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The Green Team's plant stall raised nearly $1000 at our recent Centenary Fete thanks to the wonderful plant donations received from parents and Bunnings.

The stall featured everything from edi...
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Last Friday was Ride to School Day.

St Columba's families celebrated by leaving the car at home and riding or walking to school. 

On the way they did their bit for the sea by picking up ...
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In October 2018, St Columba's was reviewed by a representative from Sustainability Victoria and awarded its fifth star for Sustainability Certification. This means that our school is now a 5 ...
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On Friday 29 March, our 3/4 teacher and sustainability leader, Chantel Munoz, and Green Team parent, Samantha Smith,  headed to the zoo and presented on our STEAM Clean the Bay project at the S...
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On Friday, the lovely Lauren from Port Melbourne Bunnings joined a bunch of our fabulous Green Team parents to sow the first seeds for our kitchen garden.

Our idea is to create and grow a vibrant ...
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Lady Forster Kinder Visit

St Columba's Year 6 Sustainability Team recently visited the wonderful local Lady Forster Kindergarten on Elwood Beach. They took the kinder children on a nature walk...
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On Thursday we rolled out the green carpet and welcomed the Keep Victoria Beautiful judge to assess our entry into the 2019 Sustainable Cities Awards.

We entered the Awards last term for our excit...
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Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who assisted with planting our garden at the end of Term 1.   The garden beds are looking flush with growing veggies and herbs! The students cannot...
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St Columba's Primary students are pumping up their tyres and polishing their helmets in preparation for National Ride2School Day, being held on Friday 23 March.

The Day is part of a nationwide...
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By Gab and Jude 3/4M

We had a visit on Thursday from Sharron from the Port Phillip Eco Centre who talked to us about Sustainability.

We brainstormed on the board how we are and can be sustainable ...
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Drum roll... St Columba's has been nominated as a School of the Year finalist in the 2019 ResourceSmart School Awards!

The Awards recognise and reward the outstanding sustainability efforts of...
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St Columba's single sustainability star on our front gate will soon be joined by two new friends. ResourceSmart Schools has awarded us two new stars in recognition of our energy and waste progr...
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By Francis - 3/4

This year the 3/4 students will be our school's EcoWarriors.

What does this mean? It means we will be leaders in looking after the environment, teaching others how to car...
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By Nicole and Kaitlyn

On Saturday 20th February some families from St Columba's participated in Love Our Street 3184. Love Our Street is an initiative to help keep our streets clean and ti...
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"You may have noticed the new addition to our school gate - a shiny star! No we are not getting in early with our Christmas decorating - St Columba's received it from ResourceSmart Schoo...
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