ECS Update Term 2, Week 10 – Friday 5th July 2024

ECS Update Term 2, Week 10 – Friday 5th July 2024

Kia ora Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to the Term 2, Week 10 Newsletter. 

As we enter the Term break it is my prayer that this period is one of refreshing. 
For those of you who are travelling, we pray for safety as you are away.

We have so much to be thankful for, remember to give thanks to God for who He is and all He has done,  as the Psalmist says in Psalm 107:1 

‘Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever!’ 

Blessings,

Alistair

This newsletter contains information on the following:

• Important Dates
• Photo Orders
• Year 1-6 School Swimming Lessons
• Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Interviews
• ICAS Competition
• World Vision 40hr Challenge
• Middleton Grange School 60th Anniversary
• Second-hand Uniform
• ECS Netball Tournament

Important Dates

Friday 5th July – Last day of Term 2

Monday 22nd July – First day of Term 3

Monday 22 July – Friday 2 August – Year 1-6 Swimming Lessons

Thursday 25th July – Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Interviews

Tuesday 30 July – Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Interviews

(The School Calendar and full 2024 Term dates can be found here)

School Photo Orders

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

By now you would have received a code from PhotoLife to order your child/children’s school photos.

Just a reminder that free delivery back to the school will expire this Sunday 7 July 2024.

You are more than welcome to contact the Office if you have not yet received your code.

Year 1-6 School Swimming Lessons

Next term Year 1 – 6 students start their swimming programme at the Graham Condon Recreation Centre, with the use of the swimming instructors trained in teaching water skills, safety skills and swimming. 

When students arrive at school next term they will need to have their named swimming gear in a seperate bag with them. Please ensure this (and their uniform) is well named. If Year 1 – 6 students would find it easier they may wear their PE uniform for the first 2 weeks of term as this is often easier for getting changed at the pool. 

Each child will need a waterproof bag to store their swimming togs, towel, and comb. We recommend students wearing googles and some may prefer to use a cap as well. Many parents find the zip up supermarket bags are idea for carrying wet swimming gear.

Students are travelling in class groups by bus and the swimming timetable is as below. Parents are most welcome to watch their children make progress in their swimming lessons. The scheduled swimming times Monday to Friday in Weeks 1 and 2 are as follows:

All of K5 and some of K6        –    9.30 – 9.55
The rest of K6 and all of K1    –    10.00 – 10.25
H2 and K2                               –    10.30 – 10.55
H1 and most of K3                  –    11.015 – 11.40
Some of K3 and all of K4        –    11.45 – 12.15

Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Interviews

ICAS Competition

We are aware that a number of you are interested in the opportunity for your children to sit the ICAS competition examinations which run in August.

In 2024 we will be offering this opportunity in English (14 August), Science (20 August) and Mathematics (28 August) for students in Years 3-10

Please be aware these are additional assessments and are not part of our regular school assessment programme.  They run for around 1 hour for each assessment and are a supervised online assessment. Please note these assessments require a good grasp of English to be able to access the content well.  Further information about these assessments can be found at: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas/

There is a cost associated with these of $21.50 per subject and students must be entered by the 29th July 2024.  Entries and payments are handled directly by the ICAS team.

Entries are made at  https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps you will need an access code which is  PWZ431 

If you do choose to enter your child you may also like to purchase preparation material which is available from https://www.icasassessments.com/icas-preparation-tools/

World Vision 40hr Challenge

https://my.worldvision.org.nz/d/ss/CEXHZ6/emmanuel-christian-school

Blessings,

Miss Steele, Mr Dowers, and the World Vision Team

Community Dental Care in the Holidays

Middleton Grange School 60th Anniversary 

Second-hand Uniform 

We have some Second-hand uniform we’d like to give away and/or sell. 
Please click on the link below for the list of what we have available. 
Most items are free and a few are priced at $5. 
Please see the Office.

ECS Netball Tournament

We have the privilege of entering a Combined Christians Team into the South Island Secondary School Junior Netball Tournament. This involves Aidanfield, Hillview and Emmanuel Christian School. A huge congratulations to Brilaina Lino, Mercy Aumua, and Molly Aumua for being selected to represent Emmanuel in the Combined Christians Team. 

The tournament is held the first week of the holidays, from Monday 8th July – Thursday 11th July at Ngā Puna Wai. We would love as many of you that can come down to support us as possible.

Game Schedule:

Monday 08/07 – Round 1: 11.30am court 8 Round 2: 4:30pm court 9

Tuesday 09/07 – Round 3: 10.30am court 4 Round 4: 3:30pm court (to be advised)

Wednesday and Thursday game times are to be decided based on the first two days of competition, so we will try and post the game times the night before on our School Parents Facebook page.