Lessons from the Talent Show by Kristen Okabayashi As I write about last Wednesday’s talent show, let me just say up front that it’s one of my favorite events of the entire year. I love the excitement, the bravery of the students who perform, and the opportunity to showcase talents in front of the entire […]
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WOH For Tuesday, March 21, 2017
March Madness by Lisa Meyer, Middle School Teacher This is one of our family’s favorite times of year, “March Madness.” A common saying in our household is “ball is life”, meaning we love to play and watch basketball; having this as an option during the NCAA tournament couldn’t be better! Watching the NCAA tournament […]
Think Outside The Box with Art
Hope School has always supported artistic creativity inside and outside the classroom through teacher developed projects as well as after school clubs and Hope PTH sponsored Artist in Residence programs. This year Hope welcomed art specialist Janet Manuta to the family. Having moved last year from the east coast to Seattle after teaching art […]
WOH For Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Pulling Grass to make it Grow by Kevin Jones, Technology Director We all know that you can’t pull grass to make it grow. What we can do is prepare the soil, plant the seeds, and do everything possible to make the environment hospitable and encouraging for growth. Teaching is exactly the same: you can’t […]
FEB: Garden Adventures, Pinterest Crafts, Letter W and X Cooking Project
I love researching on Pinterest for fun letter crafts, here was some of our favorites from online! ff The Preschool garden has been a big hit lately, here is some of our recent adventures! We filled water buckets and let the kids use paint brushes to ‘paint’ the sheds, musical instruments with kitchen cooking items, […]
WOH For Tuesday, March 7, 2017
The Value in Mistakes by Mary Norton, 3rd grade teacher I want students to make mistakes. Learners need to not know all the answers. Learners need to feel inexperienced, puzzled, and frustrated. However, the consequences have a cost. Grades are lowered. Assignments have to be redone. Stories need to be rewritten. Tears may be […]
First Impressions
First Impressions by Kelsey Clark, Hope PE and history teacher As I began writing this newsletter, I started by brainstorming all the attributes that come to mind when I think of Hope Lutheran’s students, families, and faculty. The word I kept coming back to is community. I have been very blessed to become part of […]
WOH For Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017
First Impressions by Kelsey Clark, Hope PE and history teacher As I began writing this newsletter, I started by brainstorming all the attributes that come to mind when I think of Hope Lutheran’s students, families, and faculty. The word I kept coming back to is community. I have been very blessed to become part […]
WOH for Tuesday, February 14th
Words of Hope for Tuesday, February 14, 2017 LEST Craziness! By Kristen Okabayashi Many of the families in the lower grades might be wondering about all the references to “LEST” and “Concordia Portland”. Beginning tomorrow after school, most of our families in grades 5-8 are driving down to Concordia University’s campus, as we gear […]
Week of February 13, 2017
7th Grade Families, Assembly: Today, the 7th graders went over to Seattle Lutheran High School to hear speaker Josh Gunderson speak on social media. It was an enlightening assembly for all of us on the importance of safety when it comes to social media. I am attaching the link to his web page for more […]
