Daily Notices

General Notices

Are you a senior student interested in ethics?

Would you like to debate the morality of lab-grown meat, whether it’s good to gossip, or if it’s okay to break a strike? Then the Senior School Ethics Olympiad is for you!

This competition is open to students age 15-18. During the competition, as part of a team, you will debate the ethics of a wide range of relevant issues. This is a great opportunity to develop your thinking skills, your ability to present an argument, and your own understanding of the world around you!

Message Ms Jackson for more details. There will be a meeting at lunchtime in P10 during Week 4 for interested students.

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If you have any questions, please contact Salote Vaitohi via. Teams. 

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Lost Property

Those with NAMED UNIFORM that been misplaced this term, should check the Lost Property Table to collect their belongings.  They can find the table in the Quad tomorrow from the beginning of the day until 2 pm and items will be placed in alphabetical order by surname.

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If you are 14 or over, you can start working towards the Duke of Edinburgh Award!

This is an internationally recognised programme giving you the chance to develop skills, get physically active, give back and experience adventure.

To find out more, join the Duke of Edinburgh Team using the following code: kc5sir0 or link: Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award | General | Microsoft Teams.

If you have any questions regarding the award or need some help setting things up, please come to the Monday morning tea meetings in K1 or contact Mr. Mann or Mrs. Bondett.

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Tutor teachers please tell your year 7 students to go to the dental van in pairs please. Subject teachers will organise this.

Subject teachers- nurse Amanda has emailed you all regarding times when students need to attend the dental van

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Clubs and Committees Expo is on at lunch along with Cohort Chaos. Get amongst it and have some fun. 

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Overdue Library books and textbooks

Please check your school email for overdue notices. Books and textbooks borrowed last year are now overdue and should be returned to the Library. Overdue notices will also be sent home.

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Are you a keen maths student in Year 12 or 13? Are you looking for an opportunity to extend yourself beyond the Year 13 maths curriculum?

Sign up now for MATH198, an online course offered by the University of Canterbury. Please speak to Ms Jackson, or send her a message on Teams for more details.

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“Writers’ Club 2026 will start this week. If you want to sharpen your writing skills and rub shoulders with others of the write mind, come to Room 13 at lunchtime on Tuesday next week.”

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Chess Club meet each Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes in G14

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Sheilah Winn Shakespeare festival 

Reminder - Sheilah Winn practices are Tuesdays after school in C11. Newbies welcome Week 3 and Week 4 after that we will close it off.

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Scholarship English will run every Thursday lunch from Week 3 in C11. Please email or chat Mrs Barr if you wish to be added to the team. All Year 12/13 keen English students are welcome. 

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Cultural Notices

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DEBATING 2026

Are you the next Seb Heine-Sheldrake? Or do you just enjoy arguing and need a safer place to do it than with your parents or your teachers? Then maybe debating is the activity for you. There will be a stall with more information on Clubs and Committees Day, Wednesday 11th February, but if you already know you’re keen you shouldn’t wait, sign up now.

1) Year 7 and 8

Debating Club runs on Mondays at lunchtime before Tutor Time/House Meeting. We meet at 1.30, so you have the first fifteen minutes of lunchtime to quickly eat your lunch, then you need to get to MK1 (the classroom on the ground floor of McKinnon) promptly so we can get started.

No experience needed, the senior debaters will teach you everything you need to know. Very friendly, low pressure environment to have a go debating for the first time.

Sign up by completing the form here: https://forms.gle/u8cejPCWXvyKJorj7

2) Year 9 and 10

Inter-school debating is on Wednesday afternoons after school. No experience needed, but you do need to be well organised and pay attention to the Notices so that you get all the information you need from your coach/manager.

If you have quite a bit of debating experience, and are very confident, you can try out for Junior Premier, the top ranked MS team. They debate on Tuesdays after school.

Sign up by completing the form here: https://forms.gle/5ndDD7zwKe5eMcKy7

3) Year 11 to 13

Inter-school debating is on Thursday afternoons after school. Places are limited so be sure you can commit.

Sign up by completing the form here: https://forms.gle/Uphj28UMrCDdL6Zr7

4) Moot Must Stand (Saturday Tournament)

Since we missed doing this in T4 last year we’re doing it now to launch the year. Grab a partner (teams of two) and sign up. Saturday 14th February in McKinnon and Knights. Details are in the form, or you can ask Ms Pap or James Blackmore or Ben Coull for more information. Because this is a rescheduled event it’s open to Year 9, Year 10, and Year 11, and will double up as trials and team organisation. The main event will run in T4 as normal, and will be for Years 7, 8, 9, and 10 as usual.

Sign up by completing the form here: https://forms.gle/vgmyfkSus8X5JSSg7

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Instrument and voice lessons can be registered for through this link: https://www.scotscollege.school.nz/itinerant-music-lessons

Once you have signed up, the music tutor receives an email and you will be contacted regarding the timing of the lesson. If nothing is heard after 2 days, please message Mr Patterson.

 

Music Groups, particularly the all-accepting choirs of Kotahitanga Choir (yrs7-8) and Strathmore Singers (yrs9-13), can be registered for through this link: https://www.scotscollege.school.nz/life-at-scots/arts-cultural-activities

Once you have registered, an email will be sent regarding first rehearsals and schedules for the year.

Any question, please send students along to chat with Mr Paterson MR1 or message me through Teams.

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