Challenge Day Out $$$$$$

Hopefully everyone is well underway with their job contracts and earning the $40 for our Challenge Day Out! Great to see people washing teachers cars even!! Some of you have been going on 'capitalist ventures' - taking a day or time off school to earn your money for the day. This is what some hard working Room 9ers have been up to, (and you can see Aleisha in action!):

Aleisha: This week I went to Marinoto Clinic at Mercy Hospital to help out the receptionists and typists. I earned $40. I stamped 2000 envelopes and helped finish other paperwork things that needed to be done.

Laura: Last week I took the afternoon off school and I went busking. I went busking in town In that passage way by smiggle. I was busking for 40 minutes and I made $50. It was lots of fun :-)

Jamie: Last week I took a day off school and I chopped wood with Dad and Sam. I raised 60 dollars and got to keep 20 of it and it was lots of fun!

Athletics - Otago Champs

A big well done to Aleisha, Sydney, Christian and Heta who represented Balmac at the Otago Athletics Champs! They did an awesome job and we will hear about their results in assembly on Friday :) Check out this great action pic of Kaiden and Lachie in the U12 hurdles!

Poetry Assignment

Just a reminder that your Poetry assignment is due on Wednesday 24th November.... No exceptions! See me if you have any questions, and remember if you have a homework voucher you are welcome to use it on any part of the assignment (anthology or your own writing).

Good Luck! :)

Malaysian Student Teachers

Last week Balmacewen was lucky to have 2 Malaysian student teachers in each classroom. It was a great chance to meet them and learn something new about another culture. Room 9 had Miss Deeyah and Miss Sue :) See if you can remember what Malaysian they taught us....:

Selamit Pagi - Good Morning

Apa Khabar - How are you?
Khabar baik - I am fine.

Terima Kasih - Thank you.
Sama Sama - You are welcome.