Amesbury Notices - 5 December 2022

By: John Murrihy | Posted Sunday December 4, 2022

What's on this Week?

  • Camp Week - Monday 5 - Friday 9 December
  • Regional Athletics - Tuesday 6 December
  • Board of Trustees Meeting - 5.30pm Wednesday 7 December

Camp Week

Camp Week is finally here!

The is a wide range of things happening across the three hubs so please have one final check of the final Camp Week details from your child/ren's relevant hub(s) so that everyone has what they need and is where they should be:

Have an awesome week - ākonga & kaiako - and we look forward to the photos and stories that accompany your return.

Regional Athletics

After some excellent performances from our 7 tamariki at the InterZone Athletics at Newtown Park last week, 4 then qualified to move onto the Regional Athletics Championships in Masterton on Tuesday. What an amazing effort.

For more details please follow this link

Outstanding Kindo Payments?

As we approach the end of the school year, can you please check your school accounts to see if you have anything still outstanding and, if so, it would be appreciated if you could make the necessary payments as soon as possible. Thanks in advance.

Teacher Aide Position at Amesbury School - Closes Friday (9 December)

We are looking for a Teacher Aide to join the team at Amesbury School.

If you think that you maybe interested in the position or want more information please follow this Teacher Aide link.

New Entrants Active Travel Survey

A reminder for whānau of year 0 and 1 students who have been invited to take part in a survey run by Greater Wellington (GW) and Victoria University of Wellington. The survey is asking about your travel habits and barriers/benefits to active travel. This will help GW to design a tool/campaign to make active travel easier for whānau.

Here’s the link to take part: https://vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6mcsbx55Yo7otn0. Or you can request a paper copy from Rachel at the office – just call in or email and we will send it home with your child.

Many thanks again for your support of this research!

Lunch Orders 

It's now camp meals or back to packing lunch boxes until the end of term, as lunch orders have now closed for 2022.

Tough Guy & Gal Junior Challenge

If you are looking for something adventurous & adrenaline-thrilled then the Tough Guy & Gal Junior Challenge is for you

The event returns to Camp Wainui next year and Eilís wishes to get a sense of how many students would be interested in taking part.

With registrations opening on the first day of Term 2023, we would like to have an idea of numbers in advance so that we don't miss out. If your child would love to run through water trails, crawl under obstacles, clamber through tunnels, wade through swamp crossings and pull themselves up hill climbs please register them by completing this expression of interest form.

Your child must therefore be okay with being cold and wet as they make their way through the course. There are hot showers and changing facilities available at the end of the course for everyone to use.

This 'Extreme Off Road Running Event' is open to Y3-6. School years 3 & 4 will complete the Ankle Biters 1.5km course option while the Y5 & 6 complete the Little Nippers 3km course option.

It is hoped that Amesbury will enter to compete on Thursday 25th May 2023 with an entry fee of around $30 per child. Please register your interest now and Eilís will be in touch with further information. 

Kelly Club Amesbury

Join us for a fun filled Pre-Xmas and January School Holiday Programmes, they are packed with lots exciting days including:

Pre-Xmas holiday Programme – Thurs 15 Dec – Thurs 22 Dec

Disco Dance Party, Super Summer Fun Day, Santa's Little Helpers Day, Xmas Party Day plus a trip to Laser force and lots of more Xmas fun!

Jan 2023 Holiday Programme – Mon 9 Jan – Mon 30 Jan 2023

Slimetastic Day, It's Game Day (with Inflatable & Giant Games), Movie Madness Day, Positively Pawtastic Day, H20 Let's Go Day, Child VS Wild Day, Wet N Wild Day, plus trips to:
The Kelly Sports Carnival Day (held at Ngatitoa Domain, Porirua), Mini Golf, Bowling, Picnic in the Garden plus lots more!!

To Book go to www.kellyclub.co.nz.

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Community Notices

Wellington City Libraries' Summer Reading Adventure

The Wellington City Libraries’ Summer Reading Adventure is now live! Read all about it on our website: The Summer Reading Adventure 2022-3 | Wellington City Libraries.

The link to our Summer Reading website is also live, and kids, teens and adults can start logging their reading and adventures there: The Summer Reading Adventure | Wellington City Libraries | Beanstack

We hope to see many of you participating in the Summer Reading Adventure over the next two months. We encourage everyone to follow our blogs for updates and information about prize draws, activities, events, and more during the summer months:

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