ECS Update Term 3, Week 1 – Monday 17th July 2023

ECS Update Term 3, Week 1 – Monday 17th July 2023

Kia ora Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to Term 3! 

I trust you have had an enjoyable break and are ready for another busy term.
It has been a busy start with students in years 1 – 6 heading to Graham Condon Pool to start their lessons. I’m not sure what the students enjoyed more the bus ride or the lessons! Either way it is a busy but good way to start the term. 

Below you will find a number of reminders for the term ahead, please take the time to read them and respond if needed.

My hope and prayer is that the Lord will continue to bless this school in the term ahead. 
Please also pray for Alistair in his time of leave and my time of filling his role. I am very much guided and encouaged by the words found in Proverbs 3: 5 -6 which says: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. 

Ngā mihi nui, 

Tom Littlejohn 

This newsletter contains information on the following:

• Important Dates
• Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Meetings
• Traffic Safety – Papanui Club Carpark
• 2024 Enrolments
• Health Curriculum Consultation
• School Photo Orders

Important Dates

Monday 17th July – Friday 28th July  Year 1-6 Swimming

Thursday 20th & Tuesday 25th of July – Parent Teacher 

Thursday 3rd August – Year 3 & 4 Swimming Sports 

Thursday 24th August – Cultural Day 

Friday 22nd September – Last day of Term 3

Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Meetings

Traffic Safety – Papanui Club Carpark

If you use the Papanui Club carpark to drop off and pick up your children we urge you to be mindful when exiting the carpark driveway onto Sawyers Arms Road.

Vehicles must give way to pedestrians on the footpath before pulling up to Sawyers Arms Road and exiting the driveway.
Also please bear in mind that a lot of children walk and scooter along this path to and from their schools (not just Emmanuel but Cotswold and others) and the footpath to the left of the exit driveway is partially obscured by bushes so it can be hard to see children coming until they are suddently on the footpath crossing the driveway, so please advance slowly to the footpath and pause before continuing across the footpath and out onto Sawyers Arms Road.
Thank you.

2024 Enrolments

Enrolments for the 2024 academic year are currently open and close on Friday 25th August 2023.  If you have a child or know someone else who does looking to apply for Emmanuel Christian School in 2024 can we please ask that you ensure this process is completed.  

Enrolment information can be found at Enrolment Information

Health Curriculum Consultation

School Photo Orders 

Photolife emailed parents directly at the end of Term 2 with details of how to order school photos.  Please check your spam folder if you didn’t see the email.

The email stated that to get your order delivered to the school with free shipping the orders needed to be in by midnight 16th July but this has been extended to Wednesday 19th July so please get your orders in asap if you would like them delivered to school with free shipping.

Any questions, please email: enquiries@photolife.co.nz