Kia ora,

Upcoming events, dates. and reminders:

Athletics Day – Wednesday 21 October
We are busy preparing for our school Athletics Day, which will take place on Wednesday 21 October at the Ashburton Domain. Students are revisiting the different athletics events and practising their skills in running, jumping and throwing. We are working on the techniques needed for events such as high jump, long jump and the various throwing activities. Athletics Day is a great opportunity for students to challenge themselves, have a go at different events, support their classmates and demonstrate our ABS values of Be Brave, Be Strong and Be Borough. A reminder that Athletics Day will be a full day at the Domain. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, brings plenty of water and has a sunhat.

School Photos – Friday 23 October
Our school photos are coming up on Friday 23 October. It would be great to have everyone looking their best in their school uniform, with tidy hair, ready for a photo we can all be proud of!

School Disco - Friday 23 Oct - whole school same time. 5:30-7:00 -  Halloween theme.

Te Taiao — Caring for Our Place
Our inquiry this term is all about our environment. Our learning will include plants and seeds and designing ways to support our living environment. 

Sun Safety 
Please make sure your child brings their sunhat and water bottle every day. Suitable footwear will also help them stay comfortable during athletics and outdoor learning.

Book Week- In Week 4, we are having Book Week. On the Friday 6th Nov, it will be dress up book character day.

Kind regards,

David Usher

Upcoming dates:

Wednesday 21 October - Athletics Day
Friday 23 October - School Photos
Monday 26 October - Labour Day - No school
Thursday 29th and Friday 30th October Year 5 Camp

Good morning,

The end of the school year will be upon us very quickly.  If your child received a trophy at the 2025 end of year prize giving can you please return it to the school office, as soon we will begin preparing for this year's prizegiving.

Thank you

Brigid 

Hi Everyone,

We have had a great start to the term full of athletics practise, writing poems with a focus on personification, financial literacy grocery buying challenge, a chapter book study for reading and lots of discussion, research and decision-making around what to plant in our school veggie garden. Today we spent time working on Passion Projects, and many of the students are almost ready to present them to the class. There is a lot happening over the next few weeks so please look at the dates below. Thank you to everyone who helped look after the school hens during the holidays. They are now laying and we will soon be looking at ways to use and market the eggs. 

Athletics Day – We will be bussing to the Ashburton Domain at 8:45am. This means that our students that don’t normally catch the bus to school will need to be here by 8:40am at the latest.  We will be leaving the domain at approximately 2:55pm. This will mean that our afternoon bus run will be 20-25 minutes behind it’s usual schedule. If you plan on coming to Athletics Day and wish to take your child home with you, please let us know as soon as possible. There will be a full schedule of the day's events coming out very soon.

School photos - These are next Friday (23rd Oct). Please ensure child wears clean, correct summer uniform, including black shoes, for these.

Book Week – We will be having a book character dress-up day on Friday the 6th November. We will be spending the day in town, still doing our art classes and taking part in the whole school parade.

Share a Story – As part of Book Week we would like to invite our community to come to school and read your favourite story that you and your child have enjoyed together. The times available will be 9:10am, 11:05pm and 1:20pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This means that we can accommodate up to 12 family members. Could we please try to limit it to one person per family to enable as many families to be a part of this as possible.

As always, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions or need to discuss anything.

All the best,

Wendy

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday 20th October - Life Education with Harold the Giraffe

Wednesday 21st October - ABS Athletics Day at the Domain

Friday 23rd October - School photos at our town site

Friday 23rd October – Halloween Disco.  See the Skool Loop post for details.

Monday 26th October - Labour Day Holiday

Thursday 29th & Friday 30th October - year 4 Marae visit & year 5 Marae sleepover

2nd November - 6th November - Book Week

·      Friday 6th November – Book Character dress-up day

Thursday 12th November 1:30pm – Lagmhor Assembly hosted by Toetoe

Friday 13th November - Canterbury Anniversary Holiday

Thursday 10th December 1:30pm – Lagmhor final assembly hosted by Harakeke

Monday 14th December – End of Year Prize Giving at the Events Centre

Tuesday 15th November – Last day of school for 2026

Hi Everyone

Welcome back to term 4.  It was great to see the children back at school with so many memories to share from their holidays.  We are right back into the swing of things with learning groups, spelling testing, garden planning and athletics training.  Their is a lot happening this term, particularly over the next few weeks so please read the following notices carefully so that you don't miss anything.

Athletics Day – We will be bussing to the Ashburton Domain, leaving Lagmhor at 8:45am. This means that our students that don’t normally catch the bus to school will need to be here by 8:40am at the latest.  We will be leaving the domain to come home at approximately 2:55pm. This will mean that our afternoon bus run will be 20-25 minutes behind it’s usual schedule.  If you plan on coming to Athletics Day and wish to take your child home with you, please let us know as soon as possible.  There will be a full schedule of the days events coming out very soon.

School Photos - Class and individual photos will be taken next Friday (23rd October).  Please ensure your child comes to school in correct school uniform and black shoes.

Book Week – We will be having a book character dress-up day on Friday the 6th November.  We will be spending the day in town, still doing our art classes and taking part in the whole school parade.

Share a Story – As part of Book Week we would like to invite our community to come to school and read your favourite story that you and your child have enjoyed together.  The times available will be 9:10am, 11:05pm and 1:20pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  This means that we can accommodate up to 12 family members.  Could we please try to limit it to one person per family to enable as many families to be a part of this as possible.  Please send me an email or message if you would like to book a time.

Upcoming dates

Tuesday 20th October - Life Education with Harold the Giraffe at our town site

Wednesday 21st October - ABS Athletics Day at the Domain

Friday 23rd October - School photos at our town site

Friday 23rd October – Halloween Disco.  See the Skool Loop post for details.

Monday 26th October - Labour Day - No School

2nd November - 6th November - Book Week

·      Friday 6th November – Book Character dress-up day

Thursday 12th November 1:30pm – Lagmhor Assembly hosted by Toetoe

Friday 13th November - Canterbury Anniversary Day - No School

Thursday 10th December 1:30pm – Lagmhor final assembly hosted by Harakeke

Monday 14th December – End of Year Prize Giving at the Events Centre

Tuesday 15th November – Last day of school for 2026

Please don't hesitate to get in contact if you have any questions.

Many thanks

Jason

jason.taylor@ashborough.school.nz

Kauri Newsletter 

Nau mai ki Term 4!
We have a busy and hopefully very sunny term ahead of us, with lots to do, plenty to revisit, and even more learning to fit in before the end of the year!

This term is all about finishing Year 8 strongly, celebrating what we have achieved, and making sure we are ready for the next step in our learning. There is still plenty to learn, so we will be making the most of every opportunity! We will also be visiting the college a few times this term, so please make sure your child is enrolled for next year.

A big welcome to Tamana, Teshan and Tehan, who are joining our Kauri class this term. We are delighted to have them with us and know they will be fantastic additions to our class. We look forward to getting to know them better over the coming weeks.

Our Learning Theme: Te Taiao – Nature and Our Environment
Our big learning theme this term is Te Taiao, which focuses on nature, our environment, and our role in caring for the world around us. We will be exploring ways to protect and care for our environment, and we hope to get stuck into creating a garden or tidying up and improving the outdoor area around our classroom. We are looking forward to getting our hands dirty and making our space a more inviting place for everyone to enjoy!

Life Education!
We have just finished our two sessions with Harold the Giraffe and Rudi. Our focus was on decision-making. At this age, our tamariki are facing more situations where they need to make choices for themselves. We will be exploring the decisions they might encounter as 12- and 13-year-olds and how they can make sensible, informed choices. And, of course, we are always happy to see Harold!

Reminders and Important Dates

Sunhats are a MUST for Term 4! Please make sure your child brings one to school each day.

Last day of term: Tuesday 15 December

Week 2: Athletics Day @ the Domain – Wednesday 21 October; School Photos – Friday 23 October
Week 3: Labour Day – Monday 26 October
Week 4: Book Week – Dress-up Day on Friday; College Visit 6 November– 9:30 am–11:00 am
Week 5: Canterbury Show Weekend
Week 6: College Visit 18th November -9:30 am–11:00 am
Week 7: College Induction Day – Tuesday 24 November

Ngā mihi nui,
Hinehau Butcher and Jess McCormick