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Volunteer Service Opportunity

One of Hope Lutheran Christian School’s original founders, Margaret Towriss, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 5th.  Margaret, together with her husband Pastor Ron Towriss, established Hope Lutheran Christian School in 1995.

The memorial service for Mrs. Towriss is being held at Hope Lutheran Church on Saturday, February 24th at 1:00 pm.

The Towriss family and Hope Lutheran Church are asking for support from the school community to allow them to grieve while also providing a meaningful memorial service and reception for our School Founder, Margaret Towriss.  Their request is for setup assistance, food/beverage replenishment, and provision of sandwiches and sweets for the memorial on Saturday, February 24th at 1:00 pm.  If this is an area where you would like to provide food/service for parent volunteer hours, please indicate on this  Towriss Memorial Staffing Assistance signup.

Gym setup needs to start at 11:30 am; food can be delivered between 11:30 am – 12:30 pm; servers/kitchen staff for the reception are to arrive by 12:45 pm.  All time/expense incurred by parents can be counted towards their parent volunteer hours as noted in the signup link.

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2023 Tuition & Donation Receipts

Hope Lutheran Christian School 2023 tuition and donation receipts were sent out by the school office today via email.

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Special Library Help Needed

The library bulletin boards and decor have taken a beating over the school year. We would like the sanctuary and library above to be a welcoming space at the memorial service for Margaret Towriss on Sat, February 24th. Please drop by the library this week if you have the time or skills to help repair or decorate. Contact Ms. Francescini if you have further questions.

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Used-Book Sale – February 28th

Are you looking for some new books to read? Class 3A is holding a used-book sale after school on Wednesday, February 28th in the gym! All funds raised will go to helping our school library buy new books. We are inviting all students in all grades to check if they have unused books in good condition at home and to consider donating them to this initiative. If you have any books at home that you don’t want anymore, please send them to the gr. 3A classroom (room 209) by February 21st. Thank you so much, and don’t forget to drop by the gym after school on the 28th to get some new reads!

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Student Led Conferences

Next week, Thursday, February 29, there will be no school in session, to accommodate our Student Led Conferences.  This is a formal reporting time, where our students will be sharing about their learning progress thus far this year.  Conferences will run from 1:00 – 5:00 pm and 6:00 – 8:00pm.  There is no need to book/reserve a time.  You may come to the classroom with your child and they will share with you items they have prepared ahead of time with their teacher’s guidance to showcase their progress.

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Save the Date!  

There will be a Bake Sale during Student-Led Conferences on February 29th at both campuses! 1:00 – 5:00 pm & 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Please bring CASH for baked goods and come support our Grade 8 Graduation Fundraiser. Thank you! Any questions? Email Tina at  

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Grade 3 & 4 Basketball Announcement

To Grade 3 and 4 Families, 

Our friends at Our Lady of Assumption School in Port Coquitlam have invited us to the Alicia Lahm Friendship Basketball tournament on April 4 and 5.

If your child is interested in joining the basketball team, please fill out the following form: Gr. 3 & 4 Basketball Interest 

This is a tournament with both a girls’ team and a boys’ team. It will be 4 vs 4. As it is a friendship tournament, the score will not be kept. 

There will be Grade 4 basketball teams competing on April 4, and Grade 3 basketball teams participating on April 5, 2024. 

We will have equal playing time for all students.

We will be practicing our basketball skills in PE class around this time to fall in line with the tournament. 

Thank you for your support of Hope Lutheran Athletics, and please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns. 

Please fill out the form by March 1, 2024, to express your child’s interest!

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Schola Bohemia Spring Break Camp

Schola Bohemia (the before and after school care onsite) will be offering a March Break Camp (with “childcare hours”) on the first week of the Spring Break. 

When: March 18 – 22,2024 

Spaces: 23 (first come-first served)

Bus: HLCS school bus 

Hours of operation: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm (Core hours : 9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Cost: $250 for the week

Please see this for more details.LINK

Please note that Schola Bohemia will be closed during the second week of March Break and will reopen on April 2, 2024.

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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.

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Chapel Offerings January – March 2024

Last term, through our chapel offering, we were able to donate $900 to the BC Mission Boat. This term (Jan – Mar), we are collecting offerings for the Union Gospel Mission.  We will continue to collect money at our chapel times along with other items that this ministry has great need of.  Students/families are invited to bring the following items, which UGM shared as being their greatest need: New adult socks, New Adult underwear, cans of ground coffee, and toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, etc).