Hello Families,

One more week until break! This year is flying by and it’s a little hard to believe 2024 is almost done. Many students are looking forward to not having schoolwork for a couple of weeks but we hope they are ready to learn again come January 🙂

Wishing each one of you a blessed Christmas and peaceful holiday season!

Mrs. Atherton

This Coming Week

• Wed Dec 18 – 6:00 pm – Christmas program. Students need to arrive at 5:30 and meet in their homerooms. Please see note going home today for more details.
• Thu Dec 19 – Deadline for ordering hot lunches for Jan/Feb. Please put your orders in here.
• Fri Dec 20 – Noon dismissal. There will be regular bussing in the morning out to school but only one bus back to town at lunch time. If at all possible, we encourage parents to come pick their kids up at noon to help manage the gifts, food, and locker clean out.

Looking Ahead

• Jan 6 – First day back to school
• Jan 24 – Bear Mtn Ski day
• Jan 31 – Non-instructional day

Good to Know

• Most of you participated in our survey regarding school on days when busses are cancelled – thank you! Our board reviewed the results and have decided to keep the current policy as 85% of you are ok or happy with it. However, the majority of you are willing to coordinate learning with students at home for the day so we will put plans in place to communicate learning expectations for the next day when busses are cancelled.
• We value and need input from our community! In January, we will be doing a school-wide survey about our overall culture for students, parents, and staff. This helps us know what we are doing well and what areas we need to focus on for changes. All responses will be anonymous. Please see the attached letters for more details or if you do not want your child to participate.

Shout Outs

• To our parents volunteering for the holiday shop. Our students have been busy buying gifts for their loved ones today. Thank you to all who supported this event!
• To Uzziah, Joey, Ethan C, Hannah, Alana, Fiona, Angelique and Summer for showing Bravery in the month of November!

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Isaiah 9:6

For a child is born to us,
a son is given to us.
The government will rest on his shoulders.
And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Parent Opt Out Email-English.docx

Survey Information Letter-English.docx

Have a great weekend!

This Coming Week

• Mon-Thu Dec 9-12 – Bring holiday shop items.
• Tue Dec 10 – Bake sale to support the grads. Items will be $1-$2.
• Fri Dec 13 – Student holiday shop

Looking Ahead

• Dec 18 – 6 pm – Christmas program
• Dec 20 – Noon dismissal for Christmas break
• Jan 6 – Return to school from break

Good to Know

• We are unsure if the Scholastic order will arrive before Christmas. Thank you to Mrs. B. for putting a lot of time and effort in trying to resolve the Scholastic shipping issue but at this point, they are still waiting for Canada Post to send us our orders. Our apologies to those who ordered.

Shout Outs

• To our students for working together to make our halls festive. See the pictures coming to our social media accounts this weekend.

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Isaiah 7:14

"All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).

Hello Families,

On this very snowy day, we are wishing all of you a warm home, good winter clothes and strong backs for moving it out of your way 🙂

Our students are practicing for the Christmas program on Dec 18 at 6:00 pm. It will likely be a full house, but family and friends are welcome to attend and enjoy the Christmas spirit with us.

Happy white weekend!
Kristin/Mrs. Atherton

This Coming Week

• Mon Dec 2 – We have school. There are no SD59 busses, but the shuttle bus will be running out to PCS.
• Wed Dec 4 – 5:30 pm – Parent Committee meeting at PCS. Come out and join in making our program better for your kids!

Looking Ahead

• Dec 13 – Student holiday shop. Send items to school Dec 9-12.
• Dec 18 – 6 pm – Christmas program
• Dec 20 – Noon dismissal for Christmas break
• Jan 6 – Return to school from break

Good to Know

• We have a survey asking parents’ perspective on how we operate on days when bussing is cancelled due to bad roads or cold weather. If we missed you at your parent teacher conference, please text us and we’ll send you one to complete for us.

Shout Outs

• To all our parents who braved the roads and came out for parent teacher conferences. We appreciated connecting with you and hope it was helpful to hear a bit of what we see at school.
• To Rose Ann Fontaine, Jen Parrish and cousin Corey, Stacy Siller and Jessica Neuman for running the Christmas minis photo session!

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – 1 Chronicles 16:8

"Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. "

All bussing in Chetwynd is cancelled today. PCS is still open and classes will happen as normal. Please drive or arrange for carpool for your children as much as possible. Our apologies for the short notice.

Hello Families,

With a white winter outside, some are getting excited for Christmas. Some of us are not quite there yet, but it’s getting to be the season!

We invite you to come out this evening for Restoration at 7pm in our chapel. Enjoy music, encouragement and thoughts to keep us going for another month.

Please see the notes below about items coming up and who we’re celebrating this week.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Atherton

This Coming Week

• Wed & Thu Nov 20 & 21 – Early dismissal days. Classes end one hour earlier and busses will drop off in town one hour earlier than regular days.
• Wed Nov 20 – Deadline to sign up for Christmas mini photo session
• Wed Nov 20 – Deadline to order Purdy’s chocolates
• Fri Nov 22 – Scholastic orders due

Looking Ahead

• Sun Nov 24 1-3 pm – Christmas mini photo sessions
• Wed & Thu Nov 27 & 28 – Parent-Teacher Interviews – please watch for an email for your scheduled time
• Dec 2 – No SD59 bussing but shuttle bus is running
• Dec 18 – 6 pm – Christmas program
• Dec 20 – Noon dismissal for Christmas break

Good to Know

• We are so proud of our junior flag football teams! We recently learned that both our teams received the Sportsmanship Award for their pool at the flag football tournament in Kelowna. To have both our B and C teams be top of the tournament for who they are, says a lot about you as parents, our program, and who our students are becoming. We are grateful to Mr. Atherton and Miss V for helping coach them into great citizens! And a shout-out to Lakeview Christian School who joined our teams and were part of this award.
• We are glad our senior volleyball students had a safe trip to Burman University for the tournament and enjoyed themselves while away.

Shout Outs

• To Danielle Bunker for driving the bus for our senior volleyball tournament to Burman University
• To Norm Bunker and Jerson Balane for continuing to support our building maintenance needs
• To Jessica Neuman and Kayla Henry for running our milk program and helping get Scholastic orders out
• To all our parents participating in our hot lunch program – thank you for the great food!

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Philippians 4:19

"And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus."

Dear Families,

We regret to inform you that there is no school today. Busses are canceled due to bad road conditions. Please let us know if you need childcare assistance and we will have a staff member to help.

We recognize we have had school cancelled more often this winter so far. We understand this is difficult for families and are concerned about learning missed if this trend continues. We will be reviewing our policy and what our options are to best support our students and families.

Thank you for your understanding.

Mrs. Atherton

Families, we will not be holding school today as busses are cancelled for poor road conditions and most of our families rely on our bussing to attend school. If your children require childcare and you need assistance, please reach out to their home room teacher. Take care out there!

There is no school today due to the busses being cancelled for poor side road conditions. Please reach out if you need childcare to work and we will do our best to assist.

Have a great weekend, families!

This Coming Week

• Spirit Week 🙂
• Mon – Hat day
• Tue – Hawaiian day
• Wed – Wacky hair day
• Thu – Career day
• Fri – Pajama day* (see bottom of email)

Looking Ahead

• Nov 8 – Report cards going out
• Nov 11 – No school for Remembrance Day
• Nov 12 – Picture retakes

Good to Know

• Our flag football teams had fun and arrived back safely with no major injuries so we are grateful!
• We have two funds from the BC government to support families: Feeding Futures and Family Affordability Fund. Our school has been assigned a specific amount to use for our students/families. These funds are intended to support families in accessing food and programs that would be difficult to access otherwise. You will see the option to opt into these funds for various food orders and school programs, hopefully throughout the school year as funds last.

Shout Outs

• To Mrs. Bunker for driving the bus to and from the junior flag football tournament safely.
• To Mr. Atherton, Miss V and Mrs. Neumann for supporting our students’ trip/participation in the football tournament.
• To Mr. Balane for making a drywall repair in our upper grade boys bathroom.

Resources

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• Academics

Verse of the Week – Deuteronomy 31:6

"Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you."

*PS

We know the day after Halloween is extra hard when you’re trying to get your kids up and ready for school. Because dressing a hung-over, raging pterodactyl is not fun. But PLEASE do NOT bribe the groggy goblins with trick or treat candy and send them to school with two fistfuls of Sour Patch Kids and a wish. We the teachers would rather you perform a rolling dropoff in front of the school, spitting a cranky kid in pajamas out of the Odyssey than pushing a feral hyperglycemic werewolf into the doors of the school fresh off a continuous three day sugar bender. Put down the sucker.

Your duty on November 1st is to send them to school with bed head and a buttered biscuit in whatever mood has taken over. We will detox them off the red dye and artificial flavours and send them back to you at 2:30. We ride at dawn.

(borrowed and adapted from an unknown online source)

Families,
Here’s a few notes on what we’ve done and what’s coming up.
Enjoy your weekend!
Mrs. Atherton

This Coming Week

• Tue Oct 22 – Gr 4 & 7 – Start of FSA testing. Please ensure your child gets enough sleep next week 🙂
• Fri Oct 25 – Non-Instructional Day

Looking Ahead

• Nov 8 – Report cards going out
• Nov 11 – No school for Remembrance Day
• Nov 12 – Picture retakes

Good to Know

• Picture packets went home today
• Our Flag Football teams are having fun in Kelowna. As of now, B team won 1 of 2 games and C team is improving with each game they play. We are proud of them!
• Our Gr 5-8 sleep-in was a success and we saw the wonderful Northern Lights together.
• If Standard Bus cancels Chetwynd busses throughout this winter season (due to unsafe road conditions or extreme cold), we will not have school. Messaging usually goes out by email, Bloomz accounts, and on social media.

Shout Outs

• To our families that have supported with extra food for the sleep-in and meals at school
• To Mrs. Siller, Ms Villegas and Pr Neil for helping our basketball team put on a great taco in a bag fundraiser

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Psalm 42:11

Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!