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Columba College Newsletter - Friday 24 September 2021

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Course Selection 

2022 Senior Course Selection due Wednesday 29 September

by Mrs L Piebenga

Students who are currently in Years 10, 11 or 12 need to complete their 2022 Course selection via the KAMAR student portal.

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Video: Columba Chapel – Friday 24 September 2021

Spring Messiness

by Dr J Macleod

Yesterday was the Spring Equinox. There are a lot of great things about spring: the mornings and evenings get lighter, it gets warmer, flowers bloom. There are also some things that are a bit messy: the weather can be changeable and the rain makes the ground muddy. There is a lot to be grateful for, and a few things can be frustrating.

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Abby Bowmar, Sophie Woodham, Olivia McPherson and Khaleeda Jaafar Amsak hitting the caffeine at No.7 Balmac

The Columba Files

by Ms K Evans

Ms Evans caught up with a number of alumni students in their first year of tertiary study. Click on the attached document to find plenty of advice and interesting titbits for those looking ahead to life after Columba College.

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Year 6 proudly displaying their artwork

Spring Magic

by Mrs K Lodge

The Year 6 class have been celebrating the joy spring brings.

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All smiles for kayaking

Torpedo 7 Get2Go Challenge

by Miss P Hopcroft

A group of Year 9 and 10 Columba College Multisport athletes took part in their first ever Get2Go challenge last week - successfully undertaking the challenges of kayaking, mountain biking and orienteering.

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Miss Rosie Auchinvole and Miss Isabella Galvan

Isabella Galvin - our visitor from St Andrew's College

by Mrs E Harris

When Isabella's tour of Scotland's finest Presbyterian schools was cancelled due to Covid, she was given the option to tour New Zealand's top colleges instead. Isabella was thrilled to have the opportunity to come to Columba and spend some time shadowing Head Girl, Rosie Auchinvole.

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Exams in Constance Hall

End of Year Practice Examinations

by Mrs L Piebenga

In Week One of Term 4 we have our Practice Examinations. The timetable has now been released to students and is attached.

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Review

Columba College Curriculum Review

by Administration

Please remember that the Curriculum Review survey will close at midday on Monday 27th September. We very much appreciate your feedback!

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Final Netball Placings for the 2021 Season

by Mrs G Beardmore

After another great season of netball for our Columba teams, the timing of Lockdown #2 was rather unfortunate with a number of teams heading into the semis and finals for their respective grades. Overall placings have been released by Dunedin Netball based on where teams were sitting on the table when the season came to an early and rather abrupt end.

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Miss Zena Alani

Y9 Biology capture the sun to learn about the varying wavelengths of visible light

by Mrs E Harris

Mrs Graves' Year 9 took to the Birdbath Lawn on Friday in Period 6 to look at the world through prisms and learn about refraction in action. Some students took the opportunity to use the prisms to capture some beautiful photographs of spring flowers too!

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Learning at Columba College

NCEA Exam Assistants Wanted

by Administration

22nd November – 14th December 2021.

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Linda, Shubhrolima, Grace and Emerson

Construction time!

by Mrs M Hogg

Year 3 have had a very special time with their brand new construction materials.

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Multiple Columba athletes impress selectors to make Otago U15 Hockey teams!

by Miss P Hopcroft

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2021 OUJMC Distinction Certificate winners from Left to Right:

Otago University Junior Mathematics Competition

by Mr G Potter

Several of our students who participated in this prestigious Mathematics competition performed highly.

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Columba stars named in Otago U19 Girls Rugby team

by Miss P Hopcroft

Congratulations to Madison Sullivan and Jorja Dinan who have recently been named in the Otago U19 Girls rugby team.

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Junior School skiers having fun

Junior School Ski/Snowboard Weekend

by Administration

As with last year, our efforts to organise this weekend were stymied somewhat by Covid restrictions.

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Winners!

Columba College wins the Junior Premier Basketball championship for the second year in a row!

by Miss P Hopcroft

What a year it has been for the Columba College Year 9 & 10 Basketball team.

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Weekly Wellbeing: Mental Health Awareness Week!

by Ms J Lach

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week, which is a nationwide event. Read below to see how you can get involved both in and out of school.

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Play dough creations

Experimenting with Play Dough

by Miss V Eason

Year 0-1 class created these wonderful pictures with play dough.

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Finished veggie bed

Growing Enthusiasm for Gardening

by Miss Emily Prout

Enviroclub breaks in the new vegetable beds.

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Class, Cultural and Sport Photos for Junior School

by Mrs M Hogg

Class and cultural photos are now available to view online.

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Our Year 0-1 students wearing daffodil hats

Cancer Society kākahu kāinga (non-uniform day)

by Administration

Tuesday the 28th of September, 2021

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Honey

Columba College Rowing Fundraiser

by Administration

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