St Columba's News

St Columba's News

"All students attending St Columba's Primary School have the right to feel safe. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a fundamental responsibility of all within our school."

Issue 2 · 05 Mar 2026

In this issue

Principal's Message Banner Photo

Principal's Message Principal Message Week 6 - Term 1

Dates To Remember Banner Photo

Dates To Remember Term 1 - 2026, March, April

School Notifications Banner Photo

School Notifications Dr. Justin Coulson Parent Evening - Monday 23rd March 7pm, Trybooking Link, School Uniform, Hats are Back

Wellbeing Banner Photo

Wellbeing 4 research-based tools to help you build a strong, resilient family in 2026, Here’s what kids tell us they want from parents when life gets busy., POLL, Are you time-poor?, Tool # 1: One-on-One Time, Don’t let your partner explain your kids to you, Remember middle children, Expert tips for One-on-One Time, Tool # 2: Family Rituals, Make rituals your own, Expert tips for family rituals, Tool # 3: Personal Rituals, Expert tips for personal rituals, Tool # 4: Downtime, Expert tips for down-time:, Putting It Into Practice, 1. What’s working?, 2. What’s not working?, 3. What will you work on?, Make a start, Helping kids make and keep friends: 10 proven strategies that make social success inevitable, Practical tools to help your child develop the empathy and social skills needed for healthy, long-term friendships., Gender, giftedness and birth order matter, Coaching kids in the art of making and keeping friends, 1. Put friendships on the conversation table, 2. Identify what may be holding a child back, 3. Put your coaching hat on, 4. Workshop tricky scenarios, 5. Focus on soft power, 6. Teach your child how to read the room, 7. Leverage the “home ground” advantage, 8. Develop a host mindset in your child, 9. Get them out and about, 10. Limit solitary activities, Finally

Year 1/2 News Banner Photo

Sports News Banner Photo

Sports News Hockey Roadshow, Swimming Trials, St Columba’s Sports Day

Art News Banner Photo

Mandarin News Banner Photo

Mandarin News Chinese New Year

Learning Diversity N Banner Photo

Learning Diversity N

Learning at St Columba's Banner Photo

Learning at St Columba's What It Means to Be a PYP School

STEAM News Banner Photo

STEAM News Meet our 2026 STEAM Leaders, Safer Internet Day, STEAM Learning This Term

Community News Banner Photo

Community News St Columba's Hall - Sunday 10am

Running Club Banner Photo

Running Club St Columba’s Running Club

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