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Year 3 and the Age of Exploration!

In History this term, Year 3 have been learning about the Age of Exploration, how the Old World and New World collided and opened new paths of trade. Last week, students had the opportunity to become traders themselves! In groups of 2-4, they took on the role of a country, trading specific goods in return for 'goods in demand'. Up for trade were things such as tea, sugar, olive oil, gems, silk and spices. Year 3 showed great skill and maturity in trading with other nations. They learnt important lessons of bargaining and rejection. Points were added up at the end of each round to reveal the wealthiest and poorest nations. 

'I enjoyed going around to the other countries to get get what I needed to trade.' Ellie B

'I learnt that Spain needed lots of goods from the New World' - Theo S

All in all, it was a Friday afternoon well spent, learning lots and having fun along the way.

Year 10 Geography field trip

Year 10 Geography students attended an excursion to Jervis Bay which was part of a unit of work for their ROSA requirements. The unit focuses on coastal zone management issues, covering a mix of themes relevant to environmental science, such as: water quality, geomorphology, aquatic ecology, terrestrial ecology, coastal impacts, hazards and community attitudes. More importantly, it poses the question; 'How does the biodiversity and geographical features of environment work together in God's creation?'

As part of this unit students examined the significance of places and what they are like. They discussed the effects of local and global geographical processes such as urbanisation, migration and climate change on tangible places such as a country as well as less tangible places such as a community. 

On their excursion to Jervis Bay, students began at the Mangrove boardwalk in the Lady Denman area and then walked through Huskisson where the impact of tourism was explored. The field trip proceeded to the ferry terminal and waterway where boats are moored and students listened to a talk about the impact of boats in waterways. The field trip progressed along the walking track to Mooney Mooney Creek and further to Vincentia. 

We praise the Lord for providing us with such great weather for the field trip and the experience which was a positive one for all staff and students who attended. Special thanks to Mr Harrison and Mrs Drury who were brilliant in their support of students on the field trip.

Year 9 History - Industrious and Revolutionary

There were some notable displays of great work following a unit on the Industrial Revolution from Year 9. These included, among many other items, Lego factories, a chimney with a deceased chimney sweep, homemade food from the second half of the 19th Century, a range of Victorian-era costumes, some stunning photographic collages, timelines, and infographics as well as essays and diary entries. 

We also held an end-of-term factory-style assembly line with some stern foremen in charge. 

Well done Year 9!

Year 7 day out

Year 7 braved the wild weather to visit Shoalhaven Zoo and Treetops Adventure Nowra on Thursday of Week 10, Term 1. Students came prepared with rain jackets and umbrellas, ready to make the most of their day out. The chance of rain may have been high but so were the students' positive spirits, not to mention their willingness to scale great heights on the Treetops Adventure ropes course!

Year 7 enjoyed several hours at the zoo that included a private animal show, a sausage sizzle for lunch and the opportunity to navigate some challenging bush walks. Students were encouraged to notice the 'design features' in the creatures they observed and in the stunning natural environment where the zoo is located. They were urged to consider the idea that 'intelligent design' is evidence of an intelligent designer. 

At the Treetops Adventure ropes course, students practised putting faith into action by demonstrating trust in the ropes and harnesses that kept them safe. Students were encouraged to consider that demonstrating faith in God is more than just saying you believe He is there.

A little weary from an active day outdoors and more than just a little bit wet from all the rain, students found themselves eager to return home and get warm and dry. Thanks Year 7 for representing NCS so well in the community with your splendid behaviour and for making it such a pleasure to take you all on an excursion. Big thanks to all the staff who also braved the wet weather to give Year 7 such a memorable day out. It was well worth it!

Les Trois Petits Cochons

Year 8 French classes have gone from not knowing how to say 'Bonjour' (hello) at the start of the year, to performing a play in French!

Today, a number of students had the opportunity to share their play with the Junior School. One group did puppets for Kindy and another acted the play ('The 3 Little Pigs') out for Stage 3. Here is what some of them wrote about the experience:

I had so much fun learning and performing the Three Little Pigs in French. Although the learning experience was hard, it paid off and now I'm thankful that I got to learn it. Doing the play challenged me a lot but I got there in the end! Jay W

I had so much fun performing the play to the Kindies! Learning the language is hard and learning what all the lines actually meant was also hard. This was a very positive thing as it stretched my brain in different ways than before. Learning to pronounce things correctly can be confusing but it is very fun. The hard work paid off. It was very fun. Kent E

French: It's been a great learning experience and given me some great opportunities, like the recent one of playing for the Kindy kids in a play. The play was a bit impromptu for me as I was a substitute for the performing group (Ed: a number of students are sick or away because of rising waters!). The extra work was so worth it, seeing their cute Kindy faces was more than enough payment. Harvey W

I had a great time performing the play for Year 8, Kindy and Stage 3. It was hard to learn the play in French and I thought it was going to be too hard but in the end it wasn't too hard and was worth the effort. Riley W

Bree's Royal Easter Show success

During the school holidays, Year 6 student Breanna E competed in the Royal Easter Show with her pony Willowmoss Nightingales Song aka Ruby. She placed 3rd in the miniature pony harness class with her friend Brooke and 4th in her junior handler class.  Congratulations Bree!