Term 3 Parent Interview Notice

Students should have come home with a notice outlining interview times for the start of next term, here is a copy of the note just incase it is still in the bottom of a school bag!!

27TH June 2008

Dear Parents/Caregivers

An important part of our reporting programme is the mid-year parent teacher interviews. This is an opportunity for you and your child’s teacher to discuss the progress and achievement of your child and to further home /school communication.

Interviews are at the following times:
Tuesday 22 July – 1.30pm - 5.30 p.m.
Wednesday 23 July – 3.15 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Thursday 24 July – 9.00am-10.15am and 3.15 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

Please complete the form below and return it to your child’s teacher as soon as possible. Your child will bring home the attached confirmation slip with your interview time. If none of the above times are suitable, please contact the school.

Well Done to Our Award Winners!!!

These People won school awards for their Science Fair Projects today...

Joel Smith - Best year seven project - well done Joel!!!

Award Winning Projects

William Pelet

Meg McKay

Will Davidson

Highly Commended

Alex Phillips

Gemma Lowden

Paddy Ou

Jessie Sims

Gabby Norton-Poole

Class Effort Awards

Meg McKay

Gabby Norton-Poole

Some Science Fair Projects

Science Fair is Here!!!!

Well it is great to see so many wonderful science fair investigations arriving at school today. We have begun our presentations to the class and there are some wonderful projects that people have been working hard on as part of homework over the last 7-8 weeks.

Science Fair Projects will be on display in the hall for viewing from Wednesday this week. You are more than welcome to com ealong and view these from 3.00pm - 7.00pm on Wednesday and 3.00pm through till 7.00pm on Thursday and on Friday morning up until 10.45am.

Science Fair....

Well I imagine this could be a very busy week for some people. Science Fair Projects are due to be at school at the start of next week for presenting to the class and they will then go on be displayed in the School Hall from Wednesday 25th. As this has ben the major homework focus for the last 7 weeks the quality of these pieces of work is expected to be high. I am looking forward to seeing what investigations have been carried out and the resuls and conclusions that have come from the work!

Two puzzles for the week...

Puzzle 1.
What am I.....

I know what my job is,
The point has been made.
You say I have a big head,
And you're right, I'm afraid.
So put me in my place,
And then leave me alone.
What I need most,
Is someone to drive me home

Puzzle 2.
As fast as an eagle, as slow as a slug. As tall as a tree, as small as a bug. Sometimes in front, sometimes behind. Never on top, and always aligned. What is it?

Email your answer to asloan@balmacewen.school.nz or give me a note with your answer on it before friday 13th June

We have a winner.... Jessie Sims!!

Well only one person was able to solve our brainteaser correctly (I was a little disappointed at the lack of people engaging their brain to solve this one!!)

Jessie managed to get the correct answer!!!

So it goes like this..... Today is January 1st, Jenny was 7 the day before yesterday(December 30th) her birthday is on December 31st where she turned 8, this year (as it is Jan 1st) she will be turning 9 so that means that next year she will be 10!!

A tricky one but yes it was possible!!

A Brainteaser to work out...

See if you can work out the answer to this one, you can email your answer to asloan@balmacewen.school.nz or give the answer to me on a piece of paper by friday 6th June! get thinking!!

The day before yesterday, Jenny was 7 years old. Next year, she'll turn 10. How is this possible?

Healthy School Canteens

Today the Government introduced new guidelines for the sale of food in school canteens, ruling out some of the fatty/sugary unhealthy options. the link below is an article on the tvnz website relating to this.

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1825639

What are your views on the food that is being sold in school canteens, especially in our canteen here at Balmacewen? Feel free to leave you thoughts in the 'comments' part of this posting. You can also vote on the poll at the side of the main page.

Science Fair Project Progress.....

Well it is great to hear and see so many students under way with their testing, investigations and work related to the Science Fair. Just remember this is a major piece of work and needs a decent effort put in for homework to come up with satisfactory projects and findings. By now you should be well under way with your testing and starting to plan out how you will present your findings and conclude your work. (Science Fair begins on Wednesday 25th June).

Display boards are available for purchase from the school library for $10.00 - these boards are perfect for displaying your work - I will up-load a couple of example photos asap of some previous boards for you to view.

Remember you need to have completed and sent off "Ethics Approval" forms along with permission slips and an explanation of your work if you are using human or animal subjects in you work/testing.

Remember if at any stage you are unsure of what you should be doing - just come and ask for help and guidance!

I am looking forward to seeing these wonderful investigations when they are complete!