ECS Update Friday 20 October 2023 (Term 4 Week 2)

ECS Update Term 4, Week 2 – Friday 20th October 2023

This newsletter contains information on the following:

• Important Dates
• Early finish Tuesday 24th October
• Athletics Sportrs 2023
• Student Enrolments 2024
• Scholastic Book Club Orders
• Free Dental Care until your 18th Birthday

Important Dates

Monday 23rd October – Labour Day 

Tuesday 24th October – Classes finish at 2:25pm

Thursday 2nd November – Athletics Day (postponement date 7 November) 

Friday 17th November – Canterbury Anniversary Day 

Monday 20th November – Teacher Only Day

Monday 11th December – End of year Prizegiving 

Friday 15th December – Last day of Term 4

Early Finish Tuesday 24th October

On Tuesday afternoon staff will be again involved in professional development with staff from the other Christchurch Christian Schools.  To allow time to travel to these meetings classes will finish at 2:25 on Tuesday afternoon. 

If possible, please collect your children at this earlier time.  We will have some supervision onsite if this is not possible for you.

Athletic Sports 2023

Our School Athletics Sports is scheduled for Thursday 2nd November.  Please see this notice for further information including how you can help.  Thanks

Athletics Notice

Student Enrolments 2024

We are now reaching the end of the enrolment process for 2024.  Working through all the enrolments received has been a challenging task.  We are very aware that there will be lots of disappointed families, as we have received significantly more applications than we have been able to accept.

There are a large number of dedicated Christian families across Christchurch looking for Christian based schooling for their children.  Currently the roll cap restrictions mean that the Christian Schools are unable to meet this demand.  This is really disappointing for numbers of families and for the schools.

I can assure you that we are very aware of this and the Christian Schools have been working with the Ministry or Education (and will continue to do so) with a desire to see the roll caps lifted.  We would very much value your prayers that the roll increase applications would receive positive responses and that we can provide Christian Education for more families into the future.

If you know your child will not be returning to Emmanuel for 2024 can you please let us know as this will allow us to offer places to students currently on our waiting list.

Thank you

Scholastic Book Club Orders

Once per term each student will receive a brochure for the book club to bring home.  This is a great time to purchase some gifts for Christmas.  If you select ‘gift’ the books will be delivered to the Office instead of to your child in the classroom.

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 picking reading material for your child.

Issue 7 orders close: Wednesday 25th October

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

Free Dental Care from Year 9 to your 18th Birthday