Please find attached the Year 5–6 Miniball information for the 2026 season, including season dates, competition format, grades offered, team requirements, registration process, and important information for schools.

Form to be filled in by Friday, 14 August 2026

Click the link here

Once teams have been made, Basketball Mid Canterbury will create each team in GameDay (Basketball New Zealand’s registration database) and provide schools with a unique registration link for each team. This link will need to be shared with players and families so they can complete their individual registrations and pay the compulsory $5 BBNZ Participant Levy.

Please ensure all team information is submitted by the deadline so we can finalise grades, teams, and the draw ahead of the season starting on Monday, 31 August.

Girls Year 5–6 Miniball Registration

As outlined in the attached information, the Girls' Grade will continue with the same format as last year. Girls will register individually and take part in two “Have a Go” sessions before teams are created for the remainder of the season.

Girls Registration Form:
https://forms.gle/WaGumENg7c4LWVX88 

Please note:

• There are no mixed teams in the Year 5–6 competition.
• All Year 5–6 grades will be played on Monday evenings.
• The first two weeks of the boys' competition will be used as grading rounds to help place teams into the most appropriate division.
• A reminder that Year 1–2, Year 3, and Year 4 Miniball will take place in Term 4. More information, including dates, registration details, and team entry information, will be sent out to schools in the coming weeks.

Camp Payments Year 6 , 7 & 8

Please ensure all payments for camp are paid into our new bank account number 12  3271 0043284 00  Ashburton Borough School.

The account number that was provided on the Year 7/8 camp notice is no longer valid.  If you made a payment to that number that started with 02 it should have been reversed to your bank account and will need to be sent again to the account number above.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Kind regards

Brigid 

Ashburton Borough School

Good morning Parents and Caregivers,

It has come to my attention that the wrong bank account number has been sent out to all parents on recent notices this could include camp notices ,pie fundraiser notices and others.

The correct bank account details are as follows .

Ashburton Borough School           12 3271 0043284 00

Please put your child's name and what the payment is for in the reference fields.

If you thought you had already made a payment can you please check that is was not paid to our old bank account number that started with 02 0836.  This account has been closed and the payment should have been reversed to your bank account so you will need to put the payment through again using the new bank account number above.

Our apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.

Kind regards

Brigid 

Mōrena everyone!

Welcome back, I hope you had a great break.

Yesterday we welcomed Charlie, Tarver, Harlow, Irhaa, Jayveer, and Kumi to class.

Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum: On Friday we are visiting the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum to learn about Matariki. We will be needing a few parents to help walk us down and back. We will be leaving school at 1.10pm and returning by 2.50pm. Please can you let me know via email if you are able to help out with this. Thank you.

Ned Show: We have a show coming to perform for us next week. This is a show about resiliency. The show is free for us, because another school bought yo-yo's at the show. We will be selling them as well to ensure another school gets to see it. The yo-yo's are $16-$25.

https://hail.to/ashburton-borough-schools/publication/SXRar1a/article/AuuCCyT

News Days: Students are welcome to bring one small item to share on their allocated news day. This term, our focus is on helping students share their ideas clearly and confidently with the class. We will also be developing our active listening skills by encouraging students to ask thoughtful who, what, where, and when questions about each other's news.

Monday-Darsy, Ehsan, Tarver, Charlie, Harlow

Tuesday-Miyu, Amelia, Rizvi, Ayvahlee

Wednesday-Anastacia, Leo, Tanisha, Jayveer

Thursday-Connor, William, Kumi, Irhaa

Friday-Aj, Ayanna, Grace, Kathy

Have a great week!

Ngā mihi,

Eirinn

eirinn.maclean@ashborough.school.nz 

Upcoming dates:

21st July- Mihi Whakatau- 10am
24th July - Art Gallery / Museum Visit
31st July- NED show
24th August- Teacher Only Day

Kia ora whānau,

Welcome back to term 3! I hope you all managed to have a restful break. 

Today we welcomed Ruby to our class.

We have a bit coming up over the next couple of weeks.

TOMORROW: Mihi Whakatau at 10am to welcome our new students and whānau. Whānau are welcome to join us. 

Art Gallery / Museum: On Thursday we are visiting the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum to learn about Matariki. We will be needing a few parents to help walk us down and back. We will be leaving school at 12.10pm and returning by 1.50pm. Please can you let me know via email if you are able to help out with this. Thank you.

Ned Show: We have a show coming to perform for us next week. This is a show about resiliency. The show is free for us, because another school bought yo-yo's at the show. We will be selling them as well to ensure another school gets to see it. The yo-yo's are $16-$25.

https://hail.to/ashburton-borough-schools/publication/SXRar1a/article/AuuCCyT

News Days: We have a specific topic or focus each week. For this week (Week 1) the children can share about something of their choice. Our goals for News this term are to be organised, prepared, and confident speakers. We will be encouraging students to think about what they want to say before their news day, stay on topic, and share their ideas clearly with the class. Thank you for supporting this at home. 

For the following weeks we will have a focus of:
Week 2 - What is something you would like a lifetime supply of, and why?
Week 3 - Would you rather be able to fly or breathe underwater? Give two reasons why.
Week 4 - What is the best gift you have ever received?

Have a great week!

Ngā mihi,

Amy

amy.wederell@ashborough.school.nz 

Upcoming dates:

21st July- Mihi Whakatau- 10am
23rd July - Art Gallery / Museum Visit
31st July- NED show
24th August- Teacher Only Day