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Balmacewen Intermediate School

School Newsletter: May 2022

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tuesday 31st May: National Young Leaders Day.

Monday 30th June - Wednesday 1st June: Room 8 at camp.

Wednesday 1st June - Friday 3rd June: Room 24 at camp.

Monday 6th June: Queen's birthday - no school.

Tuesday 7th - Thursday 9th June: Room 6 at camp.

Tuesday 14th June: Class photographs.

Friday 17th June: Teacher only day.

Monday 20th June: Year 7 vision and hearing testing.

Friday 24th June: Matariki public holiday observed - no school. 

Monday 27th - Friday 29th June: Year 7 Marae trips.

Contents

Message from the Principal

by Andrew Hunter

As you will see in this newsletter, we have been very busy, with class programmes in full swing and winter sports underway.

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Year 7 News

by Lisa Dixon

We have had a very busy start to our term in classrooms and with winter sport getting underway. Classes have been working on ANZAC writing, Reading and ART, as well as starting our new unit - Survivor- for our Term Two PBL - . Read on to find out more and check out some of our work in this Newsletter.

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Year 8 News

by Terry Tarapi

A very warm welcome to our Year 8 Whanau and friends.

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Year 8 Fabrics

by Angela Burden

Our Year 8 classes are busy making design decisions for their aprons.

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Year 8's in the kitchen

by Alex Buttery

The Year 8's have been rediscovering their skills in food technology.

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Video: Kindness Boomerang 2022

Rooms 3, 4 and 26 Boomerang Video.

by Lisa Dixon

Kindness is one of our school values. During our Pink shirt day week activities we planned and filmed our Boomerang video.

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Whānau Hui

by Neil Brew

Karanga mai, karanga mai, Nau mai, Haere mai! We would like to invite you and your whānau to our Whānau Hui.

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Year 8 Podcast PBL

by Paul Kemmett

Our year 8 students created podcasts for their PBL in term one...

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School Council Round-Up

by Rachel Smart

Here is a quick overview of what the School Council have been up so far this year.

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YEAR 7 VISION SCREENING

by Sara Quelch

Please read on for more information...

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Teacher only day - Friday 17th June.

by Sara Quelch

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Sport

by Hannah Cowie

All about winter sports, our PE sessions and having a brand new sports co-ordinator!

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Year 7 Aquarium Trip

by Lisa Dixon

Over the last two weeks the Year 7 students went to the Otago Marine Centre at Portobello. This was a fantastic trip to ignite our unit on the Living World.

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Australian Maths Competition (AMC)

by Sara Quelch

Your child has the opportunity to sit the Australian Maths Competition (AMC) on Thursday 4 August. This the competition has be running for 40 years and covers more than 30 countries.

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Year 7 ANZAC Writing

by Lisa Dixon

As part of our ANZAC unit, classes were working on moment in time memoir writing in the form of a diary entry from Gallipoli. Here are some samples of writing from our Year 7 students and some of the collage Artwork that was completed also.

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“Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!”

by Lisa Dixon

Last Friday, May 20th, our students and staff supported the Pink shirt day and the key messages that are important around being kind and inclusive of others.

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Community Notices

by Sara Quelch

Please find attached PDF's and notices from our community

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