The Kindergarten Classroom by Elonna Visser, Kindergarten Teacher We are several weeks into the new school year, and the kindergarten class is definitely starting to settle into a routine! Kindergarten is a year of transition as students move from preschool or home to a more structured learning environment where they will continue to grow intellectually,… Read more »
MAP® Growth™ Testing Information byJennifer Neafcy, Assistant Principal This week, Hope students began testing with MAP® Growth™ test from NWEA® . During the month of October and two more times throughout the year, your child will take a MAP® Growth™ test from NWEA® on a computer or tablet. We give students MAP Growth tests… Read more »
Technology in 2021 by Roger Davenport, Technology Director Thankfully, this year has been a bit easier on all of us technologically. We have had the students back in school full time and no zoom – yay! But we have still had a new learning curve, with a new Student Information System (Gradelink) and a… Read more »
Happy Fall! By Jennifer Neafcy, Assistant Principal My family and I spent Saturday in the warm sunshine at Alki Beach, and then enjoyed probably the last outdoor meal on our deck for the season. On Sunday, we ended the weekend watching our daughter play soccer in the pouring cold rain. As great as Saturday was,… Read more »
Curriculum Night Curriculum Night is tomorrow, Tuesday evening, September 21. We are happy to welcome parents back into our building for Curriculum Night to hear more about our current teaching curriculum, school policies and procedures, and other school updates. Please note that students are not to attend this event. Additionally, in order to limit the… Read more »
Curriculum Night By Jennifer Neafcy Curriculum Night is coming up next Tuesday evening, September 21. We are happy to welcome parents back into our building for Curriculum Night to hear more about our current teaching curriculum, school policies and procedures, and other school updates. This year, we will have three different sessions based upon… Read more »
Welcome Back by Jennifer Neafcy, Hope Assistant Principal Welcome back from your Labor Day weekend. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our new families and students to Hope! Our first week back at school was full of energy and excitement with new and returning students and staff. I was exhausted, in… Read more »
Words of Hope for Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Back to School! By Kristen Okabayashi, Hope School Principal Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! It was lovely seeing many of our new and returning families at the back to school event yesterday and we can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow for the first day of… Read more »
Welcome Back to School Day – Monday, August 30th Families are invited to join us in the classroom from either 11:00 AM-1:00 PM or from 5:00-7:00 PM based on family last name. After visiting in the classroom, please head out to the north parking lot for the uniform exchange tables and yearbook distribution. PTH (Parents… Read more »
Reminder Campus Clean-up Days– August 12-14 Students, teachers and staff are returning to campus soon, and we want to make our campuses beautiful! We need your help! Come for just an hour or all 3 days, August 12-14. Details and the signup can be found HERE. There are projects for everyone, inside and out, so take a… Read more »
