Actions Needed:
Send gear for Koru Swimming Lessons - Thursday 8 May
Registrations for Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge
What's on this week?
4-year-old Programme Commences - 2-2.45pm Monday 5 May
Co-curricular Lessons - Wednesday 7 & Friday 9 May
Koru Swimming Lessons Begin - Thursday 8 May
School Board By-Election Results Declaration
Congratulations to Timothy Johnston & Damien Rodrigo on their election to the Amesbury School Board.
The formal notification can be found here.
Koru Swimming Lessons - Thursday 8 May - bring swimming gear
Swimming lessons for our Koru tamariki begin this Thursday (8 May).
For all of the vital information please read Lily's Koru Swimming Lessons article.
Sausage sizzle - Tuesday 20th May
We will hold a sausage sizzle at morning tea on Tuesday 20th May in conjunction with our annual Junior Invitational Cross Country at Amesbury.
This is available to all ākonga (students) from Yrs 0-6, and whether they are competing or not.
Two things to note:
Orders close at 2pm Monday 19 May at the school shop (Kindo)
Parent support is needed to prepare and to run the BBQ from 9am until approximately noon. If you are able to help for some or all of the time, please email lily@amesbury.school.nz.
For the rest of the details please read Lily's info.
Grandparents and Whānau Sharing Time
This term's Learning Celebration - on Tuesday 17 June - is special as it it also our Grandparents' Day.
While all whānau are invited to the Learning Celebration we are keen to have as many grandparents come along as is possible.
You are welcome to come along from 11am onwards and have a cup of tea before the formal start at 11.35am.
For all the details of what you'll see and be involved in please read through Urs's information article.
Amesbury’s Got Talent 2025
Registrations are now open for our annual talent contest.
Get preparing your item now to meet the following timetable:
Sign ups - close Monday 19 May
Heats - Weeks 6 & 7 (4-13 June)
Finals - 2pm on Friday 27 June
For more details please read Hannah's Amesbury's Got Talent item.
Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge
For those to entered last year it's a no-brainer that you will be entering again this year. For those Years 3, 4, 5 & 6s who didn't here's your chance if you like water, mud, obstacles, tunnels, hills, and did I mention, water?!
Sign up now for the Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge being held in Wainuiomata on Tuesday 20 May. Registrations close on 15 May.
Scholastic's Book Club - Issue 3
Issue 3 of Scholastic's Book Club issue is now available to view and for placing orders.
Please read the details of issue 3 and follow the easy link to place your order.
Online orders close on Friday 20 June.
Amesbury Cross Country
Some great planning ensured that the annual was held early in the week before the current band of bad weather hit. As a result, tamariki enjoyed a lovely warm day which encouraged some to participate who were otherwise reluctant.
As always there were some outstanding performances and the top five in each event will represent Amesbury at either Northern Zone (Yrs 4-6) or the Junior Invitational to be held at Amesbury (Yrs 1-3).
Congratulations to all of the participants and all the best to those participating at the next level.
A report on the event, together with heaps of photos, can be found here.
Volunteer Pizza Packers Needed
If you have 20 minutes to spare, we would be very grateful to have some help packing pizza into bags on a Thursday @ 12.30pm. Please let Rachel know if you can help, even if it's just now and again - thank you.
Clothing backup - for ALL STUDENTS please
With winter here, so is the rain, puddles and mud. Please pack a spare set of shorts/track pants/leggings, and underpants in the school bag (for all ages and sizes) with a plastic bag to put the wet clothes in, and let your child know that they are there for them to get changed into.
For some children it can be embarrassing or upsetting when they unexpectedly become wet or dirty (particularly if there isn't anything for them to change into) or they don't like what is available. We do not hold many spare clothes so are not able to cater for all 'requests' and sizes (particularly over size 8).
We hope you have had a fantastic first week back.
This coming week's theme is Magnificent Mums. We will be baking some delicious cupcakes. We will be creating some fun cards, we will be doing some hand print art work, playing a fun game of bingo with a mothers day twist. We will participating in a breakfast in bed relay. We are so excited to see you there!
Kelly Club Weekly Activity List for Term 2 2025
E-recycling Fundraiser
Karori Lions have an E-Recycling fundraiser coming up on Saturday 10 May, at the Karori Community Centre, from 9am to 1pm.
All proceeds go back into the community.
Music Education Movie Night
ONZA invites you to Marsden School in Karori to view a terrific movie about the iconic Orff music educator Doug Goodkin working at the San Francisco school with children from pre-school through to 8th grade.
VIEW TRAILER HERE
REGISTER HERE
