This is a great opportunity for all students to create and present a short speech on something that has meaning to them.

Tēnā koutou, whānau.

Amesbury School will be hosting a speech competition for our tamariki next term. It is open to students of all ages, and they may choose to talk about any topic that is of interest to them.

Speech time limits:

• Year 0 - between 30 seconds and 1 minute

• Year 1-2 - between 1 minute and 2 minutes

• Year 3-4 - between 1min 30sec and 2min 30sec

• Year 5-6 - between 2min 30sec and 3min 30sec

Students must sign up for the competition by Thursday 24th August 2023.

• Click here for the Registration form. 
• Heats will take place in Weeks 7 and 8 of Term 3 (28th August to 8th September 2023). These will be judged by hub teachers, and each age group (Y0, Y1-2, Y3-4, and Y5-6) will send their three top students to the final. 
• The finals will take place in our school hall commencing at 2pm on Friday 15th September 2023. At the final, speeches will be judged by guest judges who will be looking for speeches with excellent structure, strong voices, and audience interaction. We hope to see you there.

Ngā mihi nui,

Kirat Singh