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Columba College Newsletter - Friday 3 July 2020

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Happy School Holidays

Happy School Holidays

by Administration

We hope you all have a relaxing and enjoyable two weeks holiday with friends and family, and look forward to seeing everyone back refreshed and ready to go on Monday 20 July.

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Mufti Day Collection

Thank you!

by Administration

We had a fabulous assortment of items donated on mufti day.

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Portia Chambers (Year 8) leads the boarders in singing He Hōnore

Matariki Celebrations at the Boarding House

by Mrs M Parks

The boarders marked the end of term on Wednesday evening with a dinner celebrating Matariki. Matariki heralds the start of the Māori new year.

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Girl Boss success! Year 13 students Lara Seaton and Hanin Taha are specialising in Government and Leadership this holiday.

GirlBoss Edge, here we come!

by Ms K Riepl

A number of senior students have been successful in getting on to the GirlBoss Edge: Leadership Accelerator Course 2020

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Poppy Henderson (Year 10) with Constable Tamsyn Hayes 

Raffle Drawn

by Parents Association

The Columba College raffle was drawn at the Dunedin Central Police station on Tuesday 30 June 2020 by Sergeant Kindley.

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Emily Ung

New Zealand Pipe Band

by Mrs C Sinclair

Columba College has another New Zealand representative!

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Kiri with a lovely cake made by Tessa Smith. The writing on it says "Ngā mihi nui" which means "Many thanks".

Kiri Parata visits the Maori language class

by Ms A Rose

Kia ora koutou, The year 9 Māori Language class had a lovely learning session at school this week with visiting guest Kiri Parata.

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Homestay

Homestay Opportunity - Mandarin Language Assistant

by Administration

We are looking for a homestay for Annie, our Mandarin Language Assistant (MLA) for the remainder of 2020.

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Columba Cricket

Higher Honours for Cricket

by Mrs G Beardmore

Columba College is immensely proud of the talent emerging in our young cricket players, and the successes that are continuing to be achieved by our athletes.

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Colour is the order of the day

Columba Cross Country 2020

by Miss D Turnbull

Yes it is that time of the year ... running season and a chance to hold our Columba College Annual Cross Country events throughout all year levels of the school. These are scheduled to take place at Bishopscourt in week one of next term.

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The year 10s were very excited to watch Belle and Sebastien 2 - we watched the 1st movie last year.

French Ciné Club

by Miss C Gardiner

The year 10 students studying French this term have been learning to talk about in French what they like to watch and read.

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Sign up now for a day of Golfing Fun!

Columba College Annual Golf Tournament

by Mrs G Beardmore

The Sports Council is excited to announce that our annual Golf Tournament has been set for Friday 11 September 2020, at the St. Clair Golf Course. This tournament presents a fantastic opportunity to raise funds for our Sports Programme and more importantly offers a fun social event to bring our Columba community together.

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Peer Tutoring

Peer Tutoring

by Miss L Seaton

Peer tutoring has been going really well this term with many students being supported in their learning by senior students.

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Atomic

Atomic Travel

by Administration

Term 3 Bookings Available Now

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Year 8 Pals Leaders

Year 8 PALS Training

by Miss D Turnbull

On Monday 29 June, eight Columba College Year 8 Students attended a PALS (Physical Activity Leaders) Workshop morning, run by Sport Otago, which was held at the Edgar Centre.

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Georgia, Angela and Olivia - Our 2020 40H Famine Youth Leaders

Outstanding Efforts for World Vision

by Dr J Macleod

Georgia Wong, Angela Fu and Olivia Charles have done a fabulous job of running this year's 40 Hour Famine, raising $2,361 despite disruptions due to Covid-19.

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Und die Ampelmänner

Year 9 German experience: Grammar can be (very) sweet ☺

by Mrs S Renner

To pick the correct article for a noun in a foreign language is not easy, especially if you have to choose one out of three: DER? DIE? or DAS?

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Year 5 Sophie Butson

Chinese-Dragon Boat Festival

by Ms I Ding

The Chinese-Dragon Boat Festival- duānwǔ jié端午节 is a traditional holiday originated in China.

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Rin, Koh, Yukiha and Himari with some of the hand-knitted blankets made by the Columba community

Blankets for Presbyterian Support

by Dr J Macleod

Rin, Koh, Yukiha and Himari learnt to knit during lockdown. They were four of the 19 students who stayed in the Boarding House through Levels 4 and 3, and used some of their time to contribute to our ongoing project with Presbyterian Support.

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK

by Ms S Dixon

Amelia Chang, Year 13 Design. Children's book cover and double page spread.

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A fine set of alumni: Genevieve Walker-Radich, Anna McCaughan, Isabella Lau, Lydia Christensen & Lydia Joseph

Alumni return to share experiences with senior students

by Ms K Riepl

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome back some old students and hear about choices they have made through school and tertiary education.

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The 13th ‘Chinese Bridge’ Chinese Proficiency Competition

by Ms I Ding

Congratulations to Year 11 Maya Bromby who won 3rd place in “The 13th ‘Chinese Bridge’ Chinese Proficiency Competition - New Zealand South Island Final”.

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Jane with all her lovely gifts

Congratulations Mrs Pollard

by Mrs M Hogg

Last Friday the staff were finally able to put on a baby shower for Mrs Jane Pollard.

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Winter Uniform

Winter Uniform

by Administration

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City Sanctuary

Predator Free Dunedin

by Ms J Lach

Predator Free Dunedin have launched a new city-focused project called City Sanctuary. They want to see birdlife flourish in the urban areas and need the help of residents to achieve that vision.

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