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Balmacewen Intermediate School

School Newsletter: November 2022

IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday 28th November: Room 23 class day out.

Tuesday 29th November: Orchestra performance with Kaikorai school.

Wednesday 30th November: Room's 7 and 24 class day out.

Thursday 1st December: Room's 5 and 13 class day out.

Monday 5th December: Room's 14 and 22 class days out.

Tuesday 6th December: Orientation afternoon for 2023 year 7 students. Room's 6 and 8 class day out.

Friday 9th December: Tabloid sports - whole school.

Monday 12th December: Final Assembly/Prize giving 6pm at Regent Theatre.

Tuesday 13th December: Poroporoaki, Reunion games, Year 8 social.  Reports come home.

Wednesday 14th December: School finishes at 12.15pm.

Wednesday 1st February: First day of school for 2023.

Contents

Message from the Principal

by Andrew Hunter

There is much to recognise and celebrate as we come to the end of the year!

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Year 7 News

by Lisa Dixon

We are nearing the end of the year and over the last few weeks our classes have continued to work hard both in and outside of the classroom with events and activities. Check out this newsletter for updates on Long Beach, Ballet, Speeches, Production and sports days!

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Year 8 News.

by Terry Tarapi

The Year 8 Staff would like to take this opportunity to thank the families and friends of our students for the support you have provided during the 2022 school year.

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Sassenachs Rugby 7s Tournament

by Sara Quelch

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Thank you and well done!

by Charlotte Cooper

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Otago Primary/Intermediate Triathlon

by Sara Quelch

On Thursday 10th November we had a team of 11 students compete down in the Otago Primary and Intermediate Schools Triathlon Championships in Owaka.

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Year 7 Foods

by Alex Buttery

Foods in the second half of the year has focused on changing up the recipe to suit different stakeholders as well as ourselves.

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Year 8 Pies

by Alex Buttery

The final pies of the year have been made with the Year 8's.

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Otago Primary/Intermediate School Swimming Championships

by Sara Quelch

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Room 24 Pallet Upcycling Projects

by Richard Olsen

Room 24 focused their PBL efforts on reusing materials that are going to end up in landfill. We upcycled old wooden pallets into a range of different items. Check them out!

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Otago Athletics

by Hannah Cowie

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Kings Invitational Touch Tournament

by Rachel Smart

Tornadoes Touch Team in devastating form!

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School Speech Finals

by Lisa Dixon

This term all classes have written and presented speeches as part of our literacy programme. We were impressed with the diverse range of topics that engaged our students and the way they presented to their classes.

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Year 7 Ballet Session

by Lisa Dixon

During Week 3 all Year 7 classes were privileged to have a Ballet lesson with Jamie, an educator/dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. This was a fantastic session to tie in with our Term Four topic - pARTicipate - with our focus on the ARTS.

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South Island Water polo

by Lisa Dixon

Earlier this term we entered a team in the South Island Water polo Intermediate tournament here in Dunedin.

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Year 8 Stationery

by Sara Quelch

Please find below the stationery requirements for year 8 2023...

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YEAR 7 STATIONERY LIST - 2023

by Sara Quelch

Please find attached a PDF of the stationery requirements for year 7 students for the 2023 school year.

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SCHOOL UNIFORM

by Sara Quelch

Read on for the details on school uniforms and where to purchase them.

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2023 SCHOOL TIMES AND DATES

by Sara Quelch

The school calendar is available on our school website. You can also check the daily notices for our students from our web page.

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Community notices:

by Sara Quelch

Please see attached notices and images for community courses, holiday programmes, events etc.

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