Weekly Update: December 7, 2025

Hello Lochside Families!

We hope you all had a relaxing weekend and are staying warm as the holiday spirit continues to grow around the school. Below are this week’s updates—thank you, as always, for being such an engaged and supportive community!

Thank You for a Wonderful Board Game Night!

A huge thank-you to the Boardgame Café and to Kelsey for hosting such a cozy, welcoming, and fun-filled Board Game Night! We had a good turnout. Thank you to all the Lizards and their families who came out to learn new games, enjoy a relaxed evening together, and connect with others. Events like these truly make our community shine!

Holiday Book Shop – Starts Tomorrow! (Dec 8–9)

Our beloved Holiday Book Shop is almost here! Please send $2 in with your child tomorrow. Students will have the chance to purchase giftable books for loved ones for $2 each on Monday and Tuesday. Proceeds from the book shop will go to the Mustard Seed and LEPAC.

We are very short on donations. If you’re able to contribute gently used, gift-appropriate books, please drop them off by 8am tomorrow morning in the foyer bin. We also gladly accept gift bags and wrapping paper.

If it is tricky to get your books/wrapping in tomorrow morning, there is a spot by the entrance setup right now where you can drop off. Please be sure to not block the entrance and keep donations safe from water.

Thank you so much for helping make this magical event possible for our students!

If you are able to volunteer at the book shop, please sign up here

Food Drive – December 1–12

Our Holiday Food Drive is underway, supporting both Lochside families and the Mustard Seed—however, our foyer is still looking very empty.

If you’re able, please consider contributing. To help ensure we gather a balanced assortment of essentials, here are suggested items by class division:

• Div 1 – McDonnell/Hardcastle: Flour (whole wheat & all-purpose)

• Div 2 – Niedjalski: Vegetable stock or any soups

• Div 3 – Johnson: Oatmeal or cereal

• Div 4 – Erickson/Thouli: Pasta (chickpea or regular) & sauce (tomato or Alfredo)

• Div 5 – Bains: Rice (white or brown)

• Div 6 – Miller: Oil (olive, grapeseed, vegetable)

• Div 7 – Burns: Kitchen wrap (foil, saran, parchment)

• Div 8 – Clark: Carrots

• Div 9 – Kabel/Greenius: Onions

• Div 10 – S. Kovacs: Apples

• Div 11 – Walker: Potatoes

• Div 12 – Cavallin: Shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, soap

• Div 13 – Sheridan: Coffee, tea, hot chocolate

• Div 14 – McIntyre: Wrapping paper, cards, tape

• Div 15 – C. Kovacs: Toilet paper & feminine hygiene products

• Div 16 – Koopmans: Sugar (brown, white, or honey) or shelf-stable juice

• Div 17 – O’Connor: Salt & pepper, condiments (mustard, mayo, etc.)

• Div 18 – Clark: “Nice-to-have” savory or sweet treats (olives, pickles, snacks)

• Div 19 – Sinclair-Wise/Alexander: Peanut butter, other nut butters, jam

• Div 20 – Howells: Crackers (GF, rice, or wheat)
  

Thank you so much for helping us fill the foyer and support families in our community.

Holiday Wish Tree

A quick reminder that our Virtual Holiday Wish Tree is still live. If you’re able, please consider choosing a wish to support families in our Lochside community. Your generosity truly brings joy during this season. Make a wish come true here

Fun Lunch Reminder

Our last Fun Lunch of 2025 is THIS FRIDAY! Thank you so much to Kaylee and all the volunteers who have helped with Fun Lunches this year.

We still need volunteers to help distribute the lunches this Friday. Please sign up here.

Purdy's Chocolates

Thank you to everyone who purchased holiday Chocolates through our LEPAC fundraiser! If you haven't picked your order up yet, it is waiting for you in the office. Please come and collect.

Huge thank you to the elves Rena, Michelle, Raelene and Serena who came in to sort the order!

Grade 5 Cookie Fundraiser

On December 17, our Grade 5s are running a delicious Cookie Fundraiser!

The holiday cookie sale is a fundraiser for our Grade 5 yearbook. We are asking grade 5 families to donate a dozen (nut free) cookies on the morning of Dec. 17th. Please drop off donations to the LEPAC kitchen before 11:30am. The cookies will be delivered to classrooms before 1:30pm. Cookies will be sold for $1 each. Any remaining cookies will be for sale after school.

Please click here to commit to helping by bringing in 1 dozen cookies.

Cordova Bay Fastball

Registration is now open at Cordova Bay Fastball for all players aged U7-U20 (Birth Years 2006-2021).  For players aged U7 & U9, registration is FREE as the Learn to Play age group is sponsored by Northridge Excavating.  Get your gear out and dusted off, and get ready for the Spring 2025 Season!  Sign up at www.cordovabayfastball.ca.

Upcoming Dates

Please check out our Calendar!

Fundraisers

• Donate to LEPAC – Available through the School District 63 Online Payments

• Lochside Coffee Sales - Check out the Fun Lunch page to order

• Country Grocer Receipts – Save them & drop them off in the classroom folder or foyer box. Thank you so much to our volunteer Julie B who counts and processes them all up for us!

• Mabel’s Labels – Order personalized labels and lose less stuff

• Bottle Depot – Mention “Lochside Elementary PAC” when dropping off returnables

  
  

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Thank you all for your continued care, energy, and generosity—especially during such a busy season. We appreciate our Lochside community so much.

Wishing you a warm, joyful week ahead!

If you ever have anything that needs LEPAC’s attention, please reach out at lochsidepac63@gmail.com.