beneficial and take away some practical strategies to support their safety.

Parent Information – What is BeReal and how does it work?

• BeReal is a social media app that is fast becoming the latest obsession for Gen Z and has started to make an appearance on the Senior Campus.
• BeReal was invented in 2020, but according to trending news website Social Media Today, downloads of the app have risen by 315% since the beginning of the year, now ranking fourth in the list of most downloaded social media apps, behind Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest.  
• BeReal users receive a notification at a random time once a day saying, ‘Time to BeReal’. This opens a two-minute window for the user to post a picture of what they are currently doing. The purpose of this is to capture an authentic, unfiltered snapshot of a user’s life – the opposite of the curated Instagram or SnapChat photos. The app takes a picture using both the front and back camera, so other people can see what the user looks like and where they are. 
• The user can only see other people’s posts after they have posted their own. Followers are notified and can see when somebody has posted ‘late’ or has retaken the photo. Captions can be added with the post and other people can comment on the post. 
• It’s possible to retake the BeReal photo many times during the two-minute countdown, but followers can see how many times the photo has been recaptured.
  While there is not a ‘like’ option available on the app, users can react to other posts by using their RealMoji.
• Because of the time restraint, photos aren’t as polished or aesthetic as there is less pressure to create the perfect scene and gain approval from followers. BeReal is seen as a refreshing way to use social media however, the fear of missing out or the pressure to get the photo within the 2-minute time frame may be stressful for users (and outweigh the positives).

Why should I be concerned about BeReal?

• BeReal has the possibility to disrupt lessons and distract students as the prompt can appear at any time during the day.
• Students may cave to peer pressure to install the app in fear of missing out (FOMO).
• The app has a map feature that allows the user to see where their contacts are throughout the world which may cause an issue for privacy.
• BeReal causes issues with privacy as the post may capture other students in the frame who have not consented to be included in the post.

Yr 9 Service Learning Project – Vinnies Drive 

As part of this Service Learning Project, we are asking students across the school to bring in items to create personal hygiene bags for those in need.

Donation items include:

• Shampoo 
• Conditioner 
• Band aids 
• Hand sanitiser 
• Deodorant
• Soap or body wash
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Small tissue packs
• Hairbrush/hair ties
• Sanitary items – pads, tampons and panty liners.

A collection box will be located in the Secondary School Office every day during Week 9-10 this term, where you are able to drop off your supplies.

Thank you for your support.

ISA Athletics Results 

On Tuesday, it was a long and challenging day for students competing in the 2022 ISA Athletics Carnival which was held at Sydney Olympic Park. Athletes in participation: Charlie Parker Grace Durrant, Jaiden Confessore, Liam McFarlane, Isaac Brooks, Alex Tanner, Eva Osborn and Henry Charles. Along with our incredible Yr 10 athletes, a special thank you goes to Ava Taylor and Sophia Rolon for supporting and helping our staff and athletes throughout the day. 

Congratulations to Isaac Brooks 1st place for 16 Years 800m, 3rd place for 15-16 Years 1500m and 2nd place for 16 Years Discuss

Henry Charles 1st place or 16 Years Javelin and 3rd place for 16 Years Shot Put

Athlete of the Year in the Intermediate division, Isaac Brooks and Eva Osborn.

Redlands also placed 2^nd in the Division 1 Junior and Senior Girls and then 3^rd Overall for the Girls. Well done to all competitors!

Photo from Dr Tessa Opie Healthy Sexual Relationship Workshop

Students sharing their take-aways from the day and being asked to reflect on their experience.  

Photos from Winter School 

We look forward to welcoming our Yr 10 Winter School students back to Sydney next week!

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

Year 9

Arnhem Land

Culture College Pre-reading Handbook HERE

Included information:

• Overview of Culture College and the program which students will engage
• Importance of connection to self, others and country
• Our cultural footprint
• Cultural acknowledgement of the Yolngu and Napaki
• What Culture College means for Yolngu and Napaki
• Packing list

House Debating – Dumolo Vs McDouall

Debate Topic: That we should change the date of Australia Day.

Moderator: Isabella Crennan

Negative – Team McDouall

• Imogen Jeffery-Bilich
• Jaiden Murphy
• Hugo Baird

Affirmative – Team Dumolo

• Millie Winton
• Grace Dawson-Damer
• Sophie Yu

Adjudicators: Sophia Maxwell & Callum Wardman-Browne (Year 12)

Congratulation to the winning House, Dumolo.

Thank you to Ms Beggs for the organisation of this event; a great initiative to see the exceptional talents of our Yr 9 Debaters. 

Yr 9 Service Learning Project – Vinnies Drive 

As part of this Service-Learning Project, we are asking students across the school to bring in items to create personal hygiene bags for those in need.

Donation items include:

• Shampoo 
• Conditioner 
• Band aids 
• Hand sanitiser
• Deodorant
• Soap or body wash
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Small tissue packs
• Hairbrush/hair ties
• Sanitary items – pads, tampons and panty liners.

A collection box will be located in the Secondary School Office every day during Week 9-10 this term where you are able to drop off your supplies.

Thanks for your support.

One Girl – Educating Girls to Change the World

Girls’ Education Changes Everything – Full Version.

It’s not right that in Sierra Leone, a girl is more likely to be married before the age of 18 than she is to finish high school. It’s not right that only 16% of girls in Sierra Leone finish high school. It’s not right that 132 million girls around the globe don’t have access to a basic high school education. 

This needs to change.

However, not all hope is lost. Freya Kittle, Betti Butcher and Amynta Field are Yr 9 students here at Redlands who have become ambassadors for One Girl and have set up fundraising pages for this cause. One Girl is a non-profit organisation which helps find and provide education for girls in Sierra Leone and Uganda. They’re on a mission to help give girls an education in countries where it is less available. They found that when you educate a girl, her income will increase by 10–25% for every year she stays in school. She’ll get married when she chooses to, be able to think for herself, have control over her own income, and break the cycle of poverty. So now, they are asking for your help. If you could consider donating, it would be greatly appreciated and can make life changing opportunities for girls less fortunate than us.

You can find Betti, Freya and Amynta’s  fundraising links below:

Betti Butcher

Freya Kittle

Amynta Field

Yr 9 Examinations – Term 4, Week 2

Throughout Week 9 & 10, students will begin preparations for their Term 4 Yearly Examinations.

In the coming weeks, students will receive their Examination Timetable which will assist with planning and preparation at home. Resources will also be available through individual classes to assist in this process and students are encouraged to liaise with their teachers on best practice for each subjects.

Redlands My TV – Exam Jitters

Setting a schedule is vitally important. Students need to schedule everything from sleeping and eating, to studying and exercising. It is one of the best ways to manage inevitable exam stress. Students need to look after themselves when they have big demands in their life.

When it comes to productive study, sometimes less is often more. It is recommended that students hit the books in 50-minute stints, broken up by 15-minute breaks. This gives the brain, and body, a rest. Adolescents will often underestimate the amount of sleep they need. Getting enough sleep is key to successful study practices. Research shows that physical activity also has a very positive impact on mental wellbeing. Eating well is another crucial factor to maintaining concentration and staying focussed on the task ahead.

Learn More

Factsheets:

Surviving School Exams

Strategies for Exam Stress

Exam Stress Tips

Reach Out – Exam slaying checklist

Reach Out – 5 Apps to help you study at home

Exams – It’s a word that’ll get most people’s stomachs sinking and hearts fluttering. Exam anxiety can be really tough to tackle and it can affect anyone – from the most super-conscientious student to the last-minute crammer. While it’s a tough ask to eliminate exam stress completely, there are some study apps that can help make it all a little more manageable. Here are the best study apps to get you on the right track.

Reach Out – Top 5 motivation boosters

1. Work out your ‘why’: if you know the benefit of getting the task done, you’ll be more motivated to do it.
2. Put a timer on: set a timer for 20 mins and focus solely on the task at hand. Put your phone away and tell yourself you’ll procrastinate later.
3. Celebrate the wins: make yourself a ‘Ta-da’ list where you write down your achievements, no matter how small.
4. Get moving: go for a short walk or do some stretches, it’ll help you get inspired.
5. Play music: make a playlist of your fave upbeat songs and listen to them when you need an extra push.

Parent Information – What is BeReal and how does it work?

• BeReal is a social media app that is fast becoming the latest obsession for Gen Z and has started to make an appearance on the Senior Campus.
• BeReal was invented in 2020, but according to trending news website Social Media Today, downloads of the app have risen by 315% since the beginning of the year, now ranking fourth in the list of most downloaded social media apps, behind Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest.  
• BeReal users receive a notification at a random time once a day saying, ‘Time to BeReal’. This opens a two-minute window for the user to post a picture of what they are currently doing. The purpose of this is to capture an authentic, unfiltered snapshot of a user’s life – the opposite of the curated Instagram or SnapChat photos. The app takes a picture using both the front and back camera, so other people can see what the user looks like and where they are. 
• The user can only see other peoples’ posts after they have posted their own. Followers are notified and can see when somebody has posted ‘late’ or has retaken the photo. Captions can be added with the post and other people can comment on the post. 
• It’s possible to retake the BeReal photo many times during the two-minute countdown, but followers can see how many times the photo has been recaptured.
  While there is not a ‘like’ option available on the app, users can react to other posts by using their RealMoji.
• Because of the time restraint, photos aren’t as polished or aesthetic as there is less pressure to create the perfect scene and gain approval from followers. BeReal is seen as a refreshing way to use social media however, the fear of missing out or the pressure to get the photo within the 2-minute time frame may be stressful for users (and outweigh the positives).

Why should I be concerned about BeReal?

• BeReal has the possibility to disrupt lessons and distract students as the prompt can appear at any time during the day.
• Students may cave to peer pressure to install the app in fear of missing out (FOMO).
• The app has a map feature that allows the user to see where their contacts are throughout the world which may cause an issue for privacy.
• BeReal causes issues with privacy as the post may capture other students in the frame who have not consented to be included in the post.

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

Year 8

Spotlight on Tutor Time

This week in Tutor, Yr 8 have enjoyed the House Debate Finals, a Year Meeting focused on community building, and Pastoral Care sessions following on from some of the themes introduced by Dr Tessa Opie in her workshop.

ISA Athletics Carnival

A huge congratulations to the following students who represented the school with pride and competed with fervour at the ISA Athletics Carnival on Wednesday this week:

• Lexi Rowe
• Annalyse Rowe
• Amber Kusano
• Heidi de Saxe
• Elizabeth Whelan
• Imogen Kroon
• Ashley Corn
• Finnegan O’Sullivan
• Landon Mansell
• Joel Daily
• Max Taylor
• Henry Dobson

The following students are to be further congratulated on their outstanding place results in the competition, with some qualifying to move through to the next level of competition; CIS. 

13 Years Girls

Imogen Kroon: 2nd – Javelin

Elizabeth Whelan: 2nd – Shot Put

                                  1st – Discuss

14 Years Girls

Annalyse Rowe: 3rd – 200m A

                             3rd – 100m A

Amber Kusano: 1st – 800m

                             3rd – 400m

                             1st – 12-14 Yrs 1500m

Lexi Rowe: 3rd – 100m B

13 Years Boys

Joel Daily: 3rd – 100m A

                  1st – Long Jump

                   2nd – Discuss

14 Years Boys

Max Taylor: 3rd – 400m

Following ISA, two Yr 8 students were acknowledged for their excellent contribution and progress in Redlands Athletics this year:  

Most Improved: Max Taylor

Athlete of the Year: Junior – Amber Kusano

Well done on a wonderful week for our Athletic competitors!

Parent Information – What is BeReal and how does it work?

• BeReal is a social media app that is fast becoming the latest obsession for Gen Z and has started to make an appearance on the Senior Campus.
• BeReal was invented in 2020, but according to trending news website Social Media Today, downloads of the app have risen by 315% since the beginning of the year, now ranking fourth in the list of most downloaded social media apps, behind Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest.  
• BeReal users receive a notification at a random time once a day saying, ‘Time to BeReal’. This opens a two-minute window for the user to post a picture of what they are currently doing. The purpose of this is to capture an authentic, unfiltered snapshot of a user’s life – the opposite of the curated Instagram or SnapChat photos. The app takes a picture using both the front and back camera, so other people can see what the user looks like and where they are. 
• The user can only see other peoples’ posts after they have posted their own. Followers are notified and can see when somebody has posted ‘late’ or has retaken the photo. Captions can be added with the post and other people can comment on the post. 
• It’s possible to retake the BeReal photo many times during the two-minute countdown, but followers can see how many times the photo has been recaptured.
  While there is not a ‘like’ option available on the app, users can react to other posts by using their RealMoji.
• Because of the time restraint, photos aren’t as polished or aesthetic as there is less pressure to create the perfect scene and gain approval from followers. BeReal is seen as a refreshing way to use social media however, the fear of missing out or the pressure to get the photo within the 2-minute time frame may be stressful for users (and outweigh the positives).

Why should I be concerned about BeReal?

• BeReal has the possibility to disrupt lessons and distract students as the prompt can appear at any time during the day.
• Students may cave to peer pressure to install the app in fear of missing out (FOMO).
• The app has a map feature that allows the user to see where their contacts are throughout the world which may cause an issue for privacy.
• BeReal causes issues with privacy as the post may capture other students in the frame who have not consented to be included in the post.

Yr 9 Service Learning Project – Vinnies Drive 

As part of this Service-Learning Project, we are asking students across the school to bring in items to create personal hygiene bags for those in need.

Donation items include:

• Shampoo 
• Conditioner 
• Band aids 
• Hand sanitiser 
• Deodorant
• Soap or body wash
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Small tissue packs
• Hairbrush/hair ties
• Sanitary items – pads, tampons and panty liners.

A collection box will be located in the Secondary School Office every day during Week 9-10 this term, where you are able to drop off your supplies.

Thank you for your support.

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

Year 7

Tutor Time

During Tutor Time we are embarking on 10 minutes of reading or DEAR Drop Everything and Read. Yr 7 are requested to bring in a book to read each Tutor Time. Tutors will read with students, modelling reading for pleasure. It is hoped that this activity will help to develop a love of wide reading in our students. Students will need to bring in reading material this could be either fiction or non fiction and in any genre; science fiction, fantasy, autobiography etc.

ISA Athletics

ISA Athletics Carnival which was held on Tuesday at Sydney Olympic Park, a huge congratulations to Milla McKim and Finn Gurney who achieved 1st place results. Milla achieved 1st Place in the 12yrs 100m and 200m events. Finn achieved 1st Place in the 800m. 

There were a number of excellent results on the day from our Yr 7 students including placings. I would like to warmly congratulate Sahara Nicholas, Katie Jennings, Nicholas Meagher, Melissa Franco, Tom Brown, Alexander Kraszewski-Francia, Maya Turton, Robert Smith, Liliana Halfen, Sam Turton, Ava Atkinson and Darcy Mennie for their ISA participation and respective achievements. 

There were also awards given to students after the ISA Carnival for the Most Improved and Athlete of the Year.  Milla McKim won the Most Improved Junior, shared with Max Taylor and Hugo Barton. Well done Milla. 

Yr 9 Service Learning Project – Vinnies Drive 

The St Vincent de Paul Society assists people experiencing poverty and inequality and works to shape a more just and compassionate society. As part of Yr 9’s Service Learning Project, we are asking students across the School to bring in items to create personal hygiene bags for those in need. We hope that our Yr 7 students will support Yr 9 in this initiative. 

Donation items can include: Shampoo, conditioner, band aids, hand sanitiser, deodorant, soap or body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, small tissue packs, hairbrush, comb, hair ties, sanitary items (pads, tampons and panty liners). 

A collection box will be located in the Secondary School Office every day during Week 9-10 this term, where you are able to drop off your supplies.

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

Head of Junior School

Yr 6 to Yr 7 Transition: Connect and Chat

Last Friday, in another important stepping stone towards preparing Yr 6 for Secondary School, we were delighted to welcome a number of students from Yrs 7 and 11 to run small group Q&A sessions with all of our Yr 6 students. Our students found it invaluable to have this peer-to-peer opportunity to talk about the transition and have their important questions answered by our Secondary School students themselves. Equally, we were delighted to welcome many former Junior School students back to the campus and see how much they have grown as people in their time in the Secondary School. We were also pleased to welcome a number of key Secondary School staff and leaders including Mr Tod-Hill, who you may recall I confirmed would be this Year Group’s Year Advisor in 2023.

Calling Yr 6 Students: Government Youth Steering Committee

The Australian Government has just announced an opportunity for students aged between 12-25 years to apply to be part of a Youth Steering Committee to work with the Minister for Youth.

Information and the application process can be found here and Year 6 students will also be provided with this information via Google Classroom. Within the application, students will be asked to answer four open-ended questions with responses to each question no longer than 250 words.

1. What do you think are the two most important issues for young people in Australia and why do you think these issues are important? You can include any relevant personal experience related to these issues.
2. Why would you like to join the Youth Steering Committee? You can include any personal experience and what you would like to achieve by joining the Youth Steering Committee.
3. What personal experiences and skills would you bring to the Youth Steering Committee?
4. Do you have experience volunteering or participating in advisory groups? If yes, tell us about your experiences.

Yr 9 Service Learning Project: Hope in a Suitcase

Yr 9 are currently working on a Service Learning project with the aim to actively engage with a chosen charity. Hope in a Suitcase has been one charity which these students are passionate about and are hoping to seek the support from the Junior School too.

Hope in a Suitcase Australia is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers who are incredibly passionate about showing every child in the foster care system that they are loved and valued by their community. They aim to do this by giving them a suitcase of their very own to ensure they have a safe and secure place in which to pack their belongings and take with them wherever their journey may lead.

The suitcases are filled with essential items such as toiletries, (sanitary items for the older girls), underwear, a set of pyjamas and a change of clothing. They also include something to cuddle for the younger children, a book to read, a journal or colouring-in books and pencils to encourage creativity and provide a distraction away from their turmoil.

What can you donate?

• Pyjamas/ singlets/ underwear/ socks
• Other clothing items
• Toothbrush/ toothpaste
• Something to cuddle (e.g., doll /toy)
• Blanket
• Hairbrush/ hairbands
• Story book
• Toys (craft, cars, animals, dolls)
• Colouring in or activity books
• Pencils/ textas

Where can you donate?

Through to the end of this term, a donation box will be set up in the Junior School Reception for you to donate. Thank you so much for considering donating, which will mean a great deal to Year 9 and more importantly, the children we are supporting.

Public Holiday Reminder – Thursday 22 September

As per the notification form Mr Webber, please note that with the Prime Minister designating Thursday 22 September as a Public Holiday and National Day of Mourning to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II, the end of Term 3 for all Redlands students will be next Wednesday 21 September, rather than Thursday 22 September. Term 4 will commence as planned on Monday 10 October. 

Yr 4 Gallery Walk

Further to Ms Axam’s letter to Year 4 families last week, the Year 4 students and teachers are looking forward to welcoming parents to their Gallery Walk tomorrow (Friday). As per the guidance in the letter, parents are kindly asked to wait outside at the bottom of the Year 4 stairwell next to the play equipment and the Ballet and Dance office, whilst teachers take the class roll. When ready, students will come down and invite you up to the classroom at 8.30am.

Change of Date: Yr 6 Gallery Walk

As per the notification form Ms Robinson, with Thursday 22 September now being a Public Holiday, the Year 6 Gallery Walk will take place on Monday 19 September between 8,30-9.15am. Parents are asked to wait in Reception our outside until this time to allow for roll call to take place first.

Lost Property

We have a large number of unnamed and unclaimed water bottles and lunch boxes outside the Parkes Building which we have asked students to look at and claim any that belong to them. Many have been there for a while and if unclaimed, we will repurpose or pass on to a charitable cause at the end of term. Parents are very welcome to come in before school to have a look through these as well.

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

Head of Preparatory School

Prep Camp Week

What a week it has been so far! Koori Kinnections started our week with authentic indigenous storytelling, traditional boat making skills and inspiring drama and dance activities for Kindy and Yr 1. Our Yr 2 students have thrived throughout the week with activities that have encouraged team building, negotiation skills and camp related fun! Friendship bracelets, rock painting, scavenger hunts, talent quests, just to name a few of the wonderful opportunities this week for everyone.

The Outdoor Education days have been nothing but a success. I am so proud of all our learners as they challenged themselves to bush walk, investigated sea animals, enjoyed kite making and participated enthusiastically in every activity that came their way.

As we have had so many varied opportunities this week for all our learners, I thought I would share some student reflective writing and the link to our collective shared space for photos from each grades experience.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff who have made our inaugural camp week such a huge success.

View Photos Here

Kindergarten Camp Week

It has been an exciting and adventure filled week for our Kindergarten students. Camp Week commenced with a story telling experience led by Aboriginal Leaders from Koori Kinnections. The children listened to the story of the Greedy Pelican and acted out the Sleeping Kangaroo. 

On Tuesday, Kindergarten went to Clifton Gardens where they participated in a range of activities designed to develop students’ teamwork, curiosity and thinking skills. Highlights included a sandcastle building challenge, kite building, scavenger hunt and touch tank experience. It was wonderful to observe the children venturing outside of their comfort zones. There were squeals of delight and bravery when Kindergarten students were offered to hold the sea hare. 

Throughout the week the children have been engaging in a variety of rotational activities with peers across the cohort. Activities have included an obstacle course challenge, Indigenous puzzles, tower challenge and creating the echidna from the Dreamtime story The Echidna and the Shade Tree.

Rescheduling of Prep Games Day

All families would have received the communication from Mr Webber this week regarding the public holiday next Thursday. As we will not be at school on this day, the scheduled Prep Games Day will now happen in Term 4 on a date still to be decided.

End of Term Prep After School Sport update

On behalf of Aussie Gems (our school gymnastics provider) and our Prep School Sport Coordinator (Ms Lucy Wrigglesworth), I would like to invite parents and care givers to come onsite and watch the final week of  the Prep Sport Term 3 Gymnastics. The students have been working very hard this Term in Gymnastics and would like to show you what they have been learning. There will be seating for you inside Dunnet Hall to come in and watch but for safety purposes please do not call out or attract their attention while they are participating.

Details are below

Days: Friday 16 September & Monday 19 September
Timing: Dunnet Hall Doors will open at 3:20pm for all families to come and watch
Parking: Please do not park in Junior School car line 
Finish time: 4:00pm as per normal program finish time 
No food or drink to be brought into Dunnet Hall

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

Redlands House and Transition Gold

Uniform

Although the weather is starting to warm up, it can still be cold in the mornings. Please layer your child’s uniform appropriately. Please ensure your child is dressed in clothes that are  part of the Redlands uniform. Please remember the importance of uniform, and ensure your child is dressed appropriately in accordance with school guidelines. A variety of warm and comfortable uniforms items are available at the Uniform Shop for purchase.

Toys at Preschool

We are blessed with beautiful resources at Redlands House, so we encourage the children to please leave toys at home. They can become lost or broken whilst at Preschool. If your child has a special item to share for ‘News’, please leave this with your class teacher in the morning. We have discussed this matter with the children. We thank you for your support with this.

Crunch & Sip, Morning Tea and Lunch

Just a reminder that each child has three breaks for food in the preschool each day – Crunch & Sip, Morning Tea and Lunch Can we please ask that these containers are clearly labelled with the child’s name and are placed in the appropriate location. Often staff are spending a great deal of time sorting through lunch boxes to find morning tea for the children. Please ensure each of the items is placed in the correct location at the beginning of the day.

Crunch & Sip: ‘Crunch & Sip’ is a break during class time when the children can refuel on a fruit or vegetable snack only (that is packed in addition to Morning Tea and Lunch) and rehydrate with water. The ‘Crunch & Sip’ break gives children the opportunity to eat the piece of fruit that might otherwise be left in their lunchbox. Children are also more likely to eat their fruit or vegetables and drink their water if their friends and peers are all doing it too! We ask that you provide this snack in a separately labeled container or zip-lock bag and place it in the basket on the sink in the classroom storeroom. Drink bottles will also be kept in here and the children will be able to refill their bottles at the sink as they need.

Morning Tea and Lunch are stored in separate containers in the fridge. Each class has a fridge door to open. Morning Tea containers are kept in the class basket in the fridge and Lunch boxes and stored on the shelf.

Please remember that we are an Allergy Friendly Centre (i.e. allergy aware) and have a number of children with serious allergies. Therefore, we ask that any food your child brings to Preschool does not contain nuts or traces of nuts or shellfish. We have a number of resources containing nutritious and well-balanced lunch box ideas available in our parent library in the foyer for inspiration.

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

Summer Sport

Basketball

Basketball teams have now been posted on the Redlands Pulse – Basketball Page. The training schedule and most up to date season information is also available on this page. Please note in Term 3, Week 10 all training scheduled for Monday-Wednesday will be going ahead as per the training schedule. There will be no training on Thursday 22 September due to the public holiday.

Touch Football

It was great to see our Touch Football students back out on field, playing internal games over the weekend. Students have already demonstrated great growth over the last few weeks of training, we look forward to the season starting next term. 

Holiday programs have been released; please sure you register your attendance. (Link for holidays registration has been shared via email)

A reminder of the session times for this coming Saturday at Macquarie below: (Gwilliam Oval)

8.00-9.15am:
Junior Girls 
Junior Boys A & B

8.45-10.00am:
Intermediate Girls A & B

9.30-11.00am:
Senior Boys 1,2,3
Senior Girls 1,2,3,4

We look forward to another week of Touch! 

Rowing

Our Rowing students have commenced training for the 2022-2023 season with record numbers of almost 140 students and enthusiasm across all Year Groups.

Our Yr 7 students are well on their way with understanding the basics of the rowing stroke and have impressed the coaching staff with just how quickly they are improving. We have also been delighted with the coaching assistance that our Year 12 rowers have provided by coxing many of the Yr 7 crews in their first few weeks. The Yr 8s  have been a little unlucky with the weather but continue to impress with their efforts so far and we are all excited at what might be possible with this year group while the Seniors are refining their skills in small boats are covering some impressive distances already at this early stage of the season.

New Parent Info Session

Our Friends of Rowing support group is holding the new parent info session at Mosman Rowing Club in the Redlands bay this Saturday 17 September from 10:45 to 11:45am. This session is particularly useful for new parents to get some insight into what happens regarding regattas and camps along with the key role that our parents play in supporting their child/ren within the Rowing program on the home front.

Holiday Training

Once again we will be offering the holiday training sessions with a combination of on water and land training. Detailed information about these sessions has already been emailed to students and families regarding these optional sessions. Please ensure that you have completed the google signup forms by 12:00pm Wednesday 21 September. The google form links are below.

Seniors (Yr 9-11)

Juniors (Yr 7-8)

October Sculling Camp

Our Senior rowers will head off to Berry for their sculling camp held from Tuesday 4 to Friday 7 October during the second week of the holidays. This camp provides a great opportunity for students to refine and improve the efficiency of their rowing stroke while also completing an important block of training loads. Detailed information including the registration links will be emailed to senior families shortly.

Tennis

We will be running our last trials for competition teams this weekend. Like training, trials are compulsory so we are able to grade competition teams for next term. Please email me if you are unable to attend.

Saturday Trials 17 September

Group 1/2: 9:30am-12pm Cammeray Tennis Club (refer to attached document, only specific players)

Group 3: 10am-12pm Lane Cove Tennis Club (all players)

Group 4: 8am-10am Lane Cove Tennis Club (all players)

 We are looking to release teams before the end of Term 3, with competition starting Saturday Week 1 (for TNB) or Week 2 (currently waiting on confirmation from NSTA)

FRIDAY MAKEUP TRAINING 

We are running an optional Friday morning training session for keen players or students that are needing to make up attendance for the season. Reminder students require 80% attendance to meet the requirements for Summer Representative Sport and receive their pockets.

There is a maximum of 16 students and the sign up is via a Google Form (please do not show up without signing the form as the sessions only run if we have confirmed numbers). Sign up will close on Thursday 12pm and an email will be sent out to players on the form to confirm the training. If you do not receive a confirmation email on Thursday night, training will not run on Friday.

Holiday Training Camp

Tues 4 Oct: Group 3 and 4

Wed 5 Oct – Fri 7 Oct: Group 1 and 2

 We encourage students to sign up to the holiday training camp via the Grand Slam Tenns website to continue their training before the competition season start in Term 4.

Learn More

If there are any issues or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

ISA Athletics Championships

Please see below the results from the 2022 ISA Athletics Carnival which was held on Tuesday at Sydney Olympic Park.

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In blue, I have highlighted all the 1^st place winners, in pink, I have highlighted all the 2^nd place getters, and for 3^rd place I have highlighted these athletes in green.

There were also awards given to students after the ISA Carnival for the Most Improved Junior, Intermediate and Senior Athlete, as well as Junior, Intermediate and Senior Athletes of the Year Awards. Recipients are listed below:

Most improved

Junior:  Mila McKim and combined Max Taylor and Hugo Barton 

Intermediate: Cameron Simpson and Annabel Hwang 

Senior: Madeleine D’Almeida and Tom Taylor 

Athlete of the Yea

Junior: Amber Kusano  and Daniel Benoliel

Intermediate: Isaac Brooks and Eva Osborne 

Senior: Sam Chubb and Madison Barwise

We also placed 2^nd in the Division 1 Junior and Senior Girls and then 3^rd Overall for the Girls.

Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent ISA the NSWCIS Athletics Carnival:

Carnival information can be found on the Athletics Page on Redlands Pulse.

Fitness Centre 

With the 2022 ISA Summer Rep. Season literally on our doorstep, the  Fitness Centre will still be available to all students across the holiday period. With sessions across Week Two of the holiday period, the Fitness Centre is the perfect space to develop speed, fundamental movements and also power. 

All students can access the morning sessions which run Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday starting promptly at 7:30am and finishing by 9:00am. These sessions are for all Age-Groups and all Sports so every student is encouraged to bring a mate along with them to the sessions.

Further details will be sent out via Redlands iLearn.

Students are reminded to bring with them the following.

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

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

Rugby 7s

Our Girls Rugby 7s and Learn to Play Program has had a fantastic start with brilliant numbers across all three available sessions. Sessions available to students include a Strength / Conditioning and Skill Session, a Tackle / Contact Session and also a Skill / Speed Session.

The Training Week starts with a Strength / Conditioning and Skill Session: Monday morning 6:45am – 7:30am. Across Wednesday morning 6:45am – 7:30am, we will have the Tackle / Contact Session.

All morning sessions will be held between the Undercroft Area and also utilise the Redlands Fitness Centre. These session will be focused on building up the strength, speed and mobility required to compete safely, as well as a strong foundational focus on the contact elements within Rugby and Rugby 7s

There will not be a Wednesday afternoon session next week, with the last day of the school term.

Students are encouraged to bring football / moulded boots to this afternoon sessions but runners are fine.

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

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

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

Rugby

With the season done and dusted we can now look ahead to not only the 2023 ISA Rugby Season and the preseason preparation, but also, and more importantly, our 2022 End of Season Presentation.

For this year, the Presentation will be held at the Balgowlah Bowls Club on October the 15^th. Students, parents and carers are invited to purchase their tickets through the following link.

Having not been able to hold this event for the past two years, I could not be more excited to celebrate the wonderful accomplishments within this program and the successes of the students involved. There will be awards across all teams and also the announcement of the Redlands XV which is always a brilliant award and accomplishment for individual players across all Age Groups.

With Summer Sport Trials starting across the past week, I understand that the last thing on many of our students minds is the 2023 ISA Season but, with dramatic changes to the number of games as well as the competition we will face, preparation leading into the season is key. For the remainder of the Term and into Term 4, the Wednesday morning Fitness Session (6:30am – 7:40am) will workouts prepared, specific to Rugby Union and building up our strength, power and speed. It would be ideal to see as many of our Rugby athletes attend these sessions, especially all students who are wishing to trial for the 1^stXV. Max Perry, along with Rory McMillan, are already training the house down across multiple sessions across the week.

Football

Congratulations to Jasmine Black for being selected to represent NSW in the Girls Football National Youth Championships next week. Best of luck to Jasmine in the tournament. 

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Friends of Football please email kseebohm@redlands.nsw.eud.au to be added to the mailing list.

Summer Sport – Key Contacts

General Sport Information

Wet Weather

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

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

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

Fixtures

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

Uniform

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

Game time and arrival times

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

Attendance at Sport

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

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

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

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

Junior Sport

Winter Season Complete

We have now come to the official end of our 2022 Winter Sport Season with our Girls AFL team having their final match on Saturday as the rest of the Representative Sport students had their first pre-season training. The girls enjoyed themselves immensely and special thanks to their coaches for the work behind the scenes. A few wash outs, a few losses and four wins saw the girls improve each week.

Pre-Season Summer Sport Trials

Well done to all those students who participated in Touch Football, Tennis and Basketball trials and training last Saturday in beautiful conditions. These continue this week with some Basketball teams having matches against other schools. Please refer to the quick links on Redlands Sport pages on Pulse for times and details.

Basketball and Touch Football singlets for new students joining these sports were distributed on Monday and the hire charge ($10) will be added to your account. Students are only required to wear these on match day on the Saturday, sports uniform for training is fine. Tennis uniforms can be purchased from the school unform shop ahead of Round 1 next term.

Non-Rep and Rep Summer Sport Start Date

Please refer to the Junior School Sport Calendar on Pulse.

Term 3 School Holidays Program

For those of you looking for sporting activities for their children please see the QR codes below (click to enlarge) which are from contractors who are currently engages in our Wednesday sports program. There are a variety of options available within each of these sports.

Junior School Sport Pulse Student Challenge

With the new Pulse, there is significant scope and flexibility in terms of content, feedback, push notifications. The  new Pulse is aimed at students as well as parents. I spoke with all Junior School students at assembly recently and set them a challenge for them to ‘beat parents’ and clock up more visits to the pages on Junior School Sport. Not only will this enable them to know what they need, where they need to be and what time but this will also alleviate the stress for you having to navigate multiple pages for siblings etc. By encouraging your child to be responsible for their own School Sport, they will take an active role in managing their time which will be of benefit to you.

It would appreciated if you can assist with this ‘challenge’ in the coming weeks as both they and you prepare for the start of Summer Sport in Week 1 of Term 4.

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

Snowsports

Congratulations to our Nationals Competitors

The Interschools Snowsports program concluded this week with the Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships. Redlands had some fantastic results and the following students are congratulated for their efforts: 

• Callie Forest
• Harrison Fung
• Billy Thomas
• Mia Kloiser-Jones
• Momo Elsworth 
• Sienna Wessels
• Julia Murphy 
• Nicholas Fitzhenry 
• Ethan McFarlane
• William Byron
• Felicity Schlederer
• Winter Penney
• Nora Moncau-Munio
• Josie Bannon 
• Julius Keller
• Avie Keller
• Arkie Riches 
• Eva Fitzhenry
• Aiden Schlederer

Outstanding Results from the National Interschools Championship 

• Redlands Secondary Coed Overall Runners Up

Team Results:

• Alpine Division 1 Female 3rd Place Team 
• Alpine Division 1 Male 4th Place Team 
• Alpine Division 2 Female 6th Place Team 
• Moguls Division 1 Female 5th Place 
• Moguls Division 1 Male 6th Place 
• Moguls Division 3 Female 3rd Place 
• Skier Cross Division 1 Male 5th 
• Snowboard GS Division 1 Female 1st Place – National Champions 
• Snowboard Cross Division 1 Female 2nd Place – National Runners Up 

Individual Results in Top 15: 

• Alpine: Momo Elsworth 6th, Sienna Wessels 11th, Billy Thomas 12th 
• Moguls: Avie Keller 6th, Harrison Fung 8th, Julia Murphy 11th, Julius Keller 12th
• Skier Cross: Billy Thomas 13th, Sienna Wessels 15th 
• Snowboard GS: Sienna Wessels 3rd, Callie Forest 4th, Mia Kloiser-Jones 12th 
• Snowboard Cross: Sienna Wessels 4th, Callie Forest 11th
• Ski Slopestyle: Billy Thomas 2nd – National Runner Up 

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

Ballet and Dance

Sunday 18 September: End of Year – Extra Rehearsal

A reminder that we are holding a rehearsal for our End of Year Performance this coming Sunday:

For Junior & Senior casting lists please see End of Year Performance 2022 on Redlands Pulse. 

Term 3 – Last Days for Classes and Private Lessons

Saturday 17 September – last Saturday for classes and private lessons

Wednesday 21 September – last day for classes and private lessons

Term 4 – First Day for Classes and Private Lessons

Monday 10 October – first day for classes and private lessons

Celebration of Dance Awards 2022

A wonderful time was had at the Dance Awards on Thursday evening at Sydney Dance Company where we celebrated the Year 8 -Yr 11 award winners and our Yr 12 students who are leaving us so soon. Mr Byrne was delighted by the evening of Dance that exhibited such talent in all genres of Dance. We all enjoyed his story of how the Academy began and realise how lucky we all are to have such a unique program at our fingertips.

Congratulations to our Award Recipients

Our Yr 8 -Year 11 students were presented awards for Dedication, Service, Excellence and Leadership by Mr John Byrne.

Apologies from award winners Josephine Bannon, Madeleine Lamport and Summer-Eve Smyth who were at Winter School.

Au Revoir Year 12

Deputy Principal Sean Corcoran with our departing Year 12 Ballet and Dance Academy students. 

Friends of Ballet and Dance (FoBD) – AGM Invite

You are invited to attend our AGM.

9am – 10am | Friday 14 October | Parkes Hall (studio P1.9)

Friends of Ballet and Dance (FoBD) – Executive Positions

With the AGM approaching the Ballet and Dance Academy are calling for nominations for the following positions within Friends of Ballet and Dance executive committee for 2023.  These positions roll over every 2 years.

The Chair: Carries the overall responsibility for meeting the objectives of the Department.  Arranging meetings once per term and more often as required.  Attend the Heads of Friends of Meetings once per term. 

The Co-Chair: Assists Chair or assumes position of Chair in their absence

Treasurer: Responsible for managing the budgets and for providing financial information to the RPFA (position filled)

Co-Treasurer: Assists Treasurer or assumes position of Treasurer in their absence

Secretary: Responsible for minuting group meetings, forwarding minutes to committee  and the RPFA Secretary for their records

Co-Secretary: Assists Secretary or assumes position of Secretary in their absence

Senior School Parent Coordinator: Needed during Concert time to co-ordinate helpers backstage

Junior School Parent Coordinator: Needed during Concert time to co-ordinate helpers backstage

2nd Hand Uniform Committee (position filled)

Hair Coordinator: Needed during Concert time to co-ordinate helpers backstage 

Make-up Coordinator: Needed during Concert time to co-ordinate helpers backstage 

Costume Assistant: Needed during Concert time to assist with Wardrobe

To express your interest in one of more of the above roles please click here

Closing date for nominations 4 October 2022

Jump Dance Challenge

Congratulations to all our performers who competed over the weekend at Jump Dance Challenge.

	Louis Abrahams 1st in Day 1 Improvisation
2nd in 10/u Contemporary HC in 10/u Jazz HC in Junior Championship
	4th in 12/u Jazz
1st in 12/u Jazz HC in Intermediate/Senior Championship
	Dante Minassian Year 8 1st in Jazz 1st in Contemporary 1st in Day 2 Improvisation 1st in Intermediate/Senior Championship Highest scoring Intermediate Solo (across 12-14 age group and all styles) Highest scoring Solo of entire event (across all ages and all styles) Scimm Dance Company Award (chance to train with full timers at Jump’s National Competition next year)
1st in 14/u Jazz Small Troupe Highest scoring group of entire event (across all ages and all styles)

Can’t Come to Class

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

Any Questions?

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

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

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

Drama and Theatre

The Addams Family Callbacks 

Congratulations to all who auditioned. Callbacks are this weekend. If you did not receive a callback this does NOT mean you are not in the show. Full Company will be announced on Tuesday 20 September. The schedule for Sunday 18 September has been sent out. If you have not received an email please contact drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au 

Senior Curriculum Performance Evenings 

This week we had the Year 11 HSC and IB Drama and Theatre. Performance images are below.

Extra-Subject Drama and Theatre 

Enrolments                                     

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

End of Year Soirees

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

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

Music

ASBOF 2022 – Winners and Grinners!

Congratulations to our Combined Strings and Advanced Concert Band who were awarded silver and gold respectively at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival (ASBOF), hosted at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music on Sunday!

These Senior Campus musicians displayed grit and diligence in pursuit of this opportunity and represented their school community with pride and excellence. (Thanks to Mr Montz, Mr Owen, Ms Moses and our brilliant Music Tutors for their dedication and support).

Senior Instrumental Competition 2022

Preparations are in the final stages for the Instrumental Competition occurring next Monday 19th September. We are pleased to announce the adjudicator for the Instrumental Competition will be Rosemary Quinn, renowned cellist with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.

The event will commence at 5.30pm. Parents and friends are welcome to attend, and can reserve some of the limited seats available via the link below.

CLICK HERE TO RESERVE INSTRUMENTAL COMPETITION TICKETS

AMEB Examinations

Congratulations to students who have now completed their AMEB exams! Students were cool, calm and collected and we continue to be  impressed with the level of preparation among our learners. As always we thank tutors for their work in supporting students, as well as accompanists Mr Tony Lee, Mr Zi-Hao Li, Mr Diego Iddaraga and Mr Jason Xu. We also wish students who are yet to complete their exams all the best.

Flute Society Eisteddfod

We would like to congratulate Year 8 student Andy Guan who has received two Highly Commended awards in the 2022 Flute Society Eisteddfod. Andy was required to submit 2 video recordings and was competing against flautists from the Sydney metro area and beyond. Well done Andy, and we thank flute tutor Ms Suellen Monaghan for her commitment to providing these wonderful opportunities for students. 

Composition Competition – Redlands EP 2023 

We thank all those who submitted songs and works for consideration for the Redlands EP 2023! The panel are delighted by the record number of submissions and are thrilled to announce the finalists below:

The recording process will start in Term 4, and the Music Department will be reaching out to students with more specific information early next term.

Pulse is Live for both Junior Campus and Senior Campus Music Offices!

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

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Katherine Moses
Head of Junior Campus Music
E: juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au
E: seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au