Amesbury Digest - 15 May 2023

In this issue

What's on this week?

Swimming Lessons (Harakeke & Pōhutukawa) - Monday 15 May
Four-year-old programme - 2-2.45pm Monday 15 May
Co-curricular Lessons - Wednesday 17 & Friday 19 May
Junior Invitational Cross Country @ Amesbury - Thursday 18 May
Sausage Sizzle - Thursday 18 May
Swimming Lessons (Koru) - Thursday 18 May
Pink Shirt Day - Friday 19 May

Jenny King

ICAS Exams 2023

ICAS Assessments are designed to recognise academic excellence. Students are assessed on their ability to apply classroom learning to new contexts, using higher-order thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Kirat Singh

Issue 3, 2023 of Scholastic's Book Club is now available for online ordering.

Closing date is Friday the 16th June 2023.

Urs Cunningham

Strike Action for Primary Principals

NZEI Primary Principals are committed to negotiating a collective agreement with the government that addresses the under-resourcing of primary schools and the stressful working conditions of primary principals.

Urs Cunningham

From our Tumuaki / Principal

John Murrihy

Amesbury Notices - 15 May 2023

The photo? Congratulations to Ruby on her runaway win at the Northern Zone Cross Country

Jemima Colquhoun

Te Papa Trip - Term 2

To support our inquiry learning, all students will have the opportunity to go to Te Papa.

Eilis Cassidy

Sausage Sizzle

Amesbury will hold a sausage sizzle at morning tea time on Thursday 18th May alongside our annual Junior Invitational Cross Country event.

Kirat Singh

Amesbury's Got Talent 2023

We will be running Amesbury's Got Talent heats in weeks 7 & 8 (6th-16th June). Dust off your singing voices and your dance skills and come and give it a go! Here are the registration details.

Kirat Singh

Wanted - School Library Volunteers

We need your help!

Jemima Colquhoun

Pink Shirt Day 2023

Pink Shirt Day is on Friday 19th May. Amesbury School invites students to wear pink in support.

Rachel @ the office

Halal friendly lunch orders

Check out the new menu options for school lunch orders...butter chicken, fried rice noodles, sausage rolls, potato curry puffs, pancakes and more!

Eilis Cassidy

Swimming Lessons Term 2

This term the students across all hubs will take swimming lessons as part of the PE curriculum. Todd and his trusted team at EasySwim will deliver our swimming programme again this year.

John Murrihy

Entertainment eBooks

Gar Kee Wu

Term 2 Disco

The long awaited disco is back for 2023! Here is all the essential information you need to get your boogy on!

Lisa Bengtsson

Northern Zone Cross Country

On Tuesday 9th May, our strong team of 29 competed in the Northern Zone Cross Country at Grenada North.

Rachel @ Amesbury Office

Lunchorder helpers needed

Do you have 20-30 minutes available to help with pizza orders on some Thursdays?

Sonali Singh Nandra

Term Two Whānau Information

Tēnā koutou katoa. Welcome back to term 2 at Amesbury School. Nau mai haere mai ki te kura Amesbury. A warm welcome to families joining us for the first time. Our teachers have been hard at work preparing learning for all our ākonga and we are excited to get back into it and to continue supporting students in the new term.

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