Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Teaching Art or Teaching to Think Like an Artist? by Luz Bratcher, Art Specialist Last summer, I stumbled upon a video that profoundly impacted me as an art educator. It was a TEDxTalk by Cindy Foley, Director of the Grand Rapids Museum, entitled Teaching Art or Teaching to […]
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WOH, Tuesday December 17, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch LinkAthletic Fee Link Preschool Discovers Christmas by Christina Figgins, Preschool Teacher and Co-Director As we approach the most wonderful time of the year, we are filled with gratitude for the joy and laughter that our preschoolers bring into our classroom. The holiday season is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the incredible […]
WOH Tuesday, December 10, 2024
HopeCalendarLink Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Christmas Happenings! by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal We hope this newsletter finds you well as we prepare our hearts (and houses!) to celebrate the birth of Jesus! As the holiday season is upon us, we would like to wish everyone a joyous and blessed Christmas! This week will […]
WOH, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024
HopeCalendarLink Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link It’s Giving Day by Sally Heit Twelve years ago Giving Tuesday began as a grassroots social media movement to encourage communities to give to charities and nonprofits during the holiday season. Five years ago Hope School established the Eagle Excellence Fund and has taken part during Giving Tuesday. Did you […]
WOH, Tuesday November 19, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link What We Love About Fourth Grade by Jennifer Neafcy, 4th Grade Teacher After a decade of teaching early childhood, I transitioned to fourth grade. While I have been known as a preschool and kindergarten teacher at Hope, the majority of my experience has been in elementary and […]
WOH, Tuesday October 29, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Inspiring Educators by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope School Principal K-8 teachers recently attended the annual Northwest District teachers conference in beautiful Seaside, Oregon. We always enjoy long walks on the beach, time together as a staff, and of course learning more about the world of education! The weather […]
WOH, Tuesday October 22, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Admissions by Sally Heit, Admissions and Marketing Director Kindergarten Information Night It feels like school just started and here we are in the month of October! How can that be? And not only that, but we are nearing our first open house event, Kindergarten Information Night on October 29th. […]
WOH, Tuesday October 8, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Hope Garden Club by Elonna Visser, Second Grade Teacher “The LORD will guide you always… You will be like a well-watered garden…” Isaiah 58:11 One of the gems Hope acquired when purchasing the North campus is a greenhouse. Mrs. Heit had the brilliant idea of using it […]
WOH, Tuesday October 1, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Outdoor Education at Miracle Ranch by Kristin Gimelli Hemme, Middle School Teacher I recently had the privilege and opportunity to participate in the Outdoor Education trip with the 6th grade class. We traveled to Miracle Ranch near Port Orchard, WA for three wonderful days of adventures, education, […]
WOH, Tuesday September 24, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Welcome Fall by Sally Heit, Admissions Director The first day of autumn was on Sunday and what a beautiful day it was! There could not have been a more perfect start to the season. My husband Eric teases me because usually about mid August my ultra sensitive […]
