Amesbury School: First ever Amesbury School community evening

Thursday, April 19, 2012

First ever Amesbury School community evening

Not surprisingly, it has been a term of firsts. I guess this will continue for the rest of the year. Not only was this our first School Community evening, which we hope to hold every term, but it was our first event in the Amesbury Hall - the community hall which is a joint venture between the Ministry of Education, Wellington City Council and Amesbury School Board of Trustees.

It was exciting to have children and parents arrive on Wednesday 4th April at 5.30pm. The evening kicked off with a family activity - The Great Easter Egg Hunt. Holding tight to a piece of string (don't let go or you might be disqualified!) and watched in secret by our invisible Easter Bunnies, families followed a map to find the hidden treasure and take part in activities along the way. Everyone was rewarded with Easter Treats.

Family storytime in the library

That was the "family, fun and friendship" and then, of course, there was the "food" - "food" for the belly and "food" for thought.

For "food for thought", Tara and Angela gave great presentations to the parents while Urs and others supervised the children. Angela described the school's learning cycle which is being used with all students in their inquiries to make the learning process explicit which, over time, will empower students to become self-directed, life-long learners.

Tara explored the school's online environment to show parents the wide range of information they are able to access. Both presentations made me very proud of the teachers and their ability to articulate the vision of Amesbury School, as well as proud of what we have achieved in just one term of operation.

A BIG thanks to all those who turned out to our first School Community evening.

Coming up: Our next School Community evening: 5.30pm, 6 June 2012 with Amesbury School's version of "BANANA OR THE BAG"!
Robiony-Rogers writing rhymes