News

Keep up to date with the latest news and events from Balmacewen. 

 

What's cooking with the Year 8's?

Group C have now started their term in the Foods room. 

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

What's hot in the Kitchen with the Year 7's?

Term 3 sees a new unit with the Year 7 groups. We are focusing on modifying recipes with our own choices of flavours and textures.

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

Year 8 News

Wow. We are now 4 weeks into the term already! Time is certainly flying by. Read on to see what we have been up to. 

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

Room 4's Ecosanctuary Visit

On Monday the 14th of August Room 4 were lucky enough to visit the Orokonui Ecosanctuary as part of our 'Impact' unit. What a great day out with some amazing native wildlife on display. 

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

EPro8 Engineering Success

In an exciting final, Balmacewen Intermediate's Try-Bal Warriors became the Otago champions.

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

Balmacewen Football

Camaraderie, hard work and positivity continue to pay off for Balmacewen, as they maintain their winning streak. 

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

Room 23's Rippa Rugby Rendezvous

Balmac Storm back in business... 

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

Fitness, Food, Focus Rotations

In the first two weeks of this term Room’s 5, 6 and 26 have been doing fitness as part of the FFF rotations (Fitness, Food, Focus). It has been great fun to do.

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

Netball 2017 comes to an end.

The end of the netball season has arrived.

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2017

Year 7 Term 3 news 

Read on to find out what has been happening in the Year 7 team.

Posted: Wednesday August 16, 2017

O'MAthalon

Results are in from the O'Mathalon.... 

Posted: Tuesday August 15, 2017

Ellis Park Softball Registration Day 2017/2018 Season

Old and new players are welcome. Sunday 3rd of September 3pm - 5pm at Ellis Park Clubrooms. Any questions call Debi 027 878 9495

Posted: Tuesday August 15, 2017

Orokonui Eco-Sanctuary Visit

Today we had a fantastic day at the Eco-Sanctuary as part of our Impact topic. 

Posted: Tuesday August 15, 2017

Extra Poetry Competition success for Shima Jack.

Shima has managed to win not only first place but also second place in this competition. 

Posted: Saturday August 12, 2017

Published success for Lily Knox!

Lily's work has been selected from over 1000 entries to be published in the Toitoi journal. Toitoi is a quarterly journal of writing and art by New Zealand children, ages 5–13.

Posted: Saturday August 12, 2017

Tui

By Amber Pringle

Posted: Saturday August 12, 2017

CAMLAB - Term Three

Today Room 7 headed off to the CAMLAB to have a go at some activities and new skills that we could use this term in our IMPACT topic to present and share our new learning.

Posted: Wednesday August 9, 2017

Making & Creating in the CAMLAB

On Thursday morning Room 8 spent time in the CAMLAB exploring all of the wonderful activity stations and giving lots of new things a go.

Posted: Wednesday August 2, 2017

Southland Sports Exchange

Yesterday 100 Balmacewen students travelled down to Invercargill for our annual winter sports exchange with Southland Boys and Girls High School. 

Posted: Wednesday August 2, 2017

  SCIENCE FAIR

Automatic bowling machines, fidget spinners, fresh mushrooms, tempering chocolate, recycling and fitness and education. These are some of the topics cover in Room 5 Science Fair projects last term.

Posted: Tuesday August 1, 2017