Monday, January 5
First Day of School After Christmas Break
Grade 7 and 8 Morning Drop Off at the Elementary School
3:00 – 4:00pm Homework Club
Tuesday, January 6
Grade 6A Morning Drop Off at the Elementary School
Boys and Girls’ Grade 6-8 Basketball Practice 3:15 – 4:30pm in the elementary school
Wednesday, January 7
Grade 7 and 8 Morning Drop Off at the Elementary School
Thursday, January 8
3:00 – 4:15pm – Robotics Club
Boys and Girls’ Grade 6-8 Basketball Practice 3:15 – 4:30pm in the elementary school
Friday, January 9
Morning Drop off at Elementary School for Chapel
Hot Lunch
Looking Ahead…
Monday, January 12
7:30am – 8:35am: Notarizing Appointments for LEST documents in Mr. Shutsa’s office
Grade 7 and 8 Morning Drop Off at the Elementary School
3:00 – 4:00pm Homework Club
Tuesday, January 13
Grade 6A Morning Drop Off at the Elementary School
Boys and Girls’ Grade 6-8 Basketball Practice 3:15 – 4:30pm in the elementary school
Wednesday, January 14
Grade 7 and 8 Morning Drop Off at the Elementary School
7:00pm LEST Pre Departure Zoom Meeting
Thursday, January 15
3:00 – 4:15pm – Robotics Club
Boys and Girls’ Grade 6-8 Basketball Practice 3:15 – 4:30pm in the elementary school
7:00pm PTL Meeting (over Zoom)
Friday, January 16
Morning Drop off at Elementary School for Chapel
Hot Lunch
Volunteer Opportunities – 2025/2026 School Year
Library Volunteers
Volunteer opportunities are available at the elementary school library for anyone who is comfortable using computers. Please contact Ms. Francescini, or drop by the library so she can explain the jobs.
Fruit Program
Thanks to a Feeding Futures grant from the BC government, we are able to offer a daily selection of Fruits and Vegetables for Grab and Go at each of the campus offices. Kids are delighting in stopping on a regular basis to pick up an apple, banana or maybe even a strawberry!
We could use some adult volunteers to help manage this program. Duties would involve washing and portioning fruit for service, approximately 15-30 mins each day. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Emily Reilly, at . Many hands will make light work!
Cone Set Up Needed at Elementary Campus
We are looking for an individual or a few to help with setting up cones in the morning before 8:30 am. This typically takes 15 minutes and would be ideal for those parents who need volunteer hours and need to drop off at before school care. Any parent(s) are welcome to help with this task and it would be greatly appreciated. There will be a training set up to know where to place cones and signs. Please contact Jennifer Watson if you are interested.
Lunch Supervision Volunteer Sign up Link!
Parent Participation Hours Deadline for Term 1
Term 1 Parent Participation Hours must be recorded by January 31, 2026. Please note that record sheets will close on this date, and we are unable to accept late submissions.
Term 2 tracking starts February 1. Your Class Liaison will send out new sheets early in the month.
Reminder: Families with multiple students should log all hours under their youngest child’s record sheet.
Fraser Health Resources
Child and Youth Mental Health
💚 Mental health is essential for children’s growth, relationships and success in school.
Here’s how you can support them:
💬 Listen and talk about their feelings
🚶Build walks or other physical activities into family time
🌟 Celebrate positive choices and efforts
📚 Encourage learning from positive and negative experiences
🤝 Give your time, your words and your presence
🔗 Find mental health resources and services for children and youth on Fraser Health’s website: Child and youth mental health – Fraser Health Authority
Below is a list of dental resources, from Fraser Health, for the 2025/2026 school year.
Even if you are a family that does not have private dental insurance, you may be eligible to apply for the following programs.
- Healthy Kids Program – children under the age of 19 years may be eligible for basic dental services.
- Canadian Dental Care Plan – children under the age of 18 years who do not have access to a private dental insurance plan.
- UBC Dentistry – offers a free dental program for children 12 years and younger. Please see the attached application form.
- Affordable dentistry options for children – Fraser Health Authority
Fraser Health Vaccination Information
On Monday, May 4, our Grade 6 students will receive their routine vaccination.
Parents of Grade 6, 7, and 8 students can go to this website immunizationconsent.gov.bc.ca to complete the online permission forms. If your child in Grade 7 or 8 is missing any vaccines, Fraser Health can provide catch-up doses on this day if you wish.
A Fraser Health representative will be at the school on Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm to answer vaccine-related questions on a drop-in basis in Mr. Shutsa’s office.
An information sheet with the QR code for permission has been sent home with your child.
Families who do not complete the online form by early April (3–4 weeks before May 4) will receive a paper copy directly from Fraser Health.
Thank you!
PTL/Community Relations News
November 20, 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. November 20, 2025, PTL meeting Minutes is available for your review here.
Open House
We’ve learned from our admissions interviews that an overwhelming majority of our applicants come to our school because of word-of-mouth recommendations from our school community. We are thankful that you are our best advertisers.
Do you know of a family ready to explore education options for their child? Do you have friends or family looking for a school that offers more than just an academic education, one that you can call home?
Please forward this digital flyer and encourage them to check out The Hope Difference at our Open House on Thursday, January 22nd from 6-8:30pm.
Community Relations
The Chosen Ministry at Hope Lutheran Church launches this month.
Hope Church is facilitating two community groups based on The Chosen series with each group gathering twice per month from January-May to watch the videos and have discussion.
Group #1 will gather every second Wednesday evening from 7:00-9:30pm at a home in Port Coquitlam; the start date is Wednesday, January 14th, 2026. Contact for details.
Group #2 will gather every second Saturday morning from 8:30-10:30am in the church, starting Saturday, January 17th, 2026.
School parents and church members are encouraged to join; the content is suitable for anyone over the age of 13. Registration is not required, just show up to the time slot that works for you.
For more information, contact John Diack (604-512-1440 or ).
Newsletter Submissions
We are collecting submissions for the February newsletter. Do you have a story to share or a special achievement we can celebrate? Send your submissions to Lisa at .
