Columba College Newsletter - Friday 9 February 2024

With our focus on thriving and community well-being, Columba is investing more time and resource into pastoral care.

Welcome to all our new staff, we are delighted to have you joining the Columba community! Biographies of Chaplain Kim Park and Mrs Ada Crowe are included article introducing the Pastoral Network. Other new staff have provided the following bios:

Celebrating Chinese New Year – the Year of the Dragon 新春快乐xīn chūn kuài lè 恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái

Ice Sports Dunedin is keen to promote their free start up trial session available to any young person interested in giving ice-skating a go this season. If you are looking for something fun for your child to do this year, then maybe this sport is worth a go!

The second-hand uniform shop will be open every Tuesday from 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm during term time.

Please read the article below regarding Dunedin public buses.

Well done to all of our scholarship recipients from 2023.

It was a pleasure to reconnect last week with ākonga at St Margaret's College on the University of Otago campus after some fantastic Year 12 NCEA results and a long summer.

Are you interested in trying a new sport? Have you ever considered Fencing? Fencing is a sport in which two competitors duel against each other using very thin swords. The ends of the swords are covered and the competitors wear protective clothes, so that they do not hurt each other. It is fun, skilful, and a great way to improve cardiovascular fitness and agility!

The Columba College Parents Association is a group of parents who aim to raise funds for projects and equipment within our school community for all students year 0-13.