November 28, 2025
Principal’s Message – November 28th
Dear École Herbert Spencer Community,
The tree is officially LIT!
A huge thank you to our entire community for making First Light such a success last night!
Special thanks to Ms. Ranford for organizing Winter Song—everyone sang so beautifully—and to the PAC for all your hard work with planning, setup, and takedown.
We’re also grateful to The New West Guys for their generous hot chocolate donation, and to all of YOU for coming out and making this another amazing community event.
What a great way to welcome the holiday season!
5 Days of Giving!
Staff and students are busy preparing for this year’s 5 Days of Giving campaign! Last year thanks to your generosity, the event was an incredible success! We were so impressed by the response from our amazing community and the leadership our students demonstrated in promoting, collecting, organizing, and giving their time, energy, and enthusiasm to such an important cause.
We are excited to continue this tradition again this year! At the heart of the event are themed giving days, which highlight specific needs that families can most benefit from. Collections will take place from Monday, December 8 to Friday, December 12 as follows:
Monday, December 8th – All thing Babies – Diapers, Wipes, Baby Food, Formula …
Tuesday, December 9th – Loonies and Toonies – Financial Donations are most helpful as the buying power of the Purpose Society is intensified, an online link will also be made available
Wednesday, December 10th – Toiletries – Toothpaste, Toothbrushes shampoo, soap …
Thursday, December 11th – Food Bank – Non-perishable food items
Friday, December 12th – Final Call for All – Final day for families to bring any and all items, all donations are picked up on this day
Your contributions make a real difference in the lives of local families. Thank you for supporting this initiative and helping us spread kindness during the holiday season!
Early French Immersion Consolidation FAQs – Please find the complete list of FAQs from the November 20th EFI Information Session.
Community Happenings!
Gongcha! at Royal City Centre is giving our community 15% off! Check it out!
New West Schools Family Math Night – December 10, 2025 – More info HERE!
Calendar Dates:
Dec 11 First Report Published
Dec 12 McDonald’s Fun Lunch
Dec 19 PAC Gift Treat Day
Dec 22 – Jan 2 Winter Vacation
Useful Links:
École Herbert Spencer Website
École Herbert Spencer Parent Advisory Council Website
PAC Events Calendar
École Herbert Spencer 2025-26 School Calendar
School Cash Online Information
Family Portal Instructions for Parents
My Ed BC Parent Portal instructions