What's on this week?
Community Consultation Session - This Tuesday
The session will be held in our new Pōhutukawa block from 6 - 7:15pm on Tuesday (5th September). It will cover three key areas:
Come along and have your input into our future planning.
Onesie Day - This Friday
Ākonga (and kaiako!) can wear onesies (or pjs) on this day.
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.
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.
Please also note that the days for Gina's conferences has been altered.
Access to the Amesbury Learning Sites
We have been asked to provide additional ways to access the Hub Learning Sites and to keep these easily locatable going forward. Consequently, if you are looking for the weekly learning programmes please refer to this article. It will also be included as a part of the Amesbury Digest each week and listed separately in the HERO notice that all parents/caregivers receive each week.
iTime in Harakeke Hub
Natalie has put together an article about what's been happening in iTime in Harakeke Hub. Their focus this term has been on independent learning.
St Brigid's Kapa Haka Festival - Saturday 16 September
Come along and see the Amesbury Performance Kapa Haka group perform.
Churton Park Community Association Clean Up Day - 16th September
This is the same day as our St Brigid's Kapa Haka Festival. Students not involved in the festival are encouraged to participate in the clean up day. The main areas to be covered are:
The event will run from 10am-3pm but come along for whatever period you can.
Students leaving during school hours for appointments
We appreciate that it's not always possible to have appointments or plans outside of school hours, but if you know that your child will be away from school for all or some time during the day please let the school office know before the day or first thing on the day - if we know about appointments in advance this helps make it faster and easier to locate students so they are ready to leave on time. If there is nothing that would prevent them from being at school, such as appointment reason, location and wait times, students are expected to be at school before, or return after, appointments.Students can be difficult to find during the break times, so pickup during class time, or at the beginning or end of a break is a big time saver. Here's a reminder of our timetable
If you need to take your child out of school for any reason during the day, please go directly to the school office to sign your child out. Students returning to school the same day must sign back in again at the office. This allows us to keep track of all students on-site and off-site in case of an emergency.
Uniform For Sale
One of our families has moved overseas and is keen to sell the following:
Please refer to the Amesbury School Parents FB Group, Wellington NZ (on facebook) for photos and prices or contact Gloria at gloriadimonte@hotmail.com.
Kelly Club
This coming week at Kelly Club is themed ‘Kids Choice’ and the kids have helped me create an amazing lineup of activities! We will kick the week off with baking M&M cookies, and on Tuesday we will continue the fun with an action packed obstacle course amazing race. On Wednesday we will be having a wheels' day, so don’t forget to pack a helmet! On Thursday and Friday we will be getting a bit messy with slime and musical pies!
Book in through this link to join in the fun! https://kellyclub.co.nz/kelly_events/view/15007.
Kelly Club Holiday Programme
Join us for a fun filled holiday programme!
We have lots exciting days including:Book Day, Daring Detectives Day, Ginormus Galaxies Day, Kelly Club Favourites Day, Smiles All Round, Year of World Cups Day
plus trips to:Te Rauparaha Arena for a Swim, Gymnastics, Roller skating and a Magician is coming to Kelly Club.
To Enrol go to www.kellyclub.co.nz
Kelly Sports Netball Holiday Programme
Raroa Normal Intermediate School, Johnsonville
Week 1 – Tues, Weds, Thurs, 9am-12pm.
Years 1-4For Beginners, these sessions will work on improving basic netball skills.
Children will work towards the following skills: Passing, Shooting, Spatial Awareness and Defensive skills.
Years 5-8:These sessions will work on sharpening the basic skills - Passing and Shooting and we will start to develop a better understanding of the 7-aside game and the different positional roles.
Kelly Sports Football Holiday Programme
Week 1 - Tues, Weds, Thurs
Week 2 - Tues, Weds, Thurs
9.30am-12.30pm, for children aged 5-12 years
This programme is perfect for "Beginner's" and those wanting to find out more about the game and have lots of fun, improve technique, knowledge and skills. We focus on the core skills of control, dribbling, passing but MOST importantly having as much FUN as possible!
To book for either programme go to www.kellysports.co.nz
Summer Series Football/Netball Competition
Get your friends/teams together and enrol for the Kelly Sports Summer Series
Football or Netball!!
Competition starts on Friday 27 October 2023.
Football is held at Ian Galloway Park, Netball is held at either Marsden or Karori Normal School.
To enrol go to www.kellysports.co.nz/netball2023 or www.kellysports.co.nz/football2023
Kelly Sports is back for Term 4 - Sprint into Sports
The Kelly Sports sessions are a great way to improve your child’s motor skills and coordination within a FUN environment.
We aim to develop and enhance balls skills, catching, kicking and throwing, while improving strength, flexibility, hand/eye coordination and spatial awareness.
In Term 4 we will be focusing on the following sports:T-Ball, Athletics, Cricket and Football!
We teach new skills and improve ability by using games, drills and exercises. It’s a great way to try new sports, improve skills and maintain fitness – all while having FUN!
To Enrol go to www.kellysports.co.nz.
Onslow College Community Strategic Consultation
Onslow College Board are embarking on a consultation process regarding the Strategic Plan for the school, which will inform its goals. They want to hear from current and future parents, whānau, and the community. If you would like to be part of this process that helps to set the values and direction of the school, you are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming consultation meetings:
For planning purposes, please register your attendance using the following form:
https://forms.office.com/r/0Y2RrGnPy9
Children’s Hospital Annual Street Appeal
The Children's Hospital is looking for volunteer collectors to assist with this year's annual appeal to be held on Saturday 30 September.
Volunteer collectors are needed in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Petone, Porirua and Kapiti.
If you can spare just 2 hours of your time to collect, please sign up to your preferred location at https://signup.com/go/WCHStreetAppeal
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/.
Onslow College Rowing Club Book Fair Fundraiser
Johnsonville Cricket Club 2023/2024
