Tuesday week two saw an amazing turn out of friends and family to cheer on their tamariki (children) at the annual Amesbury cross country race! There was a great amount of determination and grit on display by our resilient ākonga (students) as they made their way around the cross country track. We were pleased that almost all students chose to run in the races. It was wonderful to see them striving for the finish line, and enjoy running around with their mates.
Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it, your cheers certainly spurred on a few runners!
We commend all participants and celebrate those who achieved personal goals. Congratulations to the top 5 finishers in each race who will go on to represent Amesbury School at in the next round. See the race results here. Y4-6 top runners will travel to Grenada North Park on Tuesday 19th May (PP date 21st May) to compete in the Northern Zone event against the other kura in our area. More info will come soon for these families.
Y1-3 will take part in the Junior Invitational held at Amesbury on 12th May (PP date 19th). We look forward to hosting the young athletes from other schools on the day. If you would like to volunteer as a course marshal on this day please reach out.
Our best wishes to all the tamariki who will represent their whānau and our kura later this month - Kia kaha to you all!
Amesbury will host a sausage sizzle fundraiser on the day of the Junior Invitational and need parent help. If you are available to help from roughly 9am-12pm on Thursday 12th May please let Hannah know via email on hannah@amesbury.school.nz.
An article will be posted about further details and on how to place sausage sizzle orders for your child including those in Y1-3 who are racing on the day.
Ngā mihi
