Actions Needed:
Place orders for Sausage Sizzle by Sunday 10 May
Send gear for Brydon's & Gar Kee's Whānau Swimming - Monday 11 May
Sign up for Amesbury’s Got Talent 2026 - closes Monday 11 May
Send gear for Charlotte's, Rupert's & Sarah/Bina's Whānau Swimming - Tuesday 12 May
Te Rito tamariki bring scooters/bikes for Wheels Day - Wednesday 13 May
Send gear for Koru Hub Swimming - Thursday 14 May
Can you help Rufus & Mei Mei Fundraising for the Cancer Society - Friday 15 May
What's on this week?
Brydon's & Gar Kee's Whānau Swimming - Monday 11 May
4-year-old Programme - 2-2.45pm Monday 11 May
Junior Invitational Cross Country @ Amesbury - 9-11am Tuesday 12 May
Sausage Sizzle - 11am Tuesday 12 May
Charlotte's, Rupert's & Sarah/Bina's Whānau Swimming - Tuesday 12 May
Co-curricular Lessons - Wednesday 13 & Friday 15 May
Koru Hub Swimming - Thursday 14 May
Pink Shirt Day - Friday 15 May
Share & Celebrate - 2.15pm Friday 15 May
Power Outage on Tuesday
Wellington Electricity has advised that there will be a power outage on Tuesday. Hopefully, those affected have been notified.
Please note - even though Amesbury Drive is affected - the school is NOT so Amesbury will continue as normal.Only properties from #100 and up will be affected.
Amesbury’s Got Talent 2026 - Registrations Close Monday
Amesbury’s Got Talent is back. Registrations close on Monday (11 May) 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.
Morning Tea Sausage Sizzle - Pre-orders close Sunday
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.
Pink Shirt Day 2026 - Friday
This year's Pink Shirt Day is on Friday (15 May).
Come along to school decked out in pink and join in the lunchtime activities while at the same time showing your support for kindness & inclusion.
For more details please have a read of Kirat's article.
Supporting The Winter Project - Closes Friday
Not everyone in Wellington is fortunate to have all they need to keep themselves warm during the winter. With this mind, eleven years ago, a group of students from Samuel Marsden Collegiate School started The Winter Project. The Winter Project collects winter clothing and blankets that are then distributed to schools with families in need in the Wellington region.
On their behalf we have a collection point in the office for donations of warm jumpers, pants, jackets, polypros, blankets, beanies, scarves, gloves from now until 15th May. All donations will then be collected and distributed around King's Birthday weekend.
A big thanks to those who have contributed already.
Fundraising for the Cancer Society - Afterschool on Friday
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
Update: In addition to the bake sale there will also be a sausage sizzle plus, to makes things easier, cards as well as cash is welcome.
Please read here for all the details and more specifically you can be a vital part of the fundraising for an essential cause.
Learning Celebration in Week 5
As we near completion of our first learning module for the year - based on Newton's three laws of motion, friction, and gravity - it's timely to let you know that we have planned a Learning Celebration where the ākonga can demonstrate what they have learnt and created. This will occur at 2pm on Friday 29 May. However, if you can't make it at that time, you are welcome to come along between 8.30-9am that morning to view the displays and have your own child explain them to you. Either way, we hope that you can make it along.
For more details about what ākonga have been learning and what is happening on the day and what the other modules there are this year please read this information item.
Materials for School Projects
Te Rito would love these things for Inquiry please: toothpaste boxes, soap boxes, cardboard spice boxes, wooden bbq skewers & straws
If you happen to have any spare cardboard boxes, recycling, or plastic bottles please bring it into Pōhutukawa Hub
Te Rito Wheels Day - Wednesday
Te Rito will have a wheels day on Wednesday afternoon (13 May), so all Te Rito tamariki are encouraged to bring scooters/bikes.
Please Check & Treat for Head Lice
We've had more reports of Nits/Head Lice at school.
Please check your whole whānau and if there are any signs please follow the advice set out here.
Online Safety for Ngā Tamariki
We live in a digital world and a major parental focus is ensuring that we keep our tamariki safe while they are online.
To this end, Urs has put together this guidance around the issues and a link to resources that will assist in keeping your tamariki safe while on line.
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.
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.
Entertainment Books
From Friday 1st May until 7pm Thursday 14th May, when you purchase an Entertainment Membership you will receive an additional Entertainment Membership FREE.
Plus, every Entertainment Membership purchased during May goes into the draw to win a spectacular Baltic cruise including flights, hotel, transfers, and premium onboard inclusions.
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.
This coming week our theme is Thumbs Up for Sign Language and we have so much fun planned. We will be
baking some yummy bliss balls
playing multi sport
making some sign bunting; and
playing sign bingo.
We cannot wait to see you all there and have a great weekend.
Sign up now for Kelly Sports - happening at Amesbury - it happens on Wednesday from 3.05-4.05pm.
Thai Festival 2026
You’re invited to a free cultural experience at the Thai Festival 2026.
The Royal Thai Embassy, together with the Thai Community in New Zealand, warmly welcomes you to Thai Festival 2026: “Sawasdee New Zealand, 70 Years of Friendship”, marking 70 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Aotearoa New Zealand. This free, family-friendly event offers a rich and immersive experience of Thai culture.
Event details:
Date: Saturday, 16 May 2026
Time: 10am – 4pm (Opening Ceremony at 10:45am)
Location: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
Entry: Free
Hindi Lessons
It is my pleasure to introduce you to our much-loved Wellington Hindi School. We run classes on Sundays - details are available on the website www.wellingtonhindischool.org .
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St Mark's School - Explore Year 7
Experience Year 7 - Thursday, 18 June: 4:00pm – 5:30pmA dedicated session for Year 6 students to explore what life is like at St Mark’s in Year 7. We look forward to welcoming you.
Book here: Explore Year 7 registration | St Mark's School
