News

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

 

Mandarin with Miss Yu

This term we have been lucky enough to have Miss Yu come join Room 11 every Monday to take us for Mandarin lessons.

Posted: Saturday April 9, 2016

Room 5 & 11 Camp Waihola

With the weather in our favour, we had an action-packed week down at the Christian Youth Camp in Waihola.

Posted: Saturday April 9, 2016

Week 11, Term 1

It's hard to believe that we are at the end of term 1 already!!!  It has been an action packed term, with so much on offer.

Posted: Thursday April 7, 2016

Report writing at its finest! 

Room 8 has been busy working on the art of report writing throughout the term. We have written a range of different reports on various animals from around the world. Mridula produced a fantastic piece on the infamous Skunk! Enjoy.  

Posted: Wednesday April 6, 2016

Under the Moon 

By Jim Henderson - Room 2 

Posted: Tuesday April 5, 2016

Aiming High

Marshmallows, toothpicks, 3, 2, 1...Go.

Posted: Tuesday April 5, 2016

Spiral decimal discovery

Students explored their ideas about decimals today.

Posted: Tuesday April 5, 2016

Thanks Nao.

Room 9 was very lucky to have Nao join us for 3 days.

Posted: Tuesday April 5, 2016

Room 9 learning fine futsal moves.

Room 9 have been working on their futsal skills with Futsal South.

Posted: Tuesday April 5, 2016

Writing a Recount - Point of View

After watching a series of short clips from the perspective of a GoPro camera, students were asked to recount the experience as if it was themselves. By Bill, Taylor and Blake.

Posted: Tuesday April 5, 2016

Recounts!!!!!!

Check out a couple of our camp recounts written last month.  Sounds like lots of fun and excitement was had by all.

Posted: Monday April 4, 2016

We all have our ASPIRE term 1 topics sorted, now we need to follow through and complete these.

I am really looking forward to see all your ASPIRE units once completed.  We are currently up to the Accumulate and Sort stage.  Where we gather all our information, sort through what we need, what we don't and have a look to see if we are answering the question.

Posted: Sunday April 3, 2016

Otago Triathlon 

The inaugural Otago Triathlon was held in Cromwell on Thursday 31st March.

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

Afterschool art classes 

For Young Artists children 6-13, who love to paint, draw and sculpt.

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

Robotics and Coding these school holidays.

There are robotics and coding courses being held in the Computer Science Department these holidays for years 7 - 13 students.

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

Kelly Sports Holiday Programme

For more information please click on the attached PDF below

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

WOMENS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HOME GAME 

Come along & support our very own Otago Oceana Gold Rush Womens Team vs the Alloyford Canterbury Wildcats

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

School holiday activities at Dunedin Public Libraries

• For gamers: • For Doctor Who fans. Rock Plus for budding singers

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

LOVE LEARNING Tutoring * Guidance * Support

Love Learning is a newly established education service specifically for Year 0 - 8 students.

Posted: Friday April 1, 2016

Coding in Room 9.

Room 9 begins coding and exploring the complexities and fun of coding.

Posted: Thursday March 31, 2016