Dear Families,

The first week of school is under our belt! We start each year with excitement for the possibilities of each of your children and we are happy to be working with them. Our teachers have planned and prepared to provide great learning opportunities for your students and we look forward to seeing how they grow as we go through the year together.

A new school year often brings staffing changes and we’d like to update you on our new staff roles this year.

Kristin Atherton – Chief Administrative Officer

Mrs. Atherton is not new to our staff but is changing her role this school year. In prior years, she has worked with our finances and taught in our classrooms. Now she is taking on the new part-time role of CAO. This position is to assist with school administration, supplementing the role of Mr. Shankel as he dedicates time to our Haskap project. She reports to the school board and is in place to support our teachers and families. Mrs. Atherton is currently scheduled to work Mondays and Thursdays, as well as checking in with staff other mornings of the week. If you have questions or concerns not best addressed by your classroom teacher, feel free to contact her or another member of our administrative team.

Gilles Assigbe (“Mr. G”) – Homeroom Gr. 6/7

Mr. G comes to us from Dawson Creek, where he lives with his family and has taught for 13 years. He is originally from Togo, West Africa and his wife is from Indonesia. Together, they have a 7 year old son and 3 year old daughter and enjoy church, gardening, music, and eating tempeh. We are thankful to have Mr. G as part of our team this year.

Damien Hoffman – Athletics/Math

Mr. Hoffman is from Lacombe, AB, where his passion for teaching grew. He joins his mother in the profession and is primarily teaching math and physical education. Mr. Hoffman loves sports, particularly hockey and snowboarding, and is learning to play the guitar. He also enjoys working outdoors and has experience as an arborist.

We look forward to a good school year with you and your family. We are here to support you and your children in their learning, growth, and development. If there are ways we can better facilitate that, please let us know.

Regards,

Norm Bunker
Chair, PCS School Board

Welcome Back Families!

Just a little refresher of the 2018-19 fee amounts.

Registration Fees
K-5 $275, Grades 6-9 $320 & Grades 10-12 $350
Public Bus Fees – Increased
The annual bussing fees are $400 per student, $850 for a family of 3 or more.

We do recommend donations in addition to these amounts.

See you this Thursday, August 30 (10am-5pm).

Hello Parents/Guardians,

We are looking forward to seeing each of you soon for the new school year.

Thursday, August 30th – Registration Day @ PCS – 10am – 5pm

Returning students please bring your care card. This will help update your files.

Tuesday, September 4 – First full day of school – 8:35 to 2:35

Bus Notice – No public school buses for Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday – September 4, 5 & 6.

Tuesday, September 4 – The PCS shuttle bus will start running for the school year.

Friday, September 7 – Public school buses will run as usual.

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Correction: The last day of school is Thursday, June 28 – noon dismissal. There is no school on June 29. Sorry for any confusion.

Parents please note that students in grades 10, 11 and 12 are only required to attend classes for their exams this week.

Saturday, June 16 – Sr. Adventure Race Pre-Meeting – 6:30PM @ PCS. It is mandatory to attend if you would like to participate in the race.

Sunday, June 17 – Sr. Adventure Race – Race start time will be announced at the Pre-race meeting.

Monday, June 18 – NID – No School

Tuesday, June 26 – Awards Day

· K – Grade 5 @ 12:30

· Grades 6-12 @ 1:15

· Families welcome

Wednesday, June 27 – Sports Day. Everyone welcome. Bbq provided.

Thursday, June 29 – Last Day of school. Noon dismissal. No busses in the afternoon. Students will need to be picked up at PCS.

Parents please remember to slow down in the parking lot and watch for small children. It is a school zone! Thanks to those who are going slowly.

Hello Families!

Thank you for your recent support of the Mom’s Pantry Fundraiser!!

Our profit came to $1024.80!!

So far we have had positive feedback about the food products 🙂

Special thanks to our top three student sellers (enjoy your movie and swim!!):
– Delaynee Ethier
– Tucker Strachan
– Dylan Shankel

Please note: the final Parent Committee meeting of the school year will be held Monday, June 25 @ 6:30PM. All parents are welcome to attend.

Tuesday, June 5 – Bus Notice – The shuttle bus is back on its normal schedule.

Great job to those who participated in the Jr. Adventure Race!! Also a big thank-you to all the volunteers who made the race possible.

Public Bus Fee Increase for 2018-2019 school year. Due to the price increase in bussing the rates are now $400.00 yearly per student or for a family of 3 or more $850.00for the school year.

Tuesday, June 5 and until further notice- Temporary Bus Changes – due to bus maintenance the school will be renting a bus to cover our shuttle bus routes (mornings & afternoons):

· Bus will not be available for pickup until 8:15 due to the driver doing another route first

· Please note that there is less seating capacity on this bus, so if possible please give your child a ride to and from school on the above dates.

Thank-you for your co-operation.

Friday, June 8 – There are no public school busses. The shuttle bus will run as usual.

Friday, June 8 – Sr. Adventure Race – Forms due. You can pick up a form at school or get a form on the school website – peacechristianschool.ca

Sunday, June 17 – Sr. Adventure Race