A Year End Message from the PAC!

June 26, 2025

Dear École Herbert Spencer Families,

Thank You!

Thank you all for another wonderful year! Whether you volunteered or participated in any of the PAC’s fundraisers or events this year – we could not have had such a great school year without you and your children! A special shout-out to all our Grade 5 students who are on their way to middle school. And to those families whose time at École Herbert Spencer has come to an end this year, thank you for being such a wonderful part of our school family.

I want to take the opportunity to thank all the 2024-2025 PAC Executive Committee members who have given your time and expertise to ensure that we had a great year. We would not have accomplished so much without you! Thank you to Jennifer Rhyne who has been an important part of our PAC for many years, including designing our beautiful Yearbooks. We thank you so much for everything, and we will miss you!

We are looking forward to another great year in 2025-2026, which will include Carnival at the end of May!

PAC Executive Committee 2025-2026

I have had the pleasure of being the Chair of the PAC this year and I am back for next year. Thank you to everyone who has put their name forward for our PAC Executive Committee next year. If you have considered joining the PAC Executive Committee, we are still looking to fill a few positions for next year including:

Secretary (drafts agendas and takes minutes at monthly PAC meetings);
Canadian Parents for French (CPF) Representative;
Member-at-Large (Events Committee);
Member-at-Large (Social Media).

Please reach out to me at herbertspencerpacchair@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested in any of these positions.

2024-2025 Year in Review

I am so proud to share that during the 2024-2025 school year, our PAC has achieved the following:

Donated:

Over $1,980 raised during the Halloween Howl for the Food Bank
$1,000 towards two New Westminster Secondary School Bursaries for two former EHSS students

Funded/Purchased:

Welcome Back Coffee for parents on the first day of school
Ball hockey equipment
Books to support the Reading Link Challenge
Supplies to support the Performing Arts Club and the “High Seas” musical
Jeff Chiba Stearns Library Graphic Novel Drawing and Story-telling
Mike’s Critters for the Kindergarten and Grade 1 classes
VSO tickets and bus for Grade 2 classes
Freezies for Sports Day
Grade 5 Graduation activities: Otter Co-op; dance; water blasters; lunch
Over $14,000 for our classes and teachers for supplies, field trips, and activities
Created a beautiful forest-themed yearbook

Events:

Halloween Howl
Christmas Craft Fair (raised over $5,000)
First Light
Holiday Cookie Day (for students and staff)
Family Photos

Funds Raised:

16 Fun Lunch days raising over $11,000 for the school
2 Neufeld Farm deliveries raised over $2,000
Purdy’s fundraiser raised $1,300
Winter Greenery fundraiser raised over $780
Created by Kids raised $2,300
5 Freezie Fridays raising over $2,000

Thank you again to everyone for a memorable year! Have a wonderful summer and see you on September 2^nd!

Sincerely,

Courtney Daws
Chair, École Herbert Spencer School PAC

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A Year End Message from the PAC!