Ka mahi to the 20 swimmers from Amesbury who represented our kura today (Friday 18 August) at the swimming meet held at the National Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie.
Our talented athletes competed in races including the relay, freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke. There was a great sense of anticipation and nervous energy in the packed arena with athletes keen to make a start on the 48 different events of the day. Groups of eight swimmers filed through the lanes with the hope of securing one of the three qualification positions for InterZones. Each race was timed by individual lane keepers and so the participating schools will soon be notified on who advances to the next stage.
Congratulations to each of the ākonga who took part, especially the Year 4s who attended for the very first time. We are extremely proud of all your hard mahi in qualifying. To see the full list of tamariki who qualified for the Northern Zones please follow this link. **(I will send a photo for you to include by Friday lunchtime)
A reminder that the scheduled gymnastics programme will commence next week (Week 6) as part of our PE curriculum. Each session will take place in the hall and will be delivered by the team at Easy Move. This will be an amazing opportunity for our tamariki to learn specific skills and develop their confidence whilst using specialised equipment. We are grateful for the professional guidance of Morgan and her team who will support our ākonga's physical development for the eight sessions before the end of Term 3.
The programme will be delivered in 30 minute rotations across the entire school. We ask for the tamariki to be dressed in something appropriate and comfortable for these sessions as they will be moving all body parts. The sessions will run as follows:
Save the new date! Due to a clash with Y3/4 Camp, our Senior Athletics Day will now take place on Tuesday 17th October at Nairnville Recreation Centre. More details to follow.
Some good news for our tennis enthusiasts as the Primary & Intermediate Schools Tennis Tournament returns for 2023. The playing dates are 19th (girls) & 20th (boys) September @ the Renouf Tennis Centre, Brooklyn. If your son or daughter is interested in representing Amesbury School, please email eilis@amesbury.school.nz before Wed 30th August to confirm their spot.
All students will be registered in a one-off form through Amesbury and the registration fee will be added to the student's Kindo account in due time. Further information can be found here. Finalists and Semi Finalists of each grade will qualify to the Tennis Central Regional Finals to be held in Palmerston North on the 15th November.
Registrations are open for Term 4! We wish to enrol all interested players and coaches for the six week block starting 30 October - 4 December. These fun and inclusive games are played on Mondays at Alex Moore Park starting from 3:45pm.
Amesbury seeks parent coaches to oversee the games and would greatly appreciate your time in allowing our tamariki this sporting opportunity. Please indicate your availability on the registration form. With the option of single gender or mixed teams, we wish to know your son/daughters preferences so please complete this registration form no later than Monday 28th August at 4pm.
Grade options:
There will be no official scorecards for Year 1/2 or 3/4 grades. Should you have any further questions, please email eilis@amesbury.school.nz.
