Actions Needed:
Register for Term 4 Touch Rugby
Get your school pōtae (sunhat) ready or purchased for day 1 of term 4
Term 3 Start
Today (Friday 19 September) school finishes for the term at 3pm.
The first day for Term 4 will be Monday 6 October @ 9am.
Teachers and Principals on Strike Next Term
Amesbury School will be closed for instruction on Thursday 23rd October as teachers and principals strike for the day.
School educators are taking a stand to improve support for our ākonga - your tamariki. To understand what key actions are being sought please read here.
Recapitation Update
Urs has provided an update on where things stand and what is next in Amesbury's recapitation application. Please read her "From our Tumuaki / Principal" piece in this week's Amesbury Digest.
Amesbury Awesomeness Awards
We held our Amesbury Awesomeness Awards to coincide with the end of term to recognise that students who represent our school's High 5 values.
Our list of recipients can be found here together with an outline of why they deserved this award.
Annabel 11th in Inter Regional Cross Country
Amesbury's sole representative at the Inter Regional Cross country being held in Christchurch today finished in a magnificent 11th place in the Year 5 Girls race. Amongst the Wellington contingent participating Annabel improved her placing from 10th to 6th.
Results for recent past Amesbury Students: Johnson won the Year 7 Boys event, with an off-colour Josh in a creditable 28th, and Ignacio finished 21st in the Year 8 Boys.
National Schools Chess Tournament
John H, Andy X, Kishore and Adam C are off to the National Schools Chess Tournament in Christchurch this weekend and we offer our best wishes to them.
They have represented themselves, their whānau, and Amesbury with distinction as they have navigated their way through the local and regional events to qualify for nationals.
Co-curricular Classes in Term 4
Our lessons for Term 4 commence on Wednesday in Week 1, so now is the perfect time to sign up for new or additional classes, or to make changes to existing classes.
We really appreciate the support that we receive from parents for our co-curricular programme. This enables us to:
provide opportunities for tamariki to try out new things, or to become more proficient, all in school time
receive additional funding for the school to provide extra activities for our tamariki
achieve this within school time - meaning that parents don't have to use out of school time to take their children to lessons; and
all at a lesser cost than enrolling tamariki in externally provided lessons.
A reminder to parents of existing co-curricular students - if you haven't done so already - please send John any changes that that you wish to make.
Read all about our co-curricular classes here, and contact John to sign up and with any questions that you may have.
Senior Athletics at Newtown Park
Our Year 4-6 ākonga will travel to Newtown Park on Thursday 9 October (the first week of Term 4) to take part in our annual athletics day.
Whānau are welcome to come along to watch and support with the first event due to start around 10am. If you are planning on coming along and are able to volunteer to help, please let Rachel know at rachelhosnell@amesbury.school.nz.
Hub Summaries for Term 3
If you wish to read about what our ākonga have been doing and learning this term together with feedback from a number of tamariki please follow these links:
Koru Hub
Pōhutukawa Hub
Once you have read the report from your child's hub, go back and read the other one to see what the other half of the school were doing during the term.
St Brigid's Kapa Haka Festival
Last Saturday was the annual St Brigid's Kapa Haka Festival. Once again Amesbury had a large group performing. Our ākonga made their kura and whānau proud with a powerful performance that celebrated culture, unity, and identity.
To see and read about the performance please read here.
Speech Competition Results
We held the finals of our annual Amesbury Speech Competition last week. The quality of speeches was extremely high and I was enthralled by each and every one who competed in the finals which traversed a wide range of subjects.
The results can be found here.
Netball 2025 - Season Highlights
Netball has now finished for Amesbury's five teams. Apart from some very successful results, and more importantly, the players enjoyed their experience and the support and companionship of their teammates and whānau support.
For a more detailed report on each of the teams please read here.
Share & Celebrate Term 3 Week 9/10
We held our final Term 3 Share & Celebrate on the last day of term and here is the list of the deserved recipients and why they were nominated.
Touch Rugby - Term 4
Touch Rugby is on again in Term 4 and we are looking for registrations - both girls & boys - in all grades. See here for all the details.
The focus is on is on fundamentals, participation and fun.
As always, we need a coach with each team, so if you are available, please include your information in the registration form.
If your child(ren) is/are interested please register here. Registrations will close at 4pm on the 10th of October.
Lunchtime Cricket at School in Term 4?
Futsal in Term 4?
Are you interested in participating in a weekly futsal league in Term 4?
These will be parent organised and managed teams, however, if you are interested please feel free to forward your details to Rachel who can be your initial point of contact.
Years 1-4 Primary School Futsal League | Wednesdays
Wednesday 15 October - Wednesday 19 November
Runs for 6 weeks | 3:30pm - 6:00pm
All genders
Cost | $210 (Please note, funding is available for this league so get in contact if your school requires support with this and we can make it free to participate in).
Registrations are open and will close 6 October.
Years 5-8 Primary School Futsal League | Thursdays
Thursday 16 October - Thursday 20 November.
Registrations are open and will close 7 October.
Junior Futsal League | Sundays
Runs for 6 weeks | Sundays | 9:00am - 2:00pm
19 October - 30 November (No Games 26 October)
Mixed and Girls only leagues in each age group: Under 7's, Under 9's, Under 11's, Under 13's.
Cost | $370 per Team
Registrations are open and will close 6th October.
Our awesome holiday programme kicks off next week and we couldn’t be more excited! Each day has a fun and unique theme, filled with loads of different activities. In week one we’ll be heading to the zoo, and in week two we’re off ice skating! It’s going to be an action-packed programme and we can’t wait to see you there!
Holiday Activity Opportunities
We have received notifications from a number of organisations of activities that they are running during the forthcoming holidays. These have been consolidated here.
Onslow Junior Athletics Registrations
Spring onto the Cable Car
We've got an early spring special starting from Sunday, 31 August - Sunday, 19 October.
For adults and children, unlock the following prices between the hours of 2pm - 4pm every Sunday:
$2 One-way
$4 Return
This offer is exclusive and can only be purchased via our Lambton ticket box during the promotional period, every Sunday, 31 August – 19 October, at 2pm to 4pm. For the terms and conditions, click here.
