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Columba College Newsletter - Friday 26 November 2021

Contents

The Year 6 class

Year 6 Crossing Over Ceremony

by Mrs K Lodge

On Monday, the Year 6 students were very excited to celebrate the Crossing Ceremony.

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Video: Year 6 Yay Columba!

Junior School Prize-giving

by Mrs M Hogg

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Advent 1: Tūmanako/Hope

Advent 1: Tūmanako/Hope

by Dr J Macleod

Today the Middle School gathered in the gym for our first in-person Chapel in 15 weeks. Fittingly, the theme for the first week of Advent is Hope.

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Senior A Team after their final game. Brianna Horne is sadly absent.

Senior A Volleyball Success

by Miss Jenna Paterson

The Columba Senior A team have taken out the Premier Girls 1 competition for this term.

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Introducing our 2022 Academic Prefect: Sophie Bowmar

by Mrs E Harris

Sophie will lead the Academic Committee in 2022. This group of Year 7 to Year 13 girls drive initiatives to continue to improve our learners' experiences of the College's core business: academic success. As a student who always strives to excel academically and has proven that she can handle responsibility through her debating work, we knew straight away that Sophie is the perfect fit for this role.

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The new Columba College drink bottles have arrived!

by Mrs E Harris

If you have pre-ordered one of the new vacuum flip-top drink bottles, we have received the shipment of navy blue stock today!

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Calendar

2022 Key Dates

by Administration

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Nativity Dress-Up Suggestions

Nativity Dress-up Day - Friday 3 December

by Dr J Macleod

To bring some festivity and a Christmas focus into the end of the school year, we are having a Nativity Dress-up Day on Friday 3 December.

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Year 10 Maths students made the most of the sunshine on Thursday with some study outside.

by Mrs E Harris

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Monet with her partner Maya

Hip Hop Nationals

by Miss Monet Morrison

Last weekend, I travelled to Christchurch along with my fellow dance mates and competed in the NZCAF dance nationals.

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Video: Senior School Animations

Animations from our senior students

by Mr J Scott

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Ryan Dailey and Alex Duff v Millie MacKenzie and Zara Pratley

Windy Day for Beach Volleyball

by Mr A Sparrow

Columba College was again well represented at the weekend's beach volleyball competition held at Brighton Beach, fielding nine teams in total.

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Trying to keep warm while watching the racing.

Dunedin Harbour Regatta

by Mrs C Sinclair

Columba rowers demonstrated their expertise at rowing in all weather conditions at the North End Regatta on the weekend of the 13th of November.

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8Ck meets the Year 0-1 class in the library

Getting to know each other

by Ms E Corkhill

On Tuesday, 8Ck and the Miss Eason’s Year 0/1 class met up in the library to spend time getting to know one another.

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Anna Riley 'Fantail'

Year 6 Digitech Art

by Ms R Moore

The students have been using a digital programme to create art works based around our recent camp.

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Playball

Junior School Playball Holiday Programme

by Mrs A Columb

Monday 13th – Friday 17th December 2021: 8am - 6pm Daily

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Bilal with his partner Liam

South Island Primary and Intermediate Schools Tennis Championships

by Ms R Moore

Bilal Ahmad was one of only two Dunedin students invited to attend the tournament held in Timaru, qualifying through the Southern Region Playoff which he won in Dunedin.

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Teacher Only Day

Teacher Only Day for Year 7-10 Students: Wednesday 1st December 2021

by Mrs E Harris

The Ministry of Education has called a Teacher Only Day on Wednesday 1st December. There will be no Year 7-10 classes at Columba College this day.

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