In the July school holidays, 2 teams of students and staff visited Rwanda and Uganda as part of our Global Opportunities program. This week we will be highlighting the team that visited Rwanda, and next week will share highlights from the GO Uganda team.

The GO Rwanda team this year was comprised of 10 students and 8 adults, spending 2 weeks in Rwanda’s Northern Province. The structure of the program is to work primarily in local schools, with a focus on building English literacy skills and running workshops about entrepreneurial thinking, work ethic, and innovation. The students on team rose to every challenge they faced, demonstrating great leadership and resilience.

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Any parent wishing to participate in activities at the school must first attend a Parent Involvement Training Workshop. Workshops last for approximately 30 minutes and cover WHS issues, privacy legislation, Child Protection legislation and working with staff and students.

Upcoming dates:
Monday 1 September, 9.30am
Monday 1 September, 6.30pm

Register via this form (meet at Reception)

To help prepare for the workshop:

To finalise and fast track our volunteer requirements we would appreciate if you could complete the following prior to attending:

1. Please email an ID photo (head and shoulders) that we can use on your ID card to Lisa Knight: lknight@nbcs.nsw.edu.au
2. Visit the Working With Children Check site and apply as a volunteer. This will also involve visiting a local Motor Registry to show your ID. Please also email the approval number and your Date of Birth once this process has been completed.

Showcase 2014 will be held in just under 2 weeks, on Monday 25 August from 4-7pm.

This event is an important one for our community as it provides our students with an opportunity to exhibit and talk about their learning. It is also important as it provides an opportunity for us to raise the profile and funds for our GO Program.

We are looking for some parent volunteers who will support Northern Beaches Christian School’s GO Program fundraising, by assisting with manning our BBQ in shifts of half an hour or more. If you have completed your parent volunteer training with us and are willing to be rostered onto a BBQ shift, could you please send your details to Lisa Knight at lknight@nbcs.nsw.edu.au.

All help is appreciated.

Parents/Guardians should be aware that a number of students have significant, and in some instances, life threatening, allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) to food substances. These include nuts, nut products, eggs and dairy products.

Parents can assist by choosing to not include peanut butter, Nutella, nuts or eggs in children’s lunches, in particular.

The Trivia Night fundraiser for the Global Opportunities program will be held on Saturday 13 September, 2014.

Tickets are now available ($25 per person) via this link: trybooking.com/FNFL

In order to make the evening a success, we would greatly appreciate your help:

• Do you own or run a business that could donate a prize?
• Do you own a holiday house and would be willing to offer accommodation as a prize?
• Are you able to donate anything that is suitable for a hamper or a prize?

Each NBCS Year group has been allocated a hamper type. Please see the specific grade letters linked below outlining donations appropriate for your child’s Year group (K-10).

Primary: Kindergarten · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6
Secondary: Year 7 · Year 8 · Year 9 · Year 10

If you are able to assist in any way, we would be most grateful. Please contact Mrs Jo Rombouts by email: jrombouts@nbcs.nsw.edu.au

Thank you in anticipation for your participation and support.

Topic: 123 Magic – Parenting and Emotion Coaching
Presenter: Angharad Candlin BSc (Hons), Grad Dip M, MA
Date: Tuesday 19 August, 6:30-7:45pm
Location: SCIL Building at NBCS

The seminar will help parents understand brain development, strategies to discourage negative behaviour patterns and how to remain flexible and positive in the hard work of parenting.

About the presenter:
Angharad is a Registered Psychologist with over 20 years' experience working with children and families. In addition to facilitating parenting education courses, she regularly leads professional development sessions and presents at conferences. For the last three years she has been a keynote speaker at The Baby and Toddler Show in Sydney and Melbourne. She has appeared on ABC Radio’s Baby Talk Program, Channel 9s Today Show and in various other parenting media. Angharad is passionate about building relationships between parents and children and is trained to facilitate numerous parenting programs. Angharad is a dynamic speaker and brings a depth of understanding and empathy with an engaging sense of humour. She is an Adjunct Supervisor with Macquarie University, an Authorised Supervisor with AHPRA and a member of the Board of the Institute of Group Leaders.

If you are interested in attending the seminar, please complete the following linked form for attendance and use of the child minding provision.

Child minding is available in the SCIL Building from 6:15pm. Please indicate this on the registration form.

We encourage participating students/families to record their remaining books a few days prior to the deadline.

At the completion of the 2014 Challenge, the PRC completion certificate will be available for download from the PRC website. Schools will download and print certificates for students who complete the Challenge. The PRC team will continue to send gold and platinum certificates and medals.

This week’s Parenting Ideas information sheets:

• 10 Common Discipline Mistakes
• The Drugs Kids Are Actually Using

In association with our Empowering Parent Seminars, we have been providing additional weekly parent information sheets to support NBCS parents. Some information will be more relevant to Primary than Secondary and vice versa. This is to support families within our school community covering all age groups.

If you would like an information sheet on a specific topic sent via Wavelength, please contact Mrs Anne Jobson via the School Office (9450 1311).