What's on this week?
Student Conferences - Term 1
We are holding our student conferences in the last week of this term - Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th April. Bookings will be closed at 8am on the morning of the first day of conferences, i.e. Wednesday 10 April.
To find out how it is operating, the times available for bookings, who to book with, how to book, and all of the other crucial information please refer to the HERO post dated 15 March.
If you have any further questions regarding student conferences, please don't hesitate to contact your child's whānau teacher.
Paid union meetings for teachers this term
Paid union meetings for teachers will be held after lunch on Thursday 28th March and Wednesday 3rd April. Half of the teachers will attend one day and half the next.
School will remain fully operational on these days, albeit with a slightly different programme than usual to accommodate the reduced teacher numbers.
Please read the information on how these times will operate.
Nits and Head Lice Checks
We have just had a case of nits reported in Pōhutukawa Hub.
Please read the info and follow the guidelines to see if they have migrated to your place and, if necessary, how to treat them.
Northern Zone Kī-o-rahi Festival - Registrations close 20th March
The Year 5&6 Northern Zone Kī-o-rahi Festival will be held on 26 March, so we have a very short timeframe in which to enter our teams.
Registrations close at 4pm on Wednesday 20 March.
For all of the festival details please read Rupert's article.
Dress Up Your Wheels for Movin' March
Friday 22 March is Dress up your Wheels day as part of Movin' March.
Prizes to be won!
Jemima has provided all of the details here.
Miniball - Registrations close 25th March
Registrations are now open for Miniball for Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 - staring in Term 2.
Please note that registrations close at 4pm on Monday 25th March. As a part of the registration we need a coach for each team.
Rupert has provided all of the details here.
Easter Raffle
Our Easter Raffle is on for 2024.
Tickets will be on sale until Wednesday 27th March at 4pm.
The purpose is fundraising for Year 5/6 camp, and, as such, our Year 5&6 whānau have kindly donated the prizes for Easter baskets.
Tickets are $2 each. To purchase tickets, go to Kindo, click on Easter Raffle and purchase the number of tickets you wish.
For more details please read Jemima's article.
Term 1 Disco
Our Term 1 disco is on Friday 5 April. Don't miss out.
Hannah has put together all of the info covering the what, where, who and why, so see here for all you need to know.
Phones, Reading, Writing and Maths
For those that missed this item last week.
The Government has regulated the use of student's phones in school, as well as the requirement to provide of teaching & learning for each of reading, writing & maths.
Please read Urs's article as to how Amesbury School will meet these requirements.
Winter Cricket Anyone?
If you are interested in playing cricket over winter, simply put together a group of six and register your team.
Interested? Please read the details and go ahead and register.
Scholastic's Book Club
The latest Scholastic's Book Club issue is now available to view and for placing orders.
Please read the details of the latest issue and follow the easy link to place your order.
Online orders close on Friday 5 April.
Habitat Creation - Items Needed
In Koru Hub, we are working hard to design and make a habitat for our chosen animal. We would appreciate it if whānau could bring in any clean recycling, e.g. boxes (particularly shoe boxes), cardboard, etc. that could help with this. If you have anything you can bring, please bring it to Kōwhai in the main Koru Hub building, or the office. Thanks.
Kelly Club
We are so excited for WonderLab week!
This week will be full of experiments, discoveries, fun and games. We have all sorts planned for you! We will make oobleck, play with bubbles made from scratch, create our own stress balloons, and even learn how to make ice cream. It will be a blast!
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