Monday, April 22
3:20 pm Km Club
Tuesday, April 23
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Grade 5 Field Trip – Britannia Mine
Wednesday, April 24
9:00 am Chapel
3:15 – 4:45 pm EAL gr. 4/5 (Rm 207)
3:20 pm Km Club
Thursday, April 25
3:15 – 4:45 pm EAL gr. 3 (Rm 227)
Friday, April 26
Pro D Day – NO SCHOOL IN SESSION
Looking Ahead…
Monday, April 29
3:20 pm Km Club
Tuesday, April 30
7:30 pm Hope Community Prayer
Wednesday, May 1
9:00 am Chapel
3:15 – 4:45 pm EAL gr. 4/5 (Rm 207)
3:20 pm Km Club
Thursday, May 2
3:15 – 4:45 pm EAL gr. 3 (Rm 227)
Friday, May 3
Hot Lunch
3:20 pm Km Club
6:30 pm Father Daughter Dance
Volunteer Opportunities – 2023/2024 School Year
1. Do you like to Run? Swim? Bike? Do you want to get involved in providing an amazing opportunity to get our kids moving and participate in a unique sport and community event? Then this is the volunteer opportunity for you!
Hope is looking for 5-6 AMAZING parent volunteers to organize/guide/support Hope’s students at this year’s Spirit Triathlon that will be held Sunday, June 9, 2024 at Hyde Creek Recreation Center in Port Coquitlam. The parent volunteers would be involved in the coordination of relay teams and managing the Hope Triathlon team on the big day. Volunteers are equipped with the step by step checklist, guide and Spirit Triathlon mentor to walk through the steps from promotion to race day.
It is open to students in grades 2-5. Students can join a relay team or compete individually. This event is for students of all abilities – you don’t need to be an athlete to complete a triathlon!
Learn more https://www.tribc.org/news/hyde-creek-spirit-triathlon-recap/
**If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity, please send an email to by March 8 to let us know that you want to volunteer and support Hope’s kids in participating in the Spirit Triathlon Sunday, June 9, 2024!**
2. We have a volunteer opportunity for the KM Club: We are looking for one detail-oriented parent to help us with data entry for the duration of the Spring KM Club. The volunteer would need to be present at each last run of the week (typically Friday, but it might be Wednesday in case of pro-d days), wait until the end of the counting to take home the folders, transfer the week’s runs to a spreadsheet and return the folders on Monday before the run starts. Interested parents would also need access to a computer with internet connectivity and be familiar with either Excel or Google Sheets. This usually takes no more than 1h of time per week but is a perfect combination with counting at the end of Friday’s run (another volunteer opportunity). Interested volunteers can reach out to Maik at 604.315.8446 or .
3. Elementary Campus Lunch Supervision – Term 3
The linked sign-up forms below listed the available slots for Term 3 (Apr 22 – June 19, 2024). Only the START DATES have been listed. However, we are looking for parent volunteers that could commit to help on the SAME weekday(s) every week consistently in Term 3 for a total of 9 weeks. For example, if you signed up for the Monday, April 22 spot, you are signing up for all Mondays (when school is in session) in Term 3. To be fair to other parent volunteers, please sign up for no more than 2 weekdays. If you see your preferred weekday(s) has been taken and would like to be put on a waitlist, please email .
Lunch Supervision Sign-up Form K-Gr 1
Lunch Supervision Sign-up Form Gr 2-5
Please note that you will need to have a criminal record check on file at the school to volunteer for lunch supervision. If you don’t already have one, please get in contact with Janice at . Janice will provide you with instructions to do so.
4. Please click link to see detailed options for Opportunities:
2023-2024 Volunteer Opportunities Page
Sports Day
Sports Day will be happening on Friday, May 24th. This is a fun-filled day where students participate in different relay games with their classmates in the morning and compete against another class with the tug-of-war. Parents are more than welcome to come cheer on students and/or volunteer for different tasks during the day.
For more information, please click HERE.
City Wide Garage Sale – April 27
Save the date for the Port Coquitlam City Wide Garage Sale.
Hope Lutheran School will be participating in the garage sale on Saturday, April 27th from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Families will be able to reserve a table and to sell their items. To register a spot and/or 1 table for the garage sale please see THIS LINK.
Registrations will be accepted until Tuesday, April 23. All proceeds will be going to the school’s grade 8 graduation celebration.
KM Club!
This spring we are again conducting a 6-week run/walk around McLean Park on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays after school, starting Monday, April. 8 until Friday, May 17. The events will take place immediately after school, with warm up starting at 3:10 pm and runs starting at 3:20 pm sharp at McLean Park. At the end of the term, runners will receive medals and trophies based on the total amount of KM run.
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 register to volunteer using the sign-up link.
Please contact Maik Hassel at 604.315.8446/ with any questions, or if you missed the registration period and are interested in registering your child(ren).
Dough Raiser fundraiser with Cobs Bread
Are you looking to purchase bread or treats from Cobs Bread (the Oxford location)? 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 until the end of the school year
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.
Please graciously fill out our waiver form if you plan to bring your youth to one of our events (if you have previously submitted, please ignore:) Thank you in advance.
https://forms.gle/wgNxc9p3ohmakuBA6
Have questions? Please email Daniel ()
Blessings to you and your family from the Junior Youth Ministry Team!
Parent Prayer
You are 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 in the chapel at the Elementary Campus.
Every Monday from 8:45 – 9:15 am (except for holidays).
PTL/Community Relations News
Term 1 Parent Participation Hours
Term 1 Refund Cheques now available for pick up with Mrs. Klassen at the elementary school campus. If you partially completed your Term 1 hours and expecting a refund that’s you! Please pick up immediately!
April 11 PTL Zoom Meeting Minutes
Thank you all for attending our April 11 PTL meeting. The April 11 PTL meeting minutes and April 11 PTL meeting recording are ready for your review. For meeting recording the passcode is: 5u#na@1*
Please note the slide mentioning revision to the bylaws has been removed from the meeting minutes. It was an unintentional error and there is no change to the Bylaws (last approved in Apr 2023). Apologies for any confusion.
We look forward to seeing you again in our June PTL meeting.
Are you coming to the Father Daughter Dance Friday, May 3rd?
Please remember to bring $2.00 (exact change is preferred) to purchase your giant glow stick for our Glow Party Bonanza!
May 11 – May Day Parade
Students and Parents, we need you! As a way of promoting our school, we have entered Port Coquitlam’s 101st May Day Parade as a walking group. Please indicate in this Parade Participation Form if your child/family would like to participate in our walking group and represent our school. Parents and students will be expected to walk the 1.5km parade route and help with handing out promotional packages to spectators with young children.
Parent participation hours will be given to those parents who supervise and participate along the parade route. Expected time commitment is ~3 hours; specific details will be shared when we have been informed of our position in the parade.
Any questions, please contact Lisa Klym at .
Newsletter
Submissions are open for the May and June newsletters. If you have an achievement to celebrate or a story to share, please let us know. What about a service project where you are being a light to your community?
Submissions to Lisa Klym at . Deadline for the May newsletter is Friday, April 26th.
Middle School Mixer
SAVE THE DATE! Correct Date of Mixer is Friday June 7, 2024 (there was an error in PTL meeting communication) 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Elementary School campus.
Summer Camp Programs
Are thoughts of summer already on your mind? Camp Luther is accepting applications for their various summer camps. Please visit their website at campluther.ca for full details on youth, teen and family camps.
