Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The wild weather over the weekend left the school reasonably intact with minor flooding of

classrooms and trees losing branches being the only damage. The clearing up process has

not hampered the normal running of the school at all and my thanks to Mark Bailey who co-

ordinated the tree clearing.

Revision week for Middle School students has allowed them the opportunity to catch a

breath and ensure that their work is up to date and that they have all the required infor-

mation to confidently prepare for the Half-Yearly Examinations.

Year 10 and Year 11 examinations started this Friday and continue until the end of the term.

All students will certainly enjoy the Queen’s Birthday weekend to get an extended time to

prepare for the week ahead.

Congratulations to the various choirs and bands who have been involved in the Sydney Ei-

steddfod.

The Senior Jazz Ensemble of Ariel Pakanowski, Sacha Styles, Adam Petrovic, Edward Yi, Emil

Gabrielson, Miles Bornman, Liam Wright, Tyler Davis, Macartney Cohen and Adrean Keldoulis

came 3rd in the Novice Stage Band Section. Well done to them and their tutor, Mr Tallis.

Congratulations to the Senior Choir on being selected as a finalist in Sydney Eisteddfod’s, The

John Lamble Foundation Australasian Choral Championships. This is based on their exception-

al performance in the first round of the Eisteddfod.

This weekend there are very few sports fixtures as it is a long weekend. Next week, due to ex-

aminations, there will be no sport practices but should your child be involved in a match next

weekend, those will continue as normal and students are expected to play.

There will also be no Thursday morning Year 7 ensembles next week but Mrs. Bortolotti will

want her choir rehearsing at the times she has communicated to them.

Next week we are trying something new for our students who find the examination period de-

bilitatingly stressful. Danna Fain will be running a mindfulness programme each day from

8:00am – 8:45am to help students relax before the commencement of their daily examina-

tion. This will occur in the Middle School Dance Studio.

Students may go home after the completion of each day’s exams in order to study. Should

this prove difficult for some parents, students are able to study at school in the library or class-

rooms that will remain open until 5:30pm.

Have a calm week.

Dave Pitcairn

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@Reddam IN THIS ISSUE:

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DANCE EISTEDDFOD

SCHOOL HOLIDAY

CLINICS

Plus much more...

Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 17

Friday 10th June 2016

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BASKETBALL

Girls

10R (Div1) (Jaimee) V All Blacks Washed Out

12R Div 2 ( Jaimee) V Wildcats Washed Out

14 E Div 2 (Luke) V Sonics 23 - 19

18 R Div 2 (Jaimee) V Maccabi 31 - 29

16E Div 2 (Jaimee) V Inner City 23 - 16

Boys

10 R Div 1 ( Marcel) V Hurricanes 19 - 20

12 R Div 2 (Marcel) V All Blacks Washed Out

12E Div 2 (Marcel) V Saints 18 - 25

12 D Div 3 (Marcel) V Maccabi 7 - 19

14 E Div 2 Primary (Henry) V Bye

14D Div 3 High School (Henry) V Newtown 16 - 27

16 R Div 2 ( Luke) V Magic 36 - 27

16E Div 3 ( Luke) V Phoenix 21 - 32

18R Div 1 ( Luke) V Trailblazers Washed Out

18E Div 3 Year 10 Boys (Luke) V Bye

RUGBY

16A V St Josephs College 12 - 25

14A V Waverley College Washed Out

TOUCH FOOTBALL

Reddam V Touch Heads Washed Out

SOCCER

16 Girls V Easts, Washed Out

14 Girls V Maccabi, Washed Out

Open Boys V Barker, Washed Out

Year 10 Boys V Newington, Washed Out

Year 9 Boys V Newington, Washed Out

Year 8 Boys V Sydney Grammar, Washed Out

Year 7 Boys V Shore, Washed Out

12s Boys V Mascot, Washed Out

11Rs Boys V Mascot Washed Out

11Es Boys V Maccabi, Washed Out

10s Boys V Maccabi, Washed Out

9s Boys V Queens Park, Washed Out

NETBALL

Reddam 1 ( Intermediate) V Coogee Washed

Out

Reddam 2 (15 Years) V Coogee Washed Out

Reddam 3 (14 Years) V Randwick Rugby Washed

Out

Reddam 4 (14 Years ) V Bondi Washed Out

Reddam 5 (13 Years) V Randwick Rugby Washed

Out

Reddam 6 (13 Years) V Bronte Washed Out

Reddam 7 (12 Years ) V Saints Washed Out

Reddam 8 (10 Years) V Marrickville Washed Out

Reddam 9 (Moddies) V Kincopal Washed Out

SPORTING RESULTS 4TH JUNE

SOCCER

11Rs Boys V Bye

11Es Boys V Queens Park, Queens Park 01B,

1.00pm Saturday

10s Boys V Maroubra, Coral Sea Park, 12.00 noon

Saturday

9s Boys V Maroubra, Coral Sea Park 1D, 11.00am

Saturday

SPORTING FIXURES 11TH JUNE

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A picture is worth a 1,000 words! These past

two weeks we have been honing in on prod-

uct and services ideas for each one of the

fourty nine entrepreneurship students to

launch this year. The first product prototype

arrived for one of the students and the excite-

ment was palpable!

If you see these faces around school, stop and

ask them to share their innovative ideas and

be awed.

We have also had our fair share of inspiration

and motivation from two outstanding entre-

preneurs. Wayne Shainfeld, the CEO of Prime

Practice, captivated the students with his talk

on The Secrets of a Successful Entrepreneur!

He connected with every student and taught

us valuable leadership and life lessons.

Kuba Tymula, the Founder and Managing

Director of Harris Partners, had the students

write down their "big, hairy, audacious

goals" and the steps they need to take to

get there. He talked to us about the power

of dreaming big and the challenges to

overcome in order to achieve that dream.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP YEAR 8

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YEAR 9—yLEAD CONFERENCE

Last Tuesday, the Year 9 Executive joined representatives from others schools for a leadership con-

ference called yLead. The focus of the conference was to promote leadership, uniqueness, and

bravery. Three amazing guest speakers: Melissa Abu-Gazaleh, Barnaby Howarth, and Jack Delosa

shared their life experiences and lessons learned with us. Each had a unique story which reflect-

ed what it truly means to be a leader.

Melissa, who was the 2016 Young Australian of the Year, founded the organisation "Top Blokes" at

the age of 19. Her goal is to empower young men through work experience, education, and men-

toring. Her personal experiences taught us about having a vision, and seeing it through, no matter

what. Barnaby Howarth, an ex-Sydney Swans AFL player, had a truly inspirational story. He was di-

agnosed with Type 1 Diabetes during his early teens, and at 25, he was bashed and had a stroke

as a result. As if that wasn't tragic enough, his girlfriend was diagnosed with cancer. Today he has a

successful career, is married to that girlfriend, and travels the world inspiring others. Overcoming all

of these odds taught him that life is for living. To not take it for granted and to enjoy every moment

is what life is about. We learnt that life is too short, and is precious.

Finally, Jack Delosa shared with us his "rags to riches" journey through life, a story of constant fail-

ure. He ignored people trying to deny his dreams, and started several businesses, which eventually

succeeded beyond any expectation. His message to us was: Find your passion and live it. If it is

good for you, good for others, and good for the planet, it is something worth pursuing.

There were opportunities to interact with the other students and the speakers to discuss what we'd

heard during the day. There were so many inspiring messages that have stayed with us and I hope

that we too, can overcome any adversity to contribute to the world in the way these inspiring role

models have.

Kai Mashimo

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Last Friday evening, our gorgeous Year 10 dancers performed their Contemporary class piece in

the Extreme Dance Challenge. They competed against 22 other High Schools from across NSW in a

section of an extremely high standard. Despite not winning a prize this time, I was so impressed with

the girls' performance both on and off stage. They demonstrated professionalism and commitment

beyond their years and worked beautifully as an ensemble - supporting and encouraging each

other. This attitude certainly made braving the cold and stormy whether on a Friday night worth it!

On stage, the students performed with sincerity and expression and were commended for the

emotion portrayed throughout the piece. I'm so proud of each and every one of our dancers and I

look forward to seeing this group continue to develop as an ensemble.

A big thank you and congratulations to the following students:

Natasha Carroll

Adina Herz

Avital Greenberg

Sunday Jones-Evans

Nicole Milgrom

Gabriella Turco

Liz Collier-Walsh

High School Dance Coordinator

DANCE EISTEDDFOD NEWS

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THEATRE SPORTS

Congratulations to our Intermediate team who placed 3rd in the Semi Finals of The Theatre Sports

Challenge at St Andrew’s Cathedral School on Tuesday night. Eight teams competed on the night,

all the best of their different Sydney Regional heats. It was a night of quality improvisation and our

team missed out by 1 point in going through to the Grand Final – only 2 schools get to go through.

The schools competing in the Semi Finals included St Andrew’s, St Aloysius, Riverview St Ignatius,

Monte, PLC, St Patricks and Shore.

The Reddam players were certainly stand outs and many commented on the quality of our players

and their detail and deployment on stage. They performed an improvised Broadway Musical, a

Word at a Time Story, an Open Scene and a 2-minute Alphabet scene. Well done all on an impres-

sive line-up of scenes and a great season!

Amanda Crompton

Team Members:

Kai Mashimo, Zoe Gross, Joanna Li, Roy Wallace Cant, Sam Lane & coach Daniel Cordeaux

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CAREERS NEWS

YEARS 11 & 12 - The annual Experience UTS DAY will be held on Thursday 7 July 2016. This day

is an ideal opportunity to try out different degrees and faculties at UTS. Registration opens

Tuesday 7 June at 3pm. Register at experience.uts.edu.au. For more details see Ms Jones.

YEAR 12 TAKING A GAP YEAR? Lattitude Global Volunteering have overseas placements

ranging from 2 -12 months. They are holding an info session on Saturday 11 June 2016 from

1pm to 4 pm at Erskineville Hall 104 Erskineville Road Erskineville.

For more information visit info@lattitude.org.au

YEAR 12 - Notre Dame is holding an HSC Preparation day on 21 June 2016. To register visit

www.notredame.edu.au

BDO is one of the leading global accounting firms, employing over 1200 employees across

Australia alone. Our service offering covers audit, tax and advisory services, partnering with a

diverse range of clients. We are interested in reaching out to current Year 12 students who

might be interested in pursuing a career in Accounting / Professional services.

We are looking for bright, enthusiastic and motivated students who would join us next year on

a full time basis whilst studying part time at university. They would need to be enrolled to com-

plete a single major degree in accounting, commerce or business (accounting major). Once

their tertiary studies are completed, they would transition into a graduate position here at

BDO, bypassing the graduate application process (which is extremely competitive).

Applications for our 2017 Cadet intake are now open until the 19th of June and can be

lodged at http://www.bdo.com.au/careers/students/sydney. Further information can also be

found on our website http://www.bdo.com.au/en-au/careers about BDO and our employee

proposition.

UTS Law Information Evening will be held on 22 June 2016. UTS B Information Technology Co

Op Scholarship applications close 19 June 2016. See Ms Jones for details.

WHITE DOG PHOTOGRAPHY

Reddam House’s resident photographer, Sarah Cunningham, now has a website which offers Red-

dam parents the chance to view and purchase images from selected events.

The below events have been added to the website.

High School Musical 2015

The Crucible 2015

The Ballet Gala (both performances)

Girls soccer 18's 8th May

Blood Wedding

3-6 Assembly 27th May

The website is www.whitedogphotography.sydney, please check your emails for the relevant pass-

words.

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Whether you have flair for theatre, are a tech whiz kid or a film

fanatic, Waverley Council has you covered these school holidays

with workshops to suit everyone.

Tech Wiz: Play with new technology and our exciting gadgets at our

great Tech Wiz workshops!

Makers: Gadgets that Fly and Drive - girls only or boys and girls , Makers: Prototyping, Raspberry Pi & Python Coding, Code Club: Snowball Fight, Circuits and Programing with Donna Hewitt

Born Performer: Pick up some new dance moves or act your way to

Broadway. This school holidays we have programs for every perform-

er!

Three Day Acting Workshop, Drama Games, Hip-Hop & Contemporary Dance, Broadway Bound

Film Buffs: Calling or film fanatics! Do you have a flair for film? Join us for these fun movie moments!

Drive-in Movie Night: Cars, Animation Adventures with Kate Mitchell

Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre is the best place to get active this winter.

There are Table Tennis, Oz-tag, Soccer and Basketballworkshops catering for all skills and ages. Back by popular demand is our Cheerleading workshops.

Four Sports Friday is perfect for kids who can't decide which sport to play! These sessions comprise of soc-

cer, basketball, t-ball, table-tennis or Oz-tag.

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Celebrate the history and culture of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Stait Islander peoples during

NAIDOC Week.

Jannawi, Childrens Theatre Show

11 July, 2pm at Bondi Pavilion

Peta Strachan and Dharpaloco (Dubs) Yunupingu ex-

press their culture and identity through traditional and

contemporary dance, story, culture and artefacts in this

spellbinding and inspiring children's show.

Underexposed: Shelling workshops with Maxine Ryan &

Gail Murphy

6 & 13 July, 10am at Waverley Library

Shelling is a renowned craft practice specific to the women of the La Perouse Aboriginal Community. As part

of the exhibition Underexposed, hosted by Waverley Library, La Perouse shelling artist Maxine Ryan, along-

side Gail Murphy, will be running workshops in the practice of shell crafting. The workshops will involve chil-

dren creating their own shelling objects while learning the oral histories of the community of La Perouse.

No matter what tickles your fancy, their is something for everyone at Waverley Library.

Baby's Magical Mystery Tour - Songs and stories to excite the imagination

Cruisy Coasters - Create some cruisy coasters with recycled material

Fancy Fairies - Make your own magic these holidays and craft two types of fairy crowns

Punk Craft - Craft goes 'punk' as we show you ways to customise your kit

Slimy Science - Learn all about the science of things that ooze, squeeze and flow

Squish! - Get ready to mash and squeeze and roll as you play with dough

The Big Knit - Fundamental tips and techniques for knitting for the beginner

Do you read anime, manga or graphic novels? Dymocks is bringing a selection of their best titles,

and you can choose your favourites for the library to buy.

Monday 11 July, 2-4pm

Sign up for our free classes on Manga Drawing or Dungeons and Dragons, or come along on the day to

watch. Meet new people who love graphic novels, enjoy free snacks and browse new bestsellers.

Click on this link to book any of the above activities and view the full range of sporting activities

taking place these holidays:

http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/recreation/calendar_of_events/holiday_programs

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