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ECS Update Term 2, Week 9 – Friday 1st July 2022
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This newsletter contains information on the following:
- Important Dates
- Attendance Dues
- ICAS Assessments
- House Sing Off Competition
- Dental Care in the School Holidays
- Enrolment Applications for 2023
- Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Conferences – Postponed
- Board of Trustees Elections
- Popcorn Pickup – Thank you to Dr Bugs
- Free Period Products
- Lunch Online
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Last Day Term 2: Friday 8th July
First Day Term 3: Monday 25th July
Parent Teacher Interviews: Thursday 4th and Tuesday 9th August
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As you will be aware the Emmanuel Proprietors Trust (EPT) charges Attendance Dues for each student who attends Emmanuel Christian School. In 2022 these are $1150 per student. Thank you for those of you who have paid your 2022 attendance dues already, for others can we please ask that you ensure that these are paid in full prior to the end of the 2022 school year.
These attendance dues are important to allow the trust to maintain and develop the school buildings and facilities.
In 2021 the EPT indicated that there would be an increase in attendance dues for the 2023 year. This increase will be as follows: From the start of 2023 Attendance Dues will increase by $100 to $1250 per student. This increase will enable the EPT to both meet rising costs, and to begin further planning for on going site development.
Thank you
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ICAS offers optional assessments for students in a variety of different subjects for students in Years 3-10. At Emmanuel students have the option to sit these in one or more of English, Mathematics and Science .
While we will supervise and run these assessments at school please be aware they are not part of our regular assessment programme. They are an optional extra available for families who would like to take part.
These assessments are not easy and all require students to have a good grasp of reading to access the matterial. They are completed as an online digital assessment. Further information on ICAS can be found at: https://www.icasassessments.com/
There is a cost of $20.70 per subject to sit these assessments which is paid at the time you register your child. If you would like your child to sit one or more of these assessments you need to register them and pay for the assessment on the following web page. This must be completed by 1st August 2022
ICAS Registration
You will need to enter the school access code: TDS767
The assessment will occur at school within the time periods indicated below:
English – 15 August 2022 – 19 August 2022
Science – 22 August 2022 – 26 August 2022
Mathematics – 29 August 2022 – 2 September 2022
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House ‘Sing Off’ Competition: Thursday afternoon 7th of July (Friday if wet)
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We are finishing the Term with a House ‘Sing Off’ Competition.
Everybody in the school is involved in this fun competition!
Last year Aroha won the House ‘Dance Off’ competition and it looks as though they will have stiff competition to defend the title!
You may have heard your child singing: ‘Singahumba’ over the past few weeks. This is a
South African folk song exhorting us to persevere in our onward march toward Heaven with
joyful singing!
The House Competition will be held outside as we don’t have the room to fit the whole
school indoors. Your child will need to come to school in their house colours and will need
to be warmly dressed for the outdoor conditions in the afternoon.
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Dental Care in the School Holidays
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The Community Dental Service will be providing limited appointments during the school holidays at:
Woolston Community Dental Clinic, 11, Hopkins Street, Christchurch
Hornby Community Dental Clinic, 2 Hei Hei Road, Christchurch
You can access these appointments by calling our Contact Centre on 0800 846 983, noting that priority is given to children with immediate dental needs.
For any dental advice please call the Contact Centre on 0800 846 983 or email commdental@cdhb.health.nz
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Enrolment Applications for 2023
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Year 3-10 Parent Teacher Conferences – Postponed
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The impact of both staff and students being away over this term has meant we have made the descion to postpone the Year 3-10 Parent Teacher conferences scheduled for the last week of term.
These will now occur on Thursday 4th August and Tuesday 9th August. Year 3-10 Mid-Year reports will be issued at the same time.
Booking information for the parent teacher conferences will be available before the end of this term.
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Board of Trustee Elections
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It’s board election time again. Next term we will be electing board members for the next
three years.
Nominations will open for the election of 2 parent representatives to the school board no later than 15 July. NOTE: This starts during the school holidays. You will recieve an email from the Returning officer with further information.
The returning officer for the triennial board election is Bernardine Vester. She can be
contacted at returningofficer@myschoolelection.nz
The timetable for the election is:
Call for Nominations: No later than 15 July.
Nominations close: Wednesday 3 August (Wednesday, Week 2 of Term 3)
If there are more nominations than vacancies, then parents and caregivers will receive an
invitation to vote either electronically or by post.
Voting starts: Wednesday 10 August
Election day is September 7.
Voting count: Tuesday 13 September
New board in place: Wednesday 14 September.
Nominations can be made online through an email link provided in the Call for Nominations.
However, a hard copy nomination form will be available from the school office.
If you wish to stand for the board, it is recommended that you provide a candidate statement and photograph.
If you would like to talk to a current Board member about what is involved then please let us know and we can put you in touch.
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Popcorn Pickup – Thank you to Dr Bugs
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A huge thank you to Dr Bugs popcorn. Dr Bugs are a local company who each year help us to run a successful fundraiser. They have products in many supermarkets or you can order from their website (they have cheap delivery options). https://drbugs.co.nz/
Thank you to all the families who supported this fundraiser. We raised $1000 which will be used for sports team uniforms.
If you have not yet picked up your popcorn, please could you do that today. Pick up from the Office.
Please email us if you are not able to pick up until Monday.
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As part of the Ministry of Education Ikura | Manaakitia te whare tangata – Period Products in Schools Initiative, we would like to remind you that we have plenty of free period products available for your daughters.
These are available in the sickbay for the girls to come and collect whenever they need them.
If they are unsure where to find them they can ask Mrs Brand or Mrs Morrison in the Office (or hand us a note).
Students can take as many packs of product home as they need to each month as they are for them to use at home as well as at school.
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Lunch Online is a lunch ordering website that allows parents to purchase lunch for their children. The order is delivered to school and children come to the office at lunchtime to collect their lunch. The orders arrive individually packed with the students names on them. We have two different options to choose from.
Sushi Factory – Wednesday. Menu options include sushi, rice balls, chicken on rice, fried rice, curry on rice, dumplings, large bento box, sandwiches, chicken burgers, muffins, pies, sausage rolls. Orders must be placed by 8.30am on the day of delivery.
Subway – Thursday. The menu includes mini subs, 6 inch subs, footlong subs, salad bowls, cookies, chocolate milk. Orders must be placed by 9am on the day of delivery.
To view the current menu and prices click on the link below: https://orders.lunchonline.co.nz/home/ViewMenu
If you are new to LunchOnline you will need to set up an account and top up your account with a payment from a credit card (minimum top up is $10). Lunch orders can be saved as favourites for easy reordering.
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