ECS Update Term 3, Week 3 – Friday 4th August 2023

ECS Update Term 3, Week 3 – Friday 4th August 2023

This newsletter contains information on the following:

• Important Dates
• Education Review Office (ERO)
• Traffic Safety – Papanui Club Carpark
• Wheels Day
• Christchurch City Libraries van visit
• Givealittle for the Chalmers Family
• 2024 Enrolments

Important Dates

Tuesday 8th August – Christchurch City Libraries van at school

Thursday 10th August – Wheels Day (Year 0-4 students)

Thursday 24th August – Culture Day 

Friday 22nd September – Last day of Term 3

Education Review Office (ERO)

Hi all, we had ERO visiting the school, checking documentation, meeting with the Senior management team and meeting with students.

Te Ara Huarau is the new evaluation approach that the Education Review Office (ERO) is using in our school.

This a developmental approach to evaluation where ERO and our school work together over time rather than one off reviews that happened previously.

Te Ara Huarau is used in most English-medium state and state-integrated schools.

ERO maintains a regular review programme to evaluate and report on the education and care of young people in the schools.

Our school worked alongside ERO to write our Profile Report. This type of report will only happen once as part of our initial engagement with Te Ara Huarau.

The profile report reflects our strategic goals and a shared evaluation focus one or more areas that are important to us as we work together to improve outcomes for all our learners.

ERO, like us, have a strong focus on equity and excellence. Future reporting will show our progress and achievement towards meeting the goals we have set.

A Board Assurance Report that shows how we are meeting regulatory and legislative Requirements has also been published.

Emmanuel Christian School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• students will make progress in their learning and develop skills for life in a Christ centred culturally inclusive learning culture
• high expectations and aspirations for every student
• excellence in education for all students by ensuring barrier free access towards gaining foundation skills in language, literacy and numeracy.

The school expects to see:

• students well supported to apply concepts of wellbeing within their Christian faith, including interactions with others and their own sense of self esteem
• teachers integrating new understandings of culturally responsive practices to better support students in their learning
• increased levels of progress and achievement for all students across the school.

You can find the rest of this Profile Report now published on ERO’s website.

As a board we take this opportunity to thank our awesome team and their faithful recognised hard work.
We thank the Lord for his provision, our teaching team and leadership and His obvious hand in this resulting published report.

Blessings,

John van Ameyde on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Traffic Safety – Papanui Club Carpark

The Papanui Club has now installed STOP signs and have painted a yellow line at the exit of their driveway (before the footpath).  Please abide by this when exiting so that children stay safe.  There have been a number of very close calls where children have nearly been hit by cars exiting the Papanui Club driveway in the mornings.

Please also ensure your children always use the Pedestrian Crossing to the school gate in the mornings. Children have been seen running across the driveway from the carpark and even walking across the driveway with their parents over 10 metres away from the Pedestrian Crossing.

Thank you.

Wheels Day

On Thursday the 10th of August, students in years 0-4 will be having a wheels day.
Students are encouraged to bring their bikes or scooters to school and have fun riding them around a series of courses. 

Students are required to bring helmets, other safety gear (knee pads, gloves etc.) are optional. Students can also come in PE uniform if they choose. 

Each class has an allocated half an hour to enjoy their bike or scooter, with the supervision of teachers and senior students. 

During morning tea and lunchtime students will not be able to ride their wheels day item. 

A notice was sent home but if you have any questions please see the classroom teacher.

Christchurch City Libraries Van visit

The Christchurch City Libraries van will visit our school on Tuesday 8th August for the morning.

Parents are welcome to come and have a look in the van before school from 8.20am.

Givealittle for the Chalmers Family

Many in our school community will be aware that the Chalmers family, who have two children here at Emmanuel, lost their husband and father to a sudden stroke over the holidays. Matthew was only 43.

A Givealittle page has been set up for Chieko Chalmers and her two children and we wanted to share this with the school community as we know many of you would love to show your support and love for the Chalmers family at this time.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/our-dear-friend-chieko-chalmers-widowed-so-young

2024 Enrolments

Enrolments for the 2024 academic year are currently open and close on Friday 25th August 2023.  If you have a child turning 5 next year or know someone else who is looking to apply for Emmanuel Christian School in 2024 can we please ask that you ensure this process is completed before the cut-off date.

Enrolment information can be found at Enrolment Information