End of School 2010

On December 15th Balmoral School closes for the Christmas holidays.

Farewell to all of our wonderful Year Six children, who now move on to intermediate school. Remember to aim high, work hard, and continue being the amazing and unique children you are.

Kia Kaha - Be Strong.

Athletics Day 2010

The Auckland weather treated us well and the Whetu and Hiringa syndicate enjoyed a day in the sun with our annual Athletics day.

There were some fantastic athletes amongst the group, but also most importantly everyone enjoyed themselves.

Check out these great pictures.

Room 18 Drama Term 4

As part of the arts curriculum this term, Room 18 children have been learning about role play. They have learnt about being able to stay in role, creating a believable role and also fitting into a group of other children who are also in role. They have had a theme to follow and have all taken part enthusiastically.

Tony, our student teacher from The University of Auckland has been running this great unit and this photo slide show is a true representation of the children's enjoyment and learning.

Balmoral Art Festival

The amazing art festival ended with a magnificent art show. In these images you will witness the great art produced by creative students and inspiring teachers.

Balmoral Great Day Out

Once again the famous Balmoral school fair is set to rock Auckland with a range of events and activities designed for ultimate fun.

Whether you are old or young there is something for everyone at this years Balmoral Great Day Out to be held on November 13th.

Be there!

Room 18 is currently collecting BBQ themed gifts for the fair. We have a box set up in our room and hope that you can send along any new goods you have to help raise funds for our amazing school. Thanks!

Balmoral Intermediate Japan Trip

14 students, Matt and Mary are now on their way to Japan. What an amazing experience for everyone involved.

If you are interested in keeping up to date, following and commenting on their journey then check out this site.

BALMORAL JAPAN 2010

Explorers and Pioneers

As part of our Rich Task and Reading learning, we have been finding out about many interesting and inspiring explorers and pioneers from the past.

For this task you are to find out about someone you have not studied in class, and write out what you found interesting about them.

Answer these questions as part of your learning:

- What personal characteristics did/do they possess? Eg: determined because ... enthusiastic because ... and so on.

- How has what they did in the past changed the present?

- How do you think what they achieved will impact on the future?