Actions Needed:
Year 3 & 4 camp consent form - Friday 27 September
Link your New World club card to the school by adding your Club Card number to this form
Please ensure that your tamariki are properly in their seat belts before leaving the pick up area
What's on this week?
Life Education Mobile Classroom at Amesbury - Monday 16 to Wednesday 25 September
Year 3 Focus Group Meeting - 5-6pm Tuesday 24 September (Library)
Co-curricular lessons - Wednesday 25 & Friday 27 September
Reports go live on Hero - Wednesday 25 September
Amesbury School Board Meeting - 5.30-7.30pm Wednesday 25 September (Meeting Room)
Inter-Regional Cross Country - Thursday 26 September
Learning Celebration Pyjama Breakfast - 9.30-11am Thursday 26 September
Pacifica/Māori Whānau Hui - 5-6pm Thursday 26 September (Library)
Share & Celebrate / Amesbury Awesomeness - 2.15pm Friday 27 September
School Finishes for Term - 3pm Friday 27 September
First Day Term 4 - 9am Monday 14 October
Amesbury School Board Meeting - 5.30pm Wednesday 25 September
Key discussion items on the agenda:
* Discussion around refreshed English and Maths curriculum, and the implementation timeline
*Provisional staffing allocation for 2025
*Policy review: Second reading policies up for confirmation:
5.3.18 EOTC Procedure
3.3.6 Classroom Release Time
3.3.7 Staff Discipline
3.3.8 Allocation of Management Unit Procedure
3.3.9 Discretionary Leave
3.3.10 Staff Professional Development Procedure
3.3.12 EEO Procedure
1.3.2 Transition Procedure
*Accident and incident report
*August finance report
*Review of co-curricular lesson costs
The BoT meeting will be from 5.30-7.30pm in the school meeting room.
Speech Competition Results
We held the finals of the Amesbury Speech Competition last week. We were treated to an enthralling variety of speeches from our youngest to oldest ākonga (students). Congratulations to everyone who participated in the heats and/or the finals. And a special thank you to Hannah for her organisation of the event.
Please go here to see the results.
Year 0-2 End of Year Activities
The Year 0-2 end of year camp will be held in Week 7 next term - 25-29 November.
Amaria has put together an article outlining what activities the tamariki will be involved in. Please read it here so that you know what's happening and when.
If you are available on the Monday - 25 November - and are keen to help out, please contact Amaria (amaria@amesbury.school.nz) and let her know.
Year 3 and 4 Camp - Consent Form due by Friday
The Year 3 & 4 camp is also taking place in Week 7 of Term 4. It will take place on Thursday 28 & Friday 29 November.
It includes an overnighter on Thursday at Camp Elsdon. For any that opt out, there will be a school based programme. For all of the details please read all the details here.
Regardless of which programme you tamariki opt into please complete this consent form by Friday 27th September.
On the Consent Form, you will also be asked to indicate whether you are available to attend the camp as a parent support.
Senior Athletics at Nairnville Park
Please note on your calendars Thursday 31 October. That is the date of this year's Year 4-6 athletics day which will be held at Nairnville Park in Khandallah with a start time of 10am.
Tamariki have already been working on the array of events during their PE programme and will continue to do so.
If you can help out on the day, please let Rupert know at rupert@amesbury.school.nz.
Lunch Orders
Fusion Food Haus is unavailable for orders this Wednesday (25 September). Normal ordering will resume Week 1 in Term 4.
Uniform
Next term is a sunhat term!
Students are required to wear a Amesbury School sunhat when outside next term - this includes during all breaks and while outside during school time.
Sunhats are $15.00 and can be purchased via Kindo. Please order in advance so there's time to collect and clearly label before they are needed. You will be emailed when your order is ready to collect. Orders can take up to 24 hours to be processed so any submitted overnight or in the morning before school starts will not be issued at the beginning of a day. Sunhat orders will only be available to collect after school so they can be taken home to be named.
Children without sun hats will need to stay in the designated shaded areas during break times.
Student absence due to holiday
For absences for a week or more due to holiday or travel during term time, parents are required to contact the Principal in writing. This should be well in advance of the holiday/time away from school.
Please also advise the office in advance of any holiday absence extending into Term 4.
Contact information
Please help us keep your child(ren)'s information up to date. If you have recently changed address or contact number, or would like to update emergency contacts or medical information please email office@amesbury.school.nz.
Lost and Found
Please check the reception lost property before the end of term ... anything not claimed by the end of term will be donated to a charity store over the holidays.
*** There is an unnamed Amesbury hoodie being held at the office - ask Rachel.
This coming week step into the ultimate game zone with our Game Master theme! We’ll be making delicious Lego Krispie treats, crafting giant dice, and challenging each other in Tower Master. It’s going to be a fun-filled adventure for all the game lovers out there!
Holiday Activity Ideas
We have received notifications from a number of organisations of activities that they are running during the forthcoming holidays. These have been consolidated here and the list will be added to as further notifications are received.
Car Seat Clinic - Free
From 1-3pm on Tuesday 24 September at the Johnsonville Plunket Clinic
trained technicians from Wellington City Council will be available to check the installation of your car seat and answer any other safety questions you have. Your child’s safety is important to us – come along for a chat and a check!
Tots to Teens
The latest online issue of Tots to Teens can be found here.
Online parenting sessions for whānau
The following online sessions are provided by an organisation entitled Real Parents.
Children's Wellbeing and Resilience with Anna Mowat
Thursday, October 3rd, 7:30-9pm (with Q&A)
$18 per person
https://events.humanitix.com/child-wellbeing-and-resilience-with-anna
Future-proofing - what it takes to grow great adults
Thursday, October 31st, 7:30-9pm (with Q&A)
https://events.humanitix.com/future-proofing
International Hobbit Day - Sunday 22 September
Calling all Hobbits of Pōneke!
Dress up as a Hobbit this International Hobbit Day and go on a free return trip on the Cable Car. Your adventure will lead you to indulge in a 'second breakfast', meet the wizard from Wētā and provide you with other Hobbit Day activities like face painting, quizzes, spot prizes and a chance to get hands-on with props - including Hobbit feet!
Newlands Childcare - family photo fundraiser
Newlands Childcare are holding a family photo fundraiser. The centre has organised a professional photographer from Icon Photography to come to the centre over the weekend of Saturday 26th October 2024.
They have arranged to take either a 10 x 13 inch family or children portrait for only a $15 sitting fee, (normally a $79 value). This is great value and Newlands Childcare will receive the full $15 sitting fee.
If you wish to take advantage of this this offer whānau can contact Colleen newlandschildcare@gmail.com including their information (name, address, and phone number) and she will contact you about booking times and payment.
Kids' Kaukau Challenge 2024
The Kids Kaukau Challenge is a kid-focused event for the whole family to enjoy on 10 November 2024. Hosted by Khandallah School but open to all! Like other school fairs and community events, families from other schools are warmly invited to join in.
This is a fun run/walk/skip/dance up to the summit of Mt Kaukau. Registered participants get their own race bibs and timing chips. It’s all about participation and giving it a go! A small fair on the school grounds contains family fun, raffles and lucky balloons, food stalls, a bake sale, and a cafe. We want to get the kids to the top, so we can celebrate them at the bottom!
Registrations are now open to anyone aged between 5 to 15 years. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a support person over 16.
Registration until the 31st of October costs $25.00 per participant and includes a personalized bib. Additional children from the same family get a $5 discount, so the registration costs only $20 each. Click +Add Another Registrant to add multiple people to your registration.
Late registrations from November 1st onwards, cost $35.00 and the bib is not personalized. Additional children from the same family continue to get a $5 discount.
