From The Principal

I enjoyed the opportunity to speak to the Secondary School Captains at a recent meeting on the Challenges of Leadership. When asked about leaders that have inspired them, the common theme was people who lead with purpose and demonstrate strong values through their actions. We discussed times during their lives that they felt they have grown and developed in character, which often directly related to times that they had felt the greatest challenge. In sharing some of my experiences, I encouraged the students to see these times of adversity as opportunities when they could step up and lead with conviction and moral courage. The maturity of their contribution to the discussion, along with their strong desire to have a positive impact, not only at Redlands but beyond the School gates, left a strong impression. These moments reinforce that the future is in good hands.

Over recent weeks there have been a number of information webinars held for parents and students and while we are looking forward to being able to hold sessions back on campus in due course, with the recent weather there was some advantage to the online format. Following the Year 11 and 12 information webinars, I reflected on the strong layers of support available to students and the number of staff working as a team to provide academic and pastoral care. The restructure of the Dean leadership roles in the Secondary School this year has involved the previous Dean of Studies position being expanded into the new positions of Dean of Studies (7-10) and Dean of HSC. It has been fantastic to have Lucy Benjamin join the staff as Dean of HSC and Anna Marie Rolon promoted into the Dean of Studies (7-10) position to provide focused attention to these important middle years of schooling.

While the weather has certainly impacted a number of summer sport fixtures it has been wonderful to see students enjoying their programs across the School. I look forward to attending the ACT Head of the Lake Rowing Regatta this weekend and a special mention to the 1^st XI Soccer team who defeated Shore 3-2 in the CIS competition in a rain-soaked game this week. The photo of the team below after the game captured the moment.

Thank you to all members of the Redlands community for your support in implementing our updated COVID plan. I am please to report that over the past week there has continued to be a very low number of positive cases amongst students and that Secondary School students have been very pleased that mask wearing on campus is now optional.  As per our updated COVID plan, mask wearing will become optional for Junior Campus teachers and Transition, Prep and Junior School students from this Monday 7 March.

Stephen Webber

Cover Photo Caption: Our Year 8 and Year 9 Rowing Crews won medals galore at the AAGPS All Schools and Kings/PLC Regattas last weekend. 

Community Update

We are not just a school, we are a community and we recognise the sense of place that Redlands provides. It has been lovely to welcome some of our community back on campus this week. We look forward to welcoming more of our community on campus as the Term unfolds through events such as the Yr 7 Meet and Greet on Monday 14 March and Twilight in Garden on Friday 1 April.

Our motto, ‘Let your light shine’, is a phrase taken from The Sermon on the Mount, ‘Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven’ (Matthew 5:16 NIV). At Redlands we aim to provide extensive opportunities to enable each student’s light to shine and to foster the light in those around them, and those who need support.

Redlands is a school in the Anglican tradition that seeks to give students the opportunity to understand the Christian faith in a relevant and accessible way. The Redlands Parents’ Prayer meeting provides our current parent community with the opportunity to come together to pray for the concerns of the school and of families. The group is meeting for the first time this year on Wednesday 16 March from 8pm to 9pm via Zoom. Please contact Sally Swan (Mum to Adelaide Yr 8) at swanlsally@gmail.com for further information and the Zoom link.

My thanks to those who donated uniforms, and to the Redlands Uniform Shop and the ever active and passionate Redlands Parent and Friends Association (RPFA) for their collective effort in fulfilling the recent Second Hand Uniform Sale.  This initiative enables us to recycle pre-loved uniforms back into the community whilst raising valuable funds for our means-tested Scholarship Fund.

It is always a pleasure to hear what our alumni community have been up to, and this week’s postcard from Annabelle Swan (Class of 2021) who outlines her journey of service to Africa doesn’t disappoint. Annabelle’s inspiring story, along with that of another Redlander, Jon Appleton (Class of 1992) who has just released a book, can be enjoyed here.

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

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

Foundation

Greetings from Canberra

Last Friday I had an opportunity to meet with a few of our Redlanders currently studying in ANU. The plan was to organise a mini reunion which, due to COVID, scaled to a mini catch up attended by James Reid (School Captain 2020), Maya Auld and Jennifer Grant, all Redlanders 2020. It was a very lively discussion full of memories from Redlands, amongst highlights – camps, Winter School and of course teachers! Currently there are just over 60 Redlanders from a range of Year Groups who study in ANU across the faculties.

Book released by Jon Appleton (Redlander 1992)

Congratulations to Jon Appleton (Vice School Captain 1992) on the publication of his book ‘Letters from Robin’ which is a journey through the life and career of multi-award-winning Australian writer Robin Klein, author of more than 50 books for children of all ages.

During his time at Redlands, Jon launched and edited Rippa Reading, an authors’ fan magazine and review journal. Jon became a reviewer on TV and radio for a time and in 1991 was named a Young Achiever in the Australia Day awards. All this emerged from his correspondence and friendship with the author Robin Klein. His book will be available next week through Booktopia.  

Postcard from Annabelle Swan (Redlander 2021)

Upon graduation Annabelle shared with us her memories and reflections from Redlands as well as her journey after school gates. Annabelle was awarded a Lucy Hill scholarship to join Redlands for Yr 11 and 12.

“These past few years have been some of the best of my life. Despite the busyness and pressure that come with general school life I’ve always loved coming to school and being involved in as many things as possible. I’ve made friends whom I absolutely love, I’ve loved learning, and I have a trail of unforgettable memories, participating in the Senior Musical Festivals, going on camp this year with my best friends – one of the most fun weeks of my life , trying to run a student Christian prayer group and realising how difficult leadership can be.

I am very grateful to have been offered 2 early entries to Sydney universities to study a Bachelor of Nursing. As I described in my scholarship application, it has always been my dream to go to Africa and help out, building hospitals and schools. Various contacts of my family have done incredible work with fistula patients, as well as helping to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rate, and I hope to join them as soon as possible.

I have utterly loved my time here at the school and am so grateful to you for allowing me to come and be a part of this special community. Thank you. I will never forget it.”

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

RPFA

Parent Get-togethers

• Thurs 10 Mar Yr 9 drinks at The Oaks from 6pm
• Fri 11 Mar Yr 11 drinks at The Cargo Bar at King St Wharf from 7pm, to coincide with the Yr 11 Harbour Cruise. Please purchase a ticket here.
• Wed 16 Mar Yr 8 drinks at The Oaks from 6pm
• Fri 18 Mar 5White Cross Country lunch at Miller’s Kitchen, Cammeray from 12pm. RSVP here.
• Wed 23 Mar Yr 7 drinks at Neutral Bay Club from 6.30pm. Please purchase a ticket here.
• Thurs 31 Mar Yr 12 coffee at The Sandy Bear at Clontarf from 9am

Second Hand Uniform Sale

Thank you for your donations, which help us support sustainability as well as contribute to the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund. Due to storage availability, we can’t accept any more uniform donations right now. Look out for dates to donate in Term 2.

The online sale will start from 6pm on Mon 7 Mar and end Fri 11 Mar. Please look out for an email on Monday for the link to access the sale.

Walks on Tracks

Next week’s walk will be on Wed 9 Mar from Shelly Beach to Curl Curl. Meet at the Shelly Beach carpark at 8.40am. Any questions, please contact Ann Marie Kimber or call 0406 691 533.

Book Club

Our next meeting is an evening function on Thurs 31 Mar to discuss Anxious People by Erik Blackman. If you would like to join, please contact Katherine Dixon or call 0432 619 890 for further information.

Twilight in the Garden

The RPFA invites you to the 2022 Twilight in the Garden, an opportunity to meet and socialise with new friends, old friends and our whole school community. Please join us for this parent-only event on Fri 1 Apr from 6-8pm at the Fahl Garden on the Senior Campus. Light refreshments and drinks will be served. Please purchase a ticket here.

Event Details 

17.45pm: Doors open for registration – please enter from the Gerard St gate and collect your name tag. Look for your year group flag (eg Year 7-8 in the photo below) to find parents and teachers from your year group to meet and mingle.

18.00pm: Event Opening – food and drinks service begin.

18.30pm: Speeches 

• JP Forrest, RPFA President
• Glenda McLoughlin,Chair, Redlands Board
• Stephen Webber, Redlands School Principal

19.45pm: Conclusion of food and drinks service 

20.00pm: Event Concludes

As this is a on campus school event, the event must conclude strictly at 8pm. Please endeavour to leave promptly.

In the event of wet weather, Twilight in the Garden will be moved to Dunnet Hall on the Junior School campus. A notification will be sent on the day if there is a change in venue.

Twilight in the Piazza, 2018

Spring Fair

The Spring Fair is a highly anticipated bi-annual event for our School community, with stalls raising money for the school as well as charities nominated by students. The daytime event currently scheduled for Sat 3 September is centred around food, fun and entertainment, showcasing the community’s diversity and depth of students’ art-related activities. Please let us know if you would be interested in joining us for a coffee to discuss and be part of organising this wonderful event here.

Photo Gallery

A few walkers braved the weather at Kirribilli, while most decided to stay dry at a cafe yesterday

Yr 12 parents braved the wet weather for drinks at The Rowers last night 

2022 RPFA Committee

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

Head of Secondary School

New Normal – Next week we re-engage with typical routines

In Week 6 we return to our typical routines and practices in the Secondary School. It’s wonderful, but also a little scary, to even utter the word ‘normalcy’ but we are going to try and engage ‘normally’ in Week 6. The students have been incredible this week, despite the rain. They have utilised the gym and the active play opportunities offered in this space by our Sport coaches. Yr 11 and 12 have been model stewards of the Redlands Learning Hub, cleaning up after themselves and being respectful of the space. Yrs 9 and 10 have demonstrated their agility in shifting playgrounds and impressed us with their maturity. In the coming weeks, we look forward to introducing some additional handball courts on Redlands Lane and further opening up the campus for student access.

Times of the School Day Return to Normal

Uniform

In Week 6 students will need to wear their Summer Uniform to school each day except Thursday, when they may wear their Sport uniform. On all other days, if students have PDHPE during the day or training before/after school, they will need to utilise the change rooms.

Details about getting changed for PE lessons and sport training can be found on page 21 of the Student Planner.

Online Behaviour

Our online or digital conduct is important. Respectful and responsible use of digital spaces is essential and we regularly talk with students about how they navigate this space. Mean, rude, profane or hurtful comments written about another person online are as inappropriate as when uttered in person and students who engage in this sort of conduct collide with the Redlands values. WhatsApp, SnapChat, Skype, Instagram, Google – whatever medium we use – be it our phone or our laptop, inappropriate comments won’t be tolerated. At Redlands, we find that regular and repeated conversations about online behaviour are necessary, as is ongoing learning opportunities for students. On Monday 14 March, ySafe will be coming to Redlands to present eSafety Seminars for students in Yr 7-10. Parents can also find support via the School’s Online Safety Hub. We strongly encourage parents to:

• Regularly audit your child’s phone (all year groups)
• Issue consequences for inappropriate use of phone or computer
• Carve out no-phone time for the family and suggest other ways for ‘down-time’
• Normalise FOMO – it’s okay not to know what is being said in an online chat – being across every single comment is exhausting, anxiety-inducing and unhealthy

Camp is Coming

As Year 7, 8 and 12 ready themselves for camp, we are aware that students respond differently in how they approach this experience. Our counselling and pastoral team have created this infographic for Year 7, and parents may also find this Judith Locke article useful as it offers some recommendations for parental approaches.

I wish Yr 7 all the very best with their Camp next week and look forward to joining them in the latter half of the week. Thankfully Jindabyne has not received as much rain as we have in Sydney, and I am so excited about building connections (indoors and out) with the newest members of the Redlands student community.

Supporting your Child’s Transition into Secondar School Webinar

It was wonderful to have so many Year 7 parents and carers join us for this week’s webinar on supporting transition to high school, led by our counsellors and Dean of Students. All parents can access the brief 30-minute webinar here, where valuable insights can be found about:

• Developmental changes
• Managing self-consciousness and sensitivity
• Adjusting to a new learning environment
• Personal discipline, motivation and organisation
• Normalising discomfort and FOMO
• Being mindful of the parent role – how you step in and when

Culture College: Indigenous Cultural Immersion Trip for Years 10 and 11

Following our work with Culture College in recent years, and with some travel restrictions to NT still in place, we are delighted to offer a NSW based cultural immersion experience in the April holidays.

Based on Dharug Country near Wiseman’s Ferry, and with the support and involvement of Dharug and Yuin elders and community members, this program will offer authentic learning experiences on local country with a local context, such as: visiting important indigenous sites; learning about kinship; connecting to country; dreaming stories; men’s and women’s business and other cultural activities.

The program represents a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in local aboriginal culture that few people in NSW will experience. It offers not only benefit to our students and community, but is a continuing source of employment for indigenous people in uncertain times.

The dates for this program are Tuesday 19 April to Monday 25 April inclusive, and the total cost $2,965.

To take advantage of this amazing opportunity, please contact Rachael Riley, rriley@redlands.nsw.edu.au for a booking form.

Winter School

Our Winter School Webinar was very well attended last week, and we have received a record number of applications. Mr Gray (Dean of Activities) and I have already begun to review applications made by students on iLearn and feel a great sense of excitement for this year’s cohort. The deadline for parents registering interest closes Friday 4 March and the student application deadline is Monday 7 March.

Yr 9 Leadership

Yr 9 continue to impress with their generosity, leadership skills and collaborative approach to working together. Recently they have been working alongside our Yr 12 Student Leadership Team in preparation for International Women’s Day. They have also been engaged in leading Tours through the Secondary School for Year 5 students and families interested in joining us in 2024. We thank the 48 students who generously volunteered their time for living the Redlands spirit of welcome. 

Uniform Shop

Appointments are now available for winter uniform fittings and can be made by clicking HERE. We recommend if your child needs to try on uniforms, you make an appointment to avoid having to wait in a queue. 

If you simply need to go up a size and know what you need, you may also order online at www.flexischools.com.au or come to the shop and purchase these items.

We are happy to help you with any questions regarding winter uniform requirements or sizing, so please call us on 9968 9850 or email uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

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

Uniform Shop

Appointments are now available for winter uniform fittings and can be made by clicking HERE. We recommend if your child needs to try on uniforms, you make an appointment to avoid having to wait in a queue. 

If you simply need to go up a size and know what you need, you may also order online at www.flexischools.com.au or come to the shop and purchase these items.

We are happy to help you with any questions regarding winter uniform requirements or sizing, so please call us on 9968 9850 or email uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

University and Careers Advisors

Medicine/Dentistry 

UCAT 

If you are applying for medicine or dentistry, check to see if you need to sit the UCAT: 

View Here

UCAT Registrations open 1 March. 

UNSW Year 12 Medicine Information Evening 

15 March, 6.30-7.30pm 

View Here

Open Days & Info Sessions 

WSU | Discover Western: Subject Selection & Future Career in Social Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, Criminology & Policing 

Wednesday 2 March 2022, 5:00 pm 

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WSU | Discover Western: Subject Selection & Future Career in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery 

Wednesday 2 March 2022, 6:00 pm  

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WSU | Discover Western: Subject Selection & Future Career in Music, Creative Industries & Communication 

Thursday 3 March 2022, 5:00 pm 

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WSU | Discover Western: Subject Selection & Future Career in Cyber Security, Computing, Data Science, Mathematics and Entrepreneurship 

Thursday 3 March 2022, 6:00 pm 

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ADFA Roadshow Virtual Information Session 

Tuesday 8 March 2022, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm 

Would you like the opportunity to undertake military training while earning a degree? All without debt – in fact, we’ll pay you! 

Head to the upcoming info session to speak with current serving military personnel and learn more about the Australian Defence Force Academy. 

Find out More

University of Sydney | Pathways to Sydney 

Wednesday 23 March 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm 

Join us for this webinar where you will learn essential information and deadlines for our admission pathways, adjustment factors and entry schemes. Current Sydney Uni students will also share their journey using one of these pathways, and give you hints and tips for a successful application. 

Find out More

ACU | Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice 

Thursday 24 March 2022, 3:00 pm 

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AFTT | April Open Day 2022 

Saturday 9 April 2022, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm 

Academy of Film, Theatre & Television 

If you’re searching for information about a career in Filmmaking, Acting or Stage Management then come along to our open day and learn how to make your dream a reality. 

Find out More

CQUni | Online Chat Session 

Thursday 28 April 2022, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm 

Join us at one of our virtual events or discover many other opportunities to get your questions answered. 

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Torrens University Australia | Virtual Open Day 

Tuesday 3 May 2022, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm 

As the country’s fastest-growing university, Torrens University Australia brings a fresh approach to higher education. 

Find out More

Careers & Jobs 

Top Australian Graduate Employers in 2021 

Haven’t got a clue yet what careers might interest you or what you’d like to study at Uni? Maybe you’re unsure IF you’d even like to study further after school. 

Have a look at the lists of Australia’s top 100 companies who employed graduates in 2021. 

You can have a peek at their careers pages. See what jobs they have on offer and what qualifications you’d need to be considered. 

You never know, you could be inspired. 

Read some of the lists here: 

https://au.gradconnection.com/top100/2021/#finalist=afr-top100-employers-ranking  

https://gradaustralia.com.au/top-employers 

https://www.topgraduateemployers.com/ 

https://top-graduate-employers-2022.afr.com/top-100-graduate-employers-2022 

PCA Business Cadetships Program 

For Year 12 students who are interested in business, why wait until you finish university to launch your career? Secure your future now by applying for a cadetship under the Business Cadetships Program. Cadetships are open to students from all schools. 

Business Cadets combine study at the university of their choice in Sydney with paid work at either UBS, Barrenjoey Capital Partners or Macquarie Group in Sydney. These companies are leaders in the financial services industry. 

Applications for the Business Cadetships Program open on 7 March and close on 26 May 2022. 

To apply, follow this link.

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

Year 12

Yr 12 Privileges

A cheer went up in our Year Group meeting this Wednesday, when I announced that students were permitted to leave at lunch time to visit places like Chargrill Charlie’s and Woolworths. In the 4 years I have been with the group, it is the most excited I have seen them! They have worked so hard since beginning Yr 12 last term, and have had a turbulent couple of years, so it is wonderful to see a bit of ‘normality’ return to their lives and the simple pleasures of being able to leave school to buy lunch as a much-needed morale boost for them all.

Yr 12 Camp

Yr 12 camp has been confirmed as taking place from Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 April at StayKCC in Katoomba, which is so exciting! It will provide a perfect opportunity to bring Term 1 and Semester 1 to a close, where students can spend time together taking part in a range of physical activities, wellbeing moments, fun times, and study sessions, finishing with a formal dinner on the last evening. The students have been providing suggestions and ideas as to how they would like to spend the time at camp and a program is being put together that I have every confidence they will love. The aim is for them to enter the April holidays feeling motivated and as a cohesive year group. Please ensure, if you haven’t done already, that you complete all of the required ‘paperwork’ from the emails you have received in relation to the camp.

CIS Football Cup

Congratulations to all the Yr 12 boys who were part of the Redlands 1st Football team who competed at the CIS Football Cup against Shore at Cammeray Oval on Tuesday afternoon in wet, slippery conditions. The team is a combination of Yr 11 and 12 boys, and particular congratulations goes to Jake McLeod and Max Rawlinson who scored 2 of the 3 goals, leading to a 3-2 win over Shore. As well as Jake and Max, other Yr12 players were Sol Osborne, Riley Fenton and Captain Toby Van Extel. Further congratulations goes to Jake who has been selected in the U18 squad for the A-League team, Macarthur FC.

Clean Up Australia Day

Come along this Sunday as Redlands participate in Clean up Australia Day.

We have registered a site at Balmoral Beach from 12.00-2.00 pm, and we will be meeting at the Rotunda at 11:50. We will provide the necessary equipment, so just bring yourself! 

Come along if you would like to help this great cause, clean up one of our local beaches, clock up some CAS hours or just want to have a good time! 

Excitingly, this year, there will also be House points up for grabs for all participants – the House with the most participants will be earning valuable points that go towards the House Shield at the end of the year.

Join our effort here.

If you would like some more information or have any questions, you can contact Ms Riley at: rriley@redlands.nsw.edu.au

​​Balmoral Swim Schools Relay Challenge

Redlands will be participating in the 2022 Balmoral Swim Schools Relay Challenge on Sunday 3 April. The Schools Relay Challenge is a community-based initiative where schools help raise funds for the Children’s Cancer Institute, increase awareness of this important cause and importantly have fun participating in an open water swim relay.

How it works:

• Each team has 4 swimmers.
• Each swimmer swims a leg of the relay 200m.
• Participants can swim in their school year category, or an older category
• Entry cost are $15 for each swimmer 

If you are interested in taking part in the 2022 Balmoral Schools Swim Relay Challenge on Sunday 3 April, please follow these registration instructions:

1. Create an account at this link. If you competed last year, you will already have an account.
2. Complete the registration form. A section of the form must be completed by your parents/carers.
3. Send me an email confirming your registration. Please include:

–   Your name

–   The full name of your teammates (3 other students)

–   Your House (there will be points awarded to the house with the highest participation)

If you would like to donate to the Redlands fundraising page, please follow the instructions at this link.

Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos – Tomorrow Friday 4 March.

On Friday 4 March, Year 7 to 12 students will be accompanied by their Year Advisors to Redlands Hall for portrait photos after 8.20am. If your child is unable to have their portrait taken on 4 March please inform your Year Advisor.  A catch-up date for missed portraits will be offered on 18 March at school, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.

Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place on 4 March from 7.15am-8.20am in Redlands Hall. If you would like to order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form.

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Girls with hair touching the collar should tie it back with navy accessories (elastics, ribbon, scrunchies). No hair dye, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr12 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 11

Harbour Cruise Pickup  

Students will disembark at 10.15 pm at Wharf 1, King St Wharf. Students must be collected before 10.30 pm by a parent or carer. Should you wish to nominate another adult to collect your child, you must email your written permission and name and contact details of the adult to the Year Advisors by Friday 11 March. Please note that students will not be allowed to leave by taxi or Uber unless accompanied by their parent, carer, or nominated adult.

New Student

A warm welcome to Chirag Kowgli who has joined the Yr 11 Redlands cohort from the Pathways school in Guragong, India. He is a new member of Ms Jessica Lasky’s Tutor Group, 11 MG. 

Year 11 lend a helping hand to our Juniors at Japanese Club 

Yr 11 students, Daniel Close, Hadley Wintle, Sahara Ali, Marli Prado, Julia Murphy and Momo Elsworth have been very enthusiastic and are working hard to help junior students with their Japanese language learning. According to Sensei Abe, Sensi Okawa and Sensei Jiang, Yr 11 are having such a positive impact on the junior students’ learning. This is a perfect example of Peer Leadership. Well done to Daniel, Hadley, Sahara, Marli, Julia and Momo! 

Culture College NSW Cultural Immersion Exeperience – Year 10 and 11

19 – 25 April

We are delighted to offer NSW-based cultural immersion program with our partners at Culture College. This replaces the planned Homeland trip to Northern Territory, and means we are able to offer this experience to more students in Years 10 and 11.

Based on Dharug Country near Wiseman’s Ferry, and with the support and involvement of Dharug and Yuin elders and community members, this alternate program will offer similar authentic learning experiences planned for Arnhem Land yet on local country with a local context.

These include visiting important Indigenous sites, learning about kinship, connecting to country, dreaming stories, men’s and women’s business and other cultural activities.

The program represents a unique opportunity for our students to immerse themselves in local Aboriginal culture that few people in NSW will experience. It offers not only benefit to our students and community, but is a continuing source of employment for Indigenous people in uncertain times.

The dates for this program are from Tuesday 19 April to Monday 25 April inclusive. The total cost of the program is $2,965.

If you wish to take advantage of this unique opportunity, please contact Rachael Riley, rriley@redlands.nsw.edu.au, for a Booking Form and further details.

Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos – Tomorrow Friday 4 March.

Tomorrow Friday 4 March, Year 7 to 12 students will be accompanied by their Year Advisors to Redlands Hall for portrait photos after 8.20am. If your child is unable to have their portrait taken on 4 March please inform your Year Advisor.  A catch-up date for missed portraits will be offered on 18 March at school, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.

Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place tomorrow, Friday 4 March from 7.15am-8.20am in Redlands Hall. If you would like to order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form.

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Girls with hair touching the collar should tie it back with navy accessories (elastics, ribbon, scrunchies). No hair dye, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Yr 11 Boys shine in the CIS Football Cup against Shore. 

Congratulations to all the Yr 11 boys who were part of the Redlands 1st Football team who competed at the CIS Football Cup against Shore at Cammeray Oval on Tuesday afternoon in wet, slippery conditions. It was fantastic seeing Doug Mantell score the 3rd goal to put Redlands 1 point ahead of Shore to take out the match 3 – 2. 

The Yr 11 representation in the 1st Football team included: 

• Lachlan Binnekamp
• Sebastien Griffiths
• Joe Irvine
• Jack Lazzarotto 
• Doug Mantell
• Ethan McFarlane
• Keian Murphy
• Xavier Reid  
• Corey Twining 

Well Done!

Mr Nicholas Walker
Yr 11 Year Advisor
nwalker@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 10

Important Upcoming Dates

• Friday 4 March Student Portraits and Sibling Photos
• Sunday 6 March Clean Up Australia Day
• Tuesday 8 March International Women’s Day
• Friday 18 March National Day of Action Against Bullying
• Friday 8 April End of Term 1
• Wednesday 27 April Start of Term 2
• Thursday 26 May Meningococcal ACWY Vaccinations
• Thursday 3 November Vaccination Catch-Ups

Yr 10 will report to Redlands Hall with their P1 teacher on Friday for student portraits. Students are asked to be in full Summer uniform and to bring their student ID card with them. Photos will commence at 8:45am for YR 10.

Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos – Tomorrow Friday 4 March.

Tomorrow  Friday 4 March, Yr 10 will report to Redlands Hall with their P1 teacher on for student portraits. Students are asked to be in full Summer uniform and to bring their student ID card with them. Photos will commence at 8:45am for YR 10.

If your child is unable to have their portrait taken on 4 March please inform your Year Advisor.  A catch-up date for missed portraits will be offered on 18 March at school, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.

Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place tomorrow Friday  4 March from 7.15am-8.20am in Redlands Hall. If you would like to order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form.

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Girls with hair touching the collar should tie it back with navy accessories (elastics, ribbon, scrunchies). No hair dye, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Culture College NSW Cultural Immersion Exeperience – Year 10 and 11

19 – 25 April

We are delighted to offer NSW-based cultural immersion program with our partners at Culture College. This replaces the planned Homeland trip to Northern Territory, and means we are able to offer this experience to more students in Years 10 and 11.

Based on Dharug Country near Wiseman’s Ferry, and with the support and involvement of Dharug and Yuin elders and community members, this alternate program will offer similar authentic learning experiences planned for Arnhem Land yet on local country with a local context.

These include visiting important Indigenous sites, learning about kinship, connecting to country, dreaming stories, men’s and women’s business and other cultural activities.

The program represents a unique opportunity for our students to immerse themselves in local Aboriginal culture that few people in NSW will experience. It offers not only benefit to our students and community, but is a continuing source of employment for Indigenous people in uncertain times.

The dates for this program are from Tuesday 19 April to Monday 25 April inclusive. The total cost of the program is $2,965.

If you wish to take advantage of this unique opportunity, please contact Rachael Riley, rriley@redlands.nsw.edu.au, for a Booking Form and further details.

Yr 10 Uniform Reminders

As students begin to further settle into the new school year, a few key items are needing clarification and reinforcement across the cohort:

• Necklaces are needing to be left at home
• Earrings are limited to one stud or sleeper in each ear in the lowest hole
• Shirts are to be tucked in throughout the day outside of Recess and Lunch
• Hair is to be kept neatly away from the face
• Cell phones are to be turned off and locked away throughout the school day

Students are receiving demerits for the uniform infractions. Once a student receives two demerits, the student will automatically earn a Friday 1 hour detention. Thank you for your support from home in encouraging students to represent themselves appropriately at school.  

Yr 10 into Yr 11 Subject Selection Process

Students have now completed their Careers Profiling meetings and several questions are arising in regards to subject selection for senior studies. The process will commence Term 2 and further information will be shared with students and parents as we get closer to the end of term. We encourage students to continue discussing options at home, to touch base with their Tutors about any queries and to keep taking advantage of any additional presentations or information sessions offered through the Redlands University and Career’s Advisors. 

Clean Up Australia Day Sunday 6 March

On Sunday 6 March, it is Clean Up Australia Day! Students are meeting the Environmental Captains at Balmoral Rotunda at 11:50am and cleaning up until 2.00pm. All students are encouraged to come along to help this great cause, clean up one of our local beaches and clock up some service hours while having a good time. There are also house points this year contributing toward the end of year shield. Hope to see everyone there!

A ‘job well done’ Yr 10…

Fantastic effort in completing the first Yr 10 assessment and utilising the Study Centre at maximum capacity in the week leading up to the Term 1 Mathematics Assessment. Students are now preparing for English and PDHPE Assessments in Wk 2.  

Congratulations to Isaac Brooks for competing in the NSW Junior Championships this past weekend.

Well done and thank you for demonstrating who you are when others are not looking, Johnny Wang, for helping an elderly citizen with shopping and crossing the road this week in the rain. 

Best of luck to Hannah Garde, Jasmine Black and Bianca Goggin for preparing to compete in the NSWCIS Cup for Football next Tuesday 8 March. 

We are wishing Daisy Thomas well and remain inspired by her resilience as she recovers from an injured wrist and prepares to continue competing for Snow Australia in the Europa Cup and Junior World Championships in Switzerland. 

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 10 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865    

Year 9

Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos – Tomorrow Friday 4 March.

Tomorrow Friday 4 March, Yr 7 to 12 students will be accompanied by their Year Advisors to Redlands Hall for portrait photos after 8.20am. If your child is unable to have their portrait taken on 4 March please inform your Year Advisor. A catch-up date for missed portraits will be offered on 18 March at school, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.

Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place on 4 March from 7.15am-8.20am in Redlands Hall. If you would like to order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form.

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Girls with hair touching the collar should tie it back with navy accessories (elastics, ribbon, scrunchies). No hair dye, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Yr 9 Uniform Reminders

As students begin to further settle into the new school year, a few key items are needing clarification and reinforcement across the cohort:

• Necklaces are needing to be left at home
• Earrings are limited to one stud or sleeper in each ear in the lowest hole
• Shirts are to be tucked in throughout the day outside of Recess and Lunch
• Hair is to be kept neatly away from the face
• Cell phones are to be turned off and locked away throughout the school day

Students are receiving demerits for the uniform infractions. Once a student receives two demerits, the student will automatically earn a Friday 1 hour detention. Thank you for your support from home in encouraging students to represent themselves appropriately at school.  

Important Upcoming Dates

• Friday 4 March Student Portraits and Sibling Photos
• Sunday 6 March Clean Up Australia Day
• Tuesday 8 March International Women’s Day
• Friday 18 March National Day of Action Against Bullying
• Friday 8 April End of Term 1

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 9 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 8

Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos – Tomorrow Friday 4 March.

Tomorrow  Friday 4 March, Year 7 to 12 students will be accompanied by their Year Advisors to Redlands Hall for portrait photos after 8.20am. If your child is unable to have their portrait taken on 4 March please inform your Year Advisor.  A catch-up date for missed portraits will be offered on 18 March at school, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.

Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place tomorrow, Friday 4 March from 7.15am-8.20am in Redlands Hall. If you would like to order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form.

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Girls with hair touching the collar should tie it back with navy accessories (elastics, ribbon, scrunchies). No hair dye, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Yr 8 Uniform Reminders

As students begin to further settle into the new school year, a few key items are needing clarification and reinforcement across the cohort:

• Necklaces are needing to be left at home
• Earrings are limited to one stud or sleeper in each ear in the lowest hole
• Shirts are to be tucked in throughout the day outside of Recess and Lunch
• Hair is to be kept neatly away from the face
• Cell phones are to be turned off and locked away throughout the school day

Students are receiving demerits for the uniform infractions. Once a student receives two demerits, the student will automatically earn a Friday 1 hour detention. Thank you for your support from home in encouraging students to represent themselves appropriately at school.  

Important Upcoming Dates

• Friday 4 March Student Portraits and Sibling Photos
• Sunday 6 March Clean Up Australia Day
• Tuesday 8 March International Women’s Day
• Friday 18 March National Day of Action Against Bullying
• Friday 8 April End of Term 1

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 8 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 7

School Photographs Tomorrow Friday 4 March

Yr 7 to 12 students will be accompanied by their Year Advisors to Redlands Hall for portrait photos after 8.20am. If your child is unable to have their portrait taken on 4 March Please inform your Year Advisor.  A catch-up date for missed portraits will be offered on 18 March at school, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.

Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place on 4 March from 7.15am–8.20am in Redlands Hall. To order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form before 26 February. 

Parents/Carers who have children in the Junior and Senior Campus and are attending the sibling photo on 4 March are requested to wait for their children outside the Gerard Street gate until after the photo should they want to accompany their Junior Campus children to school afterwards.  

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Girls with hair touching the collar should tie it back with navy accessories (elastics, ribbon, scrunchies). No hair dye, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Yr 7 Camp – Monday 7–11 March

A letter detailing camp departure information was sent to parents yesterday. Please refer to this letter for specifics regarding student RAT testing, medications, and important departure information. We will be leaving from the Senior Campus on Monday morning, students should arrive at 6am and enter through the Gerard St gate. Please be advised that parents are not permitted onsite.

Yr 7 Meet and Greet

Monday 14 March is the Yr 7 Parent Meet and Greet will be held on the Fahl Garden from 5-6.30pm. Yr 7 parents, we would love you to come and join us for an evening of introductions and conversation. The purpose of the evening is to enable our Yr 7 Parents and Carers to meet our Teachers, Tutors and Year Advisors in an informal setting so you can begin to establish those connections that we see as so important in developing a productive partnership between home and school. It is also a wonderful opportunity to meet other Yr 7 parents. Light refreshments will be provided.

Supporting your Child’s Transition into High School

Follow this link for a recording of our webina this week.. 

Yr 7 Vaccinations 2022

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 2022 the following vaccines will be offered for Yr 7 students:

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine 2-doses at least 6 months apart
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine Single dose

Parent Information Kits that include an information sheet, consent form and privacy statement will be sent home to parents/guardians. To consent to the vaccination of their child, parents/guardians are advised to:
• read all the information provided
• complete the consent form, including signing their name next to the vaccine/s they would like their child to receive
• return the completed consent form to their child’s school.

Parents please ensure;
• your child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic
• your child does not attend school with any symptoms of Covid

Absent students
Please note that, to improve vaccination completion, students will be opportunistically offered catch-up vaccination for any missed doses. Any catch-up vaccination will be done on the same day as Year 7 and 10 clinics. They do not need to go to their GP for the missed vaccine.

Parents/guardians who later on wish to withdraw their consent after they have handed in the consent form can do so by writing to the school Principal or phoning the school. The Procedure for Withdrawal of Consent is available on the NSW Health website at www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/.

A Record of Vaccination will be provided to each student vaccinated at each clinic as a physical card. Details about vaccinations given at school will also be uploaded to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to support complete vaccination histories. Parents can obtain this through the myGov website or the Express Plus Medicare Mobile app. (Anyone aged 14 years or older has to get their own statement.) https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/immunisation/getting-vaccinated/check-immunisation-history

The dates for vaccination the clinics are:

Visit 1 – Wednesday 6 April 2022 – Year 7 HPV dose 1
Visit 2 – Thursday 26 May- 2022 catch up opportunity for Year 7 HPV dose 1
Visit 3 – Thursday 3 November 2022 – Year 7 HPV dose 2 & dTpa

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 7 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494

Head of Junior School

Junior Campus COVID Protocols (from Monday 7 March)

In our assembly this week, both Mr Webber and I shared our pride in how responsibly and respectfully our students have followed our COVID-safes protocols so far, which has certainly been a contributing factor to the very low numbers of positive cases seen this term.

As we move to some changes such as optional mask wearing from next Monday, the message to students was also conveyed that we should all respect each other’s choice to wear or not wear masks, knowing that for some in our community, wearing a mask is also important for either their own health or the health of members of their family.

We will continue to encourage good hygiene practices and ask that parents continue to monitor student health for COVID symptoms and utilise the rapid antigen tests as needed which have been provided.

As previously communicated to our community by our Principal, Mr Webber, please note the protocols from next Monday 7 March for Junior Campus (Prep and Junior) students and staff:

Mask Wearing

• Masks will be optional for students and staff.
• Masks remain mandatory on public transport and students will need one for Wednesday Sport travel on buses, Redlands Bus Services and for travel on excursions/ camps.

Rapid Antigen Testing

• Rapid Antigen Testing has moved to ‘symptomatic testing’ and should continue to be undertaken at the discretion of parents using the supply provided last week.
• Students who return a positive Rapid Antigen Test will still need to follow the steps outlined again below.

COVID-19 Positive Cases

• Any student returning a positive Rapid Antigen or PCR Test will be required to follow NSW Health requirements which are currently:
  • isolate at home for 7 days following the positive test
  • leave isolation and return to school after 7 days if they have no symptoms
  • If they continue to have symptoms after 7 days, then remain in isolation until 24 hours after symptoms have resolved.
• Positive Rapid Antigen Test results must continue to be reported to both NSW Health and to the Junior School via jsabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Household Contacts

• Students who are household contacts (live with someone who has COVID-19) must continue to isolate for 7 days (unless they themselves have previously tested positive to COVID-19 and ended their isolation for this in the past 28 days).
• Students who are household contacts may only return to school after 7 days if they have tested negative and are symptom free.

Attendance at School

• Students must not attend school if they display any symptoms of COVID-19 (such as sore throat, runny nose, cough or shortness of breath) and/or are feeling even a little unwell, notwithstanding that some students with pre-existing medical conditions that might present similar symptoms have provided letters from GPs.
• Students are required to remain at home until they are symptom-free.
• Students who display COVID-19 symptoms on campus will be sent to the School Nurse who will assess the student and may send them home to have a PCR or Rapid Antigen Test if required.

I hope these updates and reminders are both helpful and reassuring as we continue to be focused on ensuring the safety of students, staff and our wider School community.

Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday 6 March

This Sunday, students and families from all sections of our School are again invited to join in Clean up Australia Day, although mop up Australia Day might be more appropriate! Interested students and families should meet at the rotunda on Balmoral Beach at 11.50am with the clean up between 12pm-2pm. We will provide equipment so there is no need to bring anything for the clean-up. Student volunteers will be there to help organise this along with Redlands staff. If the weather looks good (we can but hope!), do feel free to bring lunch or some snacks along as well and for those students who cannot make it, the Junior School will also be participating in Clean Up Australia Day at school next week. 

There will also be House points up for grabs for all participants that will go towards the House Shield at the end of the year. I look forward to being part of this local community event.

ICT in Schools Summit

Last week, our Junior Campus eLearning Coordinator, Ms Argiro Anagnostu, joined our Director of Digital Innovation, Ms Mary-Lou O’Brien, at the ICT in Schools Summit. Both of these leaders in our school were then invited on to join the panel session where aspects of Redlands’ digital offerings and IT infrastructure were both showcased and referenced. It was great to have such as strong representation from Redlands and indeed see more female leaders in this field.

Spanish News – Education Perfect Global Languages Championships 2022

Redlands Junior School students are once again encouraged to compete with students from all around the world to learn languages, earning points towards awards (and maybe even prizes!) for yourself, while helping Redlands to shine on an international platform.

Starts:  4pm Tuesday 8 March

Ends:    4pm Tuesday 15 March

All Junior School students are registered to participate. To compete, all students need to do is answer Spanish language questions on Education Perfect. Points are awarded for all questions except self-marked questions and dash. Further details of the competition can be found on the website  or on the EP app and I will explain this to students in class too.

Certificates will be awarded to students with 500+ points. Redlands Junior School Spanish students will also have the chance to win gift vouchers and other prizes in our own school-based challenge.

I encourage all students to participate to improve their Spanish skills and have fun in this exciting and motivating competition. ¡Buena Suerte!

Señora Colagiuri
Junior School Spanish Teacher

Uniform Shop

Appointments are now available for winter uniform fittings and can be made by clicking HERE. We recommend if your child needs to try on uniforms, you make an appointment to avoid having to wait in a queue. 

If you simply need to go up a size and know what you need, you may also order online at www.flexischools.com.au or come to the shop and purchase these items.

We are happy to help you with any questions regarding winter uniform requirements or sizing, so please call us on 9968 9850 or email uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

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

Head of Preparatory School

Masks Update

From Monday 7 March, masks will no longer be mandatory for staff and students in primary schools and early childhood settings. With this mandate lifted, we still encourage each family member to make their own choice as to whether they would feel more comfortable with their child wearing a mask. We will still have a small supply of masks to use when necessary. If your child displays any cold like symptoms, they are to stay home and only return to school if they are symptom free.

Yr 2 Leadership Roles

Last week in Note Day we launched the Year 2 Leadership initiative. As promised, please find detailed information from our Year 2 students about the Big Buddies role.

Yr 2 Leaders are excited to begin the special roles next week. One of these jobs is ‘Big Buddies’. We will be helping other students in the playground, playing games with them and teaching them how to use the equipment or join Friendship Time and Library Lunch.

Technology in the Classroom Prep Parents Workshop – reserve your place!

Redlands Prep School is very excited to invite our parents to our first on site workshop for 2022. On Monday 7th March, join our eLearning Coordinator and Year 6 Student Technology Leaders in our Technology in the Classroom Prep Parent Workshop.  This session introduces parents to the uses of technology as a tool for learning in the Prep classrooms. Parents will have an opportunity to experience how students use iPads at school through hands-on activities with various Apps on school iPads. Places are limited to 50 participants and parents can book via the link below. 

Venue:  Arnold Library (Junior School)
Time:  8:30-9:45am
Booking: Click Here 

Kindergarten Classroom visits and Home Reading Workshops

We are very excited to welcome our 2022 Kindergarten families into our classrooms for a quick classroom tour conducted by your child, followed by a home reading workshop. Our Kindergarten team will be conducting the workshops and are very excited to share strategies with you as well as answer any questions you may have about early reading skills.

Ensuring COVID safe measures are adhered to, please note that only one parent is permitted to attend and toddlers unfortunately will not be able to attend either. We are hoping this provides you with enough time to plan for alternative arrangements for smaller siblings. Please email your classroom teacher directly if you will be attending.

Clean Up Australia Day

Written by Lauren Rolfe, Year 6 Environmental Captain

The 6thof March is Clean up Australia Day. Redlands will be involved in this event at Balmoral from 12pm – 2pm. Year 6  volunteers will be there to help organise Junior, Prep and Redlands House students with this. Families are encouraged to come along and get involved. Feel free to bring lunch or some snacks along as well. If you can’t make it, the Junior Campus will also be participating in Clean Up Australia Day at school the following week. 

Cutlery Library

We would also like to create a Cutlery Library for our Junior Campus canteen. Currently biodegradable cutlery is used in our canteen. We aim to improve this further by creating a reusable cutlery library. Cutlery can be borrowed from the Cutlery Library and returned to the canteen to be reused the next day.

So, what are we asking you for? Whether it’s forks or spoons, we would like any spare cutlery to be donated to our Junior Campus Cutlery Library. Please send any donations to our Prep Reception.

Term 2 Prep After-School Sport Registration

The Term 2 Expression of Interest for Prep After-School Sport form will be released on Monday 14 February at 1.00pm..

The EOI Form will be released via email (to pre-empt any technical issues with Pulse) and on the Prep Sport Pulse page. Registration for all sports will take place in this EOI Form (one form for all sports). Registrations from Term 1 DO NOT roll over and you must complete the Term 2 EOI Form for all Term 2 Sports.

Each Sport has limited spaces available for each year group. This is to ensure a quality experience is offered to students with a low student-coach ratio. It is anticipated that all sports will fill very quickly. The purpose of the programs is to develop sport and physical literacy skills, it is not a baby-sitting activity therefore behaviour will need to meet the expectations of the coaches and of the Redlands behaviour policy. Please note that if any student is sent home twice for poor or disruptive behaviour, they will not be allowed to participate for the remainder of the term program. As such, our providers expect that students will be interested and enthusiastic about participating. Please discuss these programs with your child and the expectations that will be asked of them as after-School Sport may not suit all students.

Registration is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation email from the Prep Sport Administrator. Families will be informed either way regarding the result of their EOI Form.

The following sports will be available in Term 2:

For more information, please visit the Prep Sport Pulse Page or contact prepsport@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Prep Fun Run Tuesday 8 March

We are excited to announce that Kindy and Year 1 will be participating in a Fun Run on Tuesday 8^thMarch while our Year 2 students head to Tunks Park for their Cross Country.

• When: Tuesday 8 March
• Where: Junior Campus Oval
• What to wear: PE uniform for the whole day
• What to bring: Normal crunch and sip, recess, lunch. 
• Timing: Normal school day drop offs and pick-ups.  Students will be collected from their classroom, taken to the oval for their event, and then return to their classroom for their regular learning activities. 

Fun Run Creative Challenge

We’ve designed some posters to give you encouragement on the way. You would have seen some in assembly with messages like: Try your best!  Keep on going!  Have Fun!

But we need more!  We’re going to put them all over the school! 

Over the next week if you’d like to make a poster it will help you and your friends get a boost of energy as you run past. We will also give out bonus house points for anyone who makes a poster.

If you’d like to make one you can draw one, paint one, do it on the computer or if you’d like to colour in your house banner, you can find one on the portal.  Once you have completed it, you can give it to your teacher by next Monday.

Uniform Shop

Appointments are now available for winter uniform fittings and can be made by clicking HERE. We recommend if your child needs to try on uniforms, you make an appointment to avoid having to wait in a queue. 

If you simply need to go up a size and know what you need, you may also order online at www.flexischools.com.au or come to the shop and purchase these items.

We are happy to help you with any questions regarding winter uniform requirements or sizing, so please call us on 9968 9850 or email uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

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

Redlands House and Transition Gold

Winter Uniforms

Cooler weather is right around the corner and the children will be needing winter uniform items soon.

Appointments at the Uniform Shop are now available for winter uniform fittings and can be made by clicking HERE. We recommend if your child needs to try on uniforms, you make an appointment to avoid having to wait in a queue. 

If you simply need to go up a size and know what you need, you may also order online at www.flexischools.com.au or come to the shop and purchase these items.

We are happy to help you with any questions regarding winter uniform requirements or sizing, so please call us on 9968 9850 or email uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Second Hand Uniform Sale

The RPFA is holding a second Hand Uniform Sale, which will be occurring outside of Redlands House on 8 March and 10 March, from 8.00am-9.00am. All items will be $10 and will include jumpers, pants and vests.

Your participation helps support sustainability. In addition, funds raised are contributed towards the means-tested Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund.

Sandpit Photos

Individual and class photos for Redlands House and Transition Gold classes will be taken on the following days by Sandpit Photography:

• Tuesday 8 March          Orange Class Juniors/ Yellow Class Seniors/Blue Class Seniors/ Transition Gold
• Thursday 10 March      Orange Class Seniors / Yellow Class Juniors / Blue Class Juniors

Clean Up Australia Day

As you might already know, the children at Redlands House have been learning about various materials and how we use them in our everyday lives. We have been learning about waste, and specifically about our plastic waste. Each week, all staff and students have been taking part in Waste-Free Wednesdays. The children have enjoyed taking part in our recycling programs and most of all, they have enjoyed feeding and holding our worms each day.

Next Wednesday, we will take part in Clean Up Australia Day by discovering how each of us can help look after our environment. We will watch a couple short videos about schools and beach clean-ups. Feel free to watch these videos at home and support your children in their understanding of each concept. Take 3 for the Sea is an initiative that many of you probably already know about, and it is easy for children to apply safely, when they go to the beach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK1Klsed3MY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8B3ErkVT1k

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

COVID-19 Guidelines – Week 6

Mask-wearing

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

Change-Rooms and Uniform

• Students continue to be permitted to wear the PDHPE uniform to school on Thursdays
• Students attend before School training are required to change into their School uniform after their training session, before attending their period 1 lesson
• Students who attend after School training on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday are required to change into their school uniform during lunchtime in preparation for their afternoon training session.

Representative Sport

• Students whose Representative Sport training session is not scheduled on Thursday afternoon will be dismissed from school at 2.30pm.
• Sport Specific information is also available to families on the Secondary School Sports Page on Redlands Pulse.

Summer Representative Sport

Touch Football

Unfortunately there was another weekend of washed out games, we are hopeful of getting some games for all teams across this weekend and next. There will be some changes to the Rhino for this week. These updates will be emailed to all Touch Football players tomorrow (Friday 4 March).

Basketball

Please check the Redlands Rhino for your fixture times this Saturday 5 March which will be the second to last round of the 2022 Basketball Season. The Girls program continues to thrive, winning 5 of the 7 contests in the Girls ISA competition over the weekend. The boys had some extremely close games across the board and managed to win 7 of their games on Saturday. We are looking forward to the last two rounds of the ISA Basketball competition as our teams are improving each week.

A reminder that there is 3×3 in Lang Gym on Monday after school and Monday/Wednesday morning skills training in Lang Gym for anyone looking for additional basketball opportunities, further details can be found in the training schedule on Redlands Pulse. 

Rowing

During the past weekend our Year 8 and Year 9 crews raced at either the boys AAGPS All Schools Regatta or the Girls at the Kings/PLC regatta with some outstanding success.

AAGPS ALL SCHOOLS REGATTA – The Year 8 and Year 9 boys raced against the GPS schools at Hen and Chicken on Sat 26 Feb in some wet conditions. The boys raced well against some strong competition and well and truly represented themselves well. Notable results included:

• 1^st Place: Year 8 Boys 3^rd Crew (Rhuri Oliver, Oliver Smith, Connor Morrison, John Natilli & James Foley)
• 3^rd Place: Year 8 Boys 2^nd Crew (Cooper Beeton, Ryan Beggs, Finn O’Sullivan, Toby Anderson & Daniel Hely)
• 3^rd Place: Year 9 Boys 2^nd Crew (Louis Abrahams, Filip Feller, Angus McInnes, Hiro Phillips & Thomas Whitney)

KINGS/PLC REGATTA – Our Year 8 and Year 9 girls headed out to Penrith to race against a full field of girls crews from across NSW and the ACT. In what was for some of our crews their first actual crew boat race to date, the girls were nothing short of amazing.

• 1^st Place: Year 8 Girls Double Scull (Scarlett Cortes & Ruby Warner)
• 1^st Place: Year 8 Girls Double Scull (Hannah Riddington & Amber Kusano)
• 2^nd Place: Year 8 Girls Double Scull (Niamh Carter & Sienna Harris)
• 3^rd Place: Year 8 Girls Double Scull (Amber Winder & Millie Codrington)
• 1^st Place: Year 8 Girls Single Scull (Isobel Campbell)
• 1^st Place: Year 8 Girls Single Scull (Mila Osborn)
• 2^nd Place: Year 8 Girls Single Scull (Lucy Maher)
• 1^st Place: Year 8 Girls Division 1 Quad (Scarlett Cortes, Mila Osborn, Isobel Campbell, Ruby Warner & Sophie McDonald)
• 2^nd Place: Year 8 Girls Division 2 Quad (Lara Doyle, Rosie Garcia-Wood, Niamh Carter, Sienna Harris & Leah Chung)
• 1^st Place: Year 8 Girls Division 3 Quad (Millie Codrington, Katie Budden, Alana Winder, Luch Maher & Lilian Chen)
• 3^rd Place: Year 8 Girls Division 4 Quad (Amber Kusano, Hannah Riddington, Elizabeth Whelan, Jess Smith & Lexi Jones)
• 3^rd Place: Year 8 Girls Division 6 Quad (Maria Smith, Imogen Kroon, Stella Nicholl, Mika Currie & Amelia West)
• 2^nd Place: Year 9 Girls Single Scull (Juliet Treloar)
• 3^rd Place: Year 9 Girls Single Scull (Bella Crennan)

This weekend will see our students travel to Canberra for the ACT Head of the Lake and ACT Championships held across both Saturday and Sunday. This is a particular highlight for students, families and coaches alike. Please be sure to read over the information that has been previously emailed and also uploaded to the rowing page of Redlands Pulse.

Sailing

Last weekend, a group of Redlands sailors headed down to Canberra for the ACT team’s racing states regatta and the YMCA Canberra Sailing Club. We sailed extremely well, despite the rainy weather conditions. With light winds on both Saturday and Sunday, we sailed in conditions we aren’t particularly used to. However, our teams managed to come 5th and 8th in the schools’ division, with a total of 16 teams competing. Our teams worked well together to use our boat handling and strategic skills to try and cross the finish line in winning combinations. It has been such a rewarding and exciting experience for us, and we can’t wait for our Redlands Cup regatta, only a few weeks away.

(By Sailing Captain Katina Casimaty)

Tennis

It was yet another rainy-day last Saturday, seeing all tennis fixtures for Round 3 cancelled.

 This weekend brings Round 4 (5 March) and I hope that the rain starts to settle and the sun starts to shine so that all students can get back on the courts as soon as possible!

 A reminder for Round 4 (5 March) this weekend:

• If you are unable to attend Saturday competition, please email Luke Jeffery by no later than 12pm on Friday.
• Please check the draw and playing pairs list to see when/where/who you are playing.
• Students need to arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes before start time.
• For any questions, please email Luke Jeffery.

Please join me in wishing the Tennis students all the best for their upcoming matches this weekend!

Fitness Centre

As we start to wind down our Summer Rep. Sport Season and with our Winter Sport athletes beginning their prep for the 2022 ISA Season, the Fitness Centre is the perfect place to build strength, work on speed and improve endurance. All students can access the morning sessions which run Monday–Friday and start promptly at 6.30am. We have had brilliant numbers across the sessions with over 35 students attending our Wednesday morning session this week.

In addition, starting from next week, the Fitness Centre will also be open to all students on Wednesday afternoon. This afternoon session will be targeted towards specific areas of development such as speed, power and flexibility. For all our Winter Rep. this Wednesday afternoon session is a fantastic way to prepare for the upcoming season. As well as the Wednesday Open Session, Monday will be a specific session for our 1st Boys Basketball. This session can also be accessed by specific athletes who have had prior permission from the Director of Athletic Development Mr Jack Gooding.

Students are reminded to bring with them the following.

• A water bottle
• Towel
• Redlands PE / Sports Uniform

Sports and students are asked to contact the Director of Athletic Development Mr Jack Gooding jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au for any specific questions regarding these sessions.

Trainer of the Week

For this week our Redlands Trainer of the Week is none other than the legendary Maya Turton (Year 7). Maya has been like a duck to water in the Fitness Centre and both Luke and I could not be more impressed with her efforts so far. She has already moved past the introduction phase of the Centre and is now working through more complicated lifts and movements including Broomstick RDLs and her Push Ups are absolutely flawless. Cannot wait to see the level this young athlete can push herself towards.

Summer Sport – Key Contacts

WINTER SPORT

Winter Sport Registrations have now closed. If any student wishes to make any changes to their current selection, please contact sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Further information regarding trials will be communicated to families during week 6. Additionally, you will find preliminary information on the Winter Sports Page on Redlands Pulse.

Football 

The 1^st Boys Football team competed in the first round of the NSWCIS Cup on Tuesday 1 March against Shore 1^st XI. The game got off to a great start and Redlands scored ta quick goal early in the first half to go up 1-0, shortly after Shore scored an equaliser making it 1-1 by half time. Despite the heavy rain in the second half the Redlands boys came out firing and proved that they are a team to be reckoned with season finishing the game with a 3-2 win and progressing to Round 2 of the CIS Cup.

Hockey 

Please save the date for the next  Friends of Hockey meeting which will be held on Friday 11 March at 4pm. This meeting will be held on campus but we will also be offering a zoom option for parents that can’t make the face-to-face meeting. Further details for this meeting will be provided to the hockey parents early next week after the Winter sport registrations have been finalised.   

Winter Sport – Key Contacts

General Sport Information

Wet Weather

In the event that training is cancelled due to wet weather, a notification will be posted on the Redlands Sport Twitter page (@RedlandsSport) in addition, an email will be sent out to both students and parents. This includes morning & afternoon training along with weekend fixtures.

Thursday afternoon sport – wet weather arrangements (Year 8-12)
In order to limit student mixing indoors, Students in Year 8-12 who are dismissed at the end of Period 5 are required to go directly home. Sport coaches and Redlands staff will supervise their COVID-safe departure. 

Thursday afternoon sport – wet weather arrangements (Year 7)
In the event that year 7 sport is cancelled on Thursday afternoon, students will remain at school until 3.10pm and participate in cohort-based activities.

Thursday afternoon – early departure (Year 8-12)
As we attempt to limit student mixing indoors, there will be no classroom supervision for students who do not have any scheduled sport training on a Thursday afternoon. Therefore, students who do not have training on Thursday afternoon will have permission to leave early.

Fixtures

A friendly reminder that 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 this on Friday each week to ensure you have the most up to date 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.

Game time and arrival times

Students should arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of their scheduled fixture on Saturday (unless directed otherwise). Please ensure you know where you are playing and the likelihood of traffic on Saturday mornings to allow adequate time.

Attendance at Sport

Can we please draw your attention to the following communication process regarding absence from sport:

1. Parents are required to send an email to the appropriate Sports administrator prior to missing any training session asking for them to be excused 
2. 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
3. Injured students are required to attend all training sessions and Saturday fixtures
4. Failure to do any of the above will jeopardise a student’s eligibility for Colours, Pockets, and Awards & result in school disciplinary action

Please note that the first unexplained absence will result in a lunchtime detention with further unexplained absences escalating to a Friday afternoon Detention. Please refer to the Student Planner 2022 for full details on requirements for participating in a Representative Sport.

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

Junior Sport

Wet Weather Update

With the wet weather having a significant impact on our sport program specifically on the Wednesday, a reminder that parents/carers can refer to the wet weather link that gets updated in real time. This is particularly important for those parents who pick up at the venues. As you can imagine Junior School Reception is very busy on a Wednesday and so enquiries about sport may go to voicemail. Updates are shown in red font and the cut off time for cancellation is midday. On wet days parents are also asked to send any sport specific equipment in with their child and not make the decision prior to departure from home that sport is going to be cancelled. With the amount of sport that has been cancelled over the last two years contractors will always try to come up with an alternative program ahead of cancelling.

View Here

Winter Sport Trials

For all those students who have nominated a representative sport as their Winter Sport you would be aware that there are trials similar to those trials that took place for Summer Sport. The dates can be found in the calendar below but include;

• Wednesday 23 March
• Saturday 26 March
• Wednesday 30 March
• Saturday 2 April

Winter Sport Selection

Please note there are no changes to any sports, as advertised the cut-off date for changes was Friday 18 February.

2022 Winter Sport Review

2022 Term 1 Sport Calendar

For an outline and timeline of all our sporting events in Term 1 our Junior School Sport calendar can be viewed by selecting here.

Cross Country Preparation

As per our engage notice sent out to all families the wet weather has meant we had to move our carnival from Tuesday 8 March to Friday 18 March. Students will run in either the championship run or the fun run. Both runs take place over the same course, both have ribbons for place getters.  To view your child’s event please select the following link;

2022 Class Listing- what event am I in?

You will see that I have also listed their entrant number, this needs to be written on their arm on race day so we can separate age groups in the computer as we have different age groups running against each other in the same grade. It is important that your child knows their entrant number as that is how results are generated when they cross the finish line.

Our new venue is Tunks Park Cammeray with the carnival now taking place Friday 18 March. A fly over of the course can be viewed here: 2022 Course Video. If you can manage to get down to Tunks park for a walk or run before the event that always settles nerves on race day. Parents and or carers are welcome to join us on this day but must remain off the course. You have received a detailed information package about the event last week.

2022 Order of events:  

9:00am           Year 4 Depart School

9:20am           Year 4 arrive at venue                                                              

9:30am           Year 4 Boys and Girls Championship Race

9:50am           Year 4 Boys and Girls Fun Run Race

10:10am         Year 4 Depart venue to return to school

9:40am            Year 3 Depart School

10:10am          Year 3 arrive at venue

10:20am          Year 3 Boys and Girls Championship Race     

10:40am          Year 3 Boys and Girls Fun Run Race

11:00am          Year 3 Depart venue to return to school

10:40am           Year 5 Depart School

11:00am           Year 5 arrive at venue

11:10am           Year 5 Boys and Girls Championship Race     

11:30am           Year 5 Boys and Girls Fun Run Race

11:50am           Year 5 Depart venue to return to school

11:30pm           Year 6 Depart School

11:50pm           Year 6 arrive at venue

12:00pm           Year 6 Boys and Girls Championship Race     

12:20pm           Year 6 Boys and Girls Fun Run Race

12:40pm           Year 6 Depart venue to return to school

 3:20pm            Normal Dismissal from School for all students

2022 Summer Sport Team Lists

Please check these as there have been a few changes to teams over the last few days. Students have been told it is their responsibility to check the team lists, see if there any team changes that affect them and then cross check new times in the draw. That way it avoids students being moved teams turning up at the incorrect time and or venue.

Redlands Pulse Sport Page

Again another reminder to take the time to review the information on this page. I appreciate Term 1 is very busy given the number of events taking place but the information on this page will be helpful. The Junior School Sport pages on Redlands Pulse will continue to be the ‘source of truth’ for all information relating to sport this term. I am asking that if parents have an enquiry relating to sport that your first port of call will be the Junior School Sport section of Redlands Pulse.

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

Snowsports

Snowsports

Welcome to the 2022 Snowsports season – registrations are now open!

We encourage you to view the 2022 Snowsports handbook on Redlands Pulse for further information.

Families wishing to register their interest for the 2022 Snowsports season are asked to complete complete an online REGISTRATION FORM to register your interest / intention to race. This will put you on our mailing list which will offer regular updates on the upcoming Snowsports season. You will also need to indicate which events your child(ren) is interested in entering. 

New Parents Information Evening

We will be holding a New Parents information Evening on Wednesday 23 March from 5.30pm in the Learning Hub (Room 2.7) on the Secondary School Campus for any families new to Redlands Snowsports.

Ballet and Dance

Photographs – Tuesday 8 March

We are very excited to have photographer Vicki Skarratt join us at the Ballet and Dance Academy on Tuesday 8 March.

During the afternoon Vicki will be popping into all our Ballet classes so, in preparation for our big photo shoot, we would like all our students to practice their ballet buns. See below for some simple instructions and an example of a neat, flat ballet bun. 

It is very important for dancers to start their class neat and tidy so that they can focus on their learning and make the most of every moment they are in the studio. Also, pirouettes are a lot easier when hair is not falling out or getting in their eyes when they are trying to spot.

Students in Year 1 and above should come to class with their Ballet uniform**, clean tights and neat hair, and remember to bring their ballet shoes. If they do not have a uniform leotard please let us know so that we can source one for them to borrow.

Please also pack a hair brush, hair band, hair net, hair clips and hair grips.  Academy staff will help students with their hair if required. 

** Please see our Uniform page on Redlands Pulse for details on the leotard colours for Ballet Grades.

Our Redlands House, Transition and Kindergarten students can wear their normal Ballet clothes.

Les Artistes de Paris

Despite the wet weather the Ballet and Dance Academy students have been cheery and continue to work hard. It is full steam ahead for all our Performance groups who are learning new choreography in preparation for Eisteddfods. 

Below are some of our Junior Ballet Performers practising their routine this week.

Holiday Workshops

Our Holiday Workshops will run Monday 11 April – Thursday 14 April.

Make sure to look on Redlands Pulse for our Holiday Workshop timetable, and bookings will be available on Trybooking very soon.

Pick-Up & Drop-Off for Semester 1 2022

Although restrictions have recently been lifted regarding parents being allowed on the Junior campus, the Ballet and Dance Academy will be maintaining the no parent inside the Parkes Hall building policy. 

For your weekly classes please continue with the same drop-off and pick-up arrangements. 

Please note the Murdoch Street gate will be open from 2:45pm for the drop-off and pick-up of students.

Australian Classical Challenge

Congratulations to Year 8 student, Dante Minassian, for taking 3rd place in Newcastle at the Australian Classical Challenge. We are very proud of your achievement at the beginning of what is going to be a great year for Dance at Redlands.

Can’t Come to Class?

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

Any Questions?

As always, please contact us at dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au with any questions, concerns or feedback.

We also remind you to check our Ballet and Dance page on Redlands Pulse for the latest up to date information on all things dance. Please click here.

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

Drama and Theatre

We are halfway through the term and already, we have seen some amazing performances and creations from all Drama and Theatre students. Last week I stopped into Year 3 Music Theatre, where they excitedly learnt repertoire from The Lion King. I can already see the makings of passionate Music Theatre performers in the program. 

Musical Update 

All musical families have been added to the Shrek iLearn page. All important updates, information and requirements will be sent out via the Announcements. Please keep a particular eye out over the upcoming weeks as we distribute information leading into Production Week. 

Tickets 

Tickets will go on sale in March via the Concourse Website. Showtimes and dates are below. 

Show 1: Thursday 24 March, 6.30 pm 

Show 2: Friday 25 March, 6.30 pm

Show 3: Saturday 26 March 2.00 pm 

Extra Subject Drama and Theatre 

Classes are going well. If you want to enrol your child please contact drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au. Some classes are at capacity and have a waitlist. 

Reminder: A friendly reminder to communicate with your child about their extra-curricular classes in the morning. Please ensure any absences are sent to drama@redlands.nsw.edu or your child’s class tutor prior to the lesson. 

Highlight of the Week: Redlands House 

Note: The Wednesday class is full but spots are available on Tuesday. 

Creative Kids: Today we learnt how to mirror a mime. We explored emotion and our physicality by walking through different mediums and moving as animals or characters. We worked in pairs and used our bodies to make objects such as a bridge, a tree and a bicycle! And as a class, we created two wonderful stories, The Princess and the Unicorn and The Sad Dragon. What fun!

Highlight of the Week: Preparatory School 

Year 1 Acting: In Today’s Year 1 Acting lesson students explored the use of movement to make a freeze-frame. Students worked together to experiment with the use of freeze-frames to create a frozen picture that conveyed a story. 

Highlight of the Week: Junior School

Year 5 Acting: This week, the ‘Stakey Nuggs’ (the name for our team as decided by the students) worked on enhancing our listening and quick thinking skills. Each student took turns at doing a ‘rant’  about something they either really liked or really disliked and then swapped. This was followed by the ‘wedding speech’ exercise, where one student makes a speech, and two others prompt them with random words which they have to integrate into the speech. We finished the lesson with ‘one nice thing’ where the students reflected on one thing in the lesson they enjoyed doing/were proud of, and one thing that they enjoyed that another student did. 

Highlight of the Week: Secondary School 

We learnt the song The Schuyler Sisters from Hamilton, demonstrating some serious girl power. (Miss Tripp double-checked for and edited out any inappropriate bits!) We then improvised some scenes around the theme of ‘sisters’.

Key Dates 

Ms Alyssha Clarke 
Head of Drama and Theatre 
aclarke@redlands.nsw.edu.au 
drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au 
02 9968 9857

Music

Show Time! 

Week 5 sees the turning point of Term 1 and we are excitedly and busily preparing for the vibrant relaunch of so many events that have been canceled over the past two years. A happy time of renaissance!

We can’t wait to share music with our community again, and hope that you’ll get on board to help us kick off our performance calendar for 2022!

Jazz In The Garden – Saturday 19 March 2022 – 6pm
(Garden Opens – 5:30pm)

Redlands Music is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2022 Music Performance season, which will see the Fahl Garden inaugurated as a Music performance venue!  All community members are welcome to join us to hear music offered by our Senior Jazz program (Jazz Combos, Intermediate Stage Bands, Advanced Stage Band and Jazz Vocal Ensemble). Bring your picnics and rugs, and join us for a wonderful showcase of live music!

PERFORMERS PLEASE NOTE:
Rehearsals for this event will take place between 2.00 – 5.30pm throughout the afternoon, with specific call times to be confirmed next week.

Battle of the Bands – Monday 4 April 2022 – 6pm

As announced the theme for this year’s Battle of the Bands is Music from the 90s! We are hopeful to host a live audience in Edwards Auditorium, with audiences rotating based on their child’s Entry Division.

The competition is open to students in Years 7-12 and features our Junior School Rock Bands as guest performers (in a competition free context), alongside successfully auditioned ‘Unplugged’ solo or duos acts. Auditions close tomorrow (4 March) on iLearn for the categories below.

Junior Piano Competition – Friday 29 April 2022 – 4-6pm

The Junior Piano Competition will be held on Friday 29 April 2022 from 4-6pm, with Junior auditions completed across this week. Auditions required students to demonstrate advanced technical skills, personal expression and a secure understanding of style.  The successful Finalists will be advised in Wk 7 Note Day.

Senior Piano Competition – Friday 6 May 2022 – 4-6pm

There has been a necessary change to the date for the Senior Piano Competition due to an evolving calendar in other parts of the school.  Junior Piano Competition will still be held on Friday 29 April 2022 from 4-6pm, but Senior Piano Competition has been pushed back a week to Friday 6 May 2022.  As a result of the Senior Event being held a week later, we have now pushed the online submission date back to Friday 11 March 2022.

It’s not too late for keen Senior Campus pianists to audition.  Please see the iLearn Auditions page for more information, and use this form to sign up. 

IMAGE: Andy Guan – Winner of Junior Piano Competition 2021

Junior School Red Factor

Entry forms have flown in and have now been processed. Auditions will take place during lunchtimes over the coming week. Auditionees are requested to attend in the following times:

Students should bring any audio music they are using on a USB stick. Please take note that No costumes are required for the audition stage. We look forward to seeing the talents of the Junior School!

Preparatory School Music Orientation Session

When launching into school life with your young children in the Prep School, you may have bigger questions about what lies ahead for them as their school journey progresses. If you have a child in the Prep School, we encourage you to mark Thursday 17th March at  8.30am in your diary for a Music Orientation Session! Our Head of Junior Campus Music, Katherine Moses, will walk you through an overarching picture of Music-learning at Redlands, and share specifics about the wonderful things in store in thee years ahead.  Meeting details will be confirmed in next week’s Note Day. 

Music Restrictions Eased

In line with broader advice to schools from the government and AISNSW, from Week 6, all staff and students on both campuses are given the option to wear a mask while singing, though this will no longer be mandated. In addition to longstanding, broader community safety measures, our heightened monitoring of distancing and ventilation remains in place moving forward, as does Redlands provision of HEPA filters and CO2 monitors to ensure maximised air quality.

Be our Friend?

Thank you to those who joined us last week for our quick-zoom ‘Friends of Music’ launch meeting for 2022! Excited to welcome some new ‘friends’ to our midst, and ever grateful for the wealth of talent in our community drawing alongside our program to add the proverbial cherries on top of our events. Being a ‘Friend of Music’ is a wonderful way to be close to the action as your child’s musical journey unfolds. 

If you’d like to know more about Friends of Music, express your interest, or would like to offer a small increment of time here and there as you are able, CLICK THIS LINK and we’ll be in touch with some fun ways you can connect in!

Have a great week!

Reach out to Junior or Senior Music offices if you have any questions or need further assistance.

Amy Richardson
Director of Music

Junior School and Prep School Pulse

Secondary School Pulse