MAP Testing – Why Bother? By Kristen Okabayashi In the communication envelopes today, K-8 families will find results of the first MAP testing cycle. Students in grades K-2 were assessed in reading and math, while student in grades 3-8 were tested in reading, math, and language usage. Each test takes somewhere between 30 minutes (for… Read more »
Buildings by Mary Norton, Third Grade Teacher Students are like buildings. Buildings are like students. Over the last 2 ½ years, my husband and I sold our home in Arbor Heights, dreamed of moving closer to the beach, eventually planning, designing, and moving to our new house in Brown’s Point. We finally made it about… Read more »
Words of Hope for Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Building Ownership of Learning in Middle School by Kristen Okabayashi As Hope School students transition to the high school of their choice, we hear over and over how academically prepared they are. Typically, Hope students do very well in high school, with frequent placements in Honors and… Read more »
Partnering with Parents by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal Research demonstrates that when parents/guardians are involved in their child’s school experience, students have higher school attendance, stronger grades, and learn more than when parents are not involved. Parent-teacher conferences are coming up in three weeks, and they are such a great way for parents to… Read more »
Just Paperwork? By Mrs. Wallace, Office Manager By now I’m sure you are all tired of all the reminders to complete your paperwork! Well, it’s an important part of my job to make sure we have the correct information on file, from email addresses to school milk orders. But what is even more important… Read more »
Learning to be a student! by Jennifer Neafcy, Kindergarten Teacher We are several weeks into the new school year, and the Kindergarten class has been hard at work! The beginning of Kindergarten can be both exciting and a little intimidating for these new learners. The days are longer and more structured, and the learning… Read more »
Hope School Turns 60! By Sally Heit, Admissions Director This year has started off much like any other year: new classmates, new teachers, Outdoor Ed, sport practices, etc. What is different from other years is that Hope School is celebrating its 60th Anniversary. That is pretty exciting, and considering Hope Church is 100 years… Read more »
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 »
