From The Principal

A key focus this term has been on the wellbeing of students and ensuring that we provide opportunities for connection and a variety of engaging and interactive learning experiences. The leadership training organisation Burn Bright has been running a range of workshops for various Year Groups, which have enabled age appropriate development for students and the chance to connect in a different forum. On Tuesday this week, Year 9 students participated in a Design Thinking Day run by Young Change Agents, which supported them to explore innovative solutions to a range of societal challenges, such as our impact on the environment and alternative energy sources. Tables that produce light through utilising phosphorescent algae was one of the more creative solutions for reducing the School’s energy consumption!

Year 7 and 8 students have been involved in STEAM projects over the last two weeks and I was honoured to welcome Dr Charlie Veron as a guest speaker for the Year 8 program, focused on the Great Barrier Reef. Dr Veron is known as the Godfather of Coral, through his work in identifying new coral species and was the subject of a recent Australian Story episode. His life story is inspirational, from someone who really struggled at school, then gained a scholarship at university through an aptitude assessment. His passion for the natural environment is infectious. 

One of the most impressive aspects about Redlands is the genuine engagement of staff in their professional learning and desire to improve practice. In a new initiative this year, Head of Teaching and Learning, Matt Bentley, led the formation of collaborative Professional Learning Teams, in which staff selected a key research question to investigate, focused on improving student outcomes. The program was run in partnership with support from UTS researchers regarding methodology and data analysis. Given the extra demands on staff this year, it was inspiring to attend the session on Monday, when group findings and outcomes were presented to colleagues. Groups were enthusiastic about their projects, had obviously enjoyed the collaboration and could clearly articulate how they could apply what they had learned to assist student learning and outcomes. We are looking forward to continuing this program into 2022.      

Junior School Speech Day and Secondary School Speech Night

As communicated by letter yesterday, due to the Public Health Order requirements for external venues, we have had to move the Junior School Speech Day and Secondary School Speech Night events on campus in Dunnet Hall.

Here are the details for the events:

Junior School Speech Day
10:00am Wednesday 1 December
Dunnet Hall, Redlands Junior Campus

Secondary School Speech Day
2:00pm Wednesday 1 December
Dunnet Hall, Redlands Junior Campus

Due to the current venue capacity restrictions, only those Junior School students receiving a Prize and Secondary School students receiving a Prize or Scholastic Button, as well as some student musicians and speakers, will be in attendance in Dunnet Hall. All other students are expected to attend School and engage with the live-streamed event in their classroom (Junior) or Tutor classroom (Secondary). We anticipate each event to run for approximately 1.5 hours.

With the scheduled changes to restrictions governing schools from 1 December, we are pleased to be able to welcome one (fully-vaccinated) parent or carer of each student receiving a prize or scholastic button to these events. For all other parents and carers, the live-stream links will be communicated shortly.

The parents and carers of Junior School Prize recipients will be informed of this tomorrow, while the lists of Secondary School Prize and Scholastic Button recipients will be posted on iLearn for students and on Redlands Pulse for parents and carers on Monday 29 November. More specific information on each of these events will be communicated by Section Heads shortly, including a link to the Prize Giving Programs for parents and carers to access remotely.

While we are disappointed that we are unable to bring our whole community together in person to celebrate the end of the school year, we look forward to sharing these special celebrations with students, parents, carers and staff in this revised format.

Mr Stephen Webber

Photo caption: It was a day of entrepreneurial and innovative thinking with the Year 9 Design Challenge Day. Students worked collaboratively in developing some very innovative projects to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

Community Update

With final IB assessments wrapping up and HSC exams well underway, the Class of 2021 represents our 135^th cohort of Year 12 students to sit their final exams at Redlands. The School’s first ever Year 12 student was Sophia Liggins, niece of one of our co-founders, Miss Elizabeth Liggins, and one of the first five students to attend on the school’s opening day, July 14, 1884. Sophia was the only candidate at the School to take the HSC equivalent (then called the Senior University examination) in 1887, passing all her five subjects with flying colours. She went on to become a teacher and published writer.

Just over a century later, Stacy Hume followed in her footsteps when she became the first (and again solo) Redlands student to sit and be awarded the International Baccalaureate, having also completed the HSC in 1989 the previous year. Since leaving school, Stacy completed a Masters in Communication Management and has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States across many sectors that include media and communications, government, politics and marketing.

At Redlands, we have a standing commitment to sustainably managing the facilities and grounds of the School whilst continually engaging our students and the wider community in this endeavour.

Over the past few years Redlands has introduced a number of new initiatives to reduce our impact on the environment with the aim to change and shape the way future generations live.  These initiatives include the installation of solar panels, upgrading to energy efficient lighting, recycling of paper, green waste, textiles and uniforms and a partnership with Climate Clever Schools, which enables us to track our current carbon footprint and set goals to continually improve through the remainder of 2021 and beyond.

Sustainability is a focus that we pursue with rigorous and disciplined intent, across our curriculum, our operations, our resources and our community.  Last week Dana Casimaty and Kim Flatman from our Development and Alumni team hosted a webinar on Sustainability & ESG (Environmental-Social-Governance) Investing for our Alumni community.  The expert panel were all Redlanders who are making significant contributions within this important and trending realm.  More information on the  expert panel of alumni from the Sustainability & ESG Investing webinar can be found here.

We are excited about the opportunities that these important Sustainability initiatives and leadership groups present and invite you and your family to support our objective to be recognised as a sustainability innovator, locally and globally.

With the end of another school year approaching, the Redlands Parents and Friends Association continue to actively bring our various groups together. A number of social events still remain in the calendar and these can be found here.

I remain grateful for the continued guidance and support our community provides and, as ever, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Community Engagement team should you have any feedback, suggestions or questions.

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

Foundation

In the absence of reunions and face-to-face events we were delighted to host last Thursday a topical webinar on Sustainability & ESG Investing (Environmental-Social-Governance) for our Alumni community.

This was a great opportunity to hear from expert fellow Redlanders working in this field and we would like to thank them for volunteering their time.

• Chris Nunn, Class of 1994 & School Captain
  AMP Capital Real Estate, Head of Platform Operations and ESG Investing
• Phil Williams, Class of 2000
  ERM: Environmental Resource Management, Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change 
• Jeff Brown, Class of 2016 & School Captain
  UBS Asset Management, Global Fixed Income Analyst

Sustainability is a focus that Redlands pursue with rigorous and disciplined intent, across our curriculum, our operations, our resources and our community. 

Parents and carers may be interested to know that Redlands has a 61kWp solar panel system on Junior Campus roof that generates 82.4Mwh. The School estimates that the system will produce approximately 70,000 kW hours per annum, whilst reducing our Greenhouse Gas emissions by approximately 80,000 kg of Carbon Dioxide per annum. This equates to permanently removing 65 small cars from the road or enough energy to power 20 households per year. Lights on all three campuses have been upgraded to efficient LED lights with light sensors, and occupancy sensors are fitted in new buildings to automate the control of lighting.

The Redlands Learning Hub on the Senior Campus incorporates many ESG initiatives; for example

• Rainwater reuse for part landscape irrigation 
• Natural cross and mixed mode ventilation
• Natural lighting including skylights and energy efficient lighting
• Passive sun shading
• Night time purging

Redlands families who are interested to visit the Redlands Learning Hub will have the opportunity next year, once COVID restrictions for external visitors have been relaxed.

In the meantime, we invite you to view the video showcasing this wonderful development kindly supported by many members of our community.

WATCH VIDEO

Twilight in the Garden – Save the Date

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

RPFA

Parent and Family Get-togethers

• Thurs 18 Nov Year 12 drinks and bowls from 7pm at Neutral Bay Club
• Thurs 18 Nov Year 8 end of year parent social from 6.30pm at Bosk, Clontarf
• Fri 19 Nov Year 9 morning coffee from 8.30am at Frenchies Cafe, Mosman
• Fri 19 Nov Year 10 end of year drinks night from 6pm at Warringah Bowls Club, Mosman
• Sun 21 Nov Year 8 casual BYO family picnic and paddleboard from 11am at Balmoral Beach
• Tues 23 Nov Year 7 drinks and bowls from 7pm at Neutral Bay Club
• Fri 26 Nov Year 8 coffee from 8.15am at Balmoral Rotunda 
• Tues 30 Nov Year 1 end of year playdate from 12.30pm at Balmoral
• Tues 30 Nov Year 2 end of year playdate from 12.30pm at Balmoral (playground end)
• Wed 1 Dec Year 10 Tennis 11.30am-12.30pm at Mosman Lawn Tennis Club, 32 Rosebery St for those keen to play a friendly game or just let out some frustration. $5 each.

Second Hand Book Sale

Next Friday 26 November, Secondary School students will be able to bring in their used textbooks for sale or donation and submit order forms to buy current edition textbooks for 2022 at the Gerard St entrance. Students can collect their 2nd Hand 2022 Books from the Gerard St Entrance on Monday 29^th November at the start of the school day. 

Students currently in Yr 6 can also purchase second hand textbooks for next year by handing in their order forms at the Junior School Office in the morning, and collect their books on Monday 29th from the Junior School Office.

Current edition textbooks will be sold to others within the Redlands community. Previous editions no longer used at Redlands will be donated to other communities who will welcome and use them. Transactions will be non-cash, with the net balance recorded on your school accounts next year.

Through this sale, the RPFA aims to reduce paper wastage for environmental benefit, keep the costs of textbooks down for families and donate disused texts to charitable organisations who distribute them to communities that will continue to benefit from them.

Click here for more information and book lists.

If you can help us on Friday afternoon (26/11), Saturday morning (27/11) or Monday morning (29/11), please sign up here – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0948A8AD29A46-redlands

Walks on Tracks

Next week’s walk on Wed 24 Nov will be Clifton Gardens, followed by a brunch at Ann Marie’s – meet at 11 Amaroo Crescent Mosman at 8.40am.Please bring a small plate to share.

For more information, please email Ann Marie Kimber or call 0406691533.

Book Club

The next meeting of the Redlands parents book club will be our last for the year and will also be our annual Christmas lunch. We will be discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig on Fri 26 Nov.

Enquiries and new members welcome. Please contact Katherine Dixon or call 0432619890 for further information.

Twilight in the Garden – Save the Date: 25 February 2022

2022 RPFA Committee rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au

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

Head of Secondary School

Readying ourselves for Christmas

The tree is up, and although there are no gifts underneath it, the Anglicare Christmas Toys ‘n’ Tucker drive has raised $1,535 so far, but we still need your help! Service Captains, Charlie and Alex are hoping to raise $5000 by Speech Day on the 1^st of December, and if every family in the Secondary School donated just $10, we’d be well over that goal! Please dig deep to share a little joy this Christmas! https://www.gofundme.com/f/redlands-toys-and-tucker

Engaging with self and others in Yr 9

Over the past week we have really been focused on engaging with self and others. Our Yr 9 students enjoyed their day of reflection facilitated by Burn Bright. The Ignite group focused on boys’ development, exploring healthy male role models and definitions of masculinity. The Spark group of girls focused on breaking down social barriers and enhancing emotional intelligence. I was lucky enough to visit both groups during the day and can attest to the range of emotions experienced by each group – there were some tears shed, but I was assured they were happy tears! Even though this year has been challenging, it was great to be able to set aside this time, at the end of Term 4, for the students to work together on self-development and engaging with others.

STEAMing on with Yr 8

The Yr 8 STEAM program commenced today. The focus of the two days explores what can we do to save our coral reefs? Today I co-judged the STEAM presentations, with Ms Vale, Iris Buisman and Jacob Gold, our Environment Captains. We all sat in my office watching the Year 8 presentations on Zoom, and were stunned by the inventiveness and collaboration which characterised them. All four groups, across the four Houses, offered strong presentations, with effective visuals. All presentations were beautifully and articulately explained, with some offering astounding ideas for improving the Great Barrier Reef. Today’s winner went to Dumolo Red who skilfully unpacked the damage caused by the Crown of Thorn Starfish, and offered a complex and well-considered solution. Brilliant work! Huge thanks go to Mrs Wendy Duckworth who has tirelessly planned and executed two STEAM programs in the past two weeks, with Yr 7 and 8, and all of the Science teachers and tutors who have supported the students along the way.

Science Symposium Yr 10

Over the past few weeks, Year 10 students have been engaged in a Student research Project (SRP) for Science. The Science class teachers have chosen the three top projects from their class, and today I was privileged to be able to judge a selection of SRPs from Yr 10. The judging was based on the following criteria:

• Best communication/presentation
• Most impressive scientific methodology
• Most original idea

It was inspiring to be able to hear how the students undertook their scientific research and the interesting insights which emerged for them. I also found it really interesting how each student’s idea emerged for them. For some it was personal experience, personal interest or simply a curiosity that they wanted to explore further. I would like to congratulate the following students, whose projects really impressed me today.

Student Leaders Town Hall

The Yr 12 Student Leadership team held their first Town Hall this week, where they met with students of Year 10 to explore student-wellbeing and the pastoral care program. The forum provided an opportunity for students to relay their largely positive feedback on the return to campus and for them to share new ideas and initiatives for the year ahead. The Year 12s are looking forward to continuing these meetings with students in other year groups over the course of the next week.

Yr 12 2021 Early Entry

To date, 77 students have received early offers for university courses for 2022. This is a wonderful tribute to our students, their parents and the support of the Careers and University Advisors, Ms Hurst and Ms Fowler.

Yr 12 (2021) Valedictory is taking place on 1 February at The Big Top Luna Park.

We are so excited to be able to reconnect with our Yr 12 cohort and their parents early next year to celebrate their many achievements. Please purchase your tickets this week through TryBooking.

BYOD Parent Purchasing Portal

Redlands has negotiated a special education deal for parents purchasing their child’s new digital device, through one of its partners, JB Hi-Fi. Parents have the option to purchase from any retailer of their choice however we have selected JB HiFi as they provide sound warranty and servicing options. The JB Hi-Fi Parent Purchasing Portal and further information can be accessed here.

Communicating your child’s absence with the Secondary School Office

Please be specific if your child is unwell. When emailing to inform us of a student absence, please clearly outline your child’s symptoms. If you tell us that your child is ‘unwell’, with no explanation of symptoms, we will assume a Covid-19 test is required. Additionally, we kindly ask that you are vigilant about sharing the negative Covid-19 test with ssabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au before your child is returned to school. Unfortunately, if this does not happen, parents will be contacted and asked to collect their child from school. Our priority is our community’s safety and our capacity to enable our Year 12 students to sit their examinations. Currently we have students sitting IB examinations and from next Tuesday, the HSC examinations begin. We sincerely appreciate the cooperation of parents in following safe practices as we move through this next stage of the pandemic.

Twilight in the Garden – Save the Date: 25 February 2022

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

University and Careers Advisors

Open Days & Info Sessions 

ADF | Trade Careers Information Session, Sydney 

Wednesday 17 November 2021, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm 

Defence Force Recruiting Centre Sydney 

Apply your existing trade skills, or receive world-class training in order to work with formidable military assets and enjoy the many benefits of a career in the Australian Defence Force. 

To find out more about available trade roles, come along to an info session and speak with current serving personnel. 

Find out more: https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/events/events-detail/stru8mo 

Basair | Open Day 2021 

Saturday 20 November 2021, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm 

Basair Aviation College, Bankstown Aerodrome 

Did you know you can become a Commercial Pilot in less than a year at Australia’s largest Pilot College? 

Come to our free Annual Open Day to learn more. Have your exciting first flight and take over the controls, attend a Pilot Career Seminar, try a drone or aircraft simulator, discover our campus, meet our students & alumni and more. 

With 100s of alumni flying for major airlines worldwide and the 3rd largest fleet in the Australia behind QANTAS & Virgin, Basair Aviation College is the place to let your career take off! 

Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sydney-basair-open-day-2021-tickets-195040711017 

iCanMed | Summer Holiday Study Plan: How to Catch Up on UCAT Prep 

Sunday 21 November 2021, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

Online 

In this webinar, Ray, iCanMed’s education advisor, will share with you the techniques and timelines that are research-proven to help you best utilise your summer break for the most effective/efficient results with reference to the following points: 

• Top tips on how to catch up on the prep that you have missed since April 
• How to best organise your prep with the dos and don’ts of what gets you a UCAT score high enough to earn interview spots 
• A summer holidays prep plan to get you up to scratch in terms of timeline and workload distribution 
• An up-to-date mini mock test containing UCAT questions based on the 2021 exam 
• Comprehensive teaching to help you learn how to solve questions correctly and prepare for the UCAT intelligently 

Find out more: https://www.bigmarker.com/icanmed/summer-plan-1?utm_bmcr_source=website 

UAC Live | Parent and Carer Update and Q&A: Facebook 

Thursday 25 November 2021, 5:00 pm 

Online 

Kim Paino, UAC General Manager, Marketing and Engagement, will provide an update on UAC applications for 2022 study. Head to the comments to ask us a question. 

Find out more: https://www.uac.edu.au/schools/uac-digital 

WEP | Student Exchange Info Session 

Thursday 2 December 2021, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 

Online 

Imagine making friends from all over the world, learning about yourself and the world around you and seeing sights you could only dream of! Find out more about your student exchange opportunities at WEP’s online info session. 

Find out more: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DPUniNloTUmgkCERnHjKMg 

Sydney Design School | Info Session 

Friday 3 December 2021, 1:00 pm 

Sydney Design School, St Leonards 

Find out everything you need to know about our flexible courses and career support. Our Director, Amanda Grace will introduce you to our unique philosophy, passionate Educators and industry focused approach to learning. 

Find out more: https://sydneydesignschool.com.au/information-sessions/ 

The Hotel School | Sydney Open Campus 

Tuesday 7 December 2021, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm 

The Hotel School, Sydney 

Do you want to explore our boutique CBD campus? 5-star events are back! Explore your dream career and connect with passionate industry experts. Join us for an Open Campus experience. 

• Chat with our global student ambassadors 
• Meet current lecturers and the head of campus 
• Discuss courses and scholarship applications in detail 
• Personalised tours with a course advisor 
• Discuss opportunities with the Work Integrated Learning team 
• Discuss courses and the application process in detail 
• Light refreshments available 

Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-open-campus-tickets-197995137787 

SAE | Creative Futures, Online 

Sunday 12 December 2021, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 

Online 

Jump onto our awesome virtual platform to explore your interest and passion for a career in Creative Media. 

Creative Futures Online will give you an opportunity to hear from our lecturers and industry experts, as well as learn all about our scholarships and launchpad programs. There will be information seminars about all our courses available, as well as our student support initiatives and services! 

Find out more: https://sae.edu.au/event/creative-futures-at-sae/ 

Year 12 UTS Engineering and IT – On Campus Tours 

Tuesday 14 December 2021, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm 

University of Technology Sydney 

The UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology will be offering on-campus tours of our Engineering and Information Technology facilities for Year 12 Students on Tuesday 14 December. 

Check out the state-of-the-art UTS Engineering and IT building! Guided by one of our students, you will explore the facilities and study spaces that are available for engineering and IT students at UTS. 

Find out more: https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology/events/year-12-uts-engineering-and-it-campus-tours 

SAE | Creative Futures, Byron Bay 

Thursday 16 December 2021, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm 

SAE Institute, Byron Bay 

We’re opening the SAE Byron Bay campus doors and giving you the chance to chat with our industry experts, who are ready to answer all your questions about studying and working in creative fields. 

This free event is exclusively for high school students in years 11 & 12. 

What’s on at Creative Futures: 

• Talk to our lecturers and industry experts 
• Learn about our Scholarships and Launchpad program 
• See our student support initiatives and services 
• Information Seminars 

Find out more: https://sae.edu.au/event/creative-futures-at-sae-byron-bay/ 

UOW College | Fitness Online Info Session 

Tuesday 11 January 2022, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm 

Online 

Have you been thinking about studying a Fitness course at UOW College or do you already have an application or offer and still need answers? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered. Please join us for our upcoming online info session to find out more about our Certificate III, Certificate IV in Fitness and FitPro courses. We’ll also cover entry requirements, job outcomes and eligibility criteria to access Smart & Skilled government funding. Staff will be available on the night to answer any questions you may have. 

Find out more: https://studentservice.uow.edu.au/Portal/Events/EventDetails?eventId=9dba6214-513c-ec11-818f-00224810b8e7 

Workshops and Courses 

JMC Academy | Canvas Creative Ideation Workshop 

Thursday 18 November 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

Online 

In conjunction with the 2022 Canvas Art Award Competition, join JMC lecturer and Designer Rizwan Nawaz to help you discover how you can analyse a brief and find ways to guide the flow of ideas! 

Riz will be joined by cartoonist and illustrator Ed Dyer who will live draw the session bringing the group’s idea to life! 

Find out more: https://pages.jmcacademy.edu.au/CanvasAwardWorkshop.html 

Whitehouse Institute of Design | Foundation Portfolio Workshop 

Saturday 20 November 2021, 9:00 am – 11:00 am 

Online 

This online workshop is for aspiring designers and recommended as a starting point for those wishing to develop their illustration skills and create a portfolio for application to the Bachelor of Design program. In this 2-hour workshop, you will gain an understanding of how to illustrate with Marker and Paper, experiment with different multi-media materials and learn techniques for presenting your creative ideas. 

This workshop focuses on the following areas of skill development including: 

• Illustration techniques 
• Application of pencils, professional markers and felt-tip pens for professional rendering 
• Brief analysis of trends and preparation of illustrations to compliment a Mood Board 
• Exploring an individual design aesthetic 
• Beginners portfolio development and learn how to present your work for application to the Bachelor of Design program. 

Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/foundation-portfolio-workshop-tickets-206929791577 

Experience ACAP 

Coaching: Tuesday 7 December 2021, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 

Criminology: Tuesday 7 December 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm 

Counselling: Wednesday 8 December 2021, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 

Psychology: Wednesday 8 December 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm 

Online 

Join an Experience ACAP session to immerse yourself in a real-life (online) classroom situation. ACAP educators will open your mind to new concepts, interesting case studies, and intriguing research across a variety of fields. 

Find out more: https://www.acap.edu.au/events/ 

AIM | Music Theatre Workshop 

Thursday 16 December 2021, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 

Australian Institute of Music, The Rocks 

This is your chance to experience what it’s like to study music theatre at AIM! Join us for a free music theatre workshop on Thursday 16th December at Sydney’s incredible new campus in The Rocks. Sing, dance and act with our industry veteran lecturers and meet your potential future classmates. 

Graduates of AIM’s prestigious music theatre program appear in world-class theatre productions around the world, from Heathers to Hamilton. Would you like to gain the experience and specialised training to launch your own music theatre career? Our music theatre workshop is the perfect opportunity to get a window into the AIM experience. 

Our music theatre workshop will feature: 

• 1 hour dance session run by Penny Martin 
• 1 hour acting class run by Danielle Mass 
• 1 hour voice master class run by David McLeod 

Keen to learn more about studying and what to expect after you graduate? AIM Sydney’s music theatre workshop will also include a Q&A session with leading music theatre staff and accomplished alumni aimed at giving you an insight into the industry and what you’ll learn at AIM. We can’t wait to meet the music theatre stars of tomorrow. 

Find out more: https://aim.edu.au/events/aim-music-theatre-workshop-sydney/ 

Macquarie Gifted and Talented Entry Program 

Are you a high achieving high school student with the capacity to take on extra-curricular study? You may qualify through our Gifted and Talented pathway to secure an early offer at Macquarie. 

As part of this entry pathway, you’ll study university subjects alongside your school subjects. 

You’ll be eligible for an early offer (before your final Year 12 exams) to a Macquarie degree if you complete one of the following options: 

Pathway option 1: 

• Complete an accelerated HSC subject with Band 6 or E4 and complete one university-approved unit with a distinction or higher. 

Pathway option 2: 

• Complete Year 10 with an average of ‘High’ to ‘Outstanding’ performance (B+) across all subjects, and complete two university-approved units with a distinction or higher in both units. 

The Gifted and Talented Pathway is delivered on a session and term basis to fit in with your personal timetable and learning preference. 

Applications are open until late January for Session 1 2022. 

Find out more: https://www.mq.edu.au/study/admissions/entry-requirements/domestic/macquarie-entry/gifted-and-talented-entry-program 

National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) 2022 

Applications are now open for students who want to be a part of the National Youth Science Forum in 2022. 

The NYSF Year 12 Program offers an exciting range of in-person and digital science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences for participants across Australia. If you’re a year 11 student and passionate about STEM, apply now! 

The program will run for 12 days from 10 to 25 January 2022. It will be delivered as a mixed-mode experience – a combination of in-person and digital events. For those who choose not to or who are unable to attend the in-person visits, there will be a range of digital STEM visits across the week. Our digital program has the ability to feature a vast array of speakers from Australia and around the world and will feature STEM experts from many of the in-person locations and beyond. 

Applications are open until 30 November. 

Find out more and apply here: https://www.nysf.edu.au/programs/year-12-program/ 

Scholarships 

Budget Promotions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sponsorship Award 

Value: $3,000 AUD 

Open/Closing Dates: November 1, 2021 – August 15, 2022 

BudgetPromotion.com.au invites applications from people of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background for our new annual sponsorship award. This annual sponsorship will be awarded to someone who can demonstrate that the further education they are gaining will advance their community. 

Find out more 

Gallipoli Scholarship 

Value: $6,000 AUD per year 

Open/Closing Dates: November 1, 2021 – March 1, 2022 

The Gallipoli Scholarships provide financial assistance to the most deserving and meritorious Australian applicants, commencing their first year of tertiary study at a University or TAFE at Degree, Diploma or Advanced Diploma level, in the year of application, as well as two specific Scholarships for second and third year Gallipoli Scholars. 

Find out more 

CQUniCares GWI Scholarship 

Value: Up to $5,000 AUD 

Open/Closing Dates: October 4, 2021 – January 7, 2022 

The CQUniCares GWI Scholarship will provide recognition and financial assistance to a deserving Bachelor’s degree student in financial need. The scholarship will assist the student with expenses associated with studying at university. 

Find out more 

WSU Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship 

Value: $10,000 AUD per year 

Open/Closing Dates: August 1, 2021 – November 28, 2021 

The Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship (VCLS) aims to reward the success and accomplishments of high-achieving secondary school students who demonstrate excellence not only in their academic studies, but also in other aspects of their lives. Additionally, these scholarship holders are offered access to The Academy which helps to optimise their academic and leadership potential. 

Find out more 

UOW Kerrie-Anne and Joan Adams Scholarship for Women in Engineering 

Value: $1,500 AUD per year 

Open/Closing Dates: October 22, 2021 – March 22, 2022 

The Kerrie-Anne Christian and Joan Adams Scholarship for Engineering seeks to encourage female students in non-traditional fields of study, specifically in Engineering. 

Find out more 

Sydney Scholars Awards on Equity and Hardship Grounds 

Value: $6,000 AUD 

Open/Closing Dates: April 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021 

Supporting outstanding Year 12 students experiencing financial hardship and other disadvantages to undertake an undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney. 

Find out more 

Competitions 

Canvas Art Award 2022 

If you are a high school student with a knack for drawing, painting or using creative digital mediums, we invite you to creatively interpret the quote below into an illustrated scene: 

“Imagination should be used, not to escape reality but to create it.” – Colin Wilson 

How you interpret the quote is entirely up to you, however you must include a yellow umbrella somewhere in your scene. 

All artists are unique in their abilities, to reflect that we are opening the competition to various mediums. You can submit: 

• Analogue Artwork 
• Digital 2D Artwork 
• 3D Artwork 
• Comic Strip 
• Interactive Novel 
• Storyboard 
• Any combination of the above 

Entries are open to high school students from NSW, ACT, QLD and VIC until 17 July 2022. 

Find out more and enter here: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/canvas-art-award-2022/ 

KYD School Writing Prize 

The KYD School Writing Prize gives a voice to young Australians. 

In 2022, we are seeking entries from students that explore the idea of ‘hope’ in Australia and the world at large. 

We are looking for writing that responds to this theme as widely and creatively as possible in the following genres: 

• Short fiction 
• Essays 
• Personal reflections 
• Memoir and biography 
• Genre pieces (fantasy, sci-fi, historical, romance, crime) 

Entry to the KYD School Writing Prize is open exclusively to KYD School Members and their students. There is no additional entry fee. 

Entries open 28 March 2022 and close 22 July 2022. 

Find out more: https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/awards/kyd-school-writing-prize/ 

Wakakirri Dance Challenge 

The Wakakirri Story-Dance Festival is a national program for schools that develops student engagement and wellbeing through participation in the performing arts. Schools participate by creating Story-Dances which they perform in live theatres in capital cities and selected regional areas around Australia. Schools in remote and regional areas can participate via Wakakirri Video. 

Wakakirri is open to Primary & Secondary schools (public and private), Dance Schools and Community Groups. 

There are plenty of great prizes to be won in a variety of categories. 

Registrations for the 2022 Wakakirri Challenge are open now, and close at the end of Term 1 2022. 

Find out more and register here: https://www.wakakirri.com 

Work Experience 

EA Software Engineering Virtual Experience Program 

In this Virtual Experience Program, you’ll experience what life as a Software Engineer at EA would be like. We want you to feel empowered from the beginning with key insights into what lies ahead in your career at EA. You’ll utilize skills like critical thinking and problem solving while working with languages like Python and C++ to re-create and implement a new game along with so much more. 

Learn more 

Work Experience with Hutcheon and Pearce 

Have you ever wanted to explore the various career options on offer at Hutcheon and Pearce? 

We are always interested in hearing from keen and willing school students who are looking to gain a better understanding of what a day in the life of an employee at Hutcheon and Pearce is like. During your work experience, you will gain hands on knowledge and experience of your chosen role and a better understanding of what life could look like post-secondary studies should you choose to pursue an apprenticeship with Hutcheon and Pearce. 

We predominately offer work experience to budding Service Technicians but also have opportunities for anyone looking for Parts, Sales or Administration based work experience. 

Learn more 

Future Females in Finance (F3) School Work Experience 

For students in years 10-12, F3 can arrange work experience in financial services for a few days during the holidays through to a week as required for your year 10 work experience placement. This is arranged with F3 through your careers adviser on an as requested basis. 

Learn more 

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

Service

Student Initiatives 

Amelie Heard – Year 11

I’m excited to introduce the School for Life Foundation, which operates in rural parts of Uganda and delivers an incredible quality of education to students (preschool to year 12) and works to break the cycle of poverty. The school employs locals and is built sustainably, and equips students with practical, lifelong skills. During Covid-19, School for Life delivered learning packages to the students weekly.

I’ve have had the pleasure of travelling to Uganda with School for Life in 2019 to see their schools and meet the students. I was blown away by the standard of education.

On 23 November, School for Life is running an inaugural Giving Day, a period of 24 hours during which all funds donated will be tripled by supporters who are matching donations. The money raised will go straight to funding girls’ education, boarding, skills training, counselling, mentoring, menstrual hygiene and health programs.

It would be incredible to have the support of Redlands families! If you’re interested in having your donation tripled, please follow this link. Thank you so much for your support!

https://charidy.com/schoolforlife/amelie

Year 12 Students

This year, the Year 12s are fundraising for M’lop Tapang, a Cambodian non-profit organization that provides aid to Cambodian families in the form of education, food-provision and financial support. We will be hosting a fundraiser for M’lop Tapang in the next few weeks where everyone will have a chance to help support this important cause.

This term, we will be opening a GoFundMe where everybody will be able to vote for whether Mr Millham will shave his beard or not! If the goal is met, Mr Millham will be shaved at school on Friday 26 December in Week 8.

Redlands has had a strong connection with M’lop Tapang over the years and all of the money we collect will allow them to help Cambodian students, families, businesses and communities. Make sure to get involved to make an impact in the lives of these people!

View Here

Toys and Tucker

Hi, we’re Alex and Charlie, the new Service captains for 2022 and we are launching the Toys ‘n’ Tucker fundraiser for 2021.

This year, our first service initiative is the Anglicare Christmas Appeal. Toys’ n’ Tucker is an initiative of Anglicare Sydney which tries to share the joy of Christmas by providing food and gifts for those who might otherwise go without. This past year has been more challenging than ever before, especially for the most disadvantaged in society. Unfortunately, due to COVID, we’re unable to run the Toys’ n’ Tucker drive as usual, with every family bringing donations to be packed by Anglicare into hampers for families in need. Instead, this year, Anglicare is encouraging all of us to donate, and they will be able to organise the hampers.

So, how will it work?

You can donate money through the link provided below

https://gofund.me/2e6d8ee4

Anglicare will use the donated funds to buy hampers items at wholesale prices

Hampers will be packed at their Villawood Warehouse

They will deliver hampers straight to peoples’ doors, bringing the joy of Christmas with them.

We aim to raise $5000, and once we have reached that, we will host a Christmas themed mufti day! We hope that every family will be able to donate at least $10. Let’s dig deep to share a little joy this Christmas!

Thanks!

Charlie Harman and Alex Gibbs
2022 Service Captains

Ms Rachael Riley
Service Coordinator
rriley@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 11

Anglicare Christmas Appeal, by Charlie Harman and Alex Gibbs

We are Alex and Charlie, the new Service captains for 2022. We are so excited to step into this role, and see what we can achieve as a community this coming year!

This year, our first service initiative is the Anglicare Christmas Appeal. Toys’ n’ Tucker is an initiative of Anglicare Sydney which tries to share the joy of Christmas by providing food and gifts for those who might otherwise go without. This past year has been more challenging than ever before, especially for the most disadvantaged in society. Unfortunately, due to COVID, we’re unable to run the Toys’ n’ Tucker drive as usual, with every family bringing donations to be packed by Anglicare into hampers for families in need. Instead, this year, Anglicare is encouraging all of us to donate, and they will be able to organise the hampers.

So, how will it work?

1. You can donate money through the link provided below (This method helps us keep tally of Redlands contribution and will be paid direct to Anglicare in one amount).
   https://gofund.me/2e6d8ee4
2. Anglicare will use the donated funds to buy hamper items at wholesale prices
3. Hampers will be packed at their Villawood Warehouse
4. They will deliver hampers straight to peoples’ doors, bringing the joy of Christmas with them.

We aim to raise $5,000, and once we have reached that, we will host a Christmas-themed mufti day! We hope that every family will be able to donate at least $10. Let’s dig deep to share a little joy this Christmas!

Student achievement

Jessica Wei is to be congratulated for earning a Highly Commended Certificate in the 2021 University of Melbourne Mathematics and Statistics Research Competition.

Mask-wearing 

• Students are required to wear a mask at all times unless eating/drinking or engaged in physical activity. 
• Mask-wearing is required when traveling between sports venues and on school grounds (this includes students walking or traveling by bus to or from school)
• Secondary School students must wear masks in indoor sports venues at all times when not exercising, including in change room and bathroom facilities

Have a great week!

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 11 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 10

Dumolo House Assembly

Dumolo House led last week’s House Assembly via zoom. Matters were discussed regarding strategies students can use to connect with friends and peers in their remaining weeks at school, managing social media presence online and there was even a segment featuring Oscar Whatmough making pasta which showcased the pasta making skills he learnt during Remote Learning.

A big thank you to Ms Katie Ebzary and Mr Conrad Del Villar who assisted their Tutor Groups with preparing the House Assembly and to the following students who participated in the Assembly:

Dumolo Blue

• Daisy Oliver, Charlotte Morrison, Sammy Healy – organisation and slide design
• Sebastian Tang, Oscar Whatmough, Daisy Oliver – video segments (Welcome to country; cooking clip; wellbeing)
  

Dumolo Red

• Maya Little (overall organisation, slides, allocating) 
• Claudia Lalich (organisation/participation in video)
• Josie Simpson (organisation/help with slides)
• Marcus Ogden (musical piece)
• Lachlan Scott (video creation/edits)
• Jo Irvine and Sam Chubb (Trivia). 

Upcoming Event: BurnBright – Altitude – Friday, November 19 

Tomorrow students will be participating in the BurnBright Altitude today. Students will be able to reflect on their own characters and support networks and will participate in resilience-building activities to prepare them for success and assist them to cope with challenges in their senior years of study. 

Peer Support Leadership Day – Monday November 22 

On Monday, Yr 10 will participate in the Peer Support Leadership Day. The day will be split into two as per the following schedule: 

• Morning Session: Per 1 – 3. Tutor Groups: 10CB, 10DB, 10MB, 10RR
• Afternoon Session: Per 4 – 6. Tutor Groups: 10CY, 10DR, 10MG, 10RW

When students are not participating in the leadership day, they will be undertaking their normal lessons for the day. 

Toys ‘N’ Tucker

Toys ‘n’ Tucker is an initiative run by Anglicare Sydney who provide non perishable food and new children’s toys for those families who unfortunately go without at Christmas. This past year has been more challenging than ever before, especially for the most disadvantaged in society. Unfortunately, due to COVID, Redlands is unable to run the Toys’ n’ Tucker drive as usual, with every family bringing donations to be packed by Anglicare into hampers for families in need. Instead, this year, Anglicare is encouraging all of Redlands families to donate towards the hampers which Anglicare will put together.

So, how will it work?

1. You can donate money through the link provided below (This method helps us keep tally of Redlands contribution and will be paid direct to Anglicare in one amount).
   https://gofund.me/2e6d8ee4
2. Anglicare will use the donated funds to buy hamper items at wholesale prices
3. Hampers will be packed at their Villawood Warehouse
4. They will deliver hampers straight to peoples’ doors, bringing the joy of Christmas with them.
   

The goal for Redlands is to raise $5,000 and if those proceeds are raised, a Christmas-themed mufti day will occur before the end of the term. The Service Captains, Alex Gibbs and Charlie Harman, hope that every family will be able to donate at least $10 towards the Anglicare ‘Toys N Tucker’ appeal.

Mr Nicholas Walker
Acting Yr 10 Advisor
nwalker@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 9

Important Yr 9 Events 

• 19 November NAPLAN Student Readiness Testing (Period 5) Please remember to bring a fully charged laptop and headphones  
• 23-25 November Midawarr Program by Culture College on campus 
• 1 December End of Yr 9 Term 4 and Speech Night  
• 31 January Start of Yr 10 Term 1 
• 4 February 2022 Careers Profiling  

Week 6 Burn Bright Spark and Ignite Program 

On Friday last week Yr 9 students engaged in collaborative challenges that explored concepts of leadership and wellbeing. At the start of the day students were split into gender groups. The boys explored healthy male role models and were challenged to think about the traditional concepts and perceptions of manhood. The students were engaged and participated in challenging conversations and integrity, strength and respect. The girls explored the pressures in navigating peer pressure, body image and expectations in online digital spaces. The girls opened their hearts and minds and came together as a community to build confidence, gratitude and emotional intelligence. At the end of the day all the students reconnected as a cohort and participated in different activities that explored friendships, connection and empowerment as young adults in the 21st century. We are so proud of how the students engaged in these activities and saw the invaluable impact it had on them.  

Student reflection: Liam McFarlane  

As I entered today I had an open and growth mindset, I was expecting a large slide show with complementary activities here and there, but my assumption was completely wrong. Stepping into Redlands Hall today I first noticed how the girls and the boys had been separated into different congregations. My first thought on this is that each workshop focuses on how each gender’s brain works differently. As a young man, I know that I approach tasks and barriers very differently from my twin sister, even though we are both growing teenagers experiencing youth life issues and high school life. Also, I believe students who engage in gender-based activities may feel more comfortable and safe, speaking about their issues with people of the same gender rather than a multi-gendered class. The male workshops started by creating great bonds with people we did not know as well and we opened up about ideas and thought we might keep inside and hide from people in other situations. These activities consisted of a speed dating like concept while spending 1-2 minutes with each person telling each other our most embarrassing moments in life, funniest memory and numerous other topics. This created a feeling in our minds that the space we were working in was a safe one while opening up and speaking about topics we may not otherwise talk about is okay and typically brings more positives than negatives. In addition, we completed several activities which would get the blood flow running while also incorporating a lot of life skills including teamwork, self-awareness, critical thinking, decision making, problem-solving, effective communication and building relationships. Overall, I believe our Year Group were very fortunate to have had this opportunity to engage in single-sex classes as part of our learning journey into adulthood. 

Week 7 Design Challenge Day: Young Change Agents  

On Tuesday students worked in class groups to explore relevant issue based challenges to develop empathy, ideation, validation and prototyping. Students worked in small groups to develop a variety of pitched and prototypes. They then presented these ideas in the afternoon to the cohort and reflected on the effectiveness of their ideas. Students jumped straight into the process and worked really hard to develop some really interesting ideas. Working with their peers in class groups allowed them to collaborate with a variety of friends on different issues.  

Student reflection: Kabir Yohannan

Our cohort got the opportunity participate in a design challenge to further our understanding of the design process and allow us to offer solutions to issues the world faces. The program consisted of many team building exercises, but our main task was to generate a solution to an issue of our choice. My group suggested creating an app which tracks your carbon emissions so that you can compare your carbon footprint with both the national average and your community. We thought that people will be incentivised to become more eco-friendly this way. As a result of the design challenge my ability to design and collaborate with others has definitely improved.

NAPLAN Student Readiness Testing: Friday 19 November Period 5  

On Friday, Yr 9 students will participate in the NAPLAN School Readiness Test during their usual English lessons on Friday 19 November. The 20 minute online practice test is a requirement for all schools to undertake as part of their transition to NAPLAN online next year. Individual student results are not recorded. In preparation, all students will require a fully charged laptop and a set of compatible earphones.  

Toys’ n’ Tucker  

This year, the first service initiative led by the 2022 Service Captains, Alexander Gibbs and Charlie Harman is the Anglicare Christmas Appeal. Toys’ n’ Tucker is an initiative of Anglicare Sydney which tries to share the joy of Christmas by providing food and gifts for those who might otherwise go without. This past year has been more challenging than ever before, especially for the most disadvantaged in society. Unfortunately, due to COVID, we’re unable to run the Toys’ n’ Tucker drive as usual, with every family bringing donations to be packed by Anglicare into hampers for families in need. Instead, this year, Anglicare is encouraging all of us to donate, and they will be able to organise the hampers. 

So, how will it work? 

1. You can donate money through the link provided below (This method helps us keep tally of Redlands contribution and will be paid direct to Anglicare in one amount). 
   https://gofund.me/2e6d8ee4 
2. Anglicare will use the donated funds to buy hamper items at wholesale prices 
3. Hampers will be packed at their Villawood Warehouse 
4. They will deliver hampers straight to peoples’ doors, bringing the joy of Christmas with them. 

We aim to raise $5,000, and once we have reached that, we will host a Christmas-themed mufti day! We hope that every family will be able to donate at least $10. Let’s dig deep to share a little joy this Christmas! 

Thank you for your support on behalf of Alexanders Gibbs and Charlie Harman 

Careers Profiling  

This week in our year meeting, the new Careers Advisors came to discuss careers profiling and avenues. The information discussed is outlined below and a letter will be sent out with more details about the program in the upcoming weeks.  

Yr 9 will have the option to complete the Career Avenues assessment. This will assist students and the Careers Advisors in exploring your interests, preferences, behavioral style and their relationship with a range of occupations and study options that are a good match for them. This can also be used for Year 10 subject selection guidance. 

1. Careers Advisor Appointments  

Appointments can be held in study periods, at recess, lunchtime or after school – don’t miss your lessons. Make appointments via the appointment button on the Careers iLearn page or at https://calendly.com/careers-redlands. Please cancel or reschedule as early as you can if you can no longer attend.   

2. University and Careers iLearn Announcements  

This is one of the main ways Careers communicates information for students. Information, dates and opportunities about universities and colleges (Australian & international), private training organisations, workshops, short courses, information evenings, competitions, scholarships, community based programs and more are provided via announcements to students.   

3. Yr 10 Careers Events  

There is a dedicated careers program for Yr 10 including activities such as subject selection preparation, industry visits day, Alumni panel event, resume and interview workshops and various wellbeing activities to prepare students for the workplace and beyond.   

4. University and Career Events  

Regular seminars or webinar presentations by universities (Australian & International), residential colleges, training organisations, cadetship providers, professional associations and more. Advertised in Note day and via iLearn announcements.   

Student Attendance 

Just a reminder that if a student is absent from school an explanation must be provided by a parent/carer to ssabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au. If your child is absent due to illness, we thank you for providing details of your child’s symptoms. Any student absent with COVID-19 related symptoms must complete a PCR COVID-19 test and evidence of a negative test result must be provided to the School prior to the student returning to campus. 

Ms Alyssha Clarke
Yr 9 Assistant Advisor
aclarke@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 8

BURN BRIGHT – Inside Out Leadership: Leadership Starts from Within

This week Yr 8 engaged in a leadership program designed specifically to assist them in acknowledging that before we lead, we must first start to look within. It is the exploration of leadership from an early age that builds and develops strong, resilient and empathetic leaders who are willing to serve and put others first. Whilst Yr 8 may not have a badge or hold a particular leadership position, an introduction to key leadership concepts and an understanding of how to lead one’s self is vital for future development. Throughout the day, students explored the power of our influence, servant leadership, resilience, the importance of healthy relationships and fostering an understanding that we are always leading in some capacity. Students were challenged to recognise how they can become effective leaders and use their influence from a young age.

The key outcomes from the day:

• Understand they have influence and be challenged on how they are using that influence.
• Identify the qualities of a good leader and recognise their own strengths and the strengths of others.
• Improve their sense of self and enhance their self-confidence.
• Develop a capacity to overcome challenges and be resilient.
• Seek to foster positive friendships and look out for each other to enhance a greater sense of belonging.
• Understand the importance of service and start becoming a person who serves others.
• Appreciate diversity and celebrate differences.

Burn Bright – Parent Resources

https://burnbright.org.au/parent-resources/

Yr 12 Service Announcement

This year, our first service initiative is the Anglicare Christmas Appeal. Toys’ n’ Tucker is an initiative of Anglicare Sydney which tries to share the joy of Christmas by providing food and gifts for those who might otherwise go without. This past year has been more challenging than ever before, especially for the most disadvantaged in society. Unfortunately, due to COVID, we’re unable to run the Toys’ n’ Tucker drive as usual, with every family bringing donations to be packed by Anglicare into hampers for families in need. Instead, this year, Anglicare is encouraging all of us to donate, and they will be able to organise the hampers.

So, how will it work?

1. You can donate money through the link provided below (This method helps us keep tally of Redlands contribution and will be paid direct to Anglicare in one amount).
   https://gofund.me/2e6d8ee4
2. Anglicare will use the donated funds to buy hamper items at wholesale prices
3. Hampers will be packed at their Villawood Warehouse
4. They will deliver hampers straight to peoples’ doors, bringing the joy of Christmas with them.

We aim to raise $5,000, and once we have reached that, we will host a Christmas-themed mufti day! We hope that every family will be able to donate at least $10. Let’s dig deep to share a little joy this Christmas!

Expectations 

As the holidays approach, it becomes harder to focus in school. With this in mind, it is important for students to stay focused during these last few weeks as their lives tend to become busier with the end of year celebrations and events. It is crucial for students to continue to review materials for classes to prepare for the demands of Yr 9. We want to make sure students finish the school year as strong as they can and these few steps below can help them stay focused till the end of the year.  

Prioritise Sleep  

It’s tempting for students to go to sleep later as the days get longer. However, missing sleep is a major cause of behaviour and attention problems in students. A well-rested child can focus, learn and thrive as they finish out the school year.  

Have a Routine  

With all the extra events, deadlines for school and cocurriculars occurring and lives slowly going back to normality it can be hard to stick to a routine. These small changes can lead to tuning out and acts of defiance. Dependable routines allow students to know what to expect and allow them to focus when it’s time to change activities  

Return to Sport  

Return to Sport has been a great success in the Secondary School. Students have been excited to participate in face-to-face Sport. A reminder of the key guidelines for the program is below.  

Mask-wearing 

Mask-wearing is required when traveling between sports venues and on school grounds (this includes students walking or traveling by bus to or from school)

Secondary School students must wear masks in indoor sports venues at all times when not exercising, including in change room and bathroom facilities

Change Rooms and Uniform 

School change room access will be limited and students are encouraged to wear their PE uniform to school on days they have Sport training.

Student Attendance 

Just a reminder that if a student is absent from school an explanation must be provided by a parent/carer to ssabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au. If your child is absent due to illness, we thank you for providing details of your child’s symptoms. Any student absent with COVID-19 related symptoms must complete a PCR COVID-19 test and evidence of a negative test result must be provided to the School prior to the student returning to campus. 

IMPORTANT DATES

17 & 18 November – STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths)
In November Yr 8 students will engage in a STEAM Day developed to engage and extend their skills and learner attributes.

1 December End of Yr 8 Term 4

31 January Start of Yr 9 Term 1, 2022

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 7

NAPLAN – School Readiness Test

Yr 7 students will participate in the NAPLAN School Readiness Test during their usual English lessons on Friday 19 November. The 20 minute online practice test is a requirement for all schools to undertake as part of their transition to NAPLAN online next year. Individual student results are not recorded. In preparation, all students will require a fully charged laptop and a set of compatible earphones.

STEAM 

Last Thursday and Friday, Yr 7 were given the opportunity to work in their Tutor Groups to build a sustainable world during two exciting days of STEAM. It was fantastic to see our students collaborate and interact in this multi-disciplinary learning environment – creating and navigating complex Minecraft virtual worlds, problem-solving via Zoom link with our Yr 12 Student Leaders, where each student took on various roles to facilitate this exciting experience. It was lovely to watch our cohort involve themselves with such enthusiasm and to see how incredibly talented they are in this space.

Mask-wearing 

Students are required to wear a mask at all times unless eating/drinking or engaged in physical activity. 

Mask-wearing is required when traveling between sports venues and on school grounds (this includes students walking or traveling by bus to or from school)

Secondary School students must wear masks in indoor sports venues at all times when not exercising, including in change room and bathroom facilities

Student Attendance 

Just a reminder that if a student is absent from school an explanation must be provided by a parent/carer to ssabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au. If your child is absent due to illness, we thank you for providing details of your child’s symptoms. Any student absent with COVID-19 related symptoms must complete a PCR COVID-19 test and evidence of a negative test result must be provided to the School prior to the student returning to campus. 

Yr 12 Service Announcement

This year, our first service initiative is the Anglicare Christmas Appeal. Toys’ n’ Tucker is an initiative of Anglicare Sydney which tries to share the joy of Christmas by providing food and gifts for those who might otherwise go without. This past year has been more challenging than ever before, especially for the most disadvantaged in society. Unfortunately, due to COVID, we’re unable to run the Toys’ n’ Tucker drive as usual, with every family bringing donations to be packed by Anglicare into hampers for families in need. Instead, this year, Anglicare is encouraging all of us to donate, and they will be able to organise the hampers.

So, how will it work?

1. You can donate money through the link provided below (This method helps us keep tally of Redlands contribution and will be paid direct to Anglicare in one amount).
   https://gofund.me/2e6d8ee4
2. Anglicare will use the donated funds to buy hamper items at wholesale prices
3. Hampers will be packed at their Villawood Warehouse
4. They will deliver hampers straight to peoples’ doors, bringing the joy of Christmas with them.

We aim to raise $5,000, and once we have reached that, we will host a Christmas-themed mufti day! We hope that every family will be able to donate at least $10. Let’s dig deep to share a little joy this Christmas!

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 7 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Head of Junior School

Debating Team National Semi-Final

This morning, the dream run of our Yr 6 Debating team came to an end in the semi-final of this year’s National Independent Schools Virtual Debating competition. The team came up against strong opposition in previous winners, Northside Montessori School, but should feel incredibly proud of the robust debate today and their combined achievements this year, particularly given the challenges of virtual debating. Congratulation to the team for their efforts over the course of the year.
Sam Ashby , Caroline Brown, Kai Feldman, Alex Heller, George McIntosh, Chloe Petering and Rafael Rolon,  

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Annual Writing Competition

In exciting literary news, Andrew Brown (Yr 3), has won a prestigious Silver Award in WriteOn 2021 – the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) annual writing competition for students in Years 1 to 6.

Andrew received his certificate this week recognising this achievement and we acknowledged him in assembly too. His name has been be published on the NESA website. Andrew’s writing will be featured in The Best of WriteOn 2021 anthology and we will purchase copies for our Junior School library so that all students can also enjoy this collection of student writing.

Willoughby Festive Art Competition Winner

We were excited to hear the wonderful news that Aimee Kang (Yr 5) had her artwork selected as one of the winners at the recent Festive Art competition organised by Willoughby Council.

Aimee’s artwork, A Night at the Christmas Village, will be reproduced and displayed in the Willoughby area and Aimee will be receiving her award from Mayor Gail Giles-Gidney at the Christmas Light Up event this Friday at the Chatswood Concourse. Congratulations, Aimee.

Speech Day – Wednesday 1 December

Further to the letter sent to all families by our Deputy Principal, Mr Corcoran, our Junior School Speech Day is confirmed to take place at 10am on Wednesday 1 December in Robert Dunnet Hall here at school instead of at The Big Top, Luna Park.

All Junior School students are expected to attend this final formal occasion of the year in full school uniform including blazers and a separate letter with timings and all additional details will be sent early next week.

How will I know if my child has received a prize?

This Friday, class teachers will announce their six class prize recipients as below based on theirs and specialist teachers’ observations over the year.

2 x Academic Effort and Achievement 

2 x Outstanding Approach to Learning 

2 x Citizenship 

In addition, there are some major prizes awarded in Yr 6 only and these will be announced to the cohort on Friday afternoon too. All of these prizes will be presented on Speech Day which will also be the occasion for the eagerly-anticipated announcement of our 2022 Student Leaders from our current Yr 5 cohort.

As per the current restrictions outlined in the letter from Mr Corcoran, only ONE parent per prize winner will be able to be on campus subject to them being healthy on the day, being fully vaccinated and pre-registering. The event will be livestreamed to all in our community to watch and as was the case last year, could allow interstate and overseas family to watch too.

Year 6 Graduation Assembly

As shared last week, another significant event at the end of this term will be our Year 6 Graduation Assembly on Tuesday 30 November. This will be a student only event with Year 6 and some teachers in the hall and all other Junior School students and staff watching on livestream, which we have set up for all Year 6 family members to also enjoy as well. The link and passcode are embedded in the flyer but are also below. A final reminder will be sent the day before.

Webinar link: click HERE

Passcode: 011006

Junior School Water Slide Day – Monday 29 November

 Having also shared this with students in assembly this week, we are excited to also let families know that we have organised for three large water slides to be set up on the oval for the Junior School students to enjoy on the final Monday of term. Each year group will have a designated time on the slides to ensure year groups do not mix and after their afternoon time slot. Yr 6 will stay on for an after school social gathering in the piazza as part of their final week of primary schooling celebration.

The day will be a mufti day for students who will need to bring appropriate swimmers, a rash vest board shorts and a towel. Sunscreen will be provided in advance of the students’ session and I know that this will be a joyful activity for the students to enjoy at the end of a big year. A reminder will be in Note Day next week too.

Supporting Others at Christmas

We are committed to continuing to support Anglicare and the Matthew Talbot Homeless Hostel as we always do at Christmas and Ms McKenzie has outlined ways in which our community might consider doing this in the current climate.

Anglicare

Supporting Anglicare’s Toys and Tucker is online due to COVID. The way we give is different but the need is the same, if not greater this year. You have an opportunity as a family to choose what you might buy for another family this Christmas. For more information about this watch Anglicare Toys and Tucker video here. The shopping link is here: Toys ‘n’ Tucker website – have fun online shopping! 

Matthew Talbot Homeless Hostel 

Matthew Talbot strives to make the people feel welcome at their service. One easy way to do this is to provide for their basic needs. Help them have a warm shower and clean clothes so they know someone cares. 

This is where we come in – we are collecting basic toiletries, socks and underwear at each of the Receptions on the Junior Campus if you would like to contribute. Deodorant isn’t just deodorant – it is love, soap is respect, shampoo signals hope. Toothbrush and paste equals welcome. Imagine what a difference we can make for those who need help this season. 

Thank you for your consideration of supporting those less fortunate, a value we have always highlighted in our community at Redlands.

Yr 6 Allwell Assessments for Yr 7, 2022

Parents are reminded that Yr 6 students who are moving to Yr 7 at Redlands will be undertaking Allwell assessments next Thursday 25 November on site in Yr 6 classrooms. These assessments will provide the Secondary School with some excellent current data on each child to plan for their learning moving into Yr 7. Students not continuing at Redlands will engage in other learning tasks here at school on this morning.

December and January Vacation Care 2021-2022

If you would like your child to attend the December 2021 – January 2022 Vacation Care program, please visit our OOSH page on Redlands Pulse from Friday 12 November in order to preview all information pertaining to the holiday activity schedule and daily requirements.

The Flexischools website is open for parents to make any bookings. Please use the Prep and Junior Vacation Care icon for children in K-6.

Please contact the Acting OOSH Coordinator, Trishna Rai,  with any Vacation Care or After School Care queries. 

Twilight in the Garden – Save the Date: 25 February 2022

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

Head of Preparatory School

‘Tis the season to spread kindness

As parents and educators, we all want our children to grow up healthy and successful. We also want our children to be grateful for what they have been given and have compassion for those who are in need. Teaching your children the spirit of giving, showing them the importance of thinking of others and modelling kindness are important ways to help children grow into productive and loving members of our world. There is no better time to demonstrate this than in the lead up to Christmas. In the Prep we are starting to get excited about decoration making, holiday plans and gift giving and receiving. After the year we have had, my wish is for our learners to enjoy every minute of the exciting weeks leading up to Christmas.

As the excitement grows, I hope that you will join me in encouraging our students to think of others who may not be as fortunate at this time. Those who may have lost loved ones this year and are hurting, those who may live rough or those who suffer physically or mentally. Our message at Redlands Prep will be to show compassion and to demonstrate their ‘superhero’ characteristics of kindness to those who may need it.

Redlands has a long history of supporting Anglicare and the Matthew Talbot Homeless Hostel. If you would like to join us in encouraging compassion in our students while supporting people and families in need, please read the information below from our Chaplain, Miss Fiona McKenzie.

Supporting Anglicare’s Toys and Tucker is online due to Covid-19. The way we give is different, but the need is the same, if not greater this year. You have an opportunity as a family to choose what you might buy for another family this Christmas. For more information about this watch Anglicare Toys and Tucker video here. The shopping link is here: Toys ‘n’ Tucker website – have fun online shopping! 

Mufti Day Fun 

Donations for Anglicare

On Thursday November 25, Prep students will be dressing up to help us celebrate Christmas together. 

Students are encouraged to come dressed in Christmas themed Mufti clothes (Christmas colours or Christmas Angel wings, Santa hats, stars and sparkles etc This links to our Junior Campus Carol Service. 

Matthew Talbot Homeless Hostel 

Matthew Talbot strives to make the people feel welcome at their service. One easy way to do this is to provide for their basic needs. Help them have warm shower and clean clothes so they know someone cares. 

This is where we can help.  Redlands is collecting basic toiletries, socks and underwear at Prep Reception. These necessities are more than just things, they will providing what people need to feel self-respect. Imagine what a difference we can make for those who need help this season.

Week 8 important details for Prep families

Next week we have some very exciting events planned for our Prep students. Please take note of specific details below.

Thursday 25 November

Carol Service

Students are encouraged to come dressed in Christmas themed mufti clothes to help celebrate Christmas together at our Carol Service.  Please note that the Service finishes at 2.30pm so our Kindergarten car line may start a few minutes late on this day, we thank you for your patience with this.

Friday 26 November

Prep Picnic Day

Our Prep students will be celebrating their Picnic Day at school this year. We have a great day of activities lined up for everyone. Classes will rotate around three activities: Christmas craft making, games on the oval and watching a weird and whacky Science Show! After rotations, students will sit with their grades and teachers and have a picnic together at lunchtime.

After lunch, we are all in for a treat as Mrs Clinton will be teaching everyone a dance in readiness for or first ever Prep flash-mob! The afternoon will then calm down into popcorn eating and movie watching. Normal pick-up time is planned.

What to bring and what to wear:

PE uniform, hat, recess, picnic style lunch, drink bottle and a towel, if possible, to sit on to create a Picnic style atmosphere.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO CHANGES TO SCHEDULE THERE WILL BE NO LUNCH OR RECESS ORDERS ON FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER.

 It should be a fun day and an exciting way to be together under COVID safe measures.

Prep Presentation Day

We are excited to be live streaming our Prep Presentation Day with you this year. As you know, the Presentation Day will be different. We will have Year 2 in Dunnet Hall this year while Kindergarten and Year 1 will be watching from their rooms. The power of hearing our students’ voices is important so we will be hearing from some of our Year 2 students throughout the Presentation. I look forward to sharing the experience with you all.

A reminder that all students can be picked up from 12.15pm on 30 November. A staggered carline will aid this process.

Kindergarten   12.15-12.30pm (car park)

Year 1                12.15-12.30pm (Allister st)

Year 2                12.30-12.45pm (carpark)

If you require your child to attend OOSH on this day, please notify OOSH and the staff  will collect you child from the classrooms at 12.30pm.

Term 1 2022 Prep Sport Update

In exciting sports news, Expression of Interest (EOI) for Term 1 2022 Prep After-School Sport (Redlands House Seniors, Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2) will open on Monday 22 November at 1:00pm. In Term 1, the following sports will be available:

• Tennis (Monday & Friday)
• Football (Monday)
• Basketball (Monday & Friday)

Registration for all sports will take place in an EOI Form (one form for all sports) through a link on the Prep Sport Pulse page. All Prep families will be notified via email one week prior to registration opening and again once the EOI form is live. Please ensure that the school has your preferred contact email on your Engage records. Registration is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation email from the Prep Sport Administrator. Families will be informed either way regarding the result of their EOI Form. Families must re-register each term and registrations DO NOT roll over. 

Each sport has limited spaces available for each year group. This is ensuring a quality experience is offered to students with a low student-coach ratio. It is anticipated that spots in all sports will fill very quickly.

December-January Vacation Care 2021-2022

If you would like your child to attend the December 2021 to January 2022 Vacation Care program, please visit the OOSH page on Pulse to preview all information pertaining to the holiday activity schedule and daily requirements. The Flexischools website www.flexischools.com.au is open to make any bookings. Please use the Prep and Junior Vacation Care icon for children in K-6. Feel free to contact the Acting OOSH Coordinator, Trishna Rai with any Vacation Care or After School Care queries. 

Lucy Hill Library

A message from Mrs Roberts

Thank you for your support of the Lucy Hill Library this year and we are pleased to advised that around 100 students completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge. These certificates have been printed and will come home with students soon.

Library borrowing has ceased for this year and given the short time left till the school holidays we only have one full week of school to get all the books back on the shelves ready for 2022. Please ensure that your loans and your children’s books come back to the library on 22 November.

Again, thank you for all your support this year and I am so excited about 2022 and all it will bring for our young readers.

Behaviour is Communication

A message from Mr Digiacomo, Junior Campus Counsellor.

It’s not always easy to recognise a challenging behaviour in its early phases. It’s a part of being human that we all engage in behaviour that confronts others at times. Tantrums are common in young children, and some children may exhibit additional behaviours such as ignoring their parents. However, behaviour can become problematic when it is damaging to the child or others, when it prevents the child from participating in life experiences, and when it is persistent and severe. As a parent, your task is to figure out what your child is trying to communicate to you through their actions. What do these actions say about their needs and what’s going on in their lives? With this understanding, you can better figure out how to help your child meet their needs, such as finding strategies to encourage them to communicate in other, more acceptable ways.

Complete an ABC Chart to try to unpack your child’s behaviour.

An example of how to look at some possible unmet needs in this situation:

Twilight in the Garden – Save the Date: 25 February 2022

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

Redlands House and Transition Gold

Term 1 2022 Prep Sport Update

In exciting Sports news, Expression of Interest (EOI) for Term 1 2022 Prep After-School Sport (Redlands House Seniors, Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2) will open on Monday 22 November at 1.00pm. In Term 1, the following sports will be available:

• Tennis (Monday & Friday)
• Football (Monday)
• Basketball (Monday & Friday) 

Registration for all sports will take place in an EOI Form (one form for all sports) through a link on the Prep Sport Pulse page. All Prep families will be notified via email one week prior to registration opening and again once the EOI form is live. Please ensure that the school has your preferred contact email on your Engage records. Registration is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation email from the Prep Sport Administrator. Families will be informed either way regarding the result of their EOI Form. Families must re-register each term and registrations DO NOT roll over. 

Each sport has limited spaces available for each year group. This is ensure a quality experience is offered to students with a low student-coach ratio. It is anticipated that spots in all sports will fill very quickly.

December-January Vacation Care 2021-2022

If you would like your child to attend the December 2021-January 2022 Vacation Care program, please visit the OOSH page on Pulse from Friday 12^th November in order to preview all information pertaining to the holiday activity schedule and daily requirements. The Flexischools website www.flexischools.com.au will be open on Monday 15^th  November at 12:00pm to make any bookings. Please use the Redlands House Vacation Care icon for children in TG and Redlands House. Feel free to contact the Acting OOSH Coordinator, Trishna Rai, with any Vacation Care queries

REDLANDS HOUSE / TRANSITION GOLD VACATION CARE

DECEMBER 2021 – 6th to 17th  – 8.00am – 5.30pm

JANUARY 2022 – 10th to 21st – 8.00am – 5.30pm

Last Day Arrangements

The last day of the year for Redlands House students is the Tuesday 30 November. Redlands House will close after the Prep School Assembly at 12.30pm. Please note there is no Late Room on this day.

Twilight in the Garden – Save the Date: 25 February 2022

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

It was wonderful to see the Redlands Sport program come to life on Saturday as our Touch football, Basketball and Tennis programs launched their Saturday programs.

As we move into Week 8, a selection of our Representative Sports will commence mixing of cohorts as we prepare for a round of friendly fixtures on Saturday 27 November. It is important to note that mixing will only occur where required for team selections and not all students will be moving towards this model.

In line with the community sport guidelines, we are now at the point where students who are over 16 and not double vaccinated will not be able to participate in training and fixtures that occur off campus. Can I please encourage you to provide the school with your child’s vaccination status in order for them to continue to participate in Redland Sport.

Parent Guide Upload of student COVID-19 Certificate for Parents

Participation and Exemption

• If there is a reason why your child is unable to participate in their scheduled Sports training during week 8, please directly email Alison Cox, Head of Secondary School Sport acox@redlands.nsw.edu.au by 3.00pm on Monday 22 November.

Cohorting

• As of Saturday 20 November, we will commence mixing of cohorts for grading purposes.
• Mixing of cohort will take place during the training session only, with students required to travel and gather with their cohort before and after their training session.
• Students traveling to off-site venues will still be required to travel with their own cohort. This applies to those students traveling by bus or walking to venues.
• Once students arrive at their venues, they will be split into their training groups for the duration of the training session.

Mask-wearing

• Mask-wearing is required when traveling between sports venues and on school grounds (this includes students walking or traveling by bus to or from school).

• Secondary School students must wear masks in indoor sports venues at all times when not exercising, including in change room and bathroom facilities.

Off-Site Training and Vaccinations

• In line with the community sport guidelines, students aged 16 and older who attend most of our off-site facilities must be fully vaccinated and will be required to show proof of vaccination status to facility staff on arrival. More specific information has been communicated to these students.

Change-Rooms and Uniform

• School change-room access will be limited and students are encouraged to wear their PE uniform to school on days they have Sport training.

Representative Sport

• All students who have signed up to a Representative Sport for the summer season will continue to train at least once a week. Any changes to these arrangements will be communicated to families through the Sports Administrators and Note Day each week.
• Students whose Representative Sport training session is not scheduled on Thursday afternoon will be dismissed from school at 2.30pm.
• The ISA Board have determined that the ISA Summer Sport Competition will commence in Term 1, 2022. With this in mind, Term 4 will be used for training and grading in preparation for the Term 1 competition.
• Sport Specific information is also available to families on the Secondary School Sports Page on Redlands Pulse.

Representative Sport 

Touch Football

It was great to see the Touch Football program enjoying some sun on Saturday morning at Macquarie. Despite some unfortunate winds, it was an enjoyable day for all! A reminder that this weekend will see some mixed cohort training in the lead up to trial matches next weekend (Saturday 27 November).

Training Schedule:        Saturday 20 November

Venue:                         Macquarie University

Senior Girls (Yr 10 & 11)          University 1 & 2           8:00am

Senior Boys (Yr 10 &11)           University 3                  8:00am

Intermediate Boys (Yr 9)           University 3                 8:00am

Intermediate Girls (Yr 9)           University 3 & 4           9.15am

Junior Girls (Yr 7 & 8)             University 1 & 2           9:15am

Junior Boys (Yr 7)                    University 1 & 2           9:15am

Teams will be selected and published on Monday 22 November (Term 4, Week 8) which will be the teams for the trial matches on Saturday 27 November. These trials will form the basis of team selections for the Term 1 2022 competition.

The following training schedule will be in place for Week 8:

Basketball

It has been great to see our Basketball students back on court again this term. A reminder that all students will have trials this Saturday 20 November, any student wishing to trial for the 1^st Boys team (the top representative team in the school) should be attending the 1^st trials this Saturday. The details for this Saturday 20 November can be found below: 

*Year 8 & 9 boys: please meet in the undercroft where you will be split onto your courts 

**For the Saturday session, any student wishing to trial for the 1^st boys team needs to attend the session in Dunnet Hall from 12:15pm-1:45pm (regardless of year group). The 1^st team is the top representative team in the school and does not refer to the A team in each age group. 

*For the Saturday session, any student wishing to trial for the 1^st girls team needs to attend the session in Dunnet Hall from 10:30am-12pm (regardless of year group).

Further information pertaining to the Redlands Basketball program can be found on Redlands Pulse. As outlined in previous correspondence all basketball students will have a commitment on Saturday 27^th November. Further details will be provided as this information becomes available.

Sailing

On Saturday our sailors had another great day out on the water in the windy conditions learning new skills. It was also great to see many parents visit the club on the weekend to watch the sailing from the Squadrons café. The Friends of Sailing would like to invite all Sailing parents to coffee and or breakfast this week, Saturday 20 November, just after drop off. It will be a very informal get together to meet each other before next year when all the fun and races start. Meet in the café from 8.00am. Please sign in at the COVID check in desk, located underneath the Shade Sail near the café (follow the path down from the pedestrian gate on Peel St).

If a sailor is unable to attend a training session, please notify Jack Littlechild at least 24 hours before the session begins. Any unexplained absences will be marked on the attendance sheet and taken into consideration when teams are being selected.

Parents and carers are also reminded that if they are planning to pick up their sailors on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons, they must notify  Jack Littlechild before the training session begins.

Saturday Training 20 November
Sailors:             All Sailors – Group A will train in Elliotts and Group B will train in Pacers.
Time:                8:00am-12:00pm 
Parking:           Parents and carers cannot access the RSYS car park. We recommend that you park locally and then meet/drop off students outside the RSYS pedestrian gate on Peel St.

The full training schedule and for more information please see Redlands Pulse – Sailing.

Tennis

This week, Saturday 20 November, our weekend Tennis training sessions continue with a focus on match play. All Saturday training sessions this term will be held at Lane Cove Tennis Club. Students are asked to observe the following while at Lane Cove Tennis Club:

• Students 16 years and over will be required to check in with the venues QR code and demonstrate they are fully vaccinated
• The club house will be open for use of the bathroom facilities only
• Students should arrive as close to their start time as possible and leave directly after
• Students should not attend if they are unwell or have flu like symptoms

Saturday Training Schedule:

The full training schedule is available on Redlands Pulse. Students are expected to attend their scheduled training session, if a student is unable to attend for any reason, please email Eliza Peirce. Students should bring their own tennis racquet, hat and water bottle to all training sessions. Students may choose to wear their white tennis polo on Saturday’s however this is not compulsory this term. Wet Weather updates are found on @RedlandsSport.

There are a number of great opportunities for students to improve their tennis over the summer. Grand Slam tennis are offering a number of extended training sessions for current Redlands tennis students. Registrations are now open. Students looking for some match play experience, NSTA is running a twilight UTR event for U16 at Talus St on Friday November 3, starting at 6.00pm. For more information and to register.

Rowing

Our students continue to train well both on and off water this week as they seek to improve their skills and fitness.

Looking ahead, we will continue to offer the optional holiday training sessions where the rowers and coxes can both train at school in the fitness centre and on water leading into our January Rowing Camp. A google signup sheet will be circulated shortly however a brief outline of these sessions is as follows:

JUNIORS (Current Yr 7 & 8)

Water: Tue & Thurs, 6:30 to 9:00am, Sat 8:30 to 11:00am

Gym/Ergo: Mon & Wed, 9:00 to 10:30am 

SENIORS (Current 9, 10 & 11)

Water: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 6:30 to 9:00am

Gym/Ergo: Tue & Thurs 9:00 to 10:30am

Non-Representative Sport

Non-Rep students will continue with their sport rotations in Week 8 (Thursday 25 November). The schedule for Week 8 can be found below:

*Please note futsal students will not be allowed to access the Junior School facilities while on the JS oval. Students should fill up their water bottles and use the bathrooms if required before leaving the SS campus. 

Fitness Centre

With Sport well and truly back up and running, the Redlands Fitness Centre will again be open for students across Week 8. All sessions will in the afternoon and will run across Monday and Wednesday, with year groups able to access specific sessions.

Students can sign up via a Google form which will be available through iLearn and the Announcement page. If there are Year 7 and 8 students who wish to access the Fitness Centre please contact the Director of Athletic Development Mr Jack Gooding jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au and he will look to run additional sessions.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: All students wishing to use the fitness facilities are required to bring the following to every session:

• • Towel
  • Drink bottle
  • Redlands Sport / PE Uniform

The gym and all equipment will be wiped down in between each session and a thorough clean is undertaken at the end of each day. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jack Gooding, Director of Athletic Development jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Key Contacts:

We appreciate the ongoing support of the Redlands community in their respect of the Sport Protocols. These ensure the safety of our community.

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

Junior Sport

Sports Prize Giving

On Wednesday we held our annual Sports Prize Giving Assembly where we recognised the efforts of our students involved in our Representative Sports Program during 2021. With current COVID guidelines we held the assembly virtually with prize-winners learning of their nomination while in class watching with their peers which was an exciting element not conducted before. The awards were nominated by the coaches of each sport and their respective teams over the duration of the season. Realistically Sports Prize Giving is a day where we can only present to a few but is where we acknowledge all.It has long been thought that the many facets of playing sport—the discipline of training, learning teamwork, following the leadership of coaches and captains, learning to lose—provide lifelong skills for athlete.If Redlands students can take one of these facets away as a result of playing sport this year then score lines, wins and losses, become irrelevant.

Whether your child received an award or not at our assembly there is a definite need to realise that if they put 100% into their efforts at Sport this year than that knowledge and recognition is far greater that the trophies that they saw in the hands of their classmate upon their return to the classroom.

For your viewing the same presentation can be viewed here. It is 20min in duration. 2021 Prizegiving

Redlands Ninja Course

On Saturday we had over 250 students register and attend our inaugural Redlands Ninja Course on Saturday. Students competed in their houses over two 20 min sessions to see how many times they could complete the course in that time.

Each point represents one student from that house who finished the course in the 40 min session which was sprint, prone hold, frisbee toss, crab walk, bowling, agility ladders with the large inflatables being stations #7 and #8. The giant wall was a highlight for these grades.

Overall winner was Roseby !!

Basketball Skills Saturday 20 November

With the great success of our Football Gala Day and Ninja Warrior Course the last two Saturdays, we are pleased to announce that we will be holding one last Saturday morning optional session for Junior School students. This Saturday 20th November we will be holding Basketball skills sessions with our newly appointed Junior Basketball  Program Coordinator, Simon Frost. These sessions are open to all students, beginners to advanced, who would like to come along and learn some new skills. Registration is through online link only.

Each grade will have an hour on Redlands House Courts going through skills and drills before finishing in mini games.

Please refer to the letter emailed last week to you for all the information including drop off/pick up times and locations or refer to pulse.

January Holidays Football and Basketball Skills Expression of Interest

Redlands Junior School Sport is excited to offer free pre season training sessions in the January School holidays.

These sessions are for all those students who have signed up to play Basketball and Girls Football as their Representative Sport in Term 1 2022.

These sessions will make up for a lost pre season skills program due to COVID-19 restrictions in Term 4.

This program is open to students who are;

Currently in Year 2 going into Year 3 in 2022

Currently in Year 3 going into Year 4 in 2022

Currently in Year 4 going into Year 5 in 2022

Currently in Year 5 going into Year 6 in 2022

It is NOT OPEN to current Yr 6 students who are going into Yr 7 in 2022.

This is a two week program. Students may attend Week (1) or Week (2) or may enrol in both weeks but have to be commit to all 3 days in the week that you select. This is due to the program

Week 1

Monday 10 January        8:00am-12:00pm

Tuesday 11 January       8:00am-12:00pm

Wednesday 12 January 8:00am-12:00pm

Venues:

Basketball skills @Dunnet Hall 8:00am-12:00pm

Football skills @Redlands oval 8:00am-12:00pm

Week 2

Monday 17 January       8:00am-12:00pm

Tuesday  18 January      8:00am-12:00pm

Wednesday 19 January  8:00am-12:00pm

Please register your interest here  2022 January Skills Sessions, Basketball & Football

Please note there is NO COST to you to attend these programs. Our aim is to get Basketball and Football skills up to speed ahead of our respective Football and Basketball season commencing Week 1, Term 1 2022.

Cammeray Hot Shots – Summer Holiday Camps – Tennis & Multi-Sports – Enrol Now!
 

One of our sport providers, Grandslam Tennis at Cammeray are running Tennis & Multi Sports Camps at Cammeray Tennis Club in the Summer school holidays – with the easing of COVID restrictions, this is a fantastic way to keep the kids safe, fit and active over the holidays whilst having lots of fun! They are offering a SPECIAL REDLANDS JUNIOR TENNIS CAMP and also their MULTISPORTS days Friday 17 December and Thursday 23 December plus every Monday and Thursday in January, which will involve lots of fun games and a jumping castle, as well as tennis.

Long days (8:00am-4:00pm), Full days (9:00-3:00pm) and Half days (9:00-12:00pm) are available. There are also discounts for booking multiple days.

Please enrol online and find more information at http://grandslamtennis.com.au/school-holiday-camps/

Hot Shots and Multi Sports Camps at Cammeray Tennis Club:

December 2021

•  Mon 6 Dec – Wed 8th December SPECIAL REDLANDS JUNIOR TENNIS CAMP

•  Fri 17 Dec & Mon 20 Dec to Thu 23 December

January 2022

• Week 1 – Mon 10 January to Fri 14 January
• Week 2 – Mon 17 January to Fri 21 January
• Week 3 – Mon 24 January to Fri 21 January – No camp Wed 26 January Australia Day

This is a great way for children to have a fun time, make new friends, learn new skills and be kept active with lots of different tennis activities for all skill levels!

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

Ballet and Dance

Feature Photo:

Coppelia 

Edwina Magnus, Elina Filatova, Kyle Banfield, Isabella Ilic, Alyssa Price, Sara Vencalkova, Isabela Kendrigan

End of Year Performance

Congratulations  to all Academy students who performed so beautifully in Redlands Hall on Monday 15 November, when Senior Ballet and Dance students were able to film some of their final works for 2021.

These included our Year 11 graduating ballet class in a scene from Ms Kerr’s Coppelia, Ms Yulia’s Character Parmirian and Hungarian works, Ms Mikalah’s Senior Tap class and Ms Bree’s Year 7, 9, 10 Contemporary class.

This will be a wonderful record in both film and stills to keep for future years.

End of Year (EOY) Performance Filming Schedule (19/20 November)

Another two days of filming is scheduled for The Ballet and Dance Academy EOY Performance, being Friday 19 & Saturday 20 November. For details please see our End of Year Filming page on Redlands Pulse.

Asian Grand Prix 

Congratulation to Year 7 student Zara Anderson who has been awarded a merit in the recent international dance competition, Asian Grand Prix , one of only 11 merits awarded.

Lost Property & Yoga Mats – Collect by 26 November

Our lost Property cupboard has lots of unclaimed items. Please ask your student to check the cupboard as it will be emptied on Friday 26 November.

Students are reminded to collect their yoga mat by Friday 26 November.

Items from the lost property cupboard and any yoga mats remaining after this date will be donated to charity.

Important Dates Term 4

Contact Us

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us at dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au with any questions or concerns.

We also ask that you check our Ballet and Dance page on Redlands Pulse for updates (click here).

Stay safe and keep well.

Ms Karen Martin
Head of Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy
kmartin@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Drama and Theatre

Shrek the Musical 2022

Congratulations to all who auditioned for the Musical for 2022. The standard was incredibly high and we look forward to seeing our very talented company on stage next year. The Full Cast and Orchestra are listed here. The crew will be selected in Term 1 next year. Please note, the Company size (Cast, Crew and Orchestra) has been strictly limited due to COVID restrictions.

Friends of Drama AGM 

Parents and Friends of Drama and Theatre are invited to attend the annual AGM on Thursday 25 November at 6 pm over Zoom. We will also be discussing the plans ahead for costuming our next exciting musical adventure, Shrek for 2022. Email tracyeveringham@gmail.com or drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au for the Zoom link if you would like to attend. 

Gala Arts 2021

Filming Gala Arts last weekend was such a wonderful time for our performers. Whilst they performed live for the film and production crew only, the nerves and anticipation were still electric! Sadly their Yr 12 2021 peers were not able to be present due to final examination commitments however the camaraderie amongst the performers was incredibly strong. 

Using the various Performing Arts venues across the Senior Campus, the event was filmed using current COVID safety regulations and will be edited for release at the end of the year. This will be a  wonderful celebration of the Arts and House spirit at Redlands in what has become a highlight in the Redlands calendar. We hope you enjoy a pictorial sneak peek of the performances above.

Drama Celebration Award Nominations

Congratulations to these Yr 9 students who have been nominated for awards to be announced in the Drama Celebration Film 

Staff News

This week we farewell the wonderful Ms Sarah Sparke as she begins her maternity leave and prepares for the birth of her second child later this year. We wish her all the very best in the new journey with her growing family. In 2022 Ms Jessica Tripp will be joining us for 12 months. Jessica has been teaching in London at various schools and academies since 2016. Prior to that, she worked for a number of Sydney Performing Arts Schools. Jessica is passionate about Music Theatre and was recently in a London production of Shrek.

Enrolments for 2022

Classes for 2022 are filling fast and there are already waiting lists for some classes. Anyone interested in joining us for 2022 should complete enrolment forms available from the Drama and Theatre office via email at drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au. Students discontinuing courses must notify the Drama Office at drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au before the end of term.

Music

It’s all happening from Prep to Yr 12 with projects across the school! On the Senior Campus, Yr 7 are taking a musical trip around the world; Yr 8 are creating their own subject fusions ‘Music & [Other Favourite Subject]’ to make their own research / performing / composition unit; Yr 9 are exploring Australian Film Music by making and underscoring their own short films; and Yr 10 are taking a deep dive into an area of passion with their exciting projects ready to share next week.

It’s also full steam ahead on our projects for Speech Day in under a fortnight! This year has required extra creativity and flexibility from students, teachers and tutors alike as we have worked diligently and safely to navigate the many restrictions on music-making in the school context. Just the same, as we near the finish line of the year, we have so much to be thankful for. 

Redlands House, Prep and Junior School projects were directed by Ms Moses, and we thank all the young musicians who bravely filmed themselves singing and playing at home to add to the footage. You can look forward to seeing your contribution on the big screen at Speech Day! The Secondary School filming day was highly successful, and we’re now finishing collating footage and audio recordings from students at home to supplement the footage captured on our day.

Band and Strings have all made wonderful contributions using the Choir Creator app, though Senior Choir is still needing a few more members to be brave and add their voice!

A reduced part and tutorial video has been created and the revised process will now take no more than 10 minutes from start to finish!

We know some keen Choir members may have missed the messages on iLearn because of the year’s disruption.  We’d hate for them to miss out. If parents would like to encourage their children to contribute in this way (you can see them on the screen for Speech Day!) please forward them this link! 

CLICK HERE IF YOU OR YOUR CHILD IS IN SENIOR CHOIR 
(Parental Warning – contains Speech Day spoilers!)

Senior Instrumental Competition 2021 – Revised for Online Context

This coming week, our finalists in our Senior Instrumental Competition 2021 will provide video performances via our iLearn page up until the 23 November, to be adjudicated remotely by our guest adjudicator, Brian Castles-Onion AM. Competitors are encouraged to reach out to the Senior Music office with any questions, and communicate directly with their assigned accompanists to navigate any challenges they may encounter. 

Dreaming for our New Year

As always, we are looking for ways to strengthen our Home and Music Department connection, and are working for some simpler policies and procedures in 2022 and beyond – from enrolling to hiring lockers. We look forward to guiding you through our new simplified procedures in the new year.

Everything is crossed for a ‘return to better-than-normal’ in the Music department from January.

Enjoy your last full week of term and reach out if you have any further questions.

Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12
juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au
seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au