First day a great success!
Friday, October 30, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Amesbury School Walking Bus is up and running again
With the welcoming of favourable walking weather it's time to rev up the engines of the walking bus.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
High Five Awards - Term 4, Week 2 (19-23 October 2015)
Congratulations to all students who received a High Five Award in Week 2.
Welcome to our new students
A warm Amesbury School welcome to the following students who have joined us in the last couple of weeks:
Friday, October 23, 2015
Consultation Week - how to contribute to the development of Amesbury School
Week four is consultation week. This means we want to engage in a conversation with you about the ongoing development of the school. We are keen to hear from as many of you as possible, so we have designed a range of ways for you to contribute to the conversation. See the consultation programme below and get involved!
Easy access to information @Amesbury School
Our new website is a full communication package that contains static and changing information and allows you to access information the way you want. This brief explanation about the ways you might use it will help you. Please do read.
New website launched
Amesbury School's new website went live last night. It integrates Hail and now provides a one stop shop for all communication needs.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Thursday afternoon - Maths!
In Harakeke we have been exploring activities that develop an awareness of volume and mass - lots of concentration and fun!
Great start for Amesbury futsal boys
After an initial struggle, the year four Amesbury boys' team quickly found their futsal feet and won by 14.1. What a great effort!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Response to article – “Top schools give multi-million dollar classrooms a fail grade”
I don’t normally read the Sunday papers, but when someone told me about the article on the front page of the Sunday Star Times over the weekend, I thought it was time to begin. I found a copy of the article and my Sunday paper reading began. Essentially what I encountered was an argument against being forced to comply with Ministry of Education guidelines to modernise learning spaces because these open spaces “fail” students. The following is my response to the article.
Monday, October 19, 2015
High Five Awards Week 1, Term 4 (12-16 October 2015)
Congratulations to all students who received a High Five award in week 1;
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Harakeke Athletics Day
It was very grey and gloomy but the weather held out long enough so we could complete all events.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Extending our knowledge of the world
This afternoon the kids heard a myth about St George and the Dragon...
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Newspaper needed!
Please bring in any spare newspapers for us to use tomorrow and next week - thanks!
The Amazing Roddy and his Nightmare!
Student Roddy O'Connor is the lead character in the production of NIGHTMARE.
Welcome to our new students
Eight new students have joined us since the beginning of this term;
Welcome to our new students
Six new students have joined us since the beginning of this term;
International Festival combined with Community Evening
Everyone seems to be busy, so we have decided to downsize the International Festival we had planned for mid November and combine it with our Term 4 Community Evening and Learning Celebration.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Athletics day at Newtown Park
In spite of threatening weather, there were some great performances by students at Newtown Park.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Learning to use our toolbox of self belief
Yesterday morning we were lucky to have Te Hamua Nikora deliver a dynamic, inspirational and motivational talk to our tamariki...
Monday, October 12, 2015
Athletics day changes
Unfortunately due to the weather forecast of intermittent rain and wind tomorrow, we have decided to cancel athletics day for the Year 0-2 students. The Year 3 - 6 students will still go as planned, with the intention of returning to school early if required.
Afternoon Tea - Monday 19th October
The next afternoon tea session will be held upstairs in The Commons from 2:00-3:00pm
Friday, October 9, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Track Building Working Bee - Sat 10th October at 10am.
Are you free for a few hours on Saturday and want to help us finish the track through the harakeke bushes?
Friday, October 2, 2015
Amesbury School Athletics Day
Our Amesbury School Athletics day is coming up this term on Tuesday 13 October (this is the first Tuesday back) at Newtown Park.