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, […]
School Newsletter
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 […]
WOH For Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016
Words of Hope for Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Accreditation! By Kristen Okabayashi, Principal We had a wonderful first week of school last week! I think the cloudy weather helped all of us adjust to being back to school after a beautiful summer. Lots of great energy and enthusiasm in the whole school! We are […]
WOH For Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Loved2Love by Kristen Okabayashi We were so pleased to see the great turnout last night at our Welcome Back Night, and many thanks to our wonderful Parents and Teachers of Hope (PTH) for hosting our event! The school is so quiet over the summer and we love to see it come alive with students […]
WOH For Tuesday, August 23, 2016
The school year is almost upon us! We hope you enjoy your last week of summer and we look forward to seeing everyone soon. We have one staff update to share with you: preschool extended care teacher Emily Tanis-Likkel let us know that she was offered and accepted a prekindergarten teaching position at another […]
WOH For Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Summer Relaxation? by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal As the end of the school year approached, I heard the question, “Are you looking forward to summer break?” from many parents (and students too). My answer is always yes, but not in the way you might imagine. Last week, our teachers were in all week long, as […]
WOH For Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Wrapping up the Year by Kristen Okabayashi As we speed towards summer vacation, thank you to all our families for being part of our larger Hope family this year! Throughout the year, our students have grown so much, from the preschool students learning to write their names, to the second graders memorizing basic math […]
WOH For Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Retirement Reflections by Roselyn Newton, Middle School teacher I feel like an actress taking her final curtain call, but my heart aches. My heart is filled with an overwhelming gratefulness to so many that it is difficult to know where to begin. This teaching career was not my choice, but clearly was given to […]
WOH for Tuesday, May 24, 2016
8th Grade Inspiration by Kristen Okabayashi Hope’s current 8th grade class is, in general, a class of students and families with fantastic minds and compassionate servant hearts. They are a class that all year long has asked “What can we do to help?” As a principal, I do tend to lean on our 8th […]