Words of Hope of for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 Curriculum Night September 24 Curriculum Night is coming up next Tuesday evening, September 24; we hope all our K-8 parents and guardians are able to join us to hear more about current teaching curriculum, school policies and procedures, and other school updates. This year,… Read more »
Why do we teach? By Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal Prior to working in the education field, I was a manager in the retail clothing industry. I worked for several different companies in store operations, the buying office, and store management, finishing up that career as a district manager overseeing a variety of different stores in… Read more »
Grounded in Faith by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV) 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because… Read more »
Happy summer from all of us at Hope! We pray for a time of relaxation and recharging time for all of you, and quality time as a family playing games, being outside, and doing whatever brings you joy and peace. This will be our last Tuesday Words of Hope for this school year. The… Read more »
Last Week Thoughts by Kristen Okabayashi This school year we were thrilled to add 75 new students in preschool through 8th grade, which is pretty incredible for a school of our size. Many of the new K-8 students arrived from a school that unfortunately closed around this time last year. As the school year… Read more »
Humming around Hope by Sally Heit, Admissions Director I enjoy walking around the school during the day and listening to the hum of the building. The school feels alive with activity and learning. Drones whiz above my head ruffling my hair; I hear an “Oh man!” shouted in response to defeat at the game Clue… Read more »
East Coast Trip 2019 by Kristen Okabayashi The Capitol, the White House, Lincoln Memorial, the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, and the show “Aladdin” on Broadway in NYC were all places we visited on our East Coast Trip May 10-17 with the 7th and 8th grade classes. The trip was just incredible, full… Read more »
Field Trip with 7th Grade by Lisa Meyer, Middle School Teacher 7th graders recently traveled to Bainbridge Island to visit the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial and Historical Museum. It was an amazing day of learning about the Japanese Americans who were taken to Manzanar Internment camps during World War II. Students were able to… Read more »
Behind the Scenes by Shari Wallace, Office Manager If you’ve stepped into the school office lately you can most likely feel the buzz. The month of May seems to be a joy filled busy month. In our school office, Mrs. O. has been very busy planning our East Coast trip. This trip has been… Read more »
Advanced Technology: Drones by Tim Allen, Middle School Teacher Many of us are aware of drone technology, but how many of us can actually say we know how they operate? We thought the perfect opportunity to explore this would be in our middle school advanced technology elective, and our students were very supportive of that… Read more »
