Why Fundraise? By Heather Paar, Hope parent and PTH Board Member Before my oldest child started kindergarten, I remember countless conversations with other mothers about choosing a great school. In all those conversations, one statement was made time and time again: “What makes a school great is how involved the parents are.” When […]
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GRIT: Fighting for Understanding
GRIT: Fighting for Understanding by Sara Kunkel, 8th grade homeroom teacher “Heroes are never perfect, but they’re brave, they’re authentic, they’re courageous, determined, discreet, and they’ve got grit.” Wade Davis At Hope, we have a unique opportunity to work with students individually and personally. It is our desire that all of our students are […]
WOH For Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017
GRIT: Fighting for Understanding by Sara Kunkel, 8th grade homeroom teacher “Heroes are never perfect, but they’re brave, they’re authentic, they’re courageous, determined, discreet, and they’ve got grit.” Wade Davis At Hope, we have a unique opportunity to work with students individually and personally. It is our desire that all of our students […]
WOH For Tues., Sept. 19, 2017
Social and Emotional Skills by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal As I enter into my eighth year as principal of Hope School, probably the largest shift I have seen over the years is related to the way that students interact with social media. I’ll be honest, I personally love Facebook as a way to keep […]
WOH for Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017
Launching to High School by Sally Heit, Admissions Director We are one week into the school year and already students are off and running; they are reading books with reading buddies, choosing electives, meeting new friends, receiving iPads and learning all about the class routines. Hope school is excited to welcome 52 new students this […]
WOH For Sept. 5, 2017
First Day of School by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal When I began serving as principal at Hope School back in fall 2010, a highlight for me was having my four boys also begin school here at the same time. My oldest son Ryan was entering seventh grade that year, and he showed his “appreciation” […]
WOH For August 22, 2017
Welcome to the first newsletter of the 2017-2018 school year! We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our family welcome back BBQ one week from today, and then on our first day of school two weeks from today. From talking with parents at church this past Sunday, I know our families are somewhere on […]
WOH For August 29, 2017
Greater Things by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. John 14:12 Our school theme this year is, “Greater Things”, represented by the verse above […]
Welcome to 7th grade
Welcome to 7th grade. I pray that your summer was full of rest and that you are all ready to ease back into the school year. Tomorrow night (Tues. August 29th) is our back to school BBQ, starting at 5:00. Come by the classroom to pick up your class schedule and then we will head […]
Summer 2017
Summer 2017 Parents and Students, Summer is upon us and as much as the kids are looking forward to the break from school, we all know that there will be those long summer days with not much to do. Why not encourage them to READ!! Our students are strong readers and we would like to […]
