School Activities

Reading Month

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.

Heart Week and MUFU Day

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!

Student Banking Program

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!!

The monies will still be collected once a month-the first Thursday’s of each month for grades 1-8. Large envelopes will be placed in each class, into which the students can put their deposit money in and collected later that day. 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. During the high school lunch time, grade 9-12 can come to the music room to bring their deposit.

Bible Bingo is back and we are hoping to do a candy counting game again. Some trivia or other games for prizes will be happening again so stay tuned!

If you have any questions about this program, please feel free to contact the Credit Union or Abigail Stearns at 780-426-7165, or [email protected] or Sonya de Leeuw at [email protected].

Collection dates for 2025-2026 are DV: Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, Jan 8, Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 9, May 7, June 4.

Library Program

library shelves with paper banner in foreground

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

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!

ARPA Club

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.

Adrenaline Theatre

This year, Adrenaline Theatre will be presenting 'The Girl with the Golden Locks' by Brian Taylor, a modern fairy-tale spy adventure featuring Agent Gold, a top agent in a whimsical world of espionage.

Planning is underway and tickets for our performances on February 18-20 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.

Athletics

PICS participates in a range of sports activities including soccer, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, and track & field. Check out our Athletics Page!

Grandparents Day

Every year we set aside one morning to have our grandparents visit us at PICS. This year Grandparents day is scheduled for April 24, 2025. Stay tuned closer to that date for more information!