Dear Families,

What a week! The amount of snow that has come down is phenomenal and it makes navigating life more difficult. Thank you for your patience as we navigate the challenge of no bussing. We continue to monitor and adjust how to ensure students have the opportunity to learn the full curriculum expectations and yet live where it can be challenging to get to school.

As we start this Christmas break, we want to wish each of you a wonderful holiday season! May you find peace and joy and remember what is most important in life.

We look forward to seeing everyone back for January 5. Until then, stay warm!

Mrs. Atherton

Upcoming Events

• Dec 28 – Jingle Bell Spikes Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser (see attachment for details)
• Jan 5 – First day back from break
• Jan 12-16 – Week of Spiritual Emphasis
• Jan 20 & 22 – Gr 10 & 12 Literacy & Numeracy Assessments
• Jan 23 – Bear Mtn Ski Day
• Jan 30 – No School – Non-Instructional Day

Good to Know

• Class Christmas parties will be rescheduled in January.
• Please see this link for a letter to families from the Minister of Education and Child Care.

Shout Outs

• To all the volunteer hours put in by our staff, staff family members, and the Bunker families for dealing with all the snow the past few weeks. We are grateful for all the assistance to unbury us each time!
• To Jen Parrish, Levi Slater, Jessica Neuman and Stacy Siller for organizing and running the Christmas program bake sale!
• To our continued amazing volunteers for our hot lunch program. We love having a great meal for lunch on Wednesdays!
• To our teachers for all their hard work to prepare and put together the Christmas program. If you missed it, you can watch it here.

Resources

• MyEd BC
• Online Calendar

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."

This verse gives all of us a promise of peace and hope!

Hello families,

With no school today, Subway will be rescheduled in the new year (more details to follow).

Our Christmas Concert Bake Sale was a sweet success making a profit of $702.00!

A big THANK YOU to all of our awesome bakers who donated baked goodies for our sale and to everyone who purchased the yummy baking. A lot of compliments were received and we raised $4.00 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, Joshua Brocke, Ashira Ndi & Jessica Neuman.

Enjoy our winter wonderland, white Christmas!
See you in the new year!

Good morning, there are no busses today so we will not have classes. Today was scheduled for fun activities to celebrate Christmas so there will not be work sent home. We will miss our celebrations for now but will likely schedule some parts for the new year. We do encourage those students who have missed learning activities to take some time to work on them. The last Friday Flash until after break will come out later today. Until then!

Hello families,

• Today’s Subway hot lunch orders will be served this Friday.

• January/February hot lunch orders are due today. Go to peacecs.hotlunches.netand if needed, see previous emails for instructions on how to place a hot lunch order.

• Bake sale is still a go at tonight’s Christmas concert. Concert starts at 6pm, student participants arrive by 5:45pm with the bake sale set up starting at 5pm. Your many contributions are greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the school before 3pm today or between 5-6pm tonight. Thank you!

We wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Our Christmas program is still happening tonight at 6pm.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone there.
There will be a live video on YouTube found here: https://www.youtube.com/live/z9Eo87LI4iU?feature=shared

Mrs. B
Secretary

Good morning, busses are cancelled today so we will not have classes today. Work will be sent home for students. There will be staff at school for students who need supervision today.

Our Christmas program is still happening tonight at 6pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there. There will be a live video on YouTube found here: https://www.youtube.com/live/z9Eo87LI4iU?feature=shared

Stay warm out there!

Families, due to road conditions, there are no busses today and therefore no in person classes. Continued learning is important and there will be staff at school to help supervise and encourage students to do their work. If you need your children at school and are able to get them there, please let your homeroom teacher know (or text the school if needed).

Elementary teachers will be sending out messages on what to do via Bloomz.
Gr 7-12 will have information in the same document as before, which now also includes the teacher’s email addresses. The links to these documents will be re-sent to parents and students this morning.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate the winter conditions together.

Mrs. Atherton

Hello Families,
This Flash is a little more condensed than normal as it’s not Friday! As we wonder what the weather brings us this week, we do look forward to seeing many of you at our Christmas concert this week and possibly for pickup on Friday as well. Still a few days of learning and fun to squeeze in before a break.
Hope your week starts off well!
Mrs. Atherton

This Coming Week

• Wed Dec 17 6 pm – Christmas program & bake sale. Participating students (all preschool to Gr 6 & some Gr 7-12 students) need to arrive by 5:45 or by the time given by their teacher.
• Wed Dec 17 – Hot lunch orders for Jan/Feb due
• Fri Dec 19 – Noon dismissal – We encourage parents to pick up their children as there is typically lots to carry, however, there will be one bus leaving just after noon and going back to the regular bus stop for those that need a ride to town. SD59 buses will go home at their regular afternoon time (not in sync with our bus).

Upcoming Events

• Mon Jan 5 – First day of classes after Christmas break

Verse of the Week – Luke 2:11
"The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!"
Good news brings great joy—especially in this season of giving.

Last year we had such a great response to our Christmas Concert Bake Sale, we would like to do it again at this year’s concert on December 17 @ 6pm.

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 if you could consider donating a dozen or two of your favorite holiday treats. Baked goods/treats can be dropped off at PCS on the 16th or 17th in a festive Christmas or holiday themed container. (If you cannot find a container or packaging at our local dollar store, the PC 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!

Thank you to all and to all a good week 🎁
PCS Parent Committee

Hello Families,

Please order hot lunch for January & February on peacecs.hotlunches.net before Wednesday, December 17th. Orders will not be accepted in the new year.

If you’ve previously registered, login and proceed to place your order for Jan/Feb 2026.

If you haven’t registered yet, follow the steps below 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 at PCS

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

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

*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.

Payment Options: e-transfers to PAC @peacechristianschool.ca (not office), cash, cheques (payable to PCS Parent Committee), or your family may choose to access the FFBC (Feeding Futures Fund BC) – government grant funds given to schools to help reduce the challenges of rising food costs for families who need it most.

Once the admin has recorded your payment, you will receive a confirmation email stating payment 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.

Only a little over one week until Christmas break. Stay warm ’til then!🎄

PCS Parent Committee