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hey school parade is well coool!!!! miss redfern rules xxx :)

Hi everyone at balfour.
I am missing the school loads.
I think the school should get a lighting system in the hall for school plays.I reccomend capricorn lighting.

Owen (stringer kid)

hello just to say welcome back Joley Gibbs. And it was gr8 at the green oscars :]]
MOLLY

Hey I am Joley and i recently moved to Devon from the class 6S - but now I'm coming back....!!
Devon's REALLY BORING so i can't wait to see all my friends from Balfour again!
From Joley
xx

Heyy...

I USed To Come Here And I Miss It Loads.
Right Well Here Goes Lets See IKf I Remember:

Year 3 - Ms George
Year 4 - Ms Gidding And Ms Jackson
Year 5 - Ms Connally
Year 6 - Ms Richardson And Ms Underwood.

Lol !!

I Hope You all Enjoy Your Time There...

From L i i L Y Y . . . X

:) im in da yr6 and its lik cool yeah "!!!!!!!!!! :¬)

I'm doing work experience here!

Balfour is the best! :- )
I think my teachers(Miss Loader & Mrs Entwistle from 4EL)are great!!!!
I wish my little brother can go there
*I want to be at Bal4 forever!!!!!!!

:-) Bal4!! (-:

Hi there guys in 5P I know what 234.5+456789.24653689 is just come to me in the playground and find out.I AM IN 5P!!!

Hi everyone in 5GJ you rule. Can't wait till the year 5 production! :)

I LOVE BAL4

Hey guys!
Remember when we were this big, in year eight at stringer now! miss balfour tons, enjoy it while you can
xxx

i go to Balfour and am in 5P! schools alright but i dont like maths and science! Hi to all my friends!

I was a pupil at Balfour Junior School from 1982-1985.
Lovely to see your website and pictures of the school as it is today. My six year old daughter also loved seeing pictures of where Mummy went to school.

Hello, everyone I just wanted to say that I know how GREAT Balfour is because I used to go there and I just wanted to thank you to some teachers for teaching me thank you to: Mrs Walker and Mrs .C. Forrest

Hi everyone in 5L :

How are you?

I am very well but missing you all…

Are you having a good time in 5l I´m sure Mr. lacey is very nice and that your year 5 produciton goes very well I think it is grease, I am right?

I hope you are very well, all of you!

From Crissy (Cristina Montserrat)

P.S. All is okay here in Mexico, hot but okay… I miss you loads!!

Hey all @ balfour!!! I went to bal4 but had 2 leave early in yr6 - hey 2 all those ppl who were in 6JS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really miss all my friends and hope u remember me! Im loving yr 7. Miss u all loads Kirstyxxxx

hi
i used to go to this school, it's the best!!! Is Mrs Middleton still there? And Ms Parfitt? I wish i still went here instead of boring old Priory!

lorna's rather awesome friend oli: hah, i never went here but it looks fun (: and lorna says it's a great school (she secretly wants to teach here when she's older - knawww)!
xxx

The site looks wonderful again Mr Searle. It is so nice to catch up with what is happening at school throught the wonderful slideshows. The bag making in Year 5 looked fantastic - I feel very sad that I missed it but im still recovery from my accident in sports week when i tore my achilles tendon. Tallulah loved her visit to Preston Manor and it was great to see all the activites on here.

Hi guys I go to Balfour Juniors School and it rocks. The Teachers are great and recentley added drama to are lessons. Hi to all my friends who know who they are.
See ya

Balfour is awsome i recomend it its coooooooooool!!!!

Balfour is obviously a really happy and hard-working school, which plans and takes part in many worthwhile activities and events. I hope to visit in person soon, in the meantime I'll keep updated via your website!

hey

im am missin balfour n it was the best skool eva!!! If any1 is readin this hi!!!! lol n i think balfour is much better then my skool

hey i went to balfour and im now in year 10 at t.a
balfour rocks! and the teachers are well nice i miss it....especially as you get way less homework over there xxx love ya

Nice website. I went to Balfour juniors from 1961-1964.
Now live in Lincolnshire. Nice school

makin all the space stuff was so fun but hard work Eden
i love bal4 it is da best ever school in the whole world i love it more than any other school! Billie

Are there any photos/info on the recent film premiere?

There are now! See the slideshows archive page

- Chris Searle

Bal4 Well wat can i say gr8 school and got outstanding in offstead ...achievment i think so .....im in yr6 and i have had great teachers includin Mr.lacey (YR3) Miss.mullholand(YR4) also Miss.monks(YR5) and i have now got Mrs.simmonds Yr6
but da problem is were so good a school we mite explode with friendship and friendlyness but hope fully were just below that good........anyhow bal4 school is gr8
oh wat the heck i need to do my space project got to go and remember bal4 school is gr8 and it rulz!!
Max Avard

Why don't they have a pic of 6a!!!!

Maisie, we add pictures of all sorts of school activities, your class included! - Mr Searle

The site looks great Mr Searle - thankyou. Tallulah loves her buddy and often plays with her - its nice to know the older ones are really there for the year 3's. Thankyou Year 5!

Balfours a really great school.\im in 5GJ and i cant wait for mrs Jackson to come and teach us!
Hope you get better soon mrs Jackson
xxx

Hi this is shana buddy system is great hi to all new yr 3 chrismas is great here parties and food :D big thankyou to mr jones for making this wonderfull school wonderfall lots of love........shana

hi, this is natalie from funky footsteps after school club. great website guys

Hello, Y3! I've been looking at the pictures of you doing your work on sound. It looks like you've been having fun finding out lots about bottles and drinking straws. Thank you for inviting me to your school. I am looking forward to meeting you on Monday.

What a great buddy photograph! (slighty biased as it is my daughter Tallulah meeting her new buddy) A very good choice Mr Searle!
Hope you have all settled into your new classes, especially 5GJ.
If any of our old Year 6 are reading this hope that secondary school is going well for you. Work hard and enjoy all the extra activities they offer you.

We'd like to say thank you to Miss Jackson and Ms Simmonds for teaching us. We've had a great year!

Hey Ho It's Alice; I used to go to Balfour.. Yh it's a cool place and so's Stringer but I liked Balfour more. I MISS MRS PARSONS

i never want to leave bal4 i will miss all of my friends who are going to differant schools miss u all xxxxxxxxxxxxxx oh yer and miss jackson get better soonxxxxx

Hi 3C and especially all my football buddies Theo, Thomas*, Callum, Stan
and Will. I've had a gr8 year and Mrs Cains, Mrs Tucker, Mrs Kerr, Mr Jones and Craig rule!

Hh my god balfour was so cool. I miss going there but I hope I can come back and do work experience at the school in year ten! I want to see how much it's changed and stuff and whenever i see the school it brings back memories :D:D

Just browsing on the web - as lots of people from my year (Year 9's now - you do the math) are interested in going to the summer fair, of which i have the date - so watch out - we're BACK!
Also i was going to impress my mum with the picture of my painting still on the wall under the "Year 6" section of the gallery - but you got rid of the virtual tour :o - naughty website designer!

Hi Balfour you rule especially 3C, hello Mrs Cains, Theo and Harry and all my other friends at balfour! Charlie and the Chocolate factory is a great theme for our arts week!
See you all tommorow, Thomas

I love balfour i always go on this site but i have never had the courage to write a comment, well today i read a fantastic five adventures book and i'm feeling daring! I miss all the teachers they were so pleasent to chat to and i spent alot of breaks talking to them and helping out around the classroom! I miss them some of the teachers were just great friends and i email them sometimes. I loved dressing up as victorians i spent lots of money in the clothing shop and time trying everything on so i looked amazingly victorian and strong on the day. I miss balfour with all my heart and never stop thinking about it, I'm off to start a new adventure book because i'm feeling daring.
See you! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Balfourr =]=] ! x ... The Gwd Times ,, N The Bad ,,WenT Frew Emm All =] x

Made Me Wa I Am Todaii =] x

6P =]=] Luff Balfourr x

Bal4 rox luv it 2 pices
but unfotunetly stringas the best

Hi every1 i used 2 go 2 balfour but now go 2 stringer in yr 8 luvin it. I rly miss balfour and all the teachers. Ma sis goes there now and loads of things have changed miss every1 hu used 2 go there hope 2 c u soon. Luv ya ....Layla xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I'm on a 6 week placement as a student teacher at this school- what an amazing school, with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, the loveliest kids and pleazant, hardworking staff and teachers. 6js, you guys have been great as a class while I've been here, thnx- miss van der merwe

stringa iz mazin but bal4 still iz gd. ha me n caz must have been mad wen we wrote that we loved it wen we sang ding dong merrily on high. BUT.. y isnt there any pictures of the yr 6 production, mr searle always said it was going to be on there and it never was. It is really unfair and plz read this n put us all singing i sail this lonely sea....plz coz every1 looked amazin in their pirate costumes better than any other production. I will make a further complaint

I really want to go to balfour but i cant as i live in spain. My two older sisters Georgia and Daisy and they like it just like i do.

bal4 rocks we r the top
from ted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yeah

The web site looks fantastic. Thankyou Mr Searle for all your hard work you put into this.
It shows a great range of fabulous activities that we do with the children at Balfour!

i is the best ever school

I love balfour its the best school ever better than downs its amazing i wish i could have gone there my best friends ever went there and i love it. Cya

What a fantastic website with lots of wonderful comments! I have to agree that Balfour is a super place to be. The children are great and the teachers are too!

I attended the school from 1969 to 1975 and was in " top infants" when the new building was opened and I danced around the maypole with a boy called Thomas and played my recorder at the opening. Then I was called Helen Ryder. I have such happy memories of Balfour and Mr Wedgebury was the head and I remember the one before, whose name I can't remember, but you used to go to his office for Excellent and Good stamps (and if you were naughty!). My best friends were Sarah Foster and Penny Tobias.
I now live in Manchester and have 2 daughters both at primary school. I loooked by chance at your website as we are moving to Weymouth soon and I am having to research websites for new schools. Enjoy your time at school, it flies by.
PS The swimming pool was great as well and we saved newspapers to go in the base.

peps keep comin bal4 its the best

I went to Balfour (Middle School as it was then) from 1982 to 1985. Mr Wedgebury was the head teacher. Seems like a very very long time ago now!

We really enjoy looking at all the great photos of school activities - so do the grandparents! Thank-you to all the staff who take the time & trouble to maintain the school Website - it's much appreciated!

Thanks for your feedback, Anna, we always appreciate comments from parents/carers whether it is praise or constructive critcism

hi every1 @ bal4 and all the people in 6w u all rock!!!!
hi mr wood !!!!!
balfour skool is the best

Hia...Bal4 was great. We miss all our m8s so if u were in 6P we miss yoooou!!!! we are in a french lesson at the moment so g2g bubi xxxxxxx

Porge and Daisy clearly love BAL4

If your on this site to pick a school for your child pick balfour its the best!

I loved looking at the pictures of the visit to Hampton Court with my Dad.

Just wantin 2 tell u peeps about the balfour GIRLS footy team ,we went 2 waterhall 2 play a 6 aside tornament and got through 2 the finals!! but lost on penaltys, waa!!
keep u posted.... fingers crossed tht we will win our other matches!!
cya xxxxxxxxxx

I loved Balfour. I love the new head soo much he is soooo nice. and GL (which means realy coolio). I Love Balfour. I LOOOOOOOOVE Balfour because everyone was soo nice and I made loads of friends. I miss balfour soo much and would love if I could go back a year.

hello i have made lots of friends since balfour. balfour was so much fun. wis i could return xxxxxxxxxbalfour is better than any school ever!!!!!!!

i was new to year six it was scary at first but after a while it was great i made friend and met knew people but now im leaving to year 7 im going to miss all the teachers i met thank you mrs simmonds

Hi Isaac, Hi Patrick. Cool to hear from you. You must be enjoying the summer holidays. Here winter is rainy and cold and I can't wait for the summer!!!!. Bye. Tomas

I have my Governors, but I just wanted to say, being the last day that I'll ever be in this school, I feel sad because all the teachers are fab, especially Ms Simmonds, Mrs Cains and Mr Searle. If you're reading this, one of you three, THANK YOU FOR BEING ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! Love Alice xxx :(

Balfour has been great so far except 4 the SATS :( but I will miss all the teachers especially Mr. Wood who is an absolute legend...
c yall peeps x

Hello. I would like to say hi to my friends Patrick, Anton, George and Isaac , who must be about to finish year 3. I miss them lots!!!!
Tomas

I luv bal4 because it's really fun - especially in art and ict. I hope that it stays fun

hiya, bal4 rules i'm sad about leaving here but i have loads of good memories of the school! bibi bal4 will miss ya !

Hiya!!
I go to Balfour love it!! I have a really nice teacher Miss Monks and I really like my maths teacher to Mr Lacey. I'll miss them when I go into year 6 :(

I ENJOYED MY TIME AT BALFOUR JUNIOR. The food was great and so were the teachers.

Hi Balfour how r u getting on? Hi 2 Ms Parfitt + Mr Ferber + Ms Middleton + Ms Loader + Ms Entwistle! U r the best teachers in the world!!!! Also hi 2 Ellen + all Mariannes friends! :-) :-p :-D Whats changed? This is the best school in the world I wish I was still at it!
PS. my new school is great 2 but nowhere near as good as Balfour.
If anyone knows Lorna Martin, HI!!!:) : ) C ya!

Just got back from Blackland Farm. It was amazing despite the weather!! I had a great time with my mates and I'm gonna miss having breakfast with 100 people every morning!

I Used to go 2 Bal4 and I go 2 Varndean now and i really miss bal4 coz i had the best time there and my class was great! 3EL......then.......4M.......then........5F.......then.....6P!!! I loved the sports days and the talent shows and the school plays they were all great. I miss all my friends who went 2 stringa but i still keep in touch and i would just like 2 say hi to my best m8 who went 2 bal4 2.....Rachael! lol! I think there should be more pictures of the old 6P on the site tho! i've got to go now c ya xxx bye xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I loved all my years at Balfour - I'm now in yr 8 at Varndean.

I'm in year 10 at Varndean now but I miss Balfour soo much!! I'm going to do my work experience here and can't wait to see all my old teachers again!!
See you soon!!

p/s HI ROBBIE!!!

Just thought I would post my own message to say what a great site you have managed so far Greg and Chris > Thanks Fiona
(Thank you Fiona)

hi every1
i'm in year 5 and love balfour school!
its the best!
i never want 2 leave!
betsyxxxxxxxxx

Balfour is the best school ever!!!
i never want to leave but i am leaving this summer and going to Stringer!!!!!
i cant wait to go there. but i dont want leave Balfour!!

I used to go to Balfour, and my brother still goes there, I think is a really good school and the teachers are really fun! :) :)!

I am now in year 6 and I have been in balfour since year 4 and I am enjoying Balfour soooooo much because the teaching is good and I make lots of friends. I am happy here and I`ll miss it soooooo much when I go to high school and I`ll espesally miss Mr. Ferber who is funny Miss Richardson who is kind and funny and Miss Connely who has now left :`(

I am in 6r and I am leaving this year. I have had a very nice time at Balfour and I will miss it very much. I would just like to say if you are looking on this website because you are looking for a junior school for your child choose this one. It is a fandabidozy school.

Wow. I am in year 10 now and enjoyed all my years at both of the Balfour Schools (Junior and Infants). I remember many events in the school: talent shows (which I always entered in), the school council (which I was on in year 6), building of the mosaic circle in the playground, the school play, School Daze, and my year 6 SATS. I went through a lot in Balfour, but it was brilliant. Not forgetting my teachers though, Mrs Cains, she rocked, Ms Parfitt, one of the nicest people I've ever known, and finally Ms Durai, the coolest person I have ever known. I may come back and see how the school is sometime soon. Reading the newsletter times have changed a lot, homework diaries, behaviour policies and a new logo. Well, I hope I do see all my teachers and the school again, I'll try to find the time soon.

I went to Balfour Juniors around 1990 (before that I went to Balfour Infants - and I moved up to Varndean). I have some great memories of it; it's amazing how things change, although still recognisable. And I remember doing the Victorian day too!

I attended the school from 1951-57 and have always felt that it gave me a wonderful primary education that led on to Varndean Grammar, Cambridge and a successful business career. Your site emphasises how much has changed since my time, when we did indeed sit in straight rows of desks and there were few out-of -school activities. But I see that the academic standards remain the best in Brighton; well done!