Families,
As the snow falls and gives us moisture for spring, we take note of our blessings and opportunities and we have much to be grateful for. We wish each of you a restful and warm weekend!
Mrs. Atherton

This Coming Week

• Sun Dec 7 – Movie Matinee: doors open at 1:15, The Grinch (animated) starts at 2:00. Please see attached.
• Thu Dec 11 & Fri Dec 12 – The grads will be selling Christmas candy grams to students who want to participate. Please see attached.

Upcoming Events

• Wed Dec 17 6 pm – Christmas program & bake sale
• Wed Dec 17 – Hot Lunch orders for Jan/Feb due
• Dec 19 – Last day before break (noon dismissal)

Good to Know

• Report cards are being emailed home (yesterday and today). Please respond to the email so we know that you have received it. If you have questions about the report, feel free to reach out to the teacher responsible for the class you are wondering about.
• Hot Lunch orders went out this week. See the email to order.
• On Dec 19, we encourage parents to come pick up their children (and their goods!) from school. There will be one shuttle bus to town for those who need a ride.
• A message from our Parent Committee:

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!

Shout Outs

• To Mr. Villegas for painting our risers for the upcoming Christmas concert.
• To our amazing staff for their extra hard work to get report cards done and out to each of you!
• To Mrs. Hunter, Dejrah and Mrs. Neuman for sorting the Purdy’s order for the grads.

Resources

• MyEd BC – The mobile version is fairly user friendly.
• Online Calendar – Check out future school dates here.

Verse of the Week – John 1:5

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it."

This verse reminds us that even in darkness, light shines through.

Candy Grams Note.pdf

Hello Families,

It’s time to place your hot lunch orders on peacecs.hotlunches.net for January & February 2026. Order deadline is Wednesday, December 17th. This is a firm deadline and 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 go to PAC @peacechristianschool.ca (not office), cheques payable to PCS Parent Committee, cash, or FFBC (Feeding Futures Fund BC) – 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 (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.

A big, THANK YOU, to the volunteers making this program possible for our students!

Nonetheless, we are still in need of volunteers so please contact the school if you are able to help.

Enjoy your hot lunches,

PCS Parent Committee

Hello Families,

Our school is starting to look like Christmas! Our house teams and service blocks have put up fun decorations. Pastor Neil even led us in Feliz Navidad this morning, even though he thinks it’s too early for the season 🙂

Please take note of the items below. Wishing you a warm and restful weekend!
Kristin

This Coming Week

• Mon Dec 1 – Gr 11/12 Environmental Science Field Trip
• Fri Dec 5 – Report cards coming home
• Sun Dec 7 – Movie afternoon!

Upcoming Events

• Dec 17 – Christmas program starting at 6 pm
• Dec 19 – Last day before break (noon dismissal)
• Jan 5 – First day back to classes

Good to Know

• MyEd BC has made accessing information easier! For Gr 7-12 students and families, logging into MyEd is the best way to see which assignments are missing and what the current class grades are. Now logging in with a phone is now much more user friendly and class information can be easily found. We encourage you to give it a try and you can watch the Student & Family Portal Introduction Video which may be helpful. Please reach out if you need help with your password or sit down with your child and have them login beside you.

Shout Outs

• To our students acknowledged for their growth mind-set: Finley, Brooke, Kenley, Zach D, Reuben, Chanika, and Rikky.
• To our students acknowledged for being attentive: Candace, Lily, Sadew, Micah, Logan, Annie, and Jenica.
• To Levi Slater, Jen Parrish, and Stacy Siller for getting our PCS shirts ordered and delivered to us.
• To the people who have done extras to make our hot lunch program run. We love having great lunches at school!

Resources

• MyEd BC
• Online Calendar

Verse of the Week – Psalm 19:1

"The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship."

This verse reminds us that nature reflects beauty and divine creativity. This is especially evident with the beautiful displays of Northern Lights we’ve seen recently.

To clarify:
– There are no SD59 busses tomorrow (Fri Nov 28)
– There are shuttle busses to and from PCS

We hope to see as many students as possible as classes and learning continue!

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

• MyEd BC
• Online Calendar

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.

Hello Parents and Guardians,
Just a reminder that it is early dismissal again tomorrow. School ends one hour earlier
and buses pick up one hour earlier than usual.

Mrs. B
Secretary

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.

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

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!

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.