From the Principal

This week, the stands of the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre at Homebush were filled with Redlands students cheering on their teammates on two consecutive days – Secondary School on Tuesday and Junior School on Wednesday. I was delighted to attend the Secondary School Swimming Carnival and witness first-hand the large number of students who were pursuing personal bests or competing to gain valuable points for their House.

Thank you to all our Junior and Secondary School Sports staff for their splendid organisation of these two events which do so much to engender House spirit amongst our students, to all of the other staff who assisted on the days and to our Junior and Secondary School House Captains for leading the rallying cry for participation in support of their respective Houses. Finally, a special mention to the students of Roseby for winning the Secondary School House Shield for the first time since 2006; and to the students of Cowper for winning the Junior School House Trophy for the 6^th year in succession.

I am very much looking forward to joining parents, both current and new, at tomorrow evening’s Twilight in the Piazza function on the Junior Campus. In the event of inclement weather, the function will be held in Dunnet Hall, also on the Junior Campus. Please note that stilettos are not to be worn in Dunnet Hall, as they damage the playing surface. 

Dr Peter Lennox

Photo caption: Personal bests, House spirit and fun were had at the Junior School Swimming Carnival this week.

Foundation

Exciting Event – Announcing the Redlands Inaugural Sports Luncheon – Book Now!

This Luncheon will provide a great opportunity to celebrate the integral value of sport to the Redlands community and its students of the past, present and future. The Luncheon is at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron overlooking the Sydney Harbour and is open to all Redlands parents and alumni.

Our Guest Speakers, past Redlands students, will share their very inspiring journeys: Karyn Gojnich (Davis), Class of 1978 (Olympic Sailor, Redlander and former Redlands parent); Janusz Hooker, Class of 1987 (Olympic Rower); Lachlan Mackay, Class of 2000 (Rugby, Wallaby and Brumby); and Holly Crawford, Class of 2001 (Olympic Snowboarder).

Book here

Important Dates for Your Calendar

• Twilight Cocktails 
  Friday 22 February from 6.00 – 8.00pm at Redlands – Junior School Piazza
  Book here
• Redlands Sports Luncheon
  Friday 5 April from 12.00 – 4.00pm at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
  Book here
• Celebration of the Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize Collection
  Thursday 16 May from 6.00pm – 8.30pm at Redlands – John Roberts Centre, Senior Campus
• Redlands Gala Ball
  Saturday 17 August from 6.30pm – midnight at The Westin, Sydney
  Bookings will open later this term
• Melbourne Cup Luncheon
  Tuesday 5 November from 12.00 – 5.00pm at Sergeants’ Mess, Chowder Bay

Alumni News

Reunion of Class 2014 – Friday 8 March

This reunion will take place at The Oaks Hotel, commencing at 7.00pm and we will be hosting pre-drinks on the Senior Campus commencing at 5.30pm. All parents and carers of this Class are welcome.
Bookings open here.

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

RPFA

Twilight Drinks

Book Club

The first meeting of the Book Club for 2019 took place on Wednesday 20 February.  The two books we are discussing in Term 1 are Bridge of Clay by Marcus Zusak and 40 Rules of Love by Elif Shafak. New members welcome! For further details please contact Trudy at trudywaterfield@gmail.com

Walks on Tracks

Wednesday 27 February, 8.20am, Spit to Manly. Meet at Orso carpark, bottom of Spit Hill. Dog friendly. Any questions, please call Ann Marie Kimber on 0406 691 533.

Save the Date

Friday 22 February 6.00-8.00pm – Twilight in the Piazza, Junior Campus Piazza. Book here.

Friday 1 March from 8.30am – Yr 7 Parents’ Morning Tea. 15 Whiting Beach Road, Mosman

Thursday 21 March – Yr 7 Parent Evening – venue tbc

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

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

Event

Exciting Event – Announcing the Redlands Inaugural Sports Luncheon – Book Now!

This Luncheon will provide a great opportunity to celebrate the integral value of sport to the Redlands community and its students of the past, present and future. The Luncheon is at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron overlooking the Sydney Harbour and is open to all Redlands parents and alumni.

Our Guest Speakers, past Redlands students, will share their very inspiring journeys: Karyn Gojnich (Davis), Class of 1978 (Olympic Sailor, Redlander and former Redlands parent); Janusz Hooker, Class of 1987 (Olympic Rower); Lachlan Mackay, Class of 2000 (Rugby, Wallaby and Brumby); and Holly Crawford, Class of 2001 (Olympic Snowboarder).

Book here

Head of Secondary School

House Swimming Carnival

On Tuesday 19 February the Secondary School had a very successful House Swimming Carnival at SOPAC. There were many outstanding individual results on the day with School records being broken by Samuel Virtue (Yr 9) in the Boys 15 years 50 Freestyle; Kirill Shatilov (Yr 9) in the Boys 16 years 50m Freestyle; Olivia Donoghue (Yr 10) in the Girls 16 years 50m Freestyle and McDouall House in the Junior Girls 4 x50m Freestyle relay. Congratulations to Samuel Virtue (Yr 9) and Olivia Donoghue (Yr 10) for winning their respective Champions of Champions 50m freestyle races. A full report on the Swimming results can be found in the Sports section of Note Day.

It was also great to see the increased participation and House spirit on display throughout the day, led ably by the House Captains and the Yr 12 cohort. Congratulations to Roseby who won the House Swimming Shield for the first time in over ten years. And a begrudging congratulations to the Yr 12 student team who turned the tables on the staff team to just out touch them and win the 4x50m relay in an exciting final race of the day. 

Prefects Commissioning Service

Last Thursday, Ms Shaw, Ms Lihou and I accompanied our Yr 12 Prefects to the Annual Commissioning Service for Prefects in Anglican Schools at St Andrew’s Cathedral. Our Prefects joined student school leaders from over 30 other Anglican schools across NSW at this event. The Service provided an opportunity for the students to reflect on leadership and the important role they play as student leaders in a school setting. (Picture at top of page)

Judith Locke Presentation

In an ever-changing world, parents are constantly wondering how they can best support their child. As part of our on-going efforts to support parents and provide them with useful information and recent research on ‘best practice’, we are excited to announce that clinical psychologist and author, Dr Judith Locke, will be coming to Redlands to present two workshops for parents around how you can support your child to become more confident and capable. These workshops are designed to provide specific strategies to assist the young people we care for to achieve their personal bests, both within the classrooms as well as in other areas of life. Judith will provide advice as to how to support your child in a friendly and relatable way as well as providing specific strategies around how to help your child become more independent and make the most of their opportunities whilst at school.

Dr Judith Locke is a registered clinical psychologist, and former teacher and workplace trainer. She is now director of the training company, Confident and Capable, which delivers psychological solutions for parents, students and organisations. Judith works with families and individuals in her private practice in Toowong, Qld. She also undertakes research at QUT, investigating modern parenting, student and parent wellbeing, and their interaction with the academic environment. Judith is a member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is also the author of the popular parenting book, The Bonsai Child: Why modern parenting limits children’s potential and practical strategies to turn it around.

The Secondary School session will be held on Monday 25 February from 6.00pm in Redlands Hall. Please note these sessions are for parents only and you should not bring your children. 

Twilight in the Piazza 

I hope to see many of you at the Welcome Cocktail Evening on the Junior Campus tomorrow evening from 6.00 – 8.00pm. It is a great opportunity for parents to connect with other parents across the school and also meet key staff who will be working closely with your son or daughter over the coming academic year. In the event of inclement weather, the event will take place in Dunnet Hall, Junior Campus. Please note, no stilettos to be worn in Dunnet Hall. 

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

Careers

Yr 10 News: Sydney University Subject Selection Evening

As discussed at the Tertiary Information Evening, subject selection for Yrs 11 and 12 takes place in Term 2. Sydney University offers information evenings where all the important considerations are discussed and your questions answered. There are three sessions to choose from, register early as places fill fast. 

Masterclasses and Composition Portfolio Development at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

These free workshops are available to all high school students in the areas of Classical, Jazz and Contemporary music as well as Composition and Musicology. The workshops are partnered with Musica Viva and the SSO. Email con.community@sydney.edu.au for further information.

USA Information Evening: Indiana University, University of Vermont, University of Akron and University of Delaware

This will take place at NYU Sydney Campus, 157 Gloucester St, The Rocks on Monday 4 March from 5.30 – 6.30pm. All universities are NCAA Division 1. This is a wonderful opportunity for students and parents to learn more about what these universities have to offer an Australian student. Register here.

Charles Sturt University Explore Days

CSU offer students in Yrs 10, 11 and 12 the opportunity to visit one of their campuses (Bathurst, Wagga, Albury, Orange, Port Macquarie) for a day and participate in workshops in a wide range of study areas. Parents are welcome and the day is free with lunch provided. The perfect opportunity to decide if CSU is the right place for you. CSU graduates consistently rank highly for employability. Register your interest here. 

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

Debating

ISDA Round 1 will be a Home game against Scots College. All members of all teams will be required. Students need to meet at Liggins Quad at 3.30pm for instructions and to help set up rooms. Please click on the ISDA link to check speaking times and debate times.

FED teams will be leaving for Barker with Mr Ockenden at 3.45pm. On this one occasion we will have a bus returning to Redlands which will leave after the last debate. Please see emails from me for details.

Parents are encouraged to come in and watch debates to support our debaters old and new. More about both these competitions and about Debating in general is in the Debating section of Redlands Pulse.

It is not too late to join Debating Club which runs on a Wednesday afternoon and is also conducted by Masters Academy. More information on how to register for this is here. Based on interest, we are looking into the possibility of running an extra day/time slot. Please register interest with Masters Academy info@mastersacademy.com.au if you can’t make it on a Wednesday.

Please read the Debating Expectations section under special programs on Redlands Pulse and feel free to chat with me or with Ela Kos, our Debating Captain about any queries you may have.

Ms Simone Bryant
Debating Coordinator
sbryant@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9875

Service

Parent Information Evening

Tonight for the Cambodia 2019 Trip

Yr 11 parents and students are invited to come along and find out about the Cambodia expedition for this year. This is a longstanding program offered to our Yr 11 students. They will be involved in learning about the country and planning for the annual trip that takes place at the end of the school year.

Date: Thursday 21st February
Arrive 6.00pm
Location: Redlands Hall

Clean Up Australia Day 3 March

All Redlands students and their families are encouraged to participate in the activity to make an positive contribution to our local community. This year we are changing location and will be focusing our energy on cleaning up the Spit Reserve. Many Redlands students have spent time in this area for various sports including training sessions in the park and rowing on the harbour. This is our chance to make a positive difference. We will be fanning out from the Redlands Rowing sheds and seeing if we can remove as much rubbish as possible from the park and the harbour foreshore.

Date: Sunday 3 March
Arrive: 1.00pm for a short briefing
Clean up: 1.15 – 2.30pm
Afternoon tea: 2.30pm, BYO some snacks to share

Mother’s Day Classic – Sign Up Now

Register Now

The Redlands team has been registered on the Mother’s Day Classic site so it’s time to get your group together and register. There are 87 days to go until the the big day, Sunday 13 May.  Over recent years Team Redlands has slipped on the leaderboard of competing schools so our honour is at stake!  This is a wonderful family oriented event with categories for serious runners through to fun runners of all ages. Proceeds raised from this event are donated to Breast Cancer Research. Redlands pink caps and a new pink Team Redlands t-shirt will be available from the Uniform Shop by the end of April.  All Redlands winter sports teams are encouraged to incorporate the event as part of their training and team building.

You will need to complete the registration process, nearly all they way to payment before you can select to join the Redlands team (password = shine).

Wayside Chapel Visit 15 April

During the upcoming school holidays students in Yrs 10, 11 and 12 can elect to participate in a visit to Wayside Chapel in Potts Point. This is being planned for Monday 15 April. The Wayside Chapel’s School Education Program provides a unique opportunity for high school students to gain insight into the issues facing people living on and around the streets and the way in which Wayside provides vital support within the community.

This visit will serve as another practical way students can meet their HSC and IB CAS Service commitments.

Junior School Mentoring

Secondary students in Yrs 9 to 11 are encouraged to sign up for mentoring in the Junior School Maths or Reading clubs. These after school, academic support programs run on Wednesday afternoons during Terms 2 and 3. Secondary students are paired with a Junior student who, through weekly one to one mentoring, will develop confidence and ability. Senior students will be provided with some training in mentoring so that they have the confidence and awareness needed for the role.

Maths Mentor Training – Wednesday 27 March at 3.30 – 4.30pm in L2.5
Reading Mentor Training – Wednesday 3rd April at 3.30 – 4.30pm in L2.5

Mentors will need to attend the training but in the event of a clash with other activities they may attend on either session. All of the reading or maths materials required on a week to week basis will be provided by the teachers from the Junior School who will always be on hand for support. The most important aspect of this Service activity is consistent, regular weekly attendance as the Junior School buddy is depending on you.

Taldumande Gala Dinner Friday 5 April

Redlands has supported Taldumande Youth Services for several years by performing at their annual Gala Dinner and through fundraising by Yr 10 students. Taldumande is a North Sydney based charity that cares for and accommodates homeless young people throughout Northern Sydney and the Northern Beaches. Their annual Gala Dinner is their major fundraising event of the year and the Redlands Jazz Choir and a select group of musicians will be performing at the beginning of the night. Taldumande would warmly welcome Redlands parents and friends to the event. Booking can be made here (Individual ticket | $220, Table of 10 | $2,100, Table of 12 | $2,500, Mezzanine level table of 10 | $1,950).

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

Year 12

Swimming Carnival

The Swimming Carnival always remains a strong component of the Redlands culture with all involved enjoying a successful and fun day. Our boys and girls who took advantage of this, being their last Swimming Carnival, were fantastic at creating a fun atmosphere and leading by example. They dug deep and performed to the best of their ability achieving many stellar results. Congratulations to all participants, as well as to Dominic Swift and Jasmine Chubb who won respective Age Championships.   

2018 Kirby Cup Interview

Lindsay McNeil and Lachlan van der Pluijm were recently promoted by Western Sydney University on their website regarding the Redlands Mooting team’s Grand Final win at the end of last year. The team involved Lindsay and Lachlan arguing a legal case in front of three judges including the Honourable David Collier AM, former Justice of the Family Court of Australia. They were admirably supported in this appeal by Clerk of the Court, Isabel Binnekamp and instructing solicitor, Chloe Woodward. View the story and video here.

Dr Judith Locke Presentation

On Monday 25 February we are very pleased to be hosting clinical psychologist and author of The Bonsai Child, Dr Judith Locke. This is part of our ongoing focus on wellbeing, as well as providing another of the many parent education and engagement opportunities here at Redlands. The event is being held in Redlands Hall and begins at 6.00pm.

In an ever-changing world, parents are constantly wondering how they can best support their child. As part of our on-going efforts to support parents we are excited to announce that Clinical Psychologist and author Dr Judith Locke will be coming to Redlands to present two workshops for parents around how to support their child to become confident and capable. These workshops are designed to provide specific strategies to assist the young people we care for to achieve their personal best, both within the classrooms as well as in other areas of life. Judith will provide advice as to how to support your child in a friendly and relatable way as well as providing specific strategies around how to help your child become independent and make the most of their opportunities whilst at school.

Dr Judith Locke is a registered clinical psychologist, and former teacher and workplace trainer. She is now Director of the training company, Confident and Capable, which delivers psychological solutions for parents, students and organizations. Judith works with families and individuals in her private practice in Toowong, Qld. She also undertakes research at QUT, investigating modern parenting, student and parent wellbeing, and their interaction with the academic environment. Judith is a Member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is the author of the popular parenting book The Bonsai Child: Why modern parenting limits children’s potential and practical strategies to turn it around.

Career and University 

Many students have made individual appointments with Ms Salier to discuss their future. Lunchtimes and after school are most popular so students are encouraged to think ahead if they wish to book these times.

Sibling and Cocurricular Photographs

Sibling photos will be held on the Senior Campus on 13 March 7.30 – 8.30am in Redlands Hall, and on the Junior Campus on 22 February, 7.30 – 9.30am in Parkes Hall. Sibling photographs must be ordered online prior to the day of photography by visiting www.advancedlife.com.au and using the online order code: NWL 4NR ETY. Cocurricular photos for Music, Dance, Drama and Theatre and Debating will be held on 13 and 20 March. Please check with the Cocurricular Activity Coordinator for the photography schedule.

Yr 12 Parent Coordinators Message

The School Twilight Cocktails – Friday 22 February, 6.00-8.00pm, Junior Campus Piazza. Bookings close tomorrow – to book here. 

Yr 12 Parent Coffee – Tuesday 5 March, 8.15 -10.30am at 8@8 café, Waters Lane (opposite Woolworths), Neutral Bay. Just turn up for a casual coffee and chat.

Ms Vanessa Wang
Yr 12 Advisor
vwang@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9813

Year 11

Student Achievements 

Congratulations to Alex Coney, Max Durrant and Mitchell Simpson for competing at the Rowing NSW School Championships at Penrith International Regatta Centre on the weekend. They took out the Silver medal in Senior Boys Coxed Quad and Max and Mitchel also placed 2^nd in the Double Scull. Congratulations to all the competitors both boys and girls.

Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to all swimmers at the Carnival. It was another successful event and I thank all those involved in making it such a wonderful day. Special mention to the following Champions and Runners up in their age divisions:

James Reid – 17 yrs Boy’s Champion, Flynn Henry – 17 Boy’s Runner up, Maddison Hampton-Vickers – 17yrs Girl’s Champion, Jennifer Grant – 17yrs Girl’s Runner up and Emma Sutton – 16yrs Girl’s Runner up.

Judith Locke Parent Presentation –The Bonsai Child – Monday 25 February 6.00-8.00pm  

On Monday 25 February, we are very pleased to be hosting clinical psychologist and author of The Bonsai Child, Dr Judith Locke. This is part of our ongoing focus on wellbeing, as well as providing another of the many parent education and engagement opportunities here at Redlands. The event is being held in Redlands Hall and begins at 6.00pm.

In an ever-changing world, parents are constantly wondering how they can best support their child. As part of our on-going efforts to support parents we are excited to announce that Clinical Psychologist and author Dr Judith Locke will be coming to Redlands to present two workshops for parents around how to support their child to become confident and capable. These workshops are designed to provide specific strategies to assist the young people we care for to achieve their personal best, both within the classrooms as well as in other areas of life. Judith will provide advice as to how to support your child in a friendly and relatable way as well as providing specific strategies around how to help your child become independent and make the most of their opportunities whilst at school.

Dr Judith Locke is a registered clinical psychologist, and former teacher and workplace trainer. She is now Director of the training company, Confident and Capable, which delivers psychological solutions for parents, students and organizations. Judith works with families and individuals in her private practice in Toowong, Qld. She also undertakes research at QUT, investigating modern parenting, student and parent wellbeing, and their interaction with the academic environment. Judith is a Member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is the author of the popular parenting book The Bonsai Child: Why modern parenting limits children’s potential and practical strategies to turn it around. 

Dr Prue Salter – Study Skills

Last week Dr Prue Salter from Enhanced Learning Educational Services (www.enhanced-learning.net) ran a study skills session with Yr 11 parents and students. The session focused on helping students identify changes and improvements they could make to their approach to their studies in order to maximise their results in their final years of school. The main areas covered with Yr 11 were working effectively in the evenings and dealing with distractions, managing time efficiently, planning for assessments, making brain-friendly study notes on a regular basis and using a wide variety of active study techniques to suit individual learning styles. Parents are encouraged to review the handout from the session with students and discuss the main areas identified where changes need to be made. Parents can also find extra study skills tips on this website.  All Secondary students and parents at our School also have access to a great study skills website to help students develop their skills. Go to www.studyskillshandbook.com.au and enter the username: Redlands and the password:  68results. There are lots of useful handouts on the Things to Print page and students can work through the units where they need additional help.

Sibling and Cocurricular Photographs

Sibling photos will be held on the Senior Campus on 13 March 7.30 – 8.30am in Redlands Hall, and on the Junior Campus on 22 February, 7.30 – 9.30am in Parkes Hall. Sibling photographs must be ordered online prior to the day of photography by visiting www.advancedlife.com.au and using the online order code: NWL 4NR ETY. Cocurricular photos for Music, Dance, Drama and Theatre and Debating will be held on 13 and 20 March. Please check with the Cocurricular Activity Coordinator for the photography schedule.

Key Dates

Cambodia Service Learning Information Evening, Thursday 21 February 6.00pm, Redlands Hall
Judith Locke Parent Presentation -The Bonsai Child – Monday 25 February 6.00-8.00pm
Yr11 ‘Day of Hope’ – Student incursion – Monday 25 March- Full Day
Yr 11 Parent Teacher Night – Wednesday 3 April (Week 10)

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

Year 10

Judith Locke

On Monday 25 February, we are very pleased to be hosting clinical psychologist and author of The Bonsai Child, Dr Judith Locke. This is part of our ongoing focus on wellbeing, as well as providing another of the many parent education and engagement opportunities here at Redlands. The event is being held in Redlands Hall and begins at 6.00pm.

In an ever-changing world, parents are constantly wondering how they can best support their child. As part of our on-going efforts to support parents we are excited to announce that Clinical Psychologist and author Dr Judith Locke will be coming to Redlands to present two workshops for parents around how to support their child to become confident and capable. These workshops are designed to provide specific strategies to assist the young people we care for to achieve their personal best, both within the classrooms as well as in other areas of life. Judith will provide advice as to how to support your child in a friendly and relatable way as well as providing specific strategies around how to help your child become independent and make the most of their opportunities whilst at school.

Dr Judith Locke is a registered clinical psychologist, and former teacher and workplace trainer. She is now Director of the training company, Confident and Capable, which delivers psychological solutions for parents, students and organizations. Judith works with families and individuals in her private practice in Toowong, Qld. She also undertakes research at QUT, investigating modern parenting, student and parent wellbeing, and their interaction with the academic environment. Judith is a Member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is the author of the popular parenting book The Bonsai Child: Why modern parenting limits children’s potential and practical strategies to turn it around.

Student Achievements

Chloe Stewart has been successful in her application for a scholarship to attend The Critical Issues Summit in July/August of this year. Rustic Pathways is an organisation which facilities educational experiences for students through travel and philanthropy as a means to achieve sustainable growth in developing countries around the world. In addition to a providing travel experiences for students, Rustic Pathways has recently introduced a Critical Issues Summit for aspiring youth leaders and change makers. The Critical Issues Summit 2019 is a unique two week experience that will bring together 100 students from more than 20 countries around the world. During the first week of the Summit, Immersion Week which is held in one of five countries listed below, students will examine one of five global critical issues in local communities. The second week, Action Week (held in Thailand), brings all students together for a conference-style event focusing on skills like design-thinking and learning start up methods. Action week will feature presentations from experts, workshops and community building.

The five global critical issues being examined at the Summit are:

Laos – Globalization: How sustainable is the current pace of global growth?
Vietnam – Access to Education: Is it a right for all people?
Myanmar and Thailand – Refugee Crises: Should we close borders to people in need?
Thailand – Gender Equality: How long until we reach equality?
Cambodia – Access to Water: Is there enough on the planet?

We warmly congratulate Chloe on this significant achievement. We look forward to hearing her news and stories of these exciting two weeks.

Swimming Carnival

The Secondary Swimming Carnival was held on Tuesday and proved a wonderful day. It was fantastic to see Yr 10 students supporting others in their House groups. Particular congratulations must go to Olivia Donoghue as she broke the record in the 16 Years 50m freestyle in 26.73s. Olivia was also the Age Champion for the U16 Years Girls as well as the Intermediate Divisional Girls Champion. Olivia also won the Champion of Champions 50m freestyle race.

A special mention to Olivia Donoghue, Gabby Drage, Alexander Holtheuer, Rachel Kinghorn, Marie Kurzrock and Sophia Justice, as these students competed in six or more events. Such events as the Swimming Carnival are all about team spirit and “having a go”, and this was certainly demonstrated through the high level of participation by these students.

Sibling and Cocurricular Photographs

Sibling photos will be held on the Senior Campus on 13 March 7.30 – 8.30am in Redlands Hall, and on the Junior Campus on 22 February, 7.30 – 9.30am in Parkes Hall. Sibling photographs must be ordered online prior to the day of photography by visiting www.advancedlife.com.au and using the online order code: NWL 4NR ETY. Cocurricular photos for Music, Dance, Drama and Theatre and Debating will be held on 13 and 20 March. Please check with the Cocurricular Activity Coordinator for the photography schedule.

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

Year 9

Swimming Carnival

This week the Secondary Swimming Carnival was held at Homebush, which saw Yr 9 students participating in the races. There were some fantastic efforts and it was great to see students swim to gain points for their Houses. I hope that the participation rate will increase for next year. 

Congratulations go to the following students:

• Boys aged 16 yrs winner (competing against many Yr 10 boys) – Kirill Shatilov
• Girls aged 15 yrs winner – Elizabeth Holtheuer
• Boys aged 15 yrs and Intermediate winner – Sam Virtue
• Girls aged 15 yrs runner up – Sienna Blake
• Boys age 15 yrs runner up – Erik Scott

Both Kirill and Sam broke previous school records in some races.

Interesting Article of the Week

Please Read

I found this article very interesting this week, particularly as I had not heard of the term ‘lawnmowing’ before! If you do decide to read it, I urge to read to the end, as the last half helps to explain why we are like we are as parents. Being a former police officer, I particular found meaning in the comment, ‘Every police member I have asked “has having seen what you have in the job made you a more cautious parent” has answered “definitely, yes”’. My daughter has regularly told me over the years that I panic too much and always think the worst is going to happen to her and her brothers. While we all make mistakes as parents, I loved one of the final comments in the article which sums it up – ‘our parenting instincts are driven by exactly the same motivation as all the rest; love.’

Pastoral Care Program

This week students spent the Tutor group session being shown by their Tutors the location of the Yr 9 Assessment Booklet on the Pastoral Care iLearn page and some of the important aspects of the booklet. They were also given time to download the booklet to their desktop and to look at the link on iLearn to the Study Skills resources. The Study Centre timetable for after school support is also on the iLearn page.

Social Awareness Program

This week students have begun to look at the Term 1 topic of Gender Inequality. They have brainstormed the ways that women are treated unequally and have begun choosing their particular topic to research more fully as the term progresses.

Twilight Drinks

A reminder that Twilight Drinks are to be held this Friday 22 February on the Junior Campus beginning at 6.00pm. Tony Dong and I will be there at the beginning of the evening, so please come and say hello to us. The event will be in Dunnet Hall if it is raining.

Yr 9 Parent Representatives

A reminder that we are looking for volunteers to take on the role of Yr 9 Parent Reps for 2019. Ideally at least two people are needed, however the more the merrier.

The Role entails organising:

• a coffee morning at the beginning of each term
• a Dad’s night out
• a Mum’s night out
• an end of year gathering
• welcoming new parents/students to the school
• being a conduit for information.

There are quarterly meetings held in school for all Year Parent Reps, which only one of the team need attend so that information can be passed on. It is a fun way to get to know more people and more about what is happening at the school. If you think this is for you – please contact Kylie Hunt on bk.hunt@me.com.

Student Wellbeing Information Evening – Judith Locke

On Monday 25 February, at 6.00pm in Redlands Hall, we are very pleased to be hosting clinical psychologist and author of The Bonsai Child, Dr Judith Locke. This is part of our ongoing focus on wellbeing, as well as providing another of the many parent education and engagement opportunities here at Redlands.

In an ever-changing world, parents are constantly wondering how they can best support their child. As part of our on-going efforts to support parents we are excited to announce that Clinical Psychologist and author Dr Judith Locke will be coming to Redlands to present two workshops for parents around how to support their child to become confident and capable. These workshops are designed to provide specific strategies to assist the young people we care for to achieve their personal best, both within the classrooms as well as in other areas of life. Judith will provide advice as to how to support your child in a friendly and relatable way as well as providing specific strategies around how to help your child become independent and make the most of their opportunities whilst at school.

Dr Judith Locke is a registered clinical psychologist, and former teacher and workplace trainer. She is now Director of the training company, Confident and Capable, which delivers psychological solutions for parents, students and organizations. Judith works with families and individuals in her private practice in Toowong, Qld. She also undertakes research at QUT, investigating modern parenting, student and parent wellbeing, and their interaction with the academic environment. Judith is a Member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is the author of the popular parenting book The Bonsai Child: Why modern parenting limits children’s potential and practical strategies to turn it around.

Sibling and Cocurricular Photographs

Sibling photos will be held on the Senior Campus on 13 March 7.30 – 8.30am in Redlands Hall, and on the Junior Campus on 22 February, 7.30 – 9.30am in Parkes Hall. Sibling photographs must be ordered online prior to the day of photography by visiting www.advancedlife.com.au and using the online order code: NWL 4NR ETY. Cocurricular photos for Music, Dance, Drama and Theatre and Debating will be held on 13 and 20 March. Please check with the Cocurricular Activity Coordinator for the photography schedule.

Have a great week!

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 9 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 6462

Year 8

News

• Congratulations to all swimmers who competed at the Swimming Carnival on Tuesday. Age Champions have been announced in the Sports section of Note Day. Well done to the winning House, Roseby.
• Best wishes to Aurora Golowenko, James Ireland, Marina Viese Vivaldi and James Whelan who left for a three week exchange to New Zealand on Saturday. We look forward to hearing about their experiences. Yr 8 will welcome four students from New Zealand in early Term 2.
• Well done to Isabella and Angus McLachlan who have been accepted into the annual Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive Program held in New York.
• During Pastoral Care this week, students have continued work on organisation. Students have each completed an A3 Wall Planner which they will be bringing home to stick up on the wall in their study area.

Student Planners

Some students are naturally organised; for others, organisation is a learned skill. Each cycle, Tutors are viewing Student Planners to ensure they are being used correctly as a tool to aid time management. We ask that parents also assist students in the use of this important resource by viewing and signing Student Planners each week. Students should be recording 1) the date home learning is assigned; and 2) the date home learning is due.

Assessment Booklets

The 2019 Yr 8 Assessment Handbook is now available on Redlands Pulse and iLearn.

Parent Pastoral Care Presentation with Dr Judith Lock

On Monday 25 February, we are very pleased to be hosting clinical psychologist and author of The Bonsai Child, Dr Judith Locke. This is part of our ongoing focus on wellbeing, as well as providing another of the many parent education and engagement opportunities here at Redlands. The event is being held in Redlands Hall and begins at 6pm.

In an ever-changing world, parents are constantly wondering how they can best support their child. As part of our on-going efforts to support parents we are excited to announce that Clinical Psychologist and author Dr Judith Locke will be coming to Redlands to present to parents around how to support their child to become confident and capable. The workshop is designed to provide specific strategies to assist the young people we care for to achieve their personal best, both within the classrooms as well as in other areas of life. Judith will provide advice as to how to support your child in a friendly and relatable way as well as providing specific strategies around how to help your child become independent and make the most of their opportunities whilst at school.

Dr Judith Locke is a registered clinical psychologist, and former teacher and workplace trainer. She is now Director of the training company, Confident and Capable, which delivers psychological solutions for parents, students and organisations. Judith works with families and individuals in her private practice in Toowong, Qld. She also undertakes research at QUT, investigating modern parenting, student and parent wellbeing, and their interaction with the academic environment. Judith is a Member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is the author of the popular parenting book The Bonsai Child: Why modern parenting limits children’s potential and practical strategies to turn it around.

Sibling and Cocurricular Photographs

Sibling photos will be held on the Senior Campus on 13 March 7.30 – 8.30am in Redlands Hall, and on the Junior Campus on 22 February, 7.30 – 9.30am in Parkes Hall. Sibling photographs must be ordered online prior to the day of photography by visiting www.advancedlife.com.au and using the online order code: NWL 4NR ETY. Cocurricular photos for Music, Dance, Drama and Theatre and Debating will be held on 13 and 20 March. Please check with the Cocurricular Activity Coordinator for the photography schedule.

Key Dates

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

Year 7

Thank you to everyone who came to our Yr 7 Meet and Greet on Monday evening. It was a beautiful night and a wonderful chance to meet many parents. There was a positive buzz throughout the night and into the next day from teachers and staff. 

Camp

Student descriptions of camp included: ” Wet,” “Challenging,” ” Fun,” “Tiring” and “Open to new experiences.”  Many students put themselves out of their comfort zones and learned something new about themselves.  They are an incredible group to have spent the week with in Jindabyne. 

Attendance

In the Secondary School an email has to be sent to Secondary School Absences for any missed school day, late arrival or early departure. As a reminder for Carnival days and excursions, please read through information posted for each event as attendance is compulsory and please alert Secondary School Absences for any changes to transportation to or from the venue. The Tutor, Year Advisor and Assistant Year Advisor appreciate being cc’d in this communication. When this information is received prior to the event, it ensures we have accurate information for the care and safety of your child throughout the day. It is expected that students depart and return with the cohort on the provided school bus and remain for the entire duration of the event. Thank you for your cooperation and support.

When absent, students are expected to check iLearn for any missed work and are encouraged to write their teachers an email asking for any further information to support their learning when they are absent for multiple days. 

School Photographs

If you ordered a sibling photograph, these will take place on Wednesday 13 March in Redlands Hall on the Senior Campus between 7.30 and 8.30am. Please note, parents need to organise for the drop off and pick up of any Junior School student in a sibling photograph. Advanced Life are also offering a ten day grace period for parents and carers who forgot to order school photographs online. A range of packages are available and orders can be made through Advanced Life with the following code NWL 4NR ETY.

Yr 7 Parent Morning Tea

All welcome, this is a great chance to meet other parents and have a chat – Friday 1 March from 8.30am at 15 Whiting Beach Road, Mosman.   

Dr Judith Locke Presentation

On Monday 25 February, we are very pleased to be hosting clinical psychologist and author of The Bonsai Child, Dr Judith Locke. This is part of our ongoing focus on wellbeing, as well as providing another of the many parent education and engagement opportunities here at Redlands. The event is being held in Redlands Hall and begins at 6.00pm.

In an ever-changing world, parents are constantly wondering how they can best support their child. As part of our on-going efforts to support parents we are excited to announce that Clinical Psychologist and author Dr Judith Locke will be coming to Redlands to present two workshops for parents around how to support their child to become confident and capable. These workshops are designed to provide specific strategies to assist the young people we care for to achieve their personal best, both within the classrooms as well as in other areas of life. Judith will provide advice as to how to support your child in a friendly and relatable way as well as providing specific strategies around how to help your child become independent and make the most of their opportunities whilst at school.

Dr Judith Locke is a registered clinical psychologist, and former teacher and workplace trainer. She is now Director of the training company, Confident and Capable, which delivers psychological solutions for parents, students and organizations. Judith works with families and individuals in her private practice in Toowong, Qld. She also undertakes research at QUT, investigating modern parenting, student and parent wellbeing, and their interaction with the academic environment. Judith is a Member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is the author of the popular parenting book The Bonsai Child: Why modern parenting limits children’s potential and practical strategies to turn it around.

NSW School Vaccination Program

Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program.

In 2019 the following vaccines will be offered:

Parent Information Kits will be sent home in Week 5 and we ask that you read all the information provided, complete the consent form and return the completed consent form to your child’s Tutor before Tuesday 5 March. A Record of Vaccination card will be provided to each student vaccinated at each clinic. Parents and caregivers should ensure that this record is kept for future reference and should not assume that their child has been vaccinated if they do not receive this Record of Vaccination. 

Sibling and Cocurricular Photographs

Sibling photos will be held on the Senior Campus on 13 March 7.30 – 8.30am in Redlands Hall, and on the Junior Campus on 22 February, 7.30 – 9.30am in Parkes Hall. Sibling photographs must be ordered online prior to the day of photography by visiting www.advancedlife.com.au and using the online order code: NWL 4NR ETY. Cocurricular photos for Music, Dance, Drama and Theatre and Debating will be held on 13 and 20 March. Please check with the Cocurricular Activity Coordinator for the photography schedule.

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

Head of Junior School

Swimming Carnival  

“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”  The Olympic Creed.

In the inspiring surroundings of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Pool, these words really resonated with me as I observed, enjoyed and felt the palpable spirit of our Redlands students at our annual Junior School Swimming Carnival.

As always, for me, it was an absolute joy to witness such strong House spirit and the perfect balance of competitive spirit and sportsmanship from the students. And with both the 25m and the 50m pools available to students, participation levels were very high again with students all experiencing contributing to the overall House totals, something of great collective worth for them.

As I remarked at the conclusion of the event, every student would have had their own personal hopes and expectations of the Carnival; for some students, I know that overcoming the challenge of being in a race for the first time was a milestone; for others it was swimming in the 50m Olympic pool for the first time; and for some it may have been achieving a personal best time after committed practice and training ahead of the event. For every child who swam, I hope that there was a sense of accomplishment and above all, enjoyment in being an active participant in another wonderful Junior School event.

My thanks are extended to all of the teacher and student helpers, without whom a carnival of this magnitude for 450 students simply could not take place. In particular, I acknowledge the excellent leadership of this event again by Head of Junior School Sport, Mr Adrian Carter, ably assisted by Junior School Sports Administrator, Mrs Gemma Michael.

I also add my congratulations again to Cowper House who retained the House Swimming Trophy for a remarkable sixth year in succession!

What Makes a Great Community? 

In just over 13 years at Redlands, I have often highlighted the significance of our School community to me and increasingly over the course of this time, to my family. Schools are about people and from the first day I walked into the School, I have felt a strong connection to the people who make up our community and believe that it is a fundamental strength of Redlands.

As part of their study on the roles and responsibilities that people have in our community, Yr 3 invited Principal Dr Lennox, Deputy Principal Ms McGarry, Head of Early Childhood Mrs Fellowes and I to a special Q & A session with them as they articulately posed thoughtful and challenging questions on the roles that we play at Redlands. As a group, it was lovely for us to hear the Yr 3 students’ thoughts too and following our stint in the hot seats, a number of our Yr 12 students were asked similar questions, and some of these students had been taught by Yr 3 teachers, Mr Latimer and Ms Moore-Patel, when they were in the Junior School. Listening to both colleagues and students, there was a genuine synergy in the shared understanding and values of what it means to be part of the Redlands community and for me, this spoke volumes in itself. Thank you to the Yr 3 teachers and students for allowing us to be part of this learning experience for the students, and indeed for us too. 

Yr 4 iPads

Yr 4 parents are reminded that for those either providing or purchasing an iPad for their child from Yr 4, the student inductions will take place next week (Week 5). While the BYO iPad program in Yr 4 is optional, we do recommend purchasing a device which allows them three years usage as an iPad is required from Yr 5. We do have six iPads in each Yr 4 classroom. At this stage, if you order the iPad online through the School, it will not arrive by next week; however, iPads can be purchased from JB Hi-Fi, Myer, David Jones or any Apple store. If you are providing an iPad for your child to use at school please ensure that you have:

1. Read the BYO information and set up an Apple ID 
2. Read the Terms and Conditions
3. Given Online Permission

Without the online permission, your child cannot go through the induction process as set out in the dates below: 

If you have any questions about the technology program, please email our eLearning Coordinator, Mrs Winrow or for technical support, please contact our iSupport team.    

Clean Up Australia Day

All Redlands students and their families are again encouraged to participate in Clean Up Australia Day, an activity to help make a positive contribution in our local community. This year, we are changing location and will be focusing our energy on cleaning up Spit West Reserve. Many Redlands students have spent time in this area for various sports including training sessions in the park and rowing on the harbour. This is our chance to make a positive difference. We will be fanning out from the Redlands Rowing sheds and seeing if we can remove as much rubbish as possible from the park and the harbour foreshore.

Date:                               Sunday 3 March
Arrive:                            1.00pm for a short briefing
Clean up:                       1.15pm – 2.30pm
Afternoon tea:              2.30pm, BYO snacks to share

Drop Off and Pick Up Times

As per my letter prior to the start of the term, please may I remind parents that unless here earlier for an event or practice, students should arrive close to 8.00am when teachers commence supervision. I appreciate that sometimes bus arrival times or drop off times mean students get here a few minutes before this but we have a number of students being dropped off at 7.30am or even earlier and left by themselves in the playground, which causes me concern from a safety perspective.

A reminder also that Tuesday Clubs finish at 4.30pm when students should be collected promptly. We have had students left until 5.00pm with teachers and from next week, if teachers need to leave, students will be sent to our After School Care program which may incur a charge.

Many thanks for your support of these two matters.

Welcome Parent Cocktail Evening  

I look forward to joining many in our Redlands community at tomorrow evening’s Welcome Cocktail event on the Junior Campus. I know that there has been a team of Redlands staff and parents busily working behind the scenes in setting the stage for what will, I am sure, be another memorable event and I acknowledge and thank them in advance. In the event of inclement weather, the drinks will be held in Dunnet Hall. Please bear in mind that stilettos are not to be worn in Dunnet Hall. 

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

Head of Early Childhood

Social Connectedness

Social connectedness at school plays an integral part in establishing a stable foundation for students from which successful learning can occur. At Redlands, we believe that students who have positive relationships are much more likely to be highly engaged learners. We therefore embed the development of five key social and emotional competencies into our curriculum and teaching methods. The widely used Framework for Systemic Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) identifies five core competencies that educate hearts, inspire minds and help people navigate the world more effectively. It informs how students relate with each other at all levels of the system, creating a welcoming, participatory, and caring climate for learning. Three of the five competencies are associated with social skills, specifically Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. In the Prep School, Circle Time, Friendship Club and The Friendship Bench are practical applications of the social awareness and relationship skills we aim to build. Friendship Club runs three times per week during lunch time, providing a space for students who would like to build friendships and play in an environment that is supported by a teacher. This year, we are delighted to have several Yr 6 leaders, who have volunteered their time during lunch to assist the younger members of the School with their overall development of social skills. The Friendship Bench is a place where students can go to, if they are having trouble finding their friends in the playground or need someone to play with.

On Friday, I was privileged to be invited to talk to the Yr 3s as part of their unit of study on Changing Communities. All students were interested and engaged as they listened to the panel of speakers, Dr Lennox, Ms McGarry, Mr Guha, Yr 12 leaders and I, discussing the role we play within our school community, the responsibilities we share and the changes that have occurred over the time we have been at Redlands. It has only been a few weeks in the Junior School for these students, and they continue to show their perceptive and thoughtful questioning skills, together with their insightful ideas and considerations.

Technology, Learning and Wellbeing

It was wonderful to join Early Childhood families at this week’s eLearning Session focussing on the synchronicity of our Teaching and Learning philosophy and the integration of technology in our classrooms and curriculum. My thanks are extended to the School’s eLearning Coordinator, Mrs Winrow, Dean of Teaching and Learning, Mr Coutts and Mrs Sam Kourakis, Dean of Student Well Being, for their extensive preparation and presentation to parents, which can be accessed here and on Redlands Pulse.

A reminder of two upcoming parent seminars that were outlined in more detail in last week’s Note Day, which can be found here.

As mentioned in previous Note Day correspondence, Prep are using Seesaw, a digital platform for students to capture and reflect on their learning. Within the next few days, each student will come home with a letter in their Home Learning folder or Student Planner that outlines how to sign up and connect to your child’s learning journal. Each letter has a unique code which you will need to enable access so please look out for this, follow the instructions to join and enjoy the work samples your child shares with you. If you have any questions, please talk your child’s teacher.

The Big Dig Excursion

As part of their History study, last Friday, Yr 2 visited The Big Dig archaeological site in The Rocks. Students were led on a guided tour to learn about the history of the area and the families who lived there in the 1800s. They were able to draw comparisons between their lives and the families who lived in this area. Students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to excavate artefacts in the simulated archaeological dig and discuss how these artefacts help us learn about history.

Sibling Photo Information

This week, a reminder email was sent to families about the upcoming sibling photographs which will take place on Friday 22 February between 7.30 – 9.30am in Parkes Hall on the Junior Campus. Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at the school. All parents will be responsible for taking their children to Parkes Hall for the photographs and returning them to their classrooms or relevant areas of the school upon completion of photos. There are no set times for sibling photos, they will be taken on a first come, first served basis.

Student Planner

Every student in the Preparatory School has been given a Student Planner. Please take some time to read through the front pages, where you will find pertinent information relating to Home Learning, the Wellbeing Program and some clear guidelines relating to important school policies. If you haven’t already done so, please complete Page 1 with your child’s details.

Twilight Drinks

We look forward to seeing you at the Twilight Drinks tomorrow night. Please note that in the event of inclement weather, the Drinks will be held in Dunnet Hall. Please be reminded that stilettos may not be worn due to damaging the playing surface in the Hall. 

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Early Childhood
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Redlands House/Transition Gold

Chinese New Year Celebrations

Last Wednesday Redlands House and Transition Gold, together with the parent community, celebrated Chinese New Year. The interesting festivities included making dumplings, constructing paper lanterns, dress ups in traditional Chinese attire, cherry blossom paintings and dragon dancing. It was wonderful to see the children so interested and engaged. These types of celebrations are important as they foster respect, understanding and an awareness of the diversity within our school and the difference in culture of the world.  We would like to thank Mrs Thomas and Ms Hamilton for organising the event, and all the parent helpers for your effort to make this celebration so successful. A special thanks to Anita Fu for organising all of the ingredients and cooking of the delicious dumplings.

Library

Each week our Transition class, and each fortnight our Senior classes, attend lessons in the Lucy Hill Library. Please ensure your child comes equipped with their library bag for every lesson if they wish to borrow, to ensure all our books are kept safe. Library bags are available from the Uniform Shop. Thank you.

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Early Childhood
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Secondary Sport

Redlands Rhino – Weekly Fixtures

Please note: Redlands Rhino has the most up-to-date weekly fixtures. This is uploaded every Tuesday afternoon at 4.00pm. Please ensure you check this with regards to game times, venues and oppositions.

Weekly Results

From the Head of Secondary Sport

On Tuesday the whole Secondary School travelled to Sydney Olympic Park to participate in the Swimming Carnival. For the first time since 2006 Roseby won the overall point score House Shield. A full list of Age Champions, Divisional Champions and record breakers can be found further down in this article.

What was most impressive was the participation by students in our younger years. 89% of Yr 7s competed in a minimum of one event and 12 students competed in six or more events. This is a fantastic effort from our youngest students in the Secondary School and it was fantastic to see them having a go! Across the day we had 975 swimmers race across different 140 events, a fantastic display of School and House spirit.

House Results

Winter Sport Registrations

All students have been emailed the link to register for the Winter Sport season, students are reminded that:

• In order to access the registration page, they need to log into Google with their school student email
• All Yr 7 students must complete a Representative Sport
• All students who completed a non-Rep Sport during summer, must complete a Representative Sport in winter.

Basketball

Round 9 saw many of our teams in both the Girls and Boys divisions finding their stride and securing their places in the upcoming ISA Semi Finals. Another superb round for our Girls Basketball program saw wins in the Junior A, Junior B, Junior C, Inter B and Open B Girls, and the Boys program also tallied up another ten wins across four divisions.

Congratulations to Jackson Smyth and Kate Stanbridge for being selected into the ISA Boys Seconds team and the ISA Girls Basketball team respectively. Well done to Yola Reinecke who has been named reserve for the Girls team. 

This Saturday will be the last round of regular season games for the 2018/19 ISA Season. Semi Finals will be held on Saturday 2 March at Penrith Basketball Stadium and St Pauls Grammar School. Finals will be the following week, Saturday 9 March at Penrith Basketball Stadium. Information regarding the fixture for Semi Finals weekend will be published early next week. To view your current team standings, please visit the ISA website.

The End of Season Basketball Presentation will be held on Thursday 14 March. Please book here to secure your place at the dinner.

Fitness Centre

Please be aware that the Redlands Fitness Centre is available to all students currently doing a Summer Representative Sport and there are sessions each morning across Monday, Wednesday and Friday with additional afternoon sessions across Monday and Wednesday. Sessions are as follows:

Monday/Wednesday/Friday morning – 6.00am Fitness Session Open – Session runs from 6.15-7.20am
Monday/Wednesday morning – 3.30pm Fitness Session Open – Session runs 3.40pm-4.20pm.

There will also be more information sent out regarding High Performance Program for some of our athletes across the Representative Sports at Redlands as we begin to prepare for the Winter Sport season. This program is designed to track certain athletes through their off-season/in-season, managing their goals and targets for their chosen sports. This program is a more individualised program and offers the students a more tailored approach to their conditioning and strength development.

Please speak to Mr Gooding directly or email on jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au if you would like to speak regarding individualised programs and or the High Performance Program.

Indoor Hockey

The girls have continued their great form in the Indoor Hockey competition with a great 9-1 victory over Ascham 2. The girls have a well-deserved bye this week. Best of luck to Eloise Trueman, Freya Gait and Sophie McMillan who will be traveling to the NSW Regional Challenge over the weekend. 

Netball

The trials for the 1st VII Netball will begin in Week 6, Tuesday 5 March (Lang Gym 5.30 – 7.30pm) and Thursday 7 March (Lang Gym 5.00 – 7.00pm). These trials are open to all players in Yrs 10 -12. If you are interested in trialing for the 1sts please email cellis@redlands.nsw.edu.au with your preferred position #1 and preferred position #2.

Rowing

Last weekend saw the Yrs 9, 10, 11 and 12 students in the Rowing program head out to the NSW State Championships held in Penrith. With schools and clubs competing from across Australia, this is a great opportunity for us to get an early indication as to where we are currently placed in the field along with testing our ability to forms crews for potential events at the Australian Rowing Championships held at the end of March.

The Senior Boys were outstanding across the weekend, with both the 1^st crew of Alex Holtheuer (Yr 10), Alec Price (Yr 12), Max Durrant (Yr 11), Mitch Simpson (Yr 11) & Alex Coney (Yr 11) and the 2^nd crew Tom Morris (Yr 11), Jared Bowden (Yr 12), Alex Verschoor (Yr 10), Nick Wilkes (Yr 11) and Xavier Little (Yr 10) progressing from the heats into the final of the Championship School Boy Coxed Quad. While leading for the first 1000m, our 1^st Boys won Silver in the final while the 2^nd Boys finished a creditable 7^th.

On Sunday morning our students returned to Penrith to race once again, starting with the School Single Scull. In what was a very high standard of racing, Kristin Walker (Yr 10), Emily Barrelle (Yr 10), Maddi Howard (Yr 11), Zoe Kimber (Yr 12), Alec Price (Yr 12), Alex Holtheuer (Yr 10) and Alex Verschoor (Yr 10); in the Under 17 Single Sculls, Emily Pashley (Yr 10), Kristin Walker (Yr 10), Emily Barrelle (Yr 10), Alex Holtheuer (Yr 10) and Alex Verschoor (Yr 10) all progressed through to the Semi Finals. 

The School Boy Double Sculls was a hotly contested event, with two contesting against a Cranbrook crew for the top three positions. After a tussle the length of the 2000m race, the combination of Max Durrant (Yr 11) and Mitch Simpson (Yr 11) took out a Silver medal over the combination of Alec Price (Yr 12) and Alex Holtheuer (Yr 10).

In what was one of the largest fields of the day with 40 competitors, Elizabeth Holtheuer (Yr 9) showed some real class and resilience in the Women’s Under 16 Single Scull. Winning a Bronze medal in the final, she had to overcome some experienced competition who lead her through the halfway mark to the final with one of our strongest individual performances of the regatta.

While the above mentioned students received some top honours, our Senior and Yr 9 students all raced well across the weekend and deserve to be recognised for their efforts. The experiences will harden them all as we move into the final few regattas of the season and will ensure our students are more than confident with their race plans at these peak regattas to come.

Special thanks to Andrew Bowden who took some great photos over the weekend. Please feel free to browse through them all at your leisure – https://aabowden.smugmug.com/share/RedlandsRowing18-19

Swimming

We had a very successful Swimming Carnival on Tuesday with a record number of participants in the junior years. Congratulations to the following Age Champions and Runner-Ups:

Congratulations also to our Divisional Champions

Congratulations to Olivia Donoghue (Yr 10) and Samuel Virtue (Yr 9) who won respective Champion of Champions races, which was made up of the top ten fastest swimmers of all ages.

We had some fantastic individual and team swims across the day with five records being broken.

Samuel Virtue (Yr 10) broke two records including the Boys 15 Years 50m Freestyle in a time of 27.11s. He also backed this us by breaking the Boys Champion of Champions record in a time of 27.12s.

Kirill Shatilov (Yr 10) broke the Boys 16 Years 50m Freestyle record in a time of 26.73s.

Olivia Donoghue (Yr 10) broke the Girls Champion of Champions record in a time of 28.82s.

Team McDouall had a great swim in the Junior Girls relay breaking the Junior Girls 4x50m Freestyle in a time of 2:15.24s.

Redlands Swim Squad training has commenced at North Sydney Olympic Pool on the following days:

• Monday morning 6.00 – 7.30am (students to meet at North Sydney Olympic Pool, bus to return students to school by 8.00am). Last session is Monday 11 March.
• Friday afternoon 3.30 – 5.00pm (bus will take students from school and return approximately 5.15pm). Last session is Friday 8 March.

If you are interested in joining these sessions please email cellis@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Tennis

The NSTA Term 1 competition began this week with many teams playing their first Tennis match since last year. After a slow start, many Redlands teams found some form to challenge for points and pressure their opponents to win crucial points, resulting in many of our top teams winning their matches. A number of Redlands teams faced stronger opponents and although they may not have won, they were able to reflect positively on the match as a learning experience for future games.

Congratulations to Emily Colvin and Sebastian Dobson who represented the ISA in the NSWCIS Tennis Trials on Wednesday.

Students are reminded to arrive at their venue 15 minutes before their match starts and are to wear the correct Redlands Tennis uniform: white Redlands Tennis polo, Redlands PE shorts, white Redlands cap or visor.

Touch Football

For the last weekend of Touch Football before the Finals the entire program travelled to Orange to play double-header matches against Kinross Wolaroi and Scots All Saints. Across the whole day the efforts of our students was amazing with many of our teams playing crucial matches to help with qualification for the finals in two weeks. Whilst all teams across the day had some wonderful wins and some standout individual performances, I did want to use this weeks Note Day to highlight one team in particular.

The Junior Cs won both of their matches, beating All Saints 5-0 and following that up with a wonderful win against Kinross 3-1, but it was more than the two wins that made this weekend so special for this group. The teamwork shown by these girls was second to none, with players encouraging each other in defence and attack. Lily Attard and Anna Ivanovic put on some wonderful displays of attack through the middle of both Kinross and All Saints, often breaking through the line and looking for support from their teammates. Kayla Carlson was everywhere, working hard in defence whilst still being one of the sharpest in the team on attack. Her brilliant try against Kinross was an example of this as she stepped hard off her right foot, beat the first defender, stepped back off the left and then sprinted the length of the field, leaving defenders in her wake. Out on the wings Daisy Oliver, Bronte Backhouse and Josie Simpson were loving the space created by our middle attack, often making runs of 10+ metres down the sidelines in each set of six. Iona Carter led the team with her chat in defence making some amazing late diving tackles. Allegra Brown was Ms Dependable, working tirelessly in defence and then making easy metres in attack as she ran direct, angling back into the defence. Marie Kurzrock and Jazz Gregan across both games were incredible, no dropped passes, amazing runs in attack and their efforts in defence were the main reason we only let in one try across the whole weekend.

The way this team has developed across this season just highlights how hard they have worked across their training and their matches. They started the season with two tough losses and since then have continued to improve, the two games over the weekend are a testament to how strong this group is as a team. Well done to the Junior Cs.

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

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​

Junior Sport

Swimming Carnival

Cowper have once again taken the trophy in a tremendous performance at SOPAC yesterday. Led by House Captains JJ Black and Charlotte Humphreys, the yellow caps were out in force in both pools and cruised to their sixth consecutive House Swimming Championship.

Our Redlands Swimming team will move into Division 1 at the HICES Championships this year after dominating in Division 2 last year. The Redlands team for the HICES Carnival on 6 March will be named and posted on Friday 22 February and students / parents notified of selection by email.

Congratulations to our Age Champions and Runners Up, who excelled in the pool, but also to all the students who just got in and had a go.

Winter Sport Selections

Keep an eye out for an email with your Winter Sport selection coming over the next few days. Despite only just starting our Summer season, we’re planning for the 2019 Winter.

Mouthguard Fittings – Last Chance!

Profit Mouthguards are coming to the Junior School to fit mouthguards. These professionally fitted mouthguards are customised with colours and phone number, will be fitted to your child and be delivered back to school for collection in time for Winter Sport season trainings.

Fitting times are available from 7.15 – 8.30am on Friday 22 February. Please email Mr Carter to confirm a fitting time and be emailed a ProFit client form.

Extra Sports

Don’t forget our great extra sports on offer before and after school. Our Football Skills Squad is an active after school option running on Mondays and Fridays (if there is a squad) with Coach Javier on Redlands House courts.

Basketball

Our Yr 3/4 B team played a ripping second half last week to come away with a nail-biting draw against Knox in Lang Gym. Meanwhile the A team battled hard and despite giving away some height and experience, they showed great tenacity to give themselves a chance.

Best of luck to our trial nominees for the NSWCIS Basketball team, who will tough it out against Independent Schools’ best this Friday for selection to this prestigious team.

Girls’ Football

We desperately need some Yr 6 girls to help out with our team for their Saturday matches this term. Football experience is not essential. Please email acarter@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Paul Kelly Cup

We have entered boys and girls teams to take part in the Paul Kelly Cup AFL at Gore Hill on 20 March. Sign ups for the Yr 5 and 6 students will be posted in their respective classroom areas this week. It will be the first major carnival at the new Gore Hill facility, which is an exciting time for AFL on the North Shore.

Before School Training Schedule

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

Snowsports

If you are new to Redlands and would like to join our activities this year, send me an email so I can keep you informed (thanks for those already received!). 

Race Registration

Now open.

Book here

Race Week

From 11-20 July at Thredbo. Bookings are now open.

For students to stay at HCC

You have your own accommodation

Friends of Snowsports

Parent meeting is on 4 March at 6.00pm in H2.1 on the Senior Campus.

Ski Training Weekends

2-4 and 9-11 August

Book Now

It’s important to get all upcoming dates in your calendar so you can arrange accommodation in the snowfields during Race Week.

Important Dates for 2019

More details are on Redlands Pulse. 

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

Ballet and Dance

Welcome

We are proud to announce that Julie- Anne Kerr (Miss Kerr) has joined our staff in the Ballet & Dance Academy. Julie-Anne has over 30 years of teaching experience behind her. She is also an accredited RAD examiner and currently Vice Chair for the teachers on the RAD Board in NSW. We are incredibly lucky to have her amongst us and we look forward to working alongside Julie-Anne.

Callback 2018

Congratulations to Emma Green (Class of 2018) and her dancer Jennifer Psaroulis (Dance Captain 2019) (photo below and at the top of page) for their fabulous performance in Callback 2018. Callback is a celebration of the outstanding talent of students who presented their work as part of the 2018 Higher School Certificate Dance Practical examinations. It is a showcase of exemplary dance performances, compositions and films presented by students from across the state. 

Classes

Please note that all but a few classes are now full and registrations are closed. We are oversubscribed and we encourage future students to go on the wait list.

Student Achievements

We would love to hear of any student achievements. Please email the Academy for inclusion in Note Day.

RAD Exams

The RAD Prep and Junior exams this year are proposed to take place between 9-13 September, Term 3 Week 8. This is a change from 2018, when exams were held in October. Please mark your calendars, We will soon be announcing the RAD holiday intensive workshop dates for those students taking their exams.

Lost Property

As always, we see a lot of uniform in our Lost Property. Please label your uniforms including your Dance uniform and shoes for us to help eliminate loss of clothing.

EOYC 2018 Video Link

If you have not received your email with the link, it can be found on Redlands Pulse. This link can be downloaded.

External Auditions

We are very excited to announce that Karin Ellis-Wentz, Head of the Pre-Professional Program at the Joffrey Ballet School Chicago, will be in Sydney on 14 April. She’ll be looking for promising dancers and offering positions in their five week Chicago Summer Intensive which runs from 17 June to 19 July 2019. 

From last year’s audition of 93 Australians, eight were accepted with one scholarship given. Three Australian students are there full time: Max Jones, Tianna Koolloos and Alicia Mason. The Joffrey is hoping to offer more spaces this time. 

The Joffrey Academy in Chicago is the only official school that feeds directly into the Joffrey Ballet Company (unlike the Joffrey NYC school). If you are interested in an overseas opportunity or simply to gain more experience in the art of auditioning please follow this link.

Sunday 14 April 2019
Ages 12 – 15 for 9.00am to 10.30pm 
Ages 12 – 15 for 11.00am to 12.30pm
Ages 16 – 21 for 1.30pm to 3.00pm
Ages 16 – 21 for 3.30pm to 5.00pm 

New Uniform

We have a new top for Jazz and Contemporary. Prep and Junior Ballet students can continue to wear their Ballet leotard with shorts to Jazz classes.

The Jazz top will become mandatory by Semester 2 for all Senior students but we will encourage all new students to purchase. Please ask in the Uniform Shop (not Bloch) for the new Ballet and Dance Jazz top.

Contact Us

For all updates, enquiries and information regarding classes, uniform and competitions, please check in on Redlands Pulse, Note Day and the Ballet and Dance TV.

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

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

Important Dates:

Term 1 

Week 11         Saturday 6 – Friday 12 April – Class Watching Days
Week 11         Friday 12 April –  Last classes

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

Drama and Theatre

Musical

Tickets will be on sale tomorrow morning (Friday 22 February) at 9am for the Redlands Musical for 2019 and will be available directly from The Concourse box office. Redlands will be presenting Strictly Ballroom from 28-30 March at 6.30pm in the Concourse Theatre. Adapted from Baz Luhrmann’s beloved and award-winning film, Strictly Ballroom has been transformed into a dazzling stage musical. The show features songs from the hit 1992 film including Love is in the Air, Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps and Time After Time, as well as new songs from acclaimed artists and composers such as Sia and Eddie Perfect. With show stopping costumes, sizzling dance and classic hits, Strictly Ballroom will warm your heart  and have you dancing in your seats!

Gala Arts

This year’s Gala Arts performance will take place on Friday 31 May in the Concert Hall at The Concourse in Chatswood. Auditions are this term. Audition application forms and information from the student meeting are available here. Applications close 27 February at 3.30pm. Late applications for an audition will not be accepted.

The Shakespeare Carnival

Sport for Jove Theatre is returning with The Shakespeare Carnival, for 2019. Right across NSW, high school students have the chance to tread the boards and creatively engage with Shakespeare’s works on the stage as actors, dancers, musicians and designers. Redlands Shakespeare Carnival will be held on 20 March at 6.30pm in the Drama Studio.

Student News

Congratulations to Tess Haubrich, Arts Captain 2007, who is currently featuring in a leading role in Channel Nine’s new series Bad Mothers. Tess has also recently starred in the ABC series Pine Gap.

More information can be found on

Redlands Pulse

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

Music

Jazz in the Garden

Music Department Launch Event

Book now – Saturday 9 March (6.00-8.00pm). Table bookings are now open online. Book here.

Come join us for an evening of Jazz as the Friends of Music host our launch event, Jazz in the Gardens on Saturday 9 March. As part of this event, the first-ever Redlands EP of Original Compositions will be released. Please mark this event in your calendar. Enjoy performances from the Junior and Intermediate Jazz Bands, Stage Band and the Jazz Vocal Ensemble, hosted by the Arts and Music Captains.

Battle of the Bands (Yrs 5-12)

Enrolments are now open for Battle of the Bands auditions which will be held in Week 7 (Monday 11 – Friday 15 March). This event supports our budding young rock and contemporary musicians through a fundraising venture for the Redlands Cambodia Service trip. The competition is open to students in Yrs 7-12 with guest performances from our Junior School Rock Band Program. Competition audition forms are now available on Redlands Pulse.

Extra Subjects Music Group Tuition

This program offers lessons in Musicianship, Sound Engineering, Rock Bands and Composition. These various classes meet throughout the week before and after school, providing students with opportunities in building music theory skills, sound production techniques, contemporary performance and song writing. Signing up for classes closes Friday 22 February.

Music Community Working Bee – Saturday 6 April

The Friends of Music Committee would like to invite members of the school community to a Working Bee on Saturday 6 April (9.00am – 1.00pm). In assisting the Music Department as they prepare scores for relocation into the new Music Library storage units. The focus of this community morning is to assist with the sorting, organising, cataloguing and shelving of all Music Ensemble Scores and ongoing data entry in updating our Music Library spreadsheets.

Morning tea and refreshments will be provided at approximately 11.00am and this event will also be a wonderful time for parents to meet the 2019 Friends of Music Committee. If you would like to join us for the full four hours or even part thereof, please RSVP the Friends of Music President Mrs Emma McLaren: 

Location: The Music Centre
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm
Attire: Casual clothes
RSVP: Mrs Emma McLaren g_e_mclaren@hotmail.com

Senior Campus

Encore

On Monday afternoon, Yrs 11 and 12 attended the Encore Concert at the Sydney Opera House. Encore is a program of outstanding performances and compositions by students of the Higher School Certificate music examinations. Music syllabuses for the Higher School Certificate offer students opportunities to develop musical knowledge, skill and understanding and to become adept at performing and composing in a variety of styles and genres. Encore also recognises the exemplary work in Musicology electives.

Junior Campus

Junior Campus Music Ensembles Supervision

For ensembles that rehearse before school, please be reminded that there is no supervision for students prior to 7.10am. Please ensure that students are not left unsupervised by parents outside the Parkes Building before this time. On Monday, supervision for Junior Guitar Ensemble and Junior Voices is provided from 7.25am and on Friday for Preparatory Choir from 7.40am.

Instrument Insurance

School hired instruments must be included on personal home and contents insurance as Redlands cannot be held responsible for instruments which are lost, stolen or damaged. As all instruments are very fragile, we ask for your assistance in ensuring that students do not let other children play with their instrument, instruments are kept in a safe place and out of extreme temperatures (ie. hot car) and are not left out of their case when not in use.

Daily Instrument Storage Arrangements

Monday

On a Monday morning cello (only) students are to bring their instruments for storage in the purpose-built cupboards in the Parkes Building corridor. For the security and safety of all resources, instruments are not to be left at school overnight as they are needed at home for regular practice sessions. Violins and violas are to be stored safely within the child’s classroom.

Thursday

On a Thursday morning, cello, trombone, baritone and violin (only) students are to bring their instruments for storage in the purpose-built cupboards in the Parkes Building corridor. For the security and safety of all resources, instruments are not to be left at school overnight as they are needed at home for regular practice sessions. Flutes and clarinets are to be stored in school bags on Thursday and all other instruments are to be stored safely within the child’s classroom. For student safety, instruments are not to be left outside classrooms in corridors or on the ground.

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