A good time was had by all at the Amesbury Mid Winter Disco last Friday. The team also managed to raise just over $1000!
Monday, August 31, 2015
Fabulous FUNdraiser!
A good time was had by all at the Amesbury Mid Winter Disco last Friday. The team also managed to raise just over $1000!
Hauora Awards - Term 3, Week 6 (24-28 August, 2015)
Last week, we implemented our Hauora Four awards, which cover the four areas of well-being; physical, spiritual, social & mental. We will alternate weeks of Hauora Four Awards with High Five Awards.
IMPORTANT: Nut allergies in school
We have at least one student at Amesbury School who has a serious and potentially life threatening allergy to peanuts.
Friday, August 28, 2015
ASB - Supporting Success in Schools
ASB is supporting Amesbury School, by donating $500 for new home loans over $150,000 drawn down before 31st Dec 2015.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Sunhats for Term 4
A reminder that Amesbury School sunhats are a compulsory item of uniform wear in Term 4 (& Term 1 next year). Let's hope we get to see the sun a little more next term!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Welcome to our new students:
Vinuka, Emily & Isabella all joined Koru Hub this week.
High Five Awards - Week 5 (17 - 21 August, 2015)
Congratulations to the following students who received a High Five! last week:
Science, Smoothies and More
Check us out having fun learning about different aspects of being healthy...
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Calling all disco divas!
THIS FRIDAY (28th) is Amesbury’s Mid-Winter Christmas Disco. Come along and show us your flash dancing moves!
Hauora Inquiry ASB Outing
As part of the learning programme, the whole school will be venturing to the ASB Sports Centre on Wednesday 9th September for a day of team sports, cooperation and physical skill sessions. Dress code: Sports Clothes with school fleece. (No jeans or skirts please) Sensible sports shoes (e.g. trainers or sneakers)
Hauora Inquiry ASB Outing
As part of the learning programme, the whole school will be venturing to the ASB Sports Centre on Wednesday 9th September for a day of team sports, cooperation and physical skill sessions.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Week 5 Elective activities
Check out some shots taken this afternoon!
Thursday, August 20, 2015
School attendance and overseas trips
Recently there has been a great deal of talk in the media about attendance and in particular holidays taken during term time.
Student Conferences for Term 3
As we are moving towards the end of Term 3 it is now time for our second set of student conferences for 2015; these will be held on the evenings of Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th of September, with each teacher also having some day slots available across Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of that same week.
Future proofing your child
An interesting and thought-provoking presentation from our guest speaker, Karen Boyes, at the Community Evening on Wednesday ...
It's how we roll - furniture@Amesbury
Walking through the school the other day, I was struck by the different ways students were using furniture, but also by how engaged and on task they were.
Monday, August 17, 2015
Welcome to our new students:
A warm welcome to the following students who have joined the Amesbury School Community recently;
High Five Awards - Term 3, Week 4 (10-14 August 2015)
Congratulations to all students who received a High Five award last week.
Friday, August 14, 2015
Book Swap
... or you can just borrow! Would you enjoy a good read, but no time to get to the library? How about a book from school...
School information and requirements
Now that we've been open for 3½ years, and with our roll fast approaching 180, we thought it a good time for a few reminders…
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
More funding for the playground!
Many thanks to The Trusts Community Foundation for their generous support of $25,000!
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
High Five Awards - Term 3, Week 3, 2015 (03-07 August 2015)
Congratulations to all our High Five Award winners from week 3.
EPro8 Challenge
Two Amesbury School teams competed in the EPro8 Challenge for the first time...
Monday, August 10, 2015
Review of Special Needs in New Zealand
The Ministry of Education is carrying out a review of the provision for students with special needs in New Zealand. Parents and caregivers are invited to additional Special Education Update forums.
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Friday, August 7, 2015
Powhiri to welcome new students
Every term we hold a powhiri to welcome new students and their families into the Amesbury School community.
School attendance is linked with future health, wealth, success and happiness
There is a substantial body of research showing clear links between long term achievement, health, wealth, success and happiness and attendance at school.
Our music teachers and our music lessons
A hearty welcome to Derek (your left), Tom and Felicity, our new music tutors. They are very experienced and capable musicians and tutors and we are pleased to be able to offer a broad range of music-related experiences. There are still places available if you are interested. Please see below.
Fire engine
The school had an unplanned full fire evacuation practice today. Thanks so much to the wonderful firemen who arrived to save the day!
THANK YOU from the staff
A HUGE shout out to Gail for Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes for morning tea. You spoil us. We so appreciate all the wonderful things you do for us. Arohanui ki a koe.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
The Amesbury Digest - 06 August 2015
Fabulous quiz night fundraiser!
A fantastic time was had by all at our Amesbury quiz night fundraiser last Sunday.
Learners as "Insiders"
One of the goals of education has to be that students will be "insiders" in their own learning. This is an idea that we have picked up as we have explored what a humansing education looks like for 21st century learners.
Community Evening with Karen Boyes - 19 August, 2015
Karen Boyes, NZ Speaker of the Year and NZ Educator of the year, will speak on Future-Proofing Your Child.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Special Education Forums
An invitation from Pauline Cleaver, Director of Education, Wellington (Sector Enablement & Support)
Fantastic funding support!
A big shout-out to the people and organisations that have supported the activities and development of Amesbury School...
Term 3 Teacher Update
This term we introduce and welcome back some of our fantastic staff at Amesbury...
High Five Awards - Term 3, Week 2 (27-31 July, 2015)
Congratulations to our High Five Award winners last week.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
High Five Awards, Term 3, Week 2
Quite a number of wonderful children received High Five Awards for showing the High Five values in Week 2. Apologies to Kellan who was just cut off the edge of the photo.