Thank you for participating in our parent/teacher conferences! We hope you appreciated the conversations as much as we did.
We want to hear your feedback as there were new aspects this time and we’d like to know what worked well and what we can improve. Please fill this quick survey (about 2 minutes) and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous).
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Our policy for Gr 5-12 students wearing a mask while on our PCS bus is still in effect. Please remind the students in your family to ensure they have a mask with them and to wear it before boarding the bus. We do have some disposable and reusable masks available for students, but these are for occasional use, not to be taken on a regular basis.
Our parent-teacher conferences will be taking place over Zoom*, in order to meet safety guidelines and keep things on a timely schedule. Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19 are early dismissal days, followed by parent-teacher conferences in the afternoon/early evening. We love to be able to connect with you about your child’s learning and are planning for this time to be able to do so again.
In the next day or two, Mrs. Fowler will be emailing you an appointment time(s), as well as the link(s) and meeting IDs to connect with us through Zoom^. If the time provided does not work for you, please let her know and we will reschedule your time. We have scheduled a 5 minute buffer to help give time for those who will need a few minutes to adjust to the different method of meeting with your child(ren)’s teacher.
For all of our students, we prefer this is a time to speak with the parent(s) on their own, so students are not expected to be present.
K-Gr 6: At your scheduled time, you will click on the link for your child’s teacher. You will first enter a ‘waiting room’ and when the teacher is ready, they will move you into the main ‘room’ where you will be able to speak with them.
Gr 7-12: We are using the Zoom session as an opportunity for parents to be able to speak with more than one teacher, if you desire. At your scheduled time, you will click on the link for the high school teachers. You will enter a main ‘room’ where you will speak with Mrs. Atherton and be able to request to speak with the teachers of your choice. You will then be moved into a side ‘room’ with either your child’s homeroom teacher, or the teachers of your choice.
*If you are unable to connect with us with Zoom, please reply to this message and we will schedule an alternate time for you to come meet with us in person.
^ How to join a Zoom meeting:
A. Click on the link provided OR
B. Join with the meeting ID
1. Go to http://www.zoom.us
2. Click "Join a Meeting"
3. Type in the Meeting ID
4. Click Join
Thank you for trying something new with us. Please call or email us if you have any questions!
Regards,
Mrs. Atherton
Hello! Can you believe October is almost over? It’s speeding by at school. Students are busy learning and we are seeing progress in their skills!
Here are a few updates and events in November:
Every Tuesday – Pastor D will be collecting funds from students to support Kalpana, our sponsored student who lives in India
Parent Committee Firewood – Unfortunately we were not able to get the wood out of the bush for our firewood fundraiser for this fall, so it will be delayed until next year.
Every Thursday – Vending machine sales are available courtesy of Grad Class 2021. They have also sold some firewood and have a Purdy’s chocolate fundraiser currently happening. Let someone know if you’d like a catalogue!
POW (Point of Worship) – Friday Nov 6 at 7 pm
Remembrance Day (No School) – Wednesday Nov 11
Early Dismissal & Parent/Teacher Interviews – Wed & Thurs Nov 18 & 19
Appointments will be primarily by Zoom. If this does not work for you, we will make alternate arrangements.
Picture Retakes – Friday Nov 20
Non-Instructional Day – Friday Nov 27
Cheers to all those looking forward to the snow 😀
Hello Parents,
Happy thankful Thursday to you! Thankfulness is one item we are focusing on this school year with our students and this weekend is an especially good time to focus on everything we have to be grateful for in life. Later today or tomorrow, look at our social media accounts (also shown on our website) to see a thankfulness project done by our house teams.
Illness/Coughing: if your student has a key symptom from our Covid-19 list (like coughing), they need to stay home. The illness can be monitored for 24 hours, but if it does not improve, please call 8-1-1 (or 1-844-654-7811) and speak to a health care professional. They will help you determine next steps. Attached is a flow chart to help you know what decisions to make. We know it is difficult and not every situation has clear answers so an extra thank you for doing your best to help keep everyone healthy and safe. Please note that we also have basic cloth masks for any student who needs one so please have them ask a teacher for one if desired.
No School:
– Monday, Oct 12: enjoy Thanksgiving!
– Friday, Oct 23: a Non-Instructional Day
Picture Day:
– Tuesday, Oct 27
May you enjoy some peace and relaxation this long weekend!
Mrs. Atherton
An encouragement to wear orange tomorrow for orange shirt day, in recognition of the Residential School history in Canada. You can learn more about this at https://www.orangeshirtday.org/.
Hello! Our elected parent committee is working hard to arrange programs and fundraisers for this school year. Thank you to all those who have volunteered to help with different things. Two items to note:
1. There will be a firewood fundraiser, likely near the end of Oct. If you will need wood or hear of others, spread the word and plan to purchase from PCS 🙂 More details to follow.
2. Volunteers are still needed for the milk program to run this year.
Happy weekend!
Hello Parents,
We had a visit from the local Adventurer and Pathfinder leaders this week (with covid precautions in place). Please see the attached letter from them to know more about their program and the opportunity for your children.
Thank you,
Mrs. Atherton
Hello Parents,
We’re getting into the groove of school and hopefully your family is as well! Here are a few variations coming up. We hope to see you at one (or more!) of our events.
Mon Sep 28 – No SD59 Busses. Our shuttle bus between the high school and PCS will run at the regular time: drop off is from 8:10 – 8:20 am and pickup is at 2:50 pm.
Fri Oct 2 – POW at 7 pm. We are excited to be having worship as school families again. Please join us next Friday. Hand sanitizing and physical distancing measures will be in place.
Sun Oct 4 – Ghost Mtn Grunt is happening again! Come out for a 2 km or 10 km walk/run. Registration starts at 10 am at the Baldy parking lot. Race starts at 11 am. Great prizes to be earned! Our Active Living 12 class has been working hard to organize and make this a great event!
Hello Parents,
The attached document is an updated daily health check. Please keep your child home if they have:
– Fever
– Chills
– Cough
– Shortness of breath
– Loss of sense of smell or taste
– Diarrhea
– Nausea & vomiting
The attached document also outlines when your child can return to school if they have had one of these symptoms.
If your child has other symptoms not on this list, depending on the symptom and severity, they may attend school. If there is moderate to high risk their symptoms will spread to others in the class, we will ask you to come pick them up.
This is a confusing time to know how to best keep safe and be reasonable at the same time. Thank you for doing your best to follow these guidelines and for helping keep us all safe.
Mrs. Atherton
Hello Parents,
After school today we received notice that Standard Bus has room for all of our usual students. I know this will come as a relief to several of you (and maybe more!). We are thankful to be able to use their service. Unfortunately, it does come at a cost to you. For those of you who spoke with Mrs. Siller and asked to sign up for bussing, she will be sending out invoices so we can pass the funds on to School District 59.
A few items to note:
– We still need to confirm availability for those only wanting to use the SD59 busses for an in-town transfer route and other unique situations. We will attempt to do this soon and contact you individually.
– Bus drivers will be handing out a registration form to all students. Please return this to them as soon as possible.
– Masks: our requirement is for Grade 5 and higher to wear a mask on the shuttle bus. Standard Bus requirements may be different than our shuttle bus for the middle school ages. Please ask the driver to confirm if desired.
– Please review the letter from SD59 regarding bussing for other details.
Thank you for your patience as we work through all the challenges that Covid has made us face. We appreciate the positive attitudes we have seen!
Regards,
Kristin Atherton
Peace Christian School 
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