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Home » Blog » School Newsletter » WOH For Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015

WOH For Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015

Posted November 24, 2015 by Shari Wallace & filed under School Newsletter.

Thankfulness by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal

 

Like many families, my family takes turns on Thanksgiving sharing something we are personally thankful for. As I look ahead towards Thursday, I’m also reflecting on our busy fall here at Hope Lutheran School, and thinking of all the things I am already thankful for in the 2 ½ months since school started! A few of my highlights include:

 

  • The new school bus! I am SO thankful to so many of you who donated towards funding our bus. It is gorgeous and will have a lasting impact on our many students who will use it over the years.
  • Our updated preschool garden space…. the preschool staff worked hard on this during our late October teachers’ conference break, and reworked the space to be fresh and inviting to our youngest students. Thank you Mrs. Figgins, Mrs. Olsen, Mrs. Gardner, and Mrs. Olsen’s son Michael for providing some muscle to the project as well!
  • Robotics…I am just thrilled to add this new elective to our choices in middle school, and appreciate our Hope Church Foundation for funding it for us, along with Mrs. Kunkel’s leadership. What a great learning experience for our students!
  • Band…. Such a joy to add this musical experience for our intermediate students, who practice faithfully and play together every Wednesday after school. I’m grateful to Patra Mueller for gathering information about this program last spring, and thankful to our resident musical genius Thad Franklin for putting it all together.
  • Report cards! It might sound weird to be thankful for new report cards, but soon all our K-8 families will receive these new progress reports. I can’t tell you how thankful I am to all our teachers for putting in countless hours researching, gathering information on standards and other schools’ report cards, and putting it all together into our new standards-based report cards. I’m especially thankful for Lisa Richardson and Kevin Jones for making this happen!

 

Lastly, I am so thankful for all of YOU, our families, for making our school the special place that it is. God has called us all here for a reason, to learn together as a community, and we are grateful! Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

 

Calendar of Events

Tues. 11/24: 7th & 8th Grade Finals / No Lego Club

Wed. 11/25: 8:40 AM Chapel led by 7th Grade / Noon Dismiss / ESC Closes at 3:00 PM / Trimester 1 Ends

Thurs. & Fri. 11/26 & 11/27: No School & ESC Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday

Wed. 12/2: 8:40 AM Chapel led by 2nd Gr. with Guest Speaker

Wed. 12/9: 8:40 AM Chapel led by Pastor Eilers / 7:00 PM 1st – 5th Gr. Christmas Concert

Fri. 12/11: 6:30 PM Preschool & Kindergarten Christmas Concert

Wed. 12/16: 7:00 PM Sounds of Christmas

 

Sports Events Calendar – Click Here

 

Reminder – Extended School Care & Sand Dollar Club

Please remember that our Extended School Care and Sand Dollar Club will be closing at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, 11/25 and closed Thursday & Friday 11/26 & 11/27 in observance of Thanksgiving.

 

Thanksgiving Eve Hope Church Service – Wednesday, November 25th, 7:00 P.M.

Plan to join us in worship and thanksgiving to God. Our service will include a children’s message and blended music with the best of traditional Thanksgiving hymns and contemporary songs of praise.

 

Fill the Food Closet – Results

Thank you once again for supporting our food drive this season. I am reminded every day of the abundance God has given to us all. You added 2083 items to the food closet! Our winning class was 7th grade. They gave over 500 items for the hungry. Thank you to parents for driving to Costco and hauling all the food to the classrooms. Thank you to student council for counting and delivering to the commons. And thank you to Patra Mueller and Sunday School families for sorting.

Isaiah 58:7-8 “Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter?…Then your light will break forth like the dawn…”

Thank you for sharing the light of God.

 

Believe Fundraiser Results

The final numbers are in and we are pleased to report we exceeded our $5000 goal for the Believe fundraiser by 150%! Thank you so much for all those who participated and a special shout out to our top producing student Karin V., 6th grade, who sold 64 items in all and won the Beats Speaker prize. Orders along with students’ additional prizes should be available for pickup on December 17th.

 

Mioposto Dinner Raffle Winners

Thanks again to all of you who came out and supported our Washington D.C. fundraiser at Mioposto! The dinner and raffle were a big success. We’d like to congratulate the following winners of the raffle drawings:

Peter K.: Nike Elite socks and free dress pass

Andrew M.: Mioposto Gift Certificate

Olivia T.: Scrip Gift Certificate

 

Afterschool Activities – Click Here

 

Auction News & Opportunities – Click Here

 

Parent Involvement Program Opportunities – Click Here

After School Club Volunteers needed

Auction help

 

Hope School Christmas Performances

Get in the spirit of Christmas by attending one or more of Hope School’s Christmas performances this December! First is our Christmas performance by students in grades 1-5 on Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 PM, followed by Hope’s early childhood program (preschool and kindergarten) who will perform C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S is Coming!” on Friday, December 11 at 6:30 PM.

Hope’s middle school musicians will perform in our annual “Sounds of Christmas” concert coming up on Wednesday, December 16 at 7:00 PM. The concert will feature our middle school chapel band and choir, handbell choir, and glee club performing with the Seattle Lutheran High School band. We hope you can join us for at least one of these festive events, all of which will be held in the Hope Church sanctuary. Merry Christmas!

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