From the Principal

As we head to the conclusion of the 2023 academic year, I wanted to give updates on some of the key strategic initiatives we have been focusing on this year.

Master Plan

Over the past two years, the School has been working through the different stages of the development of a new Master Plan across all three campuses: Senior Campus, Junior Campus and High Country Campus. Last year staff, students, Board Directors and parents provided input for the creation of a Master Plan brief which detailed the priorities across all three campuses. Earlier this year, this brief was used as a framework and guide for a Master Plan design competition where the School assessed entries from numerous architects before selecting Architectus as the winning architect to deliver the Master Plan.

Over the course of this year, a Master Plan steering committee comprised of key staff, Board Directors and external consultants has been working with Architectus on the development of the Master Plan. We envision that the Master Plan will be completed early next year, and we will be able to share it more widely with our community in Term 2 2024. We look forward to the completion and communication of the Master Plan, as it will provide the School with long term direction on the facility development necessary to deliver on our strategic priorities and fulfill our Redlands Vision and Mission.

Year 9 Experiential Learning Program 2025

Earlier this year, the School announced our new residential Experiential Learning Program for future Year 9 students, commencing in 2025. Redlands has had a long history of experiential learning, with our comprehensive Outdoor Education program running for over 40 years and our current Winter School residential program running for 28 years. Now, aligning with our Strategic Driver of supporting and challenging students to achieve personal excellence through programs and pathways, we are developing a new, expanded Experiential Learning Program for future Year 9 students at our High Country Campus outside of Jindabyne in either Terms 1 or 2.

We truly believe that this residential Experiential Learning Program will have a transformative impact on our students and enhance our Vision of inspiring them to achieve life-readiness and to become well-rounded, confident, resilient and compassionate young adults who are well prepared for their senior years at Redlands and life beyond the school gates.

Over the course of this year, much work has been going on behind the scenes towards the development of this program. Specifically, plans are in place to upgrade the facilities at High Country Campus next year to properly accommodate the Experiential Learning Program; key staff have been visiting and assessing other schools’ residential experiential learning programs that are already in operation in NSW, Victoria and South Australia to learn from them; a staff group has formed this year who are developing the specific aspects of the program; and next week a survey will be going out to current Year 7 students and parents to elicit feedback and questions to help further inform our planning. 

We are keen to hear from all parents and carers to get both your feedback on this program, as well as any questions you might have, as these will help us with our communications. You can find more information on the program, as well as the introductory video, here and please contact feedback@redlands.nsw.edu.au if you have any feedback or questions at this time.

Uniform

Last term we were delighted to share our new uniform with our Redlands community via this video and e-brochure and look forward to its introduction from January 2024.  As advised, there will be a two year transition period where current students may choose to wear either their existing uniform or the new uniform.

Over the past month, many families have booked in their fittings for the new uniform and the feedback to date has been overwhelmingly positive. There are still some timeslots available for fittings in the Uniform Shop between now and the beginning of next year and you can make a booking here.

Mr Sean Corcoran

Photo Caption: Our Redlands Dance Academy dancers showcased some very mesmerising and captivating performances at their End of Year Performances last week. Congratulations to all the students who performed and to the Redlands Dance Academy for organising such remarkable events. 

Community Update

It was a pleasure to welcome more than 200 parents, grandparents, students and carers onto the Senior Campus early this week for our Secondary School Open Morning. Students from Year 9, supported by our leadership team, hosted small group tours answering questions and providing a wonderful insight into life at Redlands for our guests. Redlands’ reputation as a leading school of choice for families, both nationally and internationally, continues to grow through our focus on each individual student, exceptional teachers and world-class learning programs and resources.

We were also delighted to host Redlands parents and carers from Redlands House to Year 9 on Monday evening for an information evening on HSC and IB where our Senior Studies programs, along with myths and misconceptions around ‘rankings’ and measures of success, were shared. This important session was recorded for those that couldn’t make it.  A link to the presentation will be shared shortly through Pulse.     

A reminder that bookings remain open for the Redlands Community Midawarr Arnhem Land Trip scheduled from Sunday 26 to Thursday 30 May 2024. To whet your appetite on what you might experience on this once in a lifetime trip, click here to watch a short highlight video of our 2023 Year 9 cohort and their teachers immerse themselves in this ancient culture.

Our partnership with Culture College inspires and educates through the sharing of unique experiences and the celebration of traditional Yolŋu knowledge systems and customs, all shared in an authentic Yolŋu setting in northeast Arnhem Land. First Nations educators from along the East Coast also teach the diversity of their cultures and customs alongside Yolŋu, threading the stories together.

This is quite literally a once in a lifetime opportunity to deeply explore miny’tji (art), manikay (song), bunggul (dance) and story-telling at Gulkula, the site of the annual Garma Festival. To reserve a place on this exclusive trip please complete the booking form here.

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

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

Foundation

Dr Sue Morey AM Scholarship

Thank you to all members of our community who supported our efforts in raising funds for the means-tested Dr Sue Morey AM Scholarship. With everyone’s contributions, we have been able to raise $673,000 in a two year period. This includes income from donations, as well as net proceeds from events such as the Science and Innovation Luncheon, Gala Ball, Melbourne Cup, RPFA-led Second Hand Uniform Sales and student-led Legacy Gift.

View Video Here

We will welcome the recipient of the first Dr Sue Morey AM Scholarship next year and she is very much looking forward to commencing her Redlands journey, following her Year 7 Orientation Day last Friday. A second Dr Sue Morey AM means-tested Scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student commencing in Year 7 2025. 

Sue’s commitment to Redlands has been extraordinary and we greatly appreciate her involvement and personal advocacy in this important initiative.

We will be announcing a 6th means-tested Scholarship Appeal at Speech Night.

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Sue has just celebrated her 81^st birthday and attended the Redlander Alumni Association AGM.

Redlanders Global Network

Hylton Hobday Redlander 1993

We were thrilled to welcome two Redlanders back to campus recently, both of whom are currently residing abroad.

Hylton Hobday, Redlander 1993, celebrated with former classmates at their forty year Reunion celebration in the Redlands Learning Hub.

Hylton made the journey from the US where he is currently the VP, Partner and CFO at ASC Group Inc, based in the Pennsylvania Region and has been working in Environmental Sciences for over 20 years. His projects have been located in multiple regions across the United States.

He was impressed with recent developments that have taken place at the School, including the Redlands Learning Hub, Adams Centre and refurbishment of Liggins.

Tamae Ishikawa Redlander 2015

We were also delighted to spend time with Tamae who, after eight years away, was excited to see the wonderful new teaching and learning facilities that students now greatly benefit from, which have transformed our Teaching and Learning programs.

Current Year 11 students were fascinated to hear about Tamae’s journey as they consider their future opportunities. After finishing the IB, Tamae studied economics at a university in Japan, and is currently working at a Japanese bank.

While at Redlands, Tamae was involved in several performing arts programs, including dance, musical productions and choir. She still dances regularly. “It’s a very important time for me no matter how busy I am”.

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

Redlands Parents and Friends

Secondhand Textbook Sale – for Current Yr 6-11 Students

Don’t miss the Second Hand Textbook Sale on Mon 4 Dec – a great initiative to ease pressure on the wallet and the environment!  Book lists have been sent via email and are also available on year group pages as well as the RPFA secondhand book sale page. Please see more information on Pulse. If you do want to purchase some second hand textbooks, we suggest you don’t complete the Box of Books order until you know what books can be fulfilled. Any books you wish to donate from this year to the sale would be greatly appreciated. ???????? Big thanks to the dedicated parent volunteers making this sale come to life: JP Forrest, Kate Kesby and team! All proceeds raised will go to the Dr Sue Morey AM Scholarship Fund.

Coming Up

Parent / Family Get-togethers

Walks on Tracks

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

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

Our walk next week on Wed 29 Nov Balmoral to Clifton Gardens. Meet outside the Boathouse at Balmoral Beach 8.40am. 

Mark your calendars with the last walk for the year:

6 Dec Mosman to the Rocks. Meet at Mosman Bay ferry.

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

Book Club 

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

Book Club has two events coming up to end the year:

Mon 27 Nov some Book Club members will be taking a tour of the Jewish History Museum to complement this month’s reading of Mans’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

Our final meeting and Christmas lunch is planned for Thurs 30 Nov.

Behind the Scenes with RPFA: Meet your Class Parents 

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

Names: Mayumi Staley and Jennie Cadman
Shared Role: Junior School Class Parent Group Coordinators for 2024
Kiddos: We have 8 children between us at Redlands in 2023! Redlands House Juniors, Kindergarten, Year 2 X 2, Year 4, Year 5 X 2. Jen is also a graduate, Redlander 2000.

CP Five with Mayumi and Jen 

If you could choose a Class Parent theme song what would be the title?

You Can Count on Me by Bruno Mars

Why did you decide to be a Class Parent?

We decided to volunteer to give back to the School. It’s important our children see us volunteering. We are also here all the time anyway ????

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

The best part is getting to know parents, students and staff at a more in-depth level rather than just the casual hello at the school gates – it becomes a community.

What’s a fun fact about you?

Our brothers finished at Redlands in the same year but we didn’t meet until our Year 5s were in Kindergarten!

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

???? Find out your teacher’s birthday immediately and pop in your diary

???? Introduce yourself to your class teacher and find out how you can help throughout the year 

Parent Power Needed: Join the Team in 2024!

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

Photo Gallery                                            

On behalf of the RPFA our 2023 Junior School Class Parent Coordinators Catherine Grinham and Michelle McDonald organised a farewell gift for Mr Guha, the much-loved Junior School Principal who is leaving Redlands after 18 years of amazing service. These parting gifts were presented to him at a farewell event arranged by the School last week. The gift included a 40+ page Photo and Memory Book. He also received two limited edition Wedgewood bronze desk sculptures of a young boy and girl reading, representing the hundreds of children he has helped teach and support over his years at Redlands. A BIG thank you to all who contributed across the School to the collection and shared their beautiful photos and messages which made the book something Mr Guha said he will treasure for years to come. You will be missed, Ari!

Great turn out for the 3Y family BBQ at Cammeray Tennis Club. Kids and grownups had a ball!

Walks on Tracks took on the Spit to Manly walk this week.

Lots of laughs at the Yr 11 happy hour at The Fernery

Taking in the water views at the Yr 10 coffee at Sandy Bar Cafe, Clontarf

Do you have pictures of parent / family get-togethers you want to share?

Please send them to RPFA Note Day.

2024 RPFA Committee

RPFA is a parent’s point of contact for Redlands community and social events, or general community support. The RPFA meets twice a term. All current parents are automatically a member of the RPFA and are welcome to attend meetings, volunteer to support events, fundraising activities and welcome new families. We all work together to build connections across our community and promote Redlands in the broader community.

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

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Head of Secondary School

Yesterday we welcomed approximately 300 visitors onto the Senior Campus for our Secondary School Open Morning Tour. It was hectic but enjoyable and I really enjoyed spending time with some of our Year 9 students who were Tour Guides, leading our visitors around the School to share their experiences and what makes us special.

Each pair of Year 9 Tour Guides had their own special route through the School, and detailed information about the Redlands journey to share with their guests. They were incredibly personable and caring and wonderful student ambassadors. From Ethan James’ firm welcoming handshake to Eva Fitzhenry’s warm ‘hello’ to Dian Wicher’s explanation of the mixed ability classroom and to Lachlan and Zara’s unpacking of all things cocurricular, all of the Year 9 Tour Guides engaged willingly, openly and with energy.

As the year comes to a close, I am hearing Christmas carols in the Maths classrooms, the tree is going up in the Student Services Centre and plans for the final assemblies of Term 4 are being made. Our Year 10 students have been trained to act as Peer Support for our incoming Year 7 students and our newly inducted Year 12 students are navigating their first round of ‘assessment stress’ (nothing they are not ready for and cannot manage!).

We were delighted by Rock in the Quad today, just like we were awed by the Ballet and Dance students last week. Our students are showcasing their skills and talent across a wide array of areas and genuinely enjoying each other’s company.

We move towards a close to the year that is positive and thoughtful. At the start of the term, I challenged students to remember that ‘other people matter’. We are asking families to support this Christmas via financial donations.

Yr 9 Christmas Challenge

In Week 5, Yr 9 participated in an experience project where we were challenged to improve the Christmas experience for people who struggle to enjoy the holiday season. One of the student-devised pitches was around the concept of gift boxes for women at Bayside Women’s Shelter. While children are typically the sole focus at Christmas time, we wanted to let women know that we see them and that they too are deserving of some luxuries.

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

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

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

With thanks,

Yr 9 Redlands students

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

University and Careers

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

Careers Framework

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

2024 Summer School

International Summer Schools are best suited for students in Year 11 in 2024. Programs with applications open now or soon include:

In-person Medical Work Experience in Hospitals in London – Learn More

St Andrews Summer Academic Experiences – Learn More

Kings College London Summer Programs – Learn More

Imperial College London Summer Programs – Learn More

IE University (Spain) Summer School – Learn More

Upcoming Events

ACU Discover Physiotherapy North Sydney Campus

28 November 4pm – 6pm
Want to know how physiotherapists help people improve their health and live well? In this hands-on activity, you’ll learn the techniques they use to quantitively measure strength and determine injury in patients. Register Now

University of Sydney | Life in the field: Chemistry in Action

29 November 
Have you ever wondered how Professor Marie Curie discovered polonium and radium, forever transforming the use of radiation in medicine and healthcare? Perhaps, you spend your days pondering how the first molecules formed in the universe and led to the beginning of life on Earth. Or maybe, you are simply in awe of the periodic table of elements. Join this session to discover what studying chemistry really involves, what an average day of a chemical scientist or materials scientist is like, how you can pursue studies towards becoming one as well as the diverse career paths open to you in this field. Find out More

University of Sydney | Discover the Journey to University

29 November

Join us for an engaging webinar, where we will take you on the journey of a high school student’s path to higher education. Dive into the world of university offerings, follow their steps, and explore the moments that shape crucial decisions. Find out More

ACU Discover Nursing North Sydney Campus 

30 November 4pm- 6pm

Learn how nurses work at the forefront of patient care and experience how they save lives by taking part in a real-world emergency scenario. Register Now

Sydney Design School Information Sessions

Thursday 30 November, 1pm
We run Info Sessions throughout the year to introduce our courses, unique philosophy, educators and industry-focused approach to learning. Our Director Amanda Grace gives a presentation and hosts a Q&A. Info Sessions are free to attend. Register Here

UNSW | #CareersUnlocked: Trends, Threats and the Future of Cyber Security

30 November
In today’s digital age, cyber-crime is skyrocketing at an unprecedented rate. The cyber security industry is set to nearly triple in size over the next three years, making it a field of unparalleled growth and opportunity. Here’s a staggering fact: the industry demands more than 16,000 cyber security professionals. That’s right, this field is not just growing; it’s booming! In fact, Australia is estimated to increase its computing capacity by around 250% over the next two years. But how can you seize these exciting career opportunities? Join a distinguished panel of academic and industry experts as they unravel the complex landscape of cyber security. You’ll gain invaluable insights into the rising trends and imminent threats, and understand why hacking is on the rise, directly impacting businesses and personal lives. Find out More

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

Year 11

Key Dates

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

Yr 11/12 Student-Led Conferences

Thank you to all students and carers for their time and engagement in the Yr 11/12 Student-Led Conferences last night. Students prepared appropriately to drive the conversation and work with their teachers to identify their areas of strength and growth.

Please note, if there are any particular classes that you would like further conversation, please reach out directly to the classroom teachers for academic concerns. If the feedback has caused concern more broadly for student support, please do reach out to the year advisors or the appropriate dean. 

Redlands Growth Citizen 

Two new students will be included this week from Yr 12 for the Redlands Growth Citizen acknowledgement. The aim of the Redlands Growth Citizen is to acknowledge and celebrate students who have engaged/ grown or excelled in a particular area. Congratulations to Lachlan Collyer and Winter Penney.

• Lachlan Collyer
• Mentor
• Leader
• Rower
• “Hype” Man

• Winter Penney
• Mentor
• Giver
• Skier
• All Heart

IB CAS Projects 

Community and Service Projects are fully underway across the cohort. Students have brainstormed creative and meaningful ways to get involved within the community. Please see photos from two events held this last week.

Christmas Carols at Bougainvillea

Last Thursday, students planned and performed a 9-piece band to lead Christmas Carols with the residents at Bougainvillea Retirement Village. The students were animated, enthusiastic, entertaining and were able to incorporate crowd participation. The residents loved having them and truly enjoyed the event.

Congratulations to Annie Zhang, Ahnu Guan, Alisha Tang, Will Howard, Scarlett Thorp, Olivia Everingham, Tara Gold, Sabine Murray and Jocelyn Wang. 

REDx Public Speaking Competition took place at the John Roberts Music Centre and was emceed by Harry Fenton. The participants, demonstrating impressive knowledge-base and persuasion skills, delivered both prepared and impromptu speeches on a variety of interesting subjects. These ranged from artificial intelligence and ornithology to a comparative analysis of the Beatles and Kanye West, and even the psychology behind avoiding eye contact!

Well done to Chris Szeto, Kabir Yohannan, Henry Moate, Freddie Yates, Mischa Barac, Will Andrew, Harry Fenton and Anderson Boris for their efforts in organising this enjoyable and educational evening. A special congratulations to Marlon Giacco from Year 9 and Will Andrew from Year 11 for being the overall winners of the competition!

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

Year 10

STEAM – Year 10 & Year 7

On Monday and Tuesday, around 50 Year 10 students had the pleasure of assisting Year 7 in their journey as innovators in the 2023 STEAM Day. I have always loved STEAM from when I was in Year 7 as I thought it was such a great opportunity to look deeper and be able to use creativity alongside critical thinking to create a real solution that I was proud of. Therefore, when helping the Year 7 students along this journey, I not only felt extremely old, but so privileged to help them start this adventure as the STEAMer’s of the future. 

As a teacher I was able to provide students with knowledge about aspects of their decided issue, waste, and help guide their journey to create a prototype to fix a specific waste related solution. Whilst of course Sophie and I can rant about the facts and flaws of issues such as fast fashion or food waste for a while, that isn’t the most important element of STEAM days. I found that the inventions and creative ways of expressing their designs was something unable to be taught to this incredibly talented and bright group of Year 7 students. 

I think it is fair to say, as my time doing STEAM days comes to an end, the world of Redlands STEAM is in the safest hands. Not only was judging my Tutor Group’s pitches one of the genuinely hardest choices I have made recently, but viewing all the presentations in Redlands Hall at the end of Tuesday brought up ideas I think would be wasted if not continued into real inventions.

Thanks Year 7 for the amazing couple of days, and congratulations to Cowper Blue’s winning presentation, thanks to you guys I will be checking the use by date to make sure I don’t waste any food, until your app is a reality!

Millie Winton and Sophie Yu

Peer Support

Year 10 engaged with Peer Support training this week in preparation for 2024. Peer support training brings about numerous benefits, promoting a sense of belonging, improving communication skills and fostering leadership qualities. It creates a supportive environment that enhances students’ interpersonal skills, preparing them for future social and professional interactions. Additionally, the program cultivates confidence and self-esteem, empowering Year 10 to take on leadership roles.

Activities throughout the day focused on what makes a good leader, leadership experiences, working as a team, the importance of clear communication, empathising with the Year 7 experience, what kind of leader am I?, being flexible and adapting to the needs of your group, and setting up the practice of leading. Furthermore, students engaged with ice breaker activities which would be beneficial when facilitating sessions with the Year 7s of 2024.

Year 10 Visual Arts

The Year 10 students have been very engaged and very focused as they have explored experimental approaches to portraiture.

Congratulations

Congratulating Chloe Vandervord on the arrival of Olivia Vandervord Freddi on Friday afternoon at 2.20pm weighing 3.35kg.

She is absolutely beautiful and both parents and Olivia are doing really well.

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

Year 9

Tutor Time This Week

This week, students have spent time looking inward and reflecting on their journey at Redlands so far. These activities are an excellent touch point for students, a way for them to explicitly and mindfully consider what they have achieved (not just in an academic sense) and where they would like to see themselves grow. They have participated in two activities:

1. Redlands UP Project: Capturing a ‘moment in time’ via video, to reflect back on and to see how their thoughts, ideas, ambitions and dreams change as they grow into young adults. Films will be shared at the Valedictory Dinner in Year 12!

2. Writing a Letter to Your Future Self: a powerful practice that invites self-reflection, goal-setting, and personal growth, allowing students to capture the essence of who they are today and providing a glimpse into the person they aspire to become.

Year 9 Tour Leaders

On Wednesday 22 November, we welcomed over 200 prospective parents to tour the school. Yr 9 students were chosen to work in pairs to lead these tours, sharing with our guests what the Redlands values mean to them, what activities they are involved in and what their personal journey at Redlands has been. These students also explained to prospective parents the how they navigate the Senior Campus and the history of the buildings. These students deserve a huge congratulations – they led with engaging positivity, representing the School and themselves with pride, while answering a range of questions with huge smiles. Well done to the following students:

• Tessa Griffith
• Henry Dobson
• Imogen Kroon
• Ethan James
• Lachlan McKay
• Millie Salmond
• Henry Preece
• Bianca Maxwell
• James Foley
• Liv Dijkstra
• Xavier Kwan
• Eva Fitzhenry
• Max Taylor
• Olivia Price-Pontifex
• Ethan Lee
• Katie Budden
• Lachlan Price-Pontifex
• Leah Chung
• Kevin Wang
• Mia Allsopp
• William Raymond
• Zara Anderson
• Tobias Edmonds-Wilson
• Hannah Riddington
• Marcus Richardson
• Frankie Richardson
• Julian Murray
• Ingrid Rowe
• Jake Nochar
• Kira Delaney
• Sam Harris
• Isobel Campbell
• Sam Harris
• Anna Moate
• Sofia Watmough
• John Natilli
• Saffron Simpson
• John Natilli
• Elizabeth Whelan
• Dian Wichgers
• Arkie Riches
• Ellie O’Sullivan
• Hamish Kennedy
• Toby Anderson
• Zain Naqvi
• Hudson Kraus

UTS Incursion

Redlands Dance Academy Concert 

An enormous congratulations goes out to the Yr 9 students who took part in the Redlands Dance Academy Performances last week. The dedication, hard work and tenacity that is involved in learning to dance a range of styles and genres was on full display. It was wonderful to witness the growth in the dancers’ skill and the joy and passion that exuded from all on stage. A special congratulations goes to Yr 9 dance superstar Dante Minassian. Dante will be leaving us at the end of the year to pursue his passion and talent as a Ballet dancer at the Australian Ballet School. We wish him all the very best for every success in the future. 

Yr 9 Christmas Challenge

In Week 5, Yr 9 participated in an experience project where we were challenged to improve the Christmas experience for people who struggle to enjoy the holiday season. One of the student devised pitches was around the concept of gift boxes for women at Bayside Women’s Shelter. While children are typically the sole focus at Christmas time, we wanted to let women know that we see them and that they too are deserving of some luxuries.

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

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

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

With thanks,

Yr 9 Redlands students

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Term 4 Key Dates and Upcoming Events:

• Week 8: SS Carols
• Week 9: End of Term and Speech Night at the Star (Wednesday 6 December)

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

Year 8

STEAM Project

The STEAM project is a two-day event held next Monday and Tuesday on Level 2 of the Redlands Learning Hub. The theme this year is From Waste to Worth – How can we Transform and Reuse Waste for a Sustainable Future? 

The start to the day will begin with a guest speaker, Jo Taranto who will be talking to the students around four themes (Plastic Waste, Fast Fashion/Textiles, eWaste and food waste) and their impact on society, as well as some solutions that have been implemented.

Students will be working through the Design Thinking Process with the help and guidance of their tutor as well as Year 10 students who have volunteered to teach a lesson as well as being mentors for the younger students.

Leading up to the STEAM events, we will be hosting a Waste Audit with the student volunteers sorting, weighing and recording waste data.

Projects like this present a wonderful opportunity for students to examine real-world issues and apply some of the skills that they have learned throughout the year in the classroom. They also present the challenge of working collaboratively with members of the Tutor group to design and communicate a potential solution to a real-world issue.

I look forward to seeing what Year 8 produces from this project next week!

Students Living Redlands Values

During the combined Year 7-9 Assembly on Tuesday, our Service Captains Antonia Morgan and Will Algar presented a number of Year 8 students with certificates for the work they have done throughout the year in supporting members of our local community at Bougainvillea. 

Well done to the following students and thank you for your service this Year: Abby Stante, Sahara Nicholas, Ruby Gasmus, Ava Atkinson and Chloe Petering.

Important Term Dates

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

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

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

Year 7

Yr 7 are Full STEAM Ahead!

This week took Yr 7 into the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), as they were challenged to consider how they might assess, transform and reuse waste for a more sustainable future. The program, which occurred across all of Monday and Tuesday, was titled ‘From Waste to Worth’, and engaged students in progressing through the stages of the design process to propose a solution to issues of waste and sustainability and Redlands.

The two days offered Yr 7 an exciting and informative experience, beginning in a presentation from guest speaker, Jo Taranto, who explored the disturbing levels of waste produced in Australia, and culminated in polished presentations from a selection of four Yr 7 project group finalists, who had each developed successful presentations and prototypes of waste saving technology. The two days were ably led by fantastic, supportive and enthusiastic Yr 10 volunteers and coordinated by our phenomenal eLearning Coordinator, Wendy Duckworth. It was an excellent, hands-on, collaborative and experiential learning opportunity for the cohort. Thank you to everyone who helped organise and support the two days!

A huge congratulation goes out to our three individual award winners, as nominated by the Yr 10 student support:

• Ruairi MacLochlainn who, for helping his group work together, stay positive and find the best way to present their information, even when they were not totally finished, won the ‘Eternal Optimist’ award.
• Clementine Roumanoff who, for her passion and commitment to offering consistently creative and innovative ideas, won the ‘Creative Confidence’ award.
• Seren Guha who, for bringing her group together, ensuring productivity and allocating and helping with the work that needed to be done, won the ‘Expert Collaborator’ award.

Another massive congratulations goes out to our three runners up project groups:

• The Bubble Barrier: Jason Gong, Ken Osaki, Clementine Roumanoff and Phoebe Sun
• Traffic Light: Mathew Krapovtnitskiy, Liv Law, Lily Musgrave-Kresa
• Clothes Library (special mention): Felix Eade, Hamish Hopkins, Lauren Rolfe and Tahlia Stone

And the biggest of all congratulations to our winning team:

• The Food Log: Natalie Bain, Georgia Grace and Maddy Moore.

Sporting Success – Olive and Otis

Recently, we have also had some wonderful success amongst some of our Yr 7 students in external sporting pursuits.

Olive Ross-Sampson was recently selected to be in the A Division Girls Under 14 Waterpolo team playing for her club, the Balmain Tigers. They competed in the Canberra Cup a couple of weekends past and won the grand final last week! They are now in training for Nationals in January in Brisbane.

Otis Gait, after competing in the U13 Indoor Hockey State Championships last weekend, has been selected to represent NSW U13 State team at the National Indoor Hockey Championships in January 2024. He’s shown massive determination and resilience to get here following some challenging injuries over the last 18 months and is really excited about the opportunity. 

Party Time and Farewell to Ms Rothwell!

Despite a busy end to the year, it is still very important that we maintain our wellbeing. In Tutor sessions, groups have been exploring the importance of ‘sharpening the saw’. Sharpening the saw means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset we each have – ourselves! It means having a balanced program for self-renewal in four key areas of your life: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual. Roseby Red and White Tutor groups certainly took this to heart this past week, engaging in a celebration of finishing examinations, moving closer to the holidays and generally just aiming to support each other’s social/emotional wellbeing and mental health. It was a lovely vibe and there was so much food!

At the same time, across the Redlands Learning Hub, McDouall Blue were also engaging in some wonderful wellbeing activities, showing gratitude towards their Tutor, Ms Rothwell, and enthusiastically wishing her the best for her maternity leave. It was a great display of care with the group organising a surprise farewell party for her and offering her a range of thoughtful cards and tokens of their appreciation for her support for them as a fantastic Tutor. We wish Ms Rothwell all the best for her time away from Redlands and bringing her second child into the world!

A Message from Ms Van de Peer – Experiential Learning Program (2025)

In 2025 students in Yr 9 will engage in Redlands’ inaugural Experiential Learning Program at High Country Campus in Jindabyne for an 8-week residential experience.

Currently, we are busy designing and planning so that our current Yr 7 students can engage in an innovative and formative program that enables them to learn about themselves, each other and the wider world. 

As we design and plan for the Experiential Learning Program, we value the feedback of staff, students and families. 

As parents and carers of Year 7, we appreciate your participation in the following survey. Please access at this Survey Link.

The survey closes Friday 1 December 2023. Thank you.

Year 7 Vaccinations – Last Reminder!

A quick reminder that vaccinations run by NSW Health as part of the school vaccination program, will be occurring tomorrow for Yr 7 students whose parents / carers have submitted consent forms. The clinic will be held on Friday 24 November 2023 from 10.35-12.55pm in the Learning Hub. The vaccines offered at this clinic are:

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

Vaccination will only be provided at school if parent consent has been received. To provide online consent for vaccination. Please view here. The consent deadline is today, 23 November 2023.

For further details, please visit Pulse.

Term 4 Key Dates and Upcoming Events:

• Week 8: SS Carols
• Week 9: End of Term and Speech Night at the Star (Wednesday 6 December).

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

Head of Junior School

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge Awards

To me, the Arnold Library has felt like the metaphorical heart of the Junior School for all of the time I have been at Redlands. Not just as a repository of information, books and resources that support learning and students’ personal interests, but it has always felt like a calm and inviting space where curiosity and intellectual growth and both fostered and promoted.

Before, during and after school each day, I love seeing our students spending time in the library whether it’s browsing through the thousands of books, reading, learning, playing board games together, being creative with art and craft or just chatting with friends. This community hub is also a space that we hold regular staff professional learning sessions and numerous parent gatherings too.

Hence, with all of this knowledge and supported by our incomparable Library team of Mrs Wiebe, Mrs Clark and Mrs Benstead, it is not surprising at all to me that we will present a record number of 61 Gold Premier’s Reading Challenge Awards (4 years of completion) and another record 17 Platinum Awards (7 years of completion) this year, demonstrating exceptional commitment over their entire primary schooling, which also captures students’ efforts who have moved from other schools in NSW. Our library team love what they do and as well as our Junior School Arnold Library, at Redlands we are blessed to have an equally inspiring P-2 Lucy Hill Library. Well done to every student and staff member involved again.

Platinum Award winners: Elysia Angus, Harrison Bird, Tara Clarke, Juliette Cortes, Luca Cowlishaw, Aidan Donnelly, Hamish Gurney, Charlie Hutchings, Raj Jhingan, Jonah Krallis, Sophia Moriarty, Joshua Rantall, Mark Rolfe, Kirrily Stone, Kenzo Takeda, Jennifer Todd and Alexia Tsacalos

Yr 6 Graduation Assembly

Yr 6 families will have received an invitation from Ms Proctor welcoming them to join us for our Yr 6 Graduation Assembly on Tuesday 5 December, commencing at 2pm in Dunnet Hall. This is an important milestone in the cohort’s educational journey and we are delighted to invite parents again to this special occasion.

Christmas Card Workshop – Yr 9 Experience Project

On Tuesday, we welcomed a group of Yr 9 students to lead a Christmas card workshop with some of our Yr 3 students. The Year 9s are realising an idea they pitched in Week 5 around creating curated gift baskets for the 21 women at Bayside Women’s Shelter for whom Christmas will be particularly fraught this year.

They were tasked with considering vulnerable groups this Christmas and decided to zoom in on women seeking shelter due to unsafe conditions at home. The students felt that while children are often the focus of Christmas drives, they wanted to show the mothers that they too are deserving of some Christmas cheer. They have been consulting with Bayside and the women in their lives around what would be suitable to put In their boxes.

The Yr 3 students lent their creative flair and really enjoyed connecting with the Yr 9 students, many of whom shared fond memories of their time in the Junior School.

Our Yr 9 students are still shy of their target to raise $2,000 for the 21 baskets they have personally curated, will purchase, pack and deliver.

If you would like to consider supporting their worthy idea by donating to their GoFundMe page, they would be greatly appreciative. 

Greenlands Day

Greenlands Day in our Junior School was a festival of sustainability led by our Environmental Leaders. Students enjoyed participating in the Swap Shop at lunch, which promoted the reuse of items, and a ‘Sow and Grow’ where students planted marigolds in a self-watering container they made. Students embraced the challenge by minimising the use of lights, air-conditioners, and SMART boards, while also bringing waste-free recess and lunch.

Students in class also made a ‘Pledge for the Planet’, which encouraged students to commit to a specific sustainable action. Congratulations to 3 Red, who won the class competition by implementing the most sustainable actions throughout the day. It has been fantastic to see the growing commitment and enthusiasm of our students to make our school and wider community sustainable.

Smart Watches

As per the ICT Responsible User Guidelines which students and parents sign each year, please be reminded that, as well as mobile phones, there should be no communication between students and parents using smart watches during school times. Students found using them will have them taken away and handed back at the end of that school day and may not be permitted to bring them in thereafter. Thank you for your support of the School’s guidelines.

Anglicare Giving

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our Prep and Junior School receptions. It is also the final countdown for bringing in gifts to support families in need in Sydney this Christmas through Anglicare’s Toy’s ‘n’ Tucker Campaign. Thank you for your generous support as we once again support knowing the positive impact donated gifts will make to so many in need. Please remember to make sure all items are new and remain sealed. 

We have an earlier collection time this year, so we need to get our gifts in by Friday 1 December in order for them to be boxed up ready for collection on the following Monday morning. Any families who are around after school on that Friday afternoon and would like to give a helping hand, please drop on by. We will start in Prep and move to Junior School. 

Christmas Mufti and Junior Campus Carols

Next Tuesday 28 November, we are looking forward to holding our annual Junior Campus Carols Service in Dunnet Hall for students and staff.

We will also be getting into the festive spirit and wearing Christmas mufti. This can be as simple as wearing a traditional Christmas colour, a splash of tinsel, a Christmas themed t-shirt, a Santa hat or Nativity Character costume. Students are encouraged to bring a gold coin donation to support Anglicare.   

Community Carols

OOSH Football Match

What an incredible showdown it was last Friday at the OOSH and parents’ football match! The intensity, the skill and the sheer determination on the field were nothing short of extraordinary. The final score may have been close, with the parents’ team securing a nail-biting 5-4 victory over the OOSH staff team, but the real triumph was the spirit of fun that filled our School.

Your presence added so much joy and warmth to the event, and it was amazing to see so many familiar faces sharing the field and the food with us.

A huge thank you to the stars of the match, the OOSH and parent players, who left their hearts on the field. Each one of you contributed to the thrill of the game, and your sportsmanship truly made it an unforgettable experience for everyone involved.

Due to popular demand and the undeniable success of this match, we’re thrilled to announce that OOSH will be organising another game next year! Keep an eye out for our Term 1 2024 communications so you won’t miss the chance to be part of the action again.

Ana Nogueira
K-6 OOSH Coordinator

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

Head of Preparatory School

End of Year Events 

To assist families in the final weeks of the 2023 school year, please find the end of year events tabled below. We look forward to welcoming families into Prep classrooms and playgrounds in the coming weeks. Please talk to Karin at Reception if you have any questions.

Week 8

• Tuesday 28 November:
  • Junior Campus Carol Service
    • Students Only
  • Christmas Mufti Dress
• Wednesday 29 November:
  • 10am – 11am: Redlands House and TG Concert
  • 2:15pm – 3pm: Year 2 Passion Projects, Gallery Walk
  • Last Day for Redlands House and TG Students (no extended care)
• Friday 1 December:
  • Prep Games Day
    • Parents Welcome

Week 9

• Sunday 3 December:
  • Redlands Community Carols
    • 5pm – 6:30pm – St Peter’s Church Cremorne 
• Monday 4 December
  • Last School Sport Session
• Tuesday 5 December
  • Prep Presentation Day
    • Full summer uniform 
  • Last Day for Prep Students
  • No OOSH
• Wednesday 6 December
  • Junior School Presentation Day
  • Last Day for Junior School Students
  • No OOSH

Anglicare Giving 

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our Prep and Junior School Receptions. It is the final count down for bringing in gifts to support Sydney families in need this Christmas through Anglicare’s Toys and Tucker Campaign.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to see our receptions overflowing with gifts this time next week ready for collection on Monday 4 December. 

As always, we will be wrapping and sorting the donations in readiness for collection. If you would like to lend a hand, please drop by the reception area after school on Friday 1^st December.

Prep Games Day
Friday 1 December

We are excited to welcome families to our annual Prep Games Day on Friday 1^st December. It is going to be a great day full of fun activities and community sharing.

What to Wear

PE uniform

What to Bring 

• Hat 
• Water bottle
• Recess and Lunch (canteen orders will still be available)

Schedule

• 8-8.20am – Regular arrival time. 
• 8.20-8.30am – Students will go to classrooms for roll call. Parents are welcome to sit on the benches around the oval.
• 8.30-10.30am – Rotation of events in class groups.
• 10.30-11am – Recess 
• 11am-1pm – Rotation of events in class groups.
• 1pm – Picnic lunch in the piazza (Parents/caregivers welcome, BYO picnic). Any students who don’t have a parent/carer at school will be encouraged and welcomed to sit with friends.
• 1.50pm – Children may leave with their parents/carers (you must sign out with your child’s teacher before taking your child home).
• Children staying will enjoy an afternoon movie and be dismissed at regular times.  OOSH and sport will be on as normal.

K-6 OOSH Family vs OOSH Staff Football Game

A message from Ana Nogueira and Ruddy Franco

What an incredible showdown it was last Friday at our football game! The intensity, the skill, and the sheer determination on the field were nothing short of extraordinary. The final score may have been close, with the parents’ team securing a nail-biting victory of 5 goals to the OOSH staff’s impressive 4 goals, but the real triumph was the spirit of fun that filled our school.

 Your presence added so much joy and warmth to the event, and it was amazing to see so many familiar faces sharing the field – and the food – with us! A massive shoutout to the stars of the match, the players who left their hearts on the field:

• Nobuatsu Aoki
• Chris Cooper
• Louis White
• Julia Shi
• Liberty Lee
• Juan Mascheroni
• Alex So
• Arati Shroff
• Anita Fonseca
• Marshall Ma
• Richard Kazimierczuk
• Nadine Thurn
• Sandy Hu
• Xavier Ramirez
• Yuki Zhao

Each one of you contributed to the thrill of the game, and your sportsmanship truly made it an unforgettable experience for everyone involved.

Due to popular demand and the undeniable success of this match, we’re thrilled to announce that OOSH will be organising another game next year! Keep an eye out for our Term 1 2024 communications so you won’t miss the chance to be part of the action again.

Emotional Intelligence and Regulation

A Message from our Counsellors

We are excited to share the highlights from our third and final session of the Big Hearts Project, where we delved into the intricacies of understanding how our brains respond to stress and continued to build on the valuable lessons from the previous week.

Exploring the Three Fs: Fight, Flight, and Freeze

In this session, the students actively engaged with a thought-provoking video that explored the three fundamental responses to stress: Fight, Flight, and Freeze. You can watch the video here. We took the discussion beyond physical danger, emphasising everyday contexts that trigger these responses in children. The goal is to empower students with psychoeducation, enabling them to comprehend their brain functions and navigate their emotions more effectively. Understanding these reactions allows them to identify their responses and access their “smart brain” to address challenges constructively.

Bunny Breathing: A Simple Tool for Emotional Control

One of the highlights of the session was the introduction of “bunny breathing.” This delightful technique encourages students to envision a bunny in the garden, taking three quick sniffs through their nose and exhaling slowly and deeply through their mouth. This simple yet powerful breathing exercise serves as a valuable tool for regaining emotional control when feeling overwhelmed. We encourage you to explore this technique with your children and discuss its effectiveness in managing emotions.

Practical Strategies for Emotional Responses

In addition to these activities, we engaged in discussions about practical ways for students to respond to their feelings, considering the various emotional responses. For example, when students find themselves in a “fight” mode, such as yelling at a sibling, we explored constructive alternatives to help them respond to those emotions effectively. We encourage you to ask your children about their personal experiences and insights regarding the strategies they might be able to implement.

Apple Watches in Prep

A gentle reminder to Prep parents that students are not to wear or bring any type of smart watches to school. If there is an emergency or your child wishes to communicate with you during the day, they can do so from the Prep Reception phone under the supervision of Mrs Alfonso.

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

Redlands House and Transition Gold

Anglicare Toys and Tucker Campaign

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

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

Christmas Mufti 28 November

Students across the school have the opportunity to wear Christmas Mufti on Tuesday 28 November. We will be collecting Gold Coin donations for Anglicare. Mufti can be as simple as wearing a red t shirt or a Santa hat to wearing themed costumes. 

Seniors and Transition Gold Concert

Concert Day 29 November – Children are to arrive at school by 9am on Concert Day in their normal school uniform. We did notice in our dress rehearsal some bright underwear shining through the white pants, if possible, can the children wear neutral tones under their uniform to school on Wednesday and white socks please. The concert will begin at 10am and should conclude by 10.45am. The students will return to Preschool for the rest of the day. Should you wish to take your child home, they can be collected from the Preschool after the concert, once they have changed back into their Redlands uniform. No tickets are required for the concert and all family members are welcome.

Important Dates

• 24 Nov – Yellow Class Junior Sing-a-long – 9.30am and picnic morning tea
• 24 Nov – Blue Class Junior Sing-a-long – 10.00am and picnic morning tea
• 28 Nov – Christmas Mufti Day and collection for Anglicare 
• 29 Nov – Seniors and TG Concert – All welcome – 10am
• 4 Dec –   Last day for Extended Care
• 5 Dec –   Last day of Term 4 – Half day finish at 12 Noon

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

Being fueled by fire in the realms of sports, especially for teenagers, involves harnessing setbacks as a catalyst for growth and success. The Journey to athletic excellence is riddled with challenges but it is how one responds to setbacks that defines their character and ultimately propels them forward.

Throughout the Sport programs at Redlands, teenagers must embrace setbacks as an integral part of the learning process. Every missed shot, defeat or injury is an opportunity to learn, adapt and improve. Instead of viewing setbacks as failures, they should be seen as a stepping stone toward mastery. This shift in perspective transforms adversity into a source of motivation, igniting a fire within to prove oneself and overcome the obstacles in the path to success.

Resilience is a key component of being fueled by fire. Teenagers need to develop mental toughness, understanding that setbacks are temporary and can be overcome with determination and perseverance. Building a strong mindset involves cultivating self-belief, setting realistic goals and staying focused on the long-term vision even when facing immediate challenges. 

A supportive network is crucial for teenagers to navigate setbacks in sport. Coaches, teammates and mentors play a pivotal role in providing guidance, encouragement and constructive feedback. By surrounding themselves with positive influences, teenagers can draw strength from the collective energy of those who believe in their potential.

Channelling these setbacks into motivation requires a commitment to continuous improvement. This involves analysing performance, identifying areas of growth and actively working on refining skills. A growth mindset, characterised by a love for learning and belief in one’s ability to develop, empowers teenagers to view setbacks as opportunities for self-discovery and enhancement.

‘Being fueled by fire works either way, it can burn you or it can drive you, the choice is yours’

Sandor Earl

From the Head of Secondary Sport – Mr Cameron Ellis

Basketball

Basketball – Boys

Our 1^st division teams all travelled to the Central Coast and put forward a fantastic effort with some great results.

Our 1sts lost a nail biter 63-58. The 17As picked up a solid win 43-26 as well as our 15As 59-27.

14As had an improved loss and 13As were beaten by 1 point.

There were also fantastic wins for 2nds, 17B, 14B 17C, 15C and the still undefeated 13Cs winning a tight match 30-26.

Boys Team of the Week

• Felix Eade, 13A – Defence and effort
• Jarvis Hindmarsh, 17C – Hustle and defensive rebounds
• Chase Hindmarsh, 14A – Running lanes, scoring and effort
• Eric Wall, 14B -Rebounding and blocked shots
• Charlie Stephens, 17A – Ran the point well. Great effort on O and D

Basketball – Girls

A bit of a split round through the Girls Basketball over the weekend.

Junior As and Junior Cs had good wins, while the other teams had some well fought losses.

Despite losing, our 1sts fought hard against a very good Barker team.

Girls Team of the Week

• Isabelle Mansfield, Junior Bs – Consistency, confidence and fight
• Jasmine Black, 1sts – Defence and effort
• Roman Jackson, Junior A – Effort on both ends of the floor
• Sierra Allen, 2nds – Energy on defence and rebounding
• Flora Cutchey, 3rds – Improvement, 1^st back on D and rebounding

Simon Gleeson
Director of Basketball

Fitness Centre

A reminder OPEN GYM (Years 7-12) is on every morning. We encourage all students to come down to the Fitness Centre and try a session with the support of the Redlands Strength and Conditioning Staff.

• Year 9-12 Session times start at 6:30 with 6:45 as the latest Arrival Time.
• Year 7/8 Session start time is 7:10.

Students are to wear full Redlands Sports Uniform:

• School Sport Shorts
• Redlands Sports Polo or Redlands Sports Jersey
• Appropriate Footwear – Closed in shoes (No Crocs)
• Late arrival may result in students unable to participate.

We also offer students access to an injury triage clinic at school on Monday mornings 7:00-8:00am with structured support for students undergoing injury rehabilitation.

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

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

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

Tensegrity
Phone Number: 1300 903 929
Online Booking

Or alternatively, book into injury clinic using this link.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me: mlundquist@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Mia Lundquist
Director of Strength and Conditioning

Rowing

The Rowing program recently attended the Independent Schools Championships Regatta at Penrith on Saturday 18 November. This regatta sees a range of schools attend from metro and country NSW along with schools from the ACT.

Redlands had a great day out, finishing 3^rd on the combined points school out of 28 schools (4^th in both boys and girls). Our crews had some strong competition on water with challenging racing for all. Significant medal winning results include:

GOLD

• B Final SGYr8 4x+: Sarah Yates, Emma Foley, Georgia Grace, Thalia Stone, Cox: Alice Flynn
• A Final SB 4x+: Michael Coonan, Chris Feros, Cooper MacDonald, Ruairi MacLochlainn, Cox: Jack Feller
• A Final SGYr8 1x: Georgia Grace
• F Final SGYr9 4x+: Maddie Moore, Lily van Hulsen, Kate Brown, Olive Ross-Sampson, Cox Tilly Hugman

SILVER

• C Final SB 4x+: Matthew McLellan, Ryan Beggs, Kieran Newman, James Foley, Cox: Zara Naismith
• A Final SBYr9 1x: Gus O’Sullivan
• A Final SBYr9 2x: Sam Turton, Beau Potter
• A Final SGYr10 4x+: Katie Budden, Mila Osborn, Isobel Campbell, Alana Winder, Cox: Leah Chung
• A Final SGYr8 2x: Emma Foley, Thalia Stone
• A Final SBYr8 2x: Chris Feros, Cooper MacDonald
• A Final SGYr10 2x: Mila Osborn, Isobel Campbell
• C Final SG 4x+: Gen Holt, Hannah Riddington, Katie Budden, Frankie Richardson, Cox: Lillian Chen

BRONZE

• A Final SGYr11 2x: Jemima Hugman, Annabelle Hwang
• A Final SBYr10 4x+: Toby Anderson, Oscar Pearce, Thomas Hooper, Archie Kerr, Cox: Henry Preece
• A Final SGYr10 1x: Alana Winder
• A Final SBYr10 2x: Oscar Pearce, Toby Anderson
• B Final SG 4x+: Sophie Yu, Isabella Crennan, Annabelle Harman, Scarlett Thorp, Cox: Carolina Pedro Inacio

James Petering
Director of Rowing

Sailing

Redlands Cup

Over the weekend our Redlands sailors participated in the Redlands Cup Regatta ran out of Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. We hosted a record number of schools and sailors, with competitors attending from Wenona, Ascham, Riverview, and St Aloysius. The day featured exceptional conditions, with the morning brining in a light westerly, converging to a mild north easterly in time for finals, with gusts up to 23 knots! Providing a variety of challenging, fast, and fun conditions for all competitors. We had 2 separate fleets with 23 sailors on Eliot 7s and 14 sailors on Pacers. On the Elliotts, we had 4 Redlands teams that for many were experiencing their first regatta format of racing. This regatta allowed great opportunity for these sailors to hone their racing skills, teamwork, and tactical knowledge across the day of very close racing. The exhilarating racing ended with a three- way- tie, with boat 3 consisting of Lachie, Viv, Ken, Dylan, Lucas, and Josh winning on count back. Our Pacer fleet performed outstandingly as well and faced fierce competition from some of the top sailors in the state, with 2 boats making it into the gold fleet final and 4 boats into the silver fleet final. 

NSW Sabot State Titles – Round 1 – Toronto Amateur Sailing Club

A special mention as well to Max Nicholas, who could not attend the regatta as he was competing in the NSW Sabot dinghy state titles. In the tough, choppy conditions on lake Macquarie he ended up placing 3rd out of 42, a stellar effort. Special mention to Thomas Beatty as well, who after the Redlands Cup drove straight down to Canberra to compete in the ILCA 6 state championships over the weekend, competing against a solid fleet of sailors featuring some of the most highly skilled competitors in the country. 

Learn More

Danielle Steer
Sailing Administrator/ Director of Snowsports

Tennis

Redland Summer Tennis will be heading into its last round of competition for NSTA this weekend, so we are wishing our players the best of luck for their all-play finals. Development Squad will also run its final sessions this weekend as well. Please refer to the latest roster and updated draw for all the latest details!

Please also note training will continue as usual on Tuesday and Thursday next week as our final sessions before the end of the year. TNB will also continue into Week 8 and 9 should teams make it to semis and finals. Good luck to all players this weekend!

We would also like to wish the students participating in the School Boys School Girls Tennis Tournament in Pennant Hills next week the best of luck as well!

To all Summer Tennis students, please keep an eye out for news regarding our Holiday Training Camp in January closer to the end of the term! We hope the start of the Summer Tennis season has been enjoyable for you all and we are looking forward to the opportunities of Term 1 2024.

Caitlin Wong
Tennis Administrator

Touch Football

ISA Round 5: Wrap up

This week, we had the majority of our teams playing at home alongside a few byes. These byes enabled a large group of supporters to spend the sunny Saturday out at Macquarie, supporting other teams within the program. It was great to have the sideline support of our players alongside many parents. This led to a successful day of games, with for the first time, Redlands defeating Oakhill across all Boys fixtures. Our Girls Senior 2nds played out of their skin, narrowly going down against Oakhill 1sts Girls, an unreal performance. 

Coaches have nominated the following players for stand out efforts for Round 5. 

Players of the week:

• Rowan Petersen
• Harrison Joseph
• Hugo Scott
• Ethan James
• Jamie Rogerson
• Charlie Amm
• Sienna Harris 
• Alex Symons
• Olivia Price-Pontifex
• Sofia Vincent
• Sela Tea

Upcoming games for Round 6 have a handful of teams travelling by bus to their fixtures. Please read through your fixture details carefully. Goodluck for this Saturday. 

Upcoming Round 6 fixtures are the final games this term.

Jordan Parsonage
Director of Touch Football & Rugby

Interschools Mountain Biking

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

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

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

More information can be found here – Australian MTB Interschools

General Sport Information

Fixtures

• All student training and fixture details will be available to families under My Schedule on Redlands Pulse. Additionally, the weekly Fixtures (The Redlands Rhino) can be found on the Secondary School Sport page on Redlands Pulse from Wednesday each week. Please ensure you check Redlands Pulse Friday afternoon to ensure you have the latest fixture information.

Uniform

• The Redlands sports uniform should be worn to all trainings and matches (students are not permitted to wear any non-Redlands branded clothing). In the event of inclement weather students should wear their Redlands fleece or sports tracksuit.
• Students must wear trainer style sneakers that are preferably white with non-marking soles. It is part of our shared responsibility to ensure that students wear footwear that aligns with the activity to be undertaken. High top sneakers, Vans, Converse etc. are not appropriate for School Sport.

Saturday Sport Absences

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

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

Wet Weather

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

Summer Sport

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

Sports Photos

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

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

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

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

Concussion Protocols

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

Summer Sport – Key Contacts

Junior Sport

Sports Prizegiving Assembly

Both Mr Sharma and I would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who made this week’s Sport prize giving assembly a success. The students’ enthusiasm, dedication and outstanding performances over the course of the year have truly made this event memorable. Congratulations to all the award winners for their hard work and exceptional achievements. Their commitment to excellence is commendable and sets a high standard for others to follow. We also want to take a moment to acknowledge those who may not have received an award. Your effort, sportsmanship and determination have not gone unnoticed. It is your passion and commitment that contribute to the overall success of our Sports program, be it our Non-Representative program or our Representative program. Thank you for being an essential part of our journey, and let’s continue to support and uplift each other in the spirit of sportsmanship for Redlands Junior School Sport.

Please feel free to view the following links to see the opening highlight and the closing reflection video. Please download to view in high quality. Note it may take a few minutes to download to your device.

Sports Prizegiving Opening Video

Sports Prizegiving Closing Video

Thanks Coach!!

As we conclude another sports term, students are encouraged to foster a culture of gratitude within both the Representative and Non-Representative Sports programs. This involves expressing appreciation to their coaches in representative teams, acknowledging supervising staff on Wednesday Sports, recognising coaching staff in Non-Representative sports, as well as showing gratitude to drivers, medical staff, and their foremost supporter – their parents and carers.

Could you please remind your child to take a moment to convey their thanks to coaches, either this Saturday at the final Girls Basketball match or next Wednesday during the last session of Term 4 Sport. It was heartening to witness some students on Saturday expressing their gratitude to coaches for their guidance and efforts, having coached them since Term 1. However, it’s noted that this acknowledgment wasn’t universal across all teams, sports and individuals.

In a period when schools in Sydney are grappling with challenges in attracting and retaining sports coaches post-Covid, it is important for us to uphold the high standards of coaching. A timely reminder to your child would be beneficial, prompting them to personally thank their coaches when they see them on Wednesday. For those inclined to express gratitude in writing, we have Sport thank-you cards available at the Sports Office which your child can come and collect.

On behalf of the Junior School Sport department, we extend our thanks for your continued support in our Representative Sports program. Please enjoy the video that has been shared previously. 

Thank you coach video

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

• Saturday 25 November is our final round for Girls Basketball. Basketball singlets will be collected on Monday 27 November due to lack of access to change rooms at venues.
• Your child’s Term 4 Summer Sport (Non-Rep and Rep Sport) will continue with the final date for Wednesday Sport being 29 November. 

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

Dance Academy

Wow, what a wonderful time we have all had at the Academy!

After a very enjoyable and successful experience on stage last week we are now enjoying Dancey Dress Week! There have been some festive outfits, and we have a feeling it will only get crazier as the week goes on!

We had a wonderful Class Watching on Tuesday for our Preschool Ballet dancers, with much fun had getting costumes on and hair done, thanks to all our volunteers who helped out on this event.  We hope that parents enjoyed all our little dancers being put through their paces and also getting to see the Prep children perform their Les Sylphides piece from the show.

Please CLICK HERE to see a wonderful review posted by Dance Train about our End of Year Performance, real proof that what we all witnessed was truly magical! Thank you to all those who helped bring everything together, our Year 12 students who couldn’t stay away, our wonderful Friends of Dance who worked tirelessly, our incredible and devoted staff who pulled out all the stops, and of course our magnificent cast across all three performances. Can’t wait for next year!

Week 7 – Dancey-Dress Week

A reminder that it’s Dancey Dress Week at the Academy, where students can bring their favourite costume to change into for class, to help us celebrate a wonderful year of Dance.

Last Day for Classes and Private Lessons for 2023

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

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

Lost Property

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

We have also gathered many items left behind after the recent end of year performances and class watching events. These are in a large bag on top of the Lost Property cupboard.

Please drop by if you are missing anything.

Enrolments for 2024

We are still in the process of finalising our 2024 Timetables.

Any Questions?

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

CLICK HERE FOR REDLANDS DANCE ACADEMY PULSE PAGE

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

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

Dance Curriculum

CONGRATULATIONS – CALLBACK SELECTION

A special congratulations to HSC student Avalon Thomas, whose Core Composition – ‘Sensory Overload’ (choreographed by Avalon and performed by Dante Minassian) was selected for inclusion in Callback 2023, which will be performed at the Seymour Centre in February of next year. Avalon’s Core Performance and Major Study Performance are also on the reserve list for the performances.

Any Questions?

Please contact us at kboase@redlands.nsw.edu.au with any questions, concerns or feedback.

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

Drama and Theatre

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

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

Book Tickets

Matilda Jnr

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

Redlands Drama in 2024

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

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

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

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

See our 2024 Brochure Here

Enrolments will be via Clipboard released soon!

Music

Junior Campus Music

Music Incursion

Students in Kindergarten to Yr 5 were fortunate to experience an exciting incursion last Thursday. Featuring our very own violin tutor Mrs Sywak, Jaga Band performed traditional folk songs on various Ukrainian instruments. Students were surprised to learn that the Cimbalom has 78 strings! The workshops provided a unique experience, exposing students to diverse musical traditions in a truly authentic way. We thank Ms Sywak and her band for visiting us and teaching us about Ukrainian Strings.

MORE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS HERE! 

Redlands House and Transition Gold Concert

We warmly invite Redlands House and Transition Gold guests to attend our annual concert. Featuring a showcase of French Songs and the Nativity Story, it will be a wonderful celebration.

Senior Campus Music

Rock in the Quad

Today, students in our Rock Bands performed for their peers at Recess and Lunch, even despite some gloomy weather! Well done to our Years 7-12 Rock Bands for such energetic performances, capably mentored by Mr Montz, Mr Wooltorton and the Rock Band Tutors. 

Visits to the Junior Campus from our Senior Leaders! 

Over the last couple of weeks, our Captains and Section Leaders from Strings, Bands and Choirs have been visiting their Junior Counterparts! Well done to our Arts Captains Sholto Mirrlees-Black and Hallie Hunt as well as Music Captains Will Howard, Ahnu Guan, Jocelyn Wang and Tara Gold for leading this wonderful connection between the Junior and Secondary School. 

It was great for Yr 6s in these ensembles to see the leaders they will be interacting with next year! Have a look at our Arts and Choir Captains with Junior Choir below! 

Senior Auditions and Competitions

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

Senior Campus Studio Concerts

We’ve had so many amazing Studio Concerts this term! Please see some more photos of our concerts this week. 

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

Still to Come this Term!

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

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

2024 Private Tuition

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

Here to help!

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

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

CLICK FOR PREP & JUNIOR MUSIC PULSE

Senior Music Office | seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au | 9968 982
Ms Kirsty Hales

CLICK FOR SENIOR MUSIC PULSE 

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

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

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