ECS Update Term 4, Week 2 – Friday 23rd October 2026

ECS Update Term 4, Week 2 – Friday 23rd October 2026

This email contains information about:

• Important Dates
• Te kupu o te wiki – Word of the week
• National Level Achievement
• Special Evening of Worship, Music & Farewell for Mrs Simone Thomas
• Athletics 2026 Notice
• Kids Art Works Fundraiser
• Car Park Safety Notice
• KiwiSchools Connect App – Fixed!
• Scholastic Book Club
• Dogs Policy
• SKIDS After School Care

Important dates

Monday 26 October: Labour Day

Wednesday 28 October: Year 4-10 Atheltics Sports

Friday 30 October: Year 1-3 Athletic Sports

Wednesday 11 November: Special Evening of Worship, Music & Farewell for Mrs Simone Thomas

Friday 13 November: Canterbury Anniversary (Show) Day holiday

Monday 16 November: Teacher Only Day

Wednesday 9 December: End of Year School Prizegiving

Friday 11 December: Last Day of School for 2026

(The School Calendar including 2026 Term dates can be found here)

Te kupu o te wiki – Word of the week

This week’s te reo Māori word/phrase of the week.

We would encourage you to try to use these at home.

This weeks word/phrase is:     “Anō te pai!”    –    How wonderful!“

National level achievement

During the school holidays, two of our senior students, Michelia and Sam, represented their respective extracurricular activities at a national level. Congratulations to both students on their fantastic achievements! Their dedication, commitment and hard work are to be commended, and we are proud to celebrate their success.

 Samuel – Brass Band                         Michelia – Dance

Special Evening of Worship, Music & Farewell for Mrs Simone Thomas

An invitation to  join us for a special evening as we come together as a school community for a time of worship, music, and to give thanks and bid farewell to Mrs Simone Thomas after 25 years of faithful service to Emmanuel Christian School. We would really like to encourage every student across the school to attend this event if at all possible.

Please feel free to extend an invitation to attend to any members of the wider Emmanuel Christian School community, including any ex students and families you may have contact with.  We would love to see the venue full as we celebrate together

• When: 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
  Wednesday 11 November 2026

(Students please be there by 6:40pm so we can seat you as part of this event. Uniform should be worn for this event) Students involved in the orchestra may be asked to arrive slightly earlier

• Where: La Vida Centre (34A Hansons Lane, Upper Riccarton)

• Who: All families and students across the school (Both current and past) . We are eager to involve as many ECS students as possible in this memorable evening! Please feel free to extend an invitation to the wider Emmanuel Christian School Community.

Athletics Notice

A notice was sent out this week regarding our Athletics Days for 2026. Key details as follows, for more info please refer to the notice.

Dates: Wednesday 28th & 30th of October 

Event:  

Yr 4 – 10 Athletics Wednesday the 28th of October (postponement 29th) 

Yr 0-3 Athletics Friday the 30th of October (postponement TBC if needed) 

What to bring: 

Wear house colours or PE uniform and sport shoes. 

School Polar fleece 

Drink bottle 

Sunhat

Good sized packed lunch

Sunblock (we will also have this available at school)

Approximate Schedule:

Yr 4 – 10 will run from approximately 9:30 -2:45pm, see schedule on back of notice 

Yr 0 – 3 will run from 1:30 – 2:45 – students will rotate through activities with a group from their class/year group 

Postponement:

If the weather turns nasty and we need to cancel the event, we will notify parents in the following order.

• A text message will be issued.
• An email will be sent.

Kids Art Works Fundraiser

Students received their Kids Art Works order flyers this week.  The art works the students created are going to look great as calendars, cards, diaries etc.

We have samples of all the products available to order at the Office so pop in any time to have a look at these.

To order please visit www.kidsartworks.com and use the code on the flyer your child brought home.  

The first round of orders closes on Monday 2nd November.

The second round of orders closes on Monday 23rd November.

Main Entrance and Car Park Notice

KiwiSchools Connect App – Update

Thank you for your patience! The KiwiSchools APP has been fixed and is now up and running! Please reload your app and register the school. And if you experience any further issues please let us or KiwiSchools know. 

This App allows school:
· Student Absences –  this is our preferred method for notifying absences – it’s easy for you to use.
· Communications – school communications all in one spot at one time and you can be connected at all times.
· Calendar – links to our school calendar.
· Links – to our newsletter and school website.
· Alerts – The app also allows us to send out an Alert really promptly if something is happening at school that you need to know about urgently.
We encourage parents  to download the app today to stay up to date with what is happening in and around the school.

Scholastic Book Club

Closing date : 6pm on Friday 20th November.

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 brochure.  
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 librar y.

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.

Dogs at School

SKIDS After School Care