The Great Shake Out by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal Last Thursday, Hope Lutheran School participated in the international “Great Shake Out” by having an earthquake drill at 10:20 on 10-20. In joining in the earthquake drill, students and staff were part of an estimated 21.4 million people in the United States and 54.8 million people […]
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Parent / Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences – November 9 & 10, 2016 Parent teacher conferences are coming up November 9th and 10th, and we strongly encourage all parents to come in for the chance to hear about how wonderful your child is! We really value this time together, as parents often have a different perspective on their child as they […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
Learning through Play by Christina Figgins, Preschool Teacher/Director When starting preschool as a Sea Star at Hope we begin by learning rules and routine; the way we learn these are through fun songs and games. When it’s time to clean-up, one child (the “special helper” of the day) gets to inform the kids by […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Off to College! by Kristen Okabayashi, Principal This fall, our family had a big transition as oldest son Ryan flew the coop and headed off to college at Western Washington University in Bellingham. Even though he is probably the quietest Okabayashi in our house, we all really miss him, maybe BECAUSE he’s the quietest! […]
Newsflash – Orange Ruler Deadline is TODAY, Oct. 12
Hope families, We’ve had some confusion about the deadline for Orange Ruler donations, and have found out the official deadline in terms of class competitions is TONIGHT, Wednesday, at 11:59 PM. For donations to count towards the class competitions, they will need to be in by that time. Donations made after that will still […]
Cranes For ‘Awesome Avery’
Written by Sara Kunkel, 8th Grade Teacher For several weeks my middle school Faith students have been asking during prayer time to pray for ‘Awesome Avery’ who is fighting brain cancer. She plays on the same soccer team with several of our 6th graders and is family friends with several of our Hope Lutheran School families. After […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
Fall Happenings! By Tim Allen, Sixth Grade Teacher and Athletic Director What a fall it has already been! The school year has gotten off to an amazing start, with so many different fun events already happening or happening in the next few weeks. As I make the transition this year from just Homeroom […]
WOH For Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016
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, […]
Save The Date – Sept. 27 – Orange Ruler Kick Off
Hello Hope Parents ~ It is time for our annual Fun Run Fundraiser! Please click on the attached link below for information about our Fundraiser that starts with a kick off assembly next week on Tuesday the 27th. We look forward to this fun opportunity to raise funds for our kids here at Hope! ~ Hope Lutheran […]
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 […]
