Fall Sports Success by Tim Allen, Athletic Director What a fun fall season of sports we just wrapped up, with Cross Country, Volleyball, and Flag Football teams all competing their hardest and offering great competition! It’s so interesting to see the students in a different realm other than the classroom; in some ways, […]
School Newsletter
WOH For Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
Parent Teacher Conferences by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal All of our teachers have been working hard recently preparing for parent teacher conferences, beginning tomorrow through Thursday. Teachers have collected assessment data, organized anecdotal information, and reviewed assignment and tests to get ready for conferences. Thank you all for supporting the days without school so […]
WOH For Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Music’s Impact on Learning by Thad Franklin, Music Director In the past few years, neuroscience has given us groundbreaking information about how we process the world around us. By studying our brains in real time neuroscientists have made significant discoveries such as proving physical activity improves cognitive flexibility, motivation is tied to the strength […]
WOH For October 25, 2016
The Great Shake Out by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal Last Thursday, Hope Lutheran School participated in the international “Great Shake Out” by having an earthquake drill at 10:20 on 10-20. In joining in the earthquake drill, students and staff were part of an estimated 21.4 million people in the United States and 54.8 million people […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
Learning through Play by Christina Figgins, Preschool Teacher/Director When starting preschool as a Sea Star at Hope we begin by learning rules and routine; the way we learn these are through fun songs and games. When it’s time to clean-up, one child (the “special helper” of the day) gets to inform the kids by […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Off to College! by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal This fall, our family had a big transition as oldest son Ryan flew the coop and headed off to college at Western Washington University in Bellingham. Even though he is probably the quietest Okabayashi in our house, we all really miss him, maybe BECAUSE he’s the quietest! […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
Fall Happenings! By Tim Allen, Sixth Grade Teacher and Athletic Director What a fall it has already been! The school year has gotten off to an amazing start, with so many different fun events already happening or happening in the next few weeks. As I make the transition this year from just Homeroom […]
WOH For Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016
What if PTH went away? By Heather Paar, Hope parent and PTH board member Before my first child went to kindergarten, I talked to a lot of parents. Time and again I heard some version of this statement: “What makes a school great is how involved the parents are.” You likely groaned, “fundraising, ugh, […]
WOH For Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016
Learning to Read by Jennifer Neafcy, Kindergarten Teacher We have been back at school for three weeks, and there is already a lot happening in the Kindergarten class! What a joy it has been to watch these new Kindergartners enter the classroom excited about school and about learning. The children have been making new […]
WOH For Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016
Love thy Neighbor and Yourself, By Sally Heit This is our first full week back to school, and it feels great! After spending the summer with empty classrooms, dark hallways and the occasional visitor, it feels good to have students walking the halls and see teachers in the classroom. As with every academic year we […]