After all the learning, events and opportunities throughout the busy 2018 school year, we are now heading into the final week; the year has flown by! Below are the details around the events happening each day.
Monday 10th December
*Road Patrol training happening for all Year 4 students. This will take place throughout the morning on Monday, with the theory learning happening in Harakeke Hub and the practical experience and testing happening out on Amesbury Drive.
*Year 6 reports go live on ALF. Please see the separate article on reporting.
*Year 6 Graduation Dinner: 5:30 - 7:30pm in Amesbury Hall. 5:30pm - drinks, snacks and mingling, with the dinner starting at 6pm.
Tuesday 11th December
*Year 0-5 reports go live on ALF (see separate article).
*Year 6 transition trip to town. School uniform does need to be worn for this trip. All Year 6 students need to be at school by 7:45 am, ready to walk to the bus stop to catch buses into town. Students will be back at school by 3pm.
Wednesday 12th December
No main events happening on this day; lots of sorting out in hubs!
Thursday 13th December
*Final day of the school year. School closes at 12:30pm.
*It is a non-uniform day (mufti clothes). Students can come in clothes suitable for outside play / water play. All students must bring a sun hat, so they can play outside. As it will be a mufti day, this hat does not need to be a school sun hat.
*9:10 - 9:35 am: School farewell in the hall for all leavers: Year 6 students; any other students not returning next year; any staff leaving. We will also celebrate our Amesbury Awesomeness awards and congratulate Nethmi Paranagama as our WCC Year 6 Citizenship Award recipient for 2018.
*10 - 11:15am: Outside fun / water play across the school. School grounds will be split into different areas, where some water fun activities (such as water fight, slip 'n' slide, sprinklers, water troughs and paddling pool) will be set up. All activities will be carefully monitored by adults, and no water play will happen outside of the designated zones. There will be areas designated for non-water based play, so children who wish to stay dry can do so. If children wishes to get wet, they need to bring a towel and change of clothes. We recommend that all children do this regardless, as sometimes children can change their mind when they get to school, so having a towel and shorts/top in their bag gives them this option.
11:40 - 12:20pm Shared lunch in central courtyard. There will be a sausage sizzle available - no money is required, as sausages will be free. Vegetarian and gluten free sausages will be available. All children will also have the option of having an ice block as dessert; again, these will be free. Children still need to bring their own snacks and lunch, as the sausage sizzle is an addition to their lunch, rather than the whole meal. Playing outside can make children very hungry, so they tend to want a lot of food.
12:30pm School closes for the year. Kelly Club After School Care will be operating from 12:30pm.
Please let your child's whanau teacher know in advance if someone different is going to pick them up as school closes.
General reminders:
*Please check/have your child check all lost property boxes in the hubs before the last day of term, as these boxes will be sorted and emptied over the holiday.
*Please look at home for any stray library or reading books and have your child return these to school before the end of term. Many thanks!
It will be a busy and fun end to the school year, and we look forward to seeing you all at some point through the week.
Warm regards, the Amesbury team.
