From the Principal

Throughout my educational career I have loved teaching English, especially poetry. Not only were both of my parents English teachers, but my mother and sister are both published poets and my brother is a university professor who specialises in Irish poetry. So, it is safe to say poetry is my family’s blood.

Therefore, I am sure it is not surprising to hear that I loved attending the Junior School Poetry Recital on Tuesday afternoon. It was wonderful to hear representatives from each class, and a number of teachers, expertly recite their poems (not an easy feat), and I was particularly impressed by those students and teachers who wrote their own poems and recited these for the audience. A special congratulations to Ms Longworth!

I believe poetry creates the space for us to dive deeply between the lines and the words so that we can discover our own thoughts, feelings and meanings. However, it is not just poetry, but all the other many and varied creative pursuits that Redlands offers which allow students to open their hearts, minds and souls in new and often passionate ways.

Earlier in the year, my son returned from a semester abroad travelling overseas. He was sharing with me one of the highlights from his trip, standing on the Kerry Cliffs in Ireland watching the Atlantic Ocean crashing on the spectacular coast below. In trying to describe the experience to me he reflected, “Dad, unfortunately words or a picture can’t properly capture the moment. But it was then that I realised why poets write poetry.”

That’s the best definition of poetry I have heard and why I love it, too.

Today I will be attending the Prep and Senior Dance Academy End of Year Performances. These performances are the culmination of a year’s worth of training and rehearsals, and I can’t wait to see our dancers shine on the stage. (I heard the Junior Performance last night was outstanding!)

I also want to recognise our Head of Redlands Dance Academy, Gilly Revie, not only for her leadership of the Dance Academy this year, but also on her role of “Queen” in the Australian Ballet’s Swan Lake for their upcoming Sydney season. Congratulations, Gilly. 

Mr Sean Corcoran

Photo Caption: Well done to all students and teachers who participated in the Junior School Poetry Recital on Tuesday afternoon.

Community Update

It was a pleasure to welcome our Alumni community (our Redlanders) back onsite late last week where School memories and reconnections were shared and celebrated by those attending 20, 30 and 40 year reunions. Our alumni of Redlanders can be found locally and globally. We continue to ensure the important connections with our community are nurtured and developed through Redlands dedicated alumni engagement program that includes interstate and international reunions and networking opportunities and a quarterly newsletter. We greatly value the relationships we build with our Alumni and our aim is to support a lifelong connection to the School.  For more information on our reunions, check out the Foundation section in today’s Note Day.

The first meeting of the newly formed committee of the Redlands Parents and Friends Association (RPFA) was held earlier this week along with the Annual General Meeting of the Heads of Friends of Groups (FoG).  The School is so grateful for the volunteer parents within these important groups who, along with our Parent Contact Groups (PCGs) and Class and Year Group parents, continue to keep us informed, included and connected as we head into the social season of events and activities along with planning and preparation for 2024. There are still a number of community, class and year group events to run and these can all be found in the RPFA section of today’s Note Day.

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

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

Foundation

Redlanders Back on Campus

The Redlands Learning Hub on the Senior Campus, which opened in 2020, had the excited buzz of more than 100 Redlanders sharing memories and reconnecting last Friday night, as we celebrated the 20, 30 and 40 year milestone reunions.

It was fascinating to listen to the stories of the very first boys to attend the School when it became coeducational back in 1978. It was special to see several attendees who were not only past students, but also current or future parents; and one multigenerational Redlands family within our community goes back over 100 years.

A tour of recent developments including the Redlands Learning Hub, the Roseby Building (home to our Science laboratories), the Edwards Auditorium and ending with the Fahl Garden (the outdoor area in front of the Learning Hub), which always creates a very special atmosphere lit up in the background. There were many group photos were taken with this impressive backdrop.

All these developments would not be possible without contributions of many generations. We are grateful for everyone’s support past and present! More information can be found here.

Redlanders AGM

The Redlanders Alumni Association AGM took place on Tuesday 14 November at 6pm in the Liggins Boardroom. Our Principal Sean Corcoran updated the group on recent developments, acknowledged the contributions of our alumni community and welcomed all the assistance initiated by the Association this year.

Thank you to President Natalie Davies, RL 1987 and current Year 12 parent, who has led the Committee over the last year. We greatly appreciate the time and work involved and are grateful for your enthusiasm and leadership.

It was privilege to be joined by Board Director Amy Cheung RL 1990, who spoke of why she is so proud to serve as a member of the Redlands Board, and that alumni representation is important for the good governance of the School.

Mr Corcoran, assisted with the election of the Committee and Office bearers for 2024. Congratulations to the 2024 Committee and we look forward to working with you to further enhance our Alumni program and celebrate 140 Years of Redlands next year.

The work and support of the Redlanders Alumni Association highlights the strategic focus for our alumni relations:

• Demonstrate benefits of Alumni network
• Create opportunities for Secondary School students and Young Alumni [Industry visits, Mentoring and building networks, and Guest Speakers]
• Showcase Alumni across segments and regions on social media
• Grow international and regional connections
• Increase connectivity and reach with Redlanders
• Continue building holistic and long-term Culture of Giving

Congratulations to 2024 Committee Members:

• Natalie Davies RL 1987, President
• Vicky Kvisle RL 1974, Vice President
• William Cheng RL 2017, Secretary
• Jeff Brown RL 2016, Treasurer
• Lisa Wolf-Jones RL 1990
• Ben Dixon RL 2010
• Georgina Joyce RL 2018
• Dr Jennifer Farrell RL 1962
• Lachlan van der Pluijm RL 2019
• Yasmin Gupta RL 2020 TBC
• Grace Khalilah Bracks RL 2020 TBC
• Kim Flatman RL 1991 and Alumni Coordinator Ex Officio

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

Redlands Parents and Friends

Friends of Touch Rugby

Friends of Groups are a subset of the RPFA made up of interested parents who support the activities in a particular sport or performing art within the School. We currently have Friends of Basketball, Dance, Drama, Football, Hockey, Music, Netball, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing and Snowsports and now (drum roll) Friends of Touch (FoT). For more information on these groups and contact information, please click here. 

We are very excited to welcome Friends of Touch Football to the Redlands “Friends of” family! Touch Football continues to grow in popularity as a summer sport option with 140 students participating in 2023, a growth of 30% over the past three years. This year Redlands is fielding 9 girls teams and 3 boys teams, with the prospect of performing well across many divisions.  Friends of Touch will assist Jordan Parsonage (Director of Touch Football & Rugby) with in season activity, as well as organising the inaugural Friends of Touch End of Year Presentation Dinner in early 2024! If you’d like to be part of Friends of Touch community please email Friends of Touch with the title “FoT Mailing List.”

Second Hand Uniform Sale

Thanks for everyone who participated in the flash Second Hand Uniform Sale earlier this week. We raised almost $2,000 for the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund. 

Secondhand Textbook Sale – for current Yr 6-11 students

We will be conducting a secondhand book sale on Mon 4 Dec. Please see more information on Pulse. Book lists have been sent via email and are also available on year group pages as well as the RPFA secondhand book sale page. If you do want to purchase some textbooks second hand, we suggest you don’t complete the Box of Books order until you know what books can be fulfilled. Any books you wish to donate from this year to the sale would be greatly appreciated.

Coming Up 

Parent / Family Get-togethers 

Walks on Tracks

Weekly guided walks around the northern Sydney area are organised by an RPFA volunteer. This is a great way to meet other Redlands parents and get in shape, plus a wonderful way to spend a morning discovering the many paths of the Sydney area.

The invitation for walks is open, so if you have friends or family who you think would like to come along, please feel free to bring them. Dogs are also welcome on most walks.

Our walk next week on Wed 22 Nov is from the Spit to Manly. Meet at the Orso carpark at 8.40am. 

Mark your calendars with the last two walks for the year:

• 29 Nov Balmoral to Clifton Gardens. Meet outside the Boathouse at Balmoral Beach
• 6 Dec Mosman to the Rocks. Meet at Mosman Bay ferry.

Any questions, please contact Ann Marie on 0406 691 533.

Book Club

The Redlands Book Club is a group of Redlands parents – past and present – who share a love of reading. New members are always welcome! The Book Club meets twice each school term to discuss a book, rotating among members’ homes. Occasionally, outings are also organised to events, movies or shows that are tied in with books, including annual attendance at the Sydney Writer’s festival in May. If you would like to join Book Club, or simply want to know more, please contact Monica or Sabiha.

Our Christmas lunch is planned for Thurs 30 Nov, where we will be discussing Mans’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

Behind the Scenes with RPFA: Meet Your Class Parents 

Class Parents (CP) play a pivotal role in building connections and fostering a supportive social spirit among parents and children outside the classroom. From welcoming new families, organising class playdates and events to facilitating communication, these dedicated superstars are the backbone of Redlands community. Follow this series each week to meet your 2023/24 Parent Coordinators and Class Parents, put a face to a name and discover what they do. AND keep an eye out for opportunities to join the team! 

Nancie Pageau, Secondary School Class Parent Coordinator

Kiddos: Remie Gibbs, Year 10 (Alex Gibbs, Class of 2022)

CP Five with Nancie

If your role as a Senior School Class Parent Co-ordinator had a superhero name what would it be? Why?

Buzzing Juggler! To represent the superpowers of enhanced charisma and facilitation.

Why did you decide to be a Class Parent?

When we came to Redlands in 2015 (ok, the kids had been at Redlands House North Harbour from 2007-2011) I was “thrown under the bus” to be a Year 5 Class Parent as “a great way to integrate and get to know people”.  Thankfully, it was sold correctly and I’ve made some wonderful friends as a result of being involved.  A favourite moment was the 2016 Spring Fair book sale, a bonding event filled with lots of laughs. 

Why would you encourage other parents to volunteer for this role?

As Class Parent Coordinator, I help bridge communication between the school and all the Year Parents. I have the opportunity to engage with the parent community across all years at different events. It’s always wonderful to see new friendships grow as groups come together.

I interact with the School to provide information and support for issues that are year-specific as well as cross all Year Groups. This year we held a brilliant information session run by the Deans of IB and HSC to “bust the myths of IB and HSC”.  This was developed in response to parent queries post-results and is being rolled out across the School. 

If you could trade places with your child/ren for a day, what aspect of their world would you most want to experience?  

I would love to be able to spend a day in Redlands classrooms.  When we did our tour of the School many years ago, we looked into a Language class being led by a very inspiring teacher and I remember wishing could join the lesson. 

If you were asked to write a survival guide for new Class Parents, what would be your two top tips?

???? Be organised

???? Keep your ears and eyes open

Parent Power Needed: Join the Team

Nancie is looking for a Secondary School parent to partner with her in 2024 as the Class Parent Coordinator. All you will need is a sense of fun, enjoy people wrangling, a Working With Children Check and have a spare couple of hours a week. Contact Nancie to have a chat about the volunteer role via the RPFA.

Photo Gallery

Members of Redlands Book Club enjoyed a fun night out last Friday at dinner and at the Opera House production of Dictionary of Lost Words.

Walks on Tracks were all smiles on the Mosman to Cremorne Point walk this week.

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

2024 RPFA Committee

President: Brittne Whitelaw
Vice President: Carrie Taylor
Secretary: Jennifer Mast
Treasurer: Joe Russo
Committee: Monika Crennan, Michelle McDonald, Lisa Middlebrook, Karen Nicholson, Emma Okhovat, Sophia Stewart-Kasimba

Contact us!

Head of Secondary School

There has been so much going on in the Secondary School this week. From Student-Led assemblies to Project Rockit to the Ballet and Dance performances taking place at The Concourse, Chatswood, the Senior Campus is a hive of activity. 

Careers Framework

We are delighted to share with you our Redlands Careers Framework. This year the focus has been on developing a continuum throughout the School’s Careers program in the Secondary School. The Redlands Careers Framework has been developed by our University and Careers Advisors, Mrs Justine Fowler and Ms Clare Hurst, with feedback and input from the Executive and our Board. We look forward to giving expression to this framework via a wide range of activities and workshops in 2024.

View the Framework Here

Support for our Yr 9 Entrepreneurs 

Last week, Yr 9 participated in an experience project where they were challenged to improve the Christmas experience for people in our communities who are in need of support. One of the student-devised pitches was around the concept of gift boxes for women at Bayside Women’s Shelter. While children are typically the sole focus at Christmas time, our Yr 9 student team elected to focus on the women and mothers who frequently carry the emotional labour of Christmas. Their idea was a curated box put together by Redlands students to let women know that we see them and that they too are deserving of some luxuries.

In a time of seemingly unrelenting stories and statistics about the number of women who experience domestic violence and abuse we are proud to support our Redlands students who are turning despair into tangible action.

To deliver on their project, they are asking for help from the Redlands community. Redlands will collect the funds on their behalf and facilitate the creation of the gift boxes. We will also assist them in personally delivering the boxes to Bayside.

Support via Donation Today

I am looking forward to seeing our sailors in the Redlands Cup Regatta on Saturday and welcoming parents to the following Senior Studies Evening on Monday night. 

HSC and IB Senior Studies Information Evening (Redlands House to Yr 9 families)

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

Uniform Shop

Uniform Appointments

All current students are welcome to make an appointment for a new uniform fitting for 2024.  Bookings are available from late November until 14 December and again from 8 January to 25 January.  Please click HERE to make an appointment.

A few reminders for transitioning into the new Redlands uniform:

• There will be a two-year transition period. All students should be in the new uniform from Term 1, 2026.
• During this transition period, students can choose wear either the new uniform or the old uniform.  They cannot mix elements of old and new uniforms. 
• The only exception to this is the blazer.  Junior and Secondary School students are permitted to wear the new blazer with their old uniform or their old blazer with the new uniform.

Uniform Returns/Exchanges

The Uniform Shop will accept returns and exchanges on our current uniform providing tags are still attached for the remainder of this term. Please check if you have any items and return them to us as soon as possible.

Blazer Embroidery

Students requiring embroidery on their blazers can drop their blazers to the Uniform Shop after Speech Night on Thursday 7 or Friday 8 December.  We are unable to accept embroidery on new blazers until the end of Term 1 2024.

Please email uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions. 

University and Careers

Please see the Careers Pulse page for more information on events, pathways and career exploration.

2024 Melbourne Universities Tour

Year 11 (2024) and Year 12 (2024) students are invited to attend the 2024 Melbourne Universities Tour, to be held in the April School holidays, on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 April 2024. Please note these dates for your 2024 planning.

The overnight excursion will include:

-Presentation and tour of Melbourne University, Monash University and RMIT

-Tour and meals at 3 residential colleges of Melbourne University, expected to be Queens, Janet Clarke Hall and Trinity colleges.

The estimated cost is $700 which includes flights, accommodation and meals. Bookings will open early in Term 1 and further details including final itinerary and costs will be shared. Places will be limited. Once a booking and parent permission has been completed in Term 1, there will be no refunds or credit for cancellation.

Upcoming Events

University of British Columbia Presentation

Monday 20 November Tutor Time
H23

AIE | Open Day

18 November

Discover the courses designed to get you started in game development, 3D animation, film and visual effects at the AIE Open Day. This event will be held at AIE Campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide from 10am to 3pm. AIE’s Open Day will also include presentations on entry requirements and how to apply. Find out how AIE can get you into a creative career. Find out More

Enter the World of Le Cordon Bleu – Careers Residential, Sydney

21-22 November 

We’re opening our doors to high school students in Years 11 and 12, to experience a ‘day in the life’ at one of the world’s leading culinary and hospitality institutions to provide a taste of what a future career in global hospitality will be like. Meet lecturers and Le Cordon Bleu professionals, hear from industry experts, discover what Le Cordon Bleu hospitality management degree programs involve and experience hands-on culinary arts with our chefs. Find out More

University of Sydney | Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at Sydney

22 November

If it excites you to know how things work, a degree in mechanical or mechatronic engineering could be for you. Mechanical engineers use a knowledge of movement to design and improve mechanical components and systems. This is a diverse area in high demand, particularly as we try to find solutions for problems like climate change and supply chain issues. Similarly, mechatronic engineers have a vital role to play in the age of advancing technologies. They combine mechanical, electronic, and software engineering to create computer-controlled machines (yep, that includes robots).

Our degrees emphasise practical learning, industry experience, and ensure that you graduate ready for the work force with full accreditation. Join our webinar to find out more about mechanical and mechatronic engineering at Sydney. Find out More

ICMS Parent Information Evening

23 November 6pm

More Information and Registration

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

Year 11

Key Dates

• 16 November Senior Dance Showcase
• 22 November Peer Support Training for New Yr 11
• 22 November Student-Led Conferences Online
• 5 December Last Full Day of Term 4
• 6 December Speech Night

Yr 11/12 Student-Led Conferences

Yr 11/12 Student-Led Conferences are taking place online Wednesday 22 November. All parents and carers should have received an email link to register for this event. Further details are in Pulse on the Yr 11 Page. 

University of British Columbia Discussion

On Monday 20 November, students will have the opportunity to speak with representatives from UBC in a virtual session during Tutor at 10:30am. Students are encouraged to sign up for this event through the iLearn Pastoral Page.  This QR sign up code will give UBC a good idea of the students attending, and make it easy for them to keep in touch with students for any follow-up questions or future sessions hosted. The form is also accessible through this link.

Melbourne Universities Tour April 2024

Year 11 (2024) and Year 12 (2024) students are invited to attend the 2024 Melbourne Universities Tour, to be held in the April School holidays, on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 April 2024. Please note these dates for your 2024 planning.

The overnight excursion will include:

• Presentation and tour of Melbourne University
• Presentation and tour of Monash University
• Presentation and tour of RMIT
• Tour and meals at 3 residential colleges of Melbourne University, expected to be Queens, Janet Clarke Hall and Trinity colleges

The estimated cost is $700 which includes flights, accommodation and meals.

Bookings will open early in Term 1 and further details including final itinerary and costs will be shared. Places will be limited. Once a booking and parent permission has been completed in Term 1, there will be no refunds or credit for cancellation.

Redlands Dance Academy

The Academy will be presenting three separate performances showcasing all genres, spread over two days at The Concourse, Chatswood on Wednesday 15 November and Thursday 16 November. Senior students will perform Thursday 16 November. Curtain rises at 7pm, and falls at 9:25pm. This performance showcases our Senior Academy and Curriculum dancers Year 7 – Year 11.

Junior School Wellbeing Day Photos Continued

As an addition to last week’s Note Day, more photos are included below from the many volunteers at the Junior School Wellbeing Days.

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 11 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865   

Year 10

Memories of Camp week…

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 10 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 9

Yr 9 Christmas Challenge

Last week, Yr 9 participated in an experience project where we were challenged to improve the Christmas experience for people who struggle to enjoy the holiday season. One of the student devised pitches was around the concept of gift boxes for women at Bayside Women’s Shelter. While children are typically the sole focus at Christmas time, we wanted to let women know that we see them and that they too are deserving of some luxuries.

We have been confronted by the recent stories and shocking statistics in the media about the number of women who experience domestic violence and abuse. This is an issue that impacts everyone, from every socio-economic background, every cultural and linguistic group and every age. We want to play some small part in acknowledging the situation and turn feeling helpless about it into feeling empowered to act.

To deliver on this project, we are asking for help from the Redlands community. We are asking you to donate so we can create our carefully curated gift boxes and deliver them to women at Bayside. Our boxes will include some of the essentials and some special items to make these women feel valued and provide them with gifts that they most likely wouldn’t be able to buy for themselves.

Redlands will collect the funds on our behalf and then we will use the money to create the gift boxes we have devised. We will then personally deliver the boxes to Bayside.

With thanks,

Yr 9 Redlands students

View Here

Project Rockit Workshop

On Wednesday 15 November, Year 9 welcomed the team from Project Rockit.

Who are Project Rockit?

Project Rockit is a nationwide grassroots movement of young people united to build a world where kindness and respect thrive over bullying, hate and prejudice.

Their school workshops are designed to support students, bringing young and passionate presenters to Redlands for a high impact learning experience.

Last time Project Rockit visited Redlands, they worked with our current Year 12 students when they were in Year 9. Year 12 had a fantastic experience.

Year 9 were asked to follow these engagement expectations:

1. Engage with your presenters by giving them your eyes and ears

2. Listen with open hearts and minds

3. Contribute with your voices

The Yr 9 Program Details – Rewrite

The Rewrite program is a powerful development opportunity for senior students to develop literacy and understand how they can take action on diversity, prejudice, discrimination and unconscious bias.

As part of this workshop, students were presented with this prompt: “Each one of us has the potential to create real change in the world, by choosing to challenge prejudice everyday.” In response, Year 9 students enthusiastically tackled stereotypes and prejudice, holding a mirror to themselves and considering how they might work collectively towards addressing these in a way that’s bold and inclusive. 

Why Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships Is Important

This week during Tutor time, Year 9 students have been delving into why building and sustaining healthy relationships is important to student wellbeing and social and emotional development. 

Below is a sample of the questions students brainstormed as a group, creating visible lists around the classroom: 

1.  What is a respectful relationship?

2. What are the qualities of a good person?

3. What are the qualities you (or someone you know) look for in a friend?

4. What are your rights and responsibilities as a part of a family?

5. What rights and responsibilities do you have in a relationship?

Important Dates

Week 9

Tuesday 5 December Last Full Day of Term 4
Wednesday 6 December: Speech Night

Mrs Lucienne Willis
Yr 9 Advisor
lwillis@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 8

Project Rockit

On Wednesday this week, Yr 8 students engaged in a workshop lead by Project Rockit. The group is  a nationwide grassroots movement of young people united to build a world where kindness and respect thrive over bullying, hate and prejudice.

Year 8 experienced the ‘Level Up’ program which focused on the big idea “​​“You already have everything you need today to start making the positive change you want to see in the world.” Students worked through a set of activities which allowed them to unpack their attitudes toward leadership and what they consider to be a just society.

If you are interested in learning more about the organisation and what they do, please click on this link.

Students Living Redlands Values

The Japan Club meets on a weekly basis to provide students an opportunity to practise their language skills and provide a deeper insight into the course they are studying formally. Two of our Yr 8 students have been giving up their lunchtimes to provide tutorials for Yr 7 students, helping them acquire the Japanese Hiragana script in preparation for the Yr 8 Japanese course next year. 

Well done to Abby Stante and Evie Krallis for living the Redlands values and taking on board the ‘other people matter’ focus we currently have this term.

Important Term Dates

We have a a number of significant events in the first part of the term which include:

• Week 8 – Monday/Tuesday – STEAM Project
• Week 8 – Friday – Secondary School Carols
• Week 9 – Wednesday – Speech Day

Mr Tobias Horan
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9872
thoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 7

7UPs – Reflecting on who we are Today

As Yr 7 edge ever closer to the end of their first year of Secondary School, we have begun to use Tutor time as a space to reflect on ourselves and our interests, and consider our successes and areas of growth for the year.

As part of this process, we have begun to film 7Up videos. Inspired by Up Series, which was a series of documentary films that followed the lives of 10 males and 4 females in England beginning in 1964 when they were 7 years old, and then had episodes filmed every 7 years (spanning 56 years!), our 7Up videos are designed to capture each Yr 7 at this current moment in their life (in brief 1 minute video). Of course, we will not be creating these every 7 years, but rather every year, so that by Yr 12, students will have a wonderful record of their growth and development across their Secondary School experience.

Students really enjoyed the chance to plan out and then answers questions like: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?; Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?; What is your favourite book and why?; and many more.

STEAM Week and Wednesday’s Waste Audit

Next week, Yr 7 will be involved in STEAM week. STEAM events begin on Monday 20 November and carry across Tuesday 21 November, with the theme ‘From Waste to Worth – How can we Transform and Reuse Waste for a Sustainable Future?’

Yr 7 will begin their STEAM days with an engaging guest speaker, Jo Taranto, who will be talking to the students around four themes – plastic waste, fast fashion and textiles, eWaste and food waste – and exploring their impact on society, as well as some of solutions that have been implemented for a more environmentally friendly future.

Students will then be working through the Design Thinking Process with the help and guidance of their Tutor, as well as Yr 10 students, who have volunteered to teach lessons, as well as being mentors for the younger students.

The STEAM experience began on Wednesday with a collection of Yr 7s volunteering to be part of a Waste Audit with students sorting, weighing and recording waste data to understand the waste habits of Yr 7 to 12 students on campus. According to students, it was a stinky but satisfying activity. Unfortunately, my sources tell me that we have some clear space for improvement in our waste and recycling habits!

Yr 7 Vaccinations – Round 2!

Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program. The last clinic for this year will be held for Yr 7 on Friday 24 November 2023 from 10.35-12.55pm. The vaccines offered at this clinic are:

• Yr 7: Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (dTpa)
• Yr 7: Human Papillomavirus (HPV). This is a catch-up opportunity if your child did not have the vaccine at a school clinic earlier this year.

Vaccination will only be provided at school if parent consent has been received. To provide online consent for vaccination. Please visit their website. The consent deadline is 23 November 2023.

For further details, please visit Pulse.

Term 4 Key Dates and Upcoming Events:

• Week 7: STEAM Week (Monday 20 – Tuesday 21 November)
• Week 7: Yr 7 Vaccination clinic (Friday 24 November).
• Week 8: SS Carols (exact date tbd)
• Week 9: End of Term and Speech Night at the Star (Wednesday 6 December).

Mr Jimmy Tod-Hill
Year 7 Advisor
jtodhill@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Head of Junior School

Ballet and Dance Performance

What a wonderful way to spend an evening! Last night’s Junior School Performance of the Redlands Dance Academy End of Year Performance was such an uplifting occasion and at multiple times, I found myself moved by the quality of the show. The unbridled joy of our student dancers radiated from the stage as our girls and boys treated the audience to a high-quality performance.

I sometimes wonder whether my untrained (and maybe slightly biased) eye sees these types of shows through rose-coloured glasses so it was affirming to hear the same sentiments from Karen Martin, the former Head of Ballet and Dance at Redlands, whom I had the pleasure of sitting next to during the show.

We know that these special performances are the culmination of a huge amount of time, practice and dedication from our students, most ably guided by our Redlands Dance Academy staff and supported unwaveringly by their families; I extend my appreciation to all involved in whatever aspect for a spectacular performance.

15^th Junior School House Poetry Recital

On Tuesday, we were thoroughly entertained at the 15^th annual Junior School House Poetry Recital, an inspiring and engaging event for students, teachers and families.

This term, every Junior School student has been immersed in poetry having read, written, appreciated, critiqued and presented poems. With one representative selected from each Junior School class, the Junior School enjoyed a magical afternoon with our recitalists showing poise, charisma and confidence as they delivered their respective poems, many their own work, to the audience of students, teachers and their family.

The students also loved hearing poems delivered by Mr Corcoran, Ms Anagnostu, Ms Reinhold and Ms Longworth and I thank them for being part of this event. Congratulations to all of the students for their involvement this term and in particular to the students listed below who impressed the audience.

Junior School Speech Day 2024

As mentioned last term and again in the Term 4 welcome letter, this year’s Junior School Speech Day will take place at 11am on Wednesday 6 December at one of Sydney’s premier event spaces, The Star Event Centre, in Pyrmont.

All students are expected to attend this final formal occasion of the school year with every student performing at least one musical item on stage. Further details including arrival times for the event will be communicated to families next week. The event lasts for approximately 2 hours and culminates the school year at Redlands.

In each Junior School class, six prizes are awarded as outlined below:

• Two prizes for Academic Effort and Achievement
• Two prizes for Outstanding Approach to Learning
• Two prizes for Citizenship

Class teachers award these prizes based on their observations over the year and in conjunction with feedback from specialist teachers who also teach them. In addition, there are some major prizes awarded in Yr 6 only. Students will be notified of prize winners at the start of Week 8 and all prizes will be presented at Speech Day, which will also be the occasion for the announcement of our 2024 student leaders.

Please note that every student will be required to have their school blazer for this formal event.

2024 New Student Orientation and Transition Day

Last Friday, we were excited to welcome over 50 new students who will join the Junior School in 2024 as part of their process of orientation into Redlands. Our current students welcomed their soon-to-be peers with warmth and friendship, as many of the new students commented on to me in the final session I spent with them. All of them left having made a new friend or two, an aim of both theirs and ours for the morning.

For part of the day, Yrs 2, 3, 4 and 5 also moved up a year to the Year Groups that they will be in next year. This allowed them some time with different teachers, new students, and begin to get a feel of new learning spaces and expectations. Students rotated around each classroom doing a series of engaging activities and from speaking to many students and observing them, I know that this time was hugely beneficial for many of them.

On the same day, our current Yr 6 students spent an important day on the Senior Campus as part of their transition to Secondary School next year. Joined by their parents for the first part of the day, I spoke with many of the group the next day who shared excitement about the opportunity to forge some new friendships with new students joining in Yr 7, spending time in a range of exciting specialist classes and also simply wandering around the Senior Campus and starting to familiarise themselves with soon-to-be new surroundings.

2024 Parent Topic Talks

Our termly parent topic talks led by our Student Wellbeing team have been extremely well attended this year and the team are already in the planning stages for 2024’s offerings. As ever, they are keen to hear from parents on topics that you are keen to hear more about and hence, if you have some suggestions, we would love to capture them via this very short survey.

HSC and IB Senior Studies Information Evening- this Monday 20 November

I am often asked by Junior School families about our Senior Studies offering at Redlands where in the final years of schooling, Redlands offers students the choice of either the HSC or IB pathways for students. Whilst it might feel a way off, I am pleased to share information about an upcoming Parent Information Evening for families from Redlands House to Yr 9 and know that this will be insightful for many of you as you look ahead for your child.

Community Christmas Carols

Anglicare Toys n’ Tucker

A message from Ms McKenzie:

Anglicare Toys and Tucker Campaign

It is the season of giving and a wonderful opportunity to help our young learners to share in the joy of giving. Each year Redlands partners with Anglicare Toys and Tucker Campaign.  Our aim is to make Christmas a time of celebration and fun for families and especially children in need in Sydney this festive season. 

Please bring all gifts to either Prep or Junior School Receptions by Friday 1 December. 
Thank you for your support of this important community opportunity to give. 

Christmas Mufti 

Students across the school have the opportunity to wear “Christmas Mufti “ on Tuesday28 November. We will have our Junior Campus Carols for K-6 students that morning and will be collecting Gold Coin donations for Anglicare. Mufti can be as simple as wearing a red t shirt or a Santa hat to wearing themed costumes. 

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

Head of Preparatory School

Yr 2 Waste Audit

Yesterday a few of our Yr 2 sustainability warriors spent time in the Secondary School with other students conducting a waste audit. The students were able to sort rubbish into piles that were either recyclable or destined for land fill. As a result of the audit, it was clear that there is a positive effort to recycle at our school, but that there is still a lot of work to be done to reduce the use of plastics when it comes to food packaging.

Redlands is committed to the sustainability message and the embedding of good practices across the school community. Next week, Junior Campus, students and staff will take part varied activities that encourage positive sustainable action at school.

In the Prep School, our focus will be on turning off lights, ensuring we are using the correct recycling bins, looking and discussing how we can reduce the use of plastics around us, and our families will be asked to support a waste free lunch day on Tuesday 21 November for their children.

A waste free lunch is a lunch box that contains no throw away packaging. Everything is a waste free lunch box can be eaten, reused or composted. Having your child help put together their lunch box on this day would be a great activity to do with them. Not only would this make them feel important and independent, but it would also provide an opportunity for conversation together about sustainability and what it means to them. Thank you for your support in helping our prep students embrace sustainability.

2024 Parent Talks

This year our counsellors have presented four informative parent sessions for the Junior Campus community which were a in response to parent communication and conversations.

As we start to plan for 2024, the counselling team would like to hear from our community again.

To provide feedback on this year’s sessions and to suggest future topics, please take a moment to fill in the survey. Thank you for your support.

View Survey Here

Presentation Day  

We look forward to welcoming Prep parents and carers to the Margaret Roberts Preparatory School Presentation Day 2023 on Tuesday 5 December at 10am-11.30am. An email will be sent out today to all families containing the seat booking information. Please note that due to limited seating in Dunnet Hall, each family can reserve two seats. Please ensure you have booked by 1 December.

HSC and IB Senior Studies Information Evening- this Monday 20 November

At Redlands, in the final years of schooling, students are offered the choice of either the HSC or IB pathways for students. The following upcoming Parent Information Evening for families from Redlands House to Yr 9  will be insightful as parents look ahead for your child. You can still register to attend the evening.

2024 Prep After School Sport Registration

A reminder that Term 1 2024 sports allocations go live at 8.30am Monday 20 November and close 5.30pm Friday 24 November. If you have any questions, please refer to the 2024 Prep sports handbook which can be found on pulse or email prepsport@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Kids Giving Back Program

Founded in 2012, Kids Giving Back is a not-for-profit organisation that provides volunteering opportunities for children, teens, and families across NSW. The core belief of Kids Give back is that there is no substitute for volunteering. It helps young people cultivate empathy, respect, resilience, and leadership skills and connect with their wider community. Above all, they see volunteering as a two-way street. It gives children the opportunity to change other people’s lives and their own.

When we empower children to help others, they ultimately gain as much as they give. Sometimes even more. Kids Giving Back is committed to instilling the value of service in the next generation. And developing the ongoing relationship between children and the broader community.

School holiday programs are the perfect chance to introduce your child to the world of volunteering and empower them to give back in an age-appropriate way. Over time there have been many Redlands students who have volunteered their time in their school holidays and my hope is that many more will.

In the recent September school holidays Eisen Chan (Yr 2) was one of 700 volunteers who helped in his community. We are very proud of Eisen in giving back to the community and I hope that he will encourage others to engage in similar initiatives.

If you would like to know more about the December 2023/January 2024 school holiday community programs, please keep an eye out on the Kids Giving Back website. School holiday programs | Kids Giving Back.

Yr 2 Has Been Busy! 

Last week was a big week for our Yr 2 students as they started to navigate their final few weeks in the Prep school. The Yr 2 Disco, Cardboard Challenges both here and at a Shore, Orientation Day and many other opportunities having started to fill their days. They are certainly letting their light shine in so many ways.

It’s one thing for me to reflect on these activities but it is more important that the students themselves have their voice. Please enjoy reading some of their reflections.

Yr 2 Disco

I like this disco because we got candies – Sophia C

I loved working together on the cardboard challenge because we can all have a part and no one was left out – Leo

I like the disco because we got to dance together and see our parents. It was funny watching the teachers dance! – Amber 

It was nice to visit a new school and make new friends, but it made me appreciate all the great things about Redlands – Isabel, Amber, Mio, Sophia

Hip, hip, hooray! The Year Two Disco has begun, everyone was so excited, they were crazy. We had a dance off, one Maca, two Maca, three Macarena. Then Luca took the lead in the conga line and it went a little crazy just between you and me! The conga lines were crashing because there were so many. Then the best song started, guess what it was? ‘It’s raining tacos, from out of the sky!’ Sadly, the disco came to an end but at the end we got sweets, water, juice and popcorn. – Avignon Craig

Hip, hip, hooray! The Year Two Disco day was finally here. The disco was as bright as a rainbow as the theme was, ‘Let your light shine bright’. People were dancing like they would never stop, then suddenly the Year Twos formed a conga line! After the Year 2 dance, the parents were let in and started to break it down with DJ Raphi on the screen, it was a blast! Since the disco ended, the Year Twos have never stopped and continue to party on! – Vivienne Cooksley

Hip, hip, hooray! The students were showing their best moves and Mr Price was the DJ. DJ Mr Price said it was time for the boys vs girls dance off. The girls went first, they were hard to beat, they got 8/10. The boys were going next and we got 7/10. Mr Price then said we could go and refresh with juice boxes, popcorn and cookies in our bright clothes. Hopefully we can do the disco next year again. – Luca Gambotto

Last Friday there was a burst of excitement as the disco was about to start. What could be better? As we went into the hall, we saw a mountain of candy on the table. Then we had a dance off, the girls won by 2 points. We built a conga line, I think we broke a record. At the end of the disco we had popcorn and juice. – Nicholas Ma

The Year 2 Disco was amazing! The Year 2s were allowed to choose songs like, ‘It’s Raining Tacos,’ and we also did a girls versus boys dance. Mr Price rated our dance moves fairly. Then we made the longest conga line in the world! Our parents came and had the best time of their lives so let’s dance on! – Archer Trautwein

The Fizzics Education Science Incursion

On Wednesday the Year Twos had an exciting science incursion, they learnt about planets and how they orbit. There were lots of cool things like a machine that let you hear almost anything, even a whisper! We made a tea bag rocket using fire and an empty tea bag. Guess what? It actually flew! We had the most exciting time! – Thorsen Kazimierczuk

The Cardboard Challenge

Tools down! Tools down! It was the cardboard challenge of the year, the Year 6 students helped the Year 2’s to build three dimensional shapes and showed them how to use the tools. We were presented with a challenge and had to build a wind-powered vehicle. Our team (James, Gordon and Jack) built a boat with wheels, it was controlled by a sail. It was big enough for one of us to fit in it. – George Cooper

Ready, Set, Go! As we rushed outside to the cardboard mountain, Gordon, Jack, George and myself thought of an idea to build a boat with wheels on the bottom. Before we started, the Year Six students showed us how to use the tools. We also had jobs, I was the designer, Gordon was the resource collector, Jack was the manager and George was the photographer. Tools down! Our design was made!

Vroom, Vroom went the bus, click went the seat belts and we were off to Shore School for the Cardboard Challenge. We put our bags against the wall and we gathered with the other students from Shore and Loreto. We then went off in groups and we practised with the tools. We made a flying car, we did it with two drivers. Then it was time to leave so we said our farewells and went back to school. – Haroo Choi

Anglicare Toys n’ Tucker

A message from Ms McKenzie:

Anglicare Toys and Tucker Campaign

It is the season of giving and a wonderful opportunity to help our young learners to share in the joy of giving. 
Each year Redlands partners with Anglicare Toys and Tucker Campaign.  Our aim is to make Christmas a time of celebration and fun for families and especially children in need in Sydney this festive season. 

Please bring all gifts to either Prep or Junior School Receptions by Friday 1 December. 
Thank you for your support of this important community opportunity to give. 

Christmas Mufti 

Students across the school have the opportunity to wear “Christmas Mufti “ on Tuesday November 28. We will have our Junior Campus Carols for K-6 students that morning and will be collecting Gold Coin donations for Anglicare. Mufti can be as simple as wearing a red t shirt or a Santa hat to wearing themed costumes. 

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

Redlands House and Transition Gold

December 2023 -January 2024 Vacation Care for Redlands House and Transition Gold

We would like to invite you to enrol your child in our upcoming Dec 2023-Jan 2024 Vacation Care program. To obtain all relevant information pertaining to the holiday activity schedule and daily requirements, we encourage you to visit the Extended Care page in Pulse to view the program. You may proceed with your booking on Friday November 17^th, by sending an email directly to Extendedcare@redlands.nsw.edu.au. Please note that bookings will only be accepted starting from 10:00 AM onwards. Any emails or requests received before this time will not be taken into consideration. We kindly request your understanding and cooperation in adhering to this timeline. Our aim is to ensure a fair and organized booking process for all interested participants. Please be advised that bookings are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If your child is not returning to Redlands in 2024, we regret to inform you that they will be unable to attend the Vacation Care program. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in adhering to our program eligibility criteria.

Redlands House and TG students who will return in 2024 and attend Kindy, will still have to join Redlands House Vacation Care till Jan 2024.

In the event of any Vacation Care queries, please do not hesitate to contact Trishna Rai trai@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Junior Sing-a-long

With only four full weeks left of Term 4, we are starting to think about Christmas. You will start to see decorations in Redlands House and the glitter and tinsel will be everywhere. All the classes have been busy rehearsing their songs for the sing-a-longs and concert, they are excited to be performing for you. 

20 November – Orange Class Juniors Sing-a-long, 10am
24 November – Yellow Class Juniors Sing-a-long, 9.30am
24 November – Blue Class Juniors Sing-a-long, 10am

Seniors and Transition Gold Concert 

Costume Requirements – Each child requires a white pair pants, shorts or skirt for the concert. Can these items please be brought to school in a named zip lock bag before Wednesday 22 November. We will have a full dress rehearsal on Wednesday 22 November. The children will be provided with a t-shirt to wear for the concert.

Concert Day 29 November – Children are to arrive at school by 9am on Concert Day in their normal school uniform. The concert will begin at 10am and should conclude by 10.45am. The students will return to Preschool for the rest of the day. Should you wish to take your child home, they can be collected from the Preschool after the concert, once they have changed back into their Redlands uniform.

HSC and IB Senior Studies Information Evening- this Monday 20 November

At Redlands, in the final years of schooling, students are offered the choice of either the HSC or IB pathways for students. The following upcoming Parent Information Evening for families from Redlands House to Yr 9 will be insightful as parents look ahead for your child. You can still register to attend the evening.

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

Instilling responsibility, respect and teamwork in teenagers participating in school sport is essential for their holistic development and future success. Responsibility teaches teenagers accountability for their actions, fostering a sense of ownership and discipline. In the realm of school sports, this translates to punctuality (being on time), commitment to training (showing up even if you don’t feel up to it) and adherence to the rules, all of which are habits that are transferable to academic and professional settings.

Respect is a cornerstone of positive social interactions and it is crucial to instill this value in teenagers engaged in sport. respecting coaches, teammates, opponents and officials contributes to a positive sporting environment. It encourages fair play, discourages unsportsmanlike behaviour and promotes a culture of inclusivity, fostering a sense of community within the school and sports programs.

Teamwork is a fundamental skill that extends beyond the sports arena. By working collaboratively towards a common goal in sports, teenagers learn to value each team member’s contribution and appreciate diverse perspectives. This skill is directly applicable to future environments where collaboration and cooperation are essential for success. In addition, teamwork enhances communication, leadership and conflict resolution skills, preparing teenagers for the challenges they may face in various aspects of life.

Throughout the Redlands sport programs we are working hard on instilling responsibility, respect and teamwork for all those involved, this work goes on beyond the sporting fields & courts. These values form the foundation of personal growth, social development and future success, providing teenagers with a well-rounded skill set that will serve them well in their academic, professional and personal endeavours.

“The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You’ve got to be accountable for who you are. It’s too easy to blame things on someone else.” Lenny Wilkens (Former NBA Coach)

From the Head of Secondary Sport – Mr Cameron Ellis

Basketball

Basketball – Boys

2nds and 4th boys had good wins as well as the 13As improving every week and grabbing a great 1st win of the season 39-32 against St Augustine.

Boys Team of the Week

• Thys Hulbosch – 13A’ – Taking it to the hoop
• Landon Marchal – 15C – Aggressive rebounding
• Finlay Drumm – 13D – Control of the game
• Sam Harris – 15E – Griut and tenacity
• Harry Ashby – 17B – Hustle and effort

Basketball – Girls

1sts Girls with the statement win 83-28 v Chevalier and the Junior Cs winning 60-58.

Girls Team of the Week

• Oliwia Polok – Junior C – Hustle
• Lily Conyers – 3rds – Game control
• Celine Patel – 1sts – Rebounding and effort
• Mia Allsop – Junior A – Rebounding and passing.
• Clementine Roumanoff – Junior Bs – Hustle and effort

Simon Gleeson
Director of Basketball

Fitness Centre

Upon the commencement of the Term 4, we are excited to offer students access to an injury triage clinic at school on Monday mornings 7:00-8:00am with structured support for students undergoing injury rehabilitation.

This is for students who log an incident report over the weekend and are advised to follow up, have ongoing issues or concerns, or are absent at school or sport due to injury. Appointments are delivered by our physiotherapy provider Tensegrity and are designed to better support our students in triaging potential injuries and planning a suitable course of action.

Where appointments or attendance to injury clinic isn’t possible, we advise booking an appointment with relevant medical professionals. If students seek external physiotherapy/medical support, they are asked to fill out the following form and provide subsequent details to the school:

Details for our physiotherapy provider can be found below if you wish to make a booking;

Tensegrity

Phone Number: 1300 903 929

Online Booking Here

Or Alternatively, book into injury clinic using this link.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

mlundquist@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Mia Lundquist
Director of Strength and Conditioning

Rowing

This Saturday 18 November, our Rowers will be heading to the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the 2023 Rowing NSW Independent Schools Championships.

Good luck to them!

Sailing

We are excited for a great day on water this Saturday!

The teams for both the Pacers and Elliots are listed below for this Saturday.

A few reminders for the day

• Arrive by 8:30am for registration at 9am
• Bring plenty of food and water for the day
• You are required to wear your Redlands long sleeve shirt, navy shorts and Redlands Hat
• Apply Sunscreen, we will also have sunscreen to use throughout the day.

Danielle Steer
Sailing Administrator/ Director of Snowsports

Tennis

Last weekend provided great weather for Round 4 of NSTA and TNB competition! There were many close matches across the divisions and players should be commended for their commitment and perseverance.

A reminder that Development Squad rolls have been adjusted so your time slot may have changed. Please make sure to refer to the latest email or your Student Calendar and contact the Tennis Administrator and Caitlin Wong if you are not sure!

Wishing all players the best of luck this weekend before finals!

If you have any issues accessing session information (for training or matches) via your Student Calendar or Redlands Pulse, please feel free to reach out to the Tennis Administrator Ms Caitlin Wong.

Caitlin Wong
Tennis Administrator

Touch Football

ISA Round 4: Wrap Up

This week, our Senior Boys 1sts faced off against a strong Chev team. Showing great determination and communication across the team, our team was able to pull away in a dominate 8-4 win over our opponent. As the 1sts Boys led with example, the Junior Boys teams followed with wins across the board. Our Senior Girls 1sts team travelled to Central Coast and enjoyed a comfortable 6-1 win away, they too leading by example, with the Junior A girls following.

It is so great to see the strength of our Juniors coming through.

Written by one of our Touch Captains, Tristan Wong.

Coaches have nominated the following players for stand out efforts for Round 4.

Players of the week:

• Sarah Zeppel
• Felicity Schlederer
• Scarlet Meijer
• Maria Monsees
• Olivia Salmond
• Zoe Twining
• Heidi Charles
• Maya Turton
• Amelie Beeton
• Sophia Liu
• Max Stepinak
• Felix Swhabsky
• Dean Mansell

Upcoming games for Round 5 have a handful of teams travelling on Bus to their fixtures. Please read through your fixture details carefully. Goodluck for this Saturday.

Jordan Parsonage
Director of Touch Football & Rugby

Water Polo

Congratulations to Olive Ross-Sampson! Olive was selected to be in the A Division Girls Under 14 Team playing for her club, the Balmain Tigers. They competed in the Canberra Cup and won the Grand Final!

They are now in training for Nationals in January in Brisbane. Good Luck to Olive and her team!

Interschools Mountain Biking

The Australian MTB Interschools returns to Thredbo in 2024 for another week of action-packed riding, racing and good times with all your school mates from far and wide. Compete as an individual or as a team and pick which events you’d like to compete in. Registrations will sell out so be sure to rally your mates up and descend on Thredbo for the best week of the school year!

Registrations for this event will be going live in November. Details regarding schedule and formats dropping soon.

To stay up to date with all event & entertainment news, please follow us on socials and our newsletter.

More information can be found here – Australian MTB Interschools

General Sport Information

Fixtures

• All student training and fixture details will be available to families under My Schedule on Redlands Pulse. Additionally, 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 Redlands Pulse Friday afternoon to ensure you have the latest 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.

Saturday Sport Absences

• Parents are required to log an absence via Clipboard prior to missing any training session.
• 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.
• Injured students are required to attend all training sessions and Saturday fixtures.
• Failure to do any of the above will jeopardise a student’s eligibility for Colours, Pockets, and Awards and result in school disciplinary action.
• Please refer to the Student Planner 2023 for full details on requirements for participating in a Representative Sport.
• Bus Transport
  • When travelling on Redlands transport the Redlands school rules are in place and students should be always upholding the values of the school:
• Have good behaviour, safe behaviour and appropriate language at all times.
• Follow the driver (and supervising staff) instructions at all times.
• Obey the transport rules and regulations at all times (seat belts must be worn at all times).
• Leave the bus how they found it (no rubbish, no mess).

Students who fail to meet the standards of the above will face school disciplinary action.

Wet Weather

• We have been lucky enough to have a relatively dry winter and to start the summer season, we use a number of fields that are multi-purpose and all weather.
• Unless communicated differently or in the morning of the session (via Redlands Pulse & Clipboard), all training sessions are to be deemed ‘on’.
• Students should bring with them a change of Redlands Sport Uniform (Thursdays only) or their school uniform (Tuesday) if there are light showers during training.

Summer Sport

A reminder that all key information for the season has been uploaded onto the Secondary School Sport page of Redlands Pulse, if you have any additional questions, please reach out to the appropriate Sports Administrator listed at the bottom of this page.

Sports Photos

All Sports Photos are available for parents to view / purchase on the SPA Images Website 

Photo Library >> Schoolsports 2022-23 >> select your sport

Password (redlands2023) Redlands has an agreement with SPA Images that we will only use the images for marketing purposes.

Melba has finalised all photos taken of sport teams and co-curricular activities and they are now available for parents to view and purchase. Please visit the Melba Studios website, Select the ‘Schools’ icon. The password for access is winnie.

Concussion Protocols

Parents and Carers last week received an email containing the Redlands Concussion Protocols, which can also be found in the Key Documents section of Redlands Pulse – Secondary School Sport. A reminder to all that these protocols are for both a return to school and a return to sport. Students who have a suspected concussion are asked to seek medical attention at their earliest convenience.

Summer Sport – Key Contacts

Junior Sport

The final round for mixed Basketball, Touch Football and Tennis are this week and we wish those students involved the best as for most of them this will be their final time representing Redlands in Junior School Sport. Below are a few key dates coming up for your reference;

• Saturday 18 November is our final round for our mixed Touch, Basketball and Tennis teams. Please note Basketball singlets will be collected on the last match at the conclusion of your child’s match. Your child will need to bring a spare T-Shirt to wear home. Touch singlets will be collected on Monday 20 November due to lack of access to change rooms at venue.
• Tuesday 21 November is our sports prizegiving assembly during school hours – no external guests or parents.
• Saturday 25 November is our final round for Girls Basketball. Basketball singlets will be collected on Monday 27 November due to lack of access to change rooms at venues.
• Your child’s Term 4 Summer Sport (Non-Rep and Rep Sport) will continue with the final date for Wednesday Sport being 29 November. 

The sport calendar for Term 4 onwards is available online on Junior School Sport Page. You can also view it by selecting here; 2023 JS Sport Calendar

Redlands App- Communication

In Term 4, all Redlands Sport Activities will continue to be through Pulse and the Redlands App.  Here you will be able to see all activities, teams and groups your child is part of, all scheduled lessons and locations and receive instant push notifications for any changes or cancellations.

Representative Sport Student Absence

If students are absent on match day, parents are required to complete this online absence form. This will allow your responses to be passed on electronically to your child’s coach efficiently and at short notice. The Student Absence link can also be found on the Junior School Sport Page on Redlands Pulse.

Representative Sports- Saturday Morning Match Wear

Just a reminder for all families who represent Redlands in Saturday sport only Redlands Sports Uniforms and match day kit is to be worn. Each family should own either a school tracksuit and or a fleece that they can wear over the top of their playing kit if they are cold. Any incorrect item will now be confiscated as all students have received the same message.

Representative Sport Team Movement 

In regard to representative sport and the movement of players across ability-based teams, it is transparent for all parties as unexplained team movements sometimes cause unnecessary stress. At Redlands our teams are ‘fluid’, meaning teams may change from week to week depending on 3 main criteria:

• ABILITY: in direct comparison to other students across the sport
• ATTENDANCE: any student who misses 2 games in a season unrelated to sickness may be moved
• ATTITUDE: this is based on behaviour at trainings, on game day and not limited to the sporting arena

Please don’t hesitate to view our Sport Information page on Redlands Pulse if you have any questions pertaining to Sport.

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

Dance Academy

End of Year Junior Performance

What an incredible night we had at The Concourse last night, when our Junior students took to the stage for their End of Year Performance. Well done to one and all that hit the stage and danced their hearts out. We are so very proud of you!!!

And we look forward to our Prep and Senior performances at The Concourse this evening.

If you would like to join us, last-minute tickets are still available.

 BUY  TICKETS  HERE for tonight’s performances.

Cancelled Classes 16-18 November

As students and staff are involved with End of Year Performances, Academy classes and private lessons are cancelled THURSDAY 16 – SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER.

Class Watching for Redlands House Students

Parents, carers, family and friends are invited to join us for a very special Class Watching event.

When: Tuesday 21 November 
Where: Studio P1.9 in Parkes Hall on Junior Campus
Time: 3:30 – 4:30pm
Parking: guests are reminded that Allister Street (school-side) is reserved for Junior School carline until 4:30pm

All Academy students enrolled in Bambino Ballet classes on Tuesday and Friday, and Senior/Transition Ballet classes on Tuesday and Thursday will be dancing at this event.

Ms Debbie’s Kindergarten, Ms Kate’s Year 1  and Ms Samantha’s Year 2 Ballet students will be taking part in this event, so these students will need to bring their regular dance uniform into school.

Week 7 – Dancey-Dress Week

Week 7 is our last week of Dance at the Academy for 2023! To celebrate a wonderful year of dance we are having a Dancey-Dress Week, where students can bring their favourite costume to change into for class. 

Last Day for Classes & Private Lessons

Our last day for classes and private lessons is Saturday 25 November.

If you wish to make any changes to your private lessons during Week 7, please communicate with your child’s dance teacher directly.

Lost Property

Please check the Lost Property cupboards located opposite studio P1.6 in Parkes Hall. We have lots of bits and pieces with no name, waiting to be collected. 

Any Questions?

For the most up-to-date information on all things dance please

CLICK HERE FOR REDLANDS DANCE ACADEMY PULSE PAGE

And please contact us with any questions, concerns or feedback.

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

Drama and Theatre

Our Drama Celebration Performance Evening is coming up on Friday 24 November. Come and celebrate the vibrant community of Drama at Redlands with performances from Years 3-11 spanning Extra Subject, Curriculum and Cocurricular Drama students.

Drama is really thriving at Redlands, with over 656 students involved across the School, P-12 across Extra-Subject, Cocurricular Performance Opportunities and Private Tuition.  We are so proud of all our amazing theatre makers this year!

Book Tickets

Redlands Drama in 2024

Join our Drama and Theatre classes in 2024 and unleash your Inner Star and Creativity!

Our Drama Program offers a range of classes for every year group, and Creative Kids. Whether you’re a budding Broadway star, a future film-maker, or simply seeking to explore your creative side and boost your confidence, we have the ideal class for you.

Incorporating Drama into a child’s education and extracurricular activities provides a holistic approach to learning, nurturing skills that extend beyond the stage and into various aspects of their personal and academic lives. Enhancing communication skills, boosting confidence, enhancing concentration and memory, as well as nurturing a lifelong love for the Arts. 

Our classes are inclusive and welcome individuals of all abilities. No prior skills are necessary – just a desire to celebrate the joy of performing and have fun! 

See our 2024 Brochure Here

Enrolments will be via Clipboard released soon!

Congratulations to the Yr 7 Theatre Sports Team!

Congratulations to our Year 7 Theatresports Team who made it all the way to the Grand Final! Students Sienna de Saxe, Mackenzie Willis, Chin Yin Lee, Clem Roumanoff and Fergus Kerr made up our first ever Year 7 team and were led by their wonderful tutor Ms Amber Virtue to show off their improvisation and ensemble skills. Congratulations Team!

Matilda Jnr

Legally Blonde

A reminder to all students involved with Legally Blonde to check the Pulse page for weekly rehearsal schedule updates.

All cast and orchestra need to email drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au their t-shirt sizes ASAP for cast and crew shirts!

Extra Subject Showcases

We are thrilled to invite parents and friends of our Extra Subject students to attend their end of year showcases running from Monday 20 – Thursday 30 November. The students have been hard at work rehearsing and refining their performance skills and they can’t wait to show you their pieces! 

For individual showcase times please visit Pulse or click here!

Important Dates

Term 4

• Drama Celebration, Friday 24 November, 6:30pm, Redlands Hall
• Drama Extra Subject Showcases, Monday 20 November – Thursday 30 November, Drama Studio
• Matilda JNR, Years 5/6 Musical, Thursday 30 November, 6:30pm, Redlands Hall

Redlands App 

The Redlands App allows you to see all activities, including all Drama classes, that your child is enrolled in. If you are not familiar with the Redlands App, please CLICK HERE for details on how to download and use.

Click on Pulse for an outline of all Drama classes and any questions please contact drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

PREP DRAMA PULSE

JUNIOR DRAMA PULSE

SECONDARY DRAMA PULSE

Ms Tamara Sweetman
Head of Theatre and Drama
drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Music

Junior Campus Music

Yr 6 Transition to Yr 7

As the Yr 6 students prepare for the exciting transition to Secondary School in 2024, we would like to take this opportunity to remind you on Redlands Private Music Tuition, Rock Bands and Cocurricular Ensembles for 2024.

Private Music Tuition and Rock Bands

There is an automatic rollover from Junior to Secondary School with the Private Music Tuition. To make this transition between campuses seamless, your child will retain the same Private Tutor and lessons will occur on the Senior Campus.

Cocurricular Ensembles

An automatic rollover also applies for Cocurricular Music Ensembles from Year 6 into Year 7, with your child being added to the equivalent roll as outlined below

Students participating in the Junior Campus Extension ensembles (Junior Voices, Junior Chamber and Junior Jazz Band) will be required to Audition for the Senior Campus Extension Ensembles.

Yr 2 Transition to Yr 3

Private Music Tuition

There is an automatic rollover from Prep School to Junior School with the Private Music Tuition and your child will retain the same tutor.

CoCurricular Ensembles

An automatic rollover also applies for Cocurricular Music Ensembles from Year 2 into Year 3, with your child being added to the equivalent roll as outlined below

Should your child wish to discontinue from any of their Music commitments, please complete the Notice of Change Form on the Music Pulse pages by Friday 1 December to avoid late notice charges in the new year. This greatly assists us in supporting our casual workforce with work and income guarantees, and we thank you for your assistance to this end. 

Senior Campus Music

Senior Auditions and Competitions

Well done to all who have auditioned for Advanced Ensembles for next year! Our Heads of Music Ensembles are busy reviewing these auditions and will be releasing results soon.

Symphony Orchestra Auditions are still open! Other auditions and competitions are still available for next year.  Students who are interested should check information found on the Music Department Audition iLearn course. 

Senior Campus Studio Concerts

Over 450 private lessons take place each week at Redlands, facilitated by our team of 29 specialist Music Tutors. Our lunchtime Studio concert series has seen hundreds of parents and friends popping by during lunch to support students as they ‘show and tell’ what they’ve achieved this year in an informal and safe setting.  

Please see below schedule for our remaining Studio Concerts. Parents and guests visiting the Secondary Campus for these concerts are asked to go directly to the John Roberts Centre from the Gerard St Gate, and to sign in and out at Music Reception. Our Music Tutors will be in touch with the parents/carers of all students performing at these concerts to invite them to attend.

Still to come this term!

A reminder to keep your eye on the MUSIC EVENTS page on Pulse, to stay keep up to speed with all the latest happenings in Music! We still have so many exciting Musical experiences to pack in!

Please note that parents will be invited to attend events, and not all events listed below are for parents to attend. 

2024 Private Tuition

All Private Tuition rolls over automatically from year to year.  Should your child wish to discontinue their Private Instrumental lessons, please complete the Notice of Change Form on the Music Pulse pages by Friday 1 December to avoid late notice charges in the new year. This greatly assists us in supporting our casual workforce with work and income guarantees, and we thank you for your assistance to this end. 

Here to Help

Keep your eye on Pulse and the MUSIC EVENTS page to ensure key dates are all on the family calendar and reach out to your campus Music Office if we can assist in any way.

Junior Music Office | juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au | 9908 6495
Jacqueline McGlade  

CLICK FOR PREP & JUNIOR MUSIC PULSE

Senior Music Office | seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au | 9968 9820
Kirsty Hales

CLICK FOR SENIOR MUSIC PULSE 

Ms Katherine Moses
Junior Campus Music Subject Coordinator (P-6)

Ms Victoria Williams
Senior School Music Subject Coordinator (7-12)

Mr Mathew Owen
Director of Music Performance (P-12)