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Orca Class Newsletter February 7-10
Orca Newsletter Feb 7-10
WOH for February 7, 2017
Words of Hope for Tuesday, February 7, 2017 A Snowy Day, by Kristen Okabayashi I hope you all enjoyed the snow yesterday; what a beautiful day it was! No one has asked yet about making up snow days, but I know those of you from public schools are used to having to make those […]
WOH For Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017
Classroom Center Time by Julie Hartley, First Grade Teacher In a recent staff email, we received notice of a potential upcoming meeting. Knowing that typical meetings include lots of sitting and listening, we were surprised and delighted when we found the agenda to include the following activities: #1- Wine and Coffee tasting Station #2-Positive Affirmation […]
Words of Hope for Jan. 24, 2017
Jumping for Gym Joy! By Kristen Okabayashi Last week, we shared in re-enrollment information that we have formed a partnership with West Seattle Christian to use their gym for PE next year, which is wonderful. We have longed for regular gym use for years, and we really appreciate these great neighbors for being open to […]
Words of Hope for Jan. 17, 2017
Why Enroll at Hope? By Kristen Okabayashi Today we send home re-enrollment information for the coming year. As our administrative team works together on that process, it always makes me think about the priorities at our school. With many good schools in the West Seattle area, why should you enroll at Hope? In […]
JANUARY: Itsy Bitsy Spider Unit
This week was all about the site word THE. We started our mornings with using sign language with our Itsy Bitsy Spider songs. See below! Our featured number reminded us about the amount of legs our itsy bitsy spiders have! And we incorporated fine motor skills through an artsy math worksheet! Even our […]
November and Pre- Winter Break Smiles!
Our Lily Pad projects inspired by Claude Monet’s paintings! We listened to French music, watched Madeline movies and had croissants for snack for this cultural unit!
Words of Hope for Jan. 10, 2017
Cranes, Goats and Chickens by Sara Kunkel, Middle School Teacher Our middle school students at Hope are full of love and want to make a difference in the world. It inspires me every day. During Faith class, we offer several opportunities for students to share their love through various service projects. Cranes Earlier in […]
WOH For Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017
Admissions News by Sally Heit, Hope Admissions Director Welcome to the year 2017! I hope that you enjoyed your time over break with family and friends, and relished a later start to the mornings. That was one of my favorite parts. Now that the kids are older they sleep in (praise God!), so I get […]
