1. No School Monday, April 29 – Professional Development DayOur teachers will be gathering on Monday to reflect upon and celebrate their learning regarding our Teaching For Transformation professional development days this year. They will be giving insights to one another regarding how their students have responded to their deep hopes and the ways they have seen students use their learning to see how they can be a part of God’s great story. 2. Gala En Bleu  The Silent Auction

We’re excited to announce that the Gala en Bleu Silent Auction is now open! Bid Now We’re using the Auctria platform again, so you may already have an account from past years. Login or create a new account and check out all the amazing donations we received from the community. Big shout out to Danielle Casey, Whittney Theunisz, Alyson Westra, and our amazing Classroom Parent Leaders for gathering everything. The Silent Auction closes at 9:15 PM (PST) on Saturday, April

We know many people are planning ahead, so we wanted to let you know some key dates for the 2024/25 school year: First Day of School – September 3Fall Pro-D Days – November 1 and 7-8Christmas Break – December 23 – January 3Spring Break – March 17-28, 2025Last day of School – June 20, 2025 With our anticipated move to the new education wing happening in late December or early January, there will be an added week of non-instructional days

Hello MRCS Community, Exciting things are happening on the construction of our new gym and education wing. Please follow the link below to view our April construction update video: April Update Also, we have two current volunteer needs on campus: Off-hours SecurityWe’re in need of on-site overnight and weekend security —specifically someone who can stay on-site in an RV overnight. This may be an ideal role for a post-secondary student. More details are available for interested persons by contacting .

1. Graduation Capstone PresentationsOur grads will be presenting their Capstone projects next week Thursday, April 25 from 6-8:30 PM at the school. A link to the schedule can be found here. There will be refreshments available for all parents and family members attending to support their grads that evening starting at 5:30 PM. Thank you for your time and commitment to MRCS — it’s time to celebrate your grads! 2. “And Then There Were None” – MRCS DramaTickets are now

1. Gala en Bleu Ticket purchase deadline is this Friday, April 12! Get your individual tickets or a table of 8 for this year’s gala on Saturday, April 27 at Meadow Gardens Golf Club.  Gala Tickets 2. MRCS Day at the BallparkAs per the app message on April 4, make plans to buy tickets to the Vancouver Canadians Baseball game on Sunday, June 2 for a fun day out with our school community.   Vancouver Canadians Tickets 3. MRCS Clothing StoreReminder

We are happy to announce that all our MRCS and Hornets merch is now available to order 24/7 on our website www.mrcs.ca/shop. Once you place an order, please wait for an email advising you that your order is ready to pick up at the office. We will not be shipping any orders. Please note: some stock is quite limited right now, but a restock order has been placed! Please email Alyson if you have any questions.

Grades K-5 will be participating in Jump Rope for Heart again this year, in partnership with the Heart & Stroke Foundation. The kickoff was today and classroom teachers sent fundraising packets with your children. Please note: all fundraising must be done online register online by going to jumpropeforheart.ca click “join your school” and search our school jump-off day is Friday, April 19 fundraising closes April 26 any questions can be directed to Angela Brompton and/or Lori Born.

Join us on Sunday, June 2 at Nat Bailey Stadium for MRCS Day at the Ballpark, as the Vancouver Canadians take on the Tri-City Dust Devils in a 1:05 PM matchup. This is also a Family Fun Sunday at the Nat, where kids 12 and under are welcomed to run the bases after the game. Head to this link https://fevo-enterprise.com/0602-MRCS to purchase your tickets. All tickets purchased through this link are just $20 and MRCS receives $5 back for each

As a part of their commitment to keeping young drivers safe, ICBC sponsors a Road Safety Speaker for our Grade 11 and 12 students each spring. “Road safety speakers share how making poor choices while driving have impacted their lives, and the lives of their family and friends. Sharing their deeply personal stories with compassion and humour, they connect and challenge young drivers to think twice before taking risks while driving. They speak about the risks resulting from poor choices