ECS Update Term 1 2025 Week 3 14 February

ECS Update Term 1, Week 4 – Friday 21 February 2025

Kia ora Parents and Caregivers,

At Emmanuel Christian School we talk about the ECS Way:

Excellence

Christ Like Character

Service 

Wisdom

Over the next 4 weeks I want to take the chance to reflect on each of these:

Excellence is always an interesting topic, often confused with perfection (that we can not achieve).  Or used as a point of comparison, I can’t do this as well as…., we are doing this better than…  .  But perhaps best considered as a staircase we can continue to climb, how do we do this better, what can we improve. And critically how does this bring glory to God.

We serve a God who made everything “very good” (Genesis 1:31) and we follow a Saviour who “has done all things well” (Mark 7:37).

As followers of Christ when we commit to excellence in all that we do, we need to do so in a way which brings maximum honour and glory to God our Saviour.  Excellence is never about us looking better, it is about God being honoured more clearly, more deeply.  When we live our lives for Christ with excellence, Christ is seen more, we are seen less. Glory goes to God.

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men …. You are serving the Lord Christ.” (Colossians 3: 23-24)

Blessings

Ngā mhi nui

Alistair

This newsletter contains information on the following:

• Important Dates
• Scholastic Book Club Orders
• Open Heaven – combined churches prayer night

Important Dates

Monday 24th February – School Swimming Sports (Year 5-10)

Thursday 6th and Tuesday 11th March: Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Interviews

Monday 17th March – Wednesday 19th March – Year 7 & 8 Camp

Friday 21st March – Teacher Only Day

Friday 11th April – Last day of Term 1

(The School Calendar including 2025 Term dates can be found here)

Scholastic Book Club Orders

Closing date : Friday 21st February 2025, 6pm

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

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.

Open Heaven – Combined Churches Prayer and Worship Night

WHAT IS OPEN HEAVEN?
Open Heaven is an annual event that unites the churches in the city, to pray and contend for  their city. All denominations and churches come together for a powerful prayer night! Wednesday 26 February 2025.