Monday, April 28
8:45 am Parent Prayer
3:30 – 3:50 pm KM Club CANCELLED
Tuesday, April 29
12:30 pm Gr. 4B Field Trip – Birchwood Park
Wednesday, April 30
12:00 pm Elementary Honour Choir Practice
3:30 – 3:50 pm KM Club
Thursday, May 1
Gr. 4-7 CESS Standards Track & Field Meet at Regent Christian Academy
Friday, May 2
9:05 am Late Start
9:15 am K – gr. 8 Chapel
Hot Lunch
12:00 pm Student Prayer Group (meet in Connection Rm)
3:30 – 3:50 pm KM Club
Looking Ahead…
Monday, May 5
8:45 am Parent Prayer
3:30 – 3:50 pm KM Club
Tuesday, May 6
2:00 pm Emergency Student Release Practice
Wednesday, May 7
9:00 am Gr. 1 Field Trip – OWL Society, Burnaby
12:00 pm Elementary Honour Choir Practice
3:30 – 3:50 pm KM Club
Thursday, May 8
Friday, May 9
Pro-D Day NO SCHOOL IN SESSION
Volunteer Opportunities – 2024/2025 School Year
1. Spots still open for the May Day parade on Saturday, May 10th from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm. This is our biggest advertising opportunity for our school and we need a few more students and parents representing our school and helping to hand out promo cards advertising our upcoming open house. Please sign up to participate: May Day Parade Participation. Ice cream treats for all participants at the end of the parade!!!
2. KM Club Needs Help!
We’re already halfway through the spring run — Thank you to all the runners and volunteers for your incredible support! As we look ahead, we could really use some extra hands, especially for stamping and spotting roles in the upcoming weeks. These positions are essential to keeping everything running smoothly.
If you have a bit of time to spare, we would be so grateful if you could sign up to help. Every bit makes a difference, and your involvement means the world to us — and to everyone participating.
Thank you again for being such an important part of this community. We’re so lucky to have you with us!
3. Chess Tournament Volunteers Needed – April 30th, 2025 After school at the elementary campus.
Chess Tournament Volunteer Sign up April 2025
4. Middle School Mixer – Dear Parents, are you interested in helping plan our Middle School Mixer PTL event? This is a FUN community-building event amongst our Middle School students and any Grade 5’s enrolling in Grade 6. Please let Tina and Judie know if you’re available to help plan! Email:
5. Our Library needs your help! Come help organize, revitalize, and enhance the books in the library for our young readers. Please remember to leave your email when signing up. Upon successful signup, you will receive a training video to view and learn from before your volunteer session.
Library Volunteer Sign Up April 2025
Any questions about the library please contact our Library Liaison:
6. Term 3 Lunch Supervision for ES and MS campuses
Link to sign up: please take the time to read description
Term 3 Lunch Supervision Link to Volunteer
7. Parent Prayer leadership for 2025/26 school year – a parent is needed to take over the leadership of the weekly parent prayer. This group meets once a week for 15-30 minutes (this year on Monday’s after morning drop-off) to lift the school and its community in prayer. Prayer requests are provided by the school administration. This is a simple yet important way to contribute to our school and gain volunteer time. Please speak with Lisa Klym if you are interested ().
Emergency Student Release May 6th
In order to prepare for emergencies, we conduct a variety of drills throughout the school year. On top of our usual fire, earthquake, and lockdown drills this year, we will be doing an Emergency Release Drill. This drill is designed to practice what it would look like if we needed to dismiss all our students after an emergency, such as an earthquake. It is important to ensure that your emergency contacts are up to date before our release date of Tuesday, May 6th. If you need to review your emergency contact information, you may reach out to our office at .
All relevant information can be found in the following 2 links:
Annual Sunflower Competition 2025
If you are interested in growing large sunflowers and have the space to plant them, please consider joining this years friendly sunflower competition where we can hear how everyone is doing with their plants as the season progresses Sunflowers will grow until October when we get to measure how tall our plants are and how big our sunflowers get.
Sunflower seeds are now available at the elementary school office. Sign your name, grade, and email to enter the competition. This competition includes members of the school and church.
Happy planting!
Track and Field Information – Grades 4 to 7
Thank you to our grade 4 – 7 parents for your continued support of Hope Lutheran Athletics and our upcoming track meet on May 1. We are looking forward to a fun and meaningful event for our students.
Please note that all Grade 4-7 homeroom teachers will be attending the track meet. If your child will not be participating and you have not granted them permission to attend, we kindly ask that they remain at home for the day.
We’ve received a few questions regarding the long jump and high jump events. While we do not have the necessary facilities to run these events in practice, we will still be teaching proper techniques and providing instruction on both.
We understand that the setup may not be ideal, but the primary goal of this track meet is to create a positive, inclusive environment where students can enjoy friendly competition, build friendships, and connect with peers from other local Christian schools.
However, if your child has concerns—particularly about the high jump—and would prefer not to participate in that event, they are welcome to speak with their teacher on the day.
Please rest assured that no student will be required to compete in this event if they are uncomfortable with it, though we do encourage everyone to try their best.
All students will have the opportunity to participate in five events, including both running and field activities
Thank you again for your ongoing support of our athletic program. We look forward to a great day of fellowship and fun!
The events for the track meet are as follows:
- Grade 4 & 5: 50m run, 400m run, softball throw, long jump, high jump
- Grade 6 & 7: 100m run, 800m run, 6 lb shot put, long jump, high jump
Please submit the permission form at the link below:
Movie Outing: The King of Kings
Mrs. Malmberg is organizing a group gathering at Cineplex Odeon Meadowtown (Pitt Meadows) for anyone (adults included) interested in watching the animated Easter movie: The King of Kings (an animated Easter story told by Charles Dickens (Angel Studios)).
Where: Cineplex Odeon Meadowtown, Pitt Meadows
When: Tuesday, April 29 @ 4:00 PM
Tickets: $5 (+tax)
Optional popcorn: $5 (+tax)
For movie details, visit:
Note: You are responsible for purchasing your own ticket. Online ticket prices vary slightly based on membership status. Evening showtimes are also available that day if 4:00 PM doesn’t work for you.
Interested? Please email Michele at .
Sports Day!
Sports Day is a fun day planned for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 to be active and make fond memories of their time at Hope Lutheran. Sports Day is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21st and activities include a variety of relay games with classmates and a tug of war event to cap the day off! In order for this day to run smoothly, we need parent volunteers for a number of activities. If you are willing to help, please click THIS LINK.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mr. Mayer: .
Family Fun Night Pajama Party
Friday, May 16th 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
All Hope Lutheran Families Invited, all ages!
Tickets sales will close Monday, May 5, 4:00 pm.
Adult Ticket $15.00
Child Ticket $10.00 (Age 5 years old and up)
Child Ticket Free (4 years old and under)
Purchase through Elementary School Office (CASH ONLY)
- Games & Prizes
- Photobooth
- Light snacks and refreshments
- Other Activities
Used Uniform Sale!
Friday, May 23rd 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm
Come purchase gently used uniforms by donation before the June 15th Cambridge Uniform ordering deadline.
This event is by sign up only. No drop ins.
We are looking for a volunteer to help with this event. Please email the PTL
School Library Book Donation
Do you have any gently used books that might be looking for a new home this New Year? The Elementary School library is always welcoming ALL book donations. There will be a library drop box at BOTH ES and MS Office Campus.
Please look at the Book Wish List below for specific title suggestions from Ms. Francescini;
If you wish to make a cash donation so that Ms. Francescini can purchase these books for our library please contact the School Office.
Order the 2025 HLCS Yearbook!
Yearbook ordering is OPEN! Get your hands on the limited edition collection of our stories from the year. Share it with friends today, hang on to it for years to come! Order ONLINE HERE.
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 Umbrellas
We have official Hope Lutheran Christian School umbrellas for sale! These are amazing umbrellas with an extra large canopy for maximum coverage. They sell for $25 each, and are available to purchase from either school office.
Hope Lutheran Church Happenings
Hope Lutheran Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Hope Lutheran Church’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) Summer Camp (July 2025) is a fun-filled 6-day camp which runs July 7-11 & also 13th. The camp has a morning VBS from 8:30 am till 12:30 pm and then has two choices for VBS campers for 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm afternoon camp (art or sports camp) on Monday to Friday, and also goes from 8:30 am till 12:00 noon on Sunday the 13th as a sixth day of camp.
Starting on Tuesday April 22, guaranteed registration (and VBS camp discount) will commence for children whose parent or teenage sibling (aged 12+) is willing to participate as a volunteer during morning VBS. Please contact Michele Malmberg at to sign up for guaranteed registration now as a volunteer. (On May 5th, registration for non-volunteering families will start.)
The morning VBS theme is: God So Loves the World: from Epic Australia to the ‘True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World’. ($30 for the 6 day camp VBS registration). This camp is for ages 4-11 as participants and ages 12 and older as junior leaders.
ARTS Camp is afternoons after morning VBS, and Sunday morning is: Fluff & Fiber: Needle Felting & Punch Needle Arts Camp! with Ms. Rebekah Get ready for a week full of texture, colour, and creativity! At our Fluff & Fiber Arts Camp, kids will dive into the magical worlds of needle felting and punch needle art—two fun & hands-on ways to turn fluffy wool into fantastic creations. Campers will learn how to sculpt with wool to make adorable, felted animals and explore punch needle techniques to create bold, textured designs they can hang or use. No experience needed, just an imagination and a love for making things! With step-by-step guidance, lots of fiber fun, & a focus on creative expression, kids will take home unique handmade projects. Perfect for ages 5-13. Arts camp is $200 extra.
SPORTS camp is afternoons after morning VBS: Survivor Challenge Camp with Mr. Mayer with the theme: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast! Join us for an action-packed adventure where kids aged 5-12 will test their skills in teamwork, strategy, and physical challenges. Our Survivor Challenge Camp invites campers to compete in fun, engaging activities that encourage problem-solving, creativity, and friendly competition. Each day will feature exciting challenges, Tribal Council conversations, and opportunities to earn rewards—without eliminations! This unforgettable Spports afternoons experience runs from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM during the week of July 7-11 VBS, and costs $200 per child. Kids can outwit, outplay, and outlast to become the ultimate camp survivors!
Please contact for more information. We look forward to another summer adventure with you!
PTL/Community Relations News
April 10, 2025 PTL Meeting Minutes
Attending PTL meetings is a great way to connect with the rest of the school community and stay in the loop of important School/PTL events. April 10, 2025 PTL meeting Minutes is available for your review here. The meeting recording is also available for view by emailing your request to .
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, September 13th, Hope Neighbourhood Carnival
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Celebrating the anniversaries of the church and school while promoting ourselves within the community. This event will also serve as a back-to-school family event and will include games, inflatables, food and tons of fun!
Lots of volunteer opportunities for parents and high school students. More details will be posted next month. Parents interested in helping, contact Lisa (). A planning meeting is scheduled for May 23rd at 2:30 pm.
May Day Parade
Spots still open for the May Day parade on Saturday, May 10th, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm. This is our biggest advertising opportunity for our school and we need a few more students and parents representing our school and helping to hand out promo cards advertising our upcoming open house. Please sign up to participate: May Day Parade Participation.
Ice cream treats for all participants at the end of the parade!!!
Newsletter
Submissions are open for the June newsletter. HLCS has existed for 30 years and has impacted many families – we want to hear your story of impact. How has Hope Lutheran Christian School encouraged and impacted you and your family? Have you been a recipient of care and compassion from our community; have you come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through the ministry of HLCS? Please share your stories of impact with us and we’ll feature your inspirational experience (please specify if you’d like to remain anonymous).
Share your stories with us. Submissions for the Newsletter to .
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). Need prayer? Send your requests to and we’ll be sure to pray for you!
We are looking for new leadership for this important ministry. If you feel God is calling you to this, please contact Lisa at .
Alumni Opportunity
If you have a Hope alumni student who is applying for, or enrolled in, post-secondary education, this opportunity is for them! The Hope Lutheran Church & School Board has approved a plan to offer a bursary of up to $1000.
Eligibility: Applicants must show a connection to Hope Lutheran Church and/or School and be applying to, or enrolled in, a post secondary Christian institution such as Trinity Western University in Langley, BC; Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute in Camrose, AB or other institutions offering Christian Studies.
Eligible students may apply through this form: 2025 Hope Lutheran Bursary Application
Application Deadline is June 15, 2025.
