Welcome back to Term 3. I trust all students had a...

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome back to Term 3. I trust all students had a relaxing holiday and can’t wait to get go-

ing with all the things this term holds in store for them. Dee and I had a wonderful two weeks

visiting the new Reddam Berkshire and catching up with Graeme Crawford, Ian McLeod and

their delightful family. They send their best wishes to all at Reddam Sydney.

There were so many activities during the school holidays that are noteworthy:

The group of students who represented Reddam on the World Challenge trip to Thailand and

Laos where their activities included:

White Water Rafting on the Mae Nam through some of the rapids of the Maetang.

The Community Engagement Phase named “The Journey to Freedom” project began in

2010 as a sanctuary for Asian elephants and is managed and maintained by one of

Thailand’s oldest Karen hill tribes.

Rest and Relaxation in Chiang Mai - Meditation Retreat.

Trekking up to Akha Hill House situated high in the jungle-clad hills where they explored

the wealth of hill tribe villages in the area, as well as learning the basics of jungle survival.

Luang Prabang Rest & Relaxation at this spectacular UNESCO World Heritage site.

@REDDAM—The Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 16, Issue 20, Friday 22 July 2016

@Reddam IN THIS ISSUE:

MATHS COMPETITION

PUBLIC SPEAKING

SPORTING FIXTURES

Plus much more...

Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 20

Friday 22nd July 2016

Contd….


Last term Ms Leal entered a large series of Middle School artworks created during the

“Experimental Media” academy run each week into the NSW Reconciliation Challenge

which provided students with the opportunity to have their artistic voices heard as well as show-

casing Reddam’s ongoing commitment to Reconciliation. The students each created an artwork

about reconciliation using the theme “Always was Always Will be.” Each year hundreds of works

are entered across the state.

I am thrilled to announce that Ryan Rubinstein in Year 8 has received 1st place in the Open High

School Category for his artwork and Sophia Masters in Year 8 placed 3rd for her entry.

These students will be presented with awards for their work by the NSW Minister for Education next

month at the Powerhouse Museum as well as having their works displayed in a series of venues

throughout Australia during the year.

The annual Ski Camp enjoyed a record number of sixty five students who accompanied Mr. Kable

to Perisher. Taj Leung in Year 7 competed in the Inter School’s competition and qualified for the

NSW State Championships by placing second for Mogul skiing. With the training he has in place, he

has a reasonable chance of qualifying for the National Competition. Congratulations Taj.

Mrs. O’Carroll last term entered her French students into the Language Perfect World Champion-

ships and is pleased to announce that Daniella Christelis received a Silver Award, placing her in

the top 5% of students worldwide. Daniel Conlon received a credit by being placed in the top 20%

of all students.

Connor Garratt is to be congratulated on making the Sydney Rugby side. He will be playing

the Country side in 2 weeks time. From that game they will select the NSW U14 rugby team. We wish

him well.

Charlie Rule represented NSW in the U13 Women's Football team, finishing in second place in the

National Championships. Well done Charlie!

The 2016 Australian Choral Grand Prix for Any Age & Youth Choirs, Sydney Eisteddfod takes great

pleasure in announcing that Reddam House Middle School Singers are finalists for this year. Sydney

Eisteddfod looks forward to seeing these fabulous choristers take audiences on a musical journey

on 21 August, 2.30pm.

Contd….

Sophia Masters Ryan Rubinstein


It is with much pride that we announce that Daniel Rotenstein has been awarded his Queen Scout

Award. The Queen Scout is one of the most recognised and prestigious awards in any youth organ-

isation throughout the world. He will be presented with this Queen Scout award on 13th August at

Government House by the Governor of N.S.W., who is also representing Her Majesty, Queen Eliza-

beth II, the Patron of this prestigious award.

Jaiden Fairhead represented the NSW Waratahs Water Polo Team at the East Coast Challenge in

Melbourne during the school holidays. His team missed out on a top four finals berth after the

round robin games, but won their last two elimination games to finish fifth. Another water polo star

in the making: well done Jaiden.

The U15 football team that has been participating in the Bill Turner National Knockout Cup had an-

other great win (3-1) against Caringbah High School this week. This match was the NSW final which

places the team in the last 16 nationally and their next game will be as NSW champions. Well done

the football players - a fantastic achievement.

Have a great week ahead.

Dave Pitcairn

SPORTING FIXTURES 23RD JULY


BASKETBALL

Girls

10R (Div1) (Jaimee) V Angels 8.00am Alexandria Bas-

ketball Stadium Saturday

12R Div 2 ( Jaimee) V All Blacks 10.20am Alexandria

Basketball Stadium Saturday.

14 E Div 2 (Luke) V Bye

18 R Div 2 (Jaimee) V Storm 5.05pm Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the sports office

at Woollahra at 3.00pm

16E Div 2 (Jaimee) V Jets 4.20pm Alexandria Basketball

Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the sports office at

Woollahra at 3.00pm

Boys

10 R Div 1 ( Marcel) V Storm 8.45am Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Saturday.

12 R Div 2 (Marcel) V Reddam E 11.05am Alexandria


12E Div 2 (Marcel) V Reddam R 11.05am Alexandria


12 D Div 3 Bye

14 E Div 2 Primary (Henry) V Rockets 12.40pm Alexan-

dria Basketball Stadium Saturday.

14D Div 3 High School (Henry) V Scorpians

4.00pmAlexandria Basketball Stadium Saturday.

16 R Div 2 ( Luke) V Maccabi 4.45pm Marrickville Bas-

ketball Stadium Saturday.

16E Div 3 ( Luke) V Thunder 6.00pm Marrickville Basket-

ball Stadium Saturday.

18E Div 3 Year 10 Boys (Luke) V CYS Blue 4.30pm Mar-

rickville Basketball Stadium Saturday.

Please check sydneybasketball.com.au to ensure

there have not been any late changes to the draw.

RUGBY

16A V St Ignatius College, Riverview 4A 11.00am Satur-

day. The bus will leave Woollahra at 9.30am

14A V St Josephs College, College B 11.00am Satur-

day. The bus will leave Woollahra at 9.30am

TOUCH FOOTBALL

Reddam V Chicks 9.00am Queens Park Sunday

SOCCER

16 Girls V Queens Park, Waverley Park No.2, 11.30am

Sunday

14 Girls V Heffron Hawks, Heffron Park No.4, 9.30am

Sunday

Open Boys V Kings, Old Boys No.2, 10.00am Saturday.

The bus will leave Woollahra at 8.30am

Year 10 Boys V Bye

Year 9 Boys V Waverley College, Parade Ground No.6

(where we train) Centennial Park 11.00am Saturday

Year 8 Boys V Sydney Boys High School, Parade

Ground No.6 (where we train) Centennial Park

10.00am Saturday

Year 7 Boys V Newington, Parade Ground No.6 (where

we train) Centennial Park 9.00am Saturday

12s Boys V Pagewood, Rowland Park 4, 2.00pm Satur-

day

11Rs Boys V Queens Park, L’Estrange Park 1.00pm Sat-

urday

11Es Boys V Dunbar, Queens Park 10A, 1.00pm Satur-

day

10s Boys V Maccabi, Waverley Park 2B, 12.00 noon Sat-

urday

9s Boys V Maroubra, Coral Sea 1C, 11.00am Saturday

NETBALL

Reddam 1 ( Intermediate) V Rose Bay Heffron Netball

Courts No. 212, 1.40pm Saturday

Reddam 2 (15 Years) V Bronte Heffron Netball Courts

No. 23, 9.45am Saturday

Reddam 3 (14 Years) V Marrickville Heffron Netball


Reddam 4 (14 Years ) V St Catherines Heffron Netball


Reddam 5 (13 Years) V Randwick Rugby Heffron Net-

ball Courts No. 26, 11.06am Saturday

Reddam 6 (13 Years) V Randwick Rugby Heffron Net-

ball Courts No. 23, 11.06am Saturday

Reddam 7 (12 Years ) V Kincopal Heffron Netball

Courts No. 5, 11.06am Saturday

Reddam 8 (10 Years) V Kincopal Heffron Netball Courts

No. 3, 8.30am Saturday

Reddam 9 (Moddies) V Kincopal Heffron Netball

Courts No.29, 9.45am Saturday


The Public Speaking session of the Sydney Eisteddfod is fast approaching. It takes place on Sunday

August 7 for those students competing in the Prepared Speech U12 and U13 sections, and Sunday

August 14 for all other students.

Please note that I will be offering extra sessions in the lead up to this competition.

Monday and Thursday afternoons – Impromptu Speaking practice

Room 4.1 from 3.40 – 4.45pm

Wednesday afternoons – I will be available all afternoon to see students with their individual

speeches. Please book a time first to avoid too many students coming at once.

I will also be available Monday 8 Aug, Tuesday 9 Aug, Wednesday 10 Aug and Thursday 11 Aug

after school for individual speeches.

Jo Karney

[email protected]

UPCOMING SYDNEY EISTEDDFOD – PUBLIC SPEAKING

The 2016 Australian Mathematics Competition will be held on Thursday 28th July. This competition

run by the Australian Mathematics Trust, is a talent identification program. The competition takes

the form of a 75 minute examination.

Classes 7R, 8R and 9R will be participating in this competition and I wish them the best of luck. Here

is an example from the 2014 paper for the Junior Division [Years 7 and 8].

“How many 3 digit numbers are there in which one of the digits is the sum of the other two?”

Brad Palmer

Head of Mathematics

2016 AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION


ATTENTION YEAR 12 - All NSW Universities will be holding their annual open days late August

and early September 2016. Although these are around the time of your Trial examinations, you

are strongly encouraged to make time to visit various universities. These days will give you in-

sight and appreciation into the variety of courses, activities and the vibe of individual universi-

ties. Dates will be announced in this newsletter as they come to light.

OPEN DAYS - Notre Dame - Saturday 27 August 2016,

The Hotel School - Saturday 10 September 2016

UTS - Saturday 27 August 2016

University College Melbourne - Sunday 21 August 2016

ICMS – Sunday 14 August 2016

Bedford College Glebe - Saturday 3 September 2016

UNSW - Saturday 3 September 2016

USYD - Saturday 27 August 2016

Attention Year 12 - ACU has an Early Achievers program that enables Year 12 students to ap-

ply to university and be accepted prior to sitting the HSC. Their program applications open

Monday 8 August. Visit www.uac.edu.au/early-achievers for more details.

YEAR 10 - Hopefully you devoted some time over the school holidays to considering where to

apply for Work Experience. If not you need to make a start on finding a suitable placement.

Forms were given out at the end of Term 2. If you do not have a form see Ms Jones. Complet-

ed forms must be returned by the end of Term 3.

Year 12 - Interested in a career in the Building and Construction Industry? If so why not attend

the Careers Information Event to be held Wednesday 27 July 2016 at 7pm at MBA Education

Centre Baulkham Hills. To attend call 02 858653533.

YEAR 12 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS - Now is the time to be working on scholarship applica-

tions for various universities. You need to visit the scholarship web pages of individual universi-

ties for eligibility and requirements. See Ms Jones if you require assistance.

CAREERS NEWS

http://www.uac.edu.au/early-achievers


YEAR 12 DEADLINES - If you wish to do an Access application (EAS) for any long term disad-

vantage you have suffered during Years 11 & 12 see Ms Jones. If you wish to apply for Elite

Athlete & Performers status for bonus points at university see Ms Jones. If you wish to apply for

various scholarships and require references see Ms Jones, in particular for Co Op Scholarships

and Medicine applications see Ms Jones.

The following deadline will exist for all these applications to be given to Ms Jones - FRIDAY 9

SEPTEMBER 2016. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT STUDENTS ADHERE TO THIS DATE TO ENABLE APPLICATIONS

TO BE COMPLETED ON BEHALF OF REDDAM HOUSE.

UNSW UPCOMING EVENTS

- Interested in gaining a scholarship to study in the USA? UNSW is holding an info night with

current Robertson Scholars to hear about their experiences. Thursday 4 August 6-7pm . See Ms

Jones for registration details.

- Women in Business Workshop - Chat with some top Capital W sponsors who employ women

in the business sector. See Ms Jones for registration

- Faculty of Built Environment Info Night Thursday 28 July. See Ms Jones for registration.

Year 12 - University of Sydney is introducing some new degrees for 2017

Bachelor of Pharmacy & Management a 5 year degree.

Bachelor of Education (Secondary: Health and Physical Education)

University of Sydney is holding a Sydney Science Festival in August. If interested visit what-

son.sydney.edu.au

University of Sydney is holding a robotics event 6.30pm every Sunday during school term. We

will host a high school student robotics team, the “Drop Bears” who compete in the Interna-

tional First Robotics competition. The team is comprised of high school students across Syd-

ney. As part of this team students will learn valuable skills in programming, building, project

management, leadership and communication.

Register here: sydney.edu.au/engineering/high-school/first-robotics-interest

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