A warm Amesbury School welcome to the following students who have joined us in the last couple of weeks:
Posted: Monday October 26, 2015
Amesbury School's new website went live last night. It integrates Hail and now provides a one stop shop for all communication needs.
Posted: Thursday October 22, 2015
In Harakeke we have been exploring activities that develop an awareness of volume and mass - lots of concentration and fun!
Posted: Thursday October 22, 2015
After an initial struggle, the year four Amesbury boys' team quickly found their futsal feet and won by 14.1. What a great effort!
Posted: Wednesday October 21, 2015
I don’t normally read the Sunday papers, but when someone told me about the article on the front page of the Sunday Star Times over the weekend, I thought it was time to begin. I found a copy of the article and my Sunday paper reading began. Essentially what I encountered was an argument against being forced to comply with Ministry of Education guidelines to modernise learning spaces because these open spaces “fail” students. The following is my response to the article.
Posted: Monday October 19, 2015
Congratulations to all students who received a High Five award in week 1;
Posted: Monday October 19, 2015
It was very grey and gloomy but the weather held out long enough so we could complete all events.
Posted: Saturday October 17, 2015
This afternoon the kids heard a myth about St George and the Dragon...
Posted: Friday October 16, 2015
Student Roddy O'Connor is the lead character in the production of NIGHTMARE.
Posted: Thursday October 15, 2015
Eight new students have joined us since the beginning of this term;
Posted: Thursday October 15, 2015
In spite of threatening weather, there were some great performances by students at Newtown Park.
Posted: Tuesday October 13, 2015
Yesterday morning we were lucky to have Te Hamua Nikora deliver a dynamic, inspirational and motivational talk to our tamariki...
Posted: Tuesday October 13, 2015
Are you free for a few hours on Saturday and want to help us finish the track through the harakeke bushes?
Posted: Tuesday October 6, 2015
Koru Hub enjoyed having a visitor and helping him plan his next adventure around the world.
Posted: Thursday September 24, 2015
Amesbury School's application is now in for the next round of the WCC's Bikes in Schools project.
Posted: Wednesday September 23, 2015
Amesbury School is hoping to hold an International Festival week 16 - 20th November. However, it will not happen without community support.
Posted: Wednesday September 23, 2015
We had a fabulous day walking in the Abel Tasman National Park today.
Posted: Tuesday September 22, 2015
The mouth - just one of the many interesting things we learned about this term...
Posted: Tuesday September 22, 2015
As we approach the end of term 3, there are a few things we'd like to draw your attention to;
Posted: Monday September 21, 2015
A bumpy start to our camp with quite a rough crossing across the strait. However, we're here and all settled in now.
Posted: Monday September 21, 2015