School Notices: 5-12 September

Amesbury's Got Talent

Did you see our article about Monday's Finale?  If not, please see it here. We have very talented students!

Student Conferences

Reminder to book a student conference for your child/ren. Conferences will held in the last week of term. Please follow this link to an article that explains who to book with and how to book a conference. Time slots are filling up fast, so get on and book!

Please note that conference bookings will be closed at 8am on the morning of the first day of conferences (Wednesday 26th Sep), so teachers can prepare for the conferences they have scheduled. Last minute surprise bookings can mean teachers are not able to be fully prepared for the conference. 

Flu

There is certainly alot of sickness at the moment. Please take time to read the attached flyer that details symptoms of the flu. And please remember, parents (not siblings) must advise the office before 9am of any absence or delayed arrival to school.

Quiz night

Don't forget to RSVP to our upcoming quiz night on 23 September. Please refer to our article here.  We've already got some really good raffle prizes including overnight hotel stay in Wellington, beauty treatments, Churton Park Village voucher, wine, gift hampers, a pooch pamper pack, and more to come in. Please register now! 

Found property 

Please see Rachel at the office if you know a student who refers to themselves as Emerson the Artist? OR have misplaced:

• a Snapper card
• a pink (specsavers) or black/light blue pair of reading glasses
  
• small piece of jade or a silver 'angel' necklace pendant
  
• a Capital Gymnastics or Australian Soccer Fed badge
  
• a light blue SKMEI watch, an orange calculator watch or a black Casio watch
  
• a Kingguard cable bike lock or Garmin device

For sale

Second hand uniform, beanie and polo tops - please see Rachel at the office:

• Winter Beanie: x1 one size fits all for $15
• Orange/Red: x2 size 14 for $20 each
• Orange/Red: x2 size 12 for $20 each
  
• Orange/Red: x1 size 04 for $10
  
• Lime/Green: x1 size 14 for $15
  
• Lime/Green: x1 size 12 for $15
  
• Lime-Green: x3 size 08 for $20 each
  

Camillia Art Project - Thursday 13 September 1:40-3pm

We are looking forward to Artist Wendy Hannah visiting school next week to make recycled plastic cut outs to celebrate our Women Heroines.  Wendy will show a short powerpoint presentation which talks about the Suffrage Movement historically and what it means moving into the future. The workshop will have parallels with recycling plastic, then workshops with local artists, demonstrating how to upcycle plastic bottles. Their art team will visit each hub at the same time so the whole school can make recycled camellias. Children will all make a camillia and add it to her art installation. Parents are invited to come along and help the children make their art piece. 

Please see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwDwC9eBHqc

Please collect your 1.5 - 2-litre coke, sprite, and tonic bottles (ideally those with a flower shape at the bottom) and send in to school. Ideally each student will need 2 bottles. 

Churton Park Craft Market

Stallholder Applications are open now for kids wanting to have their own stall at the upcoming Craft Market in November. Please see here for more information and to complete the application form. 

EBOOKS 

Amesbury's got Ebooks! There are hundreds of fantastic ebooks to access at home through your phone/laptop/desktop/chromebook. And an app to download if you are keen. We also have a trial of audio books until 30.9.18 so try these to see if you and your family enjoy them. There are some amazing ones available.To access them go to our Amesbury ebook site and sign in:https://amesbury.wheelers.co/account/logon?ReturnUrl=%2fadmin
Username: firstname dot first initial of last name (a few children have numbers in their username as well but they will know this from their school email account).egjoanne.rroald.dPassword: ebooksBrowse to find a book you would like to borrow and press borrow. It will automatically return after 2 weeks so no overdue notices!!!Please note that we have a limit of 200 issues per month so try to only borrow books you would like to read. Any questions please email library@amesbury.school.nz

SCHOLASTIC Books

Watch out for the latest Scholastic brochure coming home soon. Orders will need to be made by 14 Sep and all payments done online directly to Scholastic please.

Kelly Sports

Kelly Sports will be back in Term 4 with their fun and exciting classes after school on Fridays, we also have a fun filled October Holiday Programme planned. Please see attached flyers. 

Johnsonville Fire Brigade Open Day - flyer attached

On Saturday 29th September,  the Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Brigade will be celebrating their 75th Jubilee and as a part of this we will be having an open day. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Churton Park Tennis Club Open Day - THIS weekend. Please see the attached flyer.