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Thunder Bay Christian School April 17, 2025

Looking Ahead:
Friday., April 18^th	Good Friday (no school)
Monday., April 21^st	Easter Monday (no school)
Wednesday., April 23rd	Hot Lunch - Pizza
Friday., April 25^th	Grandparents' Day
May 7^th	Hot Lunch – Penne & Meatballs from Columbus Centre
May 19th	Victoria Day (no school)
May 21^st	Hot Lunch- Pogo’s
May 29 & 30^th	Grade 7 Old Fort William Trip
June 2^nd to 6^th	Grade 8 Toronto Trip
June 11th	Field Day
June 16^th	Grade 8 Graduation @ First CRC
June 18^th	Last day of School – Half Day

School Announcements

Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Tea will be held Friday, April 25th, at 1:15 p.m. in the TBCS gym. Grandparents and/or special family friends are invited by the students to this yearly event which includes coffee, tea & treats followed by a performance by the students. An opportunity to visit the students in their classrooms afterwards follows the program.

Nut-free Baking is needed to serve our special guests at the Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day Tea. We would appreciate each family helping by sending in one dozen nut-free cookies/squares. This will provide a delicious variety of treats to set out on the tables. Please send the baking into the school the day before, Thursday, April 24^th or the morning of the tea, Friday, April 25th. Thank you.

Student Council is collecting boxes of cereal Next Week (April 22-25) for a spin on our annual food drive. We are asking that students bring in their favourite kind of cereal to donate to The Gathering Place for their Open Hand’s program. We will keep track of the top three favourite cereal types for some added fun! If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Dykstra, Mrs. MacCallum, or Mrs. Schelhaas.

Reminder that Jeannette and John will be away Wednesday., April 16th to Tuesday., April 29th.

Panda Bus - Bram Kamerman (807) 629-8927 April 16-29
Dana Fiorito on the afternoon of the April 24^th (807) 629-3587

Giraffe Bus Dan Breukelman (807) 624-8052 April 16th to 29th.

Please let the drivers know of any absences and as always let the Office know as well.

Skate -A- Thon has raised approximately $30,000 so far! Great job TBCS!
Reminder if you have not submitted your forms & donations to do so ASAP! There is still a significant number of families who have yet to submit their forms.

Library news: Late and missing book notices went home this week. Please look for and send back missing library books; otherwise please e-transfer (cash@tbcs.school) or send $15/book with student & book name. Thank you!

Thunder Bay Christian School April 11, 2025

Looking Ahead:
Saturday., April 12th	Eagles Hockey 6pm – 8pm @ Norwest Arena
Tuesday., April 15^th	Membership Meeting 8pm TBCS Gym
Wednesday., April 16th	Easter Assembly led by JK-Gr 2 (9:15am @ First CRC)
Friday., April 18^th	Good Friday (no school)
April 21^st	Easter Monday (no school)
April 23rd	Hot Lunch - Pizza
April 25^th	Grandparents Day (invitations coming this week)

School Announcements

Skate -A- Thon Reminder if you have not submitted your forms & donations to do so ASAP! There is a significant number of families (approx. 20) who have yet to submit their forms.

Spring Membership Meeting: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Thunder Bay Christian School, I would like to invite you to the Spring Membership Meeting, packages were e-mailed out last week – please contact office@tbcs.school if you did not receive it.

To be held:

Date: April 15^th, 2025.

Time: 8:00 PM **

Place: TBCS Gymnasium

Easter Assembly @ First CRC will be held Wednesday April 16th, at 9:15am. The Assembly will be led by JK- Grade 2, all are welcome.

Come out and cheer on the Junior and Senior Eagles Hockey teams for our final game!
Who will take this year’s championship title??

Please join us at Norwest Arena from 6-8pm Saturday April 12th (tomorrow!) and bring cash for some locally made and fried, hot and ready B&B fries! Proceeds will go towards covering costs for the championship game, and any remaining proceeds will be donated to the school.

Previous years have gone over really well, with amazing turnout from our community, so let’s keep this tradition rolling and end our 24/25 season with some fun and friendly competition and lots of community support for our kids!

Let’s go EAGLES!!

Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Tea will be held Friday April 25th, at 1:15 p.m. in the TBCS gym. Grandparents and/or special family friends are invited by the students to this yearly event which includes coffee, tea & treats followed by a performance by the students. An opportunity to visit the students in their classrooms afterwards follows the program.

Giraffe and Panda Bus: Jeannette and John will be away Wednesday., April 16^th to Tuesday., April 29^th.
Bram Kamerman (807) 629-8927 will be driving Panda bus.

Dan Breukelman (807) 624-8052 will be driving Giraffe bus April 16^th to 24^th.

Jenny Groenheide (807) 620-5489 will be driving Giraffe bus April 25 – 29^th.

Please let the drivers know of any absences and as always let the Office know as well.

Thunder Bay Christian School April 4, 2025

Looking Ahead:
Wednesday., April 9th	Hot Lunch- Chicken Nuggets
Friday., April 11^th	Skate-a-Thon sponsor sheets/ money due
April 15^th	Membership Meeting 8pm TBCS Gym
April 16th	Easter Assembly led by JK-Gr 2
April 18^th	Good Friday
April 21^st	Easter Monday
April 25^th	Grandparents Day (invitations coming this week)

School Announcements

Skate-a-thon 2025: There are a few empty food containers yet on a cart by the office waiting to be claimed. Please hand in your sponsor sheets with the money collected by Friday, April 11^th. Some sponsors like to pay directly to the school as they sponsor other students as well and prefer to make only one payment. Other sponsors pay to the student the amount owing with cash or cheque. Please ensure that addresses are included with donators who wish to receive a tax receipt. E-transfer to cash@tbcs.school.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Thunder Bay Christian School, I would like to invite you to the Spring Membership Meeting, packages were e-mailed out today – please contact office@tbcs.school if you did not receive it.

To be held:

Date: April 15^th, 2025.

Time: 8:00 PM **

Place: TBCS Gymnasium

Thunder Bay Christian School - March 28th, 2025

Dates to Remember:

April 4^th PD Day

April 15th Membership Meeting

April 16th @ 9:00 am Easter Assembly

April 18th Good Friday- No School

April 21st Easter Monday- No School

April 25th Grandparents Day

May 19th Victoria Day

June 11th Field Day

June 16th Graduation

June 18th Last Day (Half Day)

Thunder Bay Christian School March 21, 2025

Looking Ahead:
March 24-28^th	School Spirit Week
March 26^th	Sloppy Joe Hot Lunch
April 4^th	PD Day
April 16th	Easter Assembly led by JK-Gr 2
April 18^th	Good Friday
April 21^st	Easter Monday
April 25^th	Grandparents Day

School Announcements

Skate-a-thon 2025: Thank you to everyone who took part in this fundraising event. It was a great time of food, fun, and fellowship, and, of course, skating! There are a few empty food containers yet on a cart by the office waiting to be claimed. Please hand in your sponsor sheets with the money collected by Friday, April 11^th. Some sponsors like to pay directly to the school as they sponsor other students as well and prefer to make only one payment. Other sponsors pay to the student the amount owing with cash or cheque. Please ensure that addresses are included with donators who wish to receive a tax receipt. E-transfer to cash@tbcs.school.

Next week is school spirit week! Get creative and come dressed to participate in each theme day next week.

Monday: Wear your absolute FAVOURITE colour day! Are you a red-hot chili pepper? A blue ocean explorer? A sunny yellow sunflower? Show off your colorful personality!

Tuesday: Dress like a teacher or school worker day! Maybe you'll be a wise librarian, a super-powered principal, or a super-smart science teacher! Get ready to teach (or pretend to!)!

Wednesday: Anything but a backpack day! Forget your backpack! Get creative! Bring your stuff in a shopping cart, a pillowcase, a wheelbarrow, a giant stuffed animal, a fishbowl (with no water!), or ANYTHING else you can think of (as long as it's safe and school-appropriate!). Let's see who's the most inventive!

Thursday: 90’s day! Get ready to travel back in time to the totally awesome 90s! Think bright colors, baggy clothes, scrunchies, fanny packs, and maybe even a Tamagotchi! Let's party like it's 1999! #90’s babies!

Friday: Crazy hair day! Let your hair go wild! Spikes, braids, glitter, feathers, or anything your imagination can dream up! The crazier, the better!

We can’t wait to see the creativity from all students and staff next week and look forward to all the fun! – The Student Council

Thunder Bay Christian School March 7, 2025

Looking Ahead:
Friday March 7th	Term 2 Report Cards
March 10-14	March Break
March 19th	Skate-A-Thon
March 24-28th	School Spirit Week
March 26th	Sloppy Joe Hot Lunch
April 4th	PD Day
April 16th	Easter Assembly led by JK-Gr 2

School Announcements

Tuition & Cost Per Student: Please see the attached letter included in email.

Report cards are coming home today with each student.

March Break is this coming week. We pray everyone enjoys a safe and fun week off with family and friends.

Skate-a-thon 2025 is scheduled for March 19, 2025, at the NorWest Arena. Each student will be coming home with a pledge sheet in with their report cards. There are more in the office if you did not get one, or if you need extra lines for all the pledges! Feel free to take one for a relative or friend that would like to participate as well. If everyone does their part, we can reach this year's budgeted goal of $25,000.00. All money raised goes directly to the school. Go T.B.C.S. students!

The Booster Club is still looking for people to help in the kitchen for the Skate-a-thon for the following shift times: 2-3:30pm, 3:30-5pm, and 5pm - clean-up/close.

The first shift would be setting up and heating the food (2-3:30pm)

Second shift is serving (3:30-5pm)

Last shift is mostly cleanup and a bit of serving (5pm- close, around 6:30pm)

If interested in helping out, please contact Veronika Krpan at 807-620-4950 or Emily Bakker at 807-633-0847.

Bussing For March 17th-21st. Bram Kamerman will be driving the Panda bus (John Meijaard’s run) for the week of March 17th-21st. Please contact Bram @ 807-629-8927 for any updates/changes during this week.

SSSAA Hockey: On March 5th, TBCS was proud to have 2 teams represent our school in the annual Lakehead School Board hockey tournament. The first team consisted of mostly grade 8/9 students with a few Grade 7 students. This team was captained and guided by Nolan Jaspers and had great goaltending by Kaleb Mol, helping to clinch us to our gold medal chance. All team members did really well going into the gold medal game; unfortunately the game was cut short. Due to an unfortunate circumstance, there was an injury on the other team, ending the game. We have reached out for an update and the injured player is doing okay. Our second team was captained by Levi Breukelman and goal tended by Braiden Mol. This team was a lot younger than most of their competition but played some great hockey and kept games very close! We, as coaches, were very impressed by the students’ behaviour, respect, and hard work ethic throughout the day, both on and off the ice. Thank you to all that participated and helped to make this possible.

Coaches: Nick, Dave, Ryan, Shawn, Aaron and Ian.

From Student Council:

Spirit Week is Back! March 24th to 28th everyone is welcome to participate in our school spirit week. Each day has a different theme for dressing up or a chance to get creative!?

Monday: Wear your favourite colour day!

Tuesday: Dress up like a teacher day!

Wednesday: Anything but a backpack day!

Thursday: 90's day!

Friday: Crazy hair day!

We can't wait to see everyone get creative and show their school spirit!

-The Student Council

Job Openings

Director of Operations (Principal)
TBCS is seeking an energetic and visionary leader to serve as our Director of Operations (Principal). As a well-established educational organization, TBCS is dedicated to nurturing students in a Christ-centered environment committed to academic excellence and spiritual growth. The Director of Operations will play a pivotal role in building upon the school’s structured direction and growth, encouragement of a positive and collaborative school culture, and ensuring the overall success and well-being of students, faculty, and staff.

Please reference the “Staff Application Package” for detailed information and application instructions

Junior Intermediate Teaching Position (2 Positions Available, 1 for Maternity Leave)

Primary Teaching Postion (Maternity Leave)

Janitorial Position: Thunder Bay Christian School is looking for applicants for the janitorial position for the 25/26 school year. This can be a two- or three-year term. Please send your resume to office@tbcs.school or contact Maintenance Committee with any questions. David Cramer (807)628-5051, Chris Streutker (807) 629-6106. Deadline to apply is May 31, 2025.

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Thunder Bay Christian School

Looking Ahead:
Friday., February 28^th	Snow Day
Monday., March 3rd	SSSAA Hockey Try out @ Norwest 7:30 pm- 9:30pm
Wednesday., March 5th	SSSAA Hockey Tournament @ Fort William First Nations
Thursday., March 6th	Skiing - Grades 5-10 Loch Lomond
Friday., March 7^th	Term 2 Report Cards
March 10-14	March Break
March 19^th	Skate a Thon/ Food items due no later than 2pm

School Announcements

Milk New online order forms went out yesterday. Due by Wednesday, March 5^th.

– click the link to order Milk https://forms.office.com/r/RwhZKAdrgK

Library When sending an e-transfer for lost or damaged books please put in the e-transfer notes the name of the book. Thank you, The Librarians.

Sports The Lakehead Public school hockey tournament will be held March 5th at Fort William First Nations.

We have booked a practice for Monday March 3rd at Norwest, 8-9:30pm. All players must attend if you want to play in the tournament. PLEASE ARRIVE BY 7:30PM!
Make sure you bring your TBCS hockey jersey as they will be divided up.

$10.00 per player covers practice ice and refreshments including a snack and drink. There will be up to 4 games in a 5 hour period with intense competitive play, so nutritious lunches and snacks are mandatory.

Competitive team will be blue, rec team will be gold. They will be divided up at Friday’s ice. Please bring your grey socks to the tournament.
It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure skates are sharpened and all equipment is in working order and not missing!
Competitive team’s first game is at 9:00, rec is at 9:15. Please arrange to have your players at the rink for 8:30am, please be on time.

The Booster Club is looking for people to help in the kitchen for the Skate-a-thon for the following shift times: 2-3:30pm, 3:30-5pm, and 5pm - clean up/close.

The Skate-A-Thon will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
The first shift would be setting up and heating the food (2-3:30pm)
Second shift is serving (3:30-5pm)

Last shift is mostly cleanup and a bit of serving (5pm- close, around 6:30pm)

If interested in helping out, please contact Veronika Krpan at 807-620-4950 or Emily Bakker at 807-633-0847.

The Booster Club will be serving supper from 3:30 – 6:00 pm for the Skate-A-Thon in the gym. All families are asked to bring a specific food item to the school kitchen to make this supper both possible and free. Please bring your food item to the kitchen no later than 2pm on Wednesday, March 19^th.

Job Openings

Please reference the “Staff Application Package” for detailed information and application instructions

Junior Intermediate Teaching Position (2 Positions Available, 1 for Maternity Leave)

Primary Teaching Postion (Maternity Leave)

Employment / Thunder Bay Christian School / Thunder Bay, Ontario