Weekly Newsletter

ECS Update Term 3, Week 8 – Friday 8th September 2023

This newsletter contains information on the following:

• Important Dates
• Hangi Lunch
• Māori & Pasifika Whānau Hui
• Tongan Language Week 
• Lost Property

Important Dates

Wednesday 13th September – Hangi Lunch

Thursday 14th September – Māori & Pasfika Whānau Hui 

Friday 22nd September – Last day of Term 3

Hangi Lunch

As a part of our celebration of Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori (Māori language week) next week, our student leaders want to give Emmanuel Christian School the opportunity to enjoy a meal cooked in the traditional Māori style (a Hāngi).   A typical hāngi is a traditional Māori meal which is cooked in the ground, but ours will be cooked in a multi-kai cooker which looks a bit like a special BBQ. This will guarantee that it will be cooked thoroughly and on time. Even though the cooking method is slightly different, it will still taste as delicious as ever. 

Each meal is completely gluten/dairy/nut free and will consist of a serving of: kumara, potato, cabbage, pumpkin and chicken.  Meals will come in two sizes; small and large; they will cost $6 and $8 respectively with the small having a drumstick and a chicken wing  and some vegetables and the large having between ¼ and ½ chicken and vegetables. If you have never experienced a hāngi yourself, please feel free to purchase one too and join us for lunch on Wednesday 13th September for an experience that you will never forget.  

Order forms were sent home this week.  Please ensure these are returned to the Office by the end of TODAY (Friday 9th September).

Māori & Pasifika Whānau Hui

Whānau Hui will be held on the 14th of September from 6 – 7:30pm in the staff room.

Tongan Language Week 

Lost Property

Please ensure you check all the lost property bins as anything left at the end of term will be discarded. There are a lot of polarfleeces as well as towels, goggles, girls boots, a bike helmet and more. 

Lost Property Bins are located:

• In the Middle School Foyer
• In the Hallway by K5 (near the Office)
• In many of the classrooms
• In the Office (items named below)

In the Office we have a red doll’s jersey, little girls bracelets, keys, rubiks cube, glasses, girls bunny handbag, headphones, a handball, a monster truck.