Columba College Newsletter - February 2018
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Lydia Joseph, Head Prefect
Head Prefect, Lydia Joseph gave an empowering message to the Year 7 - 13 students at assembly on Monday 5 February, sharing her vision and goals for Columba College in 2018.
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Dr Macleod
Parents' Association
A very big thank you to all Columba parents, students, staff and friends who have supported the Parents’ Association this past year. Your generous support was returned directly to benefit the students, including in the following ways:
Mrs Shepherd
Mathematics and Statistics tutorials run every week. The times for these are Wednesdays at 8am and Thursdays at 3.30pm.
Mrs Hayes
Tena koutou katoa. Welcome to Columba College 2018. A very special welcome to all new families who are joining our school this year. We wish you every success and happiness in your association with Columba.
We value our partnership with our parents and appreciate working together for your children's success.
Mrs Corbishley
Mrs Corbishley is available to Columba students and families
Ms Lindsay
Wellbeing has become a nationwide focus. The Education Review Office and the Ministry of Education have both released documents with guides and goals for improving student wellbeing. There is a myriad of books on stress and anxiety alleviation in the Self-Help section of bookstores. The latest Listener has dedicated 12 pages to ‘Expert Advice in an Era of Anxious Kids’.
Columba College Admin
The 2017 The Chronicle is now ready to order.
Mrs Parks
Boarders are now back in the House and settling into routine after successfully finishing their first week of school.
Miss Gardiner
After six weeks in France, we left our host sisters, who are now lifelong friends and family, at Nice airport mid January.
Megan Graamans
Year 7 Student Peyton Wafer competed in the South Island BMX Championships in January.
Parents, grandparents, Old Girls, teachers and students, we are seeking volunteers to work on stalls, and help before and on Fair day. If you would like to be involved we would love to have you on board.
Sports Council
Our cattle purchased last year are doing very well and we will be selling them mid-2018.
Jessica Sime, Year 12
19 Year 11 and 12 girls departed Dunedin on an Antipodeans trip to Vietnam for three weeks.
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