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UNIFORM

by Sara Quelch

Please ensure ALL of your child's uniform is named. We have a number of pupils who have misplaced their uniform, but if it is not named it is almost impossible to return it to the rightful owner.

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Ukulele & Orchestra Workshop

by Deb Tasi-Cordtz

It was lovely to welcome some year 3, 4 & 5 students from Kaikorai Primary School today.

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ROBOCUP

by Alex Buttery

Balmacewen had a group of enthusiastic students competeting at the Otago Robocup last weekend.

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Room 9's science fair success.

by Anna Garthwaite

What a lot of hard work and scientific learning has been happening this term!

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Our Fabulous Cake Creations

by Alex Buttery

The G&T class have been busy working on cake decorating over the past 5 weeks...

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PACIFIC ISLAND PERFORMANCE GROUP

by Deb Tasi-Cordtz

We have an ethusastic group of 32 students preparing for the Polyfest later in September.

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Contemporary Hei Tiki

by Mary Brady

Created by Year 7 artists  morphed a traditional Hei Tiki with  unexpected ideas to create contemporary works.  Students focused on putting into practice the painting techniques they had learnt.  We hope you'll enjoy their exhibition. 

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Houses for Artists

by Mary Brady

Year 8 students completed their term's work this week.  Their projects showcase their ideas, skills and creativity.  As learners they have aimed high and persevered, problem solved, paid attention to detail and been willing to grow. 

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Final Cushion rotation for 2017

by Penny Riley

The last rotation of Year 7 students are completing their cushions this week and will be bringing home their masterpiece for the holidays :)

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Year 8 and Term 2 in Fabrics

by Penny Riley

Phone cases, fabric houses, pencil cases, drawstring bags and screen printing and camps!

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Berwick Camp 2017 - Room 8

by Harriet Kinnaird

Room 8 survived Berwick Camp! We had a fantastic time in the rain, snow and sunshine. Here's some of our 'Moment In Time' writing about our memories from camp. 

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Balmacewen success at the Extra Spelling quiz.

by Anna Garthwaite

Well done Ella, Elizabeth and Charlotte!

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Futsal begins in Room 26

by Deb Tasi-Cordtz

This week we began our Futsal sessions.

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Kickstart Golfers 

by Sophie Napper

Friday saw the start of Round 2 of Kickstart Golf.

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Room 6 trip to the Art Gallery

by Beth Downie

Room 6 celebrated Matariki by a trip to the Art Gallery 

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Rooms 15, 23 &24's Perfect Pies

by Alex Buttery

The students made their designer pies last week.

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The Basketball Season is Here

by Richard Olsen

The basketball season is now underway with round 2 games taking place at the Edgar Centre on Monday night.

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Lily (Secretary) and Michael (Treasurer) 2017. Absent - Sophie C (Chairperson)

School Council Update

by Rachel Smart

New roles have been announced and fundraising is underway.

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Lighting up the Lab!

by Lisa Dixon

On Tuesday Room 7 were lucky enough to head down to Otago Boys High School to have a sizzling science lesson in the lab with HOD teacher Mr Tim Ashdown!

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Scribbling Machines

by Lauren Roney

Room 2 had a great afternoon exploring variables in science using scribbling machines.  A number of groups had to persevere and problem solve but everyone got there in the end!

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Students Proud and Motivated

by Mark Henderson

Students have pushed themselves to finish excellent projects and are proud of their results.

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CAM LAB with Miss Dick

by Rowan Cooke

The other day we went to CAMLAB. Miss Dick set us a challenge - to make the ultimate school bag!

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Room 9 begins learning the marimba.

by Anna Garthwaite

We have begun learning to create music using percussion instruments such as marimba. It was a great start with focused learning and creating some lovely music.  

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Room 3's Animal Creations

by Sophie Napper

Check out the pictures of Room 3's Term 1 ASPIRE Projects. The goal was to create an animal that has the adaptations to be able to survive in a chosen habitat.

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Otago Triathlon Championships

by Penny Riley

Balmac Superstars in Cromwell

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Keeping in Touch

by Alex Buttery

Over the term we have had 11 teams compete at the Oval Junior Competition on a Thursday.

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The Zoo is Open!

by Lisa Dixon

After a busy week at camp Room 7 had a frantic week to pull together all of their planning and ideas to make their models and presentations for their Term One Inquiry - the Balmac Zoo.

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Southland Summer Sports Exchange

by Lauren Roney

Last week Balmacewen hosted Southland Boys and Southland Girls High Schools in our annual summer sports exchange.  

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Kids Lit Quiz team get 3rd place

by Sara Quelch

Congratulations to our Kids lit team who competed in the annual kids lit competition at Dunedin North Intermediate on Wednesday.

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Winter sports at Balmacewen Intermediate School

by Sara Quelch

There are a number of winter sports available for students at Balmacewen Intermediate. Read on for details...

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Balmacewen Girls Cricket

by Lauren Roney

Our girls cricket team have had a very successful term  playing in the NZ Shield Competition.

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League

by Alex Buttery

Balmacewen entered a team in the Otago League Carnival on Friday March 17th

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2017 House Captains Named

by Sophie Napper

Check out the House Captains for 2017.

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Room 14's Aquarium Visit

by Terry Tarapi

The igniter session at the Portobello Aquarium was a marvellous learning experience.

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