Elementary Monday Note: October 28, 2024

Monday, October 28

8:45 am Parent Prayer

3:20 pm KM Club CANCELLED

Tuesday, October 29

Wednesday, October 30

3:20 pm KM Club

Thursday, October 31

Friday, November 1

9:05 am Late Start 

9:15 am K – gr. 8 Chapel

Hot Lunch

3:20 pm KM Club

Looking Ahead…

Monday, November 4

8:45 am Parent Prayer

Tuesday, November 5

Wednesday, November 6

Thursday, November 7

Teachers Conference – NO SCHOOL IN SESSION

Friday, November 8

Teachers Conference – NO SCHOOL IN SESSION

Volunteer Opportunities – 2024/2025 School Year

1. KM Club Volunteers – KM Club needs more volunteers!  Especially the important set-up and cleanup/counter positions are still vacant. We cannot run this event without your help! 

Not only is this a great way to collect volunteer hours for the year while supervising your children during the run, you also collect points for your child’s class to win a free pizza lunch at the end of the term.

Volunteer descriptions and registration can be found in the sign-up link.

Updated Cell Phone and Technology Policy

This school year, BC Schools were required to implement cell phone policies that promote student mental health, and limit how much time students use their phones during the school day.  We have included our updated cell phone policy with our laptop/technology policy in our Parent Handbooks, which can be found on the school’s website. You may also read through the policy HERE.  

Remembrance Day Assembly

Next week the Elementary School will hold a Remembrance Day Assembly. More details to come in next week’s Monday Note.

Just prior to the assembly each student will be provided with a poppy to wear. It is suggested that a small donation be made for the poppy, but is not required. Next week donation boxes for the poppies will be in the classrooms.

Hyde Creek Education Centre & Hatchery Fall Tour

Many of our students and their families are familiar with the Hyde Creek Education Centre & Hatchery as it is a field trip destination during the grade 2 school year.

The Hyde Creek Education Centre & Hatchery Fall Tour, which is open to the public, is coming up in November. See THIS FLYER for more information.

A Special Message From the Library Liaison Team

Dear Parents, 

As you know, our mission is to help build a better Library for our School Community. 

For our first initiative, we would like to bring back an old Hope Lutheran School Tradition: 

Birthday Book Donation!

On your child’s special day please feel free to donate his/her beloved book to our school library.  We will put the book on display for the month with a special label inside in honour of their birthday! 

Thank you for helping our Library grow!

Terry Fox Run

Once again, thank you to everyone who came together to raise funds and awareness for Cancer research. Terry united the country 44 years ago with his dream of a world without cancer. Our school has united this year to carry on Terry’s legacy and we should all be proud of the difference we are making. Together, we made a difference!

We raised $3426. Thank you for all your support.

Dough Raiser fundraiser with Cobs Bread

Are you looking to purchase bread or treats from the Oxford location of Cobs Bread? Anyone who buys something at the Oxford Cobs Bread location just has to say they are a part of Hope Lutheran Christian School and 5% of their total transaction gets put aside for our school. This is an ongoing fundraiser.

Hope Lutheran Church Happenings

Hope Lutheran Junior Youth

Junior Youth is a ministry of Hope Lutheran Church for students in Grades 5 – 8, connecting students with Jesus and one another. 

Have questions? Please email Daniel (dsimpson@hopelcs.ca)

Blessings to you and your family from the Junior Youth Ministry Team!

PTL/Community Relations News

Family Bowling Night Reminder – This Friday, November 1

For those who have registered online for bowling, please make sure to pay and pick up your tickets at the office asap.  Tickets are $12 per person and exact change is appreciated. 

Please note that we had to cancel the 7:30 pm timeslot so we will only be bowling at 6:15pm.

Any questions? Email Shannon at shannonleadbeater@shaw.ca

Equipping Parents Seminar #2

Join us on Monday, November 18th at 7pm for an important seminar on protecting children from exploitation in Canada. For our 2nd seminar in our Equipping Parents series, our speaker from Ally Global will introduce The Prevention Project, an engaging, online platform offering free, age-appropriate resources designed to help youth understand the dangers of exploitation. You’ll gain insights into the risks children face online and in everyday life, as well as practical tools to help you recognize warning signs and start crucial conversations at home.

Whether you’re attending in person or via livestream, this session will equip you with the knowledge and strategies needed to engage in these important conversations with your kids. From setting boundaries to recognizing red flags to promoting safe online habits, this seminar is a must for parents who want to create safer, more informed environments for their children.

We look forward to seeing you there!  A minimum of 10 people in-person is appreciated so our speaker isn’t presenting to an empty room.  Please register your attendance.

Parent Prayer

You are invited and welcome to join other parents and our school administration to pray (even if you’ve never prayed before!). Please consider setting aside 30 minutes of your time at the beginning of each week to join us for Parent Prayer as we pray for our school, families, and community. 

We meet at the Elementary Campus every Monday from 8:45 – 9:15 am (except for holidays).

PTL Meeting Sept. 12, 2024

It was awesome to meet you online through Zoom! In total we have 106 attendees who joined our first PTL Meeting in 2025-206 School Year. We have shared lots of important information in the meeting. The  PTL Meeting minutes Sept 12-24 is ready for your review. Please email hopelutheranptl@hopelcs.ca if you would like to review the meeting recording, the link and access password will be shared upon request.

Term 2 Refund Cheques

The term 2 Parent Participation Program refund cheques from the 2023-24 school year are now available for pick up with Mrs. Klassen at the elementary school campus. If you partially completed your Term 2 hours and expecting a refund that’s you!  Please pick up immediately!

KM Club

We are almost finished the fall 7-week run/walk around McLean Park Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays from 3:20 – 3:50 pm, which started Monday, September 16th and will end this Friday, November 1st.  The events take place immediately after school, with warm up starting at 3:10 pm and runs starting at 3:20 pm sharp at McLean Park. Participants must register. If you missed the registration period please contact Maik Hassel at 604.315.8446 or maikhassel@gmail.com with any questions.

This fall, we are trying something NEW: While the students earn “Milestone Tokens”, parents have the opportunity to earn their kids’ class a free Pizza Lunch at the end of the term! 

Parents can earn participation points by volunteering at the KM club or running/walking a minimum of three laps during the club. The class with the highest parent participation points at the end of the term will receive a free pizza lunch!

Km Club is open to all students, staff, parents, caretakers, and daycare children.  Parents or caretakers must be at McLean Park to supervise their child/children during Km Club.  However, while supervising your child you may want to run or walk yourself, or you can volunteer. 

Volunteering for Km Club counts towards volunteer hours and there are volunteer opportunities before, during, and after KM Club.  Please see the volunteer descriptions and the volunteer sign-up link in the Volunteer Opportunities section of this Monday Note.

Please contact Maik Hassel at 604.315.8446 or maikhassel@gmail.com with any questions.

Newsletter

Submissions are open for the November newsletter.  How are you impacting your world, are you involved in any volunteering efforts?  Do you have a special achievement to feature in our Kudos Korner?  Share your story with us.  Submissions for the Newsletter to lklym@hopelcs.ca.