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Welcome
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Year 4, 5 & 6 Camp
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News from the Classrooms
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7 February—Year K Parent Cocktail Evening
Dear Parents and Caregivers, Welcome back to another exciting year at Reddam House Primary School. If the animated and enthusiastic chatter among the students this week was anything to go by, it is going to be an energised year indeed! The staff and I trust that you and your family had an enjoyable break, with plenty of time to put your feet up and to celebrate special moments with those closest to you. I would like to extend a particularly warm welcome to all those families who join us for the first time. It was wonderful to see the anticipation in the eyes of our Kindergarten students as they explored their new environment this week. We are sure that they will soon feel part of the Primary community and we know that their presence will add much to the school. Although there might be some initial nervousness, which is to be expected, we know that they will soon settle, especially as they become more familiar with their surroundings, routines and teachers. There are also other families who join our school for the first time, and we trust that those students will also soon feel part of the community. I am sure that the students who have been part of the school for some time will come alongside the new arrivals, show them around, and welcome them into their friendship circles. We love our families to be involved in the life of the school and we look forward to meeting you at future events, whether on the side of the sports fields, at cultural events or at parent/teacher meetings. Please do involve yourself wholeheartedly in the school, as the students really do enjoy being able to show off all that they do. Reddam House Primary School Newsletter - Vol 23 Issue 1
Ours is a school which values a broad-based, holistic approach to education. While academics remain at the heart of the school, we know that most students will truly find their voices and explore their talents through the many other activities on offer. It has been a joy over the years to see their confidence flourish while performing on stage, or in a music recital, or when scoring a goal after countless hours spent honing their skills. We encourage students to make the most of the many opportunities on offer at Reddam. It is all too easy to coast along below the radar, avoiding involvement and not taking any risks. Rather, we hope that each student will have a go at some of the exciting opportunities this term, and in the terms to come. Life will be so much richer if the most is made of these opportunities, and especially if the students challenge themselves to try something they have not done before. Our senior students were certainly taken out of their comfort zones for the first week of the term, as they headed off for their camps. The Year 4s enjoyed their time at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation Centre, while the Year 5s and 6s had a thoroughly good time building cohesion among their year groups at Kincumber and Tea Gardens respectively. The teachers returned with excellent reports of how our students conducted themselves and of how they really excelled at all the challenges they faced. Not to be outdone by their older peers, the Year 3s also spent some time off campus on Tuesday, as they immersed themselves in the history of The Rocks. They apparently had their learning ears wide open and returned to school full of new information.
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