Monday, May 5
Grades 7A and 8 – Morning Drop off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop-in Chess Club
3:30 – 3:50 pm – KM Club at McLean Park
Tuesday, May 6
Newsletter Club at Lunch
2 – 3:00 pm – Emergency Student Release Drill
Wednesday, May 7
Grades 7A and 8 – Morning Drop off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop-in Chess Club
3:30 – 3:50 pm – KM Club at McLean Park
Thursday, May 8
Friday, May 9
Pro D Day – NO SCHOOL IN SESSION
Looking Ahead…
Monday, May 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
3:30 – 3:50 pm – KM Club at McLean Park
Tuesday, May 13
Newsletter Club at Lunch
Wednesday, May 14
Grades 7A and 8 – Morning Drop off at Elementary School
3 – 4:00 pm – Homework Club
3 – 4:00 pm – Drop-in Chess Club
3:30 – 3:50 pm – KM Club at McLean Park
Thursday, May 15
Friday, May 16
9:15 am – Grade K-8 – School Chapel at Elementary School
Hot Lunch
3:30 – 3:50 pm – KM Club at McLean Park
6:30 – 8:30 pm – Family Fun Night Pajama Party at Elementary School
Volunteer Opportunities – 2024/2025 School Year
1. 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!
2. 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:
3. Term 3 Lunch Supervision for ES and MS campuses
Link to sign up: please take the time to read the description
Term 3 Lunch Supervision Link to Volunteer
4. 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 dropoff) 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 (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:
Middle School Mixer
Please Save the Date for an upcoming PTL event for ALL Grade 5-8 students. We are planning an afternoon of games, snacks, and community-building fun and would love to see your student attend.
WHO: ALL Grade 5-8 students
WHEN: Friday, May 30th
TIME: 3:30-5:30 pm
WHERE: Elementary Gym
Any questions? Please email Tina:
Hot Lunch Ordering
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.
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
Family Fun Night Pajama Party
Friday, May 16th 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
All Hope Lutheran Families Invited, all ages!
Ticket sales will close 4:00 pm Monday, May 5.
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
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
Hope Neighbourhood Carnival
Save the Date – Saturday, September 13th,
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.
Equipping Parents Seminar – Wills & Estate Planning
Did you know, 50% of Canadians do not have a will? If that’s you or if you haven’t given your estate much thought lately, then this seminar is for you! In fact, this seminar is for everyone of legal age, it’s that important. You’re not too young or not wealthy enough to plan out your estate.
Join us on Monday, June 2nd at 7pm in the ES Chapel for a very important discussion on stewarding your personal resources well and properly planning in advance for your loved ones. Don’t leave it until later because later may not come.
For our 4th seminar in our Equipping Parents series, Jonathan Lo from Rise Above Finance will debunk the 5 myths of estate planning and outline 6 important steps we need to know about making the best preparations possible for our loved ones.
Whether you’re attending in person or via livestream, this seminar will equip you with tools necessary to get started on your estate planning or to revisit and tweak the plan you already have in place. Register your spot now.
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.
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 .
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 .
