Amesbury Notices - 15 August 2022

By: John Murrihy | Posted Sunday August 14, 2022

What's on this week?

2022 School Board Elections - Declaration of Results

Congratulations to the successful candidates for the Amesbury school board. They are John Bunting, Trejan Perera & Shyam Tumuluri as parent representatives, and Kalesha Segatta as the staff representative. They joined on the Board by the Principal, Urs Cunningham.

The formal declaration by the Returning Officer, Gail Greenslade, and a comment from the current Board Presiding Member, John Bunting, as to next steps, can be found in this article.

Learning Celebration - Friday (19 August)

Come along to the Learning Celebration this Friday (19 August).

All whānau are welcome.

Please come along and join with us as the ākonga once again excitedly show you what they've been up to and regale you with stories and information.

As we did last term, we will have separate times for each Hub:

  • Koru Hub - 1.40pm-2pm in Koru Hub

  • Harakeke Hub - 2pm-2.20pm in Harakeke Hub.

  • Pōhutukawa Hub - 2.20pm-2.40pm in the Hall and the Library

This learning celebration is happening during the mask requirement period so we ask all visitors to please wear a mask indoors. Masks will be available in all hubs.

Made-to-order products with your child's artwork on them

Final orders close at midday Monday 15th August and, sorry, no late orders can be accepted.

Students have been very busy creating their own artwork that can be printed onto calendars, cards, diaries, mouse mats and sketch pads (spiral bound A5 notebook with blank pages) that are available for you to buy.

Your tamariki will have brought home a named order code form that will have a unique code that is linked to their art. Please use this to order online via the KidsArtWorks website. (Orders cannot be made via the school by cash or on the school account).

Purchased items will be delivered to school and given to students to bring home as soon as they are available.

For all of the detailed information please read Rachel's article. If you have any questions please email Rachel (office@amesbury.school.nz).

Year 1-3 Swimming Carnival - Thursday (18 August)

Our Junior Swimming Carnival will be held this Thursday. This caters for both competitive swimmers and a range of other fun water activities.

If you have whānau in Years 1-3 come along to the Keith Spry Pool on Thursday where the events will start at 10.30am.

Hannah has provided all of the details of the day which you can read here.

Junior Invitational Cross Country & Sausage Sizzle

The rescheduled Junior Invitational Cross Country will take place @ Amesbury next week with around 30 of our ākonga representing the school against approximately 300 ākonga from other schools in the area.

The first race is scheduled for 9.30am so if you have whānau taking part or you simply want to support the tamariki, come along and join us.

To find out who is representing the school and all the details of the day please refer to Eilis's article

Apart from the racing, we will also be holding a fundraising sausage sizzle for the Pōhutukawa Camp next term. This will be held at morning tea time. Sausages must be purchased in advance through Kindo. Orders will close at 4pm on Tuesday 23rd August. Further information can be found here.

Amesbury Speech Competition 2022

The 2022 Amesbury Speech Competition is almost here so it's time to sign up and get working on that speech!

Please read Natalie's article which provides all of the details and the entry form. If you have any questions contact Natalie (natalie@amesbury.school.nz).

Speech sign ups will close on 24th August 2022.

St Brigid's Kapa Haka Festival - organised by Amesbury School

The St Brigid's Annual Kapa Haka Festival is being organised this year by Amesbury and will be held at Onslow College given the large numbers that will be participating.

Apart from general assistance with setting up etc., we are using it as an opportunity to fundraise for the Pou (pillars) in the new build. Please read about this in the article that Amaria has prepared and please fill out this form, signalling how you can help.

Lost property

  • Photo below
  • Size 4 fleece with an ex-student's name on the tag (the initials are PE)

Absences

  • Please contact our school office if your child is away from school, late, or will be picked up during school hours:
    • Hero App (preferred) - please provide details. If selecting 'absent but not sick' please provide details so we can record attendance accurately
    • Website absence form - please provide details if selecting 'other' so we can record attendance accurately
    • Email: office@amesbury.school.nz
    • Text: 021 865 528
    • Call/Leave a message: 04 477 3423
  • The attendance roll is taken at 9am and after the lunch break every day, so unless parents have advised otherwise, students are expected to be at school between 9am and 3pm.
  • It is very important that you let us know before 9am when your child is going to be away from school in the morning so we can ensure that they are safe and where they should be.
  • If you need to take your child out of school for any reason during the day, please visit the school office and sign your child out. If your child returns to school that same day please sign them back in again. This allows us to keep track of all students on-site and off-site in case of an emergency.

Community Notices

Interested in Scouts?

Johnsonville and Paparangi Scouts have space for youth (male and female) between the ages of 6-14. Keas age 6-8, Cubs 8-11, Scouts 11-14 and Venturers 14-18.

Every 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

New Players Theatre Production

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