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Primary Book Week Celebrations

We had an incredible time during our Book Week celebrations held last Friday!

The creativity on display was amazing—both staff and students pulled out all the stops with their incredible costumes.

Thank you to the parents and carers who joined us and added to the excitement. Special thanks to the Salt Coffee Van for keeping everyone fuelled with delicious coffee throughout the morning.

Congratulations to Kinder student, Sam B, for his keen eye in finding the green sheep in Mr. Resus’s puddings and a huge thank you to our Librarian, Mrs Winter, for organising such a memorable event.

Check out our photo gallery for all the highlights. And, can you spot Wally (Mr Jolliffe) in the crowd? 

National Science Week

Our Secondary students recently celebrated National Science Week. This year's theme was 'Species Survival - more than just sustainability.' In Years 7 and 8, we learnt about current research projects that use drones to catch whale snot for health testing. We were then able to test 'samples' from whales Blubber, Squirt, Splash and Finn for a range of health indicators. Students in Years 9 and 10 participated in an escape room challenge where they had to complete activities and piece together the clues to save the animals from escaping the zoo. Each morning in AM we were reminded that God is the giver and sustainer of life, and there was a topical trivia question with the quickest student from each year group winning a Cadbury 'furry friend.' Congratulations to all of the winners! Unfortunately, we had to postpone the special lunchtime demonstration due to the weather, but watch this space for a report to come. Thanks to all of our Science teachers for their hard work to make our Science lessons both informative and fun.

Celebrating 100 days of Kindergarten

Kindergarten was very excited to celebrate 100 Days of Kindergarten in Week 2 this term. We used 100’s and 1000’s to decorate biscuits kindly baked by Mrs Varga and we walked the red carpet to show our amazing t-shirts, each decorated with 100 items. Some of the t-shirts included pompoms, stickers, balloons, beads and sparkles. 

We visited each of the Kindergarten rooms and worked with the number 100 in many ways throughout the day. We measured things that were 100cm tall, made collections of 100 and even did 100 exercises.

A few students felt that having reached such an important milestone meant they were ready for Year 1, but the teachers all agreed we’d like them to stay with us for a bit longer yet. Congratulations Kindergarten on a fabulous achievement and a wonderful day of celebration!

Primary Girls Netball Team Secures Impressive 2024 State Runner-Up Title

Recently our Year 5 and 6 girls netball team went to Penrith to represent NCS and the South Coast Zone at the State Netball Gala Day. The girls played a phenomenal day of netball, winning all 5 of their pool round matches. They scored a massive 68 goals across those 5 games and only had 14 goals scored against them.

After being down 4:1 at half time in the quarter final, the girls rallied together and came out with a 3 goal win, to progress onto a very closely contented semi-final. With a draw at the end of full time, they then went on to play two lots of extra time, and came away with a semi-final win by 1 goal.  

After a massive 8 games of netball, a chant that got louder with every game, lots of red frogs and sugar for energy, and huge amounts of cheering from family and friends, the girls came 2nd overall. They were awarded the title of 2024 State Runner’s Up, our best ever achievement in primary school netball.

Not only did the girls play superb netball on the day, but they demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship. They encouraged and supported each other, they never gave up, even when they were losing, and they played kindly and fairly all day. On multiple occasions we had players from the opposition comment to us that they enjoyed playing against our team and that our players were nice to play against.

Congratulations girls! We are super proud of your achievements, but even prouder of the character you showed on the day and the way you represented our school and demonstrated your faith through the way you played the game of netball.

Outstanding Performances at CSSA State Athletics

On Thursday 29 August, 20 Secondary students competed in the CSSA State Athletics event at Sydney Olympic Park (SOPAC). 

After a wild and windy Wednesday, the weather calmed down, providing perfect conditions for the carnival the following day. 

We are incredibly proud of our students and their efforts at the carnival, which included some impressive achievements:

Emily McL: 1st place 16 Girls 800m,1st place 16 Girls 200m,1st place 16 Girls Javelin,1st place 16 Girls Discus

Hamish McL: 1st place 17 Boys Javelin,1st place 17 Boys Discus, 2nd place 17 Boys 1500m

Dan B: 4th place 16 Boys High Jump

Erik J: 4th place 18 Boys 400m

Noah K: 4th place 12-19 Boys Multiclass 200m

Congratulations to Emily for being named the 16 Girls Overall Age Champion, thanks to her outstanding performances at the carnival! Emily and Hamish have now qualified for the NSWCIS Secondary Athletics Championships later this term. We wish them well for this next level of competition.

Thank you to the Parents and Carers who attended and provided transport, especially those who faced an early start to the day! We also appreciate Mrs McLaren for capturing the event with her photos.

Primary CSSA State Athletics

A glorious winter’s day set the scene for a successful Primary CSSA State Athletics Carnival on Friday 23 August, at Blacktown International Sports Park.

Fifteen students qualified at Zone Athletics in early August, with twelve of those students able to make the journey up to Blacktown to compete, and proudly represent the South Coast.

Elijah J-C - 100 & 200m

Olivia F - Discus

Bethany D - 100m, 200m & relay

Matilda P - Shot put & discus

Hunter P - Shot put & discus

Amelia P - Shot put & relay

Ida C - Relay

Kim C - 100m, 200m & relay

Lucas T - Relay

Liam M - 100m, discus & relay

Toby G - 200m, 800m, 1500m & relay

William P - 100m, shot put, high jump & relay.

NCS are proud of how all the students competed, gave it their all and humbly celebrated their achievements. Although a handful have previously competed at this level, it was a great experience for all.

Three students qualified to compete at the next level. Good luck to Kim C (4th 100m), Amelia P (4th shot put) and Toby G (3rd 800 & 3rd 1500m)! NCS wish you all the best at CIS!

The NSW Combined Independent School (CIS) Primary Athletics Championships, will be held at Sydney Olympic Park on 6 September, 2024. Thanks to all the parents who made the journey up to Blacktown and supported our amazing students.