November is set aside each year as Reading Month! This includes a variety of scheduled activities such as DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) Days, student co-reading, admin reading to students, teacher swap reading, and book character dress up day. There are also numerous contests aimed at getting kids reading more, and excited to share what adventures they've read.
Reading Month 2024 - Read. Grow. Inspire.
Every year the school fundraises for the MUFU Home in Kenya, supported by CRWRF. A majority of this fundraising takes place during Heart week in February with the biggest events taking place on Thursday of that week, MUFU Day!
You may have seen or read briefly about the Youth Banking Program offered by the Christian Credit Union (CCU) here in Edmonton. When students open a banking account with the CCU, and meet a monthly savings goal, the students receive a bonus which is then matched by the CCU and donated to the school, plus an additional $5 for every new account opened-which we can do at school!! Last year the school received in bonuses a total of just over $900!! This is money that has been earned without you doing anything extra!
We’d love to have even more input and participation from the students starting from Kindergarten all the way to grade 12! Starting in grade 1, every time a student makes a deposit their name will be entered into a draw and every month we will make a random draw for each division. There are warm toques, piggy banks and even wireless speakers! We are bringing back the Jellybean Contest, there is a new Bible Bingo memory game, coloring books and other participation contests to be shared with at a later date.
The monies will still be collected once a month-the first Thursday’s of each month for grades K-8. Large envelopes will be placed in each class, into which the students can put their deposit money in. We will be encouraging students to use the small deposit envelopes so they can have a place to put their name, grade, teacher and amount. At lunch time for grade 9-12 will be the opportunity for them to come to us.
If you have any questions about this program, please feel free to contact the Credit Union or Kari DeRaaf at 780-426-7165, or [email protected], or Sonya de Leeuw at [email protected]
Collection dates for 2024-2025 are:
Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5, Jan 9, Feb 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5.
PICS offers a range of children’s and young adult literature in the school library. Elementary students receive an opportunity to take out books once a week.
This year, library days are:
Tuesday: Grades 5+6
Wednesday: Grades 3, 4 + Kindergarten
Thursday: Grades 1, 2 + Kindergarten
High school students can access the library during lunch hour.
You can check our brand new library website here! You can access the full library catalogue, see what books you have out, and so much more!
If you have any trouble with the library site or your logins, reach out to [email protected] with any questions and we'll be happy to help!
The PICS ARPA (Association for Reformed Political Action) Club is about service.
Grade 9-12 students seek to educate, equip, and encourage the PICS community to political action. Over the years, we have advocated for pre-born lives, written postcards and letters to local leaders and representatives, brought awareness to the school and the broader communities about various political and social issues and causes.
ARPA Canada provides many of the resources and ideas and we bring the energy and enthusiasm to bless our community through political and social engagement.
This year, Adrenaline Theatre will be presenting The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree, a swashbuckling, seafaring musical written by Martin Frollose with music by Bill Francoeur and directed by Jenna Boes.
Planning is underway and tickets for our performances on February 26-28 will be available in early January.
Call out: If you are interested in helping with set or costume work, please contact Jess DeWit ([email protected]) or Sheena Patten ([email protected]) for more information.
PICS participates in a range of sports activities including soccer, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, and track & field. Check out our Athletics Page!
Every year we set aside one morning to have our grandparents visit us at PICS. This year Grandparents day is scheduled for April 25, 2025. Stay tuned closer to that date for more information!
