Daily Notices

General Notices

 

 

Te Ao Haka

Practice today

1.30pm

DR1

Kāhui Raukura (Scots kapa haka)

Practice today

1.30pm

DR1

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Non- Uniform Day Wednesday 18th March. Fund raiser for Link and Laugh as part of our Te Marama Toi Week. 

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RE Scholarship (Y12 & 13) – if you’re interested in exploring this year’s very pertinent topic (religious or spiritual traditions & war), come along to C12 on Tuesday lunchtimes.  This topic is ideal for any student keen to expand their critical thinking skills and widen their social & historical knowledge and understanding.

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Y12 Raglan EOTC flax weaving – come & find Mrs Eaves in C12 to pick up your flax weaving from the Raglan camp.  I have a bag full of your lovely creations from our visit to the marae that are looking for a home.

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Global Essay Competition - Judged by Oxford and Cambridge Faculty

The Lumiere Scholars Essay Award is an international essay competition open to high school students (grades 9 to 12) worldwide. 6 winners (1 Gold, 2 Silvers, 3 Bronzes) will share more than $11,000 in cash prizes and scholarships. Prompts are contributed by professors from Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Brown, and Dartmouth.

The submission deadline is April 26, 2026. Here's the competition's website.

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It’s not too late to sign up for the 1Human Race! Enter with the link below and click on the sign-up button on the top, select fundraise as an individual, select yes for join team or organisation, type in Scots, and from there enter in your details. An important cause and we are trying to get Scots over that milestone for donations and kilometres!

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YEAR 8 STUDENTS – Leadership Opportunity

If you are a Year 8 student and you are interested in being part of our School Traffic Safety Team monitoring the crossing on Monorgan Road in the afternoons, please fill out the form below:

Year 8 Scots College School Traffic Safety Team (JS Crossing) Application – Fill out form

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Call for Science Journalists!

Are you interested in new and amazing discoveries?

Do you keep up with the Science news?

Are you an engaging writer, or creative poster-maker?

Want to share with others?

Mr Robert Hunt (Y8) and Dr Manighetti are starting a ‘Science News’ feature on our noticeboards, and potentially for inclusion in some of our Scots social media. If you would like to contribute a story (or stories) about advances in Science for our new feature (or have other ideas that fit the general theme), please come to a meeting on Friday 6th March at morning tea (10.45) in room G4. We welcome all ages and areas of scientific interest!

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What to help in chapel? Leading prayers or readings. Is there something you want us to pray about? You can have input here THE CHAPEL LINK

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Scots College SDG Board of Governors

Interested in applying for the Scots College SDG Board of Governors for the MS Challenge?

Scots College-SDG Board of Governors Application  – Fill out form

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Year 7 students Vaccination consent forms.

Can parents of Year 7 students please check your childs school bag/sports bag/uniform pockets for the School-Based immunisation Programme Consent Form (if you haven’t already completed and returned it to school). These forms need to be completed, signed and back to school by Friday 6th March 2026.

If you require a form these can be obtained at the school health clinic.

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Are you passionate about global politics and diplomacy? Do you enjoy debating and building opinions with your peers? Would you like to get together with students from all over the Wellington region to discuss global issues? Then the Wellington Model United Nations (WMUN) is the event for you! Sign up and enjoy two action-packed days of debating, workshopping, and much more!

Event Details: 

Registrations close on the 14th of March

🗓️ Event Timing : 28th March 2026, 8.30am-5pm - 29th March 2026, 8.30am-5pm 

🏫 Venue: Pipitea, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

💵 Cost: $75

Apply online at Wellington Model United Nations 2026 Delegate Registrations | UN Youth NZ, or send Ms Jackson a message on Teams for further information.

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Building to start this week. Please be very careful around the driveway and field. Hoardings are going up this week so you need to be very mindful of where you can walk. 

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One on One tutoring? Please fill out this form to get some help. Nina will be talking about this in assembly next week. 

One-on-one Tutoring – Fill out form

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

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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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Cultural Notices

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Please pop in for DANCE MADE NZ

This Friday Drama rooms 

Come in clothes you can move in 

3.45-5

Do not need to have signed up 

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Y 7-8 Debating

Remember to come to Debating Club in MK1 at 1.30 every Monday. Bring a pen and paper and be on time. We will start by learning how to debate and then have some friendly debates.

Y9-10 Debating

You should all know what team you are in and who your coach is by now. Check your Teams messages if not. If you think you have been missed out, send Ms Pap a Teams message immediately.

Y11-13 Debating

Your coaches will be in touch very soon. First round is next week.

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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.

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