Champions come in many shapes and sizes; from women winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to our Class of 2020 about to embark on their final term at St Margaret’s College.

World Teachers' Day is celebrated around the world on the 5 October and commemorates the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the status of teachers.

The generosity of the SMC community completely overwhelmed us on our Annual Giving Day at the end of last term.

Our SMC family is made up of so many champions - girls, parents and families and behind the scenes, holding us all together, our superstar staff.

Our Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day is fast approaching. We are very much looking forward to hosting our girl's families next Friday 23 October. Registrations must close tomorrow please follow the link below if you would like to attend.

Welcome to Term 4, wow how did we get here so fast? We hope that you all had a good break and got a chance to explore this beautiful country of ours. It is awesome the weather is warming up and we are about to go headlong into Summer Sport

At the end of last term we were able to gather for our annual Arts Assembly where we celebrate the achievements of our amazing Arts students. We were also treated to a fabulous series of performances that showcased the breadth of talents that our girls have.

2020 is Aotearoa’s year of lifelong learning. Me ako inaianei - Learning Now! We have high expectations for learning through our early childhood and school years but how does our thinking change as we move through life? Are you a lifelong learner?

This week's featured local businesses are Linden Leaves, Texture Plants, Upright Scaffolding and Williams McKenzie Lawyers. These are all local business who support St Margaret's College and we'd love you to support them back as much as possible, thank you

The SMC Foundation Art Exhibition and Sculpture Garden is on next weekend and this is your last chance to come to a special 110 Year Anniversary Opening Night on Friday 6 November.

With lifelong learning being the wellbeing focus for this fortnight, it is very relevant to focus ‘Learning Out and About’ on our fantastic class of adults who come back to school to learn about technology.

This year’s sports and arts photos are now available online through SmugMug for download.

In light of what we have all experienced this year with the Covid 19 pandemic, Robocup took on a different form to previous competitions.

Paterson Lodge has been used and enjoyed by many past students and is the perfect location to enjoy some of New Zealand's most spectacular landscapes.

As we wind up to the end of the year please note the dates below and diary those that apply.

The St Margaret's College Parents and Friends association invites you to attend the Years New Entrant to 8 Father Daughter Breakfast and we are delighted to bring you guest speaker former Blackstick and SMC Old Girl, Amelia Gibson.

The “Chinese Bridge” speech competition is the most famous international Chinese language competition for non-native speakers, having become a popular reality entertainment show on Chinese TV, and SMC Y12 Sohyun Kwon is in the running.

Congratulations to SMC Old Girl Biddy Tothill who was awarded her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award last weekend.

All rowing parents are invited to attend a 2020/2021 information evening on Monday (Labour Day) 26 October in Old Girls Atrium at 6.00pm.

Come along and see the amazing achievements of our senior girls from the Creative Technologies faculty.

This year as we celebrate 110 years of empowering girls, and to mark this occasion we have a wonderful selection of merchandise available which will make great Christmas gifts.

Here's what's on next week's menu.

Thank you to everyone who has ordered and picked up their Christmas goodies. The great news is we have been able to secure another delivery for next week and can still take orders up until 8am Monday.