Hi Families,

Tomorrow (Thursday) is our annual garbage pickup day. Being a responsible citizen and giving back to our community are important characteristics for individuals to have so we have a happy, healthy society. We participate in road/highway clean-up to help instill this in our students. Our K-Gr 1 class will be walking around the Dokkie subdivision collecting garbage, our Gr 2-12 students will be along the highway between town and our school.

Students will be briefed on highway safety and provided with a reflective vest and gloves to wear. We will be out for a few hours and hopefully be done around lunch time. If you are able to attend, we would love some volunteers to join us (our apologies for the late notice). After lunch we will have a treat and a house team activity.

Please ensure your child wears appropriate clothing and shoes for tomorrow:

– Good walking footwear or rubber boots

– Sweater/jacket & long pants (morning will be chilly)

– Water bottle

– Snacks and/or sack lunch

– Sun protection (hat or sunscreen)

Watch for us along the highway and honk as you pass. It will look much better by the end of tomorrow 😊

Mrs. Atherton

Dear PCS families,

This is your reminder that the deadline to purchase any extra yearbooks for your family is this coming Friday, May 3rd. The parent committee is covering the cost of 1 yearbook per family, but any additional yearbooks that you would like must be paid for by May 3rd. The yearbooks are $28/book. If you are ordering an extra yearbook, please email pac to let us know how many extra yearbooks you would like. When paying for the book, we will accept e-transfer, cheque, or cash. Cheques can be made out to “PCS Parent Committee” and e-transfers can be sent to pac. Thank you!

~Yearbook Staff & Parent Committee

Hi Families,
A quick reminder that Monday is for professional development so we don’t have school.
Have a great weekend!
Kristin

Hello Again,

The evacuation order has changed to an alert and the highway is open with alternating traffic. I came out and a team of firefighters was just getting ready to leave the yard. We are thankful for their work!

Everything is good at the school. The entries smell of smoke and a few crisp spruce needles are on the front walk but otherwise it all looks normal. Electricity is on and no cleanup to do so we are grateful.

We are praising God for his care over our community and all who worked hard to ensure our buildings are safe.

We understand stress takes its toll so encourage all those impacted to take the time to recover. If you were evacuated or packing, that may be a few days. For the rest of you, see you back at school tomorrow!

Kristin

Hello Families,
The recent update we received is that the evacuation order is likely to be lifted later today. This means we are currently planning for school tomorrow. Another update will be sent out later today to confirm or notify if this changes.

If there is school tomorrow, the Gr 4-6 class will be having their bake sale tomorrow as it was missed today.

We are praising God for answered prayers and that everyone is safe. We are grateful to our emergency services teams who have worked hard to manage this fire and protect our school and our community.

Will be in touch,
Kristin

Families,

We have staff members who are less impacted that are able to help out tomorrow:

1. There will be lunch, board games and tutoring at Mickey’s Place tomorrow, starting at noon for Gr 7-12 students.

2. If someone needs childcare, let us know and we can put you in touch with someone able to help.

3. The Baptist church has frozen meals and ability to assist any evacuated families who could use a hand right now.

We’re thankful to be part of a community that pulls together through tough times!

Gratefully,
Kristin

Dear Families,

As you may be aware, there is a fire near the school. At this time, the school is fine, though we do not know exactly what to expect. We are thankful for a wide area around it.

We are praying that the school and all the homes in the area will be safe. We will send out an update regarding school tomorrow when we know more.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Kristin

May & June orders for hot lunch and milk are due April 24th, last time you will do this for this school year. Wow! Hard to believe it’s already spring!!

Please use the following links to place your orders:

Hot lunch – May & June
https://tally.so/r/3qdE05
Milk – May & June
https://tally.so/r/waYB49

Happy weekend, everyone! We’ll see many of you tomorrow for the student’s presentation at Education Sabbath. Thank you for making the time for this. Enjoy the beautiful weather out there 🙂

This Week

• Apr 24 – Hot lunch orders due
• Apr 25 – Gr 4-6 bake sale

Looking Ahead

• Apr 29 – No School for a professional development day
• May 20 – No School for Victoria Day

Good to Know

• Gr 7-12 Homework Club is starting this coming Wednesday after school from 2:30-4:00 pm. Two teachers will be available to assist with getting any homework finished. Families will need to arrange transportation back into town at 4 pm.

Shout Outs

• To Mr. Atherton for fixing some lights
• To our bus drivers who consistently drive our students back & forth and keep them safe on the way!

Resources

• Full calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Isaiah 46:4

“Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you."

Good morning. Busses have been cancelled today so we will not have school. If you need childcare in order to work today, please reach out to your child’s teacher and we will do our best to help.~Mrs. Atherton