Community Update

I trust you have managed to dry out a little as the sunshine finally breaks through here in Sydney. In another testing week for the School we give thanks for the strength of our Redlands community and how we continue to pull together to assist those in need. I know a number of families who were significantly impacted by this week’s weather events and have heard many stories of how our staff, students, parents and carers rallied to assist and support those affected by arranging pick-ups, food and shelter (and a few unscheduled sleepovers).

As things begin to dry out a little we look forward to welcoming our Yr 7 parents and carers to our Meet and Greet event on Monday 14 March. This event provides a terrific opportunity for our Yr 7 parents and carers to connect with our teaching and support staff along with other parents and carers of Yr 7 students. 

A reminder that tickets are on sale for our Twilight in the Garden event on Friday 1 April.  We are expecting a big crowd in 2022 given we have been unable to host this much loved event in the last few years.

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.  The sale finishes tomorrow so there is still time to top up your uniform requirements.

It is always a pleasure to hear what our well-travelled Alumni community have been up to, and this week we were delighted to visit Redlanders in NSW’s Southern Highlands and connect through Zoom with our US and Canada based alumni. Click here to read more on these illuminating connections.

A reminder that the Redlands Parents’ Prayer 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 Year 8) at swanlsally@gmail.com for further information and the Zoom link. The meeting provides our current parent community with the opportunity to come together to pray for the concerns of the school and of families.

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

From the Principal

We are conscious that a number of our families and staff have been significantly impacted by the flooding events this week. The RPFA always look to provide support in these situations and please do not hesitate to let the School know if you are aware of members of our community in need or personally need assistance at any time. The strength of our community is evident in these situations.

My heartfelt thanks go to all students who collaborated on producing such an inspiring International Women’s Day (IWD) assembly this week. Our School Captains, Sophia Maxwell and Jack Murray, led the way with intelligent, thought-provoking speeches, followed by a video which captured student and staff voice regarding what IWD meant to them. The assembly video also highlighted a student led art project that illuminated shared responsibility and statements of strength and conviction. Our guest speaker Captain Scully-O’Shea shared powerful messages and insights from her career and family life, including her goal to create the conditions in the Navy where every person can thrive and the importance of ‘cognitive diversity’ on teams when making key decisions. What particularly struck me was how naturally our male and female students perceptively articulated the importance of IWD and this year’s theme of ‘Break the Bias’. Yet another example in which our coeducational environment provides breadth of opinion and ‘cognitive diversity’.

Yr 2 students and the Yr 6 Technology Leaders played an integral role in a presentation to Preparatory School parents this week, focused on how ICT is utilised in the Prep curriculum. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students to present and a pleasure to have parents on campus for such a workshop.

I enjoyed the opportunity last weekend to attend the ACT Head of the Lake Rowing Regatta, not only due to the improved weather! It was fantastic to see such a large Redlands contingent of supporters and our crews performed with distinction. In an exceptional result Redlands was awarded the Trophy for Best Overall Girls’ results at the regatta and our Year 8 Boys and Girls 1^st crews won the Year 8 Schoolboy Coxed Quad and Year 8 Schoolgirl Coxed Quad A Finals respectively. The following day at the ACT Rowing Championships, our Year 8 Boys and Girls 1^st crews also won the Under 15 Quad division and our Year 9 1^st Boys won the Under 16 Quad division. Over the two days, there were many other podium finishes and I congratulate all crews and their coaches on their stellar achievements.

On Monday this week, 28 Junior School students represented the School at the HICES Swimming Carnival, with our Redlands team placing 3^rd overall. I congratulate all students and make special mention of the 12 students who qualified for the HICES team to compete at the CIS Carnival.

Congratulations also to the Secondary School students who represented the School with pride in the ISA Swimming competition on Wednesday. With our internal carnival cancelled earlier in the term due to COVID and the Year 7 students on camp this week, our preparation wasn’t ideal; however, the team performed at a high level, with a number of 1^st place results in Division 1 of the competition. We are still awaiting the final results however I make special mention of Captain of Swimming Erik Scott (Yr 12), Loch Wilding (Yr 11) and Xander Halfen (Yr 10) on their collective 4 x 1^st, 2 x 2^nd and 2 x 3^rd places.

Further details of the Rowing and Swimming achievements can be found in the Sports sections of Note Day.

I am very much looking forward to attending the Redlands production of Shrek The Musical at the end of this month, the School’s first live musical since 2019. Tickets are now on sale HERE for the following three performances:

• Thursday 24 March, 6:30pm
• Friday 25 March, 6:30pm
• Saturday 26 March 2:00pm 

Mr Stephen Webber

Cover Photo Caption: Our Yr 7 students enjoying their camp this week at our High Country Campus in Jindabyne.

Foundation

Greetings from Southern Highlands

Last Saturday I had an opportunity to meet with a few of our Redlanders living in this region, Wendy Savill (Redlander 1970) and Christine Van Aalst (Redlander 1961). We met at the Sturt Gallery in Mittagong and had a wonderful discussion about their time at Redlands and their exciting journey after leaving the school gates. They both had very vivid memories of their times at Redlands including school bags, uniforms and of course Mrs Humphery, the former Principal.

In their times the Mowll building, a predecessor to the Redlands Learning Hub on the Senior Campus, was an innovative building for their times, when Biology was the only Science subject taught at school.  

The mindset they developed at Redlands, at a time when there was no Careers Advisory service, helped them to advance in their future careers,  Wendy trained in psychology and her love for animals led her to become a breeder. Christine has set up her own production of beautiful jewellery. Their message to current Yr 12s is to follow your passion and never stop trying. 

US/Canada Virtual Chapter Meeting

Thank you to our International Alumni Community for joining our USA/Canada Chapter meeting last week. The conversations, memories and sharing of personal experiences as Redlanders was very inspiring, and reflective of our talented and very treasured Redlands Community.

It was very encouraging to learn that most of them would like to remain connected and also contribute to our current school leavers by sharing their experience and expertise for tertiary education and early career choices.

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

RPFA

New and Notable

We have had a phenomenal start to the online second hand uniform sale, with over $10,000 in pre-loved uniforms sold in the first 24 hours! Senior sizes are almost sold out, but there is still stock of Prep sized uniforms – particularly the littlest blazers, a bargain at a third of the retail price. Thanks so much for your support of our sustainability efforts and contribution to the Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund. Special thanks to all the volunteers who have spent hours sorting through donated uniforms to make this sale happen.

And a shout out to all those families offering to help each other this past week – from those families offering to take in kids who were unable to go home on Tuesday due to the floods, to those providing advice and comfort to anxious Yr 7 parents whose kids left for camp on Monday, as well as those giving continued support to families suffering from COVID. Thank you! We have such an amazing community! If you have any concerns or need any help, please feel free to reach out to your class or year parents or to anyone on the RPFA Committee directly and we would be more than happy to assist.

Coming Up

Parent Get-togethers

• Thurs 10 Mar Yr 9 drinks at The Oaks from 6pm
• Fri 11 Mar Yr 11 drinks at a new venue – The Sporting Globe, 22 The Promenade, King St Wharf from 7pm, to coincide with the Yr 11 Harbour Cruise
• Wed 16 Mar Yr 8 drinks at The Oaks from 6pm
• Fri 18 Mar Yr 9 coffee at The Sandy Bear at Clontarf from 9am
• Fri 18 Mar 5 White 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.
• Fri 25 Mar Yr 10 drinks at the Fernery 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

The online sale will end tomorrow Fri 11 March.
Prep and Junior School orders will be delivered by Thurs 17 Mar.
All other orders can be collected from the Uniform Shop between 21-25 Mar (closed Tues).

Walks on Tracks

Next week’s walk will be on Wed 16 March from Cammeray to Northbridge. Meet at Tunks Park, Brothers Ave Cammeray 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 School 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, 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 endeavor to leave promptly.

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

Twilight in the Piazza, 2018

Spring Fair

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 Sept 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

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

It’s been an extraordinary week!

The Secondary School students reverting to their typical Timetable was slightly overshadowed by the onslaught of rain, which they managed in their (slightly wet) stride. Thankfully, early on Monday morning, we were able to farewell Yr 7 on camp before the rain hit, and they boarded the buses in Redlands Lane and were off and away before the rest of the school community even arrived.

Monday afternoon saw the close of application deadline for students wishing to attend Winter School in 2022. I spent my afternoon listening to the rain fall, and engaging with the 113 applications submitted by students. It has been such a pleasure to hear, read, and watch interested students share their motivations and passions. With Mr Gray, our Dean of Activities, we have been able to get to know these students more closely and deeply appreciated the efforts they expended in composing their application – they were genuine, inventive and personal. Currently Mr Gray and I are reviewing applications and will provide an update about the application process in the coming week.

Tuesday saw the Secondary School celebrate International Women’s Day via a student-led Assembly.

Year 9 students, Jemima Hugman, Bettina Butcher, Georgina Williams and Lara Prineas collaborated with Year 12 School Captain Sophia Maxwell to produce a diverse and varied assembly for Secondary School students. As well as watching a video, an art installation, and hearing from our School Captains Sophia and Jack and our Dean of Students, Ms Jansons, and Principal, Mr Webber, we also had the privilege of hearing from our Guest Speaker Captain Casey Scully-O’Shea. Casey was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in 2020 for her outstanding achievement in the field of recruiting and in February 2022, she was appointed as Director of Navy Culture. Casey spoke engagingly to the students and her IWD messages were well received. Got a spare half an hour? Watch the student-led IWD Assembly here.

Captain Casey Scully-O’Shea CSC, RAN

Yr 7 Camp

Wednesday was a really fun day for me as I arrived at High Country Campus in Jindabyne to join Yr 7 on camp. Whilst they have endured a few wet days (but nothing too extraordinary) they were in great spirits and still full of energy, albeit slightly muddy and damp.

Yr 7 have been canoeing, walking, hiking up Mt Kosciusko and also engaging in some personal reflection or solo time. Interestingly, some found the ‘solo time’ to be the most challenging as they weren’t quite sure what to do with themselves for half an hour, on their own, without a device. Following this, they composed letters to their future selves, which we will give back to them when they depart in Year 12. Today, I am going up Kosci with six of the groups, and their teachers and OEG leaders. I am looking forward to spending some time with the students and also getting my steps in.

As well as activities, Yr 7 have been learning how to be part of a campsite community, as these photos attest. Last night they cooked an early dinner and tonight, the final night of camp, they gather for a barbeque. They depart early Friday morning, after bacon and eggs rolls for brekkie.

Burn Bright Workshop

Today we were excited that Year 8 could engage in a Burn Bright Workshop called It’s In our DNA. The program forms a sense of connectedness with peers and school community by exploring friendships and passions. By the end of the half day program, students are able to:

• Build and encourage connections and friendship within Year Groups, to feel a greater sense of belonging.
• Find purpose and identity in the things they enjoy doing or are passionate about.
• Appreciate their own strengths, appreciate diversity and celebrate difference.
• Identify and apply appropriate conflict resolution techniques.

Tomorrow night is the Yr 11 Harbour Cruise, an event postponed from 2021. Yr 11 will be treated to a three-course meal as they sail around Sydney Harbour. I am looking forward to attending this event with Yr 11 and having some downtime mid-Term 1. The Harbour Cruise will be an event which will celebrate Yr 11 embarking on their senior studies.

Shrek the Musical – Tickets on Sale Now

The Redlands Musical is one of the highlights in our Performing Arts calendar and tickets are on sale now for the 3 performances:

• Thursday 24 March, 6:30pm
• Friday 25 March, 6:30pm
• Saturday 26 March 2:00pm 

TICKETEK LINK HERE 

Snowsports

Registrations are now open for the upcoming Snowsports season! We encourage you to view the 2022 Snowsports handbook on Redlands Pulse for further information.

MORE DETAILS

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 

Service

Clean up Australia Day

Every year, Clean Up Australia Day inspires and empowers communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. Without the dedication from the volunteers, the parks, waterways, nature reserves and bushland across Australia would not be in the condition they are today.

Thank you to all the volunteers who participated in Clean Up Australia Day down at Balmoral Beach on Sunday. It was an excellent opportunity for the parents, teachers and students to give back to our local area.

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 3rd 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)

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

Ms Rachael Riley
Coordinator of Service and Social Engagement
rriley@redlands.nsw.edu.au 

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

11 Tips to talk to your Teens about Careers 

Not sure how to talk to your teen about their career? You’re not alone. Research shows that parents are the most significant influence on their child’s career decisions, which puts a lot of pressure on you to get it right.  

View Here

Redlands Careers Events 

Education USA Webinar for Redlands students and parents  

Thursday 17 March 3.30-5.30pm  

Anyone interested in studying in the USA should tune into this session run by Education USA, a division of the US Consulate in Sydney. They advise students and parents on university choices, visas, scholarships and more. 

View Here

University College, Melbourne 

BRING your LUNCH 

Monday 28 March. 1pm H19 

Redlands is hosting a webinar with University College at Melbourne University. Learn all about college life and how to apply. 

ANU Webinar 

Redlands is hosting an on 31 March 2022 at 4.30pm. You can join this meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone. 

View Here
Password: 023911 

Open Days & Info Sessions 

University of Melbourne | UniMelb 101 for NSW students 

Tuesday 3 May 2022, Time TBC 

View Here

UNSW | Year 12 Medicine Information Evening 

Tuesday 15 March 2022, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm 

View Here

UAC Digital Online 

Let’s Chat – Medicine 

Wednesday 4 May 2022, 6:00 pm 

• the difference between undergraduate Medicine and postgraduate Medicine courses 
• admission requirements and ATAR requirements 
• the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) 
• pathways to Medicine if you don’t meet the admission requirements 

View Here

Let’s Chat – Health Sciences 

Wednesday 18 May 2022, 6:00 pm 

Are you are thinking of pursuing a career in nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, speech pathology or radiology? 

View Here

Let’s chat – Construction and Engineering 

Wednesday 25 May 2022, 6:00 pm 

Thinking of applying for a Construction or Engineering degree? 

View Here

University of Sydney Webinar 

23 March 5-6pm. Admission pathways, adjustment factors and entry schemes. 

View Here

Charles Sturt Advantage Early Offer Program

Applications For the Charles Sturt Advantage Early Offer Program Are Now Open – With the Charles Sturt Advantage students can get a guaranteed spot in their course before sitting final exams. 

View Here

Aviation Careers Forum for Women 

Tuesday 8 March 2022, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm 

The HIGHLINE Venue, Bankstown. 

View Here

Academy of Information Technology | Industry Speaker Series 

Wednesday 16 March 2022, 6:00 pm – Friday 18 March 2022, 8:00 pm 

View Here

TAFE NSW | Launch your Career in Finance 

Wednesday 30 March 2022, 10:00 am – 11:00 am 

View Here

WSU | Discover Western: Exploring Western, Early Offer Programs, Pathways & More 

Tuesday 5 April 2022, 5:00 pm 

View Here  

WSU | Discover Western: Medicine 

Wednesday 27 April 2022, 5:00 pm 

View Here

Endeavour College | Natural Health Open Day 

Saturday 9 April 2022, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 

Endeavour College of Natural Health, Sydney Campus 

View Here

Workshops and Courses 

SAE | Create For a Day 

Byron Bay: Saturday 9 April 2022, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 

Sydney: Saturday 9 April 2022, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 

SAE Institute is opening its doors this April for a one-day program, designed to expand your skills and get you working on inspiring creative projects in the fields of Animation, Audio, Design, Film, Games, Music Production, or Songwriting.

Find out more

UCAT NIE – FREE Webinar: UCAT, Interviews, Pathways Into Medicine / Dentistry 

13 March 2022

Find Out More 

NYFA | Online Workshops 

Monday 9 May 2022, 6:00 pm – Thursday 2 June 2022, 8:30 pm 

NYFA Australia’s online workshops are designed to teach the fundamentals of film related disciplines, offering aspiring students the opportunity to gain expertise in their chosen field from anywhere in the world.

Find out more

Scholarships and Competitions 

ANU Tuckwell Scholarship Program 

Value: $23,000 AUD per year. Open/Closing Dates: March 2, 2022 – April 6, 2022 

The Tuckwell Scholarship Program is the most transformational undergraduate scholarship program in Australia. Find out more 

The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize 

Entries for the 2022 Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize are now open. 

You can submit up to 5 poems of any theme or style. 

Entries close on 6 June. Find out more

USQ Get Songwriting Prize 

Calling all High Schoolers – year 9 to year 12 – enter your song (or two!) for your chance to win a prize pool valued at over $1200. Entries are open until 6 June.Find out more and enter here: 

Work Experience and Volunteering 

PwC Virtual Case Experience 

Our Virtual Case Experience is an interactive online platform providing virtual work experience to students. You can complete these programmes in your own time at your own pace and earn a certificate after completing the programme. Learn more 

SES 

The State Emergency Service is a great way to get out there and assist your community in a disaster. See more about becoming an SES volunteer in your state or territory: 

• New South Wales 

You can also find lots of other different volunteering roles through Volunteering Australia. 

Traineeships and Apprenticeships  

TABMA  

TABMA Apprentices and trainees are eager to connect with students on the Northern Beaches, Sydney who would be interested in a cabinetmaker apprenticeship opportunity in Cromer, 2099. Please contact katie.c@tabma.com.au for further information. 

TABMA apprentices and trainees are eager to connect with students on the North Shore, Sydney who would be interested in a CNC/ Timber Machinist apprenticeship opportunity in Hornsby, 2077. Please contact katie.c@tabma.com.au for further information. 

Transport For NSW  

The Road/Electrical Designer and Traffic Engineering Officer In Training Programs. These are available to people looking for a career in designing and developing roads, while at the same time studying towards a Civil/Electrical Engineering degree. Trainees will be working on challenging road and infrastructure projects in NSW 

View More Here 

Cadetships 

Cadetships are generally offered to students who have already began their university studies, though sometimes you can apply the year before you start (when you’re in Year 12). 

Professional Cadetships Australia 

Open to current Year 12 students, Professional Cadetships provide unparalleled opportunities. As a Cadet, you combine study at the university of your choice with paid work at a leading company. Find out more. 

Department of Finance Career Starter Program 

Kickstart your career in Government with the Career Starter Program. You’ll get the opportunity to study a Certificate IV in Government while working full-time for a participating government department. Find out more. 

UOW Management Cadetship Program 

Each year, UOW offer two places in their Management Cadetship Program for commencing students studying an eligible degree. One great perk is that you receive an allowance to cover the cost of your studies, so you graduate without any HECS debt. Find out more. 

Whitehaven Coal Cadetship Program 

Whitehaven Coal offers four cadetships to Year 12 students from the Narrabri/Gunnedah region looking to study Mining Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geology, or Environmental Science. Find out more. 

Doxa Cadetship Program 

Doxa’s Cadetship Program is open to is open to Year 12 students transitioning to university and aims to support talented young people facing challenging life circumstances to complete university and gain the skills needed for an employable future. Find out more. 

Hall Chadwick Cadetship Program 

Hall Chadwick’s Cadetship Program is targeted at Year 12 high school students and first year university students who have already indicated their interest in business and accounting. Find out more. 

Gap Year 

Farming Gap Years 

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) has been offering unique gap year experiences to people from all around Australia for 40 years. It’s a great way to travel cheaply, learn about organic farming, gain some independence and a host of other skills. Find out more

AgCAREERSTART provide gap year opportunities to young people aged 18-25. You get to live and work in a regional location, earning a nationally recognised qualification and gaining valuable skills towards a future career in agriculture. Find out more

GAPYear is a new initiative from Growcom, the peak body for horticulture in Queensland. They want to give young Aussies the chance to explore regional Queensland, meet like-minded people, and partner with ethical employers for a year like no other. Find out more

  You don’t need to stay in Australia to enjoy an awesome gap year in agriculture. Here are some overseas opportunities you might like to explore: 

• International Rural Exchange Canada 
• Dairy Gap Year in New Zealand 
• Communicating for Agriculture Education Programs (CAEP) 

Paris College of Art Summer Program 

The Paris College of Art Summer Program offers an exciting set of courses with a modern edge in the historically and artistically rich city of Paris. In these two-week-long courses, introductory through advanced level students will explore art, design, culture, and language. Find out more 

Summer industry experience – international locations 

Find out more 

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

Year 12

International Women’s Day

On Tuesday we celebrated International Women’s Day with a whole school webinar led by our School Captains, Sophia Maxwell and Jack Murray. Guest speaker, Captain Casey Scully-O’Shea CSC, RAN, provided students with a wonderful insight into her past, current and future aspirations as a female leader within the Defence Force. Captain Scully-O’Shea joined the Royal Australian Navy through the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1995 and her career highlights include supporting Border Protection Operations as an Officer of the Watch and later Navigating Officer of HMAS Cessnock, and an exchange posting to the Royal Canadian Navy Sail Training Ship HMCS Oriole.  She was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in 2020 for her outstanding achievement in the field of recruiting and in February 2022, she was appointed as Director of Navy Culture. Captain Scully-O’Shea spoke to students about the importance of finding your own success, that is unique to you, and how equality is about providing a culture of support to enable voices to be heard from diverse groups of people.

Portrait and Sibling Photo Catch Up Opportunity Friday 18 March

Students who were unable to attend portrait and sibling photos last week can attend a catchup opportunity on Friday 18 March from recess through to Tutor time at Level 2 in the Redlands Learning Hub. 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 or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Shrek the Musical

Thursday 24 – Saturday 26 March

The Concourse Chatswood

Book your tickets here

Twilight in the Garden

Friday 1 April, 6-8pm

Fahl Garden, Senior Campus 

Book your tickets here

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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 3rd 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.

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 12 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 11

Important Harbour Cruise Information  

Tomorrow evening, students should aim to be at Wharf 1, King St Wharf by 6.30pm at the latest so that students can be breath tested by security before boarding the Harbour Cruise. 

As mentioned in last week’s Note Day, students will disembark at 10.15 pm tomorrow evening at Wharf 1, King St Wharf. Students must be collected before 10.30pm 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 tomorrow. Please note that students will not be allowed to leave by taxi or Uber unless accompanied by their parent, carer, or nominated adult.

Yr 11 Covid-19 Illness and Misadventure 

Please note that if a student in Years 11 or 12 has tested positive for COVID on a RAT test and is absent for an assessment as a result, they must then go for a PCR test. The positive result from the PCR must be sent into school via an email to SS Absence with Ms Lucy Benjamin/Mr Darren Taylor ccd into the email for the purposes of illness and misadventure. Students should still report their positive test results to the usual people at school too such as their teacher or Subject Coordinator. The positive PCR is their medical certificate as they cannot attend a GP surgery as a positive case.

Negative RAT result with symptoms of Covid-19

If a student is off sick on the date of an assessment and testing negative for COVID on a RAT, they still need to visit their GP for a medical certificate that should cover their entire absence. If their symptoms overlap with COVID symptoms, they may need a PCR before they can visit the GP; they will need to get the PCR, await the result and then go and get the medical certificate.

Close Contact

If a student is a close contact of a family member who has contracted Covid-19  and needs to stay at home to isolate and misses out on an assessment, they need to email through to SS Absence with Ms. Lucy Benjamin and Mr. Darren Taylor ccd into email, along with a screenshot of the positive PCR test result from the family member who has contracted COVID-19.

International Women’s Day 

On Tuesday, Yr 11 celebrated International Women’s Day along with the rest of the School. The global theme for International Women’s Day in 2022 is ‘Changing Climates: Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow’. This year’s theme is all about recognising and amplifying the important role women and girls around the world play in addressing climate change. Gendered norms and ideas of what a woman’s role should be in society often mean that women and girls experience the impacts of climate change and natural disasters differently. Yet in spite of this, their voices are frequently side-lined when it comes to developing solutions to the climate crisis – with 67% of all climate-related decision-making roles currently held by men.

Yr 11 Study Skills Session with Prue Salter

To help our Yr 11 students become more powerful learners and to give all students a greater opportunity to improve and maximise their marks in the senior years, the school have organised a study skills session next Monday during Periods 5 and 6. Dr Prue Salter of Enhanced Learning Educational Services will be conducting the session, building on the work done in previous years at the parent/student study skills events. This will be a valuable session for Year 11 which will help guide their senior studies for the next two years. 

Culture College NSW Cultural Immersion Experience – Yr 10 and 11, 19 – 25 April

We are delighted to offer a 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 benefits 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.

Portrait and Sibling Photo Catch Up Opportunity Friday 18 March

Students who were unable to attend portrait and sibling photos last week can attend a catchup opportunity on Friday 18 March from recess through to Tutor time at the level 2 Redlands Learning Hub Presentation Space. 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 or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

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.

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

Year 10

Important Upcoming Dates

• Friday 18 March National Day of Action Against Bullying
• Thursday – Saturday 24, 25 & 26 March SHREK the Musical
• Friday 1 April Twilight in the Garden
• 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

iGrow Data Platform

This week, Yr 10 were introduced to our iGrow Data Platform which has been developed by Redlands to holistically track and nurture the academic growth and wellbeing of each student. This week, Yr 10 students were introduced to the process of iGrow conversations and will begin discussing their individual data with their Tutors, Year Advisors or the Dean of Studies 7-10, to identify areas of strength and to strategically plan for Semester 1. This will assist Yr 10 with making positive holistic choices as they prepare for their senior years of study. 

International Women’s Day 

On Tuesday, the school celebrated International Women’s Day. The global theme for International Women’s Day in 2022 is ‘Changing Climates: Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow’. This year’s theme is all about recognising and amplifying the important role women and girls around the world play in addressing climate change. Gendered norms and ideas of what a woman’s role should be in society often mean that women and girls experience the impacts of climate change and natural disasters differently. Yet in spite of this, their voices are frequently side-lined when it comes to developing solutions to the climate crisis – with 67% of all climate-related decision-making roles currently held by men.

Our assembly guest speaker, Captain Casey Scully-O’Shea CSC, RAN, provided students with a wonderful insight into her past, current and future aspirations as a female leader within Defence. Please see Ms Gemma Van de Peer’s entry for access to the webinar.

Culture College NSW Cultural Immersion Experience – Yr 10 and 11 19 – 25 April

We are delighted to offer a 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 benefits 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.

Twilight in the Garden 

On Friday 1 April, from 6-8pm, Redlands will host Twilight in the Garden as a chance for parents to informally connect with one another and with the Year Advisors of their children. This year, it will take place in the Fahl Garden on the Senior Campus. 

Book your tickets here

Portrait and Sibling Photo Catch Up Opportunity Friday 18 March

Students who were unable to attend portrait and sibling photos last week can attend a catch up opportunity on Friday 18 March from recess through to Tutor time at the level 2 Redlands Learning Hub Presentation Space. 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 or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Clean Up Australia Day

Thank you to all students and families who contributed this year to Clean Up Australia Day event at Balmoral Beach.  Rain or shine, the students came out to support.  Pictured below: Heidi Colleran, Caitlin Preece, Winter Penney and Conor Petersen. 

SRC

Students in the SRC were at a leadership conference last week where they were able to meet and be inspired by Ronni Kahn, CEO and Founder of OzHarvest.  The time spent together led to several ideas emerging and Yr 10 SRC representatives were already beginning to look into proposed student initiatives this week.  Students involved: 

• Will Howard – Cowper
• Conor Peterson – Dumolo
• Jack Keogh – McDouall
• Ruby Voyce – Roseby

Acknowledgements and Congratulations

Congratulations to the ISA Swimming Champions this week: Hamish Campbell, Grace Durrant, Xander Halfen, Rafferty Heard, Chloe Jennings, Julius Keller and Ruby Voyce.

Well done to all rowers last weekend at the Regatta in Canberra.  Students came back tired and so proud of their achievements.  Please see Sports page full details.  

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

Year 9

International Women’s Day

Imagine a gender equal world.

A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.

A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

A world where difference is valued and celebrated.

Together we can forge women’s equality.

Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.

This week, Yr 9 celebrated International Women’s Day. We were lucky enough to have Betti Butcher, Lara Prineas, Jemima Hugman and Georgie Williams work closely with our school leaders to put together a wonderful assembly and beautiful artwork which provided students an opportunity to reinforce commitment and action forging women’s equality, while also celebrating women’s achievements. Our assembly guest speaker, Captain Casey Scully-O’Shea CSC, RAN, provided students with a wonderful insight into her past, current and future aspirations as a female leader within Defence.

Captain Scully-O’Shea joined the Royal Australian Navy through the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1995, where she enjoyed three years undertaking military training while also completing a Bachelor of Science through UNSW Canberra. Qualified as a Maritime Warfare Officer, Captain Scully-O’Shea’s service history included sea and shore postings in Darwin, Cairns, Sydney and Canberra. Her sea-going highlights included supporting Border Protection Operations as an Officer of the Watch and later Navigating Officer of HMAS Cessnock, and an exchange posting to the Royal Canadian Navy Sail Training Ship HMCS Oriole.  Captain Scully-O’Shea had been employed across the Australian Defence Force in Navy Headquarters, Fleet Command, Defence People Group and Headquarters Joint Operations Command. Since 2009, she developed deep expertise in Organisational Development and Reform through roles recruitment, leader and team development, culture transformation, design-led innovation and strategic communications. She was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in 2020 for her outstanding achievement in the field of recruiting and in February 2022, she was appointed as Director of Navy Culture.

Please see Ms Gemma Van de Peers entry for access to the webinar.

Japanese Girls Day

The 3^rd of March is Girl’s day in Japan and the Yr 9 Japanese elective class celebrated this special day with Hina dolls and special Mochi sweets.

Portrait and Sibling Photo Catch Up Opportunity Friday 18 March

Students who were unable to attend portrait and sibling photos last week can attend a catchup opportunity on Friday 18 March from recess through to Tutor time at the level 2 Redlands Learning Hub Presentation Space. 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 or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Key Documents

Study Centre timetable is available here  

Cocurricular timetable is available here 

Key Dates

Shrek the Musical

Thursday 24 – Saturday 26  March

The Concourse Chatswood

Book your tickets here

Twilight in the Garden 

Friday 1 April, 6-8pm

Fahl Garden, Senior Campus 

Book your tickets here

Term 1 – Monday 31 January – Friday 8 April
Term 2 – Wednesday 27 April – Friday 24 June
Term 3 – Tuesday 19 July – Thursday 22 September
Term 4 – Monday 10 October – Wednesday 7 December

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

Year 8

Burn Bright Workshop, Thursday 10 March

Today, Yr 8 attended the workshop ‘Burn Bright: It’s in our DNA.

This program is an interactive seminar reflecting on the idea that before we lead, we must first look within ourselves in the early years of high school in order to grow the next generation of leaders.

ISA Swimming 

Well done to all the Yr 8 students who competed at the ISA Swimming Carnival on Wednesday. There were some excellent results from the day. 

Rowing 

What a fantastic effort from all the Rowers last weekend at the Head of the Lake Regatta in Canberra. It was so lovely to hear the wonderful results and experiences shared from our Yr 8 crews.  

Portrait and Sibling Photo Catch Up Opportunity Friday 18 March

Students who were unable to attend portrait and sibling photos last week can attend a catchup opportunity on Friday 18 March from recess through to Tutor time at the level 2 Redlands Learning Hub Presentation Space. 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 or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

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

Year 7

Yr 7 is away on camp for this week, see some photos below:

Portrait and Sibling Photo Catch Up Opportunity Friday 18 March

Students who were unable to attend portrait and sibling photos last week can attend a catch up opportunity on Friday 18 March from recess through to Tutor time at the level 2 New Learning Hub Presentation Space. 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 or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Head of Junior School

Clean Up Australia Day

Last Sunday, it was great to join students, staff and families from across our School as part of Clean up Australia Day. Amazingly, the sun was out for the first hour and the group were able to make a difference to our local community with their combined efforts with many continuing in the rain too.

Thank you to all who were able to be part of this community event. 

National Young Leaders Day

On Tuesday, our Yr 6 leaders attended the Halogen National Young Leaders Day at the International Conference Centre in Darling Harbour, where they heard from four Australian guest speakers. Each speaker delivered an important message about learning from mistakes and perseverance. This year’s speakers were Bronte Campbell, Josh Pyke, Anthony “Harries” Carroll and Lachie Smart. These people each had important messages and success stories that they knew were important to share with and inspire young minds. As well as being interesting, the experience was a fun way to spend the day. Overall, it was a great educational experience and our thanks to Mrs Robinson for accompanying us and to Redlands for the opportunity. Below are some take-away quotes of the day chosen by us.

Liv Law

Josh Pyke – “Learn from others but trust your instincts.”

I chose this quote because it tells you that while you should learn from others and apply their ideas, you should also follow your own path and be your own person.

Fergus Kerr

Bronte Campbell – “I would always think back to the seven-year-old me and her dream to be at the Olympics.”

Bronte’s inspiration is her seven-year-old self whenever she is exhausted and wants to give up. And in the hard times, she says it’s good to look back on how far you have come.

Catherine Andrews, Lauren Rolfe and Tahlia Stone

Lachie Smart – “Don’t change yourself for other people. Be yourself because everyone else is taken.” We chose these words because he explained that there is only one of you and you have to follow a path that makes you happy.

Seren Guha, Saskia Jelley and Mackenzie Willis

Josh Pyke – “Set an example through your actions.”

I think this really resonates with leadership because it is all about being a good role model not just telling others how to act.

Liv Law

Bronte Campbell – “I constantly ask myself: What did I do well? What could I change? Did I put enough effort in?”

We think we can apply this to sport and schoolwork because there is always room for improvement and we can always keep learning, but we also should acknowledge what we did well.

Georgia Grace, Josh Svensson and Alex Taylor

 Bronte Campbell – “What’s the problem? What’s the solution?”

I chose this quote because it shows what to do when something isn’t working, you find the problem, then you find the solution.

Otis Gait

Anthony ‘Harries’ Carroll – “If you know someone is struggling, don’t knock them down; help them.”

It’s important to remember to help people especially if they are having a rough time.

Leo Campbell and Zac Holgate

Save the Date: Monday 21 March: Cybersafety Webinar with Yasmin London from ySafe

We are delighted to invite Junior School parents to join us and our partner ySafe for a Cybersafety Webinar between 5.30pm – 6.30pm on Monday 21 March. 

The session will be led by Yasmin London, who was very well received by parents, staff and students last year when she led workshops and seminars for the Junior School.

The webinar will focus on challenges and opportunities in the digital environment which students in Years 3-6 may encounter, what parents should know and how to support their children’s digital safety and wellbeing.

Yasmin will spend time with staff and students earlier in the day and if you have not already had a chance to do so, please explore Redlands’ Cybersafety Hub which was set up last year with ySafe.

Registration is essential and now open at this link as only registered parents will receive a Zoom link 24 hours prior to the event.

Student Agency in Action

On Monday, our eLearning Coordinator, Ms Anagnostu and the Yr 6 Technology Leaders hosted a workshop for Prep parents where these students were the teachers. Kate Rintoul, Sienna de Saxe, Aimee Kang, Audrey Kwok, Connor Price, Apollo Mangos, Eddie Williams and Hugo McDonald were great ambassadors as they demonstrated the power of student agency as they ably and confidently led parents through a hands-on workshop to experience how students use iPads as a tool for learning.   

International Women’s Day

I share my gratitude and appreciation to all of our female staff and students this week as we acknowledged International Women’s Day and the significant impact and influence they, and others before you them, have had on our Redlands community right from its foundation in 1884, when the School was founded by Miss Arnold and Miss Liggins.

This year’s theme of #breakthebias highlighted the need for us to challenge bias. As we work towards a world free of stereotypes and discrimination that is diverse, equitable and inclusive, where difference is valued and celebrated, I know that one of our true strengths as a school is our diversity in every sense of the word and we all know of strong, diverse, talented, compassionate females here at Redlands.

Some classes enjoyed rich conversations about what a world free of bias look like and what Redlands look like free of bias?

Aimee Kang Art Success

We were delighted to hear of another fantastic visual art achievement by Aimee Kang (Yr 6). Aimee’s artwork ‘Brush of Colours’ was selected as a finalist at the recent Spencil Art Prize and Aimee was invited to attend the award ceremony last Friday.

Aimee’s entry was selected from over 1400 artworks submitted and below is Aimee’s description of her artwork.

“Brush of Colours”
Just a daub in the sky, the vivid colours of Gouldian Finches swoop in the air. On the far left is Sunspark, vibrant yellow dashes and twirls around the honey comb. As the older brother of Angel, (far right) Sunspark has the most responsibility and is always in a rush. It is Folia’s (centre) job to calm him down as his twin. Here they are mumbling (probably about magpies).

HICES Swimming Carnival

It was wonderful to get out to Sydney Olympic Pool to cheer on our Junior School swimming team as they competed in this year’s HICES Swimming Carnival. Mr Dunne and I were very proud of the team’s efforts to come 3^rd overall with a number of personal bests achieved and a plethora of podium finishes for our Redlands swimmers. It was also great to see many parents there to support the team and from this, the following swimmers have been selected in the HICES swimming team to compete at the next level; the CIS Swimming Carnival.

Jack Carey, Lily Carey, Ami Dalla Pozza, Sasha Gordon, Sasha Grant, Zac Holgate, Milehna Meyer, Karen Preston, Jasmin Ramsay, Amelia Svensson, Joshua Svensson and Alex Taylor

Shrek the Musical – Tickets on Sale Now

The Redlands Musical is one of the highlights in our Performing Arts calendar and tickets are on sale now for the 3 performances:

• Thursday 24 March, 6:30pm
• Friday 25 March, 6:30pm
• Saturday 26 March 2:00pm 

TICKETEK LINK HERE 

Snowsports

Registrations are now open for the upcoming Snowsports season! We encourage you to view the 2022 Snowsports handbook on Redlands Pulse for further information.

MORE DETAILS

Road Safety

I would be grateful to parents to remind their children, where applicable, to only cross Murdoch St at the designated crossing. As kindly reported by a Redlands parent, last week we had a near miss on Murdoch St with three boys running across Murdoch St between traffic. All three escaped being run over and seriously injured when a driver braked quickly but in the recent rain, this is even more risky. It would also be great if parents were able to role model this as well to support this important message.

Prep Morning Drop-off (Junior School siblings)

Please note that Junior School students who have younger siblings in the Prep School who use the drop-off zone should exit cars at the Prep drop-off area and head up to the Junior School from there.

This will alleviate added congestion for a second drop off and be a safer exit point for the children.

Holiday Code Camps

As a new initiative, we have partnered with Code Camp to host two three-day camps in the second week of April holiday break as per the flyer below. The camps are exclusively for Redlands students between the ages of 7-12 yrs and will be run by their staff who run our after school Drone Club in the Junior School. Please note the early bird discount code and that Creative Kids rebate vouchers can also be utilised.

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

Upcoming Parent Events

Staff and students are very excited to welcome our parents back into our classrooms for class tours conducted by your child followed by a home reading workshop. Have you ever wondered why the home reader sometimes is ‘easy’? Come along and find out the difference between how your child reads words on the page compared to how they comprehend, analyse, and adapt the text they are reading. These workshops will give you an insight into why certain readers are sent home and how you can help at home develop deeper understanding of how your child comprehends. Please email your teachers directly if you are attending.

Fostering Resilience – Prep School Webinar

Prep Music Information Session – Thursday 17 March 8.30am

A message from Katherine Moses, Head of Junior Campus Music K-6

Prep students have lots of exciting opportunities to be involved with Music at Redlands. Did you know that students learn a string instrument in Year 2? Or that we have a Prep Choir? To find out more about the start of your child’s Music journey, we would like to invite you to our Prep Music Orientation Session where Ms Katherine Moses (Head of Junior Campus Music) will be available to talk through the various options students have in music at school. It is also an opportunity for interested parents/carers to express an interest in becoming involved with the Friends of Music Group, who assist with various Music events and jobs throughout the year. To attend the Orientation Session next Thursday, bookings are essential through this Trybooking Link. Numbers are limited, but please join the waitlist should the allocation be exhausted.

Prep Fun Run – Postponed!

Unfortunately, the rain meant we had to postpone our Kindergarten and Year 1 Fun Run this week. We will be running the Fun Run now on Friday 18 March, the same day our Year 2 students will be running the Tunks Park Cross Country. In the meantime, keep your posters coming!  A great way to be creative, have fun and support your house.  You can create any poster you like.  We’ve had some amazing drawings, paintings as well as computer designs. If you’d prefer to colour in a house crest, please go to our Prep School Pulse page to find the templates.

Prep Technology information session

Rain, traffic, and cars on fire on the Harbour Bridge didn’t stop our Yr 6 Technology Leaders along with Yr 2 students and Mrs Anagnostu sharing skills and insight into what technology looks like in Prep by demonstrating their digital skills and 21^st century learning capabilities.  Our Yr 6 Student Technology Leaders confidently guided Prep parents through hands-on iPad activities to experience how students use technology as a tool for learning in the classroom. Thank you to those parents who came and shared.

Lucy Hill Library

A message from Victoria Roberts

The Premier’s Reading Challenge website is now open for 2022 and you are now able to enter your books on your child’s online Reading Log. Please know that the PRC is a not compulsory and students can choose to be part of the Challenge. At the end of the day, we want our students to love reading and enjoy all sorts of books.

Any new students and all Kindergarten will have their login details affixed to the back page of their Student Planners this week. If your child is in Year 1 or Year 2, you can find their passwords in the back of last year’s planner. The password stays the same until Year 9. If, however you cannot find it, please send your child with their planner to the library and we will provide a new one.

Yr 2 Leaders

Car Line

Thank you to everyone for using the car line during the rain this week. It has certainly saved lots of wet feet and bags! Can I please encourage families who have children in both Prep and Junior School to use the carline facility. It makes your life easier with one drop off and reduces the congestion on Allister Street. We will be returning to normal opening time of 8am at Prep Reception and at the carpark line next week.

Food Allergies

We have a few students on the Junior Campus and in Redlands House who are at risk of an anaphylactic reaction if they come into contact with foods containing nuts. To minimise the risk of exposure for these students and to avoid the need for emergency treatment as much as possible, we ask you to be aware and support the following recommendations and to reinforce them with your children as well.

Students are asked not to share food with each other at any time. Students are asked not to bring to school nut-based spread or paste e.g., Peanut Butter, Nutella, or Tahini. Spreads such as fish paste or Vegemite are acceptable.

Students are asked not to bring any snack packs or containers containing nuts. Snack packs with dried fruit etc. are perfectly acceptable. Thank you very much for helping us keep all our students safe.

Shrek the Musical – Tickets on Sale Now

The Redlands Musical is one of the highlights in our Performing Arts calendar and tickets are on sale now for the 3 performances:

• Thursday 24 March, 6:30pm
• Friday 25 March, 6:30pm
• Saturday 26 March 2:00pm 

TICKETEK LINK HERE 

Snowsports

Registrations are now open for the upcoming Snowsports season! We encourage you to view the 2022 Snowsports handbook on Redlands Pulse for further information.

MORE DETAILS

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

Holiday Code Camps

As a new initiative, we have partnered with Code Camp to host two three-day camps in the second week of April holiday break as per the flyer below. The camps are exclusively for Redlands students between the ages of 7-12 yrs and will be run by their staff who run our after school Drone Club in the Junior School. Please note the early bird discount code and that Creative Kids rebate vouchers can also be utilised.

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

Redlands House and Transition Gold

Exciting News

We are very excited to announce that Miss Heard and her partner Geoff are expecting their first child in July. We are looking forward to watching Miss Heard transition into motherhood and know she will make a wonderful parent.

Sandpit Photos

Sadly we had to cancel photos on Tuesday due to the rain. We have been able to reschedule the appointment to Tuesday 22 March. Fingers crossed for a sunny day.

Allergies

Please remember we have certain foods that many children have allergies too. Lately we have had an increase in the number of children bring whole eggs and egg dense foods to Preschool. Please ensure you don’t pack these items in the children’s lunch boxes and assist us in making Redlands House a safe environment for all.

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 7

 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.

Swimming

A huge congratulations to 2022 Redlands Swimming Captain Erik Scott who competed over the weekend at the NSW State Open Swimming Championships. He dominated the 200m Backstroke and has now qualified to compete at the National Swimming Championships in Adelaide over Easter. 

ISA Swimming Championships 

Congratulations to the Redlands Swimming team on representing us at the ISA Swimming Championships at SOPAC yesterday. It was a big day for many of our students as they swum in multiple events throughout the day. While we are awaiting for the full list of results, some notable highlights include:

• Erik Scott (Yr 12)
  • 3^rd Boys 18-19 50m Freestyle (25.87)
  • 2^nd Boys 18-19 100m Freestyle (56.88)
  • 1^st Boys 18-19 50m Backstroke (28.97)
  • 3^rd Boys 18-19 50m Butterfly (28.40)

• Loch Wilding (Yr 11) 
  • 1^st U17 Boys 50m Freestyle (25.71)
  • 1^st U17 Boys 50m Breaststroke (32.04)
  • 1^st U17 Boys 50m Butterfly (26.40)

• Xander Halfen (Yr 10)
  • 2^nd Boys U15 50m Backstroke (30.63)

Summer Representative Sport

Touch Football

It was great to finally get some touch football played last weekend, with the break in the weather along with Barker College offering to host the fixtures allowing for some of our teams to get some games going ahead. 

Our Senior A and Junior C boys travelled to Oakhill College and took on some strong Oakhill teams, both coming away with loses however the boys toiled well in both games and have continued to develop their Touch Football skills. All the Boys teams will be playing at Oakhill College this weekend, with the Senior A, Junior B and Junior C Boys playing double headers and the Junior A Boys taking on St Gregory’s College. 

The Girls side of the draw had some mixed results, with the 1sts, 2nds, Junior C and Junior B teams all going down in some tough matches, with a highlight being the 1^st Girls second half comeback against the defending premiers Barker College, The girls showed great fight and executed well in the second half to go down 3-7 (they actually won the second half 3-2). 

This weekend there still might be some changes to the draw, so please ensure you check the Redlands Rhino on Friday to confirm fixtures. 

We are also going to host a Touch Football morning on Saturday 19 March (Term 1, Week 7), this will double as a presentation morning with some fun games and activities included the much anticipate Coach vs Player’s match. We encourage all Touch Tootball players and parents to attend, with the coffee and BBQ canteen available. 

Basketball

This Saturday will be the last round of Redlands Basketball for the season, the Redlands Rhino (fixtures) tab on Redlands Pulse is up to date with the fixtures for this Saturday. Wishing all teams the best of luck in their final round! We would like to thank all players and parents for their commitment to the Redlands Basketball program this season.

Rowing

Last weekend saw the rowing program head to Canberra for the double header regattas of ACT Head of the Lake and ACT Championships.

The Junior students lead the way on water with some outstanding racing from all crews. The day started with an impressive third place in the Yr 8 Boys Single Scull for Kieran Newman. The Yr 9 boys raced well with the a strong second place in the A final for our 1^st crew while the 2^nd crew finished third in the B final. The Yr 9 girls also represented well with the 1^st crew finishing third in the A final while the 2^nd crew had a convincing win in the C final.

The Yr 8 boys crews rose up the challenge with a strong win in the A final for the 1^st crew and 2^nd place in the D final for the 4^th crew. It was our Yr 8 girls who dominated with some very impressive results such as the Girls 1^st crew winning the A final while the 2^nd crew finished in third place in the same final. The 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th crews all finished in first, second and third place in the B final and the 6^thcrew finishing second in the C final.

Our senior crews also achieved some significant results with the girls 2^nd crew finishing second in their division while the Boys 2^nd crew won their division with the Boys 3^rd crew in third place.

The combined results saw Redlands take out the School Girl Points Score for the ACT Head of the Lake.

The following day at the ACT Championships also saw some great results, with the Yr 9 boys 1^st crew improving their position to win the Men’s Under 16 Coxed Quad and Angus McInnes also winning the Men’s Under 15 single scull. The Yr 8 girls also were very impressive with a 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in the Yr 8 Single Scull to Isobel Campbell, Scarlett Cortes and Mila Osborn and another win for the Yr 8 Girls 1^st crew in the Women’s Under 15 Coxed Quad.

These results are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of highlights with many other podium finishes not mentioned. This success is a reflection on the work the students and coaches have done to date but we eagerly look forward to the NSW Heads of the River regattas to come.

A huge thank you to the Friends of Rowing for assistance across the weekend and also to the parents of the Rowing students for the on water support across the weekend, you were the loudest group on the bank and its clear to see that you also had a great weekend!

Sailing

This Saturday the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in conjunction with Redlands will be hosting the Redlands Sailing Cup. The Redlands Sailing Cup is a school’s fleet racing regatta, where teams will race Elliott 7s keelboats and Pacers. Six teams will compete in the Elliott division and over 20 Teams will compete in the Pacers, with entries from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Saint Ignatius College Riverview, Ascham and Pymble Ladies College, in addition to our own Redlands sailors. Racing will start at 10:30am and we welcome you all to visit the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron to support our teams.

Tennis

It was amazing to see so many students back on the courts on Saturday after a long-wet break! We were extremely lucky that the rain held off for a few days which allowed Redlands to get some great wins and more importantly, it gave students the opportunity to have a hit after so many cancellations.

This weekend marks the final competition round of the NSTA & TNB competitions before finals. Although the rain has impacted the students’ ability to train/play, it has still been a great season with plenty of amazing talent displayed.

A reminder for Round 5 (12th 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 have now entered the final week of 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 25 students attending yesterday morning.

This week marks the first week that 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, strength and power, in preparation for the Winter season. For all our Winter Rep students this Wednesday afternoon session is a fantastic way to prepare for the upcoming season. Heading into the Winter season, there will be a new afternoon schedule as we aim to fill up the fitness centre with the sporting teams.

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

Our Week 6 Redlands Trainer of the Week award goes to the one and only Charlotte Horton (Yr 9). Charlotte has spent the past three weeks preparing for the start of ISA Netball and is absolutely smashing her training. Charlotte has made so much progress this term and has been consistently working hard week in and out. As Charlotte progresses further, there is no limit to what she can achieve, and we are excited to see how far she goes with it. 

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 has been communicated to families during this week. Additionally, you will find preliminary information on the Winter Sports Page on Redlands Pulse.

Snowsports

See separate Snowsports section.

Registrations are now open for the upcoming Snowsports season!

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.

Football 

Football trials will commence next Tuesday 15 March. Please refer to the Football page on Redlands Pulse for the preliminary information which includes important details about the upcoming season.

Netball

Netball trials will commence next Tuesday 15 March. Please refer to the Netball page on Redlands Pulse for the preliminary information which includes important details about the upcoming season.

Hockey 

Hockey trials will commence next Tuesday 15 March, please refer to Redlands Pulse for the Hockey Preliminary information. We will be holding a Friends of Hockey meeting this Friday 11 March at 4pm. The meeting will be held as a face-to-face meeting, however, we are also offering a zoom option for anyone who cannot attend in person but wishes to be involved. The purpose of the Friends of Groups (which is a sub-committee of the RFPA) is to support particular sports through the co-ordination of events such as end of season functions and other events throughout the season. If you wish to attend this meeting in person it will be held in room LH4.3 (learning hub) or you can follow the link below to join the zoom meeting:
https://redlands.zoom.us/j/92490530053 

AFL

AFL trials will commence Tuesday 15 March. Please refer to the AFL page on Redlands Pulse for the preliminary information which includes important details about the upcoming season.

Training will be on Tuesday and Thursdays with options in mornings and afternoons as per normal Redland’s training times.

Games for the season will be for the girls primarily on Friday nights 5pm-8.30pm with a game or two on Saturday. The boys will have Games on Saturday mornings from 8am-1pm.  

If there are any questions or your child would like to play AFL for Redlands, please contact the new Director of AFL Locky Pryor. 

Ph: 0408247571

Email: lpryor@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Winter Sport – Key Contacts

General Sport Information

Wet Weather

If 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 (Yr 8-12)
In order to limit student mixing indoors, Students in Yr 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 (Yr 7)
In the event that Yr 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 (Yr 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 attenxd 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

HICES Swimming

Congratulations to our 28 swimmers who travelled out to Homebush to compete in the HICES Team selection carnival. It was a great day of swimming with some students obtaining or breaking their PB’s across several strokes. I was very proud of our efforts in the pool considering we did not have a meet prior and the team was selected on ‘paper’. Redlands came 3^rd overall on points. My appreciation also extends to those families who attended and supported on the day but also to the Year 6 Captains who assisted our younger swimmers throughout the day.

We have 12 students how have qualified for the HICES team who will now swim at CIS Carnival. Congratulations to;

• Jack Carey
• Lily Carey
• Ami Dalla Pozza
• Sasha Gordon
• Sasha Grant
• Zac Holgate
• Milehna Meyer
• Karen Preston
• Jasmine Rasmay
• Amelia Svensson
• Joshua Svensson
• Alex Taylor
• Girls Junior Relay Team
  Meyer, Svensson, Grant, Carey

Wet Weather update

With the wet weather having a significant impact on our Sport program specifically on the Wednesday a reminder that parents and 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 Junior School Reception is very busy on a Wednesday, 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 Term 2 Representative Sport (Netball, Rugby, Football, Hockey)  as their Winter Sport you would be aware that there are trials similar to those trials that took place for Summer Sport to determine teams. The dates can be found in the sport calendar below but include;

• Wednesday 23 March (except Year 5 as they are on camp)
• Saturday 26 March
• Wednesday 30 March
• Saturday 2 April

Please select link below to view dates, times and locations of these trials. Any student who has selected a representative sport (Netball, Rugby, Football, Hockey) and does not attend will be placed in the lower team with ‘YET TO TRIAL’ listed next to their name and will be assessed once the season commences in Term 2.  

Students who are not involved in Winter Representative Sport will swap over to their Term 2 Sport selection on Wednesday 23 with the exception being year 5 as they are away on camp.

Term 1 Winter Sport Trials

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

Registrations are now open for the upcoming Snowsports season!

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

Holiday Workshops – Book Now

We are thrilled to be able to share our Trybooking link for Holiday Classes. Take a look at the Timetable here, and see Redlands Pulse for details on how to book, our guest teachers and classes on offer.

Photographs – Tuesday 15 March

Thank you all for being so prepared for the photo shoot on Tuesday, what a shame it had to be postponed due to the rain.

Please come prepared next Tuesday 15 March, which means plenty of time to practise your buns! Fingers crossed all will go to plan. 

And if you get a chance look up Gene Kelly to watch his iconic ‘Singing in the Rain’ 

Can’t Come to Class?

Please do not forget to let us know if sickness, injury or change of circumstance has occurred by sending a quick 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

What a week it has been. Drama and Theatre classes are going swimmingly – an appropriate analogy for the weather at the moment. Thank you to all the families for their flexibility and understanding this week as we shift and adapt to the weather. I encourage you all to continue to monitor your emails for any class or rooming changes and to remind students to bring either an umbrella or raincoat as they move around campuses. 

Musical Update 

All musical families have been added to the Shrek iLearn page. All important information 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 for Production Week. 

Tickets 

Tickets are On Sale Now on the Concourse Website. Showtimes, dates and links are as follows: 

Show 1: Thursday 24 March, 6:30pm 

Show 2: Friday 25 March, 6:30pm

Show 3: Saturday 26 March 2:00pm 

TICKETEK LINK HERE 

Theatresports Competition 

Details are below for the Theatresports Competition which will be held in the Secondary School Drama Theatre. Limited seats are available. To reserve a seat, email: drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au

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. We have had cases were students are in car line or their designated pick up spot and have needed to be located before class starts. Please ensure any absences are sent to drama@redlands.nsw.edu or your childs class tutor prior to the lesson. 

Highlight of the Week: Redlands House 

Creative Kids: Today we walked like, acted out making our own pizza from beginning to end and stood still without fidgeting for more than 2 minutes.

Highlight of the Week: Preparatory School 

Kindergarten Music Theatre: Today in class we talked about the three important elements of Musical Theatre-using Dance, Singing and Acting to tell a story. 

Highlight of the Week: Junior School

Year 5 and 6 Music Theatre: 

We are sensational at ‘Zip, Zap, Boing’, mastering focus and energy in a big way! We worked on rhyme and rhythm, as well as building character and story elements. We also sang, ‘When I Grow Up’ from Matilda, and ‘Land of Yesterday’ from Anastasia as an ensemble. 

Key Dates 

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

Music

Blue skies smiling at me…

With our eye on the 14-day forecast, everything is looking positive for a sun-kissed autumn picnic on the lawn of our Fahl Garden as we launch our 2022 Performance Season and inaugurate the magnificent space as a Music Performance venue with Jazz in the Garden.

Jazz In The Garden – Saturday 19 March 2022 – 6-7:30pm

Whether your child attends Redlands in the Prep, Junior or Senior school, our annual Jazz afternoon is the perfect chance to bring your family along and connect with your Redlands community. Bring your own picnic basket and drinks, unfurl the rug and join us for a wonderful showcase of live music!

Gates open at 5.30pm. 

Our Senior Jazz program will provide the ambience – including the Jazz Combo, both Intermediate Stage Bands, Advanced Stage Band and the Jazz Vocal Ensemble.  It’s going to be wonderful!

Click here to BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS

PERFORMER NOTE
Performers are to present to the Music Centre in Full School Uniform at the call times below.

2.00pm – Jazz Combo
3.00pm – Intermediate / Advanced Stage Bands & Jazz Vocal Ensemble

Prep School Orientation Session – Next Thursday 17 March 2022 – 8.30am

Our Prep students have lots of exciting opportunities to be involved with music at Redlands.

Did you know that students learn a string instrument in Year 2? Or that we have a Prep Choir? To find out more about the start of your child’s music journey, we would like to invite you to our Prep Music Orientation Session where Ms Katherine Moses (Head of Junior Campus Music) and Ms Amy Richardson (Director of Music) will be available to talk through the various options students have in music at Redlands.

It is also an opportunity for parents/carers to find out more about becoming involved with the Friends of Music group, who assist with various music events and jobs throughout the year. To attend the Orientation Session next Thursday bookings are essential through the Trybooking Link below.

Numbers are limited, but please join the waitlist should the allocation be exhausted.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE PREP ORIENTATION SESSION

Junior and Senior Piano Competitions

The full list of finalists for both competitions will be in next week’s Note Day, with the auditions for the Senior Campus remaining open for another day via the Music Department Auditions iLearn Page.  Please use this form to sign up and reach out to the Music office if you have any further queries.

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

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

Battle of the Bands – Monday 4 April 2022

Auditions are all complete, and in light of some accommodations for Covid absence, the grand announcement of our selected finalists will now be published in Note Day next week (with students advised via email beforehand).

We’re excited to announce our adjudicator for the competition will be internationally respected musician and educator, Travis New.

Travis has become a familiar face on the Australian touring circuit and become one of the nation’s most in-demand guitar players. You will have seen Travis perform on Sunrise, The Voice and the ARIAs as well as festivals such as Bluesfest and CMC Rocks. Being a highly versatile and dynamic guitar player has seen Travis perform with many artists across a wide variety of genres. In 2017 & 2018 Travis spent time living in Nashville TN working as a session/touring musician and has now settled back in Australia with his family.

Travis has worked with many high-profile artists including Robbie Williams, Andrew Farriss (INXS), Morgan Evans, Jack River, Jessica Mauboy, Samantha Jade, MiSex, Jasmine Rae, Adam Brand, Reece Mastin, Steve Balbi, Boney M, Jack Vidgen, Dami Im, Anthony Callea, Jaimie McDell, Travis Meadows, Mark Furze, Imogen Clark and our own ex-Redlander Ruel.

Junior School Talent Show – Red Factor

RedFactor entrants have impressed our judges during auditions this week and we look forward to announcing the finalists next week.

Reach out with any questions.

Our Junior Music Office and Senior Music Office remain ready to support your music learning as needed.

Have a wonderful week.

Ms Amy Richardson
Director of Music