ECS Update Term 4, Week 2 – Friday 25th October 2024

ECS Update Term 4, Week 2 – Friday 25th October 2024

Kia ora Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to the Term 4, Week 2 Newsletter. 

Ngā mihi nui,

Alistair

This newsletter contains information on the following:

• Important Dates
• Lunchonline lunch orders
• How to Like the Kids you Love – Parenting Evening
• The Athlete’s Foot School Rewards
• Internet Safety Parents Night
• Parking and Gates
• Scholastic Book Orders
• Athletics day (30 October 2024) – Approximate schedule
• Emmanuel Christian School – Enrolment Scheme Consultation
• Entertainment Book Offer

Important Dates

Monday 28th October – Labour Day – School Closed

Wednesday 30th October – Athletics Day

Wednesday 13th November -Internet Safety Parents Night

Thursday 14th November – Teacher Only Day

Friday 15th November – Canterbury Anniversary Day – School Closed

Tuesday 10 December – Final Prizegiving Assembly (La Vida)

Friday 13th December – Last day of Term 4 (12pm finish)

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

First Day for students in 2025 is Wednesday 29th January

Lunchonline Lunch Orders

Lunches are available through Lunchonline for delivery on Wednesdays and Thursdays during term time.  Orders can be placed in advance (so you can set up orders for the whole term in advance).  Orders must be made before 8.30am on the day of delivery.  Please ensure you click ‘submit’.

The Sushi Factory is our lunch supplier on Wednesdays, with a menu selection that ensures healthy options and some treats are available. The Sushi Factory supplies a range of lunch options including sushi, rice balls, dumplings, pies, sausage rolls, sandwiches, burgers, muffins and brownies.

Subway is our lunch supplier on Thursdays. The Subway menu includes 6 inch subs, 12 inch subs,  salad bowls, cookies, drinks and fruit squirts.

For more information and to open your account, visit www.lunchonline.co.nz

To view the current menu and prices: https://orders.lunchonline.co.nz/home/ViewMenu select “view school menu” then select Christchurch and Emmanuel Christian School from the dropdown menu.

How to Like the Kids you Love – Parenting Evening

Parenting Evening November 7th

Hosted by Middleton Grange School

How to Like the Kids you Love!

Bring enjoyment and purpose back into your parenting

Parents will Discover:

• How to stop nagging and gain co-operation
• Keys to healing conflict and restoring trust and harmony
• What true inheritance and legacy look like

Plus, much, much more…

Presented by: – Yvonne Godfrey

https://yvonnegodfrey.com/ 

• Speaker, Author and Master Coach on Parenting
• Founder of the MIOMO Independence Programme for Teens
• TV and radio personality
• Host parent on ‘The Worlds Strictest Parents’, with 20+ million views globally.

When: Thursday, Nov 7^th 7:30pm to 9pm

Where: Middleton Grange School

Entry: No charge

Please register your interest in attending here https://forms.office.com/r/CRwzJ8ruMA

The Athlete’s Foot School Rewards

For every pair of shoes purchased at The Athlete’s Foot (Northlands or Riccarton), $10 will be donated to Emmanuel Christian School.

The Athlete’s Foot stocks an excellent range of school shoes and sport shoes.

Please let your extended family and friends know that every purchase supports our school.  All they need to do is to say, “please can you link this purchase to Emmanuel Christian School.”

You do not need to be purchasing school shoes, it can be any shoe purchase by anyone, all you need to do is request they link the purchase to our school.  If there are any issues with this, please see Louise at the Office.

Thank you very much for your support!

Internet Safety Parents Night

Please book this date in your diaries for an informative and helpful presentation.  We will provide more information next term, however, this is a night to make if at all possible.  

It is often easy to view these events as being only suited to older children.  Can we suggest that this is very much not the case.  This event is targeted to parents of children of all ages.

Brett is a great presenter and builds this presentation from his own personal journey and faith in Christ.

You can register at: tinyurl.com/ECS-Korero

Parking and Gates

We wanted to  remind you all of two issues which impact on safety, particularly of students.

Gates:

We have observed several times when the gates at school have been left open after use.  This particularly applies to the gate between the school and the Papanui Club carpark area.  When this gate is left open children can run directly out onto the carpark area.  This is a significant safety issue.  Can we please ask that if you use this gate, you ensure it is closed behind you. 

Papanui Club Parking:

The Papanui Club have asked us to remind you not to park in the driveway alongside the school.  When you are coming into to drop off or collect your children please park in one of the marked parks.  From there please accompany your child as they walk to the gate and help them to open and close the gate.  The club have also sent a message to their members reminding them that school students are around and asking them to slow down and take care in this area.

Scholastic Book Orders

This will be the last opportunity to order for the year so if you would like to stock up on some Christmas presents, please do check our the catalogue online.

If you would like to order any of the books, this can be done online on LOOP.  For your first time you will need to register in order to make a Book Club LOOP login. 
We cannot take orders/payment via the Office so please order online. 
Instructions are on the back of the brocure.  You will have approximately two weeks to place your order.
Once orders close, they will be sent to school and will come home with your child. On all orders the school earns 15% in scholastic rewards which benefits our school library.

Emmanuel Christian School does not endorse all material that is available for purchase from Scholastic Book Club.  Please use your discernment when selecting reading material for your child.

Closing date : Friday 25th October, 6pm

If you didn’t receive a brochure we have some at the Office and they are also available online on LOOP.

Athletics day – Approximate schedule

Our Athletics day will take place on Wednesday, 30 October 2024. Please see below the approximate schedule:

Juniors:  Years 1 – 4 begin at 9am and go through until 10am. They will rotate around a number of field and fun events as small groups. 

Seniors: Years 5 – 10  begin at 10am and go to 1:20pm competing in their track & field events. 

Junior Sprint Events: Years 1 – 4 approximately 1:45- 2:30 pm 

House Relays & Tug of War  2:30 – 2:45 pm