What's on this week?
Year 1 & New Entrant Focus Group Meeting - 5pm Thursday (31 August)
A reminder to Year 1 & New Entrant parents/caregivers of the Focus Group Meeting in the new Pōhutukawa Hub starting at 5pm on Thursday (31 August).
Urs will be there to discuss with you how best the school can support your tamariki at this stage of their lives for what lies ahead.
Student Conferences - Please book now
We have of Term 3 Student Conferences coming up in the last week of this term. The conferences are intended to include parents/caregivers, tamariki and kaiako (teachers).
Please read this information and book in a convenient time.
School Inquiry Trips - This Week (Week 7)
Our school inquiry trips this term will be held during Week 7: Monday 28 August - Friday 1 September. Please read the details here.
Please note that while there is more than one day allocated to each Hub, each student will only attend on one of those days. You will receive a notification of which day your child(ren) will be going.
As always, we are looking for parent help. If you are available, please contact your child(ren)'s Learning Hub Lead.
One other thing to remember is to cancel any lunches on Kindo that you may have ordered.
Disco - This Friday (1 September)
Our next disco is on the first day of next month.
Tickets and pizza orders are available through Kindo, with everything else available for purchase on the night with cash.
As always, help is needed to make this a great evening for our tamariki. If you can help please contact Gar Kee (garkee@amesbury.school.nz).
We are looking for accessories such as fairy lights or disco lights to decorate the hall with. If you would be willing to lend it to us for the night, please contact Gar Kee at garkee@amesbury.school.nz. Thank you!
For all the organisational details please read here.
Community Consultation Session - Tuesday 5 September
We are holding a Community Consultation Session in our new Pōhutukawa Hub from 6-7.15pm on Tuesday 5 September to which we are seeking your participation and feedback into a range of matters affecting our tamariki.
For the details of what will be covered, together with other information, please read here.
Onesie Day - Friday 8 September
For Onesie Day this year we will be fundraising for the Wellington Free Ambulance. Please be generous to indeed keep the free in Wellington Free Ambulance. Donations can be made by using this link. Or cash donations can be made at school on the day in the collection buckets.
There are activities planned for the day and you can read all about it here to make the most of the Onesie Day experience.
Amesbury Sports this Term
Please have a read through of the details of sports being offered this term through school. With such an extensive list surely there is something for everyone.
Some sports require registrations that close off soon so don't delay.
Request for pizza helpers - Please
On average we have about 100 slices of pizza ordered for each hub every Thursday so it's all go getting the pizza into the bags, dispatching them to the 3 hubs and disposing of the 40 or so boxes.
We have a small number of people currently helping but it would be great to have a few more so we have backup when they're unavailable, and so the same people don't need to do it every week.
Generally, the times are from 12.20pm to approximately 12.40/50pm. If you're happy for me to add you to the list to help now and again please let me/Rachel know: office@amesbury.school.nz or pop in and visit :-)
Kelly Club
This week at Kelly Club is themed ‘Fun Fathers’ to celebrate the Dad figures in our lives and send some extra special love to those who make our lives so full!
We will be kicking off the week by teaching the kids how to make a Fathers' Day Brekkie so they are all ready for Sunday morning! We will also be making crafty cards, playing some themed bingo and competing to pin the tie on the dad! The week will finish off with a well deserved movie night!
Book in through this link to join in the fun! https://kellyclub.co.nz/kelly_events/view/15007.
Churton Park Tennis Club
We have an Open Day coming up on Sunday 10 September, from 10am-4pm.
We'd really love it if the kids at Amesbury came down to check out the event and have a go at playing tennis.
Churton Park Tennis Club is opening our club doors for the Love Tennis Open Day on Sunday 10 September, from 10am-4pm, rain or shine. EVERYONE is welcome to attend and we will have tennis games, activities, BBQ, and a bouncy castle. We will also be signing kids up for Junior Tennis Coaching and we are happy to answer any questions about our tennis club.
For more information on Love Tennis, please visit here: https://lovetennis.tennis.kiwi/.
Junior Softball
Register now for Softball 5 - 14 years at https://www.sporty.co.nz/jvillesc/ or contact johnsonvillejuniorsoftball@gmail.com, by Friday 30th September 2023. Check out Johnsonville Softball Club on Facebook, or contact Sue on 027 2760644 for more information.
Why not also come and join us for:
Have a go day!
The Wellington Brick Show
Wellington’s largest Lego Show is coming. It will be a massive show, with more space available to move around, lots of interactive displays, builds for the public to come an engage with.
We will also have a large number of Lego Master contestants and winners at the show.
This year we will be supporting Scouts NZ.
We also run a sensory session on the Sunday morning from 8am to 9am, with doors opening to the public at 9am. If you have any children that would be keen for this session please get in touch with us, either via our facebook page. As numbers are limited.
Callaghan Equestrian Centre
