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Columba Catholic Primary School Acknowledges the Bunurong Peoples’ of the Kulin Nation as Traditional Owners and Custodians and pay respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.
Columba acknowledges the Bunurong’s continuing relationship to the land and waterways and respects that their connection and spiritual identity are maintained through ancient ceremonies, songlines, dance, art, and living culture.
We pay tribute to the invaluable contributions of the Bunurong and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Elders who have guided and continue to guide our work.
Dear Families,
On Wednesday 27th March, Columba will invite all community members to our second Annual Expo (Open Day). The purpose of the Expo is to open the school and it's learning spaces to the community, for both current and perspective families. It is a chance to 'check out' the school, meet many of our staff and other families. If you know of any new families to the area, please let them know we are OPEN FOR BUSINESS on March 27th from 4:15-7:30.
We will have activities for adults and children to engage in, community groups and much more in all of our learning spaces, so we encourage you all to come along, friends, family, even random strangers who might need a school for their child.
I am hopeful the Expo will help us all celebrate our wonderful learning community and serve as a way of us all being proud of our amazing school and all it has to offer.
I look forward to seeing many of you there.
For All Future Generations
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Your generous support can help change lives today - and For All Future Generations.
Assembly is held in the Multi-Purpose Room at 2:40 PM every Friday
15 March : Middle & Senior Grades
22 March : Prep & Junior Grades
Assembly change
We will begin assembly at a later time as they no longer go as long being less students are attending
New Starting Time - 2:40pm
This will ensure assembly finishes close, but not too close to the end of the day.
Parents are not to sign out their children after assembly unless there is a valid reason or they need to go to an appointment. All students for both senior and Junior assembly will need to return to class and parents will need to wait for their child to be dismissed.
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Last Friday we celebrated
Perseverance
Today we celebrated
Inspiration
Well done to all our Award Winners!
Each fortnight we focus on one of our school values: Respect, Fairness, Generosity, Inspiration, Perseverance. We model and look for opportunities to teach our students values that underpin the way we believe we should live and interact with others and with our world.
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Naplan will begin for Grade 3&5 students on Wednesday 13th March.
The NAPLAN Timetable is below
Wednesday 13th March - Grade 3 Writing
Thursday 14th March - Grade 3 Reading
Friday 15th March - Grade 5 Writing*
Monday 18th March - Grade 3 Convention of Language & Grade 5 Reading
Wednesday 20th March - Grade 5 Convention of Language & Grade 3 Numeracy
Thursday 21st March - Grade 5 Numeracy
* Please note, grade 5 students are invited to attend school at 11:30am on Friday 15th March for their NAPLAN Writing test. They will be at school for approximately 2 hours. Once completed they are free to be picked up. The test will be supervised by the principal. It is preferred that grade 5 students do their best to attend this Writing session, however we understand this is not possible for many and a catch up test will be organised on Monday 18th March..
Any student that is unable to do this should be able to sit a Catch up test on Monday.
If you have concern regarding your child sitting these NAPLAN tests, please contact your child's classroom teacher ASAP so we can work through exemptions, alternate support etc.
Thank you for our new play spaces Parents & Friends!
Columba Parents and Friends has paid for ANOTHER upgrade to our school playground. We now have new game line markings in the school and a wonderful new foyer logo!
The students are already having so much fun using the hopscotch and four-square lines, especially those wanting to play in a shady area! Thank you Parents and Friends!
EASTER EGG DONATIONS PLEASE
We are holding our BIG EASTER BONANZA Raffle again this year!
The Raffle will be drawn on the last day of Term 2, Thursday 28th March
Please send a chocolate egg donation to school with your child. This will go toward making hampers for our raffle prizes.
Tickets can be purchased on-line HERE
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2024 Dates
Pupil Free Days - NO STUDENTS 2024
Friday 15th March - 5/6 Students ONLY PUPIL FREE DAY
Wednesday 24th April - PUPIL FREE DAY
Friday 26th April - PUPIL FREE DAY
Tuesday 11th June - PUPIL FREE DAY
