Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Turn! Turn! Turn! By Mairi Seraile, Orcas Pre-Kindergarten Teacher On Monday mornings the Orca Class takes a quick hike up to the music room where we greet our lovely music teacher Mrs. Brown. In our Pre K music class, we learn about old composers and the differences in […]
School Newsletter
WOH, Tuesday March 5, 2024
Emergency Preparedness by Jennifer Neafcy, Kindergarten & Head Teacher While we hope and pray that a significant emergency does not happen at Hope, one of our jobs as a school is to prepare for possible emergencies, including natural and man-made emergencies. This can be an emotionally draining process of thinking through different types of emergencies that […]
WOH, Tuesday February 27, 2024
LEST 2024 by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal The annual Lutheran Elementary Schools Tournament is now complete! As with other years, this three day tournament of events was so much fun. Our students represented themselves well at LEST and brought home many award, and you can see this in the award page coming home today. Congrats to our […]
WOH, Tuesday February 13, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Masquerade Auction 2024 by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal The annual Hope auction is quickly approaching on March 9, 2024! The primary purpose of the auction is of course to raise funds for the Parents and Teachers of Hope (PTH), a group which runs numerous programs which support the […]
WOH, Tuesday February 6, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Poetry in Second Grade By Elonna Visser, 2nd Grade Teacher Early in the school year, 2nd grade started reading poems as we prepared for lunch. We enjoyed it so much, we are still doing it! One of our favorite poets is Jack Prelutsky. He often writes silly […]
WOH, Tuesday January 30, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Praise through Music By Erika Alba, 4th Grade Teacher Last week, as part of our celebration of Lutheran Schools Week, students were introduced to Psalm 65:8, “Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to […]
WOH, Tuesday January 23, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Celebrating Lutheran SchoolsBy Kristen Okabayashi, Principal This week is our annual week where we celebrate Lutheran Schools across the country. Hope Lutheran Schools is part of a larger community of schools including over 1,600 preschools and early childhood centers, and more than 800 elementary schools. Together, […]
WOH, Tuesday January 16, 2024
Hope Calendar Link Hot Lunch Link Athletic Fee Link Community Building within Hope By Tim Caudle, Middle School Teacher One of the great joys of my week here at Hope is when my 7th Graders get to visit the Kindergarten classroom for reading buddies. They sit side-by-side and get to share wonderful stories together. It is […]
WOH, Tuesday January 9, 2024
Reminders of Hope By Sabrina Chau, 1st grade teacher “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 This scripture popped up on my phone right before my job interview with Mrs.Okabayashi in June 2023. During that time, I was struggling with the transition process as […]
WOH, January 2, 2024
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful and recharging break as we kick off a new calendar year. Happy 2024! CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tues, 1/2: 6:30pm Auction Meeting Tues, 1/9; 6:30pm Preschool Open House Fri, 1/12: Preschool Programs Closed; PS Parent-Teacher Conferences Mon, 1/15: No School – ML King Jr Day (all programs closed) Tues, […]