Thank you to all our AMAZING bakers who donated goodies for last night’s bake sale. And thank you to everyone who purchased the yummy baking. A lot of compliments were received, every item sold and we raised $698.00 ($186.00 more than last year).

The generous support of our wonderful families is appreciated as well as the volunteers who organized & ran the bake sale; Jen Parrish, Levi Slater, Jessica Neuman, Kayla Henry & Jenn Hook.

We wish you a Merry Christmas & a happy new year full of many blessings!!

We’re hosting a festive bake sale at the Christmas concert on the evening of December 18 – treats will be ready to purchase after the concert.

For those able to contribute baked goods, please drop off your goodies at the school tomorrow and Wednesday during school hours.

Together, let’s spread joy and holiday cheer while raising funds for PCS. Your participation will help make this event a sweet success!

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

For those students participating in the Holiday Shop, please remember to bring your shopping money tomorrow. Happy shopping & Merry Christmas!

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’).

Dear Families,

We are just one week away from our Holiday Shop and we just have a few reminders!

Any donations of gently used items (still in great condition), new items (still in packaging), wrapping paper, gift bags, tissue paper or tape can be brought to the school next week between Monday, December 9th and the morning of Thursday, December 12th. Students will be able to shop from the ‘store’ and purchase gifts for $1.00 and $2.00 on Friday, December 13th.

After students have purchased and wrapped their gifts, they will come home with students the same day. For those who ride the bus, we are able to store their gifts until parent pick up at noon-dismissal on Friday, December 20th.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school and speak to Mrs.Siller.

We are looking forward to a wonderful Holiday Shop day!

Thank you so much,

PCS Parent Committee

It’s time to place your hot lunch orders for the new year.

Access the following link to order hot lunch/milk for January & February. The deadline to complete your order is December 19th. Again, this is a firm deadline for totalling and planning purposes.

Hot Lunch: https://tally.so/r/3qdE05

Please note:

1. Moving forward, milk will be included as a hot lunch menu option. There will not be a seperate order form for milk It will now be served on Wednesdays, not Tuesdays & Thursdays.
2. Subway lunches – in addition to selecting sub size, please make sure to complete the separate Subway link to select sandwich toppings. Your subway order is not submitted without completing this step.
3. E-transfers go to pac @peacechristianschool.ca & cheques are payable to PCS Parent Committee.

Thank you to our many volunteers who make hot lunch available to our students & staff. We appreciate you and enjoy the hot meals immensely!

Dear PCS Families,

Last year we had such a great response to our Christmas Concert Bake Sale that we would like to do it again at this year’s concert on December 18 @ 6pm.

Thanks to all our great bakers, we were sold out in under 30 minutes and were able to raise $512.00.

In order to make this event a success, we are once again reaching out to all parents and caregivers who are able to contribute to this wonderful cause.

If you enjoy baking, we kindly ask you to consider donating a dozen or two of your favorite holiday treats. Baked goods/treats can be dropped off at PCS on the 17th or 18th in a festive Christmas or holiday themed container. (If you cannot find a container at our local dollar store, the PAC will have some extras and can organize them into tins for sale on the evening of the Christmas concert.)

Your support and generosity will be greatly appreciated and it will certainly contribute to the success of this event.

To sign up, please respond via phone call or text to Jen Parrish at 250-401-1818 or Jessica Neuman at 250-401-1593 OR email us at pac @peacechristianschool.ca.

Thank you all for your wonderful support and we look forward to sharing this special evening with you!

Sincerely,
PCS Parent Committee

Please pick up your orders from the school as soon as possible.

We wish to THANK everyone who supported this fundraiser; with your help we raised $2162.61. Merry Christmas & enjoy your chocolates!!

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. "