Important Dates
October School Break: Monday 17th October - Friday 21st October
Deepavali: Monday 24th October (Public Holiday - school closed)
International Day and International Food Festival : Friday 28th October - Come in your national dress or colours of your national flag
Monday 31st October: Halloween - Come in Spooktacular Outfits
The 2022/23 academic year calendar can be found here on our website.
On the Horizon…
Curriculum Workshops
Wednesday 26th October: KG1 Read, Write Inc. Workshop 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Thursday 27th October: KG2 Read, Write Inc. Workshop 1:45pm - 2:45pm
NEW DATE: Friday 5th November: G1 Reading Workshop 1:45pm - 2:45pm
Information Events
Wednesday 26th October: Grades 9 & 10 Duke of Edinburgh International Award Information evening 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Parent consultations
Tuesday 8th November: Grade 6 Parent Consultations from 5:30pm
Deepavali Celebration in School
The Festival of Lights came to the school in spectacular fashion today. Members of our community dressed in their brightest finery to celebrate this important event. A few highlights of the day can be found here.
International Day - Friday 28th October
International Day is a major event on our school calendar. It is the day we celebrate our school community's diversity and internationalism. It is a day where we focus on our school's aim to "develop an outward-looking, internationally-minded community that promotes respect and compassion", and where we embody the school value of a "belief that varied perspectives enrich our schools and wider communities and that we should embrace, encourage, celebrate and learn from difference and diversity".
Arrangements for the Day
Dress Code: Students should either wear traditional clothes that represent their nation or simply wear the colours of their national flag.
Junior School
Students will spend the morning in internationally-themed lessons where they will explore different cultures. Throughout the afternoon, they will be able visit and indulge in the International Food Festival with different grades visiting at different times.
Senior School
Students will attend a student-led assembly, during tutor time, on the topic of why being internationally minded is so important to us as a school and to the wider world. Lessons will continue as normal throughout the day and Senior School students will be welcome to visit and indulge in the International Food Festival from 3.30pm onwards.
Lunch
Our School caterers are looking forward to providing some international options in the canteen at lunchtime.
Parents’ Guild Food Festival
The Parents’ Guild is pleased to host our first International Food Festival at NLCS. The festival will be held at the school on Friday, 28 October. The festival will open to families at the end of the school day and will continue until 4:30 pm.
The festival is a celebration of the school’s cultural diversity, and will include international food stalls and cultural performances organised by our most talented parents volunteers!
All proceeds will be donated directly to the Red Cross to provide immediate aid for the vulnerable affected by the recent flood in Pakistan. There is no minimum age limit for attendees and invitations to all children are complimentary. All adults will require a ticket and the suggested donation amount is $10 per person.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the School’s main reception or electronically via Paynow ($10 per adult) UEN 201621489RPNW (Please put your eldest child’s last name and class as a reference)
Once the payment is completed, please RSVP using the form here.
You will be able to purchase and/or collect tickets from the School’s main reception from Tuesday 25th October to Thursday 27th October (between 2:30-3:30pm), or on the day of the event. As we expect a large number of attendees, we suggest you purchase your tickets early.
Join us to celebrate the diversity of our community at NLCS!
Halloween - 31st October
We would like to invite all of our students to join in some fun on Monday 31st October by dressing up in a 'Halloween' fancy dress costume, or a costume that follows a 'black and orange' theme if preferred.
Please note that costumes should be suitable for a school environment with young children, and should not include masks or weapons. Junior School students are asked not to wear face paint, due to the mess that this can cause throughout the day.
We look forward to seeing some spooktacular students!
Student Leadership Programme
For the purpose of providing guidance and support to Senior School students in positions of leadership and responsibility, as well as for students who wish to gain a greater understanding of what leadership entails, the school is developing a programme that will focus on the skills and qualities that support successful leadership.
We are eager to include a number of guest speakers for these sessions and to utilise the vast experiences and knowledge of our parent body in order to guide and inspire our students.
We are aiming for sessions to last approximately 15 - 30 minutes, followed by an activity and Q&A.
If you would like to contribute to the programme, could we ask that you please complete the form below and Mr Abbate (Assistant Principal Pastoral) will contact you in the near future.
Thank you!
Trouble Accessing Firefly?
There has been a recent update to Firefly which has affected a small number of users across the school community (and across a number of Firefly schools). Apologies to those who have been affected by this. If you, or your children, continue to struggle accessing the Firefly homepage, please do check how to reset your cache in your browser's support site for further instructions.
Please note: you do not need to clear your browser history, only the cached files.
Sport at NLCS
First NLCS Swimming Championship
On Tuesday, the 11th of October, NLCS had its first annual Swimming Championship!
We got very lucky with the weather and had an incredible afternoon of swimming.
It was the first NLCS Singapore Sports event with parents and spectators being present and supporting athletes! It made it very special and enjoyable for everyone!
70 swimmers across the whole school were competing in the 50s and 100 metres events. The programme's highlight was the final relay, where we had twelve teams made out of one Senior School swimmer and three Junior School swimmers competing together!
All swimmers did very well, showing their best times and best performances. For most Junior School swimmers, it was their very first competition ever!
Results and winners will be announced shortly.
Big thank you to the parents who volunteered and helped with the timing. Thank you to the entire Physical Education department who helped organise the event.
Recent Results and Upcoming Sporting Fixtures
Please click here for information regarding recent results and upcoming sporting fixtures across the school.
Sport Academies Programme
At NLCS (Singapore) the Sports Programme aims to discover and develop the potential in each and every student commensurate with age and ability in a wide range of sporting activities. Our school run Sports provision is supplemented by a range of sporting academies, which cater for all abilities. These sessions incur additional fees and take place outside regular school hours. For full information, please click here.
NLCS Girls Football Programme
Work at NLCS (Singapore)
We have some employment vacancies at the school. Some may interest our parents or your wider network. Please visit the NLCS CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES page for more information and details of current vacancies.
Junior School Curriculum Workshops
We are pleased to provide for you an exciting opportunity to learn the pedagogy behind our Reading and Mathematics Curricula in the Junior School.
The sessions, led by Ms Hayley Dean (JS Mathematics Coordinator) and Ms Kathryn Parratt (JS English Coordinator), will allow parents and guardians to participate in hands-on activities to further understand approaches and vocabulary, as well as tips for best supporting academic progress at home.
If you have children in multiple Grades, you may attend multiple workshops, as each one will be tailored to specific age groups and Curriculum content.
Please note that parking will not be available on site though there is parking close by in the local vicinity.
All Parents must proceed via Security to the Main Entrance wearing their School-issued lanyard.
Refreshments will be provided.
Please indicate your attendance by completing the form at the following link
Class Contact Information
The Class Contact lists are now live on your class pages here. These lists also contain the details of your class rep, where a class currently has one. Please note that only those parents who have given permission for their details to be shared will appear. If you would like to share your details, please contact junioroffice@nlcssingapore.sg
Junior School Class Newsletters
Please click here for this week’s class newsletters.
Grade 6 Parent Consultations
Grade 6 Parent Consultations will be taking place on Tuesday 8th November from 17:30, in school. Details of how to book appointments with your child's subject teachers will be sent out after half-term.
Duke of Edinburgh Award
We are pleased to be launching the Duke of Edinburgh International Award at NLCS. This opportunity is for G9 & G10 students and will be starting this term. There is a Duke of Edinburgh award information evening on Wednesday 26th October at 4:45pm in the Auditorium. Any students interested in participating in the award are invited with their parents to attend this event. It is strongly recommended if so that you attend this event.
Grade 12 DP Exam Schedule
The Grade 12 DP exam schedule has now been published by the IB. Students have been provided with a paper copy; a digital copy can be found here.
Senior School House Competition
All updates, information, results and photographs can be found on the firefly page, with videos of live performances here.