NAIDOC celebration

On Friday 18 July we celebrated NAIDOC week with a full school parade.  It was a great event celebrating the 2025 NAIDOC theme “The next generation, strength, vision & legacy”.  The dance troupe were fantastic and staff and students enjoyed the sausage sizzle and community stalls after the parade also.  This celebration was organised by CEC, Jodie Martin and HOD of Senior Schooling, Leah VeaVea.  We would like to thank these staff for the fantastic contribution they make to celebrating culture in our school and for the great event of Friday.

Uniform Shop

A reminder that during the tuckshop renovation the Uniform shop has amended opening days & hours.  They are open this term on Monday, Wednesday & Friday (8am-9am), they are still in the same location. Pease make sure you are visit the store to take advantage of any uniform specials to keep your child warm this winter.  Please remember that as of 2026 the NRSHS Uniform Policy will allow maroon jumpers and tracksuit pants only, no grey jumpers or tracksuit pants.  

Week Three Update – the uniform shop will be closed Monday (28/7) & Wednesday (30/7) due to the P&C running the catering for the District Athletics carnival on the oval.  It will be open on Friday (01/08) this week. If you have any uniform concerns on the Monday & Wednesday of week three, please see your child’s sub-school team or another member of the support team.

Junior School (Years 7 & 8)

• Year Level Coordinator – Jock Mann
• Head of Department – Belinda Clark (Term 3)
• Deputy Principal – Emily Sorrensen (Term 3)

Middle School (Years 9 & 10)

• Year Level Coordinators – Malcolm Kenny (yr 9) Tim Hodgetts (Yr 10)
• Head of Department – Jordi Kele
• Deputy Principal – Jordi Kele (week 1 & 2) Chrissie Taylor (from week 3)

Senior Schooling (Years 11 & 12)

• Year Level Coordinators – Maddi Bygrave (year 11) Helen Vesey (year 12)
• Head of Department - Leah Vea Vea
• Deputy Principal – Jacalean Wines (Term 3)

Other support staff

• Community Education Counsellor CEC – Jodie Martin
• Youth Support Coordinator – Penny Hinchliffe 

Facilities update

We are very excited about the refurbishments that are happening on our grounds. We have three works in progress at the moment and we look forward to using these fantastic facilities once these are completed. 

• Tuckshop – the tuckshop upgrade is continuing well. Tuckshop is continuing to work from the TTC café this term.  We appreciate and thank both our amazing tuckshop staff and our Trade Centre hospitality staff and students for the creative and supportive manner they have been working together in the Trade Centre during this upgrade.
• Hall upgrade – work continued in the Hall over the holidays, it is still progressing. We have many of our staff being trained in how to use the new upgraded systems.
• K Block – work is progressing well & still continuing in this science building. 

Raising resilient children

As parents it can be difficult to see your child experiencing disappointment. Building resilience in your child is considered by many parents as an essential element of parenting. To nurture resilient children it is important to;

• Improve emotional intelligence (yours and theirs)
• Use age-appropriate communication
• Apply a balanced parenting style (supportive while fostering independence and responsibility)

Below is some more information on those three points and some strategies to support you raising resilient children.

Promote emotional awareness

• Supporting your child to recognise, understand and manage their emotions
• Encouraging your child to articulate their emotions without fear of judgement
• Ensuring you model healthy emotional expression, share your own experiences of overcoming challenges and how you manage stressful situations
• Teaching coping skills (deep breathing, mindfulness exercises, journaling)

Communication Techniques

• Active listening
• Validate their feelings and concerns
• Empowering problem solving
• Supporting them to learn from their experiences
• Discussing practical strategies for overcoming challenges

Parenting style

Develop your own parenting style which provides support and fosters independence and responsibility. 

• Set clear expectations and boundaries – develops accountability & self-discipline
• Take their feelings seriously – offer empathy & guidance, don’t dismiss or minimise their concerns or fears
• Face Fears – encourage your child to face their fears in a supportive environment, reassure and celebrate efforts regardless of outcome.
• Pro-actively listen – this involves listening to concerns and setting boundaries as a parent, what will be most helpful to the child long term, do they understand this reasoning?
• Set structure and consistency – explain the purpose of rules and consequences for their actions.

If you would like more information on developing resilient children feel free to have a look at additional research and tools at  https://www.btpsychology.com.au/