News Archive

Welcome to the Birralee News Archive. Please note that you can find the latest news and the Birralee agenda here.

28-07-09
The school choir got a nice mention on the webpage of Norway's "barne og ungdomskorforbund".

16-06-09
We have updated the June Gallery with pictures from Reception Class, Year 7's overnight trip to Hegra, the Infants visit to Sverresborg Museum and Year 8's final joint Assembly.

12-06-09
Birralee was recently inspected by Fylkesmannen i Sør-Trøndelag (Department of Education). We have received the final report and we are pleased that the report is very favorable.

09-06-09
We started a gallery for June.

06-09-09
Newsletter No 9 with information about the 17th of
May is now online.

04-06-09
Newsletter no. 10 is now online.

03-06-09
We have uploaded the new school calender for 2009-2010.

29-05-09
We have added some pictures from Year 8's camp at Frøya.

30-05-09
Spring has come to Trondheim. Click here...

28-04-09
The class photos should be ready next week. You can find a preview on the bottom of this page.

24-04-09
The April Gallery has been updated with some new pictures.

23-04-09
The Year 11 students have returned from their trip to Stockholm. Welcome back!

22-04-09
Parents who have questions about the school photos can contact the photographer directly:
Multifoto, 91 39 34 16

17-04-09
We have updated the April Gallery.

15-04-09
We have added a few pictures from Art Week.

27-03-09
Please find attached the latest Newsletter as well as the program for the upcoming Art Week.

26-03-09
Please note that we are having trouble with our phone line. We have contacted Telenor about this and
they expect the phones to be fixed by 12.00 this Friday. In the meantime you can reach us by email: admin@birralee.no or (in case of emergency) via the Middle School: 73 91 52 38 (Update 27.03.09: All fixed)

20-03-09
We have added a few pictures to the March Gallery.

12-03-09
We have uploaded a few pictures from Ski Day, Year 5's Assembly and Book Day.

16-02-09
We have added some pictures to the February Gallery.

13-02-09
Newsletter No. 7 is now online.

26-01-09
We welcome all parents to tonight's Curriculum Evening, starting at 19.00 in the Festsal. NB The
Curriculum Evening for Year 1t has been postponed due to illness.

23-01-09
Year 8 visited the Middle School yesterday. Some pictures can be found in the January Gallery.

15-01-09
Year 2 visited the Science Museum today. Click here to see some pictures.

14-01-09
Newsletter No. 6 is now online.

09-01-09
A few new pictures of the playground covered in snow.

05-01-09
Welcome 2009! (click)

19-12-08
We have added a few pictures from Middle School Christmas Performance.

16-12-08
We have uploaded pictures from the Infant Christmas Play and the Saint Lucia Celebration.

15-12-08
Newsletter No. 5 is now online.

12-12-08
We have uploaded the first pictures from the Christmas Play (more to follow soon).

10-12-08
Please note that Playclub will be open until 18:30 on Wednesday, December 17th to help Playclub parents out with their Christmas shopping. Please contact the Playclub staff for more information. There will be no extra charge for this.

09-12-08
Please scroll over the Agenda to find the latest information about the Christmas Plays.

01-12-08
Newsletter No. 4 is now online.

13-11-08
Year 6 (5.trinn) and Year 9 (8.trinn) particiapted in the National Test conducted by Norway's Ministry of Education in September 2008. The students were tested in Maths, English and Reading (Norwegian).
The Birralee students did very well in these tests and VG, one of Norway's biggest newspaper, even called Birralee "The best school in Norway"! Read more...

10-11-08
We have added a few pictures from the Middle School to the October Gallery.

07-11-08
Several Birralee students were interviewed by NRK about Barack Obama's election as 44th President of the United States. You can watch the clip here.

03-11-08
We have updated the October Gallery. with a few pictures from the UN-week, Halloween and Year 8's visit to NTNU.

02-11-08
The Parent-Teacher conferences for children in Y3-Y8 will take place this week from Tuesday to Thursday. The conference with the class teacher will take place in the classroom. Conferences with subject teachers will take place in the Administration Building (2nd floor). All mother tongue teaching will take place in the Year 2 classroom (3rd floor).

21-10-08
We have uploaded a few new pictures to our October Gallery.

20-10-08
We have uploaded Newsletter No. 3.

15-10-08
We have updated the October gallery with a few pictures from today's visit of the King and Queen and the President of Ireland.

14-10-08
Birralee students are invited to welcome the King and Queen of Noway and the president of Ireland, Mary McAleese, on their visit to Trondheim this Thursday.

12-10-08
We have uploaded a few pictures from the latest D&T project in Year 6, the "Forskningsdagene" and Year 8's visit to Hist.

29-09-08
We have uploaded some pictures from the Forest Day, Activity Day and the Rosenborg match.

01-09-08
The homework club for children in Y6 to Y8 will start today from 14.15 until 15.30. The homework club will run every Monday.

31-08-08
Birralee Students from Year 5 to Year 11 are invited to attend the tippeliga match between
Rosenborg and HamKam. Read more...

28-08-08
We have uploaded the School Calendar.

26-08-08
The national tests for Year 6 and Year 9 will take place in September. More info about the tests can be found on www.udir.no

24-08-08
Team Trafikk has assured us that all children with a new valid school bus card are allowed on the busses (even when the electronic system seems to not be working).

26-06-08
We have updated the Staff Info page.

19-06-08
We have added a few pictures for June: Beach Day, Graduation Assembly, Jungle Book etc.
The Newsletter for June is also online.

06-06-08
We are still finalizing next year's school calendar. However, we do have the following information
available for you:
First Day of School: August 18th
Autumn Holiday: Week 41
Chirstmas Holiday: Week 52 and Week 1
Winter Holiday: Week 8
Easter Holiday: Week 15
Last Day of School: June 19th

19-06-08
We have added a few pictures for June: Beach Day, Graduation Assembly, Jungle Book etc.
The Newsletter for June is also online.

06-06-08
We are still finalizing next year's school calendar. However, we do have the following information available for you:
First Day of School: August 18th
Autumn Holiday: Week 41
Chirstmas Holiday: Week 52 and Week 1
Winter Holiday: Week 8
Easter Holiday: Week 15
Last Day of School: June 19th

19-05-09
We have uploaded a few pictures of the celebration of May 17th. (Updated May 27th)

12-05-08
The latest newsletter, with information about the celebration of May 17th, is now online.

30-04-08
Wednesday, May 7th will be a day filled with a variety of exciting activities to celebrate literacy. Parents, siblings and friends are most welcome to join the activities (which include the Birralee Book Fair 2008). More information can be found by clicking on the link.

28-04-08
We added a few more pictures from Year 8's Camp Week.
Newsletter No. 11 is online now.

2 5-04-08
A selection of pictures from the Art Ferstival are now online.

23-04-08
Sula calling! Year 8 is currently on Camp Week at Sula. We received the following message and pictures from Mr Shanks.

07-04-08
During week 16 we will have our traditional Art Week. The theme this year is: "Around the World in Five Days: Celebrating Cultures around the World." Please click here to see the program.

28-03-08
We have uploaded the March Gallery.

13-03-08
Birralee sends its congratulations to Oliver Udbye from Year 8. Oliver participated in the
Norwegian Championships in Gymnastics last week. He is the new National Champion
in High Bar, Parallel Bars and the Floor in his age group. Well done! Picture!

10-03-08
Birralee International School Trondheim is pleased to announce we have been approved as a University of Cambridge exam center.  Our students will be able to take the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations starting in June 2009. Read more...

06-03-08
We have uploaded the January and February Gallery. The latest newsletters can be found here.

17-01-08
The latest Newsletter is now online.

02-01-08
The invoices for school fees for the Spring Term will be sent home in week 2.

18-12-07
Playclub has won Eiendoms Megler 1's "Pepperkakehuskonkurransen"! Read more here....

17-12-07
We have updated the December gallery with pictures from the Senior Christmas Play.

12-12-07
We have added pictures from last night's Junior Christmas Play to the December gallery.

10-12-07
We have added pictures from the Christmas Fair and the Infant Christmas Play to the December gallery. Newsletter no. 6 is now online.

28-11-07
The November gallery is now online.

25-11-07
We are seeking a well qualified, experienced and engaged "Norsklærer"

13-11-07
Newsletter no. 5 is now online.

02-11-07
We have added Halloween pictures to the gallery. Check out the new Parents' Committee here.

22-10-07
We have added a gallery for October with pictures from the Harvest Festival and Year 8's visit to NTNU.

16-10-07
Newsletter no. 4 is now online.

01-10-07
The September Gallery and Newsletter no. 3 are online now.

25-09-07
The first Parents' Committee meeting has been postponed to Thursday October 4th at 19.00

31-08-07
We have uploaded the August gallery with pictures from the first day of school, the Activity Day and the first Assembly.

28-08-07
The first newsletter of the new school year is now online. The timetables for Year 3 to 8 can be found in the student pages. The timetables for Year 8 and 9/10 will be online soon.

27-08-07
We have posted a few pictures from the first day of school.
The staff information page has been updated for the new school year.