Monday, March 10
Grades 7A and 8 – Morning Drop off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop in Chess Club
Tuesday, March 11
Newsletter Club at Lunch
3:15 – 4:40 pm – WSC Debate Club at Middle School
Wednesday, March 12
Grades 7A and 8 – Morning Drop off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop in Chess Club
Reports Issued – Term Two
Thursday, March 13
Friday, March 14
9:05 am – Late Start at Elementary School
9:15 am – Grade K – 8 – School Chapel at Elementary School
Hot Lunch
3:15 – 4:00 pm – Middle School Choir at Elementary School
Spring Break
March 17 – March 28 – No School in Session
Looking Ahead…
Monday, March 31
First Day of School After Spring Break
Grades 7A and 8 – Morning Drop off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop in Chess Club
Tuesday, April 1
Newsletter Club at Lunch
3:15 – 4:40 pm – WSC Debate Club at Middle School
Wednesday, April 2
Grades 7A and 8 – Morning Drop off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop in Chess Club
Reports Issued – Term Two
Thursday, April 3
Friday, April 4
9:05 am – Late Start at Elementary School
9:15 am – Grade K – 8 – School Chapel at Elementary School
Hot Lunch
3:15 – 4:00 pm – Middle School Choir at Elementary School
Volunteer Opportunities – 2024/2025 School Year
1. KM Club needs volunteers! The success of this popular event depends on the help of our parents and is a great opportunity to collect volunteer hours for the year while supervising your children during the run. Volunteer descriptions and registration can be found in the sign-up link.
2. Additional KM Club Volunteers: We have three volunteer opportunities on Wednesday, March 12 at 8:45 am (right after drop off). We will meet at the library, assemble the wristbands and prepare all necessary materials for the upcoming spring KM Club. This will take approx 2h, and your help will be invaluable in enabling this popular program. Interested volunteers, please contact Maik Hassel at 604.315.8446 or
3. We have another volunteer opportunity for the Spring KM Club: We are looking for one detail-oriented parent to help us with data entry for the duration of the spring runs. The volunteer would need to be present at the last run of the week (typically Friday, but it might be Wednesday in case of pro-d days), wait til 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 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
4. 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 March Sign up
Any questions about the library please contact our Library Liaison: Zina:
5. Term 2 Lunch Supervision for ES and MS campuses
Link to sign up: please take the time to read the description
Term 2 2025 Lunch Supervision Volunteer Link
Kilometre Club Is Back!
This spring, we are, again, conducting a 7-week run/walk around McLean Park starting Monday March 31st and going until Friday, May 16th. 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. Participants must register using THIS ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM by Wednesday, March 26th. Runners will receive medals or trophies based on the total amount of KM run.
Parents and supervisors are encouraged to participate as well: While the students earn medals, parents have the opportunity to compete for a free Pizza Lunch for their kids’ class at the end of the term!
Parents can earn participation points by either volunteering at the KM club or running/walking a minimum of three laps during the club. The class with the highest parent participation points at the end of the term will receive a free pizza lunch!
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. To register for volunteer opportunities, please take a look at the volunteer descriptions and the sign-up link in the Volunteer Opportunities section of this Monday Note.
Please contact Maik Hassel at 604.315.8446 or with any questions.
Ball Hockey Day
We’re excited to announce that we have invited our friends from Kway Middle School and Queen of All Saints Catholic School to join us at Hope Lutheran on April 23 for a Ball Hockey Fun Day for Grade 7 and 8 boys! Each school will have the opportunity to play against the others in a friendly competition.
This mini tournament is for a Grade 7 and 8 boys team – however, any interested girls are also welcome to join the team as well!
A sign-up sheet has been posted on the Sports Ribbon Wall in Middle School.
Please sign up by March 12.
Looking forward to a great day of hockey!
Hope Lutheran Church Opportunities
Hope Lutheran is working on a special project: Handel’s “Hallelujah” Chorus at the end of the Easter Sunday Service.
Pastor Lucas extends the invitation to those who would like to be part of this beautiful celebration.
If you can join the Project, RSVP to let him know ().
How It’ll work:
- Here’s the playlist with all the choir parts. You can start practicing your part today!
- Pastor Lucas can hand out copies of music sheets for those who would need them.
- Professor Jon Thompson will be our conductor, and we will sing over an instrumental backtrack.
- There will be three rehearsals before Easter, with an optional extra session if needed.
- Materials of an additional hymn we will be singing to be shared later.
Rehearsal Schedule (in the Sanctuary):
- Monday, March 24 – 7:00 PM (With Pastor Lucas)
- Monday, April 7 – 7:00 PM (With Jon Thompson)
- Monday, April 14 – 7:00 PM (With Jon Thompson)
- (Optional: Wednesday, April 16, if needed)
Special Workshops:
- Pastor Lucas will be available two Wednesdays (after the Lent Services) for those who would like to have extra practices for their parts:
- Wednesday, March 26 evening – After the Lent Service
- Wednesday, April 2 evening– After the Lent Service
Easter Sunday Service:
- Date: April 20, 2025, 10:00 am at Hope Lutheran
If you have any questions, please let him. We would love to have your voice in this wonderful celebration of the resurrection of our Lord!
Schola Bohemia News
We celebrate with and congratulate our Out of School Care program, Schola Bohemia Services, who recently underwent their full annual licensing inspection. The unscheduled routine inspection was conducted to assess compliance with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act (CCALA), the Child Care Licensing Regulations (CCLR) and the relevant Director of Licensing Standards of Practice (DLSP). The Facility Risk Assessment was conducted. All care categories were inspected for compliance. 100%!
We continue to be thankful for our partnership with Ms. Rita Langrova and her team, and are thrilled with the high quality program that they provide before and after school to our families.
Hot Lunch Ordering For TERM 2 is OPEN
New Chinese Food options and bigger pizza options are available.
Link to order:
https://www.munchalunch.com/schools/hopelutheran/
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.
Middle School Choir
A massive thank you for those who were able to sing at the gala event this past weekend. We will take a break from rehearsal this week, and start back again after Spring Break! All able and willing singers are welcome to join us Fridays after school.
2024 HLCS Tuition & Donation Receipts
Hope Lutheran Christian School 2024 tuition and donation receipts were sent out by the school office via email on Tuesday, February 18. Receipts were emailed to one email address per family.
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.
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.
PTL NEWS/ Community Relations News
January 16, 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. Jan. 16 2025 PTL meeting Minutes is available for your review here.
An Exciting New Resource Offered to our Hope Community!
Young people have deep questions about faith and mental health. We’re creating a space where they can explore these important topics together.
Hope Lutheran Church and Coquitlam Alliance Church have partnered to offer the Sanctuary Mental Health Series for both youth and adults. This 8-week course helps young Christians engage in meaningful conversations about faith, mental health, and well-being. With insights from mental health professionals, theologians, and young Christians with lived experiences, this series encourages awareness, reduces stigma, and fosters a faith journey through all seasons of life.
The Youth Series will be held at Hope, while the Adult Series will take place at CA Church.
Youth Series (Grades 5-12)
Date: Starts Saturday, April 5
Time: 6:30–8:30 PM at Hope Lutheran Church
Includes: Video sessions, small group discussions, games, and food!
Register (Free): SMH Youth Signup
Adult Series
Date: Sunday, April 6-June 1 (no session April 20)
Time: 6:30–8:00 PM
Place: CA Church, 2601 Spuraway Ave, Coquitlam
Register: SMH Adult Signup $20 (includes workbook & refreshments).
Who: Parents of youth participants are encouraged to attend!
All are welcome to come. Please, feel free to invite family and friends. Together, we desire to build awareness and walk together in faith in Jesus.
Bursary Fundraising
Our Hearts for Hope Gala fundraiser for our Bursary program was well attended with enjoyable performances from our students and moving testimonies by current Bursary recipients.
Our Bursary program supports 15 students who would not otherwise be able to attend Hope. To continue this program, we have a fundraising goal of $50,000. Please consider donating directly to the bursary. Your gift will transform lives.
Community Response Need
We have been informed of an urgent need for a used cell phone for a family in our community who is experiencing financial hardships and a critical health emergency that requires hospitalization. Do you have a cell phone you’re no longer needing and are willing to donate to this family, enabling them to communicate between the hospitalized member and their caregiver? Please contact Lisa Klym () to donate.
May Day Parade Participation
As a way of promoting our school and celebrating our 30th year, we are entering Port Coquitlam’s 102nd May Day Parade as a walking group taking place Sat., May 10th. We need help with candy distribution and handing out promotional cards along the parade route. To help us plan, please respond in the following signup by this Friday, March 14th if you would like to participate in our walking group. Participating parents can claim volunteer hours. Parade Participation Signup
Any questions, please contact Lisa Klym ().
Newsletter
Submissions are open for the April newsletter. How are you impacting your world? Do you have a special achievement to feature in our Kudos Korner? Share your story 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!
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!
