Issue 11 - December 2006 (pdf 1.0 MB)

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Columba College
Madeleine White, Gigi Mogil, Imogen Visser and Libby
McMahon, helping at the Book Fair
SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Issue 11, 2006
Dear Parents and Students,
The School Office will close on Friday, 22nd December at 5.00 p.m. and will re-open officially on
Monday, 22nd January at 8.00 a.m.
The Carol Service at First Church is the main school function this week – on Thursday, 7th
December at 6.00 p.m. with The Rev. Fyfe Blair, School Chaplain, officiating. It is a school
occasion with students up to Year 10 inclusive required to attend. The Senior girls on study leave
are also warmly invited to attend (in mufti if preferred). The attendance of parents and family
members (with students sitting with their families) is warmly welcomed.
As students arrive at the Church, they are invited to place gifts of food or other small presents at
the foot of the Christmas tree (in lieu of a monetary offering).
Painting of Constance Hall and Highgate Retaining Wall
We are very pleased that we have been able to secure a painting firm for the Christmas school
holidays and that the re-painting of the interior of the assembly hall does not now have to wait until
February.
The assembly hall interior is going to be painted cream with the varnished panelling remaining as it
is. The lighter colour of cream will give the interior a fresher, more spacious look. Work will begin
on the 18th December.
The floor is also going to be re-polished right at the end of the holidays after the painting is completed.
The decision has also been made to paint the high concrete retaining walls on Highgate (either
side of Katharine Buchan House) as we have been unable to completely remove the “tagging”. A
sealant will also be applied to the painted surface. It is very unfortunate that we have to spend
money on this type of maintenance, caused by vandalism.
Appointment made to the English Position
Mrs Tania Roxborogh, graduate of Massey University and Auckland College of Education, has
been appointed to the full-time permanent English position at the College which will begin next
year. Mrs Roxborogh is an experienced teacher of English and a previous HOD who in 2006 has
been Writer in Residence at the Dunedin College of Education. Some of our girls will already know
Mrs Roxborogh as she was the Tutor for one of our Creative Writing Extension programmes this
year.
Columba College, Private Bag 1911, 399 Highgate, Dunedin 9054
Ph: (03) 467 5188 Fax: (03) 464 0418 e-mail: admin@columbacollege.school.nz
www.columbacollege.school.nz
Mrs Roxborogh will teach Years 13, 12, 11 and 10 English and also a Year 9 Social Studies class.
She has written extensively with published novels, plays and English text-books.
New Position in the Boarding-House – Registered Nurse and Office Receptionist
We are pleased to advise that Mrs Richelle Manson has been appointed to this important new rôle
in the Boarding-House and will join the team of three key managers: the Acting House Manager,
the Acting Catering Manager and the Registered Nurse and Office Receptionist.
Mrs Manson’s position is a permanent one and her hours of duty on week-days will be 8.00 a.m. to
3.15 p.m. During each term Mrs Manson will also be responsible for some wellness initiatives for
the boarders in out-of-school hours both to ensure she has contact with all the girls and to provide
them with useful information and guidelines for maintaining good health and fitness.
Mrs Manson is a Registered General and Obstetric Nurse with a current practising certificate, and
is currently a Clinical Nurse Educator in the Main Operating Theatres of Dunedin Hospital with
responsibility for the orientation and teaching of a structured programme to facilitate expert nursing
care in a highly specialised, technically advanced environment. We are very fortunate to have Mrs
Manson in the new rôle in the Boarding-House.
Mrs Manson is the mother of two teenage daughters and a younger son.
Grant from the Otago Motor Club Trust
We record with appreciation a generous grant from the Trust of $863.54 for the purchase of
warmer rain-jackets for the Road Patrol teams.
School Zone Signs on Highgate
Thank you to parents for their feed-back on the new School Zone signs on Highgate.
As a result of the feed-back, we have extended the times the signs will flash.
The times are now:
8.00 a.m. to 8.35 a.m.
3.15 p.m. to 3.50 p.m.
Please let us know if the signs are not flashing as they should be on school-days, as we have the
capacity to adjust them at school.
2007 Youth to Everest
Congratulations to Hayley Mahon in Year 12 this year on her
selection for Youth to Everest in April 2007.
Youth to Everest is a well-established annual trip for New
Zealand secondary school students, with a very experienced
guide as leader and which also has a particular community
focus each year. In 2007 the eighteen secondary school
students in the party will be involved in educating local people
about fire-safety in their homes.
Hayley has a wonderful experience to look forward to in April
next year.
Hayley Mahon
Black Watch Dinner
I would like to extend a huge “thank you” to all those people who not only helped
with the planning and organisation of the Black Watch Dinner, but also those
people who donated goods so generously for the Auction, and wine , food and
services for the dinner. All this made the evening an outstanding success.
We had 101 people seated for dinner which was a perfect number for the DiningRoom, any more might have been a little “cosy”.
The Dining-Room was
transformed with the use of round tables and the beautiful flowers that adorned
them. The meal was glorious and entertainment was provided not only from the
band “Chocolate” but also by Tony Sycamore and his auctioning skills!!!
A special “thank you” must be given to the following for their very generous
support:
Delicacy Café
Bell Pepper Blues
Highgate Bridge
Corstorphine House
Pak’n Save
Westpac Bank
Invercargill Brewery
ABN Amro Craigs
Mitre 10 Mega
Southern Motor Court
Corporate Direct Wines
Temple Gallery
Pisa Moorings Vineyard
Anderson Lloyd Caudwell
Roslyn New World
PPCS
We raised $1 7,00 0.00 on the night and this would not have been possible without
the enthusiastic participation of all of those people who attended the evening.
Thank you,
Pa m T i mms
Col u mba Col lege P a rent s’ As sociat ion
Otago Secondary School SPARC Awards
It has been good to note the success of the following girls:
Diving
Rebekkah Marquet in Year 13 is to be congratulated on winning the Otago
Secondary Schools’ SPARC Award for Diving and the New Zealand Future
Champion Award.
Badminton
Rachel Bishop, Year 13
Tennis
Rebecca Walker, Year 12
Wrestling
Jessica Todd, Year 10
ICDL Certificates (International Computer Driving License)
It is commendable that another group of students in our Year 12 Computing class has gained the
above qualification. The complete list of Year 12 girls who have attained their ICDL this year is:
Zara Coghill
Kelsey Faulks
Jemma Gray
Alexandra Hopkirk
Jessica McLellan
Jessica Mathieson
Kimberley Parker
Steffanie Rose
Rachael Ryan
Alice Sanders
Lisa Shearer
Sarah Skinner Erin
Tarbotton
Katherine Tse
Lottie Vandervis
Miranda Williams
Anna Wilson
Lisa Williamson
RECOMMENDED READS
Years 11 to 13
The Boleyn Inheritance - Philippa Gregory
The Summer Garden - Paullina Simons
The Dark Room - Rachel Seiffert
Rose by Any Other Name - Maureen McCarthy
On Green Dolphin Street - Sebastian Faulks
On the Jellicoe Road - Melina Marchetta
Years 9 and 10
With Lots of Love from Georgia - Brigid Lowry
Circle of Flight: the Ellie Chronicles - John
Marsden
Ithaka - Adèle Geras
Ruler of the Realm - Herbie Brennan
Framed - Frank Cottrell Boyce
Old Bones - Bill Nagelkerke
Years 7 and 8
Desirée – Annemarie Selinko
Lola Rose – Jacqueline Wilson
The Wind Singer – William Nicholson
Junior School
Years 5 and 6
The Capture – Kathryn Lasby
Years 3 and 4
Christmas in Camelot – Mary Pope Osbourne
Years 1 and 2
The Jolly Pocket Postman – Roald Dahl
From the library
Book Notes from the Library
More good reads or perhaps suggestions for Christmas:
Best-Loved Poems – edited by Neil Philip
A beautifully illustrated book of over one hundred poems.
North Child – Edith Pattou
An enthralling epic tale of myth, magic and the supernatural.
The Whizbanger that Emmental Built - Reuben Schwarz
An upbeat, funny and moving read for readers 9+. A sequel is planned so watch out for it.
The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie – Jaclyn Moriarty
An outstanding addition to realistic adolescent fiction, and companion to the popular Feeling Sorry
for Celia and Finding Cassie Crazy.
Cherub: The Recruit – Robert Muchamore
Adventure, intrigue and mischief make this book very popular. A must for Alex Rider lovers.
Watch out for the sequels.
Guinness World Records 2007 – always a popular purchase.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – Expect…The Unexpected – an all new collection of bizarre and
intriguing facts, features, interviews and stories.
Usborne Great Planet Earth Search – another challenging puzzle book which takes a fascinating
look at the Earth and its amazing features.
The End – Lemony Snicket
Book the Thirteenth and last volume in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Hilary Andrewes
School Librarian
BOOK FAIR
The 2006 Columba Book Fair was a rousing reading success! The four day Fair was
well attended by parents, students and friends with many returning several times to
add more volumes to their collections. The Fair sold over $4,700 worth of books,
raising $1,300 for new books for the school library.
The Junior School students thoroughly enjoyed the lunch-time readings by the
parent volunteers—so many parents volunteered to do the reading, we ran out of days
to have them all come! We'll have to figure out a way to continue this programme and
take advantage of all the wonderful people with read aloud skills. Lorinda Barson
McLean, Leanne Kennedy and Shelley Griffiths-Shiels had crowds gathered around
them under the tree, eager to listen to the stories. The students were also delighted
with the presentation by local children's book illustrator, Jenna Packer. Ms. Packer
not only spoke about her work, but demonstrated by drawing a picture that will be
framed to remember her visit. The children laughed when she told them how she had
accidentally dipped her paint brush in her tea one day and liked the effect so much
that she uses tea all the time in her work now.
The students turned in many impressive submissions for the bookmark contest. It
was hard to choose! The artists selected for each Year level received a movie pass to
Hoyt's as thanks for their efforts. The bookmark artists were Jessica Ireland, Year
12; Gigi Mogil, Year 8; Jessica Elsom, Year 6; Alexander Black, Year 6; Prao
Chittapraneerat, Year 5; Priyal Patel, Year 5; Rafe Duncan, Year 4; Serena
Waterworth, Year 4; Alana Samuel, Year 3; Libby Sycamore, Year 3; James Walsh,
Year 2; Annabelle Payne, Year 2; Meg Sycamore, Year 1; Amelia Willis, Year 1. Copies
of the bookmarks were available at the Fair and were quickly snatched up by the
classes visiting the event. Hopefully, they have found their way into those students’
books to mark their places.
Thank you to the Year 8 girls who did such a marvellous job of gift wrapping all the
purchases. There will be lots of terrific books under many a Columba family tree this
Christmas! MANY THANKS to all the parents who came to help set up and run the
Fair and to those who made yummy muffins. Many hands made the work light and
helped make the Fair a great success.
Jennifer Anglin
Book Fair Organiser and Member of the Parents’ Association
Gigi Mogil, Year 8, reading to Paris and Harley Nurse
Katrina Caley, Jennifer Anglin, Kate McMahon and
Rebekah O’Driscoll (standing at the back)
Mary-Jane Wennekes, Penny Wennekes and Libby Brown
The Rose Family Room set up for the Book Fair
Robert Gale
Peer Support Leaders 2006
Peer Support Certificates and Service Awards have been awarded to the following girls in Year 13:
Rachel Borren
Kimberley Crombie
Victoria Dawes
Stefanie Dixon
Olivia Dunstan
Courtney Joyce
Kate Le Brun
Rachel Martin
Katy Robertson
Sophie Toomer
Hannah Tyrrell
Stephanie Wiseman
Music Badges 2006 (Gold = 4 years; Silver = 2 years)
Madrigal Choir
GOLD
Emma Hutton
Chloe Lassman
Sarah Paterson
Orchestra
GOLD
Emma Hutton
Justine Schep
Hannah Scott
Wind Symphonia
GOLD
Jessica Ireland
SILVER
Rachel Blair
Abigail Burgess
Joy Chang
Tori Hall
Cassandra Li
Erin Tarbotton
Ashleigh Willis
SILVER
Sophie Bang
Joy Chang
Amy Chu
Nicola Crawford
Gemma Laws
Quan Yun Qi
Madeleine Reith
Asayo Takada
Le Ying Tran
SILVR
Rachel Blair
Abigail Burgess
Nicola Crawford
Emma Hutton
Jessica Shields
Intermediate Choir
Katie Baddock, Anna Blair, Danielle Brown, Constance McDonald, Lillian Richards, Rose Tansley-Broad and
Miranda Waterworth
Intermediate Orchestra
Melissa-Jane Austen, Danielle Browne, Jasmin Johnston, Helen Kent, Laura Paul, Harriet Reith, Laura Schep,
Samantha Steel, Ruth Sun and Kate Waterman (also former members now in Year 9: Sophie Bang, Christina
Johnston, Gemma Laws and Sarah Robertson)
Junior School Choir
Kita Brazil, Libby Brown, Nicola Firth, Alexandra Jones, Amrit Kaur, Youri Lee, Edward O’Driscoll, Charlotte
Paddon, Timothy Paterson-Catto, Olivia Perry, Thomas Sycamore, Annabelle Strack, Katie Swire, Abigail Timms,
Penny Wennekes and Emily Willis
Junior School Orchestra
Kita Brazil, Olivia Dodds, Farah Kadada, Charlotte Paddon, Priyal Patel, Timothy Paterson-Catto, Olivia Perry and
Emily Willis
Arts Blues 2006
Rachel Bishop
Visual Arts
Chih-Yun (Joy) Chang
Music
Victoria Dawes
Visual Arts
Emma Hutton
Performing Arts
Betty Kao
Music
Nanae Sato
Music
Justine Schep
Music
Hannah Tyrrell
Visual Arts
Service Awards 2006
There are three Steps of Service Awards: Step 1 (Green), Step 2 (Silver) and Step 3 (Gold). Step 1 is the first
Award with students progressing to Step 2 if they have gained Step 1 in a previous year.
Class Senior Badges and Service Awards
Rose Barton (1)
‘Ema Latu (1)
Rachel Carruthers (1)
Jenny Lee (1)
Paula Good (1)
Melissa Letica (2)
Kirsty Grave (1)
Rebekkah Marquet (1)
Ursula Hanning (1)
Megan Pigou (1)
Julia Hughes (1)
Lauren Sutherland (1)
Library
Amanda Clulee (1)
Esmé Hanton (1)
Julia Hughes (1)
Music
Joy Chang (2)
Emma Hutton (3) (re-award)
Betty Kao (3) (re-award)
Nanae Sato (2)
Justine Schep (2)
Asayo Takada (1)
Emma Turner (2)
Jennifer Williams (1)
Kate Le Brun (3)
Melissa Letica (2)
Erin Tarbotton (1)
Caroline Walak (2)
Hayley Worth (3)
Chloe Young (1)
Alexandra Matersheva (1)
Yvonne Tsai (2)
College Orchestra, Chamber Music, Assembly, Madrigal Choir Accompanist
College Orchestra, Wind Symphonia, Chamber Music, Madrigal Choir, Musical
Production, Playing at school events such as Church Services
College Orchestra, Chamber Music, Madrigal Choir, Assembly Accompanist,
Playing at school events such as Church Services
College Orchestra, Chamber Music, Wind Symphonia, Playing at school events
such as Church Services, Musical Production
College Orchestra, Chamber Music, Wind Symphonia, Madrigal Choir, Playing at
school events such as Church Services
College Orchestra, Wind Symphonia, Chamber Music, Assembly Accompanist
College Orchestra, Wind Symphonia, Chamber Music, Musical Production
College Orchestra
Peer Tutoring
English
Sophie Graham (1)
French
Rose Barton (1)
Fiona Firth (1)
Janet Fraser (1)
Georgina Guthrie (1)
Jessica Ireland (1)
Rachael Jones (1)
’Ema Latu (1)
Annie Manning (1)
Holly Martin (1)
Ashleigh Rudd (1)
Rachael Walker (1)
Anna Watson (1)
Jennifer Williams (1)
Karolina Wojtowicz (1)
German
Yani Hung (1)
Japanese
Melissa Letica (2)
Megan Scott (3)
Road Patrol
Rachel Blair (2)
Jessica Burton (2)
Laura Carruthers (2)
Surangna Chansrichavala (1)
Marea Colombo (1)
Michelle Hayman (2)
Chloe Lassman (3)
Elizabeth Mackie (1)
Chammika Navaratne (2)
Madeleine Reith (1)
Nanae Sato (2)
Lydie Schmidt (1)
Asayo Takada (1)
Sasima Thammarucha (1)
Michelle Thayer (2)
School Council
Kate Hutchison (1)
School
Grace Johnstone (1)
Voluntary Work (Redroofs), also Peer Tutoring
Yuka Kimura (3)
SPORTS NEWS
Junior School Representatives in the North Zone Athletics 2006
The following pupils participated in the North Zone Athletics held on Tuesday, 7th November.
Girls Under 10 Relay (Finalist)
Claire Anglin
Praosakun Chittapraneerat
Olivia Perry
Serena Waterworth
Girls Under 10 : 60m
Praosakun Chittapraneerat (Finalist)
Boys Under 10 Relay(Finalist)
Ronald Poon
Thomas Sinclair
Thomas Sycamore
Hamish Timms
Girls Under 11 Relay(Finalist)
Kita Brazil
Jessica Elsom
Priyal Patel
Penny Wennekes
Boys Under 11 Relay (Semi-Finalist)
Isaac Beck
Charles Hantler
Nicholas Kennedy
Marco Vandervis
Reserve: Rufus McDonald
Jessica Elsom
Girls Under 11 Long Jump
Jessica Elsom 1st=
Girls Under 11 High Jump
Jessica Elsom
All individuals and teams in a final qualified to enter the Otago Championships.
Junior School Otago Championship Representatives 2006 (held on Tuesday, 21st November)
The following pupils represented Columba College:
Girls Under 10 Relay (Represented Columba in the Championship Finals)
Claire Anglin
Olivia Perry
Serena Waterworth
Praosakun Chittapraneerat 4th
Girls Under 11 Relay (Placed 2nd in the Championship finals)
Kita Brazil
Jessica Elsom
Priyal Patel
Penny Wennekes
Boys Under 11 Relay (Represented Columba College in the Championship Finals)
Isaac Beck
Charles Hantler
Nicholas Kennedy
Marco Vandervis
Reserve: Rufus McDonald
Girls Under 11 : 75m (Represented Columba College in the Championship Semi-Finals)
Jessica Elsom
Girls Under 11 Long Jump
Jessica Elsom
Girls Under 11 High Jump
Jessica Elsom
All participants were excellent representatives for the College and parent support was most
encouraging.
We hope the senior girls have been pleased with the NCEA examinations which are nearly
finished, as are our Junior Years 8 to 10 end-of-year examinations.
We hope to see you all at the school functions to mark the end of another school year.
With good wishes to you all,
Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth L. Wilson
Principal
4th December, 2006
Junior School Athletics Results 2006
Girls : 5 Years : 50m Sprint
1st
Nicole Samuel
2nd
Laura Hamilton
rd
3
Sennah Lee
Boys : 5 Years : 50m Sprint
1st
Alexander Byars
nd
2
Joe McKee
rd
3
Gage O’Kane
Girls : 6 Years : 50m Sprint
st
1
Georgia McLellan
nd
2
Simran Deokule
rd =
3
Stephanie Jasperse
Amelia Willis
Boys : 6 Years : 50m
st
1
Timothy Dippie
nd
2
Zachary Beck
rd=
3
Gabriel Parkins-Craig
George Sinclair
Girls : 7 Years : 60m
st
1
Annabelle Payne
nd
2
Alana Samuel
rd
3
Margot Brown
st
1
Taylor Mechen
nd
2
Ryan Neill
3rd
Bryn Shievink
1st
Imara Jones
nd
2
Madison Hughes
3rd
Ciara Fitzsimmons
1st
Hamish Timms
2nd
Thomas Sinclair
3rd
Rafe Duncan
st
1
nd
2
Olivia Perry
rd
3
Emily Willis
st
1
Ronald Poon
nd
2
Thomas Sycamore
rd
3
Timothy Paterson-Catto
st
1
Jessica Elsom
nd
2
Penny Wennekes
3rd=
Kita Brazil
Priyal Patel
1st=
Isaac Beck
Charles Hantler
rd
3
Marco Vandervis
st
1
Ban Dohan
nd
2
Olivia Dodds
rd
3
Annabelle Strack
st
1
Cameron McMahon
nd
2
Thomas Cooper
(only two boys in this age group)
Year 4 : Girls : 400m Distance
1st
Claire Anglin
2nd
Serena Waterworth
3rd
Christina Anson
4th
Madeleine Holmes
5th=
Ciara Fitzsimmons
Sarah Dippie
Year 4 : Boys : 400m Distance
1st
Ronald Poon
2nd
Hamish Timms
3rd
Thomas Sinclair
4th
Jayden Baker
5th
Jae Yong Jo
th
6
Rafe Duncan
1st
Penny Wennekes
2nd
3rd
Isabelle van der Zande
4th
Amrit Kaur
5th
Priyal Patel
6th
Olivia Perry
1st
Thomas Sycamore
2nd
Hamish Darling
3rd
Oliver Creighton
4th
Omri Taylor
5th
Rory Costello
th
6
Edward O’Driscoll
1st
Jessica Elsom
2nd
Olivia Dodds
3rd
Laura Bridger
4th
Ella Haig
5th
Ban Dohan
6th
Annabelle Strack
1st
Nicholas Kennedy
2nd
Cameron McMahon
3rd
Marco Vandervis
4th
Isaac Beck
5th
Alexander Black
th=
6
Timothy Shiels
Nicholas Todd

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