Day 2 – Hope to Home Learning – the Green Edition by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! I came out of an intense teacher meeting this morning (where I’m still stunned that we are completely changing our entire teaching process in less than one week) to discover that as usual, the leprechauns… Read more »
Technology for the Future by Kevin Jones, Technology Director These are exciting times at Hope! As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, we strive not just to stay current, but to prepare for the next 60 years. In recent weeks, we have made many improvements in the technology we use at Hope. Several components of our… Read more »
Lasting Impressions by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal As we prepare to send off our older students to compete in the annual Lutheran Elementary Schools Tournament (LEST) in Portland this week, I recently talked with them about how others at LEST will view them. Students, parents, and staff from other schools and the Concordia University… Read more »
Fruits of the Spirit by Tammy Shelver, Preschool Teacher Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” We introduced these verses to our PreKindergarten class this school year and it is amazing how well… Read more »
Celebrating Community – By Sally Heit, Admissions Director These last two weeks have been tough for our Hope community. Many tears have been shed. Hugs have been generously given and gratefully received. Cards have been thoughtfully made and gifts donated. The outpouring of love and prayer has been felt and is immensely appreciated during a… Read more »
Hope Family, The date has been set for Hope parent Jana Layman’s service. It will be at Trinity Church on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at noon. Trinity West Seattle Church 7551 35th Ave. SW Seattle, WA 98126 Many of you are asking about how you can support Jana Layman’s children and their grandma as they… Read more »
More than Just Tummy Trouble? By Lucy Kuhn, 4th Grade Teacher Welcome to 2020 and the second half of our school year at Hope! Just prior to Christmas break we had our amazing Scholastic book fair and I was able to add many new books to our classroom library courtesy of our funds raised. One… Read more »
Loving our Hope Family by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal We shared earlier today about the loss of our dear Hope Parent Jana Layman (Ablin). I am personally feeling some of the same emotions that you might be feeling also: sadness, anger, grief, and disbelief. As we talk with the students at school, I thought it… Read more »
Inch by Inch, Year by Year by Julie Hartley, 2nd grade teacher “I can’t believe how much you’ve grown!” I have found myself saying this (or at least thinking it!) so many times this year that I couldn’t begin to keep track. We are so blessed to be in a tight-knit small school community where… Read more »
Merry Christmas from Hope by Kristen Okabayashi I generally take time throughout each school day to make at least one full “lap” around the building, peeking into classrooms to see what’s happening, doing a quick visit if teachers are not in the middle of actively teaching a lesson, and checking out the hallways for… Read more »
