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Balmacewen Intermediate School

School Newsletter - March 2022

IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday 14th - Wednesday 16th March: Parent/Teacher interviews (please see article.)

Thursday 17th March: Year 7 vision screening is now POSTPONED until term 2.

Monday 21st March: Otago Anniversary Day - no school.

Tuesday 22nd March: Teacher only day.

Thursday 14th April: Last day of Term 1.

Friday 15th April: Good Friday - no school.

Contents

Gratitiude and optimism

by Andrew Hunter

School is as busy and enjoyable as always thanks to the great attitude of our staff and students!

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Year 8 News

by Terry Tarapi

We extend a very warm welcome to our Year 8 Whanau.

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Year 7 News

by Lisa Dixon

It has been a fantastic start to the year for our new Year 7 students. We have been very impressed with how quickly they have settled into their new classes, the change in expectations and how they have transitioned into our school.

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Scape and Bird

by Mary Brady

Year 8 art students have been creating exciting paintings inspired by scapes and birds that are meaningful to them.

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Touch

by Alex Buttery

We have 7 teams playing at the Kensington Oval at the Metro Junior Competition this term.

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Year 8 Fabrics

by Angela Burden

The Fabrics room has been a productive one! One group has completed their first outcome in Fabrics - The Bag. The other 2 classes are Screen Printing onto Aprons and they are getting very close to finishing.

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Cooking with the Year 8's

by Alex Buttery

The year 8's have been working through a variety of recipes in preparation for making their own pies.

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Year 7 Fabrics

by Angela Burden

Cushions are designed to add comfort and decorate a space. Our first rotation of Year 7 students are well on the way to completing their first outcome in Technology.

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Y7's are in the kitchen

by Alex Buttery

A great start to year in Food Technology.

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Home learning due to COVID 19 isolation.

by Sara Quelch

If your child is having to isolate due to covid 19 we have some online options available for their learning needs.

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Womens Cricket world cup

by Bella James

On Tuesday we had a Cricket 4 good session with Otago Cricket and a Zoom with the England womens Cricket team

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HPV notice reminder.

by Sara Quelch

Year 8 Students/Parents

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Community Notices:

by Sara Quelch

Please see community notices attached:

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