Friday Flash

Hello Families,

I’m grateful for our team at PCS! We have a great group of teachers, staff, and admin and they held down the fort well this week. I have been away in meetings, collaborating with other principals, learning, and advocating for our teachers and students. It was a good week but it will also be good to be back next week!

Please note the calendar items below. We also have Chillax (gym night) tomorrow night at 6:30 pm for those who want to come out and play sports in the gymnasium.

Wishing you a great weekend!
Kristin

This Coming Week

  • Sun Nov 23 – Purdy’s orders due. Get your chocolate while you still can! Here is the link for easy access: https://fundraising.purdys.com/125139-132562
  • Mon Nov 24 – Orders for Scholastic Christmas catalogue will be submitted
  • Fri Nov 28 – No School District 59 (SD59) busses

Upcoming Events

  • Dec 1 – Gr 11/12 Environmental Science Field Trip
  • Dec 5 – Report cards coming home
  • Dec 7 – Movie afternoon! See the attached poster for more details.
  • Dec 17 – Christmas program
  • Dec 19 – Last day before break (noon dismissal)

Shout Outs

  • Many enjoyed not having to make lunch twice this week! We are grateful to our PAC exec (Jen Parrish, Jessica Neuman, Stacy Siller, Kayla Henry) and Melissa Nichols for getting our hot lunch program up and running, as well as our lovely day of parent/grandparent volunteers to start us off with a yummy meal: Danielle Bunker, Sharon Thomson, Marilou Barredo, Melissa Nichols, Jenn Hook and Tara Rodenbush.
  • To the Grad Class of 2026 and Mrs. Celle Balane for the taco in a bag lunch this week!

Resources

Verse of the Week – 2 Timothy 1:7

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."

This verse reminds us that we are given strength, love, and clarity, not fear.

Last Day To Order Hot Lunch for Nov/Dec

Due to yesterday’s snow day, we are giving families one more day (today) to place hot lunch orders. After today, the ordering process will be closed for Nov/Dec meals.

First hot lunch meal is tomorrow, Wednesday, November 19th.

Steps for how to place your order…

(It is recommended to place your order on a laptop versus a phone.)

  • Go to peacecs.hotlunches.net
  • Click on "Click Here to Register"
  • Enter Access Code 8765
  • Complete the rest of the registration form.
  • Click the "Register Now" button at the bottom
  • Follow the instructions to add each child attending PCS
  • Once your child(ren) are registered, click on "Orders" or Nov/Dec
  • Proceed to order hot lunch for your child(ren)

Payment Options (remain the same as last year):

E-transfers go topac @peacechristianschool.ca

Please make sure your contact for PCS hot lunch e-transfer is PAC not office.

Cash or cheques payable to PCS Parent Committee

FFBC (Feeding Futures Fund BC)

The BC government grant funds given to schools to help reduce the challenges of rising food costs for families who need it most. Your family may choose to access the Feeding Futures BC funds for payment of hot lunch meals.

**Please note: This new program doesn’t have a list of payment options for families to choose from. So, place your order, send payment to the school and the admin will record your payment. Once the admin has recorded your payment, you will receive a confirmation email stating payment (for all payment options) has been posted to your account. If payment is not received, we will confirm by text that your family is choosing to access the FFBC: Feeding Futures BC funds for account payment.

The hot lunch online order system requires a small amount of setup time at the beginning as you must register each child you have attending our school prior to ordering hot lunch. Once the initial setup process is complete, your hot lunch orders for the remainder of the year should be quick and simple.

PICTURE RETAKES TOMORROW at PCS

Dear Parents and Guardians,
Just a reminder that tomorrow is retake day by Lifetouch pictures. If you would like your elementary student K-6 to have a retake please
notify the teacher in Bloomz (prefered) or text the office line. Please make sure to tell your 7-12 student(s) if you would like them to have a retake and
if you think they may forget please text the office line.

Thank you,
Mrs. B
Secretary

No Busses Today

Good morning,

Due to road conditions, there is no bussing today so we do not have in person classes. Please watch for information from teachers for at home learning. There will likely be supervision available at school for those who need assistance so please let your homeroom teacher know if you would like to access that.

Upper grade students, activities will be in the same documents as previously.

Hope to see everyone back tomorrow!

Friday Flash

Hello Families,

Old man winter is starting to show his face a little more recently. We hope your furnace works well and that you can find enjoyment in some Christmas lights this weekend!

We continue to work hard with the students at school and encourage you to continue the support at home to ensure academics are completed and they stay on track.

Have a great weekend!
Kristin

This Coming Week

  • Mon Nov 17 – Hot Lunch orders due
  • Tue Nov 18 – Picture Re-take Day
  • Wed/Thu Nov 19 & 20 – Early dismissal. Dismissal is 1:30 so rides and bus pickup is one hour earlier than usual.
  • Thu Nov 20 – Popcorn orders are due.
  • Sun Nov 23 – Purdy’s orders due. Get your chocolate while you still can! Here is the link for easy access:

    https://fundraising.purdys.com/125139-132562

Upcoming Events

  • Nov 28 – No School District 59 (SD59) busses
  • Dec 5 – Report cards coming home
  • Dec 17 – Christmas program
  • Dec 19 – Last day before break (noon dismissal)

To Do

  • Hot lunch volunteers – Thank you for volunteering! Please check the schedule sent home to make sure you know what days you’re on and let us know asap if there’s a certain day that doesn’t work for you so we can find a replacement.

Good to Know

  • Christmas Mini’s – Unfortunately, we don’t have enough families signed up for Christmas mini’s so we will have to cancel them for this year. We apologize to the families that did sign up and thank you for your support!

Shout Outs

  • To Mrs Kayla Henry and all her helpers for running a successful Scholastic Book Fair! Helpers included Jenn Hook, Tara Rodenbush, Rose Ann Fontaine, Marilou Barredo, Lianna Hunter, Dejrah & Theo Chingee-Hunter, and Stacy Siller. And a big thank you to all the shoppers who helped us reach our goal!! The funds will go to support our classrooms and we hope all the treasures are well enjoyed at home.
  • To all the parents who came in for parent teacher conferences! We appreciate speaking with you and working together with you for the success of your child(ren).

Resources

  • MyEd BC – Did you know you can see your child’s current grades and missing assignments online? Check on how they are doing whenever you think of it! If you’re unsure how to login, please let us know and we will assist you in getting in.
  • Online Calendar – Unsure of when something is happening? Check out our online calendar. It is accurate for our current plans although occasionally something does change as necessary as the year progresses.

Verse of the Week – Micah 6:8

"O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."

This verse reminds us that living justly and humbly brings harmony to our relationships.

No Classes Today

Families, due to continued road conditions, there is no bussing today, therefore we will not have in-person classes at PCS today.

Please watch for learning activities from your teacher via Bloomz or email.

Elementary: there will be a staff member at school for supervision if you need assistance today. Please let your homeroom teacher know if you want to access this option.

Gr 7-12 students: teachers will add new information to the same documents from yesterday.

Our plan is to see everyone back on Wednesday, November 12. Until then, stay safe out there!

CORRECTED: HOT LUNCH ORDERING

After struggling to set up a new online program for hot lunch ordering and finding enough volunteers … It is finally time to get the Hot Lunch Program up and running.

Here’s how to get started…

  • Go to peacecs.hotlunches.net
  • Click on "Click Here to Register"
  • Enter Access Code 8765
  • Complete the rest of the registration form.
  • Click the "Register Now" button at the bottom
  • Follow the instructions to add each child in your family who attends PCS
  • Once your child(ren) are registered, click on "Orders"
  • Proceed to order hot lunch for your child(ren)

Payment Options (remain the same as last year):

E-transfers go to pac @peacechristianschool.ca

Please make sure your contact for PCS hot lunch e-transfer is PAC not office!

Cash or cheques payable to PCS Parent Committee

FFBC (Feeding Futures Fund BC)

The BC government grant funds given to schools to help reduce the challenges of rising food costs for families who need it most. Your family may choose to access the Feeding Futures BC funds for payment of hot lunch meals.

**Please note: This new program doesn’t have a list of payment options for families to choose from. So, place your order, send payment to the school and the admin will record your payment.

The hot lunch online order system requires a small amount of setup time at the beginning as you must register each child you have attending our school prior to ordering hot lunch. Once the initial setup process is complete, your hot lunch orders for the remainder of the year should be quick and simple.

HOT LUNCH ORDERING

After struggling to set up a new online program for hot lunch ordering and finding enough volunteers … It is finally time to get the Hot Lunch Program up and running.

Here’s how to get started…

ü Go to peacecs.hotlunches.net

ü Click on "Click Here to Register"

ü Enter Access Code 8765

ü Complete the rest of the registration form.

ü Click the "Register Now" button at the bottom

ü Follow the instructions to add each child in your family who attends PCS

Once your child(ren) are registered, click on "Orders"

ü Proceed to order hot lunch for your child(ren)

Orders are due by November 17th as our first hot lunch meal is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19th.

Payment Options (remain the same as last year):

E-transfers go to pac

Please make sure your contact for PCS hot lunch e-transfer is PAC not office.

Cash or cheques payable to PCS Parent Committee

FFBC (Feeding Futures Fund BC)

The BC government grant funds given to schools to help reduce the challenges of rising food costs for families who need it most. Your family may choose to access the Feeding Futures BC funds for payment of hot lunch meals.

**Please note: This new program doesn’t have a list of payment options for families to choose from. So, place your order, send payment to the school and the admin will record your payment. Once the admin has recorded your payment, you will receive a confirmation email stating payment (for all payment options) has been posted to your account. If payment is not received, we will confirm by text that your family is choosing to access the FFBC: Feeding Futures BC funds for account payment.

The hot lunch online order system requires a small amount of setup time at the beginning as you must register each child you have attending our school prior to ordering hot lunch. Once the initial setup process is complete, your hot lunch orders for the remainder of the year should be quick and simple.