Hope Lutheran School has four job opportunities for the 2016-2017 school year: Full-time K-8 PE/middle school math or history teaching position Part-time preschool through 8th grade Spanish teacher Full-time or close to full-time position working with preschool extended care students Part-time kindergarten assistant PE/Middle school teacher: full-time position teaching PE and also either […]
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Summer Camp 2016
Summer Camp 2016 Announcement: Please note that due to our Extended School Care staffing changes and the desire to provide a high quality program, Hope will be offering a limited number of summer camp weeks for this 2016 Summer Camp. Our Preschool Summer camp is open to those children who are 4 by August 31, 2016 and […]
WOH For Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Athletic Department Update by Brett Kapels, Athletic Director, PE and Math Teacher It seems every school year tends to go by faster than the last. This seems to be true once again this year. I can’t believe that LEST 2016 has come and gone already and we are done with 5th and 6th Grade […]
WOH For Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Easter Thoughts by Kristen Okabayashi Like some of you, I did not grow up in an overtly Christian household. While my parents were not opposed to Christianity, we did not typically attend church or even pray together. However, I was fortunate to learn many biblical foundations such as the Lord’s Prayer and bible stories […]
WOH For Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Keeping your head on straight by Kristen Okabayashi I have written previously about the challenges my oldest son Ryan has faced with back-to-back ACL repairs and the long road to recovery. While it was hard for him to miss track and football seasons, his favorite sport is basketball, and so missing that has been […]
Recruiting for PTH Board 2016/2017 School Year
Recruiting for PTH Board 2016/2017 School Year – The PTH Board is looking for a few good parents to fill vacant positions or board members whose terms are up this year. If you are interested in supporting your school and completing all or half of your PIP hours for your service for the next year or two, […]
WOH For Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Creating Intelligence by Mary Norton, 3rd Grade Teacher I saw an interesting quote the other day: “Creativity is intelligence having fun”. One can walk in the school halls and classrooms and see the evidence of “intelligence having fun”. Our PTH sponsored artist in residence, Theresa Anderson, is providing insight and projects inspired by artists […]
WOH For Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Art in the Classroom by Nancy Tagge, 2nd grade teacher Our second grade class enjoys many kinds of art activities. While most of us enjoy making art, did you know that research shows there are many important skills that students also learn while creating art? Some of those include motor skills (especially in younger […]
WOH For Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016
We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do! By Kristen Okabayashi Most of our 5th – 8th grade students and their families travelled down to Portland during mid-winter break for our annual Lutheran Elementary Schools Tournament (LEST), hosted by Concordia University. This year, nineteen schools attended LEST, including schools from Washington, Oregon, northern California, Idaho, and […]
Lessons in Technology
Some of our best conversations as teachers happen in the hallway. A parent asked me recently what types of things we do in our Technology classes. After describing specific activities (visual programming with Scratch and Hour of Code, writing with Microsoft Word, Internet-based research, etc.), I found myself drawn more to describing the “how” rather […]
