Foundation

New Learning Hub Update

The development of the new learning spaces has been progressing well and the New Learning Hub has unfolded from the scaffolding. We are grateful to all our donors for supporting this transformative project.

The Family Plaque campaign will close in a few weeks. If you wish to secure your Family Plaque on the Donor Recognition Wall, please visit here.

Second Hand Uniform Sales

Redlanders Business Breakfast

We are very excited to co-host the Business Breakfast with the Redlanders Association in the CBD showcasing our high profile Alumni and invite our parent community to join us at this wonderful event.

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Industry Visits Call Out

Every year, our Yr 10 students have an opportunity to spend a day at a leading industry workplace. This would not be possible without generous organisations willing to host these valuable days, we are grateful for all the support. If you wish to be part of this very rewarding experience and are able to host a small group of students, please contact Caroline Jane, Alumni Manager cjane@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Alumni

Reunion News

On Friday night we welcomed the Class of 2015 and their parents to Roseby Library with Welcome Drinks and a School Tour, before guests made their way to The Oaks for dinner. Our Redlanders proudly shared their journeys since graduating from our School with Principal Stephen Webber, Deputy Principal Sarah McGarry, teachers and staff.

alumni events

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

Secondary Sport

redlands Rhino – Weekly Fixtures

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

Weekly Results

Basketball

The ISA Basketball Finals were held on Saturday at Penrith. It was a huge day for Redlands Basketball with 13 teams playing. The day kicked off with the Junior B and 1^st Girls. The Junior B Girls had a thrilling game against Blue Mountains Grammar School with both teams trading baskets throughout the game. Coming right down to the wire, one of the players from BMGS made a shot from deep to seal the game for BMGS. The 1^st Girls were up against last year’s reigning champions, Central Coast Grammar School. With the lead swapping many times throughout the first half, both teams were fighting hard for the win. Some of the senior players really stepped up in the second half and Redlands started to run away with the game. A massive 32 points from Captain Olivia Hatch helped the team across the line. Congratulations to the Redlands 1^st Girls for finishing the season undefeated and taking out the Division 1 Open Championship shield for the first time since 2015.

The Inter A Girls played against Chevalier College who they had beaten two times previously in the regular season. A great start to the game by Chevalier had Redlands ten points down nearing the second half. In the final minutes of play, the lead changed several times and Redlands found themselves one point up with less than a minute to play. A last minute possession to Chevalier saw a successful shot attempt, putting Redlands down one point with less than ten seconds to play. A final play gave Redlands two shot attempts for the win, unfortunately neither of these shots dropped, giving Chevalier the win. The Junior A team played against CCGS. A great start by CCGS gave them a strong lead early in the game. With both teams going back and forth, trading baskets in the second half it was clear the game would come down to the wire. Unfortunately Central Coast proved too strong in the final minutes, with the game finishing as a 31-35 loss to Redlands. The 13A Boys played against Oakhill College in what proved to be another very close game from start to finish with Redlands affected by injury. At the end of regular time the score was tied up and the teams were headed into overtime. A strong overtime period from both teams had Redlands up by one point with 3.5 seconds left on the clock and an Oakhill possession. A quick missed shot by an Oakhill player and it looked like it would be Redlands for the win, however, a foul on the rebound gave Oakhill the opportunity to tie up the game and both teams headed to their benches to prepare for a second overtime. Two successful free throws near the end of the second overtime gave Redlands with a two point lead with just three seconds to play. Oakhill managed to score in the final three seconds sending the game into golden point. Redlands had the first possession in the golden point period, however, an unsuccessful shot attempt gave Oakhill the chance to score a cheap basket of their own, leaving Oakhill as the champions. 

The 1^st Boys, 15C and 15A teams were up next, with all teams finishing as the higher placed seed in the regular season. The 15C Boys have been undefeated this season, and were up against Chevalier to fight it out for the championship. The Redlands boys kept their composure and managed to keep a five point lead between themselves and the opposition by the final siren. The 15A Boys who were also undefeated and played against Oakhill College. Once our 15A boys warmed up they found their usual form and showed why they have been the undefeated team this season. Finishing the game with a 47-30 win, it was a great season for this team. The 1^st Boys played against St Greg’s who they have beaten two times throughout the regular season. Some tactical defensive changes saw Redlands slow down the inside scoring from St Pat’s and Redlands held a lead in the first half. Sharp shooting from St Greg’s in the second half made it hard for our 1^st Boys to respond and St Greg’s were able to slowly put more points between the two teams, finishing with a 80-93 loss for the Redlands 1^st Boys.  

The 15D Boys played against St Patrick’s College and having beaten this team earlier in the season were confident they could continue their undefeated streak to take out the championship. A close start to the game saw St Patricks with an early lead as Redlands found it hard to break through their zone defence. Regrouping in the second half the Redlands 15Ds take the lead back and finished the game comfortably with a 25-18 win. Congratulations to many of these boys who have now had two undefeated seasons in a row. The 17A Boys knew it would be a tough match up, as they were 1-1 with St Greg’s throughout the regular season. Although it was a close game, some great composure from Redlands in the final minutes of the game saw a 36-32 win for our 17As. The 17B Boys were playing against Oakhill Gold who had beaten them two times throughout the season. Both teams had some great passages of play throughout the game, with Oakhill just in front on the scoreboard in the final minutes. Redlands 17Bs fought hard to try to close the lead, however, Oakhill proved too strong and finished with a five point lead over Redlands.   

The 2^nd Boys played against St Augustine’s. St Augustine’s started the game in great form, giving them an early lead. The Redlands 2^nd boys fought hard and kept the game close, however, unfortunately couldn’t close the gap and finished the game with a 25-32 loss. The 3^rd Boys played against St Pius and both teams found it hard to put points on the board in the first half, it was clear it would come down to performance in the second half. A one point lead to St Pius with under ten seconds to go meant Redlands needed a steal to have a chance at winning the game. A steal on the inbounds gave Redlands a great look at a layup which unfortunately rolled out, giving St Pius a one point win.

Well done to all teams who played in the finals. It was a great day with many close games and all players should be proud of their efforts across the day. Congratulations to our Girls Basketball program for taking out the overall Girls Championship Shield for 2020. 

Tickets close tomorrow (Friday) for the End of Season Basketball Presentation. The presentation will be held on Saturday 21 March at the Senior Campus from 10.00am-2.00pm. 

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Cross Country 

Cross Country training will begin tomorrow morning at 6.20am at Primrose Oval. The training session will run for an hour. Students will need to be dropped off to Primrose Oval for the start of the session and after the session, coaches will walk the students back up to the Senior Campus at 7.20am to allow time for the students to get changed to make it to lessons for Period 1. The training is open to any athlete who would like to train for the House School Carnival on Thursday 2 April.

If your child is selected for the Redlands ISA Cross Country team after the school Cross Country Carnival, there will be training sessions which will run every Friday morning until Friday 5 June. 

If you have any questions in regards to the training sessions, please email the XC Sports administrator Kate Seebohm or the Head Coach of Middle Distance – Nick Walker.

Mouth Guards

There will be a representative from ProFit Mouthguards at the school next Wednesday 18 March. ProFit Mouthguards are professionally fitted onsite using dental moulds and offer protection for teeth and gums whilst also reducing the severity of concussions caused by contact sports. For any student wishing to be fitted please contact Mr Jack Gooding directly and he will be able to send through a registration form. These mouthguards are recommended for all Winter Representative Sports including AFL, Hockey, Football and Rugby.

Hockey

On Monday we sent five Redlands Hockey players to the 16&U ISA Hockey trials. Four girls were successful in being selected into the team, a great achievement for Redlands Hockey. Congratulations to the following players on their selection: Freya Gait, Jess Van Extel, Sophie McMillan and Eloise Trueman. Best of luck to these students when they compete in the NSWCIS Championships on 24 March at Pennant Hills.

Netball

Next Thursday 19 March, the Friends of Netball will be hosting a Redlands Netball Pre-Season Launch BBQ from 5.00pm-6.30pm. This event will take place in the Undercroft on the Senior Campus and is a great opportunity for players and parents to meet those within their team and learn more about the Redlands Netball program. Netball trials and training are taking place just before the event and we encourage all players to stay around for some food and drinks and to spend more time getting to know their team mates. It will also provide an opportunity for any parents interested in joining the Friends of Netball for this upcoming season to learn more about what the group does for the sport at Redlands and how they might go about joining. 

If parents could please RSVP to this event by emailing Jess Howard so that the Friends of Netball can ensure they cater for all attendees.

Swimming

We had a number of fantastic individual and team results at yesterday’s ISA Swimming Championships. We will have a full break down of the results and those students who have been selected in the ISA Swim team for the NSWCIS Swimming Championships in next week’s Note Day.

Some key highlights from the day include the following.

• Intermediate Boys- 3^rd in Division 1 point score
• Senior Girls – 4^th Division 1 point score

Individual Highlights
Olivia Donoghue Division 1A: 50m Freestyle 1^st – 28.03; 100m Freestyle 1^st – 1:00.80; 50m Butterfly 2^nd – 29.76
Sam Virtue Division 1A: 50m Breaststroke 3^rd – 36.88; 50m Butterfly 2^nd – 28.94
Erik Scott Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 31.69
Xander Halfen Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 34.63
Chloe Jennings  Division 1A: 50m Freestyle 2^nd – 30.18; 50m Breaststroke 2^nd – 42.48; 100m Freestyle 3^rd – 1:09.75; 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 39.01
Ruby Voyce Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 2^nd – 37.26
Josh Miller Division 1A: 50m Breaststroke 3^rd – 36.77
Inter Boys 4x50m Relay (Erik Scott, Sam Virtue, Josh Miller & Max Symons) 3^rd

Redlands are looking for volunteers as we are entering teams in the Balmoral Swim – Schools Relay Challenge on Sunday 5 April. This is a great event looking to raise money for the Children’s Cancer Institute. More information can be found here. We are looking to enter teams in the following events –

• Teams are: 7&8, 9&10 and 11&12
• Each team has four swimmers (we can have more than one team per age group)
• Each swimmer swims a leg of the relay 200m.

If you are interested in entering the event please speak to Mr Ellis or Ms Riley.

Tennis

This week our Tennis students played their final round match of the summer Tennis season. The following teams will be playing in the Finals this coming weekend: Teams 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20 and 22. All other teams will be competing in a playoff match for either position 3 and 4 or 5 and 6 in their division. It has been a wet term of tennis with many trainings being cancelled however students have been able to play most Saturday’s where they have been able to implement skills practiced throughout the season in their tennis matches. Thank you to all students and families for a great summer season of tennis.

Important Tennis Dates:
Saturday 14 March – Finals/Playoffs (all students)
Thursday 19 March – Winter Tennis starts
Saturday 21 March – Winter Tennis trials 8.00am-12.00pm, Cammeray Tennis Club

Touch Football

Last Thursday afternoon was the Touch Football Presentation which was a great afternoon to celebrate the season. Below is a list of the award recipients for their respective team. A reminder that the Touch Football team photos will take place tomorrow (Friday), the Senior photos will take place before school (from 7.30am) with the Junior teams at Recess.

“Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion”. Michael Jordan

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

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​

From the Principal

I thoroughly enjoyed attending the International Women’s Day (IWD) breakfast at the Mosman Art Gallery last Friday, hosted by Mosman Council, along with our Junior School Captains and Secondary School Service Captains. Maeve O’Meara provided an entertaining and thought-provoking address which impressed our students, in terms of the barriers she had overcome and her drive and inspiration.

The Secondary School students were fortunate to have Mary Jerram AM as the guest speaker at our IWD Assembly this week. Born in New Zealand, Mary began her working life as a high school English teacher before moving to Australia to study Law. Her career subsequently included stints as a Legal Officer at the Independent Teachers’ Union and as a Senior Advocate at the Legal Aid Commission, rising to become Deputy Chief Magistrate of the Local Court of New South Wales in 2000 and in 2007 she became the first female State Coroner of NSW.

I enjoyed the opportunity to talk to the students about my experiences in leading my previous school to become fully coeducational and my subsequent membership of the group ‘CEOs for Gender Equity’ in Perth. The group formed to address key issues such as the large gender pay gap in many organisations in WA and the low percentage of women in C-suite and Board Director roles. I highlighted the benefits our students gain in learning together in a coeducational environment that will assist them in life beyond school when they are working and leading together as equals. I also touched on the importance of diversity of thinking in leadership and the move in many companies to strategically aim for a more diverse workforce, as research has demonstrated it leads to improved outcomes.

I thoroughly enjoyed being at Penrith for the ISA Basketball Grand Finals on the weekend and congratulate all our teams that played on the day. My heart certainly had a workout with so many close games and our teams fought valiantly in all contests. It was wonderful to see the large amount of support on the day. I congratulate all members and coaches of our teams that played in the Grand Finals and in particular the 1^st Girls team who won the ISA Shield as well as the Boys 17A, 15A, 15C and 15D teams who were victorious. In addition, Redlands Girls teams were awarded the Overall ISA Girls Basketball Shield for their performances over the entire season. The 1^st Girls team now go on to compete with the winners of other school competitions with the goal of going on to represent the State at the National Schools Basketball Championships. It has certainly been a very strong season in Basketball.

Congratulations to all our students who represented the School in the ISA Swimming Carnival on Wednesday. It is an honour to be selected to compete at this event and there were a number of outstanding performances.

Olivia Donoghue Division 1A: 50m Freestyle 1^st – 28.03; 100m Freestyle 1^st – 1:00.80; 50m Butterfly 2^nd – 29.76
Sam Virtue  Division 1A: 50m Breaststroke 3^rd – 36.88; 50m Butterfly 2^nd – 28.94
Erik Scott Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 31.69
Xander Halfen Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 34.63
Chloe Jennings  Division 1A: 50m Freestyle 2^nd – 30.18; 50m Breaststroke 2^nd – 42.48; 100m Freestyle 3^rd – 1:09.75; 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 39.01
Ruby Voyce Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 2^nd – 37.26
Josh Miller Division 1A: 50m Breaststroke 3^rd – 36.77
Inter Boys 4x50m Relay (Erik Scott, Sam Virtue, Josh Miller & Max Symons) 3^rd

The Intermediate Boys finished in 3^rd place in Division 1 and the Senior Girls in 4^th place in Division 1.

I also pass on my best wishes to our Rowing crews competing in the ACT Head of the Lake and ACT Championships this weekend and know that they are very well prepared. It was a pleasure to recently get out on the water with our Director of Rowing, James Petering to see our Senior crews in action early in the morning.  

Mr Stephen Webber

Photo caption: Congratulations to our 1sts Girls Basketball team who won the Div 1 ISA Championship Shield.

RPFA

Second Hand Uniform Sale

Please donate clean, current uniforms to the Second Hand Uniform Sale. Donation bins will be set up in Redlands House, Prep, Junior and Secondary School Receptions from 23 March.

Volunteers would be appreciated to help set up, help with sales and/or help with packing. A Sign-Up genius link will be available shortly.

Walks on Tracks

Wednesday 18 March at 8.40am
Hunters Hill to Woolwich
Meet outside the Hunters Hill Council building on Alexandra Street 
Dogs welcome

Any questions, please call Ann Marie Kimber on 0406 691 533.

Book Club

The Redlands Book Club meets twice a term to discuss books and holds other literary related events such as author talks, movie outings and Writers Festivals visits.

Our next meeting is Wednesday 1 April to discuss A Match Made in Mehendi by Nandini Bajpai. It will be held in Longueville from 9.30am – 12.00pm.

If you would like to join, please email Lerida Grant on lerida@bigpond.net.au.

Upcoming Events

2020 RPFA Committee

rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au

President: Michelle Tea
Vice President: JP Forrest
Secretary: Jo Lloyd 
Treasurer: Christina Walsh
Committee: Anna Maria Stillone, Annette Swann, Jean Martin, Kate Kesby, Malcolm Pascoe, Maria Kinsela, Peter Coleman, Tina Shacklock

Event

Redlanders Business Breakfast

We are very excited to co-host the Business Breakfast with the Redlanders Association in the CBD showcasing our high profile Alumni and invite our parent community to join us at this wonderful event.

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Head of Secondary School

Covid-19 Update

Our Principal, Mr Webber, has been sending out regular communication about the School’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak in Australia, and in the Secondary School we appreciate your continued support and patience during this time. The health and safety of members of our community is, as always, paramount when making decisions and we are regularly receiving advice from external bodies and organisations as we review our practices and scheduled events. Unfortunately, we have already had to cancel the Yr 9 Market Days scheduled for Monday 16 March and Tuesday 17 March due to possible risks associated with food preparation and handling, as well as increased social contact during the market itself. In Tuesday’s Assembly, I gave our students an update of the current situation and reminded them of the importance of personal hygiene practices such as washing hands, covering coughs or sneezes and avoiding any unnecessary physical contact such as shaking hands. Our staff are also preparing for the possibility of more remote learning and teaching practices in the case of a campus closure which has already been the case in a few schools. If this eventuality occurred, we would aim to maintain as much of a regular teaching and learning program as possible, using iLearn as our online classroom and Zoom for video conferencing of lessons. We will also be evaluating any impacts on student learning and scheduled assessments, especially for senior students, if there were any disruptions to the regular program. We once again ask parents to keep any students who are unwell at home and to follow the latest Department of Health advice in terms of any necessary testing and a return to school.

International Women’s Day Assembly

During Tuesday’s assembly we celebrated International Women’s Day at Redlands to both acknowledge the achievements of women and reflect on some of the gender inequalities and injustices still present in Australia and around the world. During the Assembly, we heard from our guest speaker, Mary Jerram, who is the former State Coroner of NSW and who was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2018 Australia Day Honours: “For significant service to the law in New South Wales as State Coroner, and as a role model for women in the legal profession”. She spoke to the assembly about the challenges and obstacles she has faced in her career and how she has overcome these in her lifetime. We also heard from our Service Captain, Maya Auld, who shared some of her reflections after attending the Mosman Council’s International Women’s Day Breakfast the previous week, and we also heard from our Principal, Mr Webber, who shared with us some of his views and insights, in particular around the benefits of everyone learning together in a coeducational environment.

ISA Swimming

Yesterday we had over 50 Secondary School students representing Redlands at the ISA Swimming Championships. There were a number of excellent results on the day with the Intermediate Boys placing 3^rd overall in Division 1 and the Senior Girls placing 4^th overall in Division 1. Individually, we had a number of place getters across the age groups. However, I would like to especially acknowledge Olivia Donoghue (Yr 11) who finished 1^st in the 50m Freestyle, 1^st in the 100m Freestyle and 2^nd in the 50m Butterfly. I would also like to thank the many Yr 10 students who spent the day volunteering at the Carnival as Redlands was the host school for this event. They represented themselves and our School admirably.

Summer Sports Update

On Saturday, 13 of our boys and girls Basketball teams competed in their respective Grand Finals in the ISA competition. It was a great day of competition with many exciting finishes and a few heartbreaking defeats. Our 1^st V girls team had a tough contest against Central Coast Grammar before pulling away in the final quarter to be crowned ISA Division 1 Girls Basketball Champions – a wonderful achievement. In addition, overall Redlands won the ISA Girls Basketball Shield which is given to the most successful girls Basketball program across the age groups of the ISA. This is the first time Redlands has taken out this prestigious title. I would also like to congratulate the 17A, 15A, 15C and 15D boys teams for winning their respective Grand Finals, as well as all of the teams who competed admirably on Saturday. I would also like to wish our rowers all the best as they had down to Canberra to compete in the Head of the Lake this weekend.

Uniform Update – Shorts

Please note that shorts for Secondary School boys have arrived in the Uniform Shop. These can be purchased from Friday for boys to wear as part of the summer uniform in Terms 1 and 4. Please note boys will also need to wear the long grey socks with shorts as part of this uniform.

Jazz in the Basement

We are excited for our 2020 Music launch event, Jazz in the Basement, this Saturday 14 March from 6.00- 8.00pm. Come and bring a meal while hearing our musicians perform in the Undercroft – which for the evening will be transformed into a New York jazz club! Tickets can be purchased through the Music Department or TryBooking. 

Parking and Drop Off/Pick Up

We appreciate the challenges of parking, as well as the drop off and pick up of students, around the Secondary School, and thank the majority of parents who follow proper guidelines. However, we have had recent reports of some unsafe practices during drop off and pick up of students around the Campus before or after school. Once again, we ask parents to use the designated drop off and pick up zones on Waters Road or Winnie Street and not to double park in local streets or pull into the bus parking lot in front of the Adams Centre. The safety of our students, members of our community and members of the wider community is paramount. Lastly, please may I remind you to be respectful and considerate of our neighbours. It is not acceptable to block or even park in someone’s driveway. Please also be mindful of noise on local streets, especially during early morning drop offs for before school activities. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation and support.

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

Careers

Life as a Sports Cameraman

Interested students had the opportunity to meet Nathan Bartley, who has worked as a self employed cameraman/editor in the (sports) media industry worldwide for the past ten years. Nathan’s highlights have been working on the Ryder Cup, Cricket World Cups and the Australian Open. Tom Morris in Yr 12 commented “Nathan was an inspirational figure who talked to us about his journey of becoming a freelance photographer. He gave the group guidance in what he would do differently and the best things about his job. Nathan gave us great insight into the world of sports photography.”

If you have an interesting career story to share with students, please contact Simone Salier.

Visits to Redlands in Week 8

Sydney University will be visiting on Monday, and St Hilda’s College at Melbourne University on Tuesday. Both presentations are open to all students as long as they have permission from their Tutor teacher and Ms Salier. Presentations are held in the Library during Tutor Time. Students are required to think of questions prior and email them to Ms Salier so they can make the most of the visit.

Introduction to Actuarial Science – MOOC course

ANU is running this special course for free to interested Yr 11 and 12 students.
The purpose of the course is to provide students considering an actuarial career with an interactive introduction to the profession. As such, it is a perfect fit for high school students who are strong in maths to find out if an actuarial degree would be good university program choice for them. Furthermore ANU offers five scholarships worth $10,000 each to Australian students who complete the course and enrol in the degree at ANU. Please see Ms Salier if interested.

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

Chaplain

Given current world events, it is a good time to focus on optimism and hope. 

There is hope as God has promised to restore our world and put an end to the things that ravage us. Jesus, when he walked the earth, gave us glimpses of this future restored world as he calmed storms, healed the sick and raised the dead.

There is hope as Jesus promised to be present with us to the end of the Age. He is with us as we navigate the unexpected, the sad and the joys of life. The assurance that the God of all comfort is with us and caring for us, gives us a calm that stills our fears.

There is hope as we are created in the image of God with creativity and rational thought. We see this in action as our medical workers and scientist investigate solutions to the crisis.

There is hope as we are not left without testimony of a powerful and compassionate God who promises life and life in abundance for now and for the next life. Today is not all there is to life!

We may take a moment to reflect on our own understanding of the world and how the God of the bible speaks to us. Life does not just consist of the physical but the spiritual as well. As we understand our spiritual nature and the God who gave us this, we find a depth of peace and security that sustains us.

Parents Who Pray

A quick reminder that our next meeting is on Tuesday 24 March from 8.30-9.15am on the Senior Campus in B.1.1.

Ms Bronwyn Lihou
Senior Campus Chaplain
blihou@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9830

Ms Fiona McKenzie
Junior Campus Chaplain
fmckenzie@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022

Debating

Debating Draws

FED

Well done to Yr 7B, Yr 8B and Senior B who all had wins against St Aloysius on Friday.

This week we have another Home debate, this time against Knox.
Please meet Ms Alan, Ms Rolon and Ms Blasco at 3.30pm to set up rooms. All rooms (and Chairpersons scripts) will be the same as last week. A reminder that you need to sign out at the end of the night before leaving for home. (Some of you didn’t!)

ISDA

Congratulations to the Primary A, Primary B, Yr 7, Yr 9 and Yr 10 teams who had wins against Newington last week.

We have no scheduled ISDA debates this week but we have some FED debaters away for the Head of the River on Friday so we may need to replace them with ISDA debaters.

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

Service and Social Engagement

Balmoral Swim

Hello, my name is Phoebe Cunningham and I am a student in Yr 9. On Sunday 5 April I will be participating in the Balmoral Swim and would like to invite any other students to join me in swimming in teams for the 200m schools relay.

This annual event raises money for research into childhood cancers.

If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please email either myself or Ms Riley. More information can be found here. Thank you. 

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

Uniform Shop

Boys’ Shorts

We are pleased to advise our new grey shorts for boys in Secondary School will be available to purchase from Friday at the Uniform Shop or through Flexischools for $50.00 each. Students will be required to wear the shorts with long grey socks which are also available to purchase for $11.00 per pair.

Winter Uniform

With only four weeks of Term 1 remaining, parents are reminded to start checking the size of their children’s winter uniform. Again you may order on Flexischools or come in and see us in the Shop to purchase a new uniform. You may also load money onto your child’s Flexischool account and they can purchase items using their student ID card. If you have any questions regarding this service, please give us a call.

Mrs Kathy Brown
Uniform Shop Manager
uniformorders@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9850

Year 12

Yr 12 Study Rooms

We are continually listening to the Class of 2020 and have implemented more Yr 12 only study rooms and times. We strongly encourage students who are needing more structured study routines to take advantage of the spaces made available to them.  

Tuesdays – Periods 5 and 6 (L.25)
Wednesdays – 3.30-5.30pm (T16 peer collaborative study/T17 quiet self-study)

Key Dates

Saturday 14 March – Jazz in the Basement 6.00-8.00pm

Monday 16-20 March – Yr 12 IB Gp 1 English Lang and Lit Final Orals, Monford Place 

Tuesday 17 March – Yr 12 HSC and IB Music Excursion,11.05am–3.30pm, City Recital Hall

Sunday 21 March – End of Season Basketball Presentation, 10.00am-2.00pm Liggins Quad

Student Achievements

Congratulations to Olivia Hatch and Katherine Stanbridge on winning their ISA 1^st V Basketball Final on the weekend.  

Good luck to the rowers who are competing at the ACT Head of the Lake.

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 12 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 11

Uniform and Personal Grooming

Please could I ask for your support on this issue. Please remind your sons that it is an expectation that students are clean shaven for school. Girls should not be wearing necklaces and if they choose to wear earrings, they should be simple studs in single pierced ears.

Student Achievements

Olivia Wintle has been selected to represent Australia at the FIAC Flanders International Acrobatic Cup in Belgium. This competition is due to take place in April. The training commitment per week for this high-level commitment can be in excess of 20 hours for Olivia. We wish her every success as she represents Australia on the global stage.

Olivia Donoghue has been selected for the Open State Swim Championships this weekend. Olivia is hoping to qualify for the Nationals and we are incredibly proud of the marvellous progress she has made with her swimming.

Sofia Stuckmann has been selected to play Beach Volleyball at the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships (AJBVC) at Coolangatta. Australia’s emerging girls and boys Beach Volleyball players represent their state and compete for an opportunity to be crowned the Australian Junior Beach Champions. States/Territories also compete for the Andy Burdin Shield which is awarded to the best performing State/Territory during the event. We wish her all the best at the championships.

Study Skills Tip For March – Top Tips for Memorising Notes

Many students find it really difficult to cope with the memorisation that can be needed for examinations. Of course, you can’t just rote learn and regurgitate, you need to be able to apply the skills of what you have learnt. However, there is also a certain amount of memorisation of content, formulas and definitions that are necessary. So how can students make this process easier?

1. Make your notes as brain-friendly as possible, point form, tables, diagrams and avoid big, long sentences or paragraphs.
2. Start the memorisation process of your notes early and don’t wait until just before the test or examination.
3. Memorisation involves testing yourself over and over and over and over. So read a section, then see what you can say or write down without looking. Then go back and see what you got wrong or didn’t know.  Put a pencil mark next to these points.
4. Now focus on the points you didn’t know. Say them out loud, repeat them to yourself, write them down a few times. 
5. Then test yourself on those points again and see if you remembered more this time. 
6. Do this over and over and over again. Then do it one more time again. 
7. Make flashcards or use a flashcard App on your phone to create flashcards on the parts you find hard to remember. Review these every day before the test.
8. Make a list of the key concepts you find hard to learn and each night read through them just before you go to sleep and first thing when you wake up as these are powerful memory times.
9. Engage in lots of practice questions and do this without looking at your notes or the answers to see if you can a) remember and b) apply the information. Review the areas that you did not remember again. 
10. Your job is to keep testing yourself in order to find out which points have not stuck in your memory yet, so you can review these until they do.

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 11 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494

Year 10

Online HSC Minimum Standards Test

In 2016, the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA) announced that all HSC students would be required to demonstrate a minimum standard of Literacy and Numeracy before they could be awarded the HSC. You have recently been sent a letter from Mr David Randall, Dean of Academic Studies, explaining this process. Mr Randall also addressed the Year Group in assembly this week to inform the students that they will have an opportunity to do online practice tests starting next Friday and will sit the actual tests during the Yr 10 Examination block in Term 2. Although passing these tests is not a requirement of the IB, Redlands will be requiring all Yr 10 students to take them, regardless of whether they intend to select the HSC or IB for next year. Any questions, please direct them to drandall@redlands.nsw.edu.au. More information can be found here.

Study Skills Tip for March – Top Tips for Memorising Notes

Many students find it really difficult to cope with the memorisation that can be needed for examinations. Of course, you can’t just rote learn and regurgitate, you need to be able to apply the skills of what you have learnt. However, there is also a certain amount of memorisation of content, formulas and definitions that are necessary. So how can students make this process easier?

1. Make your notes as brain-friendly as possible, point form, tables, diagrams and avoid big, long sentences or paragraphs.
2. Start the memorisation process of your notes early and don’t wait until just before the test or examination.
3. Memorisation involves testing yourself over and over and over and over. So read a section, then see what you can say or write down without looking. Then go back and see what you got wrong or didn’t know.  Put a pencil mark next to these points.
4. Now focus on the points you didn’t know. Say them out loud, repeat them to yourself, write them down a few times. 
5. Then test yourself on those points again and see if you remembered more this time. 
6. Do this over and over and over again. Then do it one more time again. 
7. Make flashcards or use a flashcard app on your phone to create flashcards on the parts you find hard to remember. Review these every day before the test.
8. Make a list of the key concepts you find hard to learn and each night read through them just before you go to sleep and first thing when you wake up as these are powerful memory times.
9. Engage in lots of practice questions and do this without looking at your notes or the answers to see if you can a) remember and b) apply the information. Review the areas that you did not remember again. 
10. Your job is to keep testing yourself in order to find out which points have not stuck in your memory yet, so you can review these until they do.

Pastoral Care Program

Students are beginning to look at the need for flexible thinking and the ability to see different perspectives. Flexible thinking allows for multiple solutions to be considered when tackling a problem and is a vital component of developing resilience.

Social Awareness Program

This week students have been selecting an organisation that helps with the issue of youth homelessness for them to focus on for the rest of the term. They will be getting to know this organisation in detail in the coming weeks.

Interesting Article of the Week

CLICK HERE

This article is one that our students have been reading this week and is aimed to help them learn how to make good decisions in life. It is important to have the skills to know what to do when faced with a difficult decision and this article gives some tips you may want to discuss with your child around the dinner table.

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 10 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 9

Key Dates

Parent Communication

To stay up-to-date with what’s happening at Redlands, your best source of information is via Redlands Pulse, Note Day and email. Information on upcoming Yr 9 parent/family functions will also be shared via the Class of 2023 email. Thank you to Tiff, Suzy, Melinda and Erin for arranging these valuable events and managing parent communication. A gentle reminder that the School does not condone the use of social media platforms for parent communication. 

News and Achievements

• ISA Basketball Finals were held on Saturday with five Redlands teams winning their Grand Final. Special mention to the Girls 1sts and team member Emelie Bessell of Yr 9 for winning the ISA Shield – congratulations girls.
• This Saturday in Canberra is the Rowing ACT Head of the Lake Championships. Best wishes to all Yr 9 rowers.

Grease

Thursday 26 – Saturday 28 March

Come along and support the 20+ Yr 9 students involved onstage, in the pit, backstage or in the hair and makeup crew. Grease has remained one of the world’s most popular and enduring musicals. Funny, frank and featuring the hit songs Greased Lightnin’, Hopelessly Devoted to You, You’re The One That I Want and Summer Nights, Grease follows the journey of Danny and Sandy, alongside the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies, as they navigate high school to the unforgettable rock n’ roll soundtrack that defined generations. Limited tickets available only, so be quick! Tickets can be purchased here.

SchoolTV: How Much Do You Know About Sleep?

Our bodies produce a sleep chemical called melatonin to help us fall asleep. For younger children it is produced early in the evening, but for teens it occurs around 11.00pm. It is recommended for teenagers to get around nine hours of sleep, but if your adolescent is only falling asleep around midnight, then they are a long way off from being ready to be woken at 7.00am. Being less alert when they arrive at school can impact negatively on their ability to learn and retain information. So, how much do you really know about sleep? Take the quiz SchoolTV quiz and find out. 

Ms Marita Jansons 
Yr 9 Advisor
mjansons@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9819

Year 8

This Week

Welcome back to our New Zealand Exchange students: Tara Gold, Olivia Salmond, Emma Sullivan and Scarlett Thorp who have returned to classes this week after spending three weeks at the Kristin School. We look forward to hearing more about their experience abroad at an upcoming year assembly. 

Yr 8 Camp

We are looking forward to Yr 8 camp on 4-8 May in Yarrahapinni. Further information and medical forms will be distributed in the next weeks. This is a beautiful location with a lot of opportunity for students to explore various ecosystems and take part in a range of physical activities. 

Parent Suggested Resources this week: Adolescent Risk-Taking

You may have heard your child mention the discussion during Pastoral Time this term revolving around positive and negative risk-taking. Students were introduced to risk-taking in Yr 7 PDHPE and will continue this topic in Pastoral Time and PDHPE in Yr 8. We are aiming to provide an opportunity for students to reflect on their own actions as well as educate students about how their brains work and why they might behave a certain way during their teenage years. With a bit of knowledge and understanding, we aim to make more educated decisions moving forward. Below are a few articles from various organisations on this exact topic.   

Stanford Children’s Health 
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Frontiers in Psychology 

Yr 8 Pastoral Program

This term, students will focus on developing their understanding of self-management and responsible decision making through setting clear goals, creating an evolving term planner to be added to and adapted throughout the term, and by studying positive and negative risk-taking. Outcomes for this term include understanding the connections between emotions and choices, identifying safe and unsafe risks, understanding how choices/impulses can impact personal wellbeing and resilience, and to be introduced to some of the consequences involved in these decisions. 

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9863
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 7

Key Dates

Peer Support

Each year around 24 Yr 11 students volunteer to support our Yr 7s as they transition to life in the Secondary School. They meet during Tutor Time in their House each fortnight during Semester 1. The Peer Support Captains, Aoibheann MacLochlainn and Stephanie Larcos, select appropriate activities from the Peer Support program and train the volunteers before the Friday sessions. The Heads of House provide the overall guidance during the program.

The Yr 7 program explores how to rethink challenges and build resilience. It looks into self-talk, having a growth mindset, success and realistic goal setting, the importance of reflection and critical thinking especially when facing setbacks. Building healthy relationships through effective communication, empathy, valuing and celebrating others are key elements throughout the fortnightly meetings. It also provides an opportunity to our Yr 7s to get to know some of our senior students in a more significant way.

The sessions are always high energy and the Yr 7s are loving the interaction, activities and games.

Congratulations

Congratulations to all Yr 7 students who auditioned for Gala Arts. This is a highly competitive process, and it is wonderful to note that students are willing to push personal boundaries, and put themselves outside of their comfort zones. We look forward to seeing how they progress through this exciting process.

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 7 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Head of Junior School

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please note that all Upcoming Events for the Junior School are on a separate Note Day article/page.

Yr 6 Camp

Please enjoy some Yr 6 Camp photos on Redlands Pulse.

Our first Junior School camp of 2020 is all but over as Yr 6 have enjoyed a wonderful few days in Canberra this week.

For 13 of the cohort, the week started with them competing as part of the Redlands Swimming team on Monday at the HICES Carnival before they headed down separately to the main group with Mr Carter. They arrived just before dinner and quickly integrated into their respective groups and slept well on that first night!

Canberra is enjoying beautiful weather this week and our students have been actively engaged in some rich learning experiences in both civics and outdoor education such as camping, canoeing, a high ropes course and mountain biking, interspersed with curriculum-related learning experiences at Questacon, CSIRO, The Australian War Memorial, Parliament House, the Museum of Australian Democracy and the wonderful National Gallery of Australia. This diverse range of activities makes this camp arguably my favourite Junior School camp, which a lot of the students I have spent time with have agreed.

One of the things that has made me particularly proud has been observing how the students have supported and looked after one another and consistent feedback I have received from various sources about how polite, engaged and respectful the group have been.

Whilst our oldest age group in the Junior School, it was still lovely to see new friendships and connections being developed as the students had a lot of fun creating memories together, which I’m sure you will hear about upon their return. As a Year Group, they are possibly the most connected and united I have seen over many years and this is also something other teachers and group leaders are observing.

For me, simple opportunities to sit and enjoy a conversation over a meal with students are always a highlight for me alongside actively joining them in these sessions. As I said to one parent just this week, I often reflect on having one of the best jobs in the world and feel very privileged to be in a profession that serves my passion and purpose. Trips like this merely confirm this.

My gratitude is extended to the teachers in loco parentis for their care of each child in the group. It is a huge responsibility but the meticulous planning of Mrs Robinson and Ms Cosolito, in particular, has helped with the smooth organisation of the week.

I look forward to welcoming the group back at approximately 4.00pm on Friday afternoon on the Murdoch Street side of the Campus where there is a designated bus zone, which I ask parents to keep clear. As in previous returns, we will aim to stagger the return of the three coaches by a few minutes to help with the safe return and departure of the students.

Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing – P-6 Parent and Carer Information Session

Tuesday 17 March from 8.30-9.30am
Arnold Library, Junior School
RSVP here

Parents and carers are warmly invited to an information session focusing on how we support our children’s learning and wellbeing across our Junior Campus. More information can be found on the Upcoming Events page.

Please register your attendance here and let us know if you have any specific information or questions that you would like addressed during the presentation. 

International Women’s Day

It was heartening to see a sea of hands go up in Monday’s assembly when students were asked of the significance of last Sunday as I spent time with the students acknowledging and celebrating last Sunday’s International Women’s Day. This year’s theme, #EachforEqual, focused on the importance of an equal world being an enabled world. As a coeducational school, a gender equal world is one that our students simply see as the norm but we did discuss how this is not always the case in many parts of our globe in so many different ways.

Like many of the students, I had watched the final of the T20 Women’s Cricket World Cup final last week and explained to the students the joy of seeing nearly 90,000 cricket fans in the MCG for this game; something that would have been unheard of perhaps even five years ago for a women’s game but also highlighted the closing gap in gender equal sports coverage and profile. I also shared how I love seeing our coed sports teams compete on more than equal terms with all-boys schools and just last week, I watched most of our eight senior Basketball teams compete against a local boys’ school with every one of our teams having a mixture of girls and boys.

In the final part of the assembly, I shared some of the women who have inspired me in my life and also talked about a former Headmistress of the School, Miss Roseby, who led the School with great inspiration and innovation during two World Wars between 1911 and 1945. A number of students also volunteered to talk about females that they are inspired by, which was a great way in which to end the assembly.

School Photos Reminder

Please be reminded that Junior School class and individual photos will be taken next Friday 20 March. All students should ensure that their uniform complies with the School regulations as per page 20 of the Student Planner. Blazers will be required for these photos.

Judo Success

I was delighted to hear of the recent Judo successes of Yr 5 student, Sergey Philips, who achieved three medals in the last month in competitions.

• Canberra International – Gold Medal
• Sydney International – Bronze Medal
• Budokan Judo Tournament – Gold Medal

These successes have secured Sergey’s place in the NSW State team whom he will represent at The Australian National Championships on the Gold Coast in June. Well done, Sergey!

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

Junior School Upcoming Events

Junior School Calendar.

Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing – P-6 Parent and Carer Information Session

Tuesday 17 March from 8.30-9.30am
Arnold Library, Junior School
RSVP here

Parents and carers are warmly invited to an information session focusing on how we support our children’s learning and wellbeing across our Junior Campus. Come along and meet other parents, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, and hear about our current initiatives in teaching and learning as well as the personal and social capabilities embedded in all that we do.

The session will be presented by Ms Stacey Smith (Dean of Teaching and Learning P-6), Ms Shireen Winrow (eLearning Coordinator) and Ms Samantha Kourakis (Dean of Students P-6).

Please register your attendance here and let us know if you have any specific information or questions that you would like addressed during the presentation. 

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

Head of Preparatory School

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please note that all Upcoming Events for Prep are on their own Note Day article/page. 

Personal Hygiene

I wanted to take this opportunity to reiterate the importance of hygiene and protocols for students who are unwell. We have been reinforcing good hygiene habits with our students and ask that you also reinforce the following at home:

• Wash hands frequently with soap and water, after coughing or sneezing, before and after eating, and after going to the toilet.
• Cough or sneeze into your elbow.
• Dispose of used tissues immediately and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
• Avoid unnecessary physical contact with others through handshaking and other close contact.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

Unwell Students

It is important that you keep your child home from school if they are unwell. If they have a fever, runny nose, sore throat and/or cough they must stay home and follow medical advice. In the event that your child presents with flu-like symptoms at school, as with any other virus or infectious disease, they will be sent to the Teacher Aides or School Nurse and parents will be contacted to make arrangements for them to return home as soon as possible.

Seesaw

The continuity of learning is of paramount importance to the School. We are actively looking at methods for online learning to support the students in the event of a school closure. Currently all families have access to Seesaw, the online portfolio system the Prep School use to share students’ learning. This platform also has the capability for teachers to supply learning activities and students to interact with their teachers. Could all families please make sure they have access to Seesaw through the QR code that was placed in Student Planners at the beginning of the school year. If you do not have this, please contact your class teacher. The School will continue to update and communicate with you about on line learning should the need arise.

Toys/Watches at School

Could you please be advised that watches with camera, video and call functions are not permitted at school. These include Spacetalk, Vtech Kidizoom and Apple watches. Thank you for your close attention to this.

Parent Teacher Learning Meetings

As per the letter sent to all parents on Wednesday 26 February, Parent Teacher Learning Meetings will be held for the Preparatory School in Week 8, between Monday 16 and Friday 20 March. Bookings have now closed on line therefore if you missed out on the opportunity to book, please contact your class teacher directly. These meetings are a wonderful opportunity for collaboration between parent and teacher and I therefore urge you to take up this important time with your child’s teacher.

Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing – P-6 Parent and Carer Information Session

Tuesday 17 March from 8.30-9.30am
Arnold Library, Junior School
RSVP here

Parents and carers are warmly invited to an information session focusing on how we support our children’s learning and wellbeing across our Junior Campus. More information can be found on the Upcoming Events page.

Please register your attendance here and let us know if you have any specific information or questions that you would like addressed during the presentation. 

April Vacation Care

Vacation Care bookings are now open via the Flexischools website. Please note, there will be no allowance for cancellations, refunds or change of days once bookings are made so please choose your days carefully. Please direct all questions or concerns to the OOSH Coordinator, Trinetta Newbond rather than Flexischools. Thank you and we look forward to another wonderful Vacation Care in April.

Yr 1 Backyard Bugs

On Wednesday Yr 1 got up close and personal with some interesting insects whilst participating in a lesson on the importance of conservation and sustainability, and to gain an understanding of the Earth’s diverse ecosystem.  Students were able to interact with the insects and learn about the vast array of unique animals that call Australia home. 

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Preparatory School
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Prep/RH Upcoming Events

Prep School Calendar

Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing – P-6 Parent and Carer Information Session

Tuesday 17 March from 8.30-9.30am
Arnold Library, Junior School
RSVP here

Parents and carers are warmly invited to an information session focusing on how we support our children’s learning and wellbeing across our Junior Campus. More information can be found on the Upcoming Events page.

The session will be presented by Ms Stacey Smith (Dean of Teaching and Learning P-6), Ms Shireen Winrow (eLearning Coordinator) and Ms Samantha Kourakis (Dean of Students P-6).

Please register your attendance here and let us know if you have any specific information or questions that you would like addressed during the presentation. 

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Preparatory School
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Redlands House/Transition Gold

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please note that all Upcoming Events for Redlands House/Transition Gold are on the Prep/RH Upcoming Events Note Day page. 

Personal Hygiene

I wanted to take this opportunity to reiterate Mr Webber’s message of the importance of hygiene and protocols for students who are unwell. We have been reinforcing good hygiene habits with our students and ask that you also reinforce the following at home:

• Wash hands frequently with soap and water, after coughing or sneezing, before and after eating, and after going to the toilet.
• Cough or sneeze into your elbow.
• Dispose of used tissues immediately and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
• Avoid unnecessary physical contact with others through handshaking and other close contact.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

Unwell Students

It is important that you keep your child home from school if they are unwell. If they have a fever, runny nose, sore throat and/or cough they must stay home and follow medical advice. In the event that your child presents with flu-like symptoms at school, as with any other virus or infectious disease, parents will be contacted to make arrangements for them to return home as soon as possible.

Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing – P-6 Parent and Carer Information Session

Tuesday 17 March from 8.30-9.30am
Arnold Library, Junior School
RSVP here

Parents and carers are warmly invited to an information session focusing on how we support our children’s learning and wellbeing across our Junior Campus. More information can be found on the Upcoming Events page.

Please register your attendance here and let us know if you have any specific information or questions that you would like addressed during the presentation. 

Seniors and Transition Gold Parent Teacher Meetings

Redlands House Seniors and Transition Gold Parent Teacher meetings take place next week. If you missed out on making a booking to see your child’s teacher, please reach out to your teacher to secure a meeting time. This is a wonderful time to celebrate your child’s success and build the partnership between home and school.

Independence

At Redlands House we strongly encourage independence. We love seeing the children carry their own bags, pack away their belongings and look after their food containers. As children grow and develop, they become more skilled with taking care and expressing themselves and exploring their world independently. Independence contributes to the development of self-esteem, identity and wellbeing. Accomplishing tasks and experiencing failure, produces a powerful sense of learning and achievement which is vital for children in the early years.

Orange Class Juniors are proud to share a range of ideas that they can do on their own, including riding bikes, sitting on aeroplanes, putting clothes on and brushing their teeth.

April Vacation Care

Vacation Care bookings are now open via the Flexischools website. Please note, there will be no allowance for cancellations, refunds or change of days once bookings are made so please choose your days carefully. Please direct all questions or concerns to the OOSH Coordinator, Trinetta Newbond rather than Flexischools. Thank you and we look forward to another wonderful Vacation Care in April.

Mrs Audrey Fellowes
Head of Preparatory School
afellowes@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848

Junior Sport

Season Draw

REdlands Pulse

Absences

HICES Swimming

Congratulations to all our swimmers who represented Redlands at the HICES Carnival during the week. With an early start, it was a long day for our Yr 6 students who after a day of swimming had to Canberra for their Yr 6 Camp. We had some students who broke their own PBs, for others this was their first interschool carnival. Some great swims from students with a full program: Isobel Campbell, Luca Gazzilli, Charlotte Algar, Mati Carlyon, Luka Gordon and Joshua Svensson.

Special mention to our swimmers who were rewarded for their fabulous efforts at HICES who will now go on to represent HICES at the NSWCIS Swimming Carnival later this term.

• Joshua Svensson
• Boys 10 year 4x50m Relay team (Zac Holgate, Giorgio Gazzilli, Joshua Svensson)
• Luca Gazzilli

CIS AFL Trials

Unfortunately, no one made it through but they kept their chins up regardless. It was a tough day trying to showcase their talent in torrential rain! We are very proud of how they conducted themselves and all made an effort to meet and chat to players from all over NSW, some travelling for six hours just to try out! Now they’re looking forward to Regionals together with their teammates and the girls team for Paul Kelly Cup.

Cross Country

Training

We can now confirm that we are offering Cross Country training for interested students which will take place rain, hail or shine as we have a wet weather back up venue. These sessions are on each Monday morning on the oval from 7.00am for 7.15am start. They will incorporate general fitness, agility, pace work and fun fitness games.  

Carnival 

Our Cross Country carnival will be held on Thursday 7 May through the grounds of Cammeray Golf Club. All students in Yrs 3-6 will be involved in some capacity. There is a championship run where the top five boys and girls in each age group who place will progress through to the HICES team. 

Students will be selected to run in the Championship Course based on their results they achieve in the multi-stage fitness test (commonly known as the beep test) which will be conducted in your child’s PE lessons later this term or early Term 2. It is no problem if your child qualifies from the beep test results but does not want to run in the Championship Course, they can run the fun run course.

Those students who do not meet the qualifying level will automatically be entered into the Fun Run course.

Invitation for parent helpers will go out soon.

2021 HICES and CIS Selections

At various times throughout the year, Redlands is invited to nominate Yr 5 or Yr 6 students to attend various sport trials in our pathways. This can include HICES or IPSHA (the sporting association which we belong to) and/or CIS (Combined Independent Schools) which is the next level after HICES or IPSHA. Sometimes we nominate teams (eg Netball in the coming weeks), other times we can nominate individuals. The nomination process is such that sometimes an internal trial is conducted at school for those sports that we do not offer. An example of this is Touch Football where a trial is taking place on Wednesday 18 March to see who will go through to CIS trials later this term. For those sports we do play here, but where the trials occur before the season commences (example being Football and AFL), we nominate students to attend based on the season prior. So, for the 2021 Football and AFL trials next year we will nominate students from those sports based on their attitude, ability and attendance in the upcoming 2020 season. And finally, some sports require a ‘paper trial’ such as diving, golf etc where students are invited to attend as long as they can provide the Association proof that they are competent in that sport.

Holiday Football Clinic

In exciting news our Football program will be running a school holiday clinic for interested families in the first week of the school holidays. The flyer and Google Doc link to register has been emailed to all families who had daughters play in Term 1 Football (Soccer) and those families who have nominated Football (Soccer). It is on 14, 15 and 16 April on the Junior School Oval from 9.30am-2.30pm each day. The cost of the clinic will be $240 for the three days Places are limited so please respond as soon as you receive the registration link.

Snowsports

Junior School parents and students are invited to be part of another incredible action packed Snowsports season and a special welcome to those who plan on joining our vibrant community on the slopes for the first time.

Redlands has been involved in competitive Snowsports for many years and has won numerous awards at the national level for individual events and as a school. We are committed to preparing our students to ride and ski safely and competently to enjoy this wonderful lifelong family sport.

The program commences with the start of the winter school holidays and, if your children are keen to compete, they can enter the Redlands Cup followed by the Sydney Interschools Championships. Children can compete in a wide variety of ski and snowboard events with Redlands offering specialist training (Yrs 1 to 12).

Please note race week (information on Redlands Pulse) is only for students in Yr 7 through to Yr 12. These events will take place in the week beginning 9 July. All Snowsports information can be found on Redlands Pulse.

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

Snowsports

Information Session

Thanks to the parents who attended the Tuesday morning Information Session. It was my pleasure to explain details about Race Week, Family Weeks, Training Weekends and the role of the Friends of Snowsports (FOSS) Committee.

FOSS – Icebreaker

FOSS invites all interested parents (not students) to their first function this year, The Icebreaker, at the Balmoral Beach Club on Thursday 30 April from 6.00-10.00pm.

Second Hand Ski and Snowboard Sale

This equipment sale is on the Senior Campus on Sunday 3 May from 1.00-3.00pm where it’s time to recycle those Redlands soft shells and Winter School uniforms as well as skis and snowboards.

Please put dates in your calendar to arrange accommodation during Race Week.

SNOWSPORTS CALENDAR and booklet 

Registration

For parents who wish their child to compete for Redlands this upcoming winter, Snowsports Representative Race Registration is now open.

register here

Race Week

Race Week is from 9-18 July at Thredbo. Bookings open next week. 

For students to stay at High Country Campus  HCC Bookings

If you have your own accommodation Own accommodation bookings

Important Dates

More Snowsports details and dates are on Redlands Pulse. 

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

Ballet and Dance

Ballet and Dance Information

Important Dates

Friends of Ballet and Dance Morning Tea

FOBD and Ms Karen Martin would like to invite you to a Morning Tea on Thursday 26 March from 8.30-10.00am in Parkes Hall. This is a great opportunity to chat to other parents in different Year Groups. 

Tea and coffee will be provided, please bring a small plate to share if possible. 

Second Hand Sale

To do our part in helping to save the planet, we will be selling (for a very small fee) second hand RAD uniforms including character and tap shoes at the FOBD morning tea. We also have some Ballet bun boxes to sell. 

If you have any good quality RAD uniform that your child no longer needs, please drop them into the Donations tub in Parkes Hall. 

Student Achievements

Congratulations to Maddison Hand (Yr 8) who danced beautifully in the Semi Finals in the statewide (Intermediate) of the Isobel Andersen Memorial Award competition at the RAD last Sunday.

Congratulations to Summer-Eve Smyth (Yr 8) who has now made it through to the Finals in the statewide (Inter-foundation) of the Isobel Andersen Memorial Award.

Can’t Come to Class?

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

Any Questions?

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

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

Curriculum Dance

Gala Arts

Tickets will be on sale after the contestants are announced at the end of Term 1. Mark your diary with this wonderful event for Performing Arts at Redlands. It is always an exceptional evening as we celebrate the talents of our students.

Important Dates

Mrs Katharine Boase
Subject Coordinator of Dance
kboase@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9889

Drama and Theatre

Musical

Only a few tickets left!

A limited number of tickets are available for Grease and will be available directly from The Concourse Chatswood box office. Redlands will be presenting this wonderful musical from 26-28 March in the Concourse Theatre.

Musical Rehearsals

This week we run our full costume run and photoshoot. Students can check rehearsal the rehearsal schedules and newsletters which are available here, on the Theatre and Drama noticeboard and Redlands Pulse.

Gala Arts

Auditions conclude today for Gala Arts 2020. The final list of competitors will be posted ion 30 March here. Tickets will be on sale after the contestants are announced at the end of Term 1. Mark your diary with this wonderful event for Performing Arts at Redlands. It is always an exceptional evening as we celebrate the talents of our students.

The Shakespeare Carnival

16 March  in the Drama Studio

Redlands Shakespeare Carnival will be held on Monday 16 March at 6.30pm. Come and join our talented young actors as they interpret the work of the bard with their own dramatic flair.

More information can be found on

Redlands Pulse

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

Music

Music Forms and Events can be found on Redlands Pulse

Music Department Launch Event

Sold Out!

Battle of the Bands

Friday 3 April at 6.00pm in Redlands Hall

Tickets to the event will be sold throughout Week 10 (Lunchtimes in the Quad) or through the Secondary Music Office from Tuesday 24 March. The evening is a competition showcasing Rock Bands from Yrs 5-12 and raises funds to support students travelling to Cambodia at the end of this year. The competition commences at 6.00pm and the Cambodia team will be serving a BBQ and various other food stalls at intermission (approx. 7.00pm).

Battle of the Bands Finalists and Guest Performers

The Music Department would like to congratulate all students who prepared for the Battle of the Bands auditions this past fortnight. With many students participating in the audition process, the final selection of performers was incredibly difficult. Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to compete in this year’s event.

Rock Bands (7-9) Finalists

• Black Ice (Ghostbusters)
• Yr 9 Rock Band (Sweet Child Of Mine)
• Yr 9 Rock Band (White Wedding)
• Yr 8 Rock Band (Rosanna)

Rock Bands (10-12)

• The Serpentines (Every Little Thing)
• Masters of Spin-jitsu (Cult of Personality)
• The 10 Commandments (Everybody Wants To Rule The World)
• The Chen Experience (Halloween)

Unplugged (10-12)

• Jasmine Lazzarotto (Time After Time)
• Piper Allen, Maddie Hunt & Annabelle Swan (The Greatest Love of All)
• Faith Oosthuizen, Saxon Smith & Aysha Swanson (Sweet Child of Mine)

Guest Performers

• James Ashby (Hold Onto Me)
• Year 6 Rock Band (The Final Countdown)

Musicianship Lessons

Redlands students are able to participate in Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Musicianship lessons on either the Junior Campus or Senior Campus.

Classes for Junior School students are on Tuesday (7.30-8.15am) and Secondary School students on Tuesday and Thursday (7.30-8.15am). We encourage all students interested in pursuing theoretical examinations to commence these lessons with our Music Theory tutors. Please contact juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au if you are interested in joining these classes.

Extra Subjects and Cocurricular Music Ensembles Programs

Enrolments for Term 1 tuition are now closed. Term 2 enrolments close on Friday 3 April.

Senior Campus

Study Centre

In providing additional learning support for Senior students (Yrs 11-12), the Department is currently running specialist composition tutorials for students who are preparing creative portfolios as part of the Higher School Certificate and International Baccalaureate studies. Students in the courses have been issued with a link to sign-up for sessions in working with Academic teachers and assigned Music tutors over the coming fortnight in the lead-up to assessments.

This support program for Academic Music Studies will also be providing additional learning experiences in the areas of Musicianship, Aural Skills, Microphone Technique and many other useful workshops. Students in Yrs 8-10 Music Elective will be provided with a schedule over the coming fortnight for sign-up in Term 2.

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