https://wellington.gen.nz/amesbury-drive-school-establishment-board-of-trustees+events Items tagged with Amesbury Drive School Blog and Events. http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2020/07/matariki.html Matariki is the Maori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. matariki events johnsonville places Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:47:00 GMT http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2020/07/matariki.html Amesbury Drive School Blog 2020-07-02T21:47:00Z http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2019/06/celebrating-matariki.html Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. matariki events johnsonville places Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2019/06/celebrating-matariki.html Amesbury Drive School Blog 2019-06-25T00:00:00Z http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2015/06/music-recital-friday-19th-june.html We are excited to announce that we will be holding a music concert in Amesbury Hall on Friday 19th June at 7:00pm Everyone is welcome to come along to support the students participating. events johnsonville places Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2015/06/music-recital-friday-19th-june.html Amesbury Drive School Blog 2015-06-08T00:00:00Z http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2014/10/amesbury-school-athletics-wednesday.html Our Amesbury School Athletics day is coming up this term on Wednesday 15 October (this is the first Wednesday back) at Newtown Park. newtown athletics newtown-park events places sport johnsonville Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2014/10/amesbury-school-athletics-wednesday.html Amesbury Drive School Blog 2014-10-03T00:00:00Z -41.3206306 174.782731761153 Newtown Park, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2012/11/gala-day-tomorrow.html Just a reminder that you can bring your cakes/slices/biscuits to the hall kitchen any time today, or between 11:00-12:00 tomorrow (Gala Day.)  Thank you very much.See you tomorrow!!! events johnsonville places Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2012/11/gala-day-tomorrow.html Amesbury Drive School Blog 2012-11-30T00:00:00Z http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2012/10/calling-all-would-be-stall-holders.html Amesbury International FestivalCalling all would-be stall holders!  Would you like to hold a stall for the inaugural Amesbury International Festival?  We are very keen to have a wide range of stalls at our Gala Day on Saturday 1 December, from 2:00pm. events johnsonville places Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2012/10/calling-all-would-be-stall-holders.html Amesbury Drive School Blog 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2012/05/focused-writing-in-harakeke.html In Harakeke the students have been writing about Matariki and the different legends used to explain the seven stars. matariki events johnsonville places Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2012/05/focused-writing-in-harakeke.html Amesbury Drive School Blog 2012-05-30T00:00:00Z http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2012/05/harakeke-happenings-in-term-2.html We have been a busy hub in Harakeke so far this term! We have been focusing on:*Art - completing portraits either in Picasso style or using foreshortening (optical illusion making some parts of our body look closer than others) *Performance - for our official school opening all students took part in at least one performance, with most students being involved in several, including street dance, guitar, tuned percussion, Chinese dance, World Cafe maths, library activities, singing and many more! We also performed a wide variety of items for our school concert after the official opening.*Creative electives - choosing from a range of activities such as creating dioramas and print making*Language learning: Te Reo Maori and Mandarin*Developing our understanding and performance of our powhiri ceremony *Maths and literacy learning*Music - tuned percussion, singing*Learning conferences: all students spent between 30-45 minutes with one of the Harakeke teachers talking through their three matrices (maths, reading, writing). This discussion then led to the creation of a personal learning treaty (PLT) for each student, including a series of goals chosen by the student, using their matrices to identify their next learning steps. Students then talked through the matrices and their PLT with their parent/s, and these documents have been shared with students and parents so that they can be continually viewed and updated. Now that our art unveiling and school opening  ceremonies are behind us we can move into the more settled part of our term. The learning conferences and creation of PLTs have been extremely useful in helping to inform our planning for the rest of this term. Focus areas for Weeks 5-10:*Maths: Specific skills based work through workshops, Snappers and World Cafe Maths. For information on World Cafe Maths please see our Harakeke blog - scroll down a little way to find an explanation of it. Snapper maths involves short videos we are creating to explain specific skills. To view Snappers we have created thus far please see the ‘Snapper’ link at the top of our Harakeke blog. Our Snappers will not only be about maths skills, they will be created for all learning areas. We have just begun to create them, so there are only a few to begin with...watch this space! Maths will be personalised for all students with workshops, activities and snappers developed for groups of students needing specific instruction or skill development. We are currently spending time showing the students how to use their maths matrix and PLT to identify their next learning steps and then choose particular activities/websites/materials/textbooks to achieve their learning goal. Specific maths areas we will be focusing on: fractions, division and multiplication skills and strategies, problem posing and solving.Below is a collage of Snapper maths work: *Literacy: Matariki module - students are reading and analysing books and information about Matariki (Maori New Year). They share their learning in a variety of ways, including retelling the story orally and in written form. Students will then be researching a range of Maori legends explaining Matariki and presenting their learning in a variety of forms, culminating in a Harakeke video telling the story of Matariki, along with a range of legends. They will then be exploring and researching explanations of the Matariki stars from other countries and cultures. We are also developing our narrative writing skills, including giving and receiving feedback from peers. Students are practicing using their reading and writing matrices and their PLTs to ascertain the particular skills they need to focus on when reading and writing. Creative writing is also an ongoing task for all students. *Inquiry: Students are continuing with their inquiries from last term (such as creating lunch orders made for students by students, exploring 1-1 devices at school and ordering senior literacy resources). These inquiries will be completed by the end of Week 6, with proposals, where necessary, written and presented, and actions taken across the school. For Weeks 7-10 a variety of different inquiry work will then begin, including beginning a travel plan for the school (a group of students investigating how students travel to school, exploring how environmentally friendly our travel habits are to/from school and looking at any actions we can take to increase sustainable and environmentally friendly travel) and exploring our school and its features. Food tech: Amaria Picard will begin working with our school lunches inquiry group to start creating school lunches prepared and cooked by students one day a week. This module will include planning, costing, purchasing, storing and cooking the lunches. Amaria will work with this group for 5 weeks, and then she will start the same module with another group of students. All Yr 4-6 students will complete this food tech module with her by the end of the year.  *Active learners: We will continue to focus on students becoming active, self-directed learners through developing their understanding and use of their matrices and PLTs to inform their learning choices. All students will be directed to continually access and use their matrices to ensure their focus is on their next learning steps in reading, writing and maths. Every Friday students spend an hour reflecting on their learning, reviewing their PLT goals and identifying what they have done to achieve their learning goals. They are also asked to inform teachers of the workshops, Snappers or 1-1 guidance they now need to achieve their learning goals. libraries matariki events johnsonville places Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/2012/05/harakeke-happenings-in-term-2.html Amesbury Drive School Blog 2012-05-27T00:00:00Z