Actions Needed:

Pōhutukawa trip to Carter Observatory - Check dates & what's needed
Touch Rugby Registrations
Please return all library books & readers

What's on this week?

Year 4 Carter Observatory Trip - Monday 2 December
Poetry Competition Prizegiving - 5-6pm Monday 2 December in Pōhutukawa
Brydon's and Charlotte's whānau groups Carter Observatory Trip - Tuesday 3 December
Year 4 Parent Focus Meeting - 5-6pm Tuesday 3 December (Library)
Gar Kee's and Rachel's whānau groups Carter Observatory Trip - Wednesday 4 December
Amesbury School Board Meeting - 5.30-7.30pm Wednesday 4 December (Meeting Room)
Learning Celebration: Space Showcase - 8.30-9.30am Friday 6 December
Share & Celebrate - 2.15pm Friday 6 December

Term 4 Learning Celebration - Friday

Friday 6 December at 8.30am is the start of our Term 4 Learning Celebration.

Pop in and see what the tamariki have been learning about space, our solar system and the universe.

Have a read through, here, what to expect and how it is all happening. See you then.

Poetry Competition Prizegiving - Monday

The poems have been written, submitted and judged. All that remains is, for all those who are interested, to come along to the Pōhutukawa Hub at 5pm on Monday (2 December) to enjoy some of the entries being shared and to see who the winners are.

Carter Observatory Trips - This Week

This week our Pōhutukawa ākonga (students) will be visiting the Carter Observatory (to support their inquiry learning around our solar system and beyond), the Botanic Gardens and the Cable Car Museum.

The trips will be spread over three days, as follows:

Year 4 - Monday (2 December)
Brydon's and Charlotte's whānau groups - Tuesday (3 December)
Gar Kee's and Rachel's whānau groups - Wednesday (4 December)

Please carefully read through the notification to see what time they leave, where they will be going and what they will need to take.

Children's University Graduation

For a rundown on what the Children's University is all about and what 18 of our tamariki did to graduate please read here - as well as seeing the photos which showed off all of the pomp and ceremony involved.

Congratulations to the group and a big thank you to Kirat for all the work that she did throughout the year with these ākonga.

Kirat will soon be on the lookout for next year's lineup.

Touch Rugby - Play in Term 1 2025 - Register now

While it may seem a long way away, Rupert is trying to gets the teams as sorted as possible before the end of this school year because Registrations close at the end of the short first week of Term 1 next year with the competition starting soon after.

School Library Closing for the Year

The School Library will be closed by the end of Week 8, which means that Kirat would like you to start searching high & low at home for any library books and readers, and return them to school by that time.

Items Needed by Koru Hub

Koru Hub would love some:

small boxes (muesli bar, cereal, cracker size boxes)
paper towel tubes

They can be dropped off in Kōwhai. Thanks in advance.

Drama Remedy - Christmas Holiday Programme

Kelly Club

Feeling inventive? Join us next week to learn about flight and aerodynamics!

Kelly Club Holiday Programmes

Kelly Club have also finalised their Holiday Programme activities:

Pre Christmas Holiday Programme - December 2024 Holiday Programme - January 2025 (1st half)

Holiday Programme - January 2025 (2nd half)

Community Notices

Churton Park Christmas Carols - 7 December

Please note the date for the Churton Park Christmas Carols in your calendar - Saturday 7 December from 6-7pm at Churton Park School.

Christmas in the Quarters

30 November in Glover Park - enjoy Christmas music and performances
7 December - there will be circus acts and street busking under the sails at Queens Wharf
14 December - be at Waitangi Park on for Santa’s arrival, to meet Santa, and for a fun range of Christmas activities

For all the details, visit the webpage.