Dear YAT Family,
We do hope you and yours are doing well and keeping warm. It’s been a busy & fun term, and we have a busy time coming up too! Have you read our Latest Newsletter?? (it takes 3 minutes with a hot drink!) Here’s a few updates:

1. July Holiday Programmes – Week 1
Bookings are now LIVE for Years 1 – 4’s & 5 – 9’s Holiday Programme from 8 – 12 July. All bookings done online at AimyPlus. MSD subsidies available. Full programmes on our website. There is no programme in Week 2.

2. Breakaway – Week 2
Our FREE intermediates and teens programme will be running in Week 2 of the school holidays. The Programme and sign-up will be live in the next few days on Aimyplus with more info on our website. Limited spaces so get in quick!

3. Babysitting Training – Thursday 11th July
Whether you’re already babysitting the neighbours kids or your younger siblings or want some credibility when looking for a babysitting job – this day is for you! Course covers expectations of a babysitter, the child and family, safety, play and basic first aid by a trained Plunket facilitator. Costs $30. Hosted by Youth Alive Trust in New Brighton. Register now via our website or visit the facebook event.

4. Kidsfest – Have a Go Music or DJ Lessons
Our Amplify School of Music is running “Have-a-Go Lessons” from 16th – 19th July at various times between 9am – 5pm. You can choose your times and choice of Instruments from the Kidsfest enrolments page. Prices are $26 for TWO half-hour Instrument Lessons, or $26 for ONE 1hr DJ Lesson. Additional lessons can be added from the enrolments page.

5. FREE Counselling for Young People
There are a number of places you can get FREE Counselling for young people, such as 298 Youth Health in the city, and St John of God Hauora Trust on Pages Road who counsel 10 – 25 year olds on issues such as anxiety, depression, alcohol, drugs and eating disorders. Also Mike King’s Gumboot Friday Funding is available temporarily for counselling, and we can recommend some great local counsellors, including some of our own, you could use that funding for. GPs can also make referrals. Spread the word and lets get our young people help when they need it…
www.iamhope.org.nz/chooseacounsellor

6. Clubs – spaces available Wednesday afternoons
All clubs are running well with good numbers. There are spaces in our School Years 3 – 6 Basketball Coaching sessions on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 – 4:30pm, and also our Girls only Craft Club on Wednesdays from 3:30pm – 5pm for School Years 5 – 8. If you want to give either club a try before the end of term end – just turn up, or sign up online (if club numbers become too low, we may have to scrap them). New dance & singing club, RISE, has no spaces for this term, but spaces will be opening at the beginning of Term 3 for anyone in Years 5 – 8 who may want to join.

7. YAT Clothing

YAT has launched some clothing designs, so if anyone wants any YAT branded clothing, they can provide their own piece of clothing and complete an order form at reception. Click here for possible designs.

For other updates, and photos and videos, please like our FACEBOOK page, plus other news and information about our trust and ways to support us can be found on our Website.

The YAT Team