Actions Needed:
Send gear for Koru Swimming Lessons - Thursday 26 June
Complete Koru Swimming Carnival Registration Form - Friday 27 June
What's on this Week?
Matariki: School Closed - Friday 20 June
Inspire - School Photos - Tuesday 24 & Thursday 26 June
Northern Zone Hockey - Tuesday 24 June
Regional Cross Country - Tuesday 24 June
Co-curricular Lessons - Wednesday 25 & Friday 27 June
Ra ī Rāroa (Day at Rāroa) for Year 6s - Wednesday 25 June
Reports go live on HERO - Wednesday 25 June
Koru Swimming Lessons - Thursday 26 June
Northern Zone Hockey (ppmt date) - Thursday 26 June
Regional Cross Country (ppmt date) - Thursday 26 June
Children's University Discovery Day - Friday 27 June
AGT Finals/Amesbury Awesomeness Awards - 1.45pm Friday 27 June
Last Day of Term 2 - School closes @ 3pm Friday 27 June
Term 3 Start
The first day for Term 3 will be Monday 14 July @ 9am.
Amesbuy's Got Talent Finals - Friday
The last day of term (Friday 27 June) will see the AGT Finals take place commencing at 1.45pm.
We know from the quality of the heats that this will be an entertaining afternoon and we invite you along to see for yourselves and to support the nine acts in the finals. The list of whom can be found here.
Koru Swimming Carnival - Registrations close Friday
The Years 0-3 swimming carnival will be held at Tawa Pool on Tuesday 22nd July - that's Week 2 in Term 3.
In the meantime can you please complete this registration form (one per child) no later than 27th June.
As usual, for our off site events, we are seeking parent support for our ākonga to ensure their safety in the pool. If you are able to help please email Lily lily@amesbury.school.nz.
Of course, we also encourage whānau to come along and support theirs and all the tamariki.
For all the details please read the Koru Swimming Carnival article.
ICAS Exams 2025
ICAS are on again this year and will be facilitated by Amesbury for any of our interested Year 3-6 tamariki. Read here for all of the information you need to take part.
Next steps:
Complete an ICAS Registration Form for each child no later than Tuesday 15 July
Make payment for the exam prior to sitting the exam
Garden to Table Recipe of the Week
We invite you to cook and enjoy the recipe we made this week at Garden to Table with our visiting chef, Ali Bhamad - Minestrone (vegetarian)
Drama Remedy Holiday Programme
Brought to you by Maneesha, Amesbury's Speech & Drama co-curricular teacher.
This coming week's theme is our party week and the children have voted for Disney. We will be:
making Minnie & Mickey cookies
playing musical statues, sleeping lions
participating in a Disney quiz and Bingo
getting creative and creating Disney Paper chains as well as recreating the house from UP.
We cannot wait to see you all there.
Kelly Club Holiday Programme
We can’t wait to welcome everyone to our action-packed July Holiday Programme! Get ready for heaps of fun – we’ve got an epic movie trip day planned, an exciting trip to Strike, and a week full of awesome daily themes that you won’t want to miss.
Research Invitation – Supporting PhD Study on Mothers’ Friendships
Samantha Ussher is a PhD student at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington. She is conducting research on friendships of mothers (legal guardians) in Wellington City-based families. This study focuses specifically on families where the eldest child is between 10 and 12 years old.
Participation is entirely voluntary, and the research has been approved by the University Ethics Committee HE00031.
