Monday, January 20
Grade 7A – Morning Drop Off at Elementary School
Grade 8 – Morning Drop Off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop in Chess Club
1:45 pm – Departure from Middle School – Boys and Girls Basketball game at Queen of All Saints
Tuesday, January 21
Newsletter Club at Lunch
3:15 – 4:15 pm – Robotics Club
Wednesday, January 22
Grade 7A – Morning Drop Off at Elementary School
Grade 8 – Morning Drop Off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop in Chess Club
3:15 – 4:15 pm – Grade 8 Boys Basketball Practice at Elementary
Thursday, January 23
3:15 – 4:15 pm – Girls Basketball Practice at Elementary School
Friday, January 24
Pro D Day – No School in Session
Looking Ahead…
Monday, January 27
Grade 7A – Morning Drop Off at Elementary School
Grade 8 – Morning Drop Off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop in Chess Club
3:30 – Boys Basketball Home Game vs Our Lady of Fatima
Tuesday, January 28
Newsletter Club at Lunch
3:15 – 4:15 pm – Robotics Club
Wednesday, January 29
Grade 7A – Morning Drop Off at Elementary School
Grade 8 – Morning Drop Off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop in Chess Club
Grade 6 Boys Only Basketball Game – Queen of All Saints Tournament
Grade 7/8 Boys Basketball Practice is canceled
Thursday, January 30
3:15 – 4:15 pm – Girls Basketball Practice
Friday, January 31
2025/26 – Re – Enrolment Opens
Candy Gram forms DUE
9:05 am Late Start(supervision taking place from 8:30 am outside at the Elementary School)
9:15 am K – gr.8 Chapel (taking place in the Chapel at the Elementary School)
Hot Lunch
2025-2026 Re-enrolment Period for Current Families
Re-enrolment for our current school families for the 2025-2026 school year will be opening on Friday, January 31 and will close Friday, February 14, at 4:00 pm. (Any re-enrolment forms received to the school office after 4:00 pm will be subject to a $250 late fee.)
Please watch your email on January 31 for an email from the school containing the 2025-2026 Re-enrolment forms and information.
This is an important time for the school community as this sets the framework for what classes will look like for the 2025-2026 school year. We thank you for the attention and promptness you will put in your response during the upcoming re-enrolment period.
Hearts for Hope Gala Event
Saturday, March 8th, 6:00 pm
Get your tickets now for our Gala event of the year featuring performances from Hope students and church members. Tickets available through both campus offices. $55 per person; $30 for children ages 5-13. All proceeds benefit our Margaret Towriss Bursary Fund, helping families with tuition who otherwise could not afford to attend our school.
High-level performers are invited to participate in our entertainment program. If you are musically talented, whether with an instrument or voice, and would like to perform, please contact John Lok at
World Scholar’s Cup
The World Scholar’s Cup has been a long-awaited annual event for many of our students for several years now. We are again excited to start preparing our Grade 5, 6,7,8 students who wish to participate. If you haven’t heard of the World Scholar’s Cup, you can learn more in the link. With no time to waste we are inviting all Grade 5-8 students to sign up with this form as soon as possible so that we can begin preparations and training. Please go to the form for more information about this year’s event.
We are also happy to inform you that Miss Courtorielle will be our teacher sponsor this year to help organize our students for this event.
We look forward to your child joining this event and your support in their experience at the World Scholar’s cup. Please email for any questions.
Ski Trip
February 28 – OPTIONAL Ski Day
Hello Hope Lutheran Families,
Ski day has been set for February 28, 2025.
Save the date email along with the event FAQ has been sent previously. Please look through the FAQ and let us know if you have any further questions.
The promised link for Google form sign-up is HERE.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Diana at or to Hope Lutheran PTL at
We hope to see many families on the mountain, and we pray we get more snow on the mountain soon.
Grade 5 Candy Gram Fundraiser
Our Grade 5’s will be organizing their first fundraiser for their year-end celebration – candy grams for Valentine’s Day. For $2, students can purchase candy grams for classmates, friends, or big/little buddies and the candy grams will be delivered by our very own Grade 5’s on Valentine’s Day at the elementary school campus, and before Valentine’s Day at the middle school campus (due to LEST). The candies in the candy grams will be individually wrapped. The candy gram sheets will be going out to the students by January 21st and the deadline for the submission of the candy gram sheets will be on January 31st. Please help support our Grade 5 year-end celebration by purchasing candy grams.
Board of Governance News
The Board of Governance is pleased to announce that we have appointed Ron Donkersloot as the chair of our new transitional school board. Ron comes with over 40 years of experience working in education, many of those years having been spent in Christian schools. Establishing this school board is another step in the process towards creating an independent society for Hope Lutheran Christian School; it is an important step in preparation for the upcoming church congregational vote on the creation of a new school society. A next step will be finding additional board members to join Ron on the board. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this, please don’t hesitate to contact Danny Nagtegaal ().
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.
School Library Book Donation
Dear Hope Families,
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. F can purchase these books for our library please contact the School Office.
Middle School Choir
Hello, middle school students. I’ve heard that some of you (not all) are missing choir classes, and wishing you had an opportunity to sing. Well, now is your chance. Ms. Allen is starting an afterschool choir just for middle school students. If you are interested, please fill out this form so I know when I can run rehearsals. I would like to get started in the week of January 20. Any questions, please talk to Ms. Allen.
Reminders from the School Office
- We’ve noticed that there seems to be some backsliding with regards to students and their uniforms. Please ensure that you send your child to school in their proper uniform. Please note that “proper uniform” includes their uniform pants/skirts (as opposed to jogging pants/cargo pants) and black shoes. Not having proper shoes is the most notable “uniform offence”, and we’d like to work together to be more consistent in ensuring that students are showing up and wearing their proper uniform.
- Additionally, we have noticed a slow increase in the amount of “lates” that are occurring. Please be reminded that students are to be at the middle campus and in their classrooms by 8:15 am, and students are to be at the elementary campus by 8:50 am. Thanks for your continued support and partnership with us as we equip your child to impact the world for Christ’s glory!
Purchasing Hope Lutheran Clothing
Do you love Hope Lutheran Christian School? Are you interested in wearing HLCS Swag? Do you want to look amazing? Between now and January 31, there is an opportunity to purchase clothing with the Hope Lutheran logo on it! Click THIS LINK and place your order today! Please note that this is not a fundraiser, and no money spent goes to the school. However, it’s a chance to show pride in Hope Lutheran, and look great while doing it! Orders should be available for pickup at the school in mid-late February.
Understanding, Supporting and Connecting with Teens with Depression – Tricities FamilySmart
When our teens are struggling with depression, we can feel lost about how to best support them. How do we know when they are experiencing a mental health challenge and when should we intervene? Join us to learn from Karen Peters, Registered Clinical Counsellor, and Victoria Keddis, a parent with lived experience, about how depression shows up in teens and ways of journeying with them through it. Come together with other families to watch this video presentation, which will be followed by a facilitated discussion by a FamilySmart Parent Peer Support Worker.
Choose a Date/Time:
- Wednesday, January 22nd at 6:30 pm (PST)
- Tuesday, January 28th at 6:30 pm (PST)
What to do next:
- RSVP – Please let us know you are coming! Register here: familysmart.ca/events. The Zoom link will be sent to you with your confirmation email.
- ONE-ON-ONE – If these times/dates don’t work for you OR you would like to talk one-on-one with a Parent Peer Support Worker, we are happy to meet with you at a time that works for your schedule.
We hope you can join us. Please let us know if you have any questions or have difficulties with registering.
Tricities Familysmart
Family Peer Support Workers – Tri-Cities Team
604-878-3400
Volunteer Opportunities – 2024/2025 School Year
1. Library Volunteer Opportunities: 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 Link
Any questions about the library please contact our Library Liaison: Zina:
2. Term 2 Lunch Supervision for ES and MS campuses
Link to sign up: please take the time to read description
Term 2 2025 Lunch Supervision Volunteer Link
PTL NEWS/ Community Relations News
Equipping Parents Seminar – January 20th
Do you wish you knew of some practical strategies for helping your kids overcome feelings of anxiety, fear and stress? How do we be our children’s source of contact, security and warmth when they are looking to their peers for direction, values and identity?
Join us on TONIGHT at 7:00 pm for an important seminar discussing why parents need to matter more than peers and offering practical solutions for retaining or regaining the parent/child attachment.
For our 3rd seminar in our Equipping Parents series, Taura Berg and Courtney Phillips from Hope’s own Student Services Resource team, will present on how parents and school staff can work together to support your kids who are experiencing anxiety, fear, and stress.
Whether you’re attending in person or via livestream, this seminar will empower you to be for your children what God intended: a true source of contact, security, and warmth.
We look forward to seeing you there!
When: Monday, January 20th
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: ES Chapel
Who: Any parent or caregiver of a child
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).
Newsletter
Submissions are open for the February newsletter. How are you impacting your world – were you involved in any volunteering efforts over the Christmas holidays? Do you have a special achievement to feature in our Kudos Korner? Share your story with us. Submissions for the Newsletter to .
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 ()
Blessings to you and your family from the Junior Youth Ministry Team!
Hope Lutheran Church (HLC) Welcomes You
As you start a new school year at Hope Lutheran Christian School, you might be considering finding a home church for you and your family. Hope Lutheran Church gathers every Sunday, 10:00 am and many other activities happen through the week, including Youth and Young adults groups. Adding to that, Pastor Lucas is in the office and around the school every week, as his kids also attend Hope Lutheran Christian School. You are free to talk with him at any time, he will be happy to share more about the teaching and the life of the Church. If you’re looking for a church home, give Hope a try! We look forward to welcoming you and your family into the HLC community.
