monday note
March 30th, 2015
Dear Parents, Students, and Friends of Hope,
Easter Excitement!
In my living room hangs a special painting by a
congregational member from First Lutheran Church
in Kelowna. It was given to me after teaching
several years at their school. The watercolour
depicts Knox Mountain overlooking Okanagan Lake
and is a special reminder to me of Easter. Each year
before the sun rose the worship leadership would
haul amps and musical instruments up the mountain
in preparation for the Easter sunrise service. I'll
never forget helping my husband bring up his
keyboard, lawn chairs, and our three little boys
bundled in their winter jackets up the hillside to prepare for what would be the most amazing
sunrise.
As the sun crested the horizon and lit up the sky, it was as if the entire earth rejoiced and
proclaimed the majesty of our God. The warmth of the sun and the combined voices of the
congregation was a mountain top experience of worship that will be forever imprinted in my
mind.
I can't help but share the good news of the grandeur of God who creates such beauty for our
delight in order to worship our risen Saviour and receive eternal hope. The experience of
witnessing the beauty of a new day reminds me of the newness we have in Jesus every day. As
we walk through the events of Holy Week (Jesus sharing the last supper with his disciples, His
trial, and His crucifixion on Good Friday) it is Easter that I long for. Experiencing the freedom
from sin that Christ earned for us on the cross, and in his resurrection on Easter morn is what fills
me with joy and peace. It is the "sonshine" of Jesus’ deep love for us that brightens even our
darkest days and causes us to sing his praise.
Easter Joy,
Susan Eisner
CHAPEL:
HIGH SCHOOL WORSHIP – MR. NATE SEARLE WILL BE OUR GUEST.
ELEMENTARY CHAPEL – MISS DE JONG AND THE GR. 1B CLASS WILL
BE LEADING.
BOTH CAMPUSES
Tax Receipts
Hope Lutheran Christian School 2014 tax receipts are ready and available for pick-up
from the Elementary campus office.
A Note from your PTL . . .
The next PTL meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 13th, 7:00 pm at the
Elementary campus (3151 York St.).
Father – Daughter Dance
The honour of each young lady’s presence is requested at the 1st Hope Lutheran Christian School
Father-Daughter Dance on Friday, April 24th, 2015.
Festivities will be held at Hope Lutheran Christian School and commence promptly at 6:30 pm
and end at the stroke of 8:30 pm.
The formal evening will include an exquisite pasta dinner, photo booth, games,
dancing and memories to be made.
Invitations went home to each young lady at the Elementary campus, and if needed extra
invitations are available at the Elementary School office.
Tickets are $5.00 per dad and his princess (additional child is free), and payment is due to the
school by Friday, April 10th.
Grade 8/9 Mission Trip Fundraiser
Order forms are now available. If you are planning to buy meat in the next couple of weeks,
please consider ordering your meat by:
 completing an order form and emailing it to [email protected] (you will be
responsible for picking up your meat on Wednesday, April 15th between noon and
7pm at the Meridian Meats on Oxford Connector.) Payment is by cash or cheque and
may be left at the school office in an envelope with the amount and your name.
OR
 ordering through one of the grade 8 or 9 students (your meat will be delivered to
you by this student on Wednesday, April 15th). Look out for them after school at both
campuses to place your order or pick up a form.
Orders must be in by Tuesday, April 7th. Cheques should be made payable to “Hope Lutheran
School.” Please email Mrs. Hetherington at [email protected] if you have any questions
or concerns. Thank you for your support!
HOPE LUTHERAN HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Maundy Thursday April 2nd – 7:30 pm
Good Friday Tenebrae Service April 3rd – 8:00 pm
Easter Sunday Celebrations April 5th
9:00 am Communion service
9:30 am Easter breakfast
11:00 am Communion service
Silent Auction
The 3rd Annual Silent Auction is only 2 weeks away!! It will be held on Saturday,
April 11th. Don't miss out on a fun evening of bidding and fellowship. Tickets are
$30.00 each or $210.00 for a table of 8. Tickets can be purchased at both campus
offices and will also be available after both church services on April 5th. Your ticket
includes appetizers, desserts, drinks and entertainment by local Christian singer, Shylo Sharity.
Live Auction items include reserved parking spots at the York street campus for an entire year,
front row seats to Annie and the Christmas concert, a Vancouver Police Department ride along
and a sailing excursion!!
Silent Auction Request
500 mL, narrow mouth mason jars are needed for our Silent Auction! Please contact Miss
Tisdale at [email protected], by April 2nd, if you are able to donate.
Parent Volunteer Opportunity
Do you have time to stop by a few local businesses while you are out and about? If so, you could
be earning Parent Volunteer Hours! The Silent Auction Committee sent out letters requesting
donations from local businesses and is looking for support in
following up with the businesses. All it takes is a few minutes
to stop in, ask if the business received the letter, and if they
have an item or would like to attend the auction.
Business locations are separated into geographical areas to
avoid chasing all around the city. Please contact the Silent
Auction Committee at [email protected] to see if
there are locations in your area.
Yearbook
The deadline to order yearbooks has now passed. If you are unsure whether or not
you have ordered a yearbook, please contact Miss Tisdale ([email protected]).
To ensure the best coverage of the year, there is now an image sharing website where you can
upload photographs directly to Hope's yearbook website: https://images.jostens.com/. The User
ID is 401853940. This is a secure site and only Hope yearbook students will have access to the
photos. Contact Miss Tisdle with any questions or concerns at [email protected].
ELEMENTARY
Elementary School Chapel
The Week At A Glance
Monday, March 30
3:00 – 4:00pm Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday, March 31
3:00 – 4:00pm Scholastic Book Fair
Wednesday, April 1
9:00am Chapel – Miss De Jong’s gr.
1B class leading
3:00 – 4:00pm Scholastic Book Fair
Thursday, April 2
Bake Sale – Mrs. Miller’s gr. 2A class
hosting
3:00 – 4:00pm Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, April 3
GOOD FRIDAY – NO SCHOOL
Looking Ahead…
Monday, April 6
EASTER MONDAY – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, April 7
1:00pm Reading Link - In School
Challenge
Gr. 2A & 2B Swimming Lessons
Wednesday, April 8
9:00am Chapel – Miss VanHaaster
& KB class leading.
Thursday, April 9
12:30pm Reading Link - Port
Coquitlam Finals
Gr. 2A & 2B Swimming Lessons
Friday, April 10
Saturday, April 11
3rd Annual Silent Auction @
High School Campus
(Riverside)
This week Miss De Jong’s grade 1B class will be sharing
with us. All are welcome to join us!
Next week Miss VanHaaster and the Kindergarten B class
will be leading.
Scholastic Book Fair
A reminder that our school’s Scholastic Book Fair
starts today, Monday March 30th after school from
3:00pm to 4:00pm. It will be open after school
from Monday to Thursday, April 2nd .
Each classroom will also have a wish list. We want to encourage
families to add new books to your child's classroom. Each teacher will
have a "book wish list" with identified titles of books from the book
fair that they believe would make great additions to their classroom
libraries. Ask your student’s teacher for their wish list for the books
they are excited about! Teacher wish lists will also be available at the
cashier.
For every transaction, you can fill out a ballot and enter into a draw
to win $25 in books for your family and another $25 in books for
your child's classroom. For further information or questions, please
contact Miss De Jong at [email protected].
Payment methods include: cash, cheque, debit, Am. Ex., VISA, MC.
Costumes for “Annie”
The parents of all of the actors should have received
an email regarding costume requests. If you have not
received an email, please contact Mrs. Laura Briscoe at
[email protected] or Mrs. Taura Berg at [email protected]. We
look forward to working with you as we prepare for this exciting
musical.
Practice Schedule
Practices for this week are: Tuesday at lunch and after school,
Thursday after school.
Uniform Challenge
Spring is here and so is the Uniform Challenge! Please
check to ensure your student’s uniform is complete.
The challenge started last week and will run until the
end of April. The winning class will be rewarded with
an open gym time during lunch hour.
Welcome!
We welcome Mrs. Rachel Goetz and Ms. Ariane
Landels as our new lunch hour Supervisors. They will
join Mrs. Malmberg in supervising at the playground
and in the classrooms during lunch time.
Bake Sale
This month’s Fun Food Bake Sale will be held on Thursday, April 2nd at lunch time
and after school (if any goodies remain). Items will sell for 50 cents each and all
monies raised support school programs. Please note that we are not able to loan
money to students who forget to bring funds or do not have a Bake Sale Punch Card.
Goodies and healthy snacks for this Fun Food Bake Sale Day are being made and donated
by the parents of Mrs. Miller’s grade 2A class. Thank you parents!
Library News
Thank you to Jessie (gr. 3) for her donation of "Barbie Story Collection" and
"Disney Pixar Tales". Thank you also to Aphia (KA) for her donation of "5 Disney
Tales". Both gifts were in celebration of their birthdays this month!
Reading Link
Reading Link’s In School Challenge will be taking place Tuesday, April 7th at 1:00
pm in the gymnasium. Spectators are welcome to attend! The Port Coquitlam
finals for our school winning team will be on Thursday, April 9th.
1st Annual Heritage Fair
The annual Heritage Fair has been moved to April 14th, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. The
purpose of a Heritage Fair is to encourage students to develop an increased
awareness and interest in Canadian history and heritage. It is similar to a science
fair model, but asks students to create a project about Canadian heritage, history, culture, or
geography. Students are able to research any aspect of Canadian history and heritage (a list of
possible topics will be provided) and to present the results of their efforts using any medium of
their choice. There are lots of amazing stories from across Canada as well as from right here in
our own community; the possibilities are endless! This is a wonderful opportunity to have your
child examine their own family background and to tell the story behind their own cultural
heritage. Judging of student projects will hopefully take place in the afternoon (during school
hours), and we are looking for individuals to judge student entries. If you are interested please
contact Miss Nast [email protected].
Leadership Teams
A variety of leadership teams for Kindergarten to grade 7 students are in place. It
is our prayer that as students lead their peers they will develop leadership skills
and encourage others in using the gifts that God has given to them.
GREEN TEAM:
Composting:
Recycling:
Kindergarten: Jacob, Katarina, Diwen, Abby
Kindergarten: Josiah, Sophie, Ella, Riker
Grade 1: Lucas, Vicky, Aidan, Maxim
Grade 1: Shanya, Jonathan, Joshua
Grade 2: Edward. Sia, Esther
Grade 2: Candy, Kayla, Cole, Joseph
Grade 3: Maia, Jessie
Grade 3: Jessie, Gilbert
Grade 4: Noah, Lucia
Grade 4: Celeste, Catherine
Grade 5: Nikola
Grade 5: Lexi
Grade 6: Brianna
Grade 6: Nathaniel
Grade 7: Carlo
Grade 7: Carlo
Athletics Department:
Badminton Practices this week:
Monday, March 30th
3:15-4:30pm
Tuesday, March 31st
7:15-8:30am
Next Week practices will be as follows:
Tuesday, April 7th
7:15-8:30am
Wednesday, April 8th
3:15-4:30pm
Upcoming Badminton Tournaments
April 15 at Cornerstone Christian School in Abbotsford
April 16th at Maple Ridge Christian School
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HIGH SCHOOL
The Week At A Glance
Monday, March 30
6:30pm Grad Meeting
Tuesday, March 31
11:00am Worship – Guest, Nate
Searle
Wednesday, April 1
Thursday, April 2
Hot Food Day
Friday, April 3
GOOD FRIDAY – NO SCHOOL
High School Worship
This week we welcome our guest, Mr. Nate Seale to lead
us. All are welcome! Next week Mr. Adam will be
leading.
Specials from “The Well”
The specials at The Well this week are Cheese &
Pepperoni Pizza and Krispy Kreme donuts. A tasty way
to support our grade 12 graduates.
High
School
Silent
Auction
Donation This a follow up reminder to have your
student(s) bring in $10 each to support the donation from
the High School for the upcoming Silent Auction. This year the High
School students are donating a handcrafted long board. Money can be
dropped off at the High School office. Please have money in by
tomorrow, March 31st. Thank you from the Silent Auction Committee
and your class liaisons.
Looking Ahead…
Monday, April 6
EASTER MONDAY – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, April 7
11:00am Worship – Mr. Adam
leading
High School Student Volunteer
Opportunity - THUNDERCATS
Thundercats has started up again! Come out and share an
hour of your time playing games with students with
physical challenges. The game time runs from 6:00-7:00pm on
Monday’s, in the gymnasium at Hope Elementary. Just drop by or
contact Brenda Horton at [email protected] for more
information.
Wednesday, April 8
Thursday, April 9
Midterms
Friday, April 10
Midterms
End of Term 3
Saturday, April 11
3rd Annual Silent Auction @
High School Campus
(Riverside)
Midterm Schedule
Rooms for exams will be posted on the walls near the classrooms prior
to exam week.
Thursday, April 9
Friday, April 10
9:00 – 11:00 am
9:00 – 11:00 am
Math 8
French 9
Science 10
Physics 12
French 8
Social Studies 9
English 10
Biology 11
History 12
1:00 – 3:00pm
1:00 – 3:00pm
Biology 12
Math 10/11
No Exams Scheduled
ATHLETICS
Grade 8-12 Co-ed Volleyball
Unfortunately, the Gr.8-12 Co-ed Volleyball tournament has been
cancelled for this year and will not be rescheduled. If you had paid the $15
fee for the tournament you may use this money towards your spring sports
fee.
Spring Sign-Up Forms Due
Spring Athletic sign-up sheets are due tomorrow, March 31st. Please ensure all forms and fees are
sent in.
Gr.8-12 Badminton
HLCHS is excited to announce that on Friday last week a partnership with Shuttlesport
in Port Coquitlam was struck to host our High School badminton program. This is a
great opportunity for our High School athletes to practice in an excellent facility in the
local community. We are thankful for the beginning of this partnership and Shuttlesport’s
generosity!
Once all sign-up forms are collected, practice times will be released for each athletic level:
Bantam, Junior, and Senior. Currently, we have practice times booked for April 7, 8, 9, 14, 15,
16, 21, 22, and 23 from 2:50 – 3:50 pm.
Depending on the enrollment in the badminton program, we may see an increase to the original
$15 fee per athlete to cover the facility. If increased, this fee would not exceed an additional $10
per athlete.
Caption Contest
The Yearbook committee wants you to get as excited as they are about this year's book. That's
why they've created the Caption Contest. Here's how it works:
1. At the beginning of each month, a photograph will be posted in the Monday Note and on a
box in the Commons. On this box, you will also find entry forms.
2. Fill out a form and stick it in the box.
Anyone in the Hope community can enter as many captions as they want. In the interests of
saving paper, we ask that you use as few entry forms as possible. There is room for more than
one caption on the forms.
The winner of last month's caption contest is Mr.
Adam!
This is an amazing opportunity for EVERYONE to
contribute to the making of the 2014/15 Yearbook!
There are prizes for each month's winner. In
addition, all winners' names will be entered into a
draw at the end of the year for an additional prize.
Submit your entries for
by Monday, March 30th:
February's
photo
Floor Hockey
The grade 6 and 7 girls and boys finished up their whirlwind
floor hockey season just before spring break. With only two
and a half weeks to prepare, both teams entered their
tournaments full of enthusiasm. The girls brought home the
second place trophy, while the boys placed fifth at their
tournament.