Foundation

Legacy Gift of Class of 2019

The Yr 12 Legacy Gift team capped off their wonderful fundraising efforts by running a Sausage Sizzle and a Student vs Staff Basketball tournament last Thursday. The sun came out and shone on the fun but hotly contested game, seeing the Student team be crowned the winners! 

 “The Legacy Git campaign has only made me feel more grateful for the opportunities that my own scholarship has provided me at Redlands, and made me passionate about ensuring this experience for future students who would otherwise be lacking the necessary means”. Ela Kos, Class of 2019

“I chose to be involved in the Legacy Gift team as I really think it was important for me to give back to the School since I have been at Redlands since Kindergarten. The Scholarship Fund is a really important thing to me”. Zoe Kimber, Class of 2019

During the Valedictory dinner which took place last night, Dr Lennox and the Chair of the Board, Glenda Mcloughlin, acknowledged incredible efforts of our students and the whole community. The means-tested scholarships reflect on our School values such as compassion and responsibility and will enhance the diversity among our student body. All fundraising efforts so far have raised just over $482,000 of which Class of 2019 raised $10,200. Well done to everyone involved!

If you wish to join us and our Yr 12 students on this journey and contribute to this wonderful cause with a tax deductible gift, please

DONATE HERE

Every gift matters!

Melbourne Cup Luncheon

Tuesday 5 November 

Thank you to those parents who have booked tickets for this year’s luncheon. This event welcomes both mums and dads and a live band will entertain you on the dancefloor! Many prizes to be won in Fashions on the Field (four categories) plus lucky door and raffle prizes and a silent auction.

Early Bird tickets are available now. It is easy to book, just select your Year Group or guests you would like to be seated with. Tables of 10 are available and a limited number of tables of 12.

BOOK NOW

If you wish to donate a prize or have any enquiries, please contact Jenni De Jager.

Volunteers Thank You  – Thursday 17 October

This event is designed to recognise and thank our parents who dedicate their time and join committees like the RPFA, the Friends of Groups and the Class/Year Group Parents, Gala Ball Committee, Foundation Advisory Committee along with the parents who volunteer to assist in other areas of the School – Learning Plus helpers, Bush School, Bush Dance, assisting with classroom activities, accompanying excursions and many others.

If you volunteered in any capacity this year, please come and join us.

Redlanders Association AGM

On Thursday 19 September the Redlander Association AGM was held in Roseby Library. We welcome new members to this committee and look forward to working alongside this new team towards planning inspiring initiatives for our Alumni in the near future. We would like to take this opportunity to thank retiring President Jon Harsem (Class of 1992) for his years of dedication and support in the role of President. Jon will remain on the Committee as a Member.

The appointed Office Bearers are: 

President: Jennifer Farrell (Knight, Class of 1962)
Vice Presidents: Helen Chady (Taylor, Class of 1990 and current Redlands parent) and Annie Flynn (Taylor, Class of 1990 and current Redlands parent)
Secretary: Pip Tame (Class of 1972 and current Redlands staff member)
Treasurer: Robyn Brown (Duschke, Class of 1974)
Committee Members: Amber Bennett (Class of 1999), Kim Flatman (Burgess, Class of 1991, current Redlands parent and staff member), Jon Harsem (Class of 1992), Vicky Kvisle (Charody, Class of 1974), Annabel Pegus (Class of 1987 and current Redlands parent) and Tiffany Wong (Class of 2014).

Reunions 

In Term 3 we have three Redlands Reunions occurring:

Class of 1979, celebrating their 40 Year Reunion
Class of 2009 celebrating their 10 Year Reunion
Class of 1959 celebrating their 60 Year Reunion

Pease refer to our website for more details on these landmark events. 

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

Head of Preparatory School

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please note that all Upcoming Events for Prep are now on their own Note Day article/page. 

This Head of Preparatory School page will consist of general information from the Head of Preparatory School. 

Sleep Seminar

Last week, we were pleased to welcome Lisa Maltman, the Director of The Sleep Connection, to present her research and expertise on the topic, Sleep for Better Health, Academic Performance and Resilience. Our Dean of Students, Mrs Kourakis, has generously summarised her personal notes from the seminar which have now been placed on Redlands Pulse for all Redlands families, which I hope will be of benefit to parents who were unable to attend.

Prep Games Day

We invite all families to join us for the annual Preparatory Games Day being held tomorrow, Friday 27 September at 8.45am. More details can be found on the Upcoming Events page of Note Day.

Uniform Shop

In the school holidays, the Uniform Shop will be open on Monday 30 September, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 October between 9.00am – 3.00pm. If you wish to make an appointment, please click here.

Yr 2 Camp

Learning is partly a matter of skills, but it is also about dispositions, resilience, risk taking, self-belief, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect and plan a way forward. Expanding a student’s capacity to learn so that they can thrive in the world beyond the classroom walls is a significant part of the Outdoor Curriculum Programs offered at Redlands. These experiences within the natural and social surroundings provide varying contexts in which positive connections are made – with self, others and the environment. As their first experience on school camp and for some, the first time away from parents, all students (and parents) are to be congratulated for their courage and positive outlook as they undertook Yr 2 Camp. It was a privillege to spend the two days with the students and teachers in the beautiful surroundings of the Royal National Park, as they discovered new-found abilities such as bush art, rafting and damper making. Collaboration and teamwork were essential for students to reach their end goal and it was heartwarming to see particular students take on leadership roles and others who showed courage and compassion assisting their peers. Through written prose, students in Yr 2 have shared significant reflections about their time at camp, taking great pride in their accomplishments. These will be displayed on the Let your Light Shine board next term. A sincere thank you to Mrs Sharp for the many hours of organisation before and during camp, to Mrs Sims for caring for the students who required medication or first aid, and to Mrs Goold, Mrs Rugg, Mr Hemopo, Mr Coutts, Ms Cooper, Mrs Hepers and Ms Bladen who vigilantly watched over the students day and night, whilst they were away from home and on their first school camp. 

Yr 12 Legacy

In what was their last week of school, Yr 12 students had the opportunity to spend a few hours in the Kindy classes reminiscing about their time in the Prep School many years ago. The Kindy students were very excited to share their learning with the Yr 12s, and staff who were familiar with them were equally delighted to welcome them back to Prep School. On Wednesday, the entire Junior Campus, Preschool through to Yr 6, said a heartfelt goodbye to the Seniors of 2019 in a Guard of Honour that began outside Dunnet Hall and stretched across the Campus. The staff and students stood together and cheered as the Yr 12s walked through the man-made tunnel of students, some crying, some laughing but most with enormous smiles on their faces. I had the privilege of attending the final Yr 12 Assembly prior to this, where the various Captains of the School so eloquently celebrated and reflected on their time at Redlands. The reoccurring theme from the students who said their final goodbyes was the strong and positive influence of their teachers and peers throughout their time at Redlands. They reiterated that when they may have made mistakes, failed from time to time and didn’t win on the sports field,  it was in these failures where they were taught the greatest lessons in life – to persevere, stay true to themselves and continue to strive for their goals. I was particularly heartened by Asha Boswarva’s comments, one of the two Arts Captains this year who began at Redlands House when she was three years of age. She wisely shared that it wasn’t important to be the best at everything you do, but rather, to try your best at whatever comes your way.

Staff News

Congratulations to Vanessa Finlayson and her husband Mark who were married on the weekend. Together, with family and close friends, they enjoyed a very special day and the School wishes them a lifetime of happiness.

Sylvia Merlot will be taking extended Maternity Leave for the remainder of this year and Term 1 2020, and we thank Ms Eggenschwiller who will continue on as French teacher in the Preparatory School.

Festival of Mosman 2019

Mosman will host the biennial Festival of Mosman from Friday 18 October to Sunday 27 October. 

This year the Festival promises to be bigger than ever, with a busy 10-day program of over 60 events including old favourites and exciting new additions. Highlights include a Traditional Sunset Ceremony on Balmoral Beach, an Italian feast on the Village Green, the OctoberFeast night market and an outdoor cinema movie marathon. Popular favourites include outdoor concerts at Balmoral, Children’s Fair and Pet’s Day Out. The Festival showcases the best of Mosman, its stunning beaches and natural environment, harbourside living, music, fine dining, and unique performance and art experiences. The Full Festival program is available at festivalofmosman.net.

Charity News

Congratulations to Amelie (2P) and Ryan Doherty (JS) who held a charity stall at their home on the weekend to help raise funds for their personal charities: Save the Rhino and Snow Leopard SOS. It was World Rhino Day on 22 September, which was a fitting day to hold their stall. The Save the Rhino Foundation raises funds to support rangers to have the training and resources they need to stay safe and help protect the wildlife. They also maintain community-led conservation, so that people living near rhinos are inspired to protect their wildlife. Similarly, snow leopards are disappearing and there are fewer than 4,000 left in the wild. The SOS project supports scientific studies and sustainable community development projects. An incredible $450 was raised and Amelie and Ryan were so pleased to welcome their school friends who helped support their cause.

End of Term

After a busy Term 3, I extend my sincere thanks to all in our community who have contributed to the growth and development of the Preparatory School. We have so many experiences to reflect on from this term and students have shown great perseverance and diligence across a diverse range of areas in their learning. In my experience, Term 3 is one that potentially can serve as the biggest growth period for students and therefore may be demanding and tiring for some. Please take time to rest and rejuvenate these holidays before the whirlwind of Term 4 is upon us. The two week break also allows families time to take stock of all school items. These include making sure your child has all the uniform requirements and that they are clearly named, uniforms are the correct length and hair is cut and styled as per the School guidelines. For those travelling over the school holiday break, I wish you safe travels and we look forward to welcoming all students back to school on Monday 14 October in their summer uniform.

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Preparatory School
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Prep & RH Upcoming Events

A more comprehensive calender can be found on Redlands Pulse.

Prep Games Day

We invite all families to join us for the annual Preparatory Games Day being held on Friday 27 September at 8.45am. 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 hat, with a full water bottle for hydration throughout the day. Parents may take their child home at the end of the Games Day which we expect will be at approximately 12.45pm. We do ask however, that you sign your child out with their teacher 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.

Bush Dance

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Preparatory School
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Redlands House/Transition Gold

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please note that all Upcoming Events for Redlands House/Transition Gold are now on the Prep/RH Upcoming Events Note Day page. 

This Redlands House/Transition Gold page will consist of general information from the Head of Preparatory School. 

Uniform Shop

In the school holidays, the Uniform Shop will be open on Monday 30 September, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 October between 9.00am – 3.00pm. If you wish to make an appointment, please click here.

Kaleidoscope Science

The Seniors and Transition Gold had a wonderful morning exploring and investigating a range of activities and experiments provided by Mitch from Kaleidoscope Science. The children enjoyed this hands-on learning experience where they were engaged and excited. They were encouraged to ask questions, make predictions, observe, test, and then communicate their findings helping them to develop critical, science skills. The Tea Bag Rocket and the Hoberman Sphere were very popular. I am sure the children will be talking about this experience for weeks to come.

End of Term

Who can believe we are almost at the end of 2019? What a fabulous three terms of fun and learning we have had in the Preschool. The staff highly value and greatly appreciate your ongoing support and contributions to the Preschool program. I encourage you to continue to provide the School with your feedback regarding day-to-day Preschool life, events or activities. It is this feedback that contributes to the School’s Quality Improvement Plan and helps to navigate through change when necessary. Please contact Mrs Huon to discuss any Preschool related matters.

The Redlands House staff wish all of you a relaxing holiday break and we look forward to seeing you all next term for our final term of the year.

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Preparatory School
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

From the Principal

This final week of Term 3 is an exceptionally busy time each year. We celebrate the final week of Year 12 schooling and there is now just their final examinations next term. At their final Chapel Service at St Peter’s, the Year 12 students were joined by a number of parents. Our Senior Campus Chaplain gave a very relevant sermon and students led prayers, gave reflections and performed musical items and the church rang with the singing of hymns by students, parents and staff. A morning tea followed in the upper quadrangle.

On Tuesday the Year 12s enjoyed their Harbour Cruise with staff members who have worked closely with them over the years as Year Advisors and Tutors, before relaxing on a sunny afternoon playing games at Balmoral.

Wednesday morning was the Final Assembly for Year 12s held before the whole Secondary School and staff in Dunnet Hall. The final addresses from the School Captains, Arts Captains and Sports Captains were excellent. The Junior Campus students formed a guard of honour as the Year 12s moved up through the Junior Campus and a second guard of honour greeted them as they re-entered the Senior Campus.

The Prize Giving and Valedictory Dinner with parents and students and many members of staff was held at Luna Park. The final speeches from our two outstanding School Captains, Josiah and Chloe were first-class. The guest speaker was Grace Crawford-Smith, who had been School Captain in 2014, the year in which the current graduands began their secondary schooling. Grace’s reflections and words of wisdom were nicely balanced with some humour. Various musical interludes graced the evening, showcasing some of the musical range and talent among the students. At the end of the Prize Giving, students joined their parents at the tables. The closure of the evening had a new highlight with the entire Class of 2019 on stage presenting the premiere of a song entitled I Won’t Forget Your Name composed by Alisha Karunagaran and Poppi Kent.

Ms Vanessa Wang’s address was very much from the heart. Her own childhood experience of her grandmother in China moved us all and the messages she drew from that were beautifully tailored as a message of hope and encouragement for the Year 12 students. She and Mrs Shorter have been held in high esteem as the Year Advisors of this Class of 2019 and many parents and students were in conversations of appreciation during the dinner and at the close of the evening. The speech of thanks on behalf of the parents was given by a very experienced attendee of Valedictory Dinners, Mrs Lisa MacDonald, for whom this was her third and last Redlands Valedictory Dinner. Lisa has been a very active supporter of Redlands in many different roles and she kindly gave permission for her address to be published and can be found here.

Our 2019 Seniors now will move into their final preparations during the coming two weeks, before the HSC begins at the start of Term 4, with the IB commencing two weeks later. Parents and staff feel confident that the Class of 2019 will be ready to put their best foot forward in their final examinations and we are all very proud of the leadership and example which they have given during their Senior year, contributing so significantly to the very positive and caring culture of Redlands.

As I said at the end of my address: “Your race, Year 12, is not quite finished. But I am quietly confident that you are not going ease up or slip before the finish-line. Your determination, your courage, your humour and your ability to encourage and support one another will see you achieve the results which you have been working towards. Travel purposefully over the coming weeks, enjoy your break at the end, and we shall look forward to celebrating your results, which will provide you with keys to unlock doors to your futures.

Thank you again for the exemplary contribution which you have made in your Senior year. The School has been a better place for your being members of it, and for taking on the responsibilities of acting as student leaders and models, at Redlands.

I, and everyone here this evening, wish you well for your immediate future and as you continue to “let your light shine” in the years ahead.”

This morning the Secondary School students were back in Dunnet Hall for the induction of our Secondary Student Leaders for 2020. A list of Office Bearers 2020 may be found here and Captains of Activities/Houses can be found here. I congratulate and wish well all those who have been selected for these leadership roles which they will perform over the coming four terms.

Student Achievements

The past week has seen great success in Music, Debating and Athletics. Firstly I congratulate Rebecca Burchett (Yr 12) who has been nominated for ENCORE, the HSC Music Showcase, for her Voice performance. Secondly I congratulate our Senior, Primary A and Primary B Debating teams which won their Grand Finals last Friday night against Roseville College, Riverview and Monte respectively, and the Yr 7 team which finished the season as runners up. The Senior Debating team was comprised of Yr 12 students Ela Kos (Captain of Debating), Mackenzie Lofts, Lindsay McNeil and Kai Lin Tan and Yr 11 students Aleisha Lawrence and Sirena Scotting, with Ela, Mackenzie and Lindsay debating on the night. Finally, congratulations to all our athletes who represented ISA at the CIS Carnival on Tuesday, winning three Gold medals. Our CIS Champions are the Senior Boys 4 x 100m Relay team (Wilf McKie, Ellis Teudt, Cameron Pascoe and Antonio Bonandi Penna Coelho) who went to Sydney Olympic Park to compete straight after the Year 12 Breakfast Cruise, Alex York (Yr 11) who won the U16 Girls Long Jump and Jonah Koppers (Yr 10) who won the U16 Boys 800m. 

School-Wide Parent Survey

All parents and carers were sent a letter yesterday, confirming that Redlands will be using the Perspectives: Your school in focus suite of surveys developed by AISNSW to support our school improvement endeavours. The information gathered will assist in furthering the growth and development of our school community, and the survey results will be used to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies. These surveys have been specifically designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of stakeholders’ perceptions of five important areas: School Environment, Teaching and Learning, Student Wellbeing, Leadership and Community. All staff, students, parents/carers and leaders will be invited to participate.

The parent survey will be available for the first two weeks of next term, from Monday 14 October through to Friday 25 October and is conducted online, taking approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

Dr Peter Lennox

Photo caption: The Class of 2019 are farewelled by our Prep School students following their Final School Assembly.

RPFA

Volunteer Opportunities

If you would like to know more about the opportunities to get involved by volunteering, please do not hesitate to contact the RPFA at rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au. Also please watch this space as we will soon be holding our Annual General Meeting and new committee members are always welcome, we will also be calling for volunteers to help with the Spring Fair next year, a lot of fun!!

Melbourne Cup Luncheon

This year the tradition continues as Redlands hosts the event that stops the nation at the Sergeant’s Mess in Chowder Bay overlooking stunning Sydney Harbour. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of fun with French champagne and a cocktail on arrival, a gourmet three course luncheon with fine wines, raffles and sweeps, live entertainment and fashions on the field.

Early Bird tickets are available now until 1 October.

book here

It is easy to book, just select your Year Group or guests you would like to be seated with. Tables of 10 are available and a limited number of tables of 12.

Family Bush Dance

Book Club

We will be meeting again in Term 4. All new members welcome! Please direct any enquiries to lerida@bigpond.net.au.

Walks on Tracks

We will be back walking in Term 4. Any questions, please call Ann Marie Kimber on 0406 691 533.

Save the Date

Friday 18 October – Yr 7 Parents’ Coffee Morning at 8.30am at Archie Bear Cafe, Mosman Rowers.

Thursday 24 October – Yr 6 Parent and Teacher Function from 7.00-10.30pm at Coco Cubano, Crows Nest. RSVP by 18 October here.

Thursday 31 October – Yr 7 Parents’ End of Year Celebration “A Touch of Halloween” at 7.00pm at Mosman Rowers. Cost is $45 which includes canapes and a welcome drink. Book here.

Saturday 2 November – Redlands K-6 Bush Dance from 4.30-8.00pm in Dunnet Hall. See poster above.

Tuesday 5 November – Melbourne Cup Luncheon from 12.00-5.00pm, Sergeants Mess, Chowder Bay. Details above.

Thursday 14 November – Yr 11 End of Year Christmas Drinks at 7.00pm. Venue and details to be advised. 

2019 RPFA Committee rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au

President: Michelle Tea
Vice President: Jean Martin
Secretary: Jo Lloyd 
Treasurer: Maria Kinsela
Committee: Kathy Fox, Anna Maria Stillone, Hyun Cooke, Carys Wardman-Browne, Peter Coleman, Malcolm Pascoe

Event

Every year we host a Volunteers Thank You function to recognise and thank our parents who dedicate their time and join committees like the RPFA, the Friends of Groups and the Class/Year Group Parents, Gala Ball Committee, Foundation Advisory Committee along with the parents who volunteer to assist in other areas of the School – Learning Plus helpers, Bush School, Bush Dance, assisting with classroom activities, accompanying excursions and many others.

If you have volunteered in any capacity this year, please come and join us.

Head of Secondary School

Class of 2019

Over the past week we have had a number of activities to farewell our Yr 12 students, including their Farewell Chapel Service and morning tea on Monday, a “pilgrimage” back to the Junior Campus for students who started in Prep or Junior School, their harbour cruise and beach day Tuesday, their Final Assembly on Wednesday and of course their Prize Giving and Valedictory dinner last night.

It has been a special week for this wonderful Year Group and there have been many people here who have been supporting the Class of 2019 along their Redlands journey. To all of them, I express my thanks. I would also like extend my deep appreciation towards Ms Wang, as Year Advisor, and Ms Shorter, as Assistant Year Advisor, for all of their support for Year 12 this week and this year. I firmly believe that we have an exceptional Pastoral support team of Tutors, Year Advisors, teachers and counsellors for all of our students at Redlands, and I know this has certainly been the case with Yr 12 over their time at school.

Many lovely words, thoughts and feelings have been shared by parents, teachers, staff and students about this Year Group. My reflections for the Class of 2019 can probably be best summed up in an excerpt from the speech I gave at their Farewell Assembly yesterday.

“Today is a special occasion as we, the Secondary School community, farewell this wonderful Year Group. They have been exemplary leaders for our school over the past year, leading by example with their passion and dedication; selflessness and good humour.

A number of their teachers and I were able to see these traits on display yesterday, for one final time, at their Harbour Cruise and picnic lunch at Balmoral, and once again they excelled as a Year Group.

Whether it has been in the classroom, on the stage or on the sporting field, they have achieved so many successes of which they and all of us should be very, very proud.

When you, the younger students of Redlands, look at these Year 12s seated in front of you, I am sure many of you see a “finished product”, someone who has reached the end point of their Secondary Schooling; someone who you look up to; someone you aspire to become one day.

And while each and every one of these Year 12 students has achieved so much and is so worthy of our admiration, what you don’t see is the journey they have taken, sometimes even endured, to get to where they are today. You don’t see the challenges and obstacles; the failures and mistakes; the disappointments and setbacks.

So, to the students of the Class of 2019, in celebration of you achievement and this milestone in your life, I have gotten each of you a graduation gift. The small white stone that is under each of your seats. Let me explain where it comes from.

I first read about the symbolic importance of the white stone in a book written by Charles Handy called The Hungry Spirit: A Quest for Purpose in the Modern World. Charles Handy, by all external measures, was incredibly successful. An oil executive, a world renowned economist and a professor at the London Business School, Handy seemingly had all the trappings and fortunes of a successful life.

However, despite all of this, Handy found himself confused, frustrated and lacking any real fulfillment. So, he set about looking for what he termed as his “white stone” – a symbol for his higher self, representing our inner being and our true character and destiny.

The symbol of the white stone comes from a passage in the Bible from the Book of Revelations which reads, ““To the one who prevails, the Spirit says, I will give you a white stone… on which is written a name, which shall be known only to the one who receives it.”

Year 12s, all of you have prevailed, you have passed a number of the tests life has thrown up at you to get to where you are today, seated in front of us, at the conclusion of your Redlands journey.

However, as you can see on your white stones, your names are not written on them. Your road towards self-knowledge and self-discovery is still in its early stages. Sure, you’ve come a long way since when you started Secondary School way back in Year 7, but your journey is only just beginning.

You have an amazing opportunity to go forward and shape yourselves into the person you truly want to be. Your lives are not foreordained, but instead they are a blank canvas, a white stone, on which you can create your own individual masterpieces.

In one of my favourite movies, The Matrix, the main character Neo meets the Oracle and walks under a sign which reads “Temet Nosce” which is Latin for “Know Thyself”. But you can only truly know yourself through constant exploration and reflection, when you are willing to take risks to challenge yourself to reach previously unknown heights.

I have a white stone on my desk and like yours, it is blank. My name is not written on it. There have been many twists and turns, failures and setbacks on my road to self-discovery and over the years I have learned much. But I also know I have much further to travel and I doubt if I will ever truly reach a point of complete self-knowledge.

So, I encourage you, the Class of 2019, once you walk out of the gates of Redlands for the very last time, to embark on your own quest for your white stone. I congratulate you for prevailing thus far, for overcoming all of the obstacles and challenges you have faced to get where you are today.

But I also hope that you will continue to search for what brings you true fulfillment, joy and meaning in your life without letting titles, or perceptions, or societal pressures get in your way. And maybe this graduation gift of a small white stone might remind you to continue to shape your life in the pursuit of true happiness and to strive to find peace and contentment in yourself.”

SDN Debating

I would like to commend our Yr 7 and Senior Debating teams for competing in the finals of the SDN Debating Competition hosted by Redlands on Friday evening. Special congratulations to our Senior Debating team consisting of Ela Kos (Yr 12), Mackenzie Lofts (Yr 12), Lindsay McNeil (Yr 12), Aleisha Lawrence (Yr 11), Kai Lin Tan (Yr 12) and Sirena Scotting (Yr 11) for taking out the championships and winning the Debating shield for the first time in ten years!

CIS Athletics

The Combined Independent Schools Athletics Championships were held on Tuesday and Redlands continued its success on the track or in the field at this event.  While a more detailed summary of results can be found in the Sports section of Note Day, I would like to especially congratulate Alexandra York (Yr 11) for winning the 16 Years Long Jump, Jonah Koppers (Yr 10) for winning the 16 Years 800m and Yr 12 students Wilf McKie, Ellis Teudt, Cameron Pascoe and Antonio Bonandi Penna Coelho for winning the Senior Boys 4×100 Relay in their final race for the School. Congratulations to all athletes who have represented the school so well over this season.

Redlands Vocal Competition

On Monday evening, the Redlands Vocal Competition was held in the Edwards Auditorium, featuring Yrs 7-12 finalists who presented a diverse range of vocal repertoire in creating an outstanding evening of musical performances. Special congratulations to Yrs 7 and 8 winner Phoebe Barnett (Yr 8) and Runner Up Halycon Hunt (Yr 7); Yr 9 and 10 winner Maddison Hunt (Yr 10) and Runner Up Ashley Manovel; and Yrs 11 and 12 winner (and overall Vocal Competition winner) Rebecca Burchett (Yr 12) and Runner Up Poppi Kent (Yr 12).

Staffing Update

Ms Karen Pittard, our Subject Coordinator of Maths, will be taking her well-deserved Long Service Leave in Term 4. We are fortunate to have Ms Chelsea Stockbridge joining the Maths Department in Term 4. Ms Stockbridge has spent this term teaching Maths to our students at Winter School and has previously taught Maths at all levels in a number of well-regarded independent schools in Sydney. In Term 4, Ms Elizabeth Busch will be acting Subject Coordinator of Maths and Ms Martina Blasco will be acting Assistant Subject Coordinator of Maths.

Uniform Shop

A reminder that students will return in their summer uniform from the start of Term 4. The Uniform Shop will be open on Monday 30 September, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 October between 9.00am–3.00pm. If you wish to make an appointment, please click here.

Blazers requiring embroidery can be handed either to our parent volunteers from 2.30pm in the Liggins Quad or directly to the Uniform Shop before 3.45pm on Friday 27 September.    

End of Term 3

It has been a very busy term and I know that teachers and students are looking forward to a well-earned break. I hope that you are able to spend some quality family time over the next few weeks. I will send a letter in the second week of the holidays in preparation for Term 4, and I look forward to seeing the students return to school refreshed and ready (and in proper summer uniforms) for their final term of the school year commencing on Monday 14 October.

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

Careers

Music Masterclass with the Antipodes

Excelsia College will be running a free masterclass on Thursday 3 October from 11.30am-2.30pm with award winning jazz artists from NZ, The Antipodes. Learn from top jazz artists how to take your skillset to the next level, click here for more information.

Sydney University Visual Art Portfolio Workshops

This day is open to students interested in meeting with academics and receiving personalised feedback on their portfolio. There will also be visual art workshops delivered by contemporary artists. To be held on Saturday 12 October from 10.00am-1.00pm at The Quadrangle at the Camperdown campus. Please register here.

Big Day In at UTS

This annual event will be held on Wednesday 18 March 2020. As it is a school day permission from Mr Corcoran is required. This is the premier IT conference for students, featuring leading employers in the industry and your chance to connect with them. Go to www.thebigdayin.com.au for more information and registration. Cost $10 which includes lunch.

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

Chaplain

Students at Redlands are very keen to be involved in environmental sustainability. This is evident by the attendance of the Environmental Club, which meets fortnightly, the constant attention to this in the Student Representative Council (SRC) and the highly successful Greenlands Week.

Students from the SRC and Environmental Club represented Redlands at a Sustainability Workshop for schools across Sydney. Students Sabrina Blasco, Chris Clarke, Lucy Horton, Sholto Mirrlees-Black, Alyssa Tinetti, Erin Tyrrell and Harry Wilkes, attended a training day where they listened to speakers and began to prepare a workshop to present to groups of primary school students. Last Thursday these students presented the workshop to four different groups of students. The primary school students made a model of an endangered species from recycled material which were used in a game style learning opportunity.

It is encouraging that our students understand the biblical view of humanity as the stewards and caretakers of the natural environment that God has created for us. Our student body cares deeply about being responsible stewards of the world to pass onto further generations. The bible speaks in great admiration for the environment and therefore praises the transcendent creator who became human to bring humanity back to its created place. Further it proclaims that while we have an obligation to restore, protect and care for the environment, God will one day intervene to complete the task by entirely transforming the universe to a new creation for us to enjoy with him forever. This is a vision to motivate us to act now as God also values the physical natural environment.

So it is with happiness that the school community take the steps we can to recycle, take a waste audit, use more environment friendly products and collect e-waste. How we care for the environment is yet another way to show our love for God and our love for others.

Blessings

Ms Bronwyn Lihou
Senior Campus Chaplain
blihou@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9830

Ms Fiona McKenzie
Junior Campus Chaplain
fmckenzie@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022

Service and Social Engagement

At this time of the year we have a changing of the guard in many of the student leadership roles and I am very pleased to welcome our 2020 Service Prefects, Maya Auld and Aymon Holth. I am looking forward to working with them both in the new term, after we return from Yr 11 Camp, to develop our program of Social Engagement and Service initiatives for Term 4 and into 2020.

It is also time to say a very big thanks to the outgoing Service Prefects, Isabel Binnekamp and Lachlan van der Pluijm. Together they have energetically and thoughtfully led many initiatives over the course of the year, helping students to develop a stronger sense of what it means to engage with issues of importance to our community and wider society. They have ably demonstrated the value of leadership through Service, always willing to listen to, support and engage with students and teachers on social issues. They are big shoes for our incoming Prefects to fill.

CanTeen Bandanna Day

Our first activity in Term 4 will be Bandanna Day on Friday 25 October. Throughout Week 2, students will be selling Bandannas to support CanTeen and help make sure that no young person goes through their cancer journey alone. CanTeen help young people cope with cancer in their family. Through CanTeen, they learn to explore and deal with their feelings about cancer and connect with other young people in the same boat. If they’ve been diagnosed themselves, CanTeen also provide specialist, youth-specific treatment teams. Students are encouraged to buy a new 2019 Bandanna for $5 and wear it, particularly on 25 October. Maybe students can buy one for everyone in the family.

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

Winter School

What a term it has been at Winter School! It’s hard to believe that it’s the end of September already, in what has been an exciting, challenging and rewarding experience. We’ve reached the end of yet another Winter School, which has been filled with a range of snowsports, academic and personal challenges for each and every student.

As we wrap up the program and our classes this week, each Tutor Group will spend time on Friday reflecting on the Winter School experience and how it will impact their life as they return home and to the School’s Senior Campus.  Each student will plant a native shrub on site as a lasting memory and contribution to our Campus which can grow and always be a constant for both us as a school and them individually here in Jindabyne. We will also be planting an intake tree, one to represent every group who goes through the program and something which will be a lasting tribute to the unique community and experience that each Year Group had.

Our final week will culminate on Saturday with our dress up day on the snow and our Winter School Dinner for students and their parents on Saturday night.

A huge thank you to all of our staff at Winter School this year who have left their own families and homes to be part of Winter School and given so much of their time, energy and good humour to make it such a great place in which to live and learn.

It’s now time for us to say farewell to the Winter School of 2019 and the wide range of activities, classes and experiences that were had, and open our eyes and our hearts to what we can take away from this experience and how this can and will shape our future.

“Winter School was a great experience which I will remember for the rest of my life.” Daniel Phipps.

Emily Quinn Smyth
Winter School Assistant

Mr David Gregory
Head of Winter School
dgregory@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 11

Camp

A reminder that camp is in Week 1 next term. Students are to meet at the Junior Campus (Allister Street) at 6.00am. We need all students to be prompt so that buses can leave at the allotted time. If you have any difficulties with the arrival time, please email Ms Wilson or Mr Atkins so that we can address this accordingly.

CIS Athletics

Congratulations to all those students who participated in the carnival – Aoibheann MacLochlainn, Anna McCormack, Olivia Simpson and Alexandra York. Special mention to Alexandra York who placed 1^st in the 16 years Long Jump (5.50m) and 3^rd in the 200m (26.12) and 2nd in the High Jump (1.55m). Alexandra unfortunately tore her hamstring in the 100m, 10m into the race so she was unable to complete her High Jump event.

Yr 11 Parent Events

Melbourne Cup Luncheon – Tuesday, 5 November, 12 noon – 5pm

This year the tradition continues as we host the event that stops the nation at the Sergeant’s Mess in Chowder Bay overlooking stunning Sydney Harbour. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of fun with French champagne and a cocktail on arrival, a gourmet three course luncheon with fine wines, raffles and sweeps, live entertainment and fashions on the field. This year we have a very special entertainment – a live band!

This is a great opportunity to spend an afternoon with your friends, this event is open to a wider community and attended by both mums and dads. There is a shuttle bus service organised to bring you back to the Buena Vista (Mosman Junction). Main formalities finish straight after 3pm so you can leave earlier if you need to collect your children.

Early Bird tickets are available now here until 1 October. It is easy to book; just select your Year Group or name guests you would like to be seated with. Tables of 10 are available and a limited number of tables of 12.

If you wish to promote your business and donate a prize for a raffle or silent auction, please contact Jenni at foundation@redlands.nsw.edu.au. Proceeds generated from this event will support the means-tested Scholarship Fund.

Yr 11 End of Year Christmas Drinks – Thursday 14 November from 7.00pm – Venue and booking details to be advised.

School Holidays

Ms Wilson and I wish all students a happy and refreshing holiday break. We have a big 12 months ahead of us and it is important students come back with the right frame of mind and the best possible approach to attack their final year of school.  

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 11 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 10

Redlands Vocal Competition

Last Monday evening, the Redlands Vocal Competition was held in the Edwards Auditorium, featuring Yrs 7-12 finalists who presented a diverse range of vocal repertoire, which culminated in an outstanding evening of musical performances. The skills of students in all divisions were exceptional and this is a credit to the singing ability of each finalist and the guidance provided by their vocal tutors. Particular thanks to Mr Zi-Hao Li and Mr Damon Wade for their exceptional accompaniment of the finalists and Ms Brodie in supporting the students throughout rehearsals leading into the competition.

The Music Department would like to acknowledge the developing singing skills of all students who auditioned for the 2019 Vocal Competition and give special thanks to the finalists who all performed brilliantly at the event.

Well done to Maddison Hunt, Scarlett Keay and Kira Prado for their participation in the event. Congratulations to Maddison Hunt who was the Division 2 winner! 

CIS Track and Field Results

Jonah Koppers had another nail-biting race to finish in 1^st place in the 800m (2:05). Jonah snatched the win in the last 3m of the race! Well done Jonah!

Happy Holidays

Best wishes to all Yr 10 students and families for a safe and happy mid semester break. Students are encouraged to find time for family, study, exercise and friends over the two week period. Please ensure that summer uniforms are checked for length as students will have grown over the winter months. Your assistance with uniform and haircuts is greatly appreciated.

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 10 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494

Year 9

Notices for Term 4

Term 4 will begin on Monday 14 October with full summer uniform. If your daughter has grown over the year, please check the length of her dress as it should be no shorter than touching the top of the knee when standing upright. Please also check your son’s hair and, if necessary, arrange for a haircut before returning to school on the Monday. The hair should be neat and of conservative style, not touching the collar, cut over the ears and the fringe should not be in the eyes. Your support is most appreciated and means that the Tutors and Year Advisors can focus on positive and productive matters regarding the Yr 9s, rather than having to address uniform concerns.

Study Guides

A reminder that Yr 9 Yearly Examinations will be in Week 4 of Term 4. Examination notifications with study guides are now available for students to access on iLearn. Students will be able to download these study guides from the respective Course pages for each subject that they are enrolled in. Please encourage your son or daughter to download these guides so as they can appropriately prepare for Term 4 Examinations.

Student Music Achievements

On Monday, the Redlands Vocal Competition took place at school where many students demonstrated their talents by performing brilliantly at the event. The finalists in Yr 9 were Isabel Dong, Ashley Manovel and Sara Vencalkova, with a special congratulations to Ashley for being Runner Up in Division 2 (Yrs 9-10).

Student Athletics Achievements

On Tuesday, the Redlands Athletics team had a successful meet at the competitive CIS Athletics Carnival. Congratulations go to the Yr 9 students with their results as follows:

Lauren Smith 5^th in the 14 years 100m, 6^th in the 200m, 5^th in the 400m, and part of the relay team that achieved 6^th place.

Eva Crewes 7^th in the 15 years 1500m and 8^th in the 90m Hurdles.

Harry Knight 2^nd in the 15 years 100m Hurdles.

Charlie Henderson 9^th in the 15 years Discus.

Year 12 Final Assembly

Yr 9 members of the choir participated in the Yr 12 Final Assembly musical item, written and performed by Yr 12 students, on Wednesday.

I hope you have a wonderful break from school routine and that your children return safely to school for the start of Term 4.

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 9 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 8

Key Dates

Pockets

There are over 130 Pockets and Merits which have been awarded to Yr 8 students for their involvement in the Winter Sport season. Awards will be presented during Tutor Time on Friday. If a student has received a Pocket, they are able to hand their blazer into the Uniform Shop on Friday afternoon along with their Pocket Certificate. Pockets will be embroidered over the holidays with blazers ready for collection from the Uniform Shop at the end of the break. 

Yearly Examinations

Yr 8 Yearly Examinations kick off in Week 4, Term 4. In preparation, students should be ensuring their summary notes are up-to-date, engage in active study and practice test tacking technique. Teachers have been reviewing key study techniques specific to their subject in classes. Dr Prue Satler provides some excellent tips and hints on improving study skills on the Study Skills Handbook (Username: redlands | Password: 68results). 

Summer Uniform

All students are expected to arrive on day one of Term 4 in full summer uniform. Many of our students have had growth spurts and need hem and pant length adjustments. There will be a uniform check on day one – this includes hair. We also encourage all students to have their blazer and tie cleaned before the start of the new term. Uniform requirements can be found in the Student Planner.

The Australian Computational Thinking Challenge 

The Australian Computational Thinking Challenge assesses students’ computational thinking and problem solving skills. The challenge started in 2014 and is conducted through the CSIRO Education Outreach Program. Since then it has grown so much that there are now almost 60 countries participating with over 1.6 million students each year. Yr 8 students from Redlands partook in this challenge as part of their Digital Technology unit of work for their Technology course. Congratulations to the four students from Redlands who were awarded a High Distinction:

• Lucinda Baird
• Tom Bradley
• Jack Forrest
• Isabella Havryk

Vocal Competition

On Monday evening, the Redlands Vocal Competition was held in the Edwards Auditorium featuring Yrs 7-12 finalists who presented a diverse range of vocal repertoire in creating an outstanding evening of musical performances. Phoebe Barnett, Poppy Justice and Hannah Mitchell were finalists from Year 8. Congratulations to Phoebe Barnett, winner of Division 1. 

RAD Ballet Exams

Congratulations to the following students who successfully completed their RAD Ballet examinations through the Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy: Jaida Gwilliam, Iris Leung, Sammy Hely, Josie Simpson and Sebastien Tang.

CIS Athletics Carnival

This week, Madison Barwise, Lachlan Binnekamp, Samuel Chubb, Catarina Croll, Maia Healy and Marli Prado represented Redlands at the NSW CIS Athletics Carnival. Results as follows:

NSW All Schools

Best wishes to Lachlan Binnekamp and Sebastien Griffith who will be competing at the NSW All Schools this week at SOPAC (Thursday to Sunday). 

Finally, we wish you and your family a happy, safe, productive and restful holiday period. We look forward to welcoming students back in Term 4.

Ms Marita Jansons 
Yr 8 Advisor
mjansons@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9819

Year 7

Announcements and Upcoming Events

• Parent Events
  • Friday 18 October – Yr 7 Parents Coffee Morning at 8.30am 
  • Thursday 31 October – Yr 7 Parents and Friends End of Year Celebration and A Touch of Halloween at 7pm at Archie Bear Cafe, Mosman Rowers, 3 Centenary Drive, Mosman. This event is $45 and includes canapés and a welcome drink.  Book here.
• Uniforms: Yr 7 looked very sharp this past Monday arriving for Chapel in full school uniform, including blazers. Students have been reminded this week that they are expected to be in full school uniform travelling to and from school as well as to change back into their school uniform after PE at the earliest possible opportunity: Recess, Lunch or after school. 
• Lockers and missing items: We appreciate your support in reminding students to always lock their personal belongings in their locker with a working lock. Many students are leaving belongings in Liggins Quad and, inadvertently, items are being picked up by other students. It is important we manage and take responsibility for our own items. Please have names written on your children’s items and encourage them to check they have the correct items at home.  
• Assessment Notifications: This is a reminder that all Assessment Notifications are released to parents and students at least two weeks prior to the due date. Students are alerted of these notifications through iLearn and parents are able to access them in Redlands Pulse.
• Examinations Week 3: The Yr 7 Examination Schedule will be discussed with students at the start of Term 4. Students are encouraged to start organising themselves as soon as possible for yearly revision and make a plan to revise small chunks of content leading up to the examination week.      
• Vaccinations: 12 November will be Dose 2 of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine.
• An exciting exchange opportunity has been announced to our Yr 7 cohort for New Zealand next year. Please check your email from Mr Simon Colyer with further information.

This Week

• Congratulations to our fantastic Yr 7 Debating team! They have had a strong season and debated very well last Friday at the Grand Finals. They are to be congratulated for getting so far and for their enthusiasm for Debating throughout the season.
• On Monday evening the Redlands Vocal Competition was held in the Edwards Auditorium, featuring Yrs 7-12 finalists who presented a diverse range of vocal repertoire in creating an outstanding evening of musical performances. Congratulations to the Yr 7 Vocal Finalists: Tara Gold, Halcyon Hunt and Scarlet Ilic. A special congratulations to Halcyon Hunt for being the Runner Up for the Vocal Competition. 

Athletics

The Redlands Track and Field team had a successful meet at the competitive CIS Athletics Carnival at SOPAC. A special congratulations to Henry Charles who placed 3rd in the 13 years Javelin, throwing 34.23m. Well done to all of our athletes who competed: Angela Monty 12th in the 12 years girls 100m, Grace Durrant 14th in the 13 years girls 200m, Sophia Rolon 11^th in the 12 years girls 400m, Lara Farrell 6th in the 12 years girls 1500m, Eva Crewes 7th in the 15 years girls 1500m (PB – 5:51), Girls Under 14 Relay (Lauren Smith, Marli Prado, Eva Osborn, Grace Durrant) 6th, Mikaela Larsson Sanger 13th in the 12 years girls Discus, Liam McFarlane 5th in the 12 years boys 400m PB – 1:06.79 and 7th in the 12 years boys 800 m PB – 2:36, Isaac Brooks 6th in the 13 years boys 800m PB – 2:20 and 6th in the 13 years boys 1500m PB – 4:59, Henry Charles 6th in the 13 years boys Discus and 3rd in the 13 years boys Javelin (34.23m).

We also wish Mitchell Travers-Wolf and Isaac Brooks the best of luck as they continue to compete, representing Redlands at the NSW All Schools this week at SOPAC. 

Recommended Mini-Unit from Dr Prue Salter

As it is a very busy time of year with assessments and end of year examinations around the corner, it is a fantastic opportunity for students to sit down on their own or with their parents after receiving results from assessments to go through their marks and assess how they use feedback from teachers. To support this process, login to the Study Skills website and choose the unit After Tests and Exams. This unit guides students on how to learn from feedback to perform better in the future. 

Learn more at www.studyskillshandbook.com.au. Our school’s subscription details are – Username: redlands; Password: 68results

Pastoral Care

This term, our Pastoral Program focuses on self-reflection for behaviour management utilising the flowchart What happened? What did you think about it? How did you feel about it? How did you behave?.

We will continue to touch on digital citizenship, summarising notes and study skills with help from Dr Prue Salter’s Study Skills website and we will begin to focus specifically on the first three habits from 7 Habits of  Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 7 Advisor (Acting)
9968 9863
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Head of Junior School

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please note that all Upcoming Events for the Junior School are now on their own Note Day article/page. 

This Head of Junior School page will consist of general information from the Head of Junior School. 

Debating Grand Finals

Last Friday evening, our Yr 5 and Yr 6 Debating teams competed in this year’s Sydney Debating Network Grand Finals against Monte and Riverview respectively. With four teams in the Grand Finals, including our Yr 7 and Senior teams, Redlands hosted the evening in our new John Roberts Centre on the Senior Campus. Having had the honour of meeting John Roberts on a number of occasions, John, who passed away recently approaching his 101^st birthday, would have been delighted to hear the academic discourse in the classrooms for this event and to see the Centre brimming with students and visitors from Redlands and many other schools. 

Both of our Junior School teams were given the affirmative position to debate on the topic that Australia should become a vegan nation, and both teams skilfully and convincingly argued their position to become 2019 winners, a remarkable achievement for the students. Their delight was infectious and I congratulate them for their commitment to this Extra Curricular opportunity over the year, which has yielded significant growth.

I also thank and acknowledge the guidance and support the students have received from their Debating coaches alongside our Redlands teachers, Mrs Sharp and Ms Wynn. Their joy too at seeing the students conclude their Debating season on such a high note was also very special.

Farewell Yr 12

This week saw our Yr 12 students enjoy, celebrate, reminisce and reflect on their individual and collective journeys at Redlands, as they concluded their time at Redlands, bar their final examinations.

On Monday, we welcomed a large contingent of former Prep and Junior School students to our Campus and both they and our current students enjoyed this special time together. Many took the time to seek out former teachers and say thank you and it was also lovely to see the group spend added time connecting with our Yr 6 cohort and answering questions and wonderings that our Yr 6 students have about Secondary School.

Then on Wednesday, I was proud to attend the Yr 12 Final Assembly. Like for a number of other Junior School teachers, it is a very special privilege to see former pupils in our care now leave the Secondary School as fine young women and men and the assembly was both moving and inspiring in equal measures. It was particularly poignant to hear both Mr Corcoran, Head of Secondary School, and Yr 12 student leaders acknowledge teachers and peers who have helped shape their respective journey and the now customary Guard of Honour for our departing Yr 12 students by the Prep and Junior School students and teachers was hugely emotional for all.

Now in my fourteenth year at Redlands, I have seen hundreds of students come through our Junior School and then graduate in Yr 12 and without exception, every year truly stirs my emotions and provides a sense of enormous pride in our School and the people who make it what it is. I wish the Yr 12 students all the very best in their final examinations and wish them all the best in their journeys beyond the school gates. I have no doubt that like others before them, and those that will follow, they will make a difference in the world.

Parent Seminar

Last week, we were pleased to welcome Lisa Maltman, the Director of The Sleep Connection, to present her research and expertise on the topic, Sleep for Better Health, Academic Performance and Resilience. Our Dean of Students, Mrs Kourakis, has generously summarised her personal notes from the seminar which have now been placed on Redlands Pulse for all Redlands families, which I hope will be of benefit to parents who were unable to attend.

Term 4 Information

Please note that students are expected to be in full Summer Uniform from Term 4 as per the guidelines on page 16 of the Student Planner. Blazers are optional in Terms 1 and 4 during the warmer months but will be required for formal occasions such as our end of term Junior School Speech Day.

Please do take a moment over the break to review the Semester 2 Calendar on Redlands Pulse and I wish all of our students, staff and families a rejuvenating and happy break and we look forward to welcoming students back for the start of Term 4 on Monday 14 October.

Students Making a Difference

I was inspired from speaking with Yr 4 students, Ryan Connell and Daniel Bond, who along with Ryan’s sister, Amelie, set up a charity stall last weekend at the front of their house to raise money for conservation charities helping to save rhinoceroses and snow leopards. The event was a big success, raising a staggering $450.50 and I know the children felt very supported by both their families and many other Redlands families who dropped by to support this important cause. Thank you for your compassion and actions.

Festival of Mosman 2019 

Mosman Council have sent through information for us to share about their upcoming biennial Festival of Mosman from Friday 18 – Sunday 27 October.

This year, the Festival promises to be bigger than ever, with a busy ten day program of over 60 events including old favourites and exciting new additions. Highlights include a Traditional Sunset Ceremony on Balmoral Beach, an Italian feast on the Village Green, the October Feast night market and an outdoor cinema movie marathon. Popular favourites include outdoor concerts at Balmoral, the Children’s Fair and a Pet’s Day Out. The Festival showcases the best of Mosman, its stunning beaches and natural environment, harbourside living, music, fine dining, and unique performance and art experiences. For additional details, please visit the Festival program.

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

Junior School Upcoming Events

A more comprehensive calendar can be found on Redlands Pulse.

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

Snowsports Omission

We apologise for an omission in the Snowsports results at the Cocurricular assembly held last week. We would like to formally congratulate the following students who placed 3^rd in the Div 2 Snowboard (Alpine) at the Australian Interschool’s Snowsports Championships in Mt Buller: Callie Forest, Lucy Roberts and Mia Kloiser-Jones. A fantastic achievement by this team of students. 

Athletics

The Redlands Track and Field team had a successful meet at the competitive CIS Athletics Carnival on Tuesday at SOPAC. Below are some highlights from the meet:

• Special mention to Alex York who placed 1^st in the 16 years Long Jump (5.50m) and 3^rd in the 200m (26.12) and 2nd in the High Jump (1.55m). Alex unfortunately tore her hammy in the 100m, 10m into the race so she was unable to complete her High Jump. Unfortunately she will not be able to compete at the NSW All Schools this weekend.
• Our Senior Boys Yr 12 Relay team (Wilf McKie, Ellis Teudt, Cameron Pascoe, Antonio Bonandi Penna Coelho) won their final in 44.41 – a second quicker than what they ran at the ISA. 
• Jonah Koppers had another nail biting race to finish in 1^st place in the 800m (2:05). Jonah snatched the win in the last 3m of the race!
• Henry Charles placed 3^rd in the Javelin, throwing 34.23 m which was a fantastic effort considering Henry only took up Javelin at the beginning of the season.
• Harry Knight finished in 2^nd place (18.88s) in the 100m Hurdles.

Full individual results and who is competing at the NSW All Schools this week at SOPAC can be found on Redlands Pulse. 

If you would like to learn more about Mosman Athletics Club and registering in thir Little Athletics program, please feel free to contact Mr Nick Walker. nwalker@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Basketball

Congratulations to our teams who played against St Andrew’s Cathedral School last Saturday. The day started with our 1sts Girls, and despite not having played together yet, the team showed great cohesion. The game ended in a massive win over the SACS 1sts Girls. The 1sts Boys were up next, with the game being a close contest in the first half. Starting the second half the boys gained a steady lead for the remainder of the game. The 15A Boys showed that they are a very talented team, dominating the game at both ends of the floor and coming away with an easy win. Our 14A boys were undermanned for their first game but despite losing the match to a very strong SACS side, they have shown some great signs for the upcoming season. The 13A boys are showing the future of Redlands Basketball is very bright, with some spectacular team work and exciting passages of play, it was great to watch. A successful day, showing it should be a very exciting season for Redlands Basketball.

We will be offering a Basketball skills session in the holidays on Tuesday 8 October in Dunnet Hall. Please click here to register:
9.00am-10.30am – Yrs 7 and 8 Boys and Girls
10.30am-12.00pm – Yrs 9 and 10 Boys and Girls

We look forward to Round 1 of Redlands Basketball on Saturday 26 October.

Rugby

The Friends of Rugby will be hosting a meeting on Monday 14 October at 6.00pm in H2.7. Please ensure you email Mr Jack Gooding if you have any matters.

Touch Football

The teams and draw have now been placed on Redlands Pulse. There might be some minor changes to the draw week to week, with parents and students reminded to check the Redlands Rhino each Tuesday evening to confirm their weekly fixtures.

On Saturday 19 October there will be some Touch Football trial matches against St Andrew’s Cathedral School, with times and locations to be confirmed.

Rowing

Last weekend saw our Friends of Rowing host the 2019-2020 Season Launch BBQ and Boat Naming Ceremony, where our program was able to acknowledge some key individuals who have played significant roles within our program through the naming of two new single sculls and new coxed quad after our outgoing 2018-2019 Rowing Captains and the School’s Principal, Dr Peter Lennox.

Zoe Kimber Yr 12 (Single Scull): Zoe first joined the Rowing program as a Yr 8 student late in 2015, however she did not return the following season. Looking for something to challenge herself again, she returned as a senior student in late 2017 where she climbed the ranks to be selected in the Senior Girls 1^st boat in the final crew selections that season, winning a Bronze medal at the 2018 NSW State Championships. The following season, Zoe was elected by her peers to be the 2018-2019 Girls Captain of Boats.

Alec Price Yr 12 (Single Scull): Alec has been part of the Rowing program since he took part in the Yr 6 Learn to Row in the Junior School. Always one to push himself to his limits, Alec was selected into the 1^st crew at every year level throughout his five seasons within the Rowing program on the Senior Campus. His most notable result was a bronze medal at the 2018 Australian Rowing Championships as part of the Senior Boys 1^st Quad. The following season Alec was elected by his peers to be the 2018-2019 Boys Captain of Boats.

Dr Peter Lennox (Coxed Quad): An educator for 42 years, serving as Principal for 28 years, 12 of which as Principal here at Redlands, Dr Lennox and his leadership need no introduction. In 2007 when the Redlands Rowing facility, shared with University of NSW, was burnt to the ground in an arson attack, Dr Lennox played a key role in securing a new home for Redlands Rowing at Mosman Rowing Club, thus ensuring the programs future.

A huge thank you to the Friends of Rowing and the large number of volunteers who helped put on this event.

Next week we move into the optional school holiday training sessions. Families are asked to grant permission via Redlands Pulse for the individual sessions that each student is planning to attend. The goal of these sessions for our Juniors is to improve their skills to a point where we can quickly transition from learning to row into actually training for the first regatta of the season. For our Seniors it is about making sure there is continuity with their training loads, ensuring that they are far more resilient to injury and can withstand greater training loads throughout the season.

Lastly, a reminder that training schedules, regatta dates and other key info are all available on Redlands Pulse, particularly so within the Preliminary Information documents.

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

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​

Junior Sport

St Spyridon Futsal Invitational

Yr 6 Boys and Girls Football teams took on schools from all around Sydney in the St Spyridon Invitational Football tournament this week. In pool round play, our boys won their first three matches and the girls had managed two draws and a narrow loss. Sadly, our boys went out to eventual winners on penalties in the Semi Final after having the better of the play all day. 

Basketball

Teams

Junior School Basketball teams for Term 4 matches will be named today on the Sports Noticeboard outside Dunnet Hall Sports Office. All players will need a numbered Basketball singlet available for purchase or hire from the Uniform Shop before matches begin. Students should also wear their Basketball singlets to practice on Wednesdays. Singlets are reversible and can be used by coaches to help determine teams for practice drills and scrimmage matches.

Girls Basketball

Teams for Girls Basketball will also be named on Thursday and will be emailed and posted on the Junior School Sports Noticeboard. Girls also will need to hire a uniform singlet for matches during Term 4. The draw for girls matches will be finalised by Friday.

William Wu – State Champion

William Wu and his Manly Warringah Rep Basketball team took out the NSW Division 1 Championships earlier this term. Will features in our A team and is lightning fast, a great ball handler and a tough man to defend. Congratulations to William. 

Before school Basketball training is available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 7.15am in Dunnet Hall. Players from any grade and mixed or girls Basketball are welcome to attend.

Term 4 Sports Schedule

The schedule for Term 4 matches is available on Redlands Pulse.

Photos

We love having photos on display and to help archive our seasons, anyone who has any action shots they’re proud of and willing to share, please forward to acarter@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

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

Snowsports

Planning for 2020 is well under way. Bookings for Family Week 2020 will open on 1 February 2020.

Snowsports calendar 2020   

End of Season Celebration of the Year

All Snowsports families and competitors are invited to celebrate another fantastic season by attending to the Annual Snowsports Presentation on Friday 27 September from 6.00-9.00pm at the Cammeray Golf Club. The food is good and the price is right. To help with catering please RSVP here.

At the Winter School dinner on Saturday 28 September at High Country Campus, presentations will be made to National racers and Division Champions.

More details and dates are on Redlands Pulse. 

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

Ballet and Dance

Student News

Alicia Green worked hard at the weekend and gained a 3rd place at the Energy Express Eisteddfod in the Classical Ballet Solo (Under 12 Specially Restricted) group. Wonderful news for Alicia! Well done.

Charlotte Humphreys was also competing in the same Eisteddfod this weekend and received a Highly Commended in her Lyrical Solo and placed 2nd in her Jazz Solo. Well done Charlotte! So proud of our students working with such commitment!

Ballet and Dance Awards Dinner

The Redlands Ballet and Dance Annual Awards dinner took place last Thursday. It was a magical evening attended by over 145 students, parents and staff. All the Yr 7s received their certificates and a select number of students received awards in the categories of Leadership, Service, Excellence and Dedication. A full list of recipients can be found here. Photos are on Redlands Pulse.

Class Watching

Remember to come to our Class Watching Week from Saturday 21 – Friday 27 September. All classes available to watch are detailed on Redlands Pulse. We welcome all parents, carers and siblings.

Meet Our Alumni

Many of our alumni stay in touch. It is always wonderful to hear what they are up to and how they progress through an wide range of careers and industries. Introducing Mia Rankin, click here to read all about her. 

The 2019 Auditions for 2020 Performance Groups and Ballet Program

All dates and audition criteria are now advertised on Redlands Pulse and on the noticeboard.

Spring Holiday Workshop

The RAD Spring Holiday Workshop for our Senior students will be held in Parkes Hall on the following dates: 30 September, 1 October and 2 October. We are excited to welcome back Mr Kit Lethby, ARAD PDTC (Dip.) Royal Academy of Dancing Vocational Graded Examiner to the Academy to run these workshops this year.

9.30-11.00am – RAD Intermediate Foundation
11.00-12.30pm – RAD Intermediate
12.30-2.00pm – RAD Advanced Foundation
2.00-3.30pm – RAD Advanced 1

Holiday Jazz Rehearsal

There will be rehearsals with Ms Marcia in the holidays on Tuesday 8 October.

Yrs 8/9 Jazz – 10.00-11.30am
Advanced and Lyrical Jazz – 11.30am-1.00pm

Friends of Ballet and Dance

FOBD Next Meeting

FOBD meeting is on Thursday 17 October at 11.30am in Parkes Hall. Everyone is welcome. Please come and meet the Executive and hear more about how everyone can help with the EOYC.

Preparation for EOYC

Sewing / Working Bees

Next term we will be holding our Sewing Bee in the lead up to the concert.
Dates are 19, 26 October, 31 October and 2 November. Even if you can’t sew, we have plenty of jobs that involve creating, glueing, tidying and organising.  It’s a great way to catch up with other Dance parents so come along for a chat.

Concert Volunteers 

We would love your help backstage on Concert Days especially with students’ Hair and Makeup. The procedure is:

• Volunteers email the Ballet and Dance office with your intention to help, include your WWC number and ID.
• The list of volunteers will be sent to Redlands HR for Verification and Clearance to work with children
• Cleared Volunteer List will be sent to the Parent Coordinator
• Volunteers attend a Concert Hair and Make-up Tutorial (2 November)
• SignUp Genius link will be sent to volunteers to pick their chosen volunteer time slots on Concert Days.

If you are new to this procedure, please contact Eva at the Ballet Office or Sue Banfield (sbanfieldx2@gmail.com)

Important Dates Term 3

Week 10: Saturday 21 – Friday 27 September – Class Watching Week
Week 10: Friday 27 September – Last Classes
Week 10: Saturday 28 September – Auditions for Performance Groups 2020

Spring School Holidays

Week 1: Monday 30 September – Wednesday 2 October – Senior RAD Holiday Workshops
Week 2: Tuesday 8 October – Audition Results for Performances Groups Released (Noticeboard and Redlands Pulse)

For all updates, enquiries and information in regards to classes, uniform and competitions please check Pulse and Ballet and Dance TV (in the corridor outside the Ballet Studios).

New Dance TShirt Available

Unisex Redlands Ballet and Dance tshirt is available for purchase from the Uniform Shop. Sizes are available for Girls/Womens and Boys/Men, the price is $30.

Can’t Come to Class?

Please do not forget to let us know if sickness, injury or change of circumstance has occurred. Send an email to evabishop@redlands.edu.nsw.au

Any Questions?

Please contact us at evabishop@redlands.edu.nsw.au  We would love to hear from you.

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

Curriculum Dance

Mrs Katharine Boase
Subject Coordinator of Dance
kboase@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9889

Drama and Theatre

Musical 2020

Audition time slots will be posted here and on the Drama noticeboard next term and emailed to all students’ school email address. All audition preparation material for Grease is available here.

Captains 2020

We congratulate our outstanding new Captains for 2020 and look forward to their contribution, initiatives and leadership in the year ahead in the Arts.

Arts Captains: Leilani Heath and Flynn Henry
Drama Captain: Noah Pincini
Production Captain: Thomas Wightwick
Theatre Captain: Faith Oosthuizen 

Australian Shakespeare Company

The Australian Shakespeare Company is running spring holiday workshops and classes in the Lower North Shore these holidays.

Royals and Rogues (7-11 years): Monday 30 September – Saturday 5 October from 9.30am-4.00pm (Saturday 9.30am-12.00pm). In an action packed week, we delve into the regal royals and rascally rogues from a selection of plays building towards an end of week showcase for family and friends. Acting, sword fighting, improvisation, craft and creation!

Acting for Camera Intensives (12-15 years): Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 October 10.00am-4.00pm. Scenes and speeches showreel ready with Dan Widdowson.

Commedia Dell’Arte: Thursday 10 and Friday 11 October 10.00am-4.00pm. The craft of the physical journey with Nick Gell.

Venue: St Leonards Church Hall, 43 Donnelly Rd Naremburn. Contact: Jo Bloom 0416635880 Email: jo@shakespeareaustralia.com.au 

More information can be found on

Redlands Pulse

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

Music

Music Forms and Events can be found on Redlands Pulse

Redlands Friends of Music Annual General Meeting 2019

The Music community is invited to the Friends of Music Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 23 October commencing with pre-meeting refreshments from 5.30pm in the Upper Music Gallery. To join us for this event please click here.

Junior and Senior Campus Lunchtime Concerts Series

The Music community is invited to attend the Private Music Tuition Studio Concerts throughout Term 4. The schedule of Studio Concerts will be released at the end of Week 1. Please save the following dates for the Lunchtime Concerts Series. 

Junior Campus (Weeks 4 and 5): Monday 4 – Friday 15 November
Senior Campus (Week 7): Monday 18 – Friday 22 November

Redlands EP Project

Earlier this year, the Music Department announced the second instalment of the Redlands Music Composition Competition, in recognising the creative talents of students who compose their own music. This creative opportunity was designed for any aspiring young composer in Yrs 7-12 who is currently enrolled in the either the Academic Music program, the Cocurricular Music Ensembles program or the Extra Subjects program. As guest collaborator for the 2019 EP Project we are pleased to announce that our mentor will be Redlander (2013) and Sydney Conservatorium Graduate (Composition) Mr Solomon Frank.

The Music Department is pleased to announce that the following student compositions have been selected to feature on the 2020 Redlands EP:

Included on the Redlands EP will be the track I Won’t Forget Your Name composed by PAK (Alisha Karunagaran and Poppi Kent) as the title track, along with a Curriculum collaboration Two Roads composed by Thomas Wightwick and Mrs Amy Richardson.

Redlands Vocal Competition

On Monday evening, the Redlands Vocal Competition was held in the Edwards Auditorium, featuring Yrs 7-12 finalists who presented a diverse range of vocal repertoire in creating an outstanding evening of musical performances. The skills of students in all divisions was exceptional and is a credit to the singing ability of each finalist and the guidance provided by their vocal tutors. Particular thanks to Mr Zi-Hao Li and Mr Damon Wade for their exceptional accompaniment of the finalists and in supporting the students throughout rehearsals leading into the competition. Thank you to the Music Department for support of this annual competition, with auditions managed by Ms Arienne Brodie and Mr Darren Kuilenburg. We would like to thank our special guest Ms Sarah McGarry, who presented all finalists with certificates and awarded the place-getters with medallions and trophies.

The Music Department would like to acknowledge the developing singing of all students who auditioned for the 2019 Vocal Competition and special thanks to the finalists who all performed brilliantly at the event.

Vocal Competition Finalists

Vocal Competition Winners

Junior and Senior Music Festival Footage

Please see links and passwords below for the Junior and Senior Music Festivals. A fee of $10 will be billed to each family for access to these concerts.

• Junior Music Festival https://vimeo.com/360955377 (Password JMF)
• Junior Music Festival (Act 1) https://vimeo.com/344462515 (Password SMF)
• Junior Music Festival (Act 2) https://vimeo.com/344692199 (Password SMF)

Ensemble Participation, Attendance and Punctuality at Rehearsals

Many ensembles are currently rehearsing and preparing repertoire for end of year events. A reminder that regular, punctual attendance at all Music Ensemble rehearsals is imperative as students are underway in preparing for end of year events. All ensembles will re-commence from Monday 14 October (Week 1, Term 4). In the event of absence, please email juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au for Junior Campus Ensembles and seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au for Secondary Campus Ensembles.

Senior Campus

Yrs 8-10 Music Elective Soiree Program

Parents and friends are invited to the Yrs 8-10 Music Elective Soiree’s in Term 4. Please mark these dates in your calendar in listening to the superb work of students enrolled in the Music Curriculum program. Please refer to upcoming events on Redlands Pulse for details of these Evening Concerts.

Senior Instrumental Competition

The Music Department would like to acknowledge all students who have been selected to compete in the 2019 Senior Instrumental Competition on Monday 21 October.

Finalists

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