Columba College

A huge thank you to our incredible Columba College parent community for your outstanding support of our recent Book Fair.

Thanks to your generosity and enthusiasm, we achieved an unbelievable result, with total sales reaching an incredible $5,000. Even more exciting, the parent community donated 27 books - these will be added to our library collection, providing wonderful new reading opportunities for our students.

Your support not only fosters a love of reading but also directly enriches the learning experiences of children across the College. Thank you for helping us grow our library and nurture a lifelong love of books in our students.

📚 $5,000 in sales, 27 new library books, and valuable Scholastic Rewards - an amazing outcome for our school community. Thank you!

A massive thank you to the Columba Z Club for hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast this morning. The dining room decorations were stunning, and the food was delicious. It was wonderful to see our staff getting into the spirit dressed in pink, alongside our students looking sharp in their school uniforms.

Best of all, all proceeds from the event are going directly to the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ to support the vital work they do. 💕

International camp update: our students are having an absolutely unforgettable time away. From thrills to breathtaking nature, they’ve been making memories from Queenstown to Te Anau and Milford Sound.

After an adrenaline-pumping zip ride and a fantastic visit to the Kiwi Park, they took a scenic drive and headed to Te Anau. Next up was the iconic Milford Sound. It was a classic Fiordland day - very wet and windy - but that just meant the waterfalls were roaring and absolutely spectacular. Today, they are exploring the magical glow worm caves before finally heading back to Dunedin.

Everyone is having a fantastic time, staying warm, and loving every minute of this South Island adventure.

Year 11 students Charlotte and Holly are part of an Aerobics Fitness Team who have qualified and will represent New Zealand in the Junior Grande Fitness Team category at the 2026 FISAF Sport Aerobics & Fitness World Championship to be held in Invercargill in November. Their performance was themed from the musical 'Six'. Well done girls, they are coached by ex pupil Emma McCaughan, congratulations to you all.

Day 1 of our international camp and they headed straight to Queenstown! The students kicked off their trip with Skyline Gondola, a luge ride up the top and a wander by the lake. Students are having a great time so far with many memories being made.

From the stage to the pool, the court to the diving board - our Columba College community has had an unforgettable week of success!

Our students are reaching new heights every single week. Read the full stories and view the highlights in our latest publication link below!

Columba College Newsletter - Friday 12 June 2026 From the Acting Principal's Desk

Columba old-girl Skyla Murray will be giving a violin recital tomorrow (June 13th) at 7pm at Hanover Hall. Click on the link below for more details.

Violin Recital Columba old-girl Skyla Murray will be giving a violin recital next Saturday (June 13th) at 7pm at Hanover Hall.

Columba Middle School parents and caregivers, you are warmly invited to join us for an insightful evening focusing on our young people as they navigate the middle years.

🌱 Topic: Friendships, Belonging and Social Media
🗓️ When: Thursday, 18 June at 6:00pm
📍 Where: Rose Room, Marsh Sports Centre

Adolescence brings a unique set of joys and challenges. This seminar is designed to provide practical insights and guidance on how to support your child through changing social dynamics, the desire for belonging, and the ever-evolving world of social media.

Whether you are looking for strategies, reassurance, or simply want to better understand what your child is experiencing, we would love to see you there!

Please click on the link to register your attendance: https://forms.gle/A9EdcwCrdWUeBPoy7

🇩🇪 Step into History with Year 13 German! 🧱⏳
Our senior German students are taking a captivating look back at life in the former East Germany. They are currently diving into the ARD animated documentary series, Auf Fritzis Spuren – Wie war das so in der DDR? (In Fritzi's Footsteps – What was life like in the GDR?).

The series follows the "footsteps" of the fictional Fritzi, a 12-year-old girl living in 1989, to investigate real-world history through powerful interviews with real contemporary witnesses.

Watching the first two episodes, our students are analysing:
- The stark realities of the Berlin Wall; and
- The controlling, pervasive influence of the Stasi.

Alongside this rich history, our seniors are mastering the complexities of the past passive voice - a grammatical form commonly used in historical contexts to report on past events objectively. Learning this advanced structure allows them to accurately describe how citizens were affected, monitored, and regulated by the state.

This unit provides an excellent foundation for both their historical understanding and high-level language proficiency.

⏳ ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT! Don’t miss out! ⏳
The Scholastic Book Fair is packing up soon, and you do not want to miss your chance to grab some amazing new reads! We are open today and tomorrow from 2:45pm – 3:30pm in the Admin boardroom (College office).

Whether you're looking for the perfect gift, a weekend page-turner, or a book to donate back to our school library, we’ve got something for every primary and intermediate reader.

Every single purchase earns rewards for our school, allowing our teachers to stock up on fantastic new resources directly for the classrooms.

Swing by after the bell, browse the shelves, and find some treasures before they're gone. See you there, and thank you so much for your incredible support.