News

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

 

Year 7 Art Gallery Trip

A number of Year 7 students were lucky enough to take part in an extension opportunity at the Art Gallery. Level 2 restrictions meant that our whole class sessions were unable to go ahead, but four groups of students all had a workshop with John Neumegen.

Posted: Sunday September 6, 2020

YEAR 7 STATIONERY LIST FOR 2021

Please find attached a PDF of the stationery requirements for year 7 students for the 2021 school year.

Posted: Sunday September 6, 2020

2021 SCHOOL TIMES AND DATES

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

Posted: Sunday September 6, 2020

SCHOOL UNIFORM

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

Posted: Saturday September 5, 2020

MEET THE TEACHER EVENING 2021

Posted: Saturday September 5, 2020

School accounts.

Please read on for important information regarding school accounts...

Posted: Saturday September 5, 2020

Student Council...

The student council have a couple of whole school events coming up. A mufti day and 'Warm up Wednesday.' Read on for more information...

Posted: Friday August 21, 2020

Community notices, events etc.

Community notices attached

Posted: Friday August 21, 2020

Year 8 Technology Reports are coming home tonight...

The Year 8 Technology books from their last class are coming home with your child tonight. Inside their book is their Report. Please have a look for it.

Posted: Friday August 21, 2020

Message from the Principal

We are half way through Term 3, time flies when you're having fun!

Posted: Thursday August 20, 2020

Cushions, cushions, cushions!!

This week our last Year 7 Syndicate classes have finished in Fabrics.

Posted: Thursday August 20, 2020

TECHNOLOGY is all about meeting a NEED!

The global pandemic has provided a meaningful learning opportunity for all of our students in the Fabrics room.

Posted: Thursday August 20, 2020

Year 8 Screen Prints

This is often a highlight of our Year 8 Fabrics programme.

Posted: Thursday August 20, 2020

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

The final group of Year 7 students have completed their first unit in Foods Technology.

Posted: Thursday August 20, 2020

Year 7 Literacy

This term our Year 7 classes have started the term with a Poetry creative writing unit. Here are some samples of our poems - the first "If I were a storm" based on a poem by Katie Boom, emotion poems based on the senses and the rollercoaster of emotions at puberty and some classes also completed Metaphor poems - based on Iain Sharpe's - I am. Our Year 7's have also been reading picture books during our library sessions as part of our Oral language programme.

Posted: Thursday August 20, 2020

Year 8 News

Kiaora families and friends

Posted: Thursday August 20, 2020

Term Three Year 7 News

It has been a very busy few weeks in our Year 7 classes with the main topic of conversation being around Puberty and the changes it brings!

Posted: Wednesday August 19, 2020

Netball at the Edgar Centre

Attention all netball parents and caregivers. Some important information below.

Posted: Tuesday August 18, 2020

Sports exchange postponed until further notice.

Unfortunately the sports exchange planned for Wednesday 19th August with John McGlashan College and Columba College has been postponed until further notice.

Posted: Monday August 17, 2020

Hockey is still on for most teams this afternoon - COVID level 2 reminders

The Green team has been defaulted to this afternoon. However, all the other team's games are still on. IMPORTANT: Players and spectators need to be aware of the COVID level 2 guidelines that are included again below...

Posted: Friday August 14, 2020