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The Music Department would like to warmly welcome its newest staff member to the College, Mr Evan Guy.

Evan comes to Redfield as an experienced Music educator and performer and takes over from Mr Lachlan McDonald.

Evan will be teaching Music in Years 7 and 8, as well as the elective classes in Years 9 and 10. In addition to this, he will also be the Head of House of Altair in Middle School. His students are extremely lucky to be able to draw on his expertise across many instruments and styles of music. 

Frank Romeo, Head of Music

On Wednesday, 26 April, Redfield College held its annual ANZAC Day ceremony in the COLA, with Mr Paul Quinn, a long-time teacher and mentor at Redfield and former Staff Sergeant in the Australian Army, as the guest of honour.

The day was marked with speeches, the laying of the wreath and The Last Post and Rouse played by Raphael Cheung (Year 10).

Over the next two terms, Redfield College will have two Photo Days.

• The first Photo Day will be on Friday, 26 May(Week 5 of Term 2). On this day, Primary classes and Secondary year groups will be photographed, and all students will have an individual photo taken.
• The second Photo Day will be on Thursday, 27 July(Week 2 of Term 3). On this day, teams and co-curricular groups will have their photos taken.

Orders for photographs can be placed in a number of ways, as outlined in the form in this link.
Photo order envelopes are now available at the Student Services Desk. If you wish to order using an envelope, please send your son to Mrs McKinnon to collect one.

In preparation for Photo Days, please ensure that your son has the correct school winter uniform, including a blazer, on the day.

The students are to be photographed wearing their blazers without school jumpers or scarves.

Please attend to your son's hair and general personal presentation prior to the dates so that he looks his best.

The College policy on personal presentation is as follows:

The Redfield House Points Competition has begun in earnest this term, with a new system devised to encourage student participation in and contribution to College life. 

Students can earn individual points for their Houses for participating in sport, music, community service, public speaking, debating, chess and many more school-based activities. In addition, Houses are awarded points for winning carnivals and lunchtime competitions.

Rewards for the winning House at the end of each term as well as a fun day for the House with the highest total number of points at the end of the year are designed to incentivise participation and rekindle some good, old-fashioned House rivalry.

With points already applied retrospectively for last term's achievements, the current standings are as follows:

I hope this finds you well and that you had an enjoyable Easter break with your families. We welcome you all back to Redfield for Term 2, which promises to be another busy and exciting term.

We started the term with a bang, with the Primary Cross Country held on Wednesday. The weather was great and it was fantastic to see our boys competing, running and trying their best. It was also pleasing to see how supportive the boys were of each other, cheering on their classmates and House teammates. I would like to thank all the Primary staff who helped make the event run smoothly, with a special mention to Mr Justin Roberts who ensured the day was a success.

Whilst practising for the Cross-Country event, the Year 2 boys couldn't help but be distracted by the noise coming from the Tech Workshop where the Year 11 D&T students are currently working on an ultralight electric vehicle project.

This group project of designing and making a vehicle powered by a cordless drill pushes students out of their comfort zone and helps them develop valuable skills in planning, designing and engineering.

The Secondary boys were excited when the Year 2 students wandered into the Workshop, as one of the groups was road-testing and evaluating their working model at the time.

The Primary students were kindly given a quick tour of the Workshop by Mr Carol and his class. We were invited to see what projects D&T students at different stages have been working on.

It's wonderful when our boys can work with their older peers and share these experiences.

Jason Hatcher and William Schweikert, Year 2 Class Teachers

On Friday, 12 May, Redfield Primary will be holding our annual Mother’s Day Stall selling items for the boys to purchase for the special ladies in their life: mums, grandmas, aunties and so on... We have a huge variety of gifts to cater for every type of mum, including candles, homewares, jewellery and blankets. Boys will be able to check with their siblings to ensure that they have bought different items.

Gifts range in price from $2 to $25 each.

Raffle tickets for some fantastic prizes will also be sold at the stall, and the raffle will be drawn on the day at our Primary Assembly. Tickets are just $1 each! Our major prize is a family dinner voucher at the magnificent Baba Ghanouj in Dural. We would like to thank the Ayoub family for their generous support of our raffle. The boys can also win brilliant home appliances, Oodies and gardening kits.

We thank you for your continued support, and happy Mother's Day!

All of us, at some time or another, have agonised over making a decision. Some decisions are major decisions and some are small. These decisions tax our minds, drain our energy and create anxiety, nervousness and mental torment. But, because we are human, we choose to leave it at the back of our minds, in a place where we will never hear from it again, or so we think…

I recently heard this great metaphor:

Welcome back to all students and families.

Term 2 will, as always, be a busy time, with Mid-Year Exams for Year 10, ongoing assessment programs for Years 11 and 12 and the regular events and activities which comprise day-to-day life at Redfield College.

House Points

Already, we have held our first Senior School Assembly for Term 2, during which the new and improved House Points system was launched. Students have received a logbook which, at designated points in each term, they must submit in order to gain points for their Houses. Rewards are becoming more tangible, with termly mufti days and House barbecues, and a House Champion Celebration Day late in Term 4. More information is provided elsewhere in this edition of The Red, and you are encouraged to speak to your son or me for further details.

Students in Years 7 to 10 are invited to attend a Study Skills workshop run by Ruby Tanna, a high-achieving Tangara graduate who has been supporting Redfield students in 2023. 

The development of study skills is incredibly important for students. It provides them with specific tools and strategies to can help them improve in their studies and prepare effectively for the upcoming Mid-Year Exams.

Date: Monday, 15 May from 3:15pm to 4:00pm

Location: College Library

Cost: $10, which includes pizza at 3:00pm (charged to school accounts)

Please indicate via this form by Friday, 12 May if your son will be attending, so we can prepare a suitable space for the presentation. 

Last term, Year 10 Geography students travelled to Collaroy Beach on Friday, 24 March. The purpose of the excursion was to conduct fieldwork. Students were taught how to collect data use the following geography tools:

• clinometer,
• compass,
• barometer,
• anemometer,
• tape measure.

Learning how to collect accurate data in Geography is a valuable skill which has broad application in the workforce. Students learned that making good  decisions about managing the coastal environment to prevent erosion and pollution depends on collecting accurate data to avoid wasting both time and tax payers' money.

By all measures, the students were busy but they had a great day in the field developing a knowledge of coastal landforms and processes and an appreciation of the need to manage environments for future generations.

Ian Webb, Head of Social Sciences

Congratulations to all the performers at yet another successful Live at Lunch event. Primary student performers included Max Fogarty (Year 3, piano), Wilson Jia (Year 3, guitar) and Harry Florence (Year 6, drums), while performances from Secondary students included Joseph Assaf (Year 10, piano), Christopher Gebrayel (Year 10, piano) and Dominic Ng (Year 12, voice) performing one of his HSC Music pieces.

Precinct 58, a band made up of Secondary students Isaac Busch (Year 12, voice), Simon Makari (Year 12, bass), Benjamin Chocron (Year 10, guitar) and Jackson Busch (Year 9, percussion), made their Redfield debut performance, performing their new single My Heart That You Stole. 

It was a fantastic effort by all performers! We look forward to our next installment of Live at Lunch in Week 5 of this term.

Frank Romeo, Head of Music

Applications for undergraduate study are now open, and Year 12 students should have received a PIN from UAC in the account of the email address that UAC has on file. If you did not receive it, please contact UAC directly for assistance.

Students should register via UAC soon, as there is a $78 cost which will increase as the year progresses. 

I encourage you to select your preferences for university courses during the holiday break. These can be changed and modified, even after you receive your ATAR.

In addition, I have sent Year 12 students an email containing further information about:

•  Schools Recommendation Scheme
•  Educational Access Scheme
•  Equity Scholarships
•  Medicine / Medical Science / Law entry tests and requirements

University Open Days (Years 10 to 12)

Students gain a deeper understanding of the courses and opportunities that universities can provide when they attend open days. To find out more about these events, please visit this link.

Mark Anderson, Head of Senior School

On a glorious autumn morning, with the coloured bunting flapping in the wind and the cloudless sky begging us all to be outside, the Primary boys assembled on the College lawns with great eagerness to take part in our annual Cross-Country Carnival.

A gathering of excited parents joined us for this wonderful occasion.

The course was set, the staff and Year 10 volunteers were in place along the course and all preparations were now over. It was finally time for the actual event that all the training had been for.

The younger age group began the day with their two-kilometre run and there was a buzz of activity at the start, as the boys jostled for position. The hooter sounded and they were off! The 10s, 11s and 12s followed suit in their respective races and everyone gave their best effort and participated with great spirit and enthusiasm.

The ‘supporters zone’ was constantly cheering each and every runner as he passed and provided that little extra energy to all who needed it!

Throughout the event, there were some outstanding individual efforts and this provided excellent opportunities to witness the tremendous skill, passion and techniques that some of the boys adopted.

Redfield once again had a fantastic Secondary carnival, this time with the Cross-Country event. The weather was perfect for running and the races did not disappoint, with top-notch performances by a number of boys, including the winners of the three races: Ruben Mulkeen-Suarez (Year 7 Hydrus), Joachim Rodrigues (Year 9 Hydrus) and Claude Ayoub (Year 11 Sirius). The best part of the day was seeing all of the boys in their Houses, cheering the competitors on, regardless of which House they were representing. 

Big thanks have to go to the staff who assisted on the day and to those boys who gave their best effort. 

The ISA Cross Country Carnival is on Wednesday, 24 May at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, with team lists to be announced next week.

Nick Georgiou, Head of Sport

In the first week of the Easter holiday break, Redfield ran yet another highly successful, fun-filled Sports Camp.

Over 80 Kindergarten to Year 7 boys from Tangara and Redfield attended and had a wonderful time participating in a range of games and sports and playing with their mates.

Proceeds from the camp totalling over $4700 will now be used to improve and upgrade the facilities around the College.

Special thanks goes to our Secondary student helpers: Amin Abboud (Year 12), Jonathan Abdow (Year 11), Isaac Busch (Year 12), Gabriel Choi (Year 11), Amin Abboud (Year 12) and Nicholas Jaucian (Year 9). 

The next Sports Camp will run during the winter holiday break - stay tuned for dates and details towards the end of Term 2!

PARED families have the opportunity to participate in a Holy Land pilgrimage organised by Terra Dei Tours in 2024. You should have all received an email during the Easter holidays about this proposed pilgrimage. Demand already has been strong, so don't miss out on registering your interest by clicking here. More details can be found by clicking on the image below.