St Columba's, Ballarat North

We are excited to celebrate Father’s Day with our school community on Friday, 4th September. 

Event Details
* Time: 1:45 pm to 3:00pm  - Invitations will come home with your child soon with all the details!
* Who: Dads, grandads, and/or special father figures are warmly invited.

Father’s Day Stall
Our Father’s Day Stall will be held on Monday 31st August. Students will have the chance to purchase a gift for their father or father figure in their lives. Gifts are all $5 each. Online payments via Quickcliq or cash on the day will be accepted.

Photos 
We kindly request you to send us a recent digital photograph of you/father figure with your child(ren). 
These photos will be featured during the liturgy to honour and recognise the cherished relationships within our school community. Please upload your photo using the QR code on this post.

💛 Haystack Farm Artwork Competition Winners 💙

We were blown away by the incredible entries in our Haystack Farm Artwork Competition! The creativity, quality and time and care put into each piece made choosing incredibly difficult.

Congratulations to our Top 4: Lana, Ana, Adeline & Zia (collaborative entry), and Lily! Their beautiful artworks will feature as projections during our performance.

We loved so many of the other entries too, so keep an eye out for more student artwork appearing throughout the show and in our program.

Congratulations to all of our talented artists!

What a wonderful few weeks we have had at St Columba’s! 💙💛

Here are some throwback photos to some recent events.

We celebrated innovative thinking at our STEM MAD Internal Showcase.

Students are working hard in concert rehearsals as our concert date approaches soon.

Our Year 1/2 students enjoyed a fantastic day exploring and discovering at Lake Wendouree, while our Year 5/6 students proudly represented our school at Celebrations of Sound at Loreto College Ballarat.

It has been a joy to see our students learning beyond the classroom, building confidence, trying new experiences and making lasting memories. We are so proud of their curiosity, creativity and willingness to get involved.

Thank you to our staff, students and families for making these opportunities possible. We can’t wait to share more highlights from the term!

💛💙💜💚 100 Days Brighter 💚💜💙💛

On Tuesday, our Foundation students celebrated 100 days of school! We are so proud of all they have achieved so far and can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store.

Our Pyjama Day and Hot Chocolate Fundraiser in support of the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal was a tremendous success yesterday, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed to making the day so special.

A heartfelt thank you to Hailey for her outstanding organisation and leadership of the event, and to our wonderful Mini Vinnies leaders, Max and Evelyn, whose enthusiasm and commitment to serving others was evident throughout the day. We also extend our sincere appreciation to Jen Thornton and Emily Wallis who generously gave their time to assist on the day. We thank Alison Thorpe, who worked tirelessly to prepare and serve more than 300 hot chocolates! Your generosity and willingness to serve our school community truly embodied the spirit of Mini Vinnies.

We also want to thank for our delicious cookies and for donating the milk for our hot chocolates. 💙💛

It was wonderful to see so many students and staff embracing the day by coming dressed in their pyjamas. The weather was kind to us for our ‘No Power Hour’, providing the perfect opportunity for students to enjoy outdoor games together, before finishing the day with a whole-school photo of everyone proudly wearing their PJs. 💙💛