Actions Needed:
Come along to the School Cross Country - Tuesday 28 April
Clothing/footwear for School Cross Country - Tuesday 28 April
Send gear for Koru Hub Swimming - Thursday 30 April
Please, add an item to your weekly shop to help our vulnerable neighbours - Downtown Community Ministry
Registrations for Tough Guy and Gal Challenge
Please fill in Urs's quick feedback form about Whānau Connection Hui, if you haven't already
What's on this week?
School Closed ANZAC Day (observance) - Monday 27 April
School Cross Country - 11am Tuesday 28 April
Mihi Whakatau - 2.15pm Tuesday 28 April
New Families Information Session - 4-4.45pm Tuesday 28 April
Co-curricular Lessons - Wednesday 29 April & Friday 1 May
Koru Hub Swimming - Thursday 30 April
Share & Celebrate - 2.15pm Friday 1 May
2027 Term Dates
Just in case you are in the process of planning holidays or events for 2027 here are the term dates:
Term 1: Thursday 28 January - Friday 9 April
Term 2: Tuesday 27 April – Friday 2 July
Term 3: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September
Term 4: Monday 11 October - Friday 10 December
Every day counts - our attendance focus for 2026
We sent out this article last term but it is timely to remind parents of not only Government & School Board targets but also the effect that this has on your child's education.
The Government has set a national target for school attendance. The School Board has mirrored this as their target also. Currently, we are just shy of achieving this target and the Board is focused on increasing attendance. You have a role in ensuring that we, as a school, meet the target.
Read this article by Urs to read the background information and how you can help.
School Cross Country - Tuesday
Our annual school cross country is happening on Tuesday and you are all invited along to support the tamariki in their endeavours. After an early morning tea, racing will commence shortly after 11am.
Please send your tamariki along with appropriate clothing to participate in and that they have warm dry clothing to change into after they have finished.
For further details please read Brydon's info.
Koru Hub Swimming - Begins Thursday
Swimming for Koru Hub begins this Thursday.
Please read this info which tells you which group your child is in, what they need each swimming day and the logistics for the day.
Fundraising for the Cancer Society
Two of our ākonga (students) Rufus & Mei Mei are undertaking activities to provide fundraising for the Cancer Society Relay for Life - and you can help!
After school on Friday 15 May they are holding a lemonade stall and bake sale. You can:
Contribute items
Purchase from the stall
Donate online
Please read here for all the details and more specifically you can be a vital part of the fundraising for an essential cause.
Morning Tea Sausage Sizzle
At morning tea time on Tuesday 12 May, alongside our annual Junior Invitational Cross Country which is being held at Amesbury, we will be holding a sausage sizzle fundraiser.
Please preorder sausages via Kindo no later than Sunday 10 May. Sausages are $2 each. Sausage options are: regular, gluten-free and vegetarian.
We also need at least 4 adult volunteers 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 hannah@amesbury.school.nz.
Nits and Head Lice Checks
We've had a report of Nits/Head Lice in Koru Hub.
Please check your whole whānau and if there are any signs please follow the advice set out here.
Scholastic Book Club
Orders for Issue 3 of the Scholastic Book Club are now open.
Please read the details of issue 3 and follow the easy link to place your order.
Online orders close on Monday 1 June.
Tough Guy and Gal Challenge
The Tough Guy & Gal Challenge is on again in Wellington in May.
Feedback from tamariki from previous years has been extremely positive. For some reason they particularly enjoy the mud!
Read all the details here and Register. Registrations close on 30 April. Please note that we are not sending a "school" team so you will be responsible for getting your tamariki there and picking up their race numbers.
Note also that there is a limit to the numbers that the organisers can cater for so if you are planning to participate - don't dally, 7 May is already sold out.
Amesbury’s Got Talent 2026
Amesbury’s Got Talent is back. Registrations are now open for our annual talent contest.
Get preparing your item now to meet the following timetable:
Sign ups - close Monday 11 May
Heats - Weeks 5 & 6 (18th - 29th of May)
Finals - 2pm on Friday 12 June
For more details please read Hannah's Amesbury's Got Talent item.
Chess Opportunities
If you would like the opportunity to play in a chess tournament, here is your chance.
Hannah has set out details for four chess tournaments that are coming up. Read all about it here and enter any or all of them. NOTE: One of the tournaments provides a section for brand new players, so everyone is catered for.
Lunch Orders
Here’s what’s on the menu:
Wednesday: Subway - new in Term 2
Thursday: Pizza Hut
Friday: Lyxe Sushi
Ordering is quick, easy, and one less thing to think about in the morning. You order from home (or on the go), and your child's lunch is delivered to school, ready to eat.
Here's how:
Log in to the Kindo app (or set up an account at shop.kindo.co.nz)
Pick from the menu on your school's available days
Your child collects their lunch at school
Order & win!
Every Ezlunch order placed between 27 April - 22 May goes in the draw to win 1 of 5 x $50 Kindo credits each week.
Order here mykindo.co.nz
T&Cs apply.
Hey everyone, we hope you have had a great first week back for Term 2.
This coming week our theme is Bonkers about Books! We have so many fun things planned and we cannot wait. We will be:
making a Giants Potion
playing a game called witches tag; and
creating some crazy characters using pens and water
We cannot wait to see you all there!
Sign up now for Kelly Sports - happening at Amesbury - starting this coming Wednesday (29 April).
Online Child Protection
Whānau, parents and caregivers are invited to a FREE Online Child Protection session with expert John Parsons.
When: 5.30-6.30pm Tuesday 9 June
Where: Tiakiwai Conference Centre - National Library of NZ - 70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington (Best access to the theatre is from the entrance on Aitken St).
Cost: FREE
Register Here (spaces are limited)
Whānau - Back to School Tips
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School – Open Day
Marsden warmly invites families of girls entering Year 7 in 2027 to their upcoming Open Day on Sunday 3 May, 2.00pm–4.00pm. Please register at www.marsden.school.nz/register
Scholarships for entry in 2027 are open. For more information and to apply, visit www.marsden.school.nz/enrolments/scholarships.
