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Farming and a Pet Vet Clinic in Kindergarten

Our youngest students at NCS have been planting some vegetables in the vegetable garden behind our classrooms. We will watch cucumbers, beetroot, lettuce and tomatoes grow slowly over time. Hopefully, we will get to taste our veggies at the end of the term. We are so grateful to Mr and Mrs White for organising this for us. In class, we are learning about The Farm. We now know where wheat comes from and that pizza dough, cookies and bread are made from wheat. We even touched and passed around some real wheat.

A Pet Vet Clinic has popped up in the back corner of our room. And our little vets have been busy taking the temperature, listening to the heart beat and bandaging our sick rabbits, horses and dogs. It has been an exciting start to Term 4.

Burkina Faso

Year 8 have been learning about the extent of the French-speaking world (with French speaking countries on every continent except Australia). 

We completed the unit by looking at missionary work in Burkina Faso - What is missionary work? Why go? Why Burkina Faso?

Ask your child how well they know the countries of Africa - Nick and Myles were amazing at this task! How do you pronounce the name of the capital city: Ouagadougou? Who is this young man?

Isa wins Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Year 7 student, Isa C was crowned Wollongong’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2023 Young Eyes Festival.

Eight students from across the Illawarra and Shoalhaven took part in the final of Pitchfest as part of the festival, which saw them pitch their unique business ideas to some of the country’s top business leaders.

Over 70 students from across the Illawarra and the Shoalhaven took part in the schools-based entrepreneurship program delivered by Wollongong’s Zig Zag Hub.

The best competed in a preliminary round of judging a month ago with the cream of the crop recently competing in the final at the Wollongong Town Hall.

Isa was crowned the overall winner for her business idea of Cosmic Cookies, a completely allergy-free range of cookies and treats that she has created herself.

As a part of her award, Isa will get a mentoring package from the Zig Zag Hub to develop her business idea.

Young artists' success

We are thrilled to share some exciting news about our talented Visual Arts students:

Ashleigh S (Yr 12) has taken home First Place for her captivating painting 'Lady in Red' at the Shoalhaven Art Society Youth Art Prize! 

Lila S (Yr 8) achieved Second Place, and Layla R (Yr 8) secured Third Place in the highly competitive 'Reflection' Photography Competition hosted by the Wollongong Art Gallery. Their outstanding photographs truly reflect their exceptional talents and creativity. You can watch a showcase of their work YouTube clip below.

Well done to these aspiring young artists!

Micah receives an Encore Nomination

Congratulations to Year 12 student Micah E, whose HSC Music performance has been nominated for possible inclusion in the HSC Music Showcase, Encore! 

Micah will now submit a video of his performance and may be chosen to perform alongside other outstanding HSC performances at the Sydney Opera House.

Well done Micah! We are incredibly proud of you and can't wait to see where your musical journey takes you next.

Fantastic achievement on the football field!

Congratulations to our very own Year 10 superstar, Millie W! 

Millie recently represented U16s Country NSW at the 2023 National Youth Football Championships in the position of goal keeper. Her dedication, talent, and hard work on the football field have certainly paid off, and we are so proud of her accomplishment 

Keep kicking (saving) goals and inspiring us all, Millie!

Year 7 Student of the Week

Koby H is the student of the week. He has consistently impressed his teachers with his mature and diligent attitude combined with a positive attitude toward his peers and teachers. Koby is a great role model and member of our school community.