Both teachers and students are excited to announce that we will be having a disco towards the end of this term. The disco will be held on Friday 16th September and will be divided into two parts.

Both teachers and students are excited to announce that we will be having a disco towards the end of this term. The disco will be held on Friday 16th September and will be divided into two parts.

We will hold a junior disco for our Koru ākonga from 4:30pm - 5:30pm. Then, we will hold a senior disco for our Harakeke and Pōhutukawa ākonga from 6:00pm - 7:15pm.

Entrance for both discos should be purchased in advance through our school Kindo Shop and are priced at $2.00 each. Your child’s entry needs to be purchased by Thursday 15th September.

Cheese Pizza can also be ordered in advance through our school Kindo Shop (Gluten-free option is available). Pizza will cost $1.50 per slice. A small amount of pizza may be available for cash purchases. However, we strongly recommend that you pre-order through the shop to avoid disappointment. As we need to provide our pizza supplier with sufficient notice, pizza pre-orders will close in Kindo at 4:00pm on Tuesday 13th September.

Alongside the $2.00 entry fee, we will have a range of things for students to purchase with cash during the disco. The things that will be available for students to purchase are:

• Bags of assorted lollies - $2.00 per bag.

• Small packets of chippies - $1.00 per bag.

• A range of glow-in-the-dark products - ranging from 50c - $2.50.

• Face painting - 50c.

• Temporary Tattoos - 50c.

• Water dispensers will be available in the hall for children to help themselves.
  
  

If your child(ren) is interested in purchasing any of the above, please ensure that you send them to the disco with cash (coins and notes of smaller denominations only please as we may not have change for larger notes).

Both the junior and senior discos will be held in the hall. When students arrive at the disco, we ask that they enter through the main entrance to the hall (the main entrance at the front of the school). When picking up your child(ren) at the end of the disco, again, we ask that you enter through the main entrance to the hall and exit via the back door of the hall (by the blue sports container).

For both the junior and senior discos, we are asking for parent support to help us decorate the hall, organise and sell our food and glow products, apply the temporary tattoos and face paint, and to help us clear up at the end. We are in need of quite a few parent helpers, so if you are keen to help us with this event, please contact garkee@amesbury.school.nz as soon as possible to let her know which disco you will be able to support us with.

On the evening of the disco, there will be a range of teachers and parent helpers on hand to monitor and engage with ākonga, therefore caregivers are welcome to drop off at the start time and pick them up at the end time. Caregivers are welcome to accompany their child(ren) if they wish to. We do ask that any younger siblings remain with their caregiver rather than heading into the hall.

For both the junior and senior disco, we encourage parents wherever possible to leave their child(ren) under the supervision of teachers and parent helpers. However, if you wish to stay on-site, you are welcome to head to the parent connection space in the Library. This will allow us to maintain distancing for the ākonga in the hall. When collecting your child at the end of the disco, we ask that you enter via the main office doors and exit via the back doors of the hall (by the sports container).

Our disco last term went extremely well, with our tamariki (children) having a blast. We know that they will be very excited to attend the next one and look forward to seeing their awesome dance moves once again!

Gar Kee has oversight of the disco organisation and is happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please do not hesitate to send her an email if you have any: garkee@amesbury.school.nz.