Weekly Update: April 5, 2026

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 Program

LEPAC is excited to be hosting the Home Alone Preparedness Program for children 9 and up on April 8th from 3-5:30 in the Learning Commons. The cost is $35/student and includes a light snack. If cost is an issue, please email the school admin and LEPAC can help.

There are 8 more spots available. Follow this link to register and read more information about the event.  Registration will close on April 6 at 10pm.

If you can volunteer to assist with this program from 2:30-5:30, please email anya.rodenburgh@gmail.com – thank you!

Fun Lunch Helpers

Our next Fund Lunch is this Friday April 10^th. We still have many volunteer slots available. Take a look at the link and see if your child’s classroom still needs a helper. If so, please consider signing up! This is a fun way to make your lizards proud by surprising them at lunch time!

There are signups available up to May if you want to plan ahead. Thank you ♥ And thank you so much to those who have been volunteering regularly – you help so much in making Lochside the amazing community that it is!

👉 Signup here

Grade 5 Spring Plant Sale 🌱

Time is running out to help our Grade 4s and 5s reach their fundraising goal! Let’s show some support, only 24 more plants need to be sold. Please share the link with with family and friends too!

Orders are open until April 20^th and plants will be ready for pickup at the school stage on May 5^th!

👉 Order here

The Parent-Child Connection

 April 8th - May 20th, 2026

 Wednesdays, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

 In person (Victoria, BC) or Zoom

This is more than a parenting course — it’s an eye-opening journey into the hidden dynamics that shape your family. We’ll explore not only communication, boundaries, and conflict resolution, but also the invisible patterns that quietly pass from one generation to the next. These early experiences, often unnoticed at the time, can echo through a lifetime. In this course, you’ll learn how to recognize and shift these patterns, so you can give your children the emotional foundation they truly need. 

Why take this course? By understanding the connection between your own upbringing and your current parenting, you can break cycles that no longer serve your family and pass down healthier patterns for generations to come.

For more information visit www.lifeseminars.com 25% discount for Lochside families

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, April 8 – Home Alone Course

Friday, April 10  – Fun Lunch (White Spot)

Tuesday, April 14 – LEPAC Meeting

Friday, April 17 – LEPAC Movie Night

Monday, April 20 – Non Instructional Day

👉  We are constantly updating our big list of all the important dates here 

Ongoing Fundraisers

• Donate to LEPAC: Available through the SD63 Online Payments here.

• Country Grocer Receipts: Keep dropping those off in the foyer box! A huge shout-out to our volunteer, Julie B, for keeping these organized.

• Mabel’s Labels: Great for making sure those Spring jackets actually come home!

• Bottle Depot: Just mention “Lochside Elementary PAC” at the counter.

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Contact LEPAC Questions or feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Reach out at lochsidepac63@gmail.com.