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Term 2 at Amesbury School
You should all have received this Term 2 article from your Tamariki's whānau teacher.
Please take the time read through it.
Items for Term 2 Learning Inquiry Needed
Please collect the following items for our Term 2 inquiry learning:
Can you please bring them to the school office - we'll have containers out to collect them. Thanks so much.
This term we will be learning about the natural world, including exploring ecosystems and creating our own mini ecosystems. These items will help heaps!
Garden to Table
What is Garden to Table? See their website.
After spending last term in organisation mode, Term 2 will be all go for the Garden to Table project with our Year 4 ākonga piloting the project but with all ākonga learning as part of the school wide inquiry "How Does the World Work?"
Garden to Table sessions will be running each Tuesday from 11:30am-12:50pm.
A huge thanks to a number of people and organisations for their contributions to get the programme up and running at Amesbury. Angela & Rupert are still looking for more parent/grandparent volunteers to help in either the kitchen or garden sessions. Please contact Angela (angela.herman-childs@amesbury.school.nz) if you can help out or simply to seek more information.
To find out more about the programme at Amesbury and what's proposed please read Angela's article.
Running Events in Term 2
We have the School Cross Country taking place next week - 7 May, however, there's more - interschool events, a fun run and the Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge.
Want to know all the details? Rupert has it all here for you.
Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge
The Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge is on again this term. The event will be held on 21 May, however, entry registrations close on 29 April (the 1st day of Term). Amesbury provided 24 entries last year.
Rupert has provided all of the info here and, to get a real insight, watch the short video from previous years. If that doesn't get you signing up what will? If only I was ten years younger ....
If your tamariki want to be involved in this exciting, adrenaline inducing, cold and wet event don't delay - register here now.
Co-curricular Classes in Term 2 - Commence this week
If your tamariki haven't signed up for co-curricular lessons for Term 2 please do so without delay as lessons commence this week.
We expanded our offering of co-curricular lessons in Term 1 and, during the term, we offered a number of Taster sessions for our tamariki to try a few different lessons. There was a pleasingly large uptake to this offer. If your child participated and you haven't already talked to them about their experience, please do, and then consider signing up for lessons in Term 2.
For everyone else, co-curricular classes are still available and we'd encourage you to sign up if there are any that you think that your child would like to participate in.
For information about our co-curricular programme please view our webpage and if you have any questions that aren't covered or you wish to sign up please contact John (communications@amesbury.school.nz).
Kelly Club
This coming week is Worldwide Welcome week!
Kelly Sports in Term 2
Johnsonville and Paparangi Scouts
Johnsonville and Paparangi Scouts have space for youth (male and female) between the ages of 6-14. Keas age 5-8, Cubs 8-11, Scouts 11-14 and Venturers 14-18Every year we help 13,000 young people in New Zealand enjoy new adventures, experience the outdoors, make new connections, and gain confidence. This includes outdoor activities and Leadership.We are also on the lookout for new Leaders in our Group, it is a great and fun opportunity.To make contact with us, please email Johnsonville@group.scouts.nz or paparangi@group.scouts.nz
