School Notifications
Art News
We are delighted to announce that TWO of our students' artworks have been selected to be displayed at the Creative Arts Exhibition 2020, March 16–21 at the Catholic Leadership Centre, East Melbourne:
Lila Charewicz (3/4R) - Everybody has a Story (drawing/collage self-portrait)
Ella Nicholson (Prep) - Sensational Sewing (hessian sewing with beads)
Congratulations Lila and Ella, we are so proud of you!
Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Support St Columba’s (as well as your health) with this ‘great tasting’ fundraiser! $5.00 from every bottle of olive oil sold will go to the school.
Taralinga Estate extra virgin olive oil won Gold at this year’s New York International Olive Oil Competition, so it truly is a local product of global standards. This win also put Taralinga on the official index of the world’s best olive oils.
ORDER HERE https://taralinga.com.au/collections/stcolumbas/ by 30 November. (Bottles should be ready for collection at the school Christmas Carols night.)
Why Extra Virgin Olive Oil?
Extra virgin olive oil is regarded as a superfood. It is packed full of vital, health-giving antioxidant polyphenols. Research has proven that the MedDiet, in which extra virgin olive oil is an important component, reduces the risk of Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Alzheimers and Dementia. To make a real difference to our health, we should consume 3 tablespoons of olive oil every day!
Raising Resilient Kids
Just a reminder that we have a parent session organised for Tuesday 26th November with our provisional psychologist at 2.30pm in the staffroom.
Lara will be speaking about 'Raising Resilient Kids' and we invite everyone to come along and be a part of the afternoon.
Please let Bern know if you are attending bernb@scelwood.catholic.edu.au
Hair check for nits
Please check your child/children's hair for nits and treat accordingly.
Vinnies Christmas Appeal 2019
We are coming to a very important part of our faith in action at St Columba’s. The Mini Vinnies
team will be promoting this for the school and we are encouraging students to bring in an item for the St Vinnies Christmas Appeal Hampers.
We will begin our collection starting the 25th Nov until the 12th Dec. We thank you in advance for your support in helping us with this special appeal.
Items to be collected include:
Prep: Christmas pudding, mince tarts, fruit cake
1/2: Tins of food such as ham, soup, fruit, salmon, tuna
3/4: Packets of pasta, noodles, rice
5/6: Christmas biscuits, shortbread, chocolate
BASC available on Monday 25 November
BASC will be available on Monday 25th November (school closure day) from 7am until 6.30pm. In the event that your child/children requires care please Andy 0407 558 316.
St Columba’s Ride-A-Thon 13/12/2019
Please save the date for this years student Ride-A-Thon. This is a fun day allows students to use the skills learnt in Bike Ed as well as an opportunity to raise money for new play equipment. Students will be issued with a sponsorship form and are encouraged to ask friends and families for donations.
For the day to go ahead, we will need many volunteers to help supervise. Many Secondary Schools will have finished by this date and we would be happy for big brothers and sisters to help on the day as well. https://www.stcolumbasprimary.org/volunteer-here/
We also need prize donations for participants. If you can help at all, please email andreg3@bigpond.com
Movember Open letter to Parents
Dear parents, guardians and members of the St Columba’s community,
As a Year 6 male group this year we have decided to make a stand for Men’s Mental Health. As the mental health of men is a big issue facing society today we are calling on all members of our community to participate in Movember. Please join Mr. A.M in growing a Mo, moving 60km this month; walking or running, or by donating towards our fundraising page.
As the Movember website states,
“We’re working towards a world where men take action to be mentally well, and are supported by those around them.”
We, as the leaders of the school and the future leaders of our community and the world believe that this change can and will start here with us. The first step is to be educated on staying mentally strong and building social connections for when times are tough. The second step is having conversations that matter.
The change begins with us.
We are asking that everyone who can, joins up to the Movember cause and then joins the St Columba’s Movember team page at https://moteam.co/scelwood
We can not wait to see the school a flood with Moustaches this November!
Kind regards,
The Year 6 Men of St Columba’s
