Actions Needed:
Please, add an item to your weekly shop to help our vulnerable neighbours - Downtown Community Ministry
Link your New World Club+ card to the school by completing this form
Sign up for the Kapa Haka Performance Group
Register for ICAS exams
Register for Yr 3-6 Miniball - Closes 3pm Friday 12 June
Send gear for Brydon's & Gar Kee's Whānau Swimming - Monday 8 June
Send gear for Charlotte's, Rupert's & Sarah/Bina's Whānau Swimming - Tuesday 9 June
Send gear for Koru Hub Swimming - Thursday 11 June
What's on this week?
Brydon's & Gar Kee's Whānau Swimming - Monday 8 June
4-year-old Programme - 2-2.45pm Monday 8 June
Inter Zone Cross Country - Tuesday 9 June
Charlotte's, Rupert's & Sarah/Bina's Whānau Swimming - Tuesday 9 June
Co-curricular Lessons - Wednesday 10 & Friday 12 June
School Board Meeting - 5.30-7.30pm Wednesday 10 June
Inter Zone Cross Country (ppmt date) - Thursday 11 June
Koru Hub Swimming - Thursday 11 June
Amesbury's Got Talent Final - 2pm Friday 12 June
School Board Meeting - Wednesday
The next School Board Meeting is this coming Wednesday (10 June) from 5.30-7.30pm.
Agenda:
Action table
Education + curriculum items: Reporting changes / feedback and discussion around Ministry network meeting about our declined recapitation request
Board admin items: Reports on teacher registration and Police Vetting processes
Personnel items: New teacher appointment in Te Rito for Terms 3 and 4
Policy reviews (first and second readings)
Health and Safety items: Monthly accident and incident report
June Property Report
Finance items: April finance report / Audit completion report for 2025
Business items: Co-curricular lessons for Term 2 // international student recruitment progress
Amesbury's Got Talent Finals - Friday @ 2pm
The finalists have been determined so come along to the Hall at 2pm on Friday (12 June) for some free entertainment and enjoy and support the performing tamariki.
Hannah has provided a list of the finalists here.
Miniball Term 3 - Registrations Close Friday
Registrations are now open if your Yr 3-6 tamariki wish to play miniball in Term 3. Miniball is a modified version of basketball, designed for primary school-aged children.
To register please use this form. Registrations close at 3pm on Friday 12th of June. Unfortunately, we cannot accept late registrations.
Each team requires a manager/coach. Please indicate your willingness on the Registration Form.
For all the details please read here.
New World Club+ in Schools Fundraising
With New World moving to the New World Club+ card, we would ask all those who are currently signed up to the soon to be replaced card as well as new supporters to complete this Form which will result in 1% of the total spend of all linked Club+ cards to be donated to Amesbury School.
To make it even easier, we have some forms already printed and available in the office. When you are next in school simply grab one, fill it in, and hand it in.
It costs you nothing - other than the time to complete the form - and ensures that Amesbury receives ongoing fundraising to provide equipment for the benefit of our tamariki.
To read further details on the opportunity and to see a list of what we have purchased so far, please read all about it here.
ICAS Exams 2026
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:
For those who have not participated in ICAS exams at Amesbury previously parents are required to attend a short meeting held in Pōhutukawa on Thursday 18 June @ 4:30pm
Complete an ICAS Registration Form for each child no later than Thursday 2 July
Make payment for the exam prior to sitting the exam
Mid-Winter Disco
You've already saved the date - Friday 19 June
Now read here for all the details.
If you are able to offer your time to make this Disco a fantastic time for the tamariki please complete this volunteer form.
Any questions please contact Kirat.
Amesbury Kapa Haka Performance Group
Every year Amesbury sends a performance group along to the St. Brigid’s Kapa Haka Festival. This year it will be held on Saturday 19 September at Newlands College.
With it being a non-competitive festival we invite all interested tamariki to participate from any year level. Participants are asked to complete this form and in Term 3 our Kapa Haka Tutor, Hemi Prime, will work with them during school time to prepare.
More details about the festival can be found here. Please read and sign up.
Amesbury School is partnering with Downtown Community Ministry
Downtown Community Ministry's (DCM) motto is “Together we can end homelessness” and to do this they partner with the Wellington Community to provide for the practical needs to achieve this objective.
This where the Amesbury whānau can be of assistance. We have a collection point in the school's reception area for you to drop off non-perishable items. A small contribution by a number quickly becomes a large quantity. A suggested list is included in Urs's article together with more information about DCM. Please add an item to your weekly shop to help our vulnerable neighbours. A sincere thanks in advance.
Share & Celebrate
An exciting end to a very short week with the latest Share & Celebrate.
It is so easy to focus on the things where tamariki won this or that - and that is wonderful and deserving of recognition. Equally, it is great to be able to focus on the little things that have been done - without intended recognition: that little act of kindness or helpfulness. We thank and celebrate our ākonga for the many times that they perform these acts.
Read all about it here.
This coming week our theme is Football Fun. We will be:
making football rice krispy treats
making our own football trophies
playing a classic game of football as well as different versions; and
making our own cardboard foosball.
We cannot wait to see you all there!
Have a great weekend.
New Zealand Chinese Language Week
New Zealand Chinese Language Week (NZCLW) is coming up at the end of June, and there are a range of opportunities to help you make the most of the week, as well as support your cultural activities for the second half of the year.
Dragon Boat Festival (19 June)
NZ Chinese Language Week (28 June–6 July)
Mid-Autumn Festival (25 September)
NZ National Dumpling Day (26 September)
Confucius Institute Day (28 September)
For further information contact the VUW Confucius Institute: confucius-institute@vuw.ac.nz
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New Ohariu Brownie Unit! Free Open Night!
Exciting news! A new Brownie unit is opening in Churton Park in Term Three. We're now accepting registrations to attend our Open Night on Wednesday 24th June.Ohariu Brownies will meet on Wednesdays, 6.15pm - 7.45pm at the Churton Park School Hall, 90 Churton Drive, Churton Park. The new unit will be led by experienced volunteers.If you know a 7 - 9 ½ year old girl who would love to get outdoors, learn new skills, be active in the community, challenge themselves, and make new friends, then please complete this form to reserve a spot at our Open Night. For more information, please contact Gabrielle at gemnutt@hotmail.com or check out the Girl Guiding NZ website at https://girlguidingnz.org.nz/
