Below are the various emails and communiques around the unusual circumstances at PCS because of the Covid 19.

Welcome to Owen Webb – Director of Learning and Formation
Over the past few months, PCS has been going through a process to fill the Director of Learning and Formation position. This person is tasked ...

January 2022 Restart Information
A Note from Darren Lewis (Superintendent) A quick and important note: This communication contains a lot of important information. We know that it’s a bit ...

Staggered Entry & Dismissal
Starting on Jan 10, we will be having a staggered entry and dismissal procedure as follows: Staggered morning entry: To help spread out students as ...

January Restart Video
Video Transcript – Darren Lewis, Jan 4, 2022 It had been my wish that this fall and winter would see a gradual return to normal ...

School Restart Jan 2022 (2)
As most of you will be aware, this week the Ministers of Health and Education jointly announced that schools (both public and independent) will be ...

School Restart Jan 2022 (1)
As most of you will be aware, yesterday the Ministers of Health and Education jointly announced that schools (both public and independent) will be returning ...

A Christmas Blessing
Dear PCS Friends, I’ve been pondering what to say during this interesting season of intersect of the anxieties of Covid and the anticipation and hope ...

Covid Update – Dec 5
Since school restated, we have been providing updates about once a month about our journey with Covid.Mostly the news has been very good. Some of ...

Graduate Portrait
The recent Townhall Meeting was a place to learn more about the PCS Graduate Portrait. Please head to myPCS.ca/portrait for more information and to give us your ...

Campus Master Plan
Two draft Campus Master Plans were revealed at the recent Townhall Meeting. Please head to myPCS.ca/CMP to view the plans and give us your feedback ...

“Welcome” to Heidi Young-Thompson
It's my privilege to formally announce that Heidi Young-Thompson has accepted the position of Elementary School Principal. Heidi originally accepted the role on an interim ...

Covid Exposure Update – Nov 2, 2021
On the wall of my office there is a quote from Romans 12 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the ...

Covid Exposures Update
PCS Families, Over the past couple of weeks our elementary school has had several COVID exposures in a number of different classrooms. Island Health defines ...

K-12 Mask Update
PCS Families, As most of you will be aware, on Friday the provincial mask regulations for schools were broadened to include all students in grades ...

PCS Prayer Week
New school year routines are quickly being established at PCS and, as a community, we also want to continue our routine of corporate prayer. Please ...

A Few Secondary Details
There are links to information for grade 8-12 under "secondary" on this "myPCS" website but, we thought we'd highlight some of the pertinent information for ...

A Few Elementary Details
There are links to information under "elementary" on this "myPCS" website but, we thought we'd highlight some of the pertinent information for you. Health & ...

Secondary First Days 2021
We're looking forward to the launch of a new school year and welcoming the grade 8-12 students next week. Some grade specific information is list ...

Elementary First Days 2021
We are looking forward to welcoming new students and our primary students to our optional, drop-in Open House on Tuesday. In light of recent changes ...

PCS Communicable Disease Plan
Dear PCS Families, Further to our communication of August 25th, a reminder that you can expect to see the following updates regarding our return to ...

Aug 25 – Updated Covid Guidelines
This past Tuesday the provincial government announced updated return to school plans for K-12 schools. Although much of the conversation about the announcement has centered around ...

First Dayz of School Sept 2021
We have been working on our plans for return to school in September and wanted to share some important initial information with you well in ...

Feb 2021 – Updated Health and Safety Guidelines for K-12 Schools
Dear Parents/Guardians,Further to our quick update yesterday, the Educational Leadership Team met this morning to discuss the updated Health and Safety Guidelines for K-12 Schools ...

Celebrating the Upcoming Annual Giving Project
Dear Parents and Supporters of PCS; Did you know that Pacific Christian School marked a significant milestone last year? 60 years ago, the first students, ...

Elementary Advent Chapel Notice
Here's a brief update about the upcoming Advent Season from Paul Turkin, our elementary school principal ...

Covid Exposure Communications – Nov 18
Please review this short video about our communication plans in the event of a Covid-19 exposure. You can click here for the Island Health Exposures ...

Elementary School Update – Sept 25
Hello elementary families Our first Welcome Circle was only 14 days ago; what a great start to the year we’ve had. As you may know, ...

Secondary School Update – Sept 25
As staff kicked off the year together, our opening devotion was on the theme of “Re-membering.” After being physically apart since March, September was a ...

Monday Morning Minute – Sept 21
There are weeks when it certainly takes a community to make things come together. The past few weeks have seen the PCS community rally around ...

First Week of School Schedule
Hello PCS Family,There is certainly excitement around the halls of PCS these days! It's wonderful to have the staff team back on site working on ...

Back-to-School Preference Survey
PCS families, please complete the back-to-school preference survey by Sunday evening as we continue to make plans for the Sept 8 start ...

Approved Back-To-School Plan
Thank you for your prayers, concerns and feedback as we have worked to develop a back-to-school plan for September 2020. Please follow the links below ...

Monday Morning Minute – Aug 24
With apologies that this communication missed the "morning" part of its name. Our leadership team met much of the day and I wanted to ensure that ...

Monday Morning Minute – Aug 17
As I write this, I've been preparing for a formal meeting of our Educational Leadership Team where we are going to work through our first ...

Monday Morning Minute – Aug 10
As PCS moves towards fall reopening, we're committed to at least two ongoing formal/scheduled communication formats.1. Lewis' Lens - a video that will discuss issues related to ...

September 2020 Communication Plan
Summertime greetings from the halls of PCS, As summer continues and we enjoy the amazing natural playground that God has created, the leadership team at ...

Re-Entry Plan 2020-21
Pacific Christian School’s leadership team is working diligently to develop a restart strategy that allows for flexibility, transparency and prioritizes the health and safety of ...

Year End Letter to Parents
Dear Parents/Guardians, As we come to the end of a very unusual school year, I wanted to take a moment to thank each of you ...

Elementary June Information
A Few 2020 Year-End Notes for our Elementary School Families Final class gatherings. As the school year comes to an end, our desire was, to ...

September Registration Confirmation
Thank you for being part of the PCS community. Recently it has been difficult for many as we have been forced apart physically. However, we ...

Elementary June School Days
A note for K-5 Families registered for June 2020 in-class learning, We are looking forward to welcoming your students back to the building next week! ...

Secondary June School Days
Hello families: This note is for those who have registered for on-site learning support in June.This link is to some very important information about how ...

May 25 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #9
I arrived at school this morning to find an email from one of our staff including some group reflection/devotion materials to start this week. There ...

May 11 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #8
This past week the Premier announced BC's Restart Plan, which includes an expansion of in-class instruction. Given this announcement, this week's Q and A video speaks directly ...

May 3 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #7
Many of you will have seen the video that a number of our staff put together that features our school mascot Spirit travelling from place ...

The PCS Covid 19 Spirit Dance
It's quiet and sad around PCS because of Covid 19. Spirit, the PCS Pacer mascot, was very lonely and depressed. But, suddenly, he had a ...

April 26 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #6
Communication In my last bulletin, I mentioned that ideally communication should be two way. Over the next several weeks, we’re hoping to produce a number ...

April 19 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #5
A Few Notes for the PCS community: A reminder about the great resource that mypcs.ca is becoming…Thanks to the hard work of many of our ...

April 16 – Elementary School Update
Hello elementary families, We are now in week 5 with a different version of school, and I know that we are all experiencing it in ...

April 16 – Secondary School Update
Dear secondary students and families: Secondary classrooms are fully active now, so students should be checking each school day for learning activities and opportunities to ...

April 13 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #4
Some Easter Musings: As I move through the liturgical year, I often ponder what a particular time of the Christian calendar is speaking into the ...

April 9 – Secondary Easter Greetings
The secondary staff team has been so encouraged as they've reconnected with students this week and seen great engagement with continued learning and with sharing ...

April 6 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #3
It's been an amazing week of start-up. Our staff have been working exceptionally hard to have things running as quickly as possible. It's involved long ...

April 6 – Message from the PCS Board Chair
If you’re like me, these past weeks have felt like months. Through March we watched as our lives and society changed daily in ways we ...

April 6 – Secondary School Update
Dear Secondary families: We’re entering our first full week of remote learning and our teachers and EAs are looking forward to connecting regularly with students ...

April 3 – Financial FAQ
These are difficult times. Many people are currently off work or have seen their incomes significantly decline. What has PCS done to try and reduce ...

April 2 – Elementary School Update
Hello families,We hope you are doing well this week; a week unlike any other after spring break. Some of us were back on campus this ...

April 1 – Secondary School Update
Dear Secondary families: Thank you for the words of encouragement and prayerful support many have offered during this time. As staff have gathered (virtually) to ...

March 28 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #2
A couple of days ago we asked our community what their hopes, fears and questions were around education at PCS at this time. Over 350 ...

March 27 – Video Message from Principals
A video message from Mr. Turkin and Mrs. Herzog as we look to next week, remote learning, community building and more ...

March 26 – Remote Learning Community Survey
As we are all being asked to stay at home as much as possible, we want to get a sense of how you, a PCS ...

March 23 – Tuition Assistance Form Available
In Friday's weekly community bulletin I mentioned that we are looking to launch a new tuition assistance program to help those who are struggling financially ...

March 20 – PCS Weekly Bulletin #1
Dear PCS Community, We live in unprecedented times. Collectively we have shut our doors in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 and ...

March 18 – Secondary Closure – Lorna Herzog
Dear secondary students and families: I know you've received an official email from our PCS superintendent, Mr. Lewis, to let you know of the Ministry ...

March 18 – Elementary Closure – Paul Turkin
Hello elementary families, I just wanted to send out a quick note to acknowledge what a surreal time this is for all of us at ...

March 18 – Update to Staff and Board
The leadership team has a couple of meetings tomorrow (one internal and one a webinar with the SCSBC). As well, there is a Board meeting ...

March 17 – Announcement re School Closure
Like many of you, I tuned in to the live news conference today as Rob Fleming, the BC Minister of Education, announced that all schools ...

March 12 – Notice Re School Closure on March 13
We have been informed that the test results for our parent have come back negative. Obviously, this is exceptionally good news. We appreciate that the ...