NCC Newsletter - Edition 1

9 February 2018

NCC News Primary Secondary

Upcoming events

February 11, Sunday 2018

all-day Week 1

February 13, Tuesday 2018 20 Mar 8:00am - 9:00am Uniform Shop Open Alphabet Ark Adventures Location Nunawading Alphabet Ark preschool adventures is on again for Christian College View all Upcoming Events 2018! Remember to invite friends and share this Time wonderful event with our community. 09:00 Bookings open online at 9am, February 12. For more information visit nunawading.vic.edu.au/alphabet-ark More Upcoming Events

Conversations with the Leadership Team

The Primary & Secondary Principals would like to invite you to their ‘Conversations with the Leadership Team’ morning tea on the 22nd of February at 9.15am. This will be an opportunity to tell them what is important to you and how they can further enhance the experiences of your child through God-centred, holistic education, developing learning for living and character for life for each of our students. More information about this event will be sent out shortly.

School at Work Tours

NCC School at Work tours run every month during term time. These are a fantastic opportunity to invite friends and family to experience school life and learning at NCC.

For more information and 2018 dates, visit the website.

Twilight Picnic

Save the date of Tuesday, March 6 for our School Twilight Picnic, a great opportunity to mix, mingle and network. More information to follow

Dedication Night

Friday, February 16 is our annual NCC Dedication Night which we would love you all to attend. It is important that as a community we commit the school to God and His leading at the beginning of every year.

Alumni Event

NCC’s rst annual alumni event will be held on May 5 – save the date to celebrate the achievements of our NCC alumni.

NCC Uniform Shop Hours

The College uniform shop hours have changed. Opening hours are now:

Tuesday 8:00am – 9:00am Thursday 3:00pm – 4:00pm NCC News

News from around our NCC campus

Welcome Back New Science Buildings Nearing Completion Dear Parents, The wait is nearly over. We are Welcome to a new year of learning at Nunawading Christian College! After just excited to see the continued over a week at school, there is already lots of news to share and we have a brand development of our building project. new format to share the news. The builders have made a real effort Throughout Term 1, we are trialling digital newsletters for Primary and to fast-track the Biology, Chemistry Secondary. This is in response to school satisfaction survey questions regarding and Science laboratories and we the newsletter and school communication. Feedback from these surveys anticipate classes to begin in the new overwhelmingly suggested that digital channels are the most preferred method classrooms in the next fortnight. of communication. This new platform allows us to share rich content including The lift, general purpose classroom videos and links to important information online. The digital newsletter will also and library are due for completion in positively contribute to NCC’s commitment to sustainability. Over the next few April. weeks, we will be making slight tweaks to the platform to make it easier to read the news you need. If you would still prefer a printed newsletter, copies will be available from parent reception from next week.

Thank you for your patience while we resolve any issues with the new platform.

Our leadership team, teachers, administrative staff and students are all looking forward to another fantastic year of learning ahead as we partner with you to nurture and grow every student’s unique abilities.

Enjoy the news from our rst week of classes!

Congratulations Mr Thomas

We would like to formally congratulate Mr Ben Thomas, NCC’s Design, Creativity & Technology Teacher, who was awarded Adventist Schools teacher of the year at the annual conference over the holidays. A very deserving recipient of a prestigious award. Read more. Day One Highlights - We're Looking Forward to 2018

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Welcome Mr Chris Cowled

Nunawading Christian College would like to ofcially welcome Mr Chris Cowled to the role of Principal. Following Mr Michalski’s resignation at the end of 2017, Chris accepted the position and is looking forward to growing and strengthening the learning outcomes at NCC.

Mr Cowled is a highly experienced teacher and administrator with a long career of service in and the South Pacic. Chris served for 10 years in Papua New Guinea, 3 years in Fiji and many more in WA, NSW and Victoria. The most recent roles for Chris include Head of Campus for Gilson College Mernda and Acting Principal for Gilson College. In his most recent role, Chris provided leadership for over 1,200 students across two campuses.

We look forward to an exciting year in Primary under Chris’s vision and leadership. Year 12 Class of 2017 VCE Results

We would like to congratulate the Class of 2017 on their outstanding results. Congratulations to our Dux, Melanie Battershell, for the exceptional ATAR of 99.35! Congratulations to Ella Rankin (94.35) Stephanie Powell (90.45) and Y-Van Nguyen (89.3) and the rest of the Year 12 class for their diligence and hard work. Once again, our students have ranked very well and have been rewarded with tertiary education offers in the rst round, most receiving high preferences. We are very proud of our students and wish them God’s protection and blessing on their new pathways.

Here are a few of the pathways our students have chosen for this year:

Arts – The University Of , Monash University, Deakin University Medicine – Monash University Biomedical Science – Monash University Nursing – Monash University, Box Hill Institute, Federation University Australia Science – The University Of Melbourne, Monash University Architectural Design/Architecture – Monash University Industrial Design (Honours) – RMIT University Aviation (Pilot) – RMIT University Beauty Therapy Commerce – Deakin College Communication Design (Honours) Swinburne University of Technology Conservation and Land Management – RMIT University Design – The University Of Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology, Box Hill Institute Education – Monash University Engineering – RMIT University, Deakin University Global Studies – Monash University International Studies/Commerce – Deakin University Health Science – Deakin University, Swinburne University of Technology Exercise Science – Clinical Practice – Victoria University

We are very proud of our students and wish them God’s protection and blessing on their new pathways. Primary News

News from the Primary Campus

Announcements from Mr Cowled Students Meet their Buddies

The buddy system is a wonderful Security tradition at NCC where our oldest The external door to the main corridor of the classroom block will be locked Primary students pair up with our prior to school starting in the mornings and during classes for security purposes. youngest for the year. The program supports the leadership and character of our older students and Parking also provides additional support and nurture for our Prep and Year 1 At times there are cars parked in the Primary car park that do not belong to students who are nding their feet at either staff or parents, thus restricting the number of spaces for school users. school. We will be issuing parking permits to a limited number of folk who will need to display the permit in the window of their car for identication purposes. Our Prep & Year 1 students met their Registration of such vehicles will be required at the ofce, beginning next week. Year 5 & 6 buddies for the rst time Vehicles without a permit will not be allowed to park in the Primary car park this week. There were lots of smiles during the day. as they drew pictures of each other as a keepsake.

Interviews We can’t wait for the year ahead as Initial Parent/Teacher Interviews will take place on February 20. More our older students help to mentor information regarding this will be given soon. and support our younger students.

Assembly Each Monday morning the Primary school will be having an assembly by the agpole (weather permitting). Here we will sing the National Anthem and hand out any awards for the past week. We will still celebrate birthdays in Chapel on Fridays. Parents are welcome to attend both of these events.

Foundation (Prep) Just a reminder to new families with Foundation students that students are not required come to school on Wednesdays for Term 1 only. These are, however, optional pupil free days only if necessary. This gives the students a break in the middle of the week where they are not at school and allows the teachers to do individual testing by invitation. This process reduces the absentee rate in the rst term. Thank you for taking note of this. Gallery Secondary

News from the Secondary Campus

Year 9 Challenge: Day One Year 12 First Chapel

On Tuesday this week, our Year 9 Challenge students began another year of Our Year 12 students hit the ground adventure and challenge with a sunrise ceremony at the top of Mt Dandenong. running with the very rst chapel for the year on Monday. Chapel opened Under the leadership of Mr Martin Kutschker and Ms Rebekah Bamford, our with worship and then a hilarious skit students will participate in a variety of activities throughout the year designed of a staff meeting which challenged to encourage students to discover their potential and the possibility for growth Secondary students to be yourself. outside their comfort zone. Practical activities combined with personal Jamie Stanley, NCC’s new chaplain reection helps each child discover more about themselves and look beyond then spoke about this year’s theme, themselves to the needs of others. ‘Querencia’ meaning the place where For a look at what’s in store for the Year 9 students this year, watch the video one’s strength is drawn, where one below or read more on our website. feels at home; the place where you are your most authentic self. Year 9 Challenge Blackburn Lake Art Excursion

Our Year 9 Art students have been practicing their camera-handling and photography this week at Blackburn Lake. Promotions

Sporting Schools NCC is participating in the Coles Sports for Schools program this year. You can support NCC’s efforts by collecting vouchers while the promotion is running!