Actions Needed:
EOTC fees are now due for payment via Kindo
Update parent/caregiver & emergency contact mobile details
EOTC This Week - read the information article
Clearly named sunhats required this term for PE & outside play
Cardboard Rolls Needed - we need them for a school project at the beginning of 2026 - box in reception area
What's on this week?
EOTC Week - Monday 24 - Friday 28 November
Amesbury Book Fair - Monday 24 - Tuesday 25 November
Regional Athletics - Tuesday 25 November
Regional Athletics (ppmt date) - Thursday 27 November
From the Amesbury School Board
The Amesbury School Board has sent a letter to the Minister of Education and the Secretary for Education stating its position on Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) as it relates to the school Board's commitment going forward.
Please take the opportunity to read the Board's reasoning, together with the letter sent.
Urs away from 4 December
Principal Urs will be on leave from Thursday 4th Dec until the end of Term 4 (the following Thursday (11 Dec)).
If you need to contact a member of the Management Team during this time please contact Associate Principal Jenny.
EOTC Week - This Week
EOTC Week (Education Outside The Classroom - also known as Camp Week) is on this week. Please read though the EOTC Info so that you know what days that your tamariki has things on, what they need, and what time they need to be at school by.
Year 6 Transition Trip into Town
During Transition Week, the Year 6s will head into the city centre on Tuesday 2 December.
This article describes what the Year 6s will be doing and what they need to bring to school to take on the trip with them.
Junior Athletics Carnival
On Tuesday we held our annual junior athletics carnival. It was a great opportunity for our Year 0-3 tamariki to run, jump & throw in a number of events.
For a report on what they did, accompanied by a wide array of photos please see Lily's view of the day.
Use of microwave and hot water at school
We have noticed a number of ākonga bringing noodles to school, and either looking for boiling water at school to cook them, or bringing a flask of boiling water with them to use at lunch time.
Expectations:
Year 3-6 ākonga can reheat precooked food in the microwave in the learning space, if they know how to use it safely and independently.
Ākonga are not to handle boiling or hot water at school. Please do not send noodles to school that require cooking in water. Pre-cooked noodles can be reheated in the microwave, but no water to be added, please.
Here is our food at school procedure.
Emergency Evacuation Practice
Our primary concern is the health & safety of you tamariki. One of the things we do to achieve this is to have an Emergency Evacuation Plan. We hold a number of different practices throughout the year and refine the plan each time based on our learnings.
To this end we will be holding an emergency evacuation practice at the beginning of next year - Thursday 5 February. As part of the preparation can you please ensure that your mobile details are up to date and the details of those that you have listed as emergency contacts. Please contact Rachel with any changes.
For more in depth info please refer to the Emergency Evacuation Practices advisory.
It's Time to return all Library Books and Readers - Due Back by Friday
With the library closing for the year on Friday 28 November, Kirat is asking for all library books to be returned by that date. So please hunt high and low for any school books that you may have at home and ask your tamariki to bring them back to school.
Kirat has appreciated the support provided to the library this year and wants to spend the last few weeks of the year organising the book fair and preparing the library for next year.
Lunch Orders - Orders Finished for the Year
A reminder that Lunch Orders have now finished for 2025. They will recommence again next year and we will provide you with all of the information at that time.
Cardboard Rolls Needed
Early next year the school will be undertaking in-class projects that will require cardboard rolls (from paper towels, foil or baking paper)
If you have any between now and then please hang onto them and bring them into school and drop them in the labelled box in our reception area. We really appreciate the help.
This coming week is Dino Dig. We’ll be:
making some delicious dino egg treats
having fun creating some very dino skeletons
playing dino pie face games; and
doing a dino dig excavation
We can’t to see you all there!
Art Class Exhibition
Christmas in the Quarters
The Wellington City Council are once again running Christmas in the Quarters:
22 November - Kids, come and make Christmas crafts in Midland Park
29 November - Christmas music and performances at Glover Park
6 December - a Christmas circus extravaganza and street busking at Queens Wharf
13 December - Santa and activities, followed by Carols in the Park at Waitangi Park
For all the details - including timetables, visit the webpage.
Win the Ultimate Australian Open Experience!
Your child could win the tennis trip of a lifetime with Tennis Hot Shots and Tennis New Zealand, plus win tennis equipment for our school!
The prize includes:
Return flights from your nearest international airport to Melbourne for one child and one adult
Australian Open tickets
Two nights’ accommodation
The chance to perform the official coin toss before a big match on Rod Laver Arena and grab a photo with the star players
A $500 tennis equipment pack for the winner’s school
The competition is open to all children aged 8–13 across New Zealand — no tennis experience required!
Enter now at www.tennis.kiwi/win -Entries close 8 December
