WOH, January 2, 2024
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful and recharging break as we kick off a new calendar year. Happy 2024!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Tues, 1/2: 6:30pm Auction Meeting
Tues, 1/9; 6:30pm Preschool Open House
Fri, 1/12: Preschool Programs Closed; PS Parent-Teacher Conferences
Mon, 1/15: No School – ML King Jr Day (all programs closed)
Tues, 1/16: PTH General Meeting
Tues, 1/16: Parent Ed Talk (after PTH General Meeting)
Sun, 1/21:Lutheran Schools Week Sunday
Mon, 1/22-Fri 1/26; National Lutheran Schools Week
Weds. 1/31 7:45am Donuts with Grownups
SCHOOL NEWS
Enter to Win $1000!
A new year has begun! You can help Hope School by writing a review on Niche.com and be entered to win $1000! Now wouldn’t that be a fun way to begin 2024 and help your child’s school!
4th & 5th Grade Bible Club beginning on Thursday mornings in January! All 4th and 5th grade students are invited to join the Bible Club beginning Thursday, January 11 at 7:55-8:20 am in the View Room. We will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Students will be given the opportunity to study the Bible, participate in fun Scripture memory contests and pray together. Questions, contact our Family Life Minister patramueller@hopeseattle.org.
Thank you from the School Office
We would also like to extend our warmest appreciation for all of the lovely cards, words of appreciation and gifts, both for the office staff, as well as for our awesome teachers. We are blessed to be a part of such a caring and thoughtful community!
ADMISSIONS
Preschool Open House – Tues, 1/9; 6:30pm
Our Preschool Open House for prospective families is January 19th at 6:30. We’ll be welcoming new families to our preschool classrooms and showing them what we do in our play-based preschool program. Please feel free to invite families in your neighborhood to attend. They can register to attend through this link. If you are a current family and have a child that will be ready for preschool next fall as a new student but haven’t applied yet, please do so through this link. It is important that we receive your application by January 31st at the latest as new family applications will be assigned open spots after January 31st.
Re-enrollment for Fall 2024 will begin January 15-31, 2024. Current families will re-enroll for the following year through GradeLink beginning January 15th and submit the $200 registration fee/child at the end of the registration process. If you need to enroll a sibling new to Hope, please fill out an application for them through this link. This would include students entering preschool or new to the elementary or middle school programs. Beginning February 1st, new applications will be processed and placed into programs, so in order to secure a spot for your child next fall, please make sure to apply or re-enroll them before January 31st.
IMPORTANT LINKS:
Payment Portal
Sports, Milk and Bible Link- https://bngn.blackbaud.school/?id=xnxrcid4vjy
SCHOOL EVENTS
Hope Praying Parent Group
This group will meet on Thursdays at 2:30-3:00 pm. Can you come a little early before pickup and join us as we pray for our Hope students and teachers? You don’t have to be an expert at praying out loud to come. You can listen and pray silently as well. We will gather in front of the church office entry and meet in the Fireside room. Questions contact patramueller@hopeseattle.org.
PTH EVENTS
Auction Meeting, Today 1/2: 6:30pm – 7:30pm in the Commons. Come help us plan our auction and earn your PIP hours! (Auction will be on March 9, 2024). The Auction Committee meets on Tuesdays (unless otherwise posted).
PTH General Meeting: Tuesday 1/16 6:00pm – 6:30pm in the School Sanctuary
Please join your PTH Board, room parents, teacher and staff. The PTH will be sharing information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities which you don’t want to miss. It will last 30 minutes, and you earn PIP credit!
On hand SCRIP gift cards will be available to purchase by cash or check only.
Parent Ed Talk: Tuesday 1/16 (after the PTH General Meeting)
Please join the PTH, teachers and staff for an informative Parent Ed Talk. (More details to come soon)
Donuts with Grownups Event – Wednesday, January 31st, 7:45am-8:25 am
Student(s) and their Special Grownup will gather in the Commons to socialize and enjoy donuts (we will have coffee, tea and water) before their class starts. Grownups are invited to stay to attend Wednesday Chapel service after the event.
Auction Volunteers needed: Many hands (and hearts) make light work, and we need many volunteers to have a successful auction. There are many opportunities to work from home as well. Please use the link to sign up to help. https://hopeseattle.ejoinme.org/volunteer