What's on this week?
Community Consultation - Phase 2
Phase 1 consisted of asking for feedback about things that are going well and possible future focus areas for us as a school. That completed, we now move into Phase 2 which we are seeking to gather much more input around some more specific areas.
The article which sets out much more detail, together with links to feedback questions is in the HERO notification of this week's Digest.
Please have your say to help inform the future direction of Amesbury School.
Junior Athletics Carnival
Just a reminder that the Junior Athletics Carnival is on Tuesday.
All Year 0-2 students, including those in Harakeke, will have their Amesbury Athletics Carnival in Week 3 of Term 4 (Tuesday, 2 November) starting at 9.30am and finishing at 12.30pm. (Our postponement day will be Thursday 4 November).
For all the details please read Esther's Junior Athletics Carnival article.
Unfortunately, while we remain in Alert Level 2, whānau and friends will not be able to attend.
Amesbury Speech Competition - Heats this week
Hopefully everyone who is interested at presenting a speech at this year's Amesbury Speech Competition has already signed up as entries have now closed.
This week, on Thursday & Friday, the heats will be held, and judged by Hub teachers. The top three from each age group will progress to the finals to be held on 19 November. All participating students will be advised when their heat is by the end of this weekend.
Electives Donations
Onaitta and Kalesha will be working with a group of students to create a mural on the construction wall in the courtyard. We are looking for any beads, buttons and bottle caps that we can use during our elective. If you have any of these items that you are happy to donate to us, please drop them off at the office during school hours. Thanks in advance!
School Camps
Have you completed permission forms for your child/ren for our Week 7 camps? Whether your child/ren will be attending or not we need them completed, thanks:
Beach Education Programme - Consent Forms Needed
This year's beach education programme is for all students and will be run on various days between 23 November and 1 December depending on which Hub your child/ren are in.
As this is a water based programme we are required to have a 1:5 adult/student ratio, so we are looking for whānau assistance. Please note that all helpers must demonstrate that they have received at least one covid vaccine dose.
Further information will be sent out prior to the programme with more specific details.
In the meantime can you please complete a consent form for each child - whether or not they will be attending the beach education day. This will enable us to determine the number of teachers who will need remain at school.
Please complete a consent form for your child as soon as possible, if you haven't already done so, as they are now overdue:
Year 0-2
Year 3-4
Year 5-6
NZ Dance Challenge
We will be participating in the NZ Dance Challenge. This is a fun and exciting opportunity for students to learn, perform and share a dance routine along with other NZ schools.
Each school who is participating in the NZ Dance Challenge will learn a routine, record themselves performing this routine and then submit their video. We require your consent for your child to be part of this dance video as it will be uploaded to a site outside of our school. Please complete the consent form by 12 November 2021.
For all the details please read Regina's article.
'Pack the Bus'
Wellington Breeze is once again sponsoring the 'Pack the Bus' donation drive.
'Pack the Bus' is an initiative that supports Wellington City Mission to help families to access food and toys for their tamariki in order to make this Christmas a happy one for all.
Pōhutukawa students will be overseeing this donation drive in the next few weeks. From 15 November there will be a collection point in the office and on 1 December the bus will arrive to pick up all the generous donations for distribution prior to Christmas.
In the 'Pack the Bus' article there is a good guide to the types of donations that would be most suitable. Please look it over so that next time you are out shopping you could pick up one or more of these items which you can bring along to school from 15 November onwards.
Your Child's Artwork
If you want the opportunity to purchase unique 2022 calendars, cards, diaries, mouse mats and blank page notebooks for sketching/journaling etc. with your child/ren's artwork on it, you have until 9am on Monday (1 November) to place your order.
For more information and details on how to order, please follow this link.
Kindo Accounts
Just a reminder to please check your Kindo account to see if you have any outstanding invoices waiting to be paid.
