NBCS Showcase 2014 was a dynamic interactive event, with parents, students, staff and visitors from across our community enjoying a wide variety of performances, displays and activities.

We would like to offer particular thanks to NBCS staff, who went above and beyond to prepare for the event, and weave together such a rich and diverse program.

View gallery of Showcase 2014

The Trivia Night fundraiser for the Global Opportunities program will be held on Saturday 13 September, 2014 – and is shaping up to be a fantastic night of fun and community.

15 tables have now sold out, with limited tickets and tables still available. Tickets are $25 per person.

Purchase tickets: trybooking.com/FNFL

From today (1 September), either the Summer or Winter uniform may be worn on any day, according to whichever is comfortable and appropriate to the weather. The Summer and Winter uniform cannot be combined, it must be either one or the other in its entirety.

The compulsory wearing of Winter uniform is tied to the 3 winter months only. Beyond that, parents have discretion as to whether a child wears winter or summer uniform.

Our uniform reflects our school and wearing the NBCS uniform with pride is important both within the school context and in the wider community, including to and from school​. All aspects of the uniform are significant, including correct skirt length, appropriate hair grooming, clean shoes and not adding casual items of clothing to the uniform.

Further information about specific Winter and Summer uniform can be found in the 2014 Parent Handbook.

Peter Grimes              Jenny Exton​
Head of Primary          Head of Secondary

There will be an opportunity this week for all students to purchase custom NBCS Fathers' Day gifts, created for the Primary Fathers' Day Stall. The items which will now be on offer to Secondary students, parents and staff include clear paint tins of m&ms (printed with a special Fathers' Day message and verse), for $15 and NBCS travel mugs for $10. All funds raised support the GO Program.

The items will be on sale at the SCIL Front Desk through to the end of the week. Please take the opportunity to buy a unique gift for Dad and to raise funds for the GO Program projects. Thank you for your support.

BlueSky is looking to expand its team. Offering cafe and canteen services to all NBCS students and faculty, BlueSky is a fun, fast paced environment that prides itself on quality food and good service.

If you have a background in food preparation or school canteen work, or if you are able to multi-task, have a friendly manner with children, and can work well in a team environment, this may be an opportunity for you.

We have positions available for 1, 2 or 5 days per week, either between school hours or early starts if preferred.

The cafe is not open during the school holidays, so this role is perfect for parents looking to work school hours.

Please email your resume or any questions to Kerrie at: blueskybarista@bigpond.com

Kerrie Gordon
BlueSky Proprietor

Would you like to play and learn hockey skills after school at NBCS? In Term 4 there will be an after-school hockey clinic run by NSW Hockey staff on the NBCS oval. Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 are invited to join this clinic.

The clinic will combine skills and game play and will take place on Thursday afternoons for 6 weeks from the 16 October to 20 November, 3:15-4:15pm. Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

This clinic will cost $30 per student, which includes a hockey pack with a stick, shin pads, mouthguard, ball and Hockey Australia singlet.

If you would like to be involved, please download the note and return it to Reception or the Primary Sports Letterbox.

Lisa Mallard
Head of Primary Sport

On Thursday this week we will be hosting the annual Primary Fathers’ Day Breakfast at school from 7:30-8:30am. All parents should be aware that there will be a significant increase in traffic congestion in the car park and on Echunga and Booralie Roads on this day.

To RSVP to attend the breakfast, please use the linked form.

This week’s Parenting Ideas information sheet:

• Being a great dad

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).