Teacher Training, by Kristen Okabayshi, Principal Hope Lutheran School is part of a larger Lutheran district, including about 35 schools in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho. The district office in Portland, Oregon, sets up teacher professional development opportunities each year for all schools at a conference, typically located in beautiful Seaside, Oregon. The topics and […]
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WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018
Teacher Training by Kristen Okabayashi Hope Lutheran School is part of a larger Lutheran district, including about 35 schools in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho. The district office in Portland, Oregon, sets up teacher professional development opportunities each year for all schools at a conference, typically located in beautiful Seaside, Oregon. The topics and […]
PTH General Meeting Minutes for Oct. 3, 2018
2018-10-03 PTH Minutes_general Select above link to view our minutes from our last general meeting. These minutes include proposed PTH events for 2018-19 and our Member-at-Large job description as we are still in need of one Member-at-Large.
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018
Kindergarten with Confidence! By Jennifer Neafcy, Kindergarten Teacher Throughout my teaching ministry, I have taught almost every grade from preschool thru 8th grade. While I have enjoyed working with children of all ages, Kindergarten has become one of the grade levels that I have enjoyed the most. What a joy it is to work […]
Chinook Book Deadline Extended to 10-19
October 15, 2018 Chinook Book Fundraiser Deadline Extended to Friday Oct. 19th Our fundraiser has been extended to Friday, October 19! All orders will then be filled and available for pickup on Monday from the school office or sent home Tuesday with your oldest student. Email Mrs. Wallace at swallace@hopeseattle.org if you do […]
WOH for Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018
Creating Music by Thaddus Franklin, Music Director In 2nd – 5th grade, we started the year listening to music from the middle ages called Gregorian chant. Many students described the music as VERY boring which was expected. Gregorian chant is monophonic music so it only uses one note at a time and has no harmonies. […]
WOH for Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018
Emergency Preparedness by Kristen Okabayashi One of the most emotionally challenging parts of my job is emergency planning for the school. I feel that in order to really prepare for emergencies, I have to put myself in the mindset of actually picturing different types of emergencies that could occur here at Hope. While it […]
Sea Turtle Update
Good evening, We have some exciting news for the Sea Turtle Class. Our hermit crabs arrived on Friday and they are now a part of our classroom. Yay! We are going to bring them out of their terrarium tomorrow and let the kids see them move around and hold them if they’d like. We will […]
WOH For Tues. Sept. 25, 2018
Why should I go to Curriculum Night tonight? By Jennifer Neafcy, Kindergarten Teacher Each year, as the school year begins, I look forward to two special evenings with our families. The first one is Back-to-School Night where we get to spend time with all of you in fellowship and getting to know one another. […]
WOH For Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
Happy 100th Birthday Hope Church! By Kristen Okabayashi This past Sunday, Hope Church celebrated a big birthday, an astounding 100 years of ministry here in West Seattle! Hope Church was originally planted back in 1918 by a Lutheran church on Capitol Hill, who purchased 4 plots of land here on the corner of Oregon […]
