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n z Vision To value diversity and to develop curious, confident and connected learners. PTA Meeting Primary Dates to Diary Tuesday 12 September School Library 7.

1 Tena koutou, Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Fakalofa lahi atu, Bula vinaka, Ciao, Namaste, Al Salaam a alaykum, Ni hao, Merhaba, Konnichiwa, Hola, Annyong hasayo, Greetings Balmoral School Newsletter Te Kura o te Roto a Rangi 19 Brixton Road, Mt Eden Auckland 1024 Phone Fax office@balmoral.school.nz w w w. b a l m o r a l. s c h o o l. n z Vision To value diversity and to develop curious, confident and connected learners. PTA Meeting Primary Dates to Diary Tuesday 12 September School Library 7.30pm Under 40kg Rugby finals Wednesday 13 September Marist Rugby Club BOT Meeting Primary Assembly Farmers Market Arts Festival Exhibition Term 3 Ends Term 4 Begins Hiringa EOTC Tuesday 19 September Friday 22 September 9.15am Friday 22 September 3pm Wednesday 26 September School Hall Friday 29 September 3pm Monday 16 October Tuesday 24 th October 27 th October Balmoral PTA Spring Festival Saturday November 18, 2pm - 6pm Canteen Days Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Tena koutou e te whanau, he mihi nui kia koutou katoa Kia pai to mutunga wiki (Have a good weekend) Next week on Tuesday night we are holding our annual Art Exhibition. The pieces of art will be on display from 5pm Tuesday evening until Thursday afternoon. I hope many of you will join us in celebrating our creative talents at Balmoral.

2 Malcolm Milner Principal (Te Tumuaki) Staffing Changes Judith Knight will be joining our New Entrant Team from the start of Term 4. Most recently Judith has been a Head Teacher of a local kindergarten. Property The school has finally gained possession of the two pre-fabricated classrooms that were brought onto the school fields one year ago. This establishment process has been one of sheer frustration from the Board, staff and children. We can only hope that the process from this point forward is hugely improved. On the main build we still have not had any communication from the Ministry of Education on when our design meetings will restart. We await with baited breath. Balmoral Has Talent It was an exciting and entertaining event yesterday afternoon as some of Balmoral s talent was put on show at the final of Balmoral Has Talent. With contestants from both the Intermediate and the senior primary school, the competition was hot! A truly musical affair, there was dance, song, and bands and acro. We were also entertained by a video of some mean scootering skills. And the winners were 3 rd place Georgi Buckett Y5. Song, Count on Me. 2 nd place Jorja Stevens Y8. Original song, I m Too Young. 1 st place Isla Ross and Anna Hagele Y6. Jazz dance.

4 News From The Primary Kia ora e te Whānau o Te Roto a Rangi Dear Parents, Whānau and Caregivers As usual, it s been a busy term at Balmoral, full of rich learning experiences. I know that our students are excited to share their pieces of art with you next week at our arts celebration evening. Our year 5/6 students are growing in excitement about their trip to Camp Adair next term as are the teachers We wish you all a safe and restful break next week and look forward to all the exciting opportunities that Term 4 will bring. Ngā mihi Katy and the Primary Team Shared Learning from Whetu Whanau Whetu are in the process of creating dance performances around our inquiry journey. We will be performing to whanau in term 4. Keep an eye out for date and time next term. Room 18 s inquiry has been around flight and the forces that create flight. They are lift, drag, weight and thrust. We made some crayon and dye pictures to show our learning.

Observatory Trip Recently Rooms 15 and 29 visited the Auckland Observatory.

We learnt so much about the Universe including the Big Bang, the forming of stars and planets and

One of our favourite parts was the planetarium, where we looked up at the night sky and learnt

6 Observatory Trip Recently Rooms 15 and 29 visited the Auckland Observatory. This was connected to our inquiry learning around space. We learnt so much about the Universe including the Big Bang, the forming of stars and planets and the fact we are all made from star dust! One of our favourite parts was the planetarium, where we looked up at the night sky and learnt about how to find your way by using the stars. It was an amazing trip which has added excitement to our learning and left us wondering about some very big questions like, does space ever end? And will time ever stop?

Room 17 has been inquiring about homelessness and refugees. We did a philosophy session on needs vs wants and discovered all humans need, dry and warm houses to live in.

Boys U40kg Rugby Team Sports news I overlooked the rustling grass, the bright sun reflected off the swirling water, boys running around. We were finally here.

The second game was against Summerland. Final Score: 1-2. The third game was against Koru. Final Score: 1-1.

7 Room 17 has been inquiring about homelessness and refugees. We did a philosophy session on needs vs wants and discovered all humans need, dry and warm houses to live in. We are now in the process of making our house prototypes as part of the technology learning in our inquiry. Boys U40kg Rugby Team Sports news I overlooked the rustling grass, the bright sun reflected off the swirling water, boys running around. We were finally here. Auckland Championships, we had trained hard and had to make a few changes to our team to get to this moment. The first game was against St Kents. Final Score: 0-0. The second game was against Summerland. Final Score: 1-2. The third game was against Koru. Final Score: 1-1. We were set to play against Marist for 5th and 6th, I was really proud of the boys, about 4 minutes into the game,(we were leading 2-1) a referee came onto the field and said Balmoral, you re on field one now I wasn t the only one confused, we had suddenly gone from 5th and 6th to playing off for first and second. They came at us all guns blazing, like a pack of angry wolves, I was taken aback by their aggression, we were more of a technical team. In

8 the end they came out on top 3-0. I couldn't have been a prouder captain. Balmoral s first time ever in the Auckland Champs and we came second! Thank you Lesley for taking us out and all the parents who came to support us, we all had a fantastic day. Written by Tom Jones, Shire 5 On Wednesday, three girls team went out to a Quick Hit cricket tournament at Cornwall Cricket Club. We had two teams of year 5 and 6 girls and one team of year 3 girls. We had a great day with lots of fun and learning new skills. The girls Red team won their pool and got tickets to the Aces games. A big thanks to the parents who came with us and also to Scott from Cornwall Cricket who coached us before the tournament and gave us lots of support. My favourite part was learning new skills and playing bat prison with White Fern Anna Peterson. Brooke Wilson

9 Music Exams On Monday 28th August 2017, N.Z.Modern School Of Music, held its Practical Exams for Piano. Congratulations to Grade 1 Modern Music David Wu - Honours Initial Grade: Rosa Whetter - Distinction Emily Wackrow - Honours Louis Quere - Honours Shannon Hughes - Merit Blake Gargan - Merit Nova Brewerton - Pass

There ll be heaps of food and beverage options on offer.

10 PTA News Arts Festival next week It s our annual arts extravaganza next week don t miss the chance to check out the kids amazing creativity. There ll be heaps of food and beverage options on offer. Eftpos will only be available in the school office, so please bring cash (smaller demoninations preferred).

PTA gifts a massive $55,000! The PTA is handing over a cheque for $55,000 to Bamoral School this week.

We re thrilled to be able to donate so much to the school at this point in the year, with our Spring Festival still to come.

defibrillator. A huge thanks to all parents, caregivers and teachers who ve supported our PTA events. We couldn t do it without you!

11 PTA gifts a massive $55,000! The PTA is handing over a cheque for $55,000 to Bamoral School this week. The massive sum has been raised through events held so far this year including our triathlon, the comedy night, quiz night and our chocolate fundraiser. We re thrilled to be able to donate so much to the school at this point in the year, with our Spring Festival still to come. The $55,000 will be spent on: Library books Musical equipment Robotics gear Equipment for caretakers and a tidy up of the school Developmental play material Chrome books A defibrillator. A huge thanks to all parents, caregivers and teachers who ve supported our PTA events. We couldn t do it without you! Special General Meeting A Special General Meeting is to be held on Monday October 30 at 7.30pm in the school library to vote on proposed changes to the Balmoral School PTA Constitution. Any parent, caregiver, teacher or interested adult associated with the school is welcome to attend and vote. For information on the proposed changes please contact treasurerbalmoralpta@gmail.com We look forward to seeing you there.

The Balmoral Spring Festival needs you! The Balmoral Spring Festival is coming: Saturday November 18, 2pm 6pm. But a festival doesn t happen by itself!

Check out what we need below: We need your clothes, toys, sports gear Have a clear out in the school holidays and bag up your good quality used: Women's clothing Hand

pre-sale evening for our school families and teachers, so lock in Thursday November 16 to secure some of the better quality items.

We need your Lucky Dip items Please donate any small items suitable for the Lucky Dip stall: Unopened nail varnishes Necklaces and bracelets New or unused toys Small

12 The Balmoral Spring Festival needs you! The Balmoral Spring Festival is coming: Saturday November 18, 2pm 6pm. But a festival doesn t happen by itself! We re planning in the background now. Can you help? Check out what we need below: We need your clothes, toys, sports gear Have a clear out in the school holidays and bag up your good quality used: Women's clothing Hand bags Shoes and belts Children's clothing Toys and puzzles (No soft toys or broken items) Sports gear, including bikes and scooters This year we re having a special pre-sale evening for our school families and teachers, so lock in Thursday November 16 to secure some of the better quality items. If you have items you would like to donate but have nowhere to store them, contact Deb Campbell (deb.tonyc@gmail.com) and we can arrange to store them for you. We need your Lucky Dip items Please donate any small items suitable for the Lucky Dip stall: Unopened nail varnishes Necklaces and bracelets New or unused toys Small presents. Drop them off at Room 30. We need knitters Shire 5 are keen for knitters to whip up some cleaning cloths! Contact Lou Garbett if you can help with this or have a craft item you would like to donate for sale. (louisegarbetto@gmail.com) We need beads Room 15 are looking for beads of any shape, size or colour. Please drop off yours in the bins provided in Room 15.

We need bottles We will be collecting for the Lucky Bottle store in Term 4.

keep watering those veges and fruit trees.

We need gazebos We also need some gazebos, ezy-ups or marquees (ideally minimum size 6 x 3 or larger).

We need silent auction prizes We are looking for contacts in the school who might be able to help with an item or

Can you help with securing any of the following: Hotel or travel for a luxury getaway Gym or Fitness classes A Bach Cool

13 We need bottles We will be collecting for the Lucky Bottle store in Term 4. So please keep aside unused bottles of oil, marinades, wine, shampoo, moisturiser, beauty products, bubble bath, anything in a bottle! We need fruit, veges, jams and chutneys Our always popular Farmers Market will be looking to sell your fresh produce so keep watering those veges and fruit trees. And if you are keen to make jams and chutneys, they have lots of jars available for you to fill. We need gazebos We also need some gazebos, ezy-ups or marquees (ideally minimum size 6 x 3 or larger). If you have one at home we can use for the day can you please let us know. We promise it will be treated with respect! We need silent auction prizes We are looking for contacts in the school who might be able to help with an item or service for the Silent Auction. Can you help with securing any of the following: Hotel or travel for a luxury getaway Gym or Fitness classes A Bach Cool homeware items Beauty and/or hair products and services Vouchers for a nice restaurant Food items from a quality food store A signed picture, jersey, ball, bat, shirt, glove, cap from a high-profile athlete. If you can offer anything or provide a contact for us to follow up please let Anna Morton know (anna.morton@xtra.co.nz) Look out for our special Spring Festival Newsletter coming home at the end of this term. It will have loads of tips on how you can support this awesome event.

garage on north facing section in the Balmoral School zone.

14 Community News House for Rent at 31 King Edward Street, Mt Eden. Renovated 4 bedroom, 2-bathroom family home with internal access garage on north facing section in the Balmoral School zone. $1200 per week. Available from 1st October 2017, please contact Karen Kilgour

Vision To value diversity and to develop curious, confident and connected learners. Primary Dates to Diary. Friday 30 March to Tuesday 3 April

Vision To value diversity and to develop curious, confident and connected learners. Primary Dates to Diary. Friday 30 March to Tuesday 3 April Tena koutou, Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Fakalofa lahi atu, Bula vinaka, Ciao, Namaste, Al Salaam a alaykum, Ni hao, Merhaba, Konnichiwa, Hola, Annyong hasayo, Greetings Balmoral School Newsletter Te Kura