Friday, September 18, 2020

Week 2: Another Great Week with Hope Wildcats!

School Pride Friday!

Get your Wildcat Green On....

wear school colors or your Wildcat shirts or sweatshirts.

Other Important Information:

Partners in Education (P.I.E.) is not your average PTO!

Parents, grandparents and Hope Staff work together to make PIE a great team!

Get involved with PIE... there are many different ways to be involved and we probably have something that can work for you! PIE is in the nomination phase for a new president. Click the link below, if you would like to nominate yourself or another parent for president of PIE.

2020 PIE Nomination Form for President

Please read the Friday Bulletin sent from Pam Hewitt at the end of each week.

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Successful First Week! Yahoo!!!

September 11, 2020

Dear Hope Wildcat Families,

On behalf of all our Hope School staff, I am very excited to say it’s been a great first week

of getting back to school under some very bizarre circumstances. I am grateful for all

of your support in working with us to follow our LPOSD Covid Protocols for the “Yellow”

level of operation. We are back in school and we want to stay in school!

We are still adjusting to our new schedules and each day we get better and better.

In the mornings please remember our school doors open at 7:50am and our whole

class instruction begins at 8:20am. Our school day dismissal is at 1:00 pm. While our

busses are loading at the playground end of the building, parents can pick up their

children at the front doors. We have staff members ready to greet you and get your kids

out to you in quick fashion (again, each day we become more efficient).

If you need to call the school to change your child pick up plans, the earlier in the day

you call us the better. If possible, please make these phone calls prior to 12:30pm.

It is difficult to answer last minute phone calls and get the changes to the appropriate

classrooms. In about a 10 minute time span we are getting 96 children to their designated

bus or car. Please help us with this critically important transition. We want ALL Hope

students to safely get where they need to go.

Some things we think are fun… It is our culture to teach and promote kindness, safety,

responsibility, respect and school pride. Each Wednesday we celebrate kindness by

wearing pink or red to help everyone to recognize the importance of being kind. Get

your Pink on for Kindness! Red is an option for anyone who doesn’t prefer pink. Each

Friday (or last day of the week because sometimes Friday is a day off), we wear our school

colors - green and white, or Hope School shirts or sweatshirts. School Pride Fridays are

fantastic days that bring students and staff together by showing our Wildcat Pride

and connectedness.

As always, please feel free to contact our school, teachers, office staff or myself if you

have any questions or concerns. We look forward to this school year being a fantastic

school year! Thank you for the privilege and opportunity to work with you and your children.

Respectfully,

Sherri Hatley, Principal Hope School

Hope School Staff

Sunday, August 30, 2020

Meet the Teachers - Drop By and Drop Off

August 30, 2020

Dear Hope Wildcat Families,

We are SUPER excited to see you! Please join us on the ‘grassy knoll’ in front of

Hope Elementary School for a “Meet the Teacher” and drop off your children’s school

supplies in our designated drop zones on Wednesday, September 2nd from 4:30 to 6:30.

We scheduled a two hour time span to give people a broader time to drop by and hopefully

avoid larger groups of people.If you can make it on the earlier end, please do so.

We expect all family members to wear face coverings especially when you cannot maintain

at least a 6 foot distance. Thank you for helping us follow our school district expectations

for the “Yellow” Level of COVID operation. We want to start our school year safe and

keep it safe.

Our teachers will be arranged in an arc on the grassy area for an easy visual and to accommodate

social distancing. Each teacher will also have an area for you to drop off any school supplies.

Please have each individual child’s supplies in a plastic bag (grocery bag is just fine) with their

name (first and last) on the bag.

Mrs. Shelton’s Kindergarten area will be near the playground and Mrs. Spencer’s area will be

near the Hope School Road end with all others in between. There will be signs to help you out

as well. Pam Hewitt, our extraordinary School Office Coordinator, will be stationed in front of

the school under the portico to collect any forms you may need to turn in.

Partners for Education (PIE), our fantastic parent/Hope staff group, will also be present to share

information about meetings and how they support our Wildcat crew.

We HOPE to see you at HOPE School for our “Drop by and Drop off” meet the teacher event.

Take care and be safe!

Sherri Hatley, Principal and the HOPE School staff

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Summer Learning Splash Party... New Location

It's time to be half way through your Summer Learning Packet so that you can attend the

Half-Way Through Summer SPLASH celebration.

NEW Location: Trestle Creek Park/Beach

Date and Time: Friday, July 24, 2020 from 2pm to 3pm

Check-in: with at least 4 out of the 8 activities completed

Activities: Bubbles (the best ones around), Tie Dye, Get a new Book and exchange your books

Yummy Treat: Rootbeer or Sherbet Ice Cream Floats

*Parents must attend and supervise their children. This is not a 'drop-off' activity.
It would be a good idea to bring sunscreen too. Families can extend their celebration by staying longer and enjoy the swimming area.

Hope School staff will be practicing safe social distancing protocols and will be wearing masks while leading the activities and serving the treats.

Please contact your child's teacher if you have more questions.