School newsletter: February 2025

In this issue

IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday 3rd March - Wednesday 5th March: Room's 13 and 14 at Camp Waihola.

Wednesday 5th March - Friday 7th March: Room's 7 and 8 at camp Waihola.

Tuesday 4th - Friday 7th March: Room 24 at Berwick camp.

Monday 17th - Wednesday 19th March: Parent/teacher interviews (see article below for link.)

Monday 24th - Friday 28th March: Yr 7 swimming.

Wednesday 26th March: Year 7 vision screening.

Tuesday 1st April: School swimming sports.

Friday 11th April: last day of term 1.

Please see our school calendar for more dates.

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Angela Burden

Year 8 Fabrics

Designing for our stakeholder

Bella James

Sport Is Off To A Flyer

Sara Quelch

Music lessons

Andrew Hunter

Message from the Principal

Building on a great start to the year!

Terry Tarapi

Year 8 News

A warm welcome to all Whānau and friends of our Year 8 community. Here is our latest news.

Angela Burden

Year 7 Fabrics

Our Year 7 ākonga are well under way in our Fabrics classroom.

Alex Buttery

Year 7 Foods

The first group of Year 7 students have nearly finished their first rotation in Foods

Sara Quelch

March Mega Math Month

For the month of March, we are having a major school wide push on times tables.

Lisa Dixon

Year 7 News

It has been an excellent start to the year as our new Year 7 students settle into their new school and classrooms. We have been very impressed with our classes and how they have stepped up to the change in routines, expectations and self responsibility.

Bella James

Koru Games - September 2025

Student interest in participating at the Koru games held in Christchurch in September.

Sara Quelch

Vision screening - Year 7 students and new year 8 students

Consent information YEAR SEVEN VISION SCREENING

Sara Quelch

HPV Reminder - Year 8 only

Nicola Ellis - Public Health Nurse to visit the school on Monday (17th) morning to present an educational overview about HPV to the Year 8 students and distribute the consent forms for the National HPV Vaccination programme.

Andrew Hunter

Message from the Principal

Building on a great start to the year!

Sara Quelch

E tū Kia maia Pērā te kuaka - Art work by Bobbie Rushton

This artwork was created and donated by Bobbie Rushton to our school last year. It is a heartfelt tribute to The Balmac Way, a living philosophy that guides the school community and its students.