Hello Lochside Families, As we head into the final week of the school year, we'd like to take a moment to thank our amazing school community for all of your support, enthusiasm, and volunteerism throughout the year. Here are a few updates for this week. 🎉 Thank You for a Wonderful Year-End Picnic! A huge thank you to everyone who helped make our Year-End Picnic such a wonderful success! From our dedicated volunteers and staff to our vendors and all the families who came out

The Annual LEPAC Picnic is THIS Friday! Join us on the school field this Friday, June 19th from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM for an evening of food, community, and celebration. Pack your picnic blankets and lawn chairs, pick a spot on the grass, and get ready to relax and unwind with friends and neighbors! Dinner & Dessert is Covered! We are thrilled to host a fantastic lineup of local food trucks. Skip cooking on Friday night and check out these delicious options: Kattia's Kitchen – Au

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you're enjoying the beautiful weather and looking forward to the final few weeks of the school year! 🏃‍♀️ Track Meet – June 11 Best of luck to all of our Grade 3, 4, and 5 students who will be participating in the Track Meet on Thursday, June 11! We hope everyone has a fun-filled day of teamwork, sportsmanship, and friendly competition. 🎊 Raffle Jar Donations Needed! Our End of Year Picnic is just around the corner, and we need your help to

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you're enjoying the beautiful weather and looking forward to the final few weeks of the school year! 🧺 Let's Celebrate Another Great Year at Lochside! The countdown to summer is on, and we're excited to invite all Lochside families to our Year End Picnic on Friday, June 19 from 5:00–8:00 PM! Join us for a fun-filled evening celebrating another fantastic school year with friends, families, and staff. This year's event will feature: 🎉 Food Tru

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the sunshine! Thank you, as always, for being such a supportive and engaged school community. Here are a few important updates and reminders for the week ahead. Staff Appreciation Week Was a Success! A heartfelt thank you to Kaylee Szakacs for organizing Staff Appreciation Week last week! We are so grateful for the time, care, and energy that went into making our amazing Lochside staff feel celebrate

Hello Lochside Families, Wishing a happy Sunday and lovely Mother's Day to all families who celebrate! Thank you! This week, we would like to express our sincere thanks to: Bike Bus Organizer Michelle Birtwell (check out last week's video!) Our popcorn and Fun Lunch volunteers Our Plant Fundraiser volunteers You truly help make our school an even happier place to be! LEPAC 2026-27 Executive Committee After last Tuesday’s AGM, the following members have been acclaimed into the

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you had a nice weekend - it's really starting to feel like Summer is just around the corner! LEPAC Annual General Meeting LEPAC's AGM and final meeting of the year is happening this TUESDAY, May 5th. Time: 6:30–8:00 PM in the Learning Commons Bonus: Snacks and childcare provided! Please join us to learn what has been happening this year with LEPAC! We will also be voting in next year's Executive - we'd love to have some new parents join us. LE

Hello Lochside Families, Thank you for patiently waiting for our weekly update. We will try to get the next one to your in box on the proper Sunday schedule! We've got a few urgent requests that we need your help with. Grade 5 Spring Plant Sale - Volunteers Needed! 🌱 Plant orders are available for pickup on May 5th. We are desperately seeking VOLUNTEERS to hand these lovely plants out. If you are a grade 4 or 5 parent, this fundraiser was for your child's benefit and we real

Hello Lochside Families, Thank you for being a subscriber to our Weekly Updates! Fun Fact: While parent groups have been active in BC for over 100 years, PACs (Parent Advisory Councils) were officially written into the BC School Act in 1989 to ensure parent voices are heard in every school! Please read on for more important information. Oh, and don’t forget—NO SCHOOL TOMORROW! THANK YOU! A big thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Movie Night last Friday! We are so

A Huge Thank You! A big thank you to our amazing volunteers! We had another successful Fun Lunch last Friday and a fantastic Popcorn Day recently. These events wouldn't be possible without our dedicated coordinators, Kaylee S. and Amanda G. Please keep an eye out for upcoming volunteer opportunities at Lochside—it’s a wonderful way to support the school, lighten the load for others, and prevent burnout Lochside Movie Night: This Friday!! Join us in the gym this Friday for a s

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you are enjoying a lovely long weekend! Lochside Movie Night: Save the Date!! We will need some volunteers for this event pretty please. 👉 Signup here LEPAC April Meeting Who: All Lochside parents and caregivers invited When: Tuesday, April 14 from 6:30-8pm Where: Learning Commons Why: Learn about what’s happening at your child’s school, support initiatives, build community! Bonus: Snacks and childminding provided Home Alone Preparedness

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break! It has been a quiet couple of weeks for updates, but we are hitting the ground running with plenty to catch up on—please read on for all the details! 📚 Thank you for supporting the Lochside Book Fair! A message from our Learning Commons teacher Laura Molloy: Thank you to all the parents and guardians who supported the Book Fair and made it a success. We were able to purchase some books that: stud

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you all had a lovely weekend – hard to believe that was our last Spring Forward ever! Thank you so much to the staff and families who have been helping with the courtyard gardens – it is looking so beautiful already. We have a busy week ahead including a very exciting event for our book lovers. 📚 Lochside Book Fair is Here! Get your book on! The Lochside Book Fair is this week. This is a fantastic way to top up your home library before Spring

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you all had a great weekend! Here's a quick late-night update for this week: Crossing Guards - Back on Duty Happy to share that our crossing guards will be back on duty starting tomorrow! Please remember to give yourself extra time at drop-off and pick-up to safely navigate around the construction and traffic congestion. Grade 5 Fundraising & Bottle Drive – March 1 Our next fundraising event is a Bottle Drive on Sunday, March 1 from 10:00am–2:

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you all enjoyed a lovely Valentine’s Day and Family Day long weekend! Thank you, as always, for taking the time to read our Weekly Updates and stay connected with our school community. Thank You – Cupcake Sale A big thank you to all the families who baked cupcakes and to the volunteers who helped with distribution last week. Your time and generosity made the event such a sweet success! We truly appreciate the support for our Grade 5 students a

Hello Lochside Families, We hope you are all enjoying the lighter mornings and signs that spring is on its way! Thank you, as always, for taking the time to read our Weekly Updates — it’s a simple way to stay connected and involved in your child’s school experience. February LEPAC General Meeting – This Tuesday February 10 We hope you will join us for our February LEPAC General Meeting happening this Tuesday Feb 10 from 6:30-8 in the Learning Commons. Childminding will be pro

Happy First Day of February, Lochside! Thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s school-wide read to celebrate Family Literacy Day. It was wonderful to see so many parents and care-givers come to share the joy of reading with their children. A friendly reminder as we move through cold and flu season: Please help control the spread of illnesses at school by giving your children the time they need to get better at home. Spring Break & Pro-D Day Childcare Need care o

Hello Lochside Families! We hope you all had a wonderful weekend. It has been great to see so much energy around the school as we settle into the second half of January. Below are this week’s updates—thank you for being such an engaged and supportive community! A Huge Thank You! A special shout-out and a heartfelt thank you to all the parents and volunteers who helped out with the first Fun Lunch of 2026. These events couldn’t happen without your time and dedication! Saa

Good Afternoon Lochside Community! Here’s what’s coming up this week and a few important reminders: Fun Lunch Is This Friday — Volunteers Needed! Fun Lunch is happening this Friday, and we are still seeking parent volunteers. Fun Lunch relies on parent support, and even helping once makes a big difference! Volunteer shifts needed: 2 volunteers from 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM 10 volunteers from 11:00 – 11:30 AM 15 volunteers from 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM 👉 Please sign up to help out for

Hello Lochside Community! Please read on for this week's update Fun Lunch Order Deadline this Thursday The Fun Lunch website is will be ready for your 2026 orders! The first fun lunch is Friday January 23rd and the cut off date for orders is Thursday January 15 at 7pm. 👉 Order here Fun Lunch relies on parent volunteers, and even helping once makes a big difference. Please sign up to help out here January LEPAC Meeting Our next LEPAC General Meeting will take place: Date: Tu