What's on this week?
Parent Support Event @ Onslow College - 4-5pm Wednesday 16 August
Board of Trustees Meeting - 5:30pm Wednesday 16 August
Pōhutukawa is open for business!
The blessing took place on Monday morning and the tamariki moved in as soon as school started for the day.
Come along and have a look around if you haven't already done so. In the meantime, have a read and see the photos of the blessing and how our ākonga are using the spaces. We a truly very lucky to have such a wonderful addition to our school.
Netsafe Parent Information Session - This Tuesday (15 August)
The Netsafe Parent Information will be held at 5-6pm on Tuesday 15 August in the school hall.
The session will focus on supporting adults to keep our tamariki safe online.
If you are planning to attend please complete the rsvp form. If you already completed the form for the earlier planned session, we would ask that you resubmit the form.
For all the details - including the areas that the session will cover - please read through Urs's article. Please note that this article has been updated since it was originally published.
Parent Support Event - This Wednesday (16 August)
Onslow College are facilitating a Parent Support Event this Wednesday (16 August) in their Learning Support Department. The event is for the whānau of young people who have additional learning needs:
Disco - 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).
For all the organisational details please read here.
School Organisation for 2024
Next year we will reducing to two hubs rather than the three that we have at present.
If you wish to find out how this will be organised please read Urs's article.
HERO: Tips and Tricks
For anyone who is a little unsure about how to access the mine of information that HERO - our Student Management System - has to offer please have a read through this item. It contains links to various "how to" docs.
If there are more areas of HERO that a "how to" doc would assist with please contact Demelza (demelza@amesbury.school.nz).
Scholastic's Book Club - Latest Issue now Available
Issue 5 is now out, so have a look through and pick up something special.
To find out how ordering, payment and delivery works read through Kirat's article.
Closing date is Friday the 15th September 2023.
Cultural Festival
We are holding a Cultural Festival in Term 4 and Gina is looking for your expertise.
Please have a read through Gina's article to see what assistance you can provide. If you are able and willing please see Gina or email her (gina@amesbury.school.nz).
Celebrating our Ākonga
Kirat is compiling a list of out-of-school achievements that have occurred over the last few months and she would like for you to provide her with this information so that we can share it with the Amesbury Community.
If you and your tamariki have something that they would like to share, preferably with some photos, please email kirat@amesbury.school.nz with the information by 15th September 2023.
Onesie Day - Friday 8 September
Just some early advise that we will be having a Onsie day on Friday 8 September.
Students (and staff!) can wear onesies (or pjs) on this day, and we’ll be collecting for Wellington Free Ambulance.
Lost and Found
Request for pizza helpers
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 comingweek at Kelly Club is themed ‘Bouncing Balloons’ which we are sure all the kids are going to go crazy for!
On Monday the kids will get to bake pastry - and hopefully they will puff up to the size of a balloon! Throughout the rest of the week, the kids will get to make their own stress balls and decorate them to make them look all cool and funky as well as making some spooky balloon monsters. The kids will also get to play games like ‘stomp the balloon’ which the kids have played here before and absolutely loved. We will end the week with a much deserved movie night!
Book in through this link to join in the fun! https://kellyclub.co.nz/kelly_events/view/15007.
Enrol. Vote. Be Heard.
The General Election is on 14 October 2023. To vote, you need to be enrolled and your details need to be up to date.
It's easy to enrol, check or update your details online: vote.nz/enrol.
Kelly Sports Summer Series Football or Netball
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.
