From the Principal

From Matt Bentley, Head of Teaching and Learning

Shining Light on Student Voice

Student voice matters. Last year it was something that I said I was passionate about in my profile in Redlands Life magazine. Why? For me, student voice is important because it brings with it so many benefits to our students as learners and citizens in a global community. In our classrooms, it plays a crucial role in creating and maintaining a positive learning environment and culture. We also know that one of the benefits of listening to and acting on student voice is that it increases levels of student engagement. On a broader level, there is a burgeoning body of educational research that tells us that there is a high level of correlation between schools that have strong levels of student voice and healthy levels of student wellbeing.

That’s why at Redlands we’ve made increasing student voice a school-wide priority.

Fortunately, we already have a strong foundation on which to build student voice. While the School’s motto Luceat Lux Vestra, or let your light shine, certainly embodies the esprit de corps of student voice, in more recent years it has successfully been captured in the Redlands Learning Platform or RLP. As our teaching and learning framework, the RLP clearly articulates our educational philosophy which is to develop each student’s unique potential whilst also acquiring distinctive learner attributes and dispositions so that our students become active and life-ready citizens in today’s increasingly complex global world. At its core, our RLP also recognises the value of what each student brings to their learning as well as the importance of enabling each student’s voice.   

In the past six months, one way that we’ve begun increasing our focus on student voice is through our Student Voice Surveys. The survey, which was completed by all students from Yrs 5-12, allowed staff to listen to what our students had to say about their learning. Teachers and teams have reflected on what our students said and have been developing strategies, some individually, others collectively within their Year Groups and Departments to improve aspects of our classroom practice. Some have been focusing on creating more engaging openings to classroom lessons. Some have been developing better and more effective ways to share feedback with their students. And still, others have been taking a more deliberate and purposeful approach to closing their lessons so that students grasp core concepts and develop a mastery of the content. It has been exciting to see the positive impact that turning up the dial on student voice is beginning to have for our students.  

Of course, there are many other ways we are enacting student voice. Ms Deb Thomas from Redlands House and Ms Trudi Hepers from Yr 2, who are part of a whole school Student Voice Project team, are using picturebooks such as The World Needs Your Voice: Say Something and Cay and Adlee Find Their Voice in their classrooms to increase student awareness of voice and agency. And a fortnight ago our Principal, Mr Webber noted the agency and inspiring leadership of our students involved in the Junior and Secondary School assemblies. On a personal note, for me, one of the most authentic and powerful examples of student voice at Redlands occurred in 2020 when many of our Yr 12 students took to one knee to demonstrate their support of the Black Lives Matter following the killing of George Floyd.

This year I’m looking forward to listening to and acting on what our students are telling us about what matters – whether it be in our classrooms, our playgrounds, our performance spaces, our sports fields or more broadly within the Redlands community. Student voice can be a powerful enabler of deep learning and student wellbeing – not just at school but at home too.

Matt Bentley
Head of Teaching and Learning (P-12)

Photo caption: Students let their light shine at the Theatresports Competition, held yesterday evening in the Fahl Garden in front of a very appreciative parent audience. 

This is Redlands

Redlands is proud of our warm, diverse and inclusive school community. Our local community is enriched by those from interstate and overseas, with more than 50 countries represented in our student cohort. We are an international school for Australian families and an Australian school for international families.

Redlands cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths and is at the heart of who we are. This week the School celebrated Harmony Week, an annual event that encourages people to share the message that ‘everyone belongs’. There was a wide range of activities, learning experiences and events across all campuses, commencing with a whole school assembly early in the week. It was inspiring to hear the personal stories of our students, teachers and parents interwoven within the week, further enhancing this wonderful learning opportunity for all.  

Tickets are now on sale for the Redlands Arts Luncheon, to be held on Wednesday 26 May from 11.30am to 3.00pm at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. It will be lovely to once again gather face-to-face as a community in celebration of the long history of Performing and Visual Arts at Redlands.  Proceeds raised from this unique and special event will be directed to the Belinda Oxley Scholarship in acknowledgment of her dedication to Redlands and passion for education. With limited seating available, this will be a popular event that sells out fast. Group bookings for tables of 10 are already a popular choice. For further information and to purchase tickets please click here.

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

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

Foundation

We are delighted to host the Redlands Arts Luncheon celebrating the long history of Creative Arts education at Redlands, including Visual Arts, Drama, Music, Dance and Design & Technology.

Join us for an unforgettable gourmet luncheon with fine wines, hear from an exciting panel of Alumni speakers and enjoy raffles and auctions. Proceeds from this event will be dedicated to the Belinda Oxley Scholarship Appeal. Belinda Oxley is remembered as a dedicated educator with a passion for art education who served Redlands for 23 years. 

Bookings
Tables of ten are available. Capacity is limited.

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Raffle Tickets and Advertising

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Sponsorship, Raffle and Auction Donations

Donations of vouchers or products for inclusion in our raffle or silent auction are appreciated. Corporate sponsorship can also be considered to promote your company. Contact us directly at foundation@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

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This is a COVID Safe event that follows NSW Government COVID guidelines. All guests seated at a table will be considered close contacts.

Past Students on Belinda’s Legacy

I had a chance to reflect on Belinda’s journey with Redlanders Spencer and Howard Goodsall who remembered Miss Oxley fondly. They remember weekly art classes and have special memories of painting Monet’s Japanese Bridge and The Great Wave. 

A highlight for them both was learning about Greek mythology which really resonated with them when they visited Athens in 2013 and were able to name the Greek God statues at the Acropolis.

They remember Miss Oxley reading aloud to them many Tashi books and also The Tale of Despereaux. 

In 2006 this family won a silent auction prize at the Redlands Ball which was a drawing by Belinda. She drew all the siblings’ faces from the photos provided.

Redlanders Parents’ Morning Tea

Last Friday we were delighted to welcome our Redlander parents and grandparents to a special morning tea in the Redlands Learning Hub. Alumni from the Class of 1953 to the Class of 2000 had a special opportunity to meet each other, share their Redlands school stories and life journeys, hear from Principal Stephen Webber and see how the Redlands spirit, values and innovative culture lives on.

Redlander Guest Speaker at Harmony Day

This week we welcomed Redlander Kate Kesby (Lawless, Class of 1993 and current Redlands parent) back to Redlands to speak to students for Harmony Day. Kate’s inspirational speech opened with her quoting American Sociologist Micheal Kimmel, “Privilege is invisible to those who have it, but discussion has continually served as an eye-opener”. Kate discussed how harmony is important and valuable in the workplace and how bringing one authentic self is necessary and vital to cultural change. Redlands Harmony Day Assembly can be viewed here. 

Photo below: Kate Kesby (1993) and Xin Xin Wang (1999) at Redlanders Parents Morning Tea

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

RPFA

Parent Get Together Reminders

Mon 28 March – Yr 8 coffee – meet at Balmoral rotunda after drop off
Wed 31 March – Yr 9 parent drinks – Neutral Bay Club from 6.30pm

Other upcoming events to look out for:

• Redlands Arts Luncheon on Wed 26 May
• Zoom Trivia Night No. 2 at the end of Term 2 or early Term 3

Caption: 3 Blue parent and teacher drinks at The Buena last Friday.

Walks on Tracks

Next week’s walk on Wednesday 31 March will be from Mosman to the Rocks. Meet at Mosman Bay ferry, Avenue Rd, Mosman at 8.40am.

Please note that walks will continue through the holiday between terms. The walk on 7 April will be around Narrabeen Lake – meet outside ProKayaks on the lake at 11 Narrabeen St, Narrabeen; and on 14 April will be from the Spit to Manly – meet at the Orso carpark at the bottom of Spit Hill, Mosman.  

For more information, please contact Ann Marie Kimber on 0406691533 or amkimber@gmail.com.

Book Club

The Book Club will be meeting tonight at The Pool Room, Oaks Hotel, Neutral Bay. We will be discussing The Bird in the Bamboo Cage by Hazel Gaynor. 

New members are very welcome. Please email Katherine Dixon for further information and to RSVP for this event.

2021 RPFA Committee

rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au

President: Michelle Tea
Vice President: JP Forrest
Secretary: Jo Lloyd 
Treasurer: Annette Swann
Committee: Maria Kinsela, Lilian Li, Anna Maidon, Karen Nicholson, Monique Scattini, Anna Maria Stillone, Sally Swan and Christine Walsh

Head of Secondary School

It’s been another week teeming with learning and activities on the Senior Campus. It’s also been teeming with rain. Thankfully, our beautiful new building, the Redlands Learning Hub, provides a welcome sanctuary for students on days when they’d rather be inside. When the sun came out yesterday, the students re-emerged from the Hub, and embraced the light and the sunshine.

It was wonderful this afternoon to be able to hold Theatresports on the Fahl Garden, amid the beautiful sunshine. Our participating students were cheered on by supportive parents and teachers, demonstrating their dramatic skill, quick thinking skills, creativity and capacity for fun. It was a wonderful afternoon and the adults were happy to be together, on campus after so long, and in celebration of the students. A big thank you to our Arts Captains and the entire Drama Department for their efforts. Bravo!

Assessments

As mentioned last week, many students spent this week engaged in assessment preparation and delivery. Some have started the feedback process and are reviewing their goals set early in Term 1. Whilst it has been a long term, it is important to take stock prior to the holidays, to reflect on the many learnings and to allow space to move forward into Term 2. One student remarked to me this week that she felt worried after her assessment; she didn’t feel she had performed as well as she could have, she couldn’t get the words out and left the test feeling disheartened. This is a very typical way to feel post-assessment, especially as tiredness from the term sets in. As teachers, we know that the reflection students engage in after the assessment is as important as the task itself. For students, asking questions about how they feel, their thinking, and how they coped under pressure, is an important part of self-management and self-awareness. Being able to respond to these questions, without self-judgement is equally as important. Just because we are feeling something, doesn’t mean we have to own that feeling. We can notice it, and simply let it go. Feeling let down, disheartened or worried after an assessment is normal for students, but it is something they shouldn’t hold on to, for too long. We really appreciate that as parents, you will encourage your children to discuss and unpack their assessments. We also appreciate that you can support them to move on, or move forward so that any negative feelings or self-doubt can dissipate. As I said last week, the act of engaging with an assessment is learning in and of itself. Sitting with something – a feeling, a thought, an experience – is fundamental to being a learner, but so is letting go, and breathing space into one’s understanding of things. Over the next week at school, we look forward to easing the students into the holiday period, so they can breathe some space into their lives and take time to reflect and discern the way forward for Term 2. We will end the term in face-to-face assemblies where the students will both reflect and look forward. Next week, I anticipate sharing some of their reflections with you.

Events

Due to the rain, we were unable to hold the Yr 7 Meet and Greet evening on Monday night but look forward to catching up with our Yr 7 parents in Week 2 of Term 2. 

Battle of the Bands is being held on Monday.

International Day is next Tuesday. 

The Yr 7 Study Skills evening is being held next Tuesday – 6.00-7.30pm (T1 W10) – parent and student presentation (via Zoom) – more details to be provided shortly. This is a good opportunity to unpack learning in Secondary School and provides tips on how best to support our young people. 

On Wednesday evening, the Yr 11 Parent Teacher Night is being held, via Zoom. 

We are delighted to host the Redlands Arts Luncheon in celebration of the long history of Creative Arts education at Redlands that includes Visual Arts, Drama, Music, Dance and Design & Technology. This Luncheon will be held on Wednesday 26 May at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in Kirribilli. It is open to all Redlands parents and the wider community and provides a lovely opportunity to once again gather face-to-face as a community in celebration of the Creative Arts at our School. With limited seating, this will be a popular event that sells out fast.  Group bookings for tables of 10 are already a popular choice. For further information and to purchase tickets please click here.

Uniform Shop

Please click here for information on the Uniform Shop opening hours and winter uniform.

Ms Gemma Van de Peer
Head of Secondary School
gvandepeer@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9870

Careers

City of Sydney Youth Innovation Challenge

The City of Sydney Youth Innovation Challenge, delivered by Practera, is open to 1000 students across NSW. The aim of the program will see students delivering a high potential business, start-up or social good innovation idea which creates a positive impact for the City of Sydney. The program will run from 31 May across three phases, with the top teams proceeding to the Phase 3 final pitch event to judges from the City of Sydney in August. There will be prizes for the most promising concept from Phase 1; and for the team that is selected to have the best concept at the final pitch event. Students aged 15 years and over can apply, with expressions of interest due by 7 May via the link on your Pastoral Care page. Cost is $50.

UTS Live Webinars on Engineering and IT

These will be held in late April/early May and cover all the specialisations that you can study under each discipline. Great opportunity for all interested students to learn more about these fields of study. Most webinars begin at 5.30pm. Register here.

UNSW Experience Days for Yr 12 Students

Yr 12 students can experience first-hand life as a university student with workshops, interactive panels and discussions with academics in the following areas: Arts, Design, Engineering, Science, Law and Business. These are taking place in the Easter holidays, register here.

ANU Admissions Webinars

ANU offers a direct application process which is currently open for Yr 12 students and closes on 24 May. These webinars will provide information to all prospective students to assist with their applications, covering timelines, offers, preferences and cocurricular requirements. There are a number of webinars available in April. Click here for more information.

Ms Simone Salier
Tertiary Education and Careers Advisor
ssalier@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9867

Chaplain

Easter is a festival of light, peace and victory over death. The Christian’s most important festival of the year is Easter, the time to celebrate the historical event of a crucified Jesus and the empty tomb. Many people approach the resurrection as a fairytale or myth but this is not the type of writing of the gospels nor is it what the evidence indicates. Yr 8 this week is examining the evidence for the resurrection.

I have been fascinated to hear of two public figures who have openly spoken of their scepticism of the resurrection of Jesus. One was Dr Francis Collins who has double doctorates in Physical Chemistry and Medicine and is famous for his genetic research. He was raised as an atheist but came to the point in his adult life of wanting to examine the evidence for God generally and Jesus specifically. He had expected to be confirmed in his atheism but was convinced to the contrary, that Jesus’ death and resurrection were supported by the evidence. After such an investigation, he became a follower of Jesus.

The second public figure is the children’s author Suzanne McFarlane. She likewise was an atheist and frankly felt that the Christian faith lacked intellectual rigour and historical accuracy. However, her investigation led her unexpectedly to see the Christian faith as true and intellectually solid. She had not anticipated this outcome but found her world changed for the better after this research and discovering an intimacy with Jesus.

While the historical aspects are crucial, the spiritual implications are potent.

The idea of an innocent sacrificing because of love inspires us to sacrificial love for others. Death being overcome, grief turned to joy, darkness to light is a principle of hope that is reassuring. The assurance that death does not have the last word and that death can be a door to a renewed world addresses the pain of grief giving hope for more. Fear of death disintegrates in the face of the empty tomb of Jesus. The wonder of restoration and forgiveness in a world where we each fail brings peace. This brings better relationships as we know that forgiveness is better than vengeance.

Such lessons of peace, love, joy and hope make Easter a time of deep renewal and restoration of relationships. So, my prayer for our community is that this Easter you will take time to restore relationships, seek and give forgiveness, show acts of sacrificial love and delight in the joy of those relationships. I also encourage you to take time to reflect on the death and resurrection of Jesus that offers a new relationship with God, full of peace, love, joy and hope.

God Bless

Ms Bronwyn Lihou
Senior Campus Chaplain
blihou@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

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

Languages

International Day

Mr John Holden
Coordinator of Languages
jholden@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6415

Uniform Shop

Winter Uniform

A reminder that students will be required to wear full winter uniform from the beginning of Term 2. Parents are now welcome to visit the Uniform Shop to purchase winter items or place an online order through Flexischools.

Holiday Opening Hours

The Uniform Shop will be open on the following days during the holiday break: Wednesday 7 April, Thursday 15 April, Friday 16 April and Monday 19 April from 8.00am-4.00pm. Appointments can be made by clicking here.

Blazer Embroidery

Blazers requiring embroidery over the holidays can be handed in with their certificates to Uniform Shop staff, who will be in the Liggins Quad area during recess, lunch and after school on Thursday 1 April.  Blazers must be clearly named with all badges removed.  

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

Year 12

Important Dates

Yr 12 Half Yearly Assessment Block – Tuesday 20 – Monday 26 April
Wellness Week – 29 March – 1 April
Yr 12 Formal – 18 June
Valedictory Rehearsal and Dinner – Wednesday 15 September

Yr 12 Privileges

Please could I ask for your assistance to remind your son and daughter about their responsibilities in terms of late arrivals and early departures. When taking advantage of early arrival privileges, students who have Study Periods 1 and 2 are required to sign in and attend Tutor Time. Students who have study periods in the middle of the day do not have permission to sign out and leave campus. Students may only sign out from lunchtime.

International Day

Redlands International Day will be held in Week 10 on Tuesday 30 March and students will be allowed to wear casual (mufti) clothing that is in-line with colours determined by House as outlined below. 

Cowper – Spain and Ancient Rome (red and yellow)
Dumolo – China (red)
McDouall – France (red, white and blue)
Roseby – Japan (red and white)

Students are asked to support UNICEF by bringing a gold coin donation. 

A photo competition will also be run and students across Yrs 7-12 are invited to submit a photo taken by themselves of something or someone illustrating multiculturalism in Australia by Wednesday of Week 9. A shortlist of five photos for each Year Group will be drawn up with the winners being announced in Week 10.

The Canteen will be selling culturally themed food on the day and students will engage in International Day activities during their Tutor Time.

Yr 12 Wellness Week

Yr 12 Wellness Week will run in Week 10: 29 March-1 April and is designed to give students an “academic breather”. Students do not have assessments scheduled during this week. Students will have an alternative structure for Tutor Times, with time spent in Fahl Garden to connect with peers. In addition, Ms Jansons will run a Mindful Minute Workshop to give students “1 minute” strategies for managing stress which they will be able to apply during stressful situations such as examination periods. 

Redlands Cross Country Carnival Results

The Redlands Cross Country Carnival was held last Wednesday 17 March at the Macquarie University Playing Fields. Emma Mahon was the 18 Years Girls Age Champion and Runner Up was Rachel Kinghorn. James Barrelle was the 18 Years Boys Age Champion and Runner Up was Jonah Koppers. Congratulations to these students and to all Yr 12 students who attended on the day – Felix Abrahams, Lachlan Fraser and Theo Mirrlees Black. The feedback from staff was that our Yr 12 students set a wonderful example to students in other years which was lovely to hear. Awards will be given at the End of Term Assembly and the ISA team will be finalised next week. 

Student Achievement

Last weekend, Olivia Donoghue competed in the Swimming Open State Championships to qualify for the National Championships in Queensland. She has trained incredibly hard and competed in the 4x100m relay at this event. Her team achieved success and came away with a silver medal. This is a huge achievement and we wish Olivia continued success as she heads to the Nationals with the relay team next month. 

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 12 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494

Year 11

International Day

Redlands International Day will be held in Week 10 on Tuesday 30 March and students will be allowed to wear casual (mufti) clothing that is in-line with House Colours.

McDouall- France (red, white and blue)
Roseby- Japan (red and white)
Cowper- Spain and Ancient Rome (red and yellow)
Dumolo- China (red)

Students are asked to support UNICEF by bringing a gold coin donation. The Canteen will be selling culturally themed food on the day and students will engage in International Day activities during their Tutor Time.

Student Achievements

Congratulations to all Yr 11 participants at the annual Cross Country Carnival last week. The rain just about held off to enable the students to run their races and remain relatively dry. In particular, congratulations go to the winners and runners up:

17yr old Girls – Winner Olivia Vigneault, Runner-Up Ashani Gupta
17yr old Boys – Winner Max Rawlinson, Runner-Up Charles Blake

Awards will be given to these students at the end of term assembly next week.

Chapel

This week, several of our musical Yr 11 students were involved in singing or playing instruments in Chapel, which was wonderful to see and hear again after the past year’s COVID-19 restrictions on musical events.

Ms Rebecca Mountain
Yr 11 Advisor
rmountain@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6462

Year 10

International Day

Redlands International Day will be held in Week 10 on Tuesday 30 March and students will be allowed to wear casual (mufti) clothing that is in-line with colours determined by House as outlined below. 

Cowper – Spain and Ancient Rome (red and yellow)
Dumolo – China (red)
McDouall – France (red, white and blue)
Roseby – Japan (red and white)

Students are asked to support UNICEF by bringing a gold coin donation. 

A photo competition will also be run and students across Yrs 7-12 are invited to submit a photo taken by themselves of something or someone illustrating multiculturalism in Australia by Wednesday of Week 9. A shortlist of five photos for each Year Group will be drawn up with the winners being announced in Week 10.

The Canteen will be selling culturally themed food on the day and students will engage in International Day activities during their Tutor Time.

Cross Country Carnival 

As mentioned in last week’s Note Day, it was great to see a strong group of Yr 10 runners compete across the 3k and 6k distances. 

Special mention to the students below who placed as Age Champion/Runners-Up Age Champion. 

Congratulations to the following students who have qualified for the ISA Cross Country Carnival coming up in Term 2. 

Student Achievements 

Hockey – Congratulations to Freya Gait and Eloise Trueman who were selected for the 16&U ISA Hockey team for the CIS Hockey Championships. 

Rowing – Best of luck to Charlotte Morrison, Finn Woodward, and Harley van der Pluijm who are both representing NSW at the Australian Rowing Championships this week.

Mr Nicholas Walker
Acting Yr 10 Advisor
nwalker@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Year 9

Important Dates Coming Up

Make-up photos tomorrow: Students needing to take make-up photos have been individually emailed and reminded of this event with further information.  

Yr 9 Camp – Further information coming soon
Yr 9 Naplan – Term 2 Week 4
Yr 9 Parent-Teacher Evening – Wednesday 16 June
Yr 9 into Yr 10 Information Night – Wednesday 14 July 

International Day

Redlands International Day will be held in Week 10 on Tuesday 30 March and students will be allowed to wear casual (mufti) clothing that is in-line with House colours. Students are reminded that their attire must be appropriate for the school environment and they should refer to pg. 21 in their Student Planner for guidance. 

McDouall- France (red, white and blue)
Roseby- Japan (red and white)
Cowper- Spain and Ancient Rome (red and yellow)
Dumolo- China (red)

Students are asked to support UNICEF by bringing a gold coin donation. 

A photo competition will also be run and students across Yrs 7-12 are invited to submit a photo taken by themselves of something or someone that illustrates multiculturalism in Australia by Wednesday of Week 9. A shortlist of five photos for each Year Group will be drawn up with the winners being announced in Week 10.

The Canteen will be selling culturally themed food on the day and students will engage in International Day activities during their Tutor Time.

Cross Country Carnival

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Cross Country Carnival last Wednesday. These events take a lot of additional time and preparation and the students below are recognised for all of their hard work and congratulated on their outstanding accomplishments.

Age Champion: Daisy Thomas and Isaac Brooks
Age Champion Runner-Up: Charlie Parker
14 Year Boys – Liam McFarlene, Hamish Campbell
14 Year Girls – Daisy Thomas, Lara Farrell
15 Year Boys – Isaac Brooks, Charlie Parker, Gianmarco Pradel, Flynn Kieren, Hugo Little, Conor Petersen
15 Year Girls – Eva Osborn

Market Day – Message from Ms Vyvian Kang

Congratulations to all students on a successful Market Day and thank you to all the effort and support put in from every student, family and staff member across the School.

Students made a total ‘Net Profit’ of $2002, which will be donated to the Yothu Yindi Foundation in Arnhem Land, prior to their visit this year. The organisation is working to achieve sustainable improvement of the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of Yolngu and other Indigenous Australians. The HSIE department collected around $1072 worth of  ‘company tax’, ‘rent’ and ‘utility fees’ from each business, which will be donated to the Redlands Scholarship Fund.

The Commerce Market Day provided Yr 9 students with an opportunity to apply the content learned in the Commerce topic ‘Running a Business’ into the practical task of managing market day stalls. Students gained exposure to the four key business functions of Marketing, Operations, HR and Finance while planning and executing their own small businesses in groups. Students have applied their knowledge of promoting and selling, financial planning and risk management while selling a wide and delicious range of products from pizza and nachos to crepes and spiders.

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 9 Advisor
9968 9863
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 8

Key Dates

Yr 8 Catch Up Vaccinations – Wednesday 31 March
Term 1 concludes – Thursday 1 April
Term 2 commences – Tuesday 20 April

Harmony Day

This week our Student Leaders Assembly was brought to the Secondary School by Yr 8 and was dedicated to Harmony Day. Harmony Week celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.

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International Day

Redlands International Day will be held in Week 10 on Tuesday 30 March and students will be allowed to wear casual (mufti) clothing that is in-line with House colours.

McDouall- France (red, white and blue)
Roseby- Japan (red and white)
Cowper- Spain and Ancient Rome (red and yellow)
Dumolo- China (red)

Students are asked to support UNICEF by bringing a gold coin donation. 

A photo competition will also be run and students across Yrs 7-12 are invited to submit a photo taken by themselves of something or someone that illustrates multiculturalism in Australia by Wednesday of Week 9. A shortlist of five photos for each Year Group will be drawn up with the winners being announced in Week 10.

The Canteen will be selling culturally themed food on the day and students will engage in International Day activities during their Tutor Time.

Yr 8 Camp

The Yarrahapinni Ecology Centre is the base for our camp and students will spend one night at the centre and three nights camping in tents. The centre is located by the beach, which gives students excellent opportunities to explore the sand dunes, rock pools and mangroves nearby. Along with a focus on the natural landscape, our activities include hiking, canoeing, surfing, and a session with rangers learning about the indigenous inhabitants of the area and their culture.

Dates: Monday 3 – Friday 7 May
Location: Yarrahapini, Mid-North Coast
Meeting Time: 6.00am, Monday 3 May
Meeting Point: Liggins Quad, Senior Campus
Returning: Approximately 2.30pm, Friday 7 May to the Senior Campus                   
(Parents will be sent an SMS on Friday confirming arrival time)

Kit List: Access via https://www.oeg.edu.au/school/redlands/
Password: Shine

Please login to Engage to give permission for your child to attend.

Cross Country Results

Well done to all our Yr 8 students who competed in the Carnival last week. Congratulations to the following students who have made it through to the ISA Cross Country team for their respective Age Groups.

13 Yr Girls

• Sarah Zeppel
• Charlotte Humphreys

13 Yr Boys

• Charles Hargrave
• Federico Gazzilli

14 Yr Girls

• Annabelle Hwang
• Julianna Harrington
• Abby Sewell
• Anoushka Lee

14 Yr Boys

• Daniel Koppers
• Maxwell Perry
• Liam Petersen
• Thomas Dewar
• Jamie Backhouse
• Braiden Backhouse

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 8 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Year 7

NSW School Vaccination Program

Yr 7 vaccinations are taking place on Wednesday 31 March in Redlands Hall commencing from 9.00am to 12.55pm. Please ensure that your child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic. Students will be given a Record of Vaccination card by the nurse to bring home to parents.

If your child is feeling unwell, please keep them home. If a student is absent from a clinic they will be offered any missed doses at subsequent clinics at school.

Dr Prue Salter – Study Skills Session

Tuesday 30 March, Yr 7 Evening, 6.00-7.30pm (T1 W10) – parent and student presentation (via Zoom) – more details to be provided shortly. 

International Day

Redlands International Day will be held in Week 10 on Tuesday 30 March and students will be allowed to wear casual (mufti) clothing that is in-line with House colours.

McDouall- France (red, white and blue)
Roseby- Japan (red and white)
Cowper- Spain and Ancient Rome (red and yellow)
Dumolo- China (red)

Students are asked to support UNICEF by bringing a gold coin donation. 

A photo competition will also be run and students across Yrs 7-12 are invited to submit a photo taken by themselves of something or someone that illustrates multiculturalism in Australia by Wednesday of Week 9. A shortlist of five photos for each Year Group will be drawn up with the winners being announced in Week 10.

The Canteen will be selling culturally themed food on the day and students will engage in International Day activities during their Tutor Time.

Cross Country Carnival Results

Well done to all our Yr 7 students who competed in the Carnival last week. Congratulations to the following students who finished in the top two of their respective Age Groups.

12 Boys

• Ashley Corn
• Luka Gordon

12 Girls

• Isobel Campbell
• Alexandra Jones

13 Boys

• Toby Healey
• Landon Mansell

13 Girls

• Amber Kusano

Peer Support 

We have had the Yr 11 Peer Support Leaders working with the cohort throughout the term. It is absolutely wonderful to see how well our senior students are working with the Yr 7 cohort. 

Yr 7 Science 

Yr 7 Science designed and wrote their own experiment on ‘What affects how fast a sugar cube dissolves?’ and then carried it out collecting the data which they then presented in a graph.

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 7 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133

Head of Junior School

JUNIOR SCHOOL UPCOMING EVENTS

One Year On

It is exactly a year to the day that Redlands made the necessary decision to move to remote learning as the word lockdown, a noun that has come to define so many lives across the world, became part of our everyday vernacular. As we now go about our day-to-day lives, that time seems like a lifetime ago for us at Redlands and in Australia but like many in our community, I have family and friends overseas who are still entrenched in both a state of lockdown and remote learning.

There has been much for us to continue to be thankful for this term as we have been increasingly able to return to aspects of normalcy and in the past week, it has been delightful for teachers to have met parents in person for learning review meetings, although the Zoom option certainly looked more appealing last Thursday night as the stormy weather arrived in Sydney! Parents are continuing to be encouraged to come on to campus after school to collect your children as we hope this will also help families to reconnect whilst simultaneously alleviating the traffic at the end of the day.

After three terms of using Zoom, another joy this term has been the ability to gather and connect in person for Junior School assemblies and there was added joy this week as the next phase of this gathering allowed our students to collectively sing both the National Anthem and our School Song, something that we have not done for over a year. For many of our students who have joined us in the last 18 months, it was also their first opportunity to sing our School Song which was memorable.

Term 1 Representative Sport Round-up

The incessant rain of the last few days literally put a dampener on all of our outdoor final interschool sporting fixtures for Term 1 but our coed Basketball teams were able to play their final games of Term 1 with great determination and skill.

Redlands is the only independent school in Sydney that competes in both the independent girls’ schools sporting competition as well as the boys’ competition. For many years, we have very successfully entered coed teams in the boys’ schools’ seasonal competition and in recent years, we have been permitted to enter girls-only teams in the termly girls’ schools’ competitions. This gives our girls, in particular, a greater range of representative sports opportunities as I have also seen with my own daughters who have both enjoyed playing in girls-only teams as well as coed teams and the opportunity and experience of playing with and against boys.

Redlands was one of the inaugural schools to introduce AFL in independent schools for boys and in the last three years, we have led the introduction of girls’ AFL now as a primary-aged school sport option with a degree of success, both in terms of numbers and as the current holders of the regional Paul Kelly Cup title for both girls and boys.

As part of the Independent Schools Heads’ Sport Committee for the last few years, in particular, I have been part of the evolving growth of girls’ sport with representative sport introduced as an option for girls in Yr 3 at independent girls’ schools (we have always provided this at Redlands) even though there had been a boys’ competition for Yr 3 boys.

With the redevelopment of our oval, we have now become a host venue for the independent girls’ school Football competition and it has been wonderful to see our girls in Yrs 3-6 enjoy playing at ‘home’ and for us to also be able to welcome families back on campus to support their children and the teams too who have had stellar seasons, as recently recognised by Mr Dunne in our Junior School assembly.

Another strategic focus for the Sports department has been to recruit high-quality female coaches and referees for all of our sports to inspire our boys and girls, which we see as a vital component of growing sport at Redlands, particularly for our girls. This ratio is now close to 50:50 across our range of representative sports and in recent years, we have been excited to also add Redlands Alumni to our coaching team, some of whom started playing team sport in the Junior School.

From Yr 7 onwards, the school sporting pathway places girls and boys separately which is more age-appropriate and having seen the photo of our successful Girls’ Firsts Basketball team after winning the Division 1 ISA competition last week, it was heartening to see more than half of the team began their school representative journey with us in the Junior School. Indeed, some of this team have been ‘reliving their younger days’ by spending some lunch times shooting hoops with our Junior School students.

Yesterday saw the start of our Winter Sport season and I look forward to cheering on these teams next term too.

International Day

As you will be aware, Redlands will once again celebrate International Day next Tuesday, a day for our community of 51 different nationalities to join together to celebrate both our rich, cultural diversity and international awareness. The event aligns with similar events on the Senior Campus and year groups will be incorporating international perspectives in curriculum lessons. With the recent changes, teachers will also reach out to parents to encourage opportunities for parents to share their global knowledge and experiences.

Athletics Carnival

A reminder that our Junior School Athletics Carnival takes place next Wednesday 31 March. Students should be at School for roll call at 7.20am with key times below.

7.20am            Student arrival at the Junior School in Sports Uniform with entrant # on arm

7.30am            Roll call on Redlands Oval seated in class groups (in classrooms if raining)

7.45am            Buses depart Redlands Junior Campus (Allister St)

8.50am            First event scheduled

2.45pm            Buses will return to school between 3.30-3.45pm (traffic dependent)

3.30pm            Yrs 3 and 4 pick up from Redlands Oval at school (NO carline)

4.00pm            Yrs 5 and 6 pick up from Redlands Oval at school (NO carline)

We look forward to welcoming parent spectators and a copy of the information can be found on Redlands Pulse here.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge is underway, encouraging all students to read widely and to be part of a wonderful literary opportunity. It is now open online for your children to record what they are reading and student usernames and passwords have been handed out in Library lessons over the past fortnight. The students have taken a photo of their username and password with their iPads and also have a copy glued into their Student Planner. All the students have been shown how to log in and enter a book and we look forward to supporting this annual reading challenge! If you have any questions, please contact the Junior School Library via email or by popping in, making sure you use the QR code to scan in at Reception.

Year 5 Camp – Postponed

There was much despondency (and maybe a tiny bit of relief!) as our scheduled Yr 5 Camp to the Southern Highlands had to be cancelled this week with the treacherous weather conditions we have been experiencing across NSW. We look forward to confirming the rearranged dates for this trip and also look forward to Yrs 3, 4 and 6 heading off on their respective camps next term too. More importantly, I hope that our community and your extended families in regional NSW have not been too impacted by the floods.

Bandaged Bear Fundraiser

As if by magic, the sunshine came out perfectly for lunch last Friday to allow our Preschool – Yr 6 buddy classes to meet for lunch and play in what was a joyous event for the students. It was delightful to see Yr 6 students playing in the sandpit with Preschool students and students of all ages playing together around the Campus. Collectively, we were thrilled to raise $1,366 for the Bandaged Bear charity supporting The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Debating

Both our Yr 5 and Yr 6 Debating teams have continued to make excellent progress this term and showed great skill and development in winning both again last Friday on the topic ‘That we should have a panel of Yr 6 students who decide on the punishment for breaking school rules’. The adjudicators particularly praised the teams for their sophisticated arguments, as well as not needing their prompt cards as much.

Redlands Arts Luncheon 

Next term, we are delighted to host the Redlands Arts Luncheon on Wednesday 26 May at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Kirribilli in celebration of the long history of Creative Arts education at Redlands that includes Visual Arts, Drama, Music, Dance and Design and Technology. This Luncheon is open to all Redlands parents and the wider community and provides a lovely opportunity to once again gather face-to-face as a community in celebration of the Creative Arts at our School. 

With limited seating, this will be a popular event that sells out fast. Group bookings for tables of 10 are already a popular choice. 

Book here

Uniform Shop

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

Junior School Upcoming Events

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

Head of Preparatory School

PREP SCHOOL UPCOMING EVENTS

International Day

Redlands will be celebrating International Day next Tuesday. All our students are encouraged to wear something or bring something that either reflects their own cultural identity or from a culture that they can relate to or find interesting. The idea of the day is to celebrate the cultural diversity that makes Redlands such a special place full of families from all over the world.

If you would like to share something culturally unique with the students, please come and have a conversation with me or the classroom teacher. Due to COVID guidelines, unfortunately, no food will be allowed to be shared on this day but we strongly encourage sharing art, music or traditional dress.

Term 2 Uniforms

Students will return to school in Term 2 in their winter uniforms. Please refer to the Student Planner for full winter uniform explanation or to Redlands Pulse. It is really important to ensure that blazers are worn every day in winter and that black school shoes are worn to school. Can I please ask families to use blue hair ribbons and scrunchies and also girls are to only wear plain studs or sleepers with no other jewellery please. This can be worn on weekends or after school.

If your child has lost a piece of clothing, lunch box or drink bottle, please check the Lost Property cupboard by the end of term. The leftover items will donated to the second hand clothing uniform sale.

Redlands Arts Luncheon

We are delighted to host the Redlands Arts Luncheon in celebration of the long history of Creative Arts education at Redlands that includes Visual Arts, Drama, Music, Dance and Design & Technology. This Luncheon is open to all Redlands parents and the wider community and provides a lovely opportunity to once again gather face-to-face as a community in celebration of the Creative Arts at our School. With limited seating, this will be a popular event that sells out fast.  Group bookings for tables of 10 are already a popular choice. For further information and to purchase tickets please click here.

Part of this Luncheon will be the launch of the Belinda Oxley Scholarship, a means-tested scholarship. Belinda was a much-loved teacher at Redlands who influenced so many students in the pursuit of the Arts, and more closely the Visual Arts. The Prep School has been asked to participate in a Design a Card Competition to support the Scholarship fundraising. Our staff have been working on their designs in class but we would love any families to also participate in this competition at home. If selected, this artwork will be featured in a special pack of ten blank ‘All Occasion’ cards. These cards will go on sale in Term 3 and all proceeds from the cards’ sale will support the Belinda Oxley Scholarship.

For your artwork to be considered, please consider the following criteria:

• Artworks must be created on one of the following sizes – A3, A4, A5 or A6. We encourage the use of the entire surface of the paper or canvas.
• Use of any mixture of art mediums or materials such as acrylic paint, watercolour, coloured markers, ink, oil pastels, crayons, prints, mixed media, paper collage or digital art.
• Please ensure the vibrancy, intensity and saturation of the material (vibrancy, intensity and saturation may be lost in the scanning or reproduction of the artwork).
• As the cards will be used for ‘all occasions’, we encourage students to consider themes such as (but not limited to):
  • Landscapes
  • Animals
  • Floral and botanical images or design
  • Still life (scenes of everyday life)
  • Abstract or Modern Art
  • Geometric patterns and shapes
• When planning your artwork, consider the reason how and why these cards will be used (ie: Thank you, Well Wishes, Sympathy, Apology, Get Better Soon etc)
• Consider the artwork’s composition, colour, negative space, focal points etc.
• A previously created artwork may be submitted.

All submissions must be received by the Junior or Preparatory School office by Wednesday 21 April (Term 2, Week 1). Artwork selection will take place on Thursday 22 April. Selected artworks will be announced in the following week’s Note Day and all artworks will be featured on Redlands Pulse in Term 2.

Students who have their artwork selected will receive a free pack of cards and surprise gift!

By submitting an artwork, you are consenting to its use in a fundraising activity. Please note that Redlands may alter, edit or embellish any submitted artwork to fit the design requirements of the card. All artworks will be returned to students after the selection process.

Library Family Borrowing

Thank you to all families who continue to borrow books from the Library with their canvas bags. I am happy to announce that we will return to face to face borrowing in Term 2. I do ask that we continue to adhere to social distancing and using hand sanitiser when entering the Library.

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

Prep/RH Upcoming Events

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

Redlands House/Transition Gold

International Day Celebrations

On Tuesday 30 March, Redlands will be celebrating International Day along with the rest of the Junior Campus. Students are invited to wear any costume or clothing of their choice, that reflects their family heritage, country or culture. A reminder that closed-in shoes and sun-safe clothes are required.

Easter Eggs

As a reminder to our community, although children giving each other chocolate eggs at school is a lovely idea, we ask that no chocolate eggs or sweets be brought to school. This is to ensure the health and safety of all our students and avoid the sadness associated with missing out or losing a gift. In lieu, cards (especially hand-made cards if possible) would be welcomed.

Winter Uniform for Term 2

A reminder to families that as we enter Term 2, it is time for the children to wear their Winter uniform.

For Redlands House children, this means a long sleeve shirt, fleece vest or fleece jumper. For girls opting to wear tights under their skort, please make sure they are navy blue. Please also remember that the children will still require a hat each day.

Bandaged Bear Day

Last Friday we celebrated Bandaged Bear Day. Our teddy bear picnic helps sick children from all over NSW who are treated at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Our gold coin donation helps fund lifesaving equipment and vital research into childhood diseases. Although the weather wasn’t the best, we all really enjoyed this special day. Orange Class and Transition Gold had visits from their buddies in the Junior School.

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

Secondary Sport Redlands Pulse

Mouthguards

There will be a representative from ProFit Mouthguards at the school next week, Wednesday 31 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 complete the Mouthguard form.

Mouthguards are recommended for the following Winter Representative Sports at Redlands: Hockey, Football, AFL and Rugby.

Tennis

It has been a slow start to the Winter Tennis season with trials being hampered by the wet weather. Trials will continue as planned this week. Communication will be sent directly to those required on Saturday for trials. Congratulations to our Summer Tennis 1sts who will be playing in the Tennis Northern Beaches Premier League 2 final this weekend. Just a reminder, wet weather announcements can be found on Twitter, @RedlandsSport. If a student is absent from training, an email must be sent directly to Eliza Peirce explaining the absence. Further information can be found on Redlands Pulse.

Ms Alison Cox
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​

Junior Sport

JUNIOR SPORT Redlands Pulse

Winter Representative Sport Trials

With Yr 5 camp postponed we were able to commence our Winter Sport trials for all grades on Wednesday in beautiful conditions. With a quick turnaround from Basketball, Tennis, Girls Football to Rugby, Hockey, Netball and Mixed Football, the students seem as excited as our coaching staff to get going. The second winter sport trial session takes place this Saturday all on the Junior Campus at various staggered times.

This is compulsory for all students to attend who have nominated a representative sport (Saturday sport) for Winter. If your child is unable to make it, please complete the Sport absence form. Please note that students not in attendance for the second trial will be listed as ‘Yet to Trial’ in the lower team on the team lists that will be uploaded to Redlands Pulse on Saturday afternoon. Once we recommence our Winter season in Week 1 of Term 2, these absentees can be assessed over that week in both training and match and graded appropriately.

Click here to view what sport your child has signed up for their Winter Season (Term 2 and 3 Season). 

Click here to view the Winter Sport trials timetable for Saturday 27 March (second tab).

Winter Sport Representative Uniform

Please take some time to review what uniforms and safety equipment your child will need for their winter sport. All this information can be found here. 

Athletics Carnival

The program for the Athletics Carnival scheduled for Wednesday 31 March is now available for viewing here. Please note the 1500m event is an open event but I would suggest only those students who can comfortably handle that distance along with their other events they may be running on the day should run in this event.

All other track events, as well as discus and turbo javelin, can be entered by students on the day.

Parents are welcome to attend but must remain within the grandstand that has been designated for parents and is shown on the venue map in the program. Can you also please decide on pick up procedures on the day, either at the venue at 2.30pm or back at school. More information about this can be found within the program. We are also asking parents who are in attendance to download the Redlands app as this will be used for the advertisement of events on the day.

Cross Country Carnival Preparation

A reminder that an information pack was emailed to all families two weeks ago outlining the selection criteria for our carnival in Term 2. Please familiarise yourselves with this information and how the two courses on Cross Country are split.

Term 2 Sport

Wednesday 21 April
7.00-8.00am: Netball Skills sessions, Football Skills sessions commence
1.30-3.20pm: Rep Sport and Non-Rep Sport resumes for all students

Friday 23 April
7.00-8.00am: Rugby Skills sessions, Football Skills sessions, Football Goalie sessions and Cross Country training sessions on offer

Saturday 24 April
Round 1 Winter Sport commences – Rugby, Football, Hockey and Netball

All other events and dates for Term 2 can be viewed on the Sport calendar which has now been updated.

NSW AFL Girls Trials

Congratulations to Lila Soste and Matilda Carlyon who were nominated to attend the NSW AFL trials this week. They were selected by their AFL coaches based on last year’s performance in AFL and we wish them the best of luck.

HICES Football Trials

Congratulations to Nicholas Meagher, Sam Elworthy and Sebastian Gabrielan who were nominated to attend the HICES Football trials next week. They were selected by their Football coaches and our Director of Football based on last year’s performance. We wish them the best of luck in their trials next week

CIS Swimming Championships

Congratulations to all our swimmers who represented HICES last week at the CIS Swimming Championships. This was a selection carnival for the CIS team that will compete at the NSW PSSA Swim. We had our boys and girls relay team who came 7^th and 5^th respectively in their heats and our individual swimmers had some great swims. While we did not have any Redlands students make it through to NSW PSSA Championships representing CIS, they are to be commended on their efforts and were recognised at this week’s assembly.

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

Ms Kirsty O’Sullivan
Sports Administrator
juniorsport@redlands.nsw.edu.au  

Snowsports

Please note: All Snowsports events dates and venues are provisional and may change due to possible COVID restrictions and/or regulations and/or operational conditions.

Thank You

Thank you to the Snowsports Captain – Skiing, George Murphy, for his presentation at the Junior School Assembly this week. All the students were amazed, the videos of him in the moguls showed exactly why he is on the current Australian Mogul team.

Registration

If you are planning to participate in any Snowsports events with Redlands in 2021 please complete the race registration.

Important Dates

Race Week

Staying at High Country Campus

Due to a limited capacity at High Country Campus (HCC), students in Yrs 7-12 must be serious racers and be Level 6 or above skier or snowboarder. Students must register to compete in both the Redlands Cup and a minimum of two events at the Sydney Interschools Championships. Race registration must be complete before a spot at HCC will be considered.

Race Week Bookings

Accommodation at High Country Campus 

Own accommodation

Thredbo Season Passes

Thredbo will be offering discounted season passes to Redlands students this year. This price is yet to be advertised. Payment can be made when it is released.

Further details can be found on Redlands Pulse – Snowsports.

Bruce Campbell
Snowsports Administrator
0413 764 445
bcampbell@redlands.nsw.edu.au

or Ms Eliza Peirce
Snowsports Administrator
epeirce@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Ballet and Dance

Important Dates

Watching Day

As Term 1 draws to a close, we wanted to open our classes to parents of Redlands House, Prep and Junior students. Invitations to Watching Day, which will be held on Tuesday 30 March, will be sent shortly. Please note that places are limited to one parent per student.

Further details will also be available on Redlands Pulse.

Finalist in 2021 RAD Isobel Anderson Awards

We are delighted to announce Yr 7 student Dante Minassian placed third in the finals of the IA Awards on Sunday, achieving the Bloch Award. Over 100 students competed in Dante’s Intermediate Foundation grade and to come third was an amazing achievement. Congratulations Dante.

Easter Holiday Workshop Guest Teacher

We are proud to announce Ben Zammit will be the Guest Contemporary and Lyrical teacher for the Easter Holiday Workshop.

Born and raised in Sydney, Ben started dancing at the age of 7. He completed full-time training at Ev and Bow under the guidance of Sarah Boulter, Lisa Bowmer and Adam Blanch. Straight after, having won the Senior Grand National Champion title at DanceLife Unite’s 2014 Nationals and accompanying scholarship prize, he travelled to New York City and trained at Broadway Dance Centre for three months. During this time, Ben assisted multiple choreographers overseas as well as in Australia, including the recent television series Dance Boss.

Since being back in Australia, Ben has worked for artists including Guy Sebastian and companies including Yamaha, Sydney Trains and Water Aid. Most recently, he has performed in companies including the Dream Dance Company’s 2017 season of Enter the Vortex, directed by Marko Panzic and choreographed by Sarah Boulter, Shaun Parker Company Trolleys and Una Palabra and Stephen Tannos’ We.Are.Dance.Project in Found. Ben is currently performing in the Opera Australia production of La Traviata. A major highlight in Ben’s career has been a performer in Hugh Jackman’s World Tour – The Man, The Music, The Show (AUS, NZ and US). Ben continues to work within the industry and is passionate about sharing his knowledge as a teacher and mentor for the upcoming generation of dancers.

The Ballet and Dance Academy Office 

Please note that the Ballet and Dance Academy office is closed from Tuesday 6 April, reopening Monday 19 April.

Academy Holiday Classes and Rehearsals

Please see Redlands Pulse for details of classes and rehearsals being held during the second week of the holidays. As enrolments have now closed please direct enquiries to dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Can’t Come to Class?

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

Ms K Martin
Head of Ballet and Dance Academy
kmartin@redlands.nsw.edu.au
02 9908 6461

Drama and Theatre

Musical “That’s a Wrap”

Our filming is now complete for Grease the Musical, The Movie. This Friday afternoon we celebrate our student’s achievements with our Musical Awards and final speeches by our Yr 12 Captains.

Over 110 members of the Redlands student community from Yrs 7 to 12 were involved in filming this year’s show. Whether the students were on stage, in the band, production crew, hair and makeup crew they gave their very best, learning many new skills and making many strong friendships across Year Groups.

These wonderful experiences could not have taken place without the support and assistance of so many people. Mrs Daley and the Musical staff team would like to thank the parents, especially our departing Yr 12 parents for all their support over many years. We would also like to acknowledge Friends of Drama, especially Tracy Everingham, Lucy Gazzilli and Sue Banfield who contributed in so many ways through this project with the Friends of Drama parent team of volunteers as well as our generous sponsor, People + Culture Strategies, which has enabled our Redlands stars to shine.

A Message from Joydeep Hor our Sponsor of Grease

It is with great pleasure that People + Culture Strategies sponsors this year’s Redlands musical Grease.

PCS was established in July 2010 as a unique law firm that works with domestic and international employers on all aspects of people management, HR and workplace culture with a particular focus on the preventive aspects through audits, coaching, consulting and education.

PCS has been a proud supporter of the arts for several years now having established partnerships with some leading pro-am musical theatre organisations which have brought shows including Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde, Miss Saigon, Into the Woods and many others to theatres in the greater Sydney area.

Redlands has a fine tradition of excellence in the performing arts and this is the third Redlands musical with which PCS has been associated. The School’s achievements in this regard are well-known and we are proud to have a former Redlands Arts Captain Embla Bishop as one of our firm’s Ambassadors.

I commend Joy Daley, the Redlands staff and all the cast and crew who are a part of this show for their tremendous enthusiasm and dedication. I am sure, like many other Redlands parents, Grease was an iconic movie and era-defining story growing up and as such a show we look forward to very much.

Enjoy the show!

Joydeep Hor
Founder & Managing Principal

Theatresports

This week we were very excited as we welcomed our families back as audiences on site to our Theatresports Competition. Redlands annual Theatresports Competition was held on Wednesday in the Fahl Garden. Special thanks go to Ms Sarah Sparke and Ms Amber Virtue, our wonderful Theatresports coaches, who have been training our teams during Term 1 and organising the event. I would also like to make special mention of the wonderful technical support from Ben Peate, our AV technician, who transformed our beautiful gardens into a fantastic outdoor theatre venue, enabling us to have so many parents onsite to enjoy our hilarious night of improvised theatre. The winning teams were presented with awards by Mrs Daley.

Senior Team – The Mourning People: Benedict Adamson, Kyle Banfield, Alex Gibbs, Claudia Lalich and Callum Wardman-Browne

Intermediate Team – The Pineapple Plebs: Angus Baker, Hallie Hunt, Sholto Mirrless Black

Senior Memorable Moment – Callum Wardman-Browne

Intermediate Memorable Moment – Angus Baker

Shakespeare Festival

Winners of the 2021 Shakespeare Festival will be announced next week in Note Day. These students will then progress to the Regional Finals in Term 2 with Sport for Jove and the State Final taking place at the Seymour Centre.

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

Music

SENIOR CAMPUS MUSIC INFORMATION

JUNIOR CAMPUS MUSIC INFORMATION

Music Events

Battle of the Bands Yrs 5-12

Monday 29 March at 6.00pm in Edwards Auditorium
FREE EVENT

In Week 10, the Music Department looks forward to welcoming parents and friends to participate as audience members at this event. Limited tickets will be made available to family members of students performing across this evening, with tickets capped at two per family.

Book here

For parents and family who have confirmed their tickets and joining us on-site, we are pleased to announce that Redlands Hall will be open to the Music community, watch the event via live streaming on the big screen. In this venue School Captains, Arts Captains and Music Captains will be interviewing various Rock Bands at the conclusion of their session. There is no need to book for this venue as this will be supervised by Redlands staff.

We will also continue to welcome virtual audiences to participate in this event as we continue to live stream the concert for those who are unable to join us on-site.

Zoom Webinar Link (virtual waiting room opens at 5.45pm)

Musicianship Lessons

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

Senior Campus

Senior Piano Competition (Yrs 7-12)

Friday 30 April (6.00pm)
The Edwards Auditorium

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as Finalists for the Senior Piano Competition in Week 2 (Term 2).

Music Study Centre

In providing additional learning and mentoring for Secondary School students, Music teachers facilitate weekly sessions in providing additional learning experiences in the areas of Musicianship, Aural Skills, Microphone Technique and Performance Craft. Students in Yrs 7-12 Music Elective courses are encouraged to attend these sessions on a Monday (7.30-8.15am) and Friday (3.30-4.30pm).

Extra Subjects Programs

Enrolments for Term 1 Tuition now closed. Term 2 Enrolments close on Thursday 1 April.

Junior Campus

Junior Piano Competition 

Friday 23 April (4.00pm)
The Edwards Auditorium

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as Finalists for the Junior Piano Competition in Week 1 (Term 2).

Instrument Insurance

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

Junior Campus Daily Instrument Storage Arrangements

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

Thursday – Concert Band Program and Yrs 4 and 5 MIP
On a Thursday morning, cello, trombone, baritone and violin (only) students are to bring their instruments for storage in the purpose-built cupboards in the Parkes Building corridor. For the security and safety of all resources, instruments are not to be left at school overnight as they are needed at home for regular practice sessions. Flutes and clarinets are to be stored in school bags on Thursday and all other instruments are to be stored safely within the child’s classroom. For student safety, instruments are not to be left outside classrooms in corridors or on the ground.

Extra Subjects Programs

Enrolments for Term 1 Tuition now closed. Term 2 Enrolments close on Thursday 1 April.

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