Actions Needed:
Get Involved!
Check & action (as necessary) Term 1 Health Sessions
Link your New World Club Card to Amesbury School by filling in this this form
School Hats! Bring them to school everyday - no school hat, no outside play
What's on this week?
4-year-old Programme - 2-2.45pm Monday 17 February
Co-curricular Lessons - Wednesday 19 & Friday 21 February
Basketball (Yr3-6) - Kiwi Hoops programme - Thursday 20 February
Community Gathering - 4-5.30pm Friday 21 February
School Community Gathering - Friday
All of the Amesbury community are invited for fun, food and sun (no promises around the latter) to come along this from 4-5.30pm this Friday (21 February).
What's planned? See here.
Parental Consent Needed for Google Apps Access
As part of Google’s commitment to student safety, new checks are being introduced to ensure that students have permission to use Google apps. From March 2025, all schools must confirm parental consent each year for our students (e.g., YouTube, Google Maps).
Please complete this Form by Friday, 28th February.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Gar Kee.
Share & Celebrate
Our first Share & Celebrate for the year was held on Friday, and we have begun the year with a large number receiving well deserved recognition.
Get Involved in School Life
If you are looking for ways that you can be involved in school life and make a difference at the same time, we have some suggestions right here. This information can also be found on our website and will be updated when new activities become available.
There is a wide range of areas looking for your involvement, so please chose what suits you and contact the listed person. Thanks in advance.
Sports Festivals this Term
Rachel has put together a list of Northern Zone sports festivals taking place this term. See what is happening here and if it interests your tamariki, keep an eye out for the details and registrations which will come out later.
Parent Run Sports Teams
Interested in Volleyball, 3x3 Basketball or Girls' Cricket?
There is an opportunity for tamariki to be involved in these sports happening in Term 1. Please note that they are parent organised and run. See here for all the details.
Scholastic's Book Club - Issue 1
The first issue of Scholastic's Book Club is now available for you to look through and make any purchases.
You can read all of the details here including viewing the catalogue.
Pizza Lunch Order Helpers Needed
Rachel is looking for some additional helpers to pack pizzas for lunches on Thursdays. Please read here for the details and if you are able to help out please see Rachel (in the office) or email her (office@amesbury.school.nz).
Chicken Pox
We have had a case of Chicken Pox reported in Koru Hub.
Chicken Pox is very contagious so please read through this advice and, if necessary, follow the steps contained in it.
Second Hand/Pre-Loved Uniform:
Thanks to the generosity of Amesbury families, current and former, we have had a large number of polo tops, black long sleeved tops/lower halves and fleeces donated for selling in our second hand/pre-loved uniform range.
You are most welcome to call in anytime, during office hours, to have a look. Whatever is still available will be on display at the School Community Gathering on Friday 21st February.
Small Boxes needed in Koru Hub
Koru would like bring in some small boxes please: cereal boxes, muesli bar boxes and paper towel tubes are the ideal size.
If you can help out - and provide real meaning to your recycling at the same time - please drop them off in the Karaka (orange carpet) space in Koru Hub. Thanks in advance.
This coming week's theme is Staff Choice. I hope you are ready for all the fun we have planned. We will be:
cooking delicious cheese scrolls
playing a favourite game of football
making our very own slime
making our own paint masterpieces.
holding chess competition which has been very highly requested.
We cannot wait to see you there.
Kelly Sports
