ECS Update Term 1, Week 5 – Friday 28 February 2025

ECS Update Term 1, Week 5 – Friday 28 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 the next two weeks I want to continue to reflect on each of these:

Service:

Just as Christ came to serve, we too are called to serve.  God has not saved us to lead self-centred lives but to give ourselves in serving Him and others.

Paul in his letter to the Philippians challenges them and us in this way. 

‘Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.’ Philippians 2:3

Oportunities to serve inside and outside of the school are an important part of our growth and also of being ambassadors for Christ.

‘Nā, tēnei te mau nei te whakapono, te tūmanako, te aroha, ēnei e toru; ko te mea nui rawa ia o ēnei ko te aroha. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love’ (1 Corinthians 13:13)

Blessings

Ngā mihi nui

Alistair

This newsletter contains information on the following:

• Important Dates
• Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Interviews
• Teacher Aide Vacancy
• 2025 School Board
• Admin Job Vacancy – Aidanfield Christian School

Important Dates

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

Friday 9 March: Year 9 and 10 Christian School Athletics

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)

Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Interviews

On Thursday 6th March and Tuesday 11th March we have an opportunity for you as parents and caregivers to make a time to meet with your child’s homeroom teacher to discuss how the year as started.

Times are available from just after 3pm until 7pm on each day.  These can be booked online by following this link:  Interview Booking Link

If this link does not work for you then please go to schoolinterviews.co.nz and select ‘make a booking’.  You will need to enter the event code: qwmuz.  

Booking will be open until 5pm on Wednesday 5th March and open again from Friday 7th March until 5pm Monday 10th March.

For children in Years 0-2 opportunities for a conference with your child’s teacher will be available later in the year.

Teacher Aide Vacancy

We have a current vacancy for a Teacher Aide within our Middle School Team.  This position would involve 4 hours per week (2 each on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings).  

The teacher Aide would be supporting students with their learning programme either within the classroom or with small groups.  A willingness to be flexible, and an encouraging supportive nature are key requirements for this role.

If you are interested please contact Alistair for an application form: principal@emmanuelchristian.school.nz

Emmanuel Christian School Board 2025

As a state-integrated school, we have a School Board made up of elected parents, appointed Proprietor representatives, a staff representative and the Principal. The Board is charged (by the Crown) with governing the school – setting its direction and ensuring it is meeting the expressed intentions through good stewardship of the resources the school has.

This is an important group who work hard, often behind the scenes to see the school develop and thrive for the benefits of us all. Please pray for the board as they carrry out this important role.

If you wish to contact the board you can do so by emailing board@emmanuelchristian.school.nz

The Board would like to thank and acknowledge the contribution of John van Ameyde who finished his time on the board at the start of this year.  We have all benefited from John’s contribution to the school over many years.  John’s position as a proprietor appointee on the board will be filled by Mr Rod Thompson. 

Currently the School board has the following members:

Warren Rosser – Presiding Member (chair) – Parent Elected Representative

Natalie Sterne – Parent Elected Representative

Ruth Murray – Proprietor appointee

Kim Coleman – Staff elected Representative

Alistair McKinnon – Principal      

Lucy Harema – Parent Elected Representative

Shawn Liu – Parent Elected Representative

John Hastie – Proprietor appointee 

Rod Thompson – Proprietor appointee 

Admin Job Vacancy – Aidanfield Christian School

Please see the attachment below for more information on the part-time Administration job vacancy at Aidanfield Christian School.  If you email the ECS office we can forward you the other documents.