Well-being Wonderings_Issue 2

WELL BEING WEDNESDAY. “YESTERDAY IS HISTORY. TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY. TODAY IS A GIFT. THAT’S WHY IT’S CALLED THE PRESENT. ” ― Blake Crouch, Wayward

WELLBEING WEDNESDAY

January 30th On January 30th, 2019, for the second well-being Wednesday, SWAG organised various mini games to promote an environment to socialise with new people and simply to have fun.

Students had fun playing Giant Jenga, ring tossing game and parachute game.

February 13th On the 13th of February, for the third Well-being Wednesday of the term, the SWAG celebrated the World’s Random Act of Kindness day which is the 17th of February! During break time, the SWAG handed out missions of random act of kindness with treats to people passing by, and created a free Anonymous Positive Message Post box. One random act of kindness makes one’s day happy; the happiness then spreads, making our school and the world a better place to live in.

WELLBEING WEDNESDAY

February 20th On February 20th, 2019, for the fourth well-being Wednesday, SWAG ran bullying/Welfare focus group interview with random groups of students from year 7 to 11. The SWAG gathered various inspiring ideas regarding ways to improve student’s wellbeing. Some of the feedback included doing more focus group sessions so that every person’s voice is being heard. The SWAG will not only listen but will also take actions to all the feedback and concerns. Thank you all for your participation!

Many students think that bullying is a distant matter. However, bullying can be done in many forms ranging from verbal to physical bullying. No one has to put up with bullying. Everyperson has the right to tell an individual who is bullying that the behaviour is unacceptable. Do not be a bystander and if you see someone being bullied, please report to a trusted adult or a teacher.

Soon, there will be a bullying awareness group who will be selling badges so please look after that too!

FEBRUARYÂ HIGHLIGHTS JEJU WEEK

Recently, after the new launch of the Societies Present Week, numerous activities have been going on in our school.

Societies such as Sonitas and LSBT have been holding student-led lectures as part of the Sejong Lecture Series. The school has also invited several professors to talk about Jeju dialect, biotechnology, Haenyo, and 4.3 Jeju Massacre.

Most excitingly, some challenges like Golden Bell Challenge and Jeju Environment Creative Advocacy Contest are prepared. We hope that a lot of students and staff members join the events, explore new fields, and win challenge prizes!

FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS

Year 11 & 13 Mock Exams Finally, mock exams for year 13s and 11s have ended. The real exams are coming soon, and this is your chance to show all the effort you have put for the past couple of years. Please do not get stressed out because this test will (temporarily) be the last for you! Even though the workload might be a huge burden for you, please do not forget to have a balanced life. Nothing special, eat well, and sleep well! Lastly, good luck to everyone who is taking the exams:)

Wind in the Willows At the start of February, “The Wind in the Willows� performance was held in the PAC. Directed by Mr Hamilton-Scott and his student co-directors, the play featured the story of a group of animals who goes through a series of conflicts to eventually realise the importance of generosity.

For the past few months, the production team has been working on weekdays and weekends to produce a high-quality piece of theatre. As the result, the directors and actors managed to bring each character to life despite the complexity of the chosen play.

The remarkable amount of effort was evident in the adorable, well-rehearsed choreography and the mature characterisation of our KS3 (Years 7-9) actors. All in all, the play was an absolute spectacle, with its impressive enthusiasm of the actors as well as the warm lesson the plot tried to convey to the audience.

NLCS JEJU ACHIEVEMENTS

A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.

- Bo Bennett

NLCS JEJU ACHIEVEMENTS

KISAC sports competition awards During this month, there have been numerous KISAC competitions happening for variety of sports; swimming, basketball, and volleyball.

The MVP basketball players were Jiwon Oh (yr 12) and Seoyoon Kim (yr 12). Special well done to those girls!

Another well done to all our schools sports team this month, and keep up with the hard work.

The World’s top scorers in IGCSE Following from last year, NLCS Jeju announced a few of the world’s best achievers in IGCSE! Ellie Beck (Yr12), Yoorim Park (Yr12), Siyeon Park (Yr12) scored the highest mark in the world in their IGCSE Maths exams. The SWAG would like to acclaim these astounding individuals once again for their excellent achievements.

Robotics competition On the 26th of January, the students in the Robotics cca attended the national tournament in Seoul, after the students qualified from the regional Jeju tournament. They won a Judges award trophy for the best topic of presentation and have recently received an invite to attend the Lebanon round of the world tournament this May. These are the list of students who participated in the competition: Raymond Kim, HeeTae Yoo, Park Sangwoo, Kyu Ho (Kenny) Hwang, Daniel Lee, Ryan Bang(Hyeonjin Bang), Kil, Jinyoung, Lee Jangjoo and LEE HYUNG JUN. Well done!

NLCS JEJU ACHIEVEMENTS

SUPERHERO OF FEBRUARY For each SWAG newsletter that is sent out, we would like to recognise someone in the school who has made a difference and contributed to the happiness of others around them. This person can be a student or a member of staff, just someone who was important to others this term.

Last month, we had our cleaning staff and Melanie Kang as our superheroes. For this February’s newsletter we have selected Mr. Pua and Sujung Woo as representatives of this title!

STUDENT SUPERWOMAN: SUJUNG WOO This month’s student superwoman is Sujung Woo from Year 10 Sarah! We have heard from others that Sujung is a very caring, warmhearted and selfless student. Sujung has shared her kindness especially with the new students in the school and helps others feel like they belong to the NLCS community. Not only this, but she participates in frequent community service for children in jeju from the kindness of her heart… From the SWAG, thank you Sujung!

STAFF SUPERMAN: Mr. PUA Our staff superman, Mr Pua, is our graduate gap and received numerous nominations for making such a positive change to people around the school in the past month. Mr. Pua has been known for being incredibly helpful whilst always having a giant smile on his face. On behalf of the school, we would like to thank you Mr.Pua for your enthusiasm and your willingness to spread happiness around us!

UPCOMING EVENTS FOBISIA Trips

Rugby Annual Exam competition Yr 10 & 12 Spring Season

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