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Newsletter - WE 16/08/2024

Kia ora koutou What an incredible week we had last week at Amuri Area School! Cultural week was a huge success and it was a joy to ...

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  1. Newsletter - WE 16/08/2024

    Kia ora koutou What an incredible week we had last week at Amuri Area School! Cultural week was a huge success and it was a joy to ... Read more

  2. Newsletter No. 8 - WE 14/06/2024

    Kia ora koutou This week has really felt like the depths of winter with cold and frosty starts and days that don’t really warm up ... Read more

  3. Newsletter # 7 - WE 31/05/2024

    Kia ora koutouWe are now half-way through the term and well on the way to winter. A reminder that we are holding our Ministry of ... Read more

  4. Newsletter # 5 - W/E 05/04/2024

    Kia ora koutouI hope that you all had a relaxing Easter break! This will be our last newsletter before the holidays. I would like to ... Read more

  5. Newsletter # 3 - W/E 08/03/2024

    Kia ora koutouIt’s hard to believe that we are in Week 6 already! All the best to our Year 9’s who are heading out to Windy Point for ... Read more

  6. Newsletter # 6 - WE 10/05/2024

    Kia ora koutou I trust that you all had an enjoyable school holiday break. The first two weeks of term have rushed by and the ... Read more

  7. Newsletter # 4 - WE 22/03/2024

    Kia ora koutou What a vibrant couple of weeks it has been since our last newsletter. Our students have been involved in a wide range ... Read more

  8. Newsletter # 2 - WE 23/02/2024

    Kia ora koutou  I hope that the start of year has gone well for you and your children. It is never easy getting back into the routine ... Read more

  9. Newsletter # 1 - WE 09/02/2024

    Kia ora Koutou Nau mai hoki mai ki te tau hou – Welcome to the new year!  I trust that all in our school community have had a safe ... Read more

  10. Newsletter 08/12/2023

    The end is nigh!  The term has flown by and we are busy preparing to end the year. Reports will be coming home via email to all ... Read more

  11. Newsletter - WE 17/11/2023

    Kia ora Koutou Another two weeks have flown by as we march towards the end of the school year. This Thursday our staff are ... Read more

  12. Newsletter - WE 03/11/23

    Kia ora Koutou Today is gumboot Friday and it is fantastic to see our students wearing theirs to support this amazing initiative ... Read more

  13. Newsletter - WE 20/10/2023

    Kia ora Koutou I trust that the term has started well for you all and that the school holiday break was enjoyable for all in our ... Read more

  14. Newsletter - WE 15/09/2023

    Kia ora Koutou Ngā mihi mahana ki ngā whānau o te kura o Amuri. Nau mai ki te wiki o te reo Māori. Tēnei te wero ki mua i a tātou ... Read more

  15. Newsletter - WE 01/09/2023

    Kia ora Koutou What an amazing week of fine weather we are having! It is nice to be gaining a little more light and warmth with each ... Read more

  16. Newsletter - WE 18/08/2023

    Kia ora Koutou There has been a significant buzz around the pool area in the last couple of weeks. The Board of Trustees and Swim ... Read more

  17. Newsletter - WE 04/08/223

    Kia ora Koutou Term 3 is now in full swing as I am sure calving is for many in our school community! Our students had a firsthand ... Read more

  18. Newsletter - WE 21/07/2023

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  19. Newsletter - WE 23/06/2023

    Kia ora KoutouI hope this newsletter finds you well as we move towards the end of the term. It’s hard to believe that we had the ... Read more

  20. Newsletter - WE 09/06/2023

    Kia ora Koutou We have reached the end of another busy week! There has been a lot happening across different parts of the school with ... Read more

  21. Newsletter - WE 19/05/2023

    Kia ora KoutouToday is pink shirt day and it is wonderful to see so many students and staff wearing pink to support the anti-bullying ... Read more

  22. Newsletter - WE 05/05/23

    Kia ora KoutouNau mai hoki mai ki te wāhanga tuarua – welcome back to Term 2!I trust that you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday ... Read more

  23. Newsletter - WE 31/03/2023

    Kia ora Koutou Next week is the last week of Term 1 and it is amazing how quickly the first 10 weeks of the year have flown by. It ... Read more

  24. Newsletter WE 17/03/2023

    Kia ora KoutouNgā mihi mahana, warm greetings to you all, especially as we have begun to experience the shift in seasons with some ... Read more

  25. Newsletter - WE 03/03/2023

    Kia ora KoutouI want to begin by acknowledging the generous contributions of our community towards our non-uniform day last Friday. ... Read more

  26. Newsletter - WE 03/02/2023

    Nau mai hoki mai, welcome back! We hope that you have all had a safe and enjoyable summer. It has been great to welcome staff and ... Read more

  27. Newsletter - WE 02/12/2022

    Kia ora e te whānau  This will be our last newsletter for the year and it’s amazing how quickly this term has gone by. The last few ... Read more

  28. Newsletter - WE 18/11/2022

    Kia ora koutou  It is hard to believe that we are already halfway through the last term of the year. A reminder that we finish on ... Read more

  29. Newsletter - WE 04/11/2022

    Kia ora koutou  It has been a busy start to the term with lots of events and activities. It has been awesome to see students making ... Read more

  30. Newsletter - WE 21/10/2022

    Kia ora koutou  Nau mai hoki mai, welcome to Term 4. I trust that you all had an enjoyable holiday break. It has been wonderful for ... Read more

  31. Newsletter - WE 23/09/2022

    Kia ora Here we are with the last newsletter of Term 3. The last 10 weeks seem to have flown by very quickly and we have packed in a ... Read more

  32. Newsletter - WE 09/09/2022

    Kia oraCongratulations to the Senior netball team who performed well in the South Island Secondary Schools Tournament in Timaru. They ... Read more

  33. Newsletter - WE 26/08/2022

    Kia ora It is hard to believe that today we are halfway through this term. The staff had very worthwhile days on Monday. Our ... Read more

  34. Newsletter - WE 12/08/2022

    Kia ora koutou katoa I am delighted to have been appointed to the position of Principal of Amuri Area School and I am very much ... Read more

  35. Newsletter - WE 29/07/2022

    Kia oraWelcome to Term 3 and we certainly hope that this last week has not set the pattern for the weather for the rest of the term. Read more

  36. Newsletter - WE 01/07/2022

    Tena Koutou KatoaThis will be the last newsletter for Term 2 as we head into a busy final week of school.Parent teacher interview ... Read more

  37. Newsletter - WE 03/06/2022

    Tena Koutou Katoa It was so wonderful to once again have parents on site last week for our Cross Country event. It has been way too ... Read more

  38. Newsletter - WE 20/05/2022

    Tena Koutou Katoa Area Schools Tournament in July Congratulations to the 10 students who have qualified for the Top of the South ... Read more

  39. Newsletter - WE 06/05/2022

    Tena Koutou Katoa Welcome back to term two with the sun still shining this week it has been a great start to the term.A reminder that ... Read more

  40. Newsletter - WE 08/04/2022

    Tena Koutou Katoa This will be our last newsletter for Term 1 with a short week to come next week as we lead into the Easter ... Read more

  41. Newsletter - WE 11/03/2022

    Tena Koutou Katoa Firstly I would like to thank the Year 7 team and parent helpers for putting together a great programme of ... Read more

  42. Newsletter - WE 25.02.2022

    Tena Koutou KatoaI realise we have sent a fair bit of communication home this week so I will endeavour to keep this short.You will ... Read more

  43. Newsletter - WE 11/02/2022

    I was so pleased to see so many of our students involved in the Hurunui Youth Council this year. This is a great way for the voice ... Read more

  44. Newsletter WE 04/02/2022

    Welcome back to 2022.  We are ready to go and have had a great start to the term. Whilst the threat of Omicron does seem to be ... Read more

  45. Newsletter - WE 10/12/2021

    Welcome to our final newsletter for 2021! We started the week with transition day as we welcomed our incoming Year 7 and 9 ... Read more

  46. Newsletter - WE 03/12/2021

    Time is certainly flying by. On Monday the 6th December we will have a transition day for students in Year 1-8 where our incoming ... Read more

  47. Newsletter - WE 26/11/2021

    Tena Koutou Katoa Next week is the last full week for our Year 11 students with many of our Year 12 and 13 students already signed ... Read more

  48. Newsletter No. 34 - w/e 19/11/2021 - Week 5 of 9

    Tena Koutou KatoaA great start to the week for Year 6 camp in Kaikoura. Thanks to Ms Campbell for organising this for the students. ... Read more

  49. Newsletter - WE 12/11/21

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  50. Newsletter - WE 05/11/2021

    This will be updated on Tuesday. PDF copy attached. Read more

  51. Newsletter - WE 29/10/2021

    Tena Koutou Katoa A busy week as our senior staff breathe a sigh of relief as they finish reports for students in Year 11-13. These ... Read more

  52. Newsletter - WE 22/10/2021

    Tena Koutou Katoa A big week here for us to start off Term Four. Year 8 campers had an awesome time in Kaiteriteri and thanks again ... Read more

  53. Newsletter - WE 24/09/2021

    Tena koutou katoa  Level 2 to finish the term and see what happens for Term 4. As far as school goes this makes little difference to ... Read more

  54. Newsletter - WE 01.10.21

    Tena koutou katoa New Deputy PrincipalNicole Peterson will be starting with us in Term 4 and I am sure will get to meet many of you ... Read more

  55. Newsletter - WE 17/09/21

    Tena koutou katoa Stability! Seems like this was a pretty reasonable thing to ask for just a short time ago but here we are, hoping ... Read more

  56. Newsletter - WE 03/09/21

    Tena koutou katoaThe end of our first few days on level three and we are all hoping for this to be some of the last and a swift return ... Read more

  57. Newsletter - WE 27.08.21

    Tena koutou katoa As I write my newsletter on Thursday, I realise by the time you read it on Friday evening circumstances may have ... Read more

  58. Newsletter - WE 20/08/21

    Tena koutou katoaAn interesting week to say the least. I am writing this as I imagine many of you are in anticipation of the 3pm ... Read more

  59. Newsletter - WE 13/08/21

    Tena koutou katoaWhat an awesome effort for Maths week with some truly excellent efforts and we were so pleased to see entries from ... Read more

  60. Newsletter - WE 30/07/2021

    Tena koutou katoa Welcome back to term three after a busy term break for some of our senior athletes. Our junior SISS team had an ... Read more

  61. Newsletter - WE 09/07/21

    Another term comes to a close and a busy one at that. We finished the week with school interviews and you may be interested to ... Read more

  62. Newsletter - WE 02/07/21

    A fantastic night was had by all on Monday commencing with a performance from our Kapa Haka group then shared kai in the Community ... Read more

  63. Newsletter - WE 25/06/21

    Once a year we take time to thank the people who volunteer their time in and across our community in a multitude of ways. I have ... Read more

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    Tena Koutou KatoaThe school production is upon us with the opening night tonight! Putting on a school production is a big deal. It ... Read more

  65. Newsletter - WE 11/06/21

    Our achiever of the month is Kara Easton who is demonstrating our school value of excellence each and every day. She has recently ... Read more

  66. Newsletter - WE 04/06/2021

    Our numbers in year three and four have grown to such an extent that keeping them as two classes is no longer possible. As a result ... Read more

  67. Newsletter - WE 28/05/2021

    Our ‘Penelope’ roses arrived and have now found a home in the garden in front of the Academy where Penny spent so much of her time. ... Read more

  68. Newsletter - WE 21/05/2021

    The weather was about as good as it could be for our annual cross country this week and we were very impressed with the level of ... Read more

  69. Newsletter - WE 14/05/2021

    This month the award and congratulations goes to William Hamilton. There are many ways to show achievement and commitment to school ... Read more

  70. Newsletter - WE 09/04/2021

    Best of luck to Grace Moriarty and Cole Phillips who head off to the champs this weekend! The last week of term 1 sees Tee ball ... Read more

  71. Newsletter - WE 26/03/2021

    Thank you to you all for your support over the last week as we come to terms with the loss of Penny. Thank you to those that helped ... Read more

  72. Newsletter - WE 12/03/2021

    Tena Koutou Achiever of the Month This month our achiever of the month is a young lady who exemplifies our school value of Excellence. ... Read more

  73. Newsletter - WE 05/03/2021

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  74. Newsletter No. 3 - WE 19/02/21

    Thank you to all the parents and spectators who came along to our swimming sports this week. It was certainly worth waiting the ... Read more

  75. Newsletter - W/E 12/02/2021

    I was so pleased to see so many of our students involved in the Hurunui Youth Project and to see Samantha Wayne on the Youth Council ... Read more

  76. Newsletter - WE 05.02.2021

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  77. Newsletter - WE 04/12/20

    The last newsletter of 2020 and what a year it has been. A year where we adapted, we demonstrated resilience, we learned how to live ... Read more

  78. Newsletter - WE 27/11/20

    After extensive consideration of the research and evidence, the Board of Trustees have made the decision to make Amuri Area School ... Read more

  79. Newsletter - WE 20/11/20

    Exams are fully underway and the school has been quiet this week with Year 10 also away on camp. On Thursday we took part in the ... Read more

  80. Newsletter - WE 13.11.20

    Last week I had the pleasure of taking a mixed Year 9 and 10 team on a four day football tour around the top of the South Island. ... Read more

  81. Newsletter - WE 06/11/20

    Dear Parents and Whanau Last Tuesday we had a visit from the New Zealand Playhouse who performed ‘Chilled’ for us. This play was all ... Read more

  82. Newsletter - WE 30/10/20

    Tēnā Koutou With so many nominations from our teaching staff this month, it was difficult to choose a winner and impossible to select ... Read more

  83. Newsletter - WE 23/10/20

    Tēnā Koutou This week I had the privilege of being part of the Year 7 leadership programme so ably organised by Mrs Baldwin. This ... Read more

  84. Newsletter - WE 16/10/20

    Tēnā Koutou Welcome back to Term FOUR! An action-packed term ahead with an awful lot to cram into just 81/2 short weeks. Please ... Read more

  85. Newsletter - WE 18/09/20

    Tēnā Koutou This week I had the opportunity along with two other staff members to attend part of the Wellbeing in Education ... Read more

  86. Newsletter - WE 11.09.20

    Tēnā Koutou This event was held at the Hawarden Hall on Tuesday afternoon with a large number of Amuri students brave enough to ... Read more

  87. Newsletter w/e 4.9.20

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  88. Newsletter - WE 28/08/20

    Tēnā Koutou We were sad to continue the seemingly never-ending series of cancellations this year with the HPSSA 7-Aside tournament ... Read more

  89. Newsletter - WE 21/08/20

    Tēnā Koutou Another week comes to a close as our thoughts go to those in Auckland who are once again in lockdown. We were busy ... Read more

  90. Newsletter - WE 14.08.20

    Tēnā Koutou We await the outcome today to see what the immediate future holds. As I write this, I realise it may be out of date by ... Read more

  91. Newsletter - WE 07/08/20

    Tēnā Koutou Our first foray in the debating competition arena for some time resulted in a first round win for Amuri. This team has ... Read more

  92. Newsletter - WE 31/07/20

    Tēnā Koutou As part of our redevelopment we are creating a document for the Ministry of Education that they will use to guide the ... Read more

  93. Newsletter - WE 24/07/20

    Tēnā Koutou Good to be back for what we hope will be a normal term! Some events in the first part of this term worth noting ... Read more

  94. Newsletter - WE 03/07/20

    Tēnā Koutou As we come to the end of perhaps one of the strangest terms of schooling any of us have experienced, I can see a number ... Read more

  95. Newsletter - WE 26/06/20

    Tēnā Koutou It was great to hear of the good number of parents of senior students meeting the teachers via Zoom this week. Apart from ... Read more

  96. Newsletter - WE 19/06/20

    Tēnā Koutou Thanks to all the parents who have booked in for our online parent teacher conversations next week. For those of you ... Read more

  97. Newsletter - W/E 12/06/20

    Tēnā Koutou The frosty mornings have most certainly arrived and we are still seeing a number of students arriving at school without ... Read more

  98. Newsletter - WE 05/06/2020

    Tēnā Koutou There is rather a lot of important information in this newsletter so I ask you take time to have a good look through. Read more

  99. Newsletter - WE 29/05/20

    Tēnā Koutou We have had some conversations this week around the lost time whilst students were not at school. Particularly those ... Read more

  100. Newsletter - WE 22/05/2020

    Tēnā Koutou It has been such a great week for us to see our students back and have a living hum to the school again. Our attendance ... Read more

  101. Newsletter - WE 15th May 2020

    In three short days we see a major step in the return to normality. We should all be proud of our efforts as nation to getting us ... Read more

  102. Newsletter - WE 24/04/20

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  103. Newsletter - WE 17/04/20

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  104. Newsletter - WE 10/04/20

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  105. Newsletter - WE 27/03/20

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  106. Newsletter - WE 08/05/2020

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  107. Newsletter - WE 01/05/20

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