UPCOMING DATES
Tues, December 22 Early Dismissal (11:30) - Beginning of Christmas Break
Dec 23-Jan 5 Christmas Break - No School
Wed, January 6 School Resumes (regular full day of school)
Don’t forget the reason for the season!
In the hustle and bustle - which is different this year than many - let’s all remember to celebrate the birth of Jesus extravagantly! He was sent to SAVE US! What an amazing reason to celebrate.
Covid-19 and the Holidays…
Please do continue to be cautious about contact with others outside of your household. If you are traveling or having out-of-town guests in your home over the Christmas holidays, we are encouraging you to keep kids home from school for the week following the gathering. We will support your students remotely in this situation. We trust families to make good decisions, so we will not be mandating a school closure as some schools have done. But please do help us keep all of our students and staff safe and able to continue to learn together in-person! Thank you to families who were attentive to this detail over Thanksgiving. If you have any questions, or would be able to inform us (soon) about Christmas travel plans that might mean remote learning for your children, please let us know!
WEATHER REMINDERS:
As the weather changes, please be sure to have children come to school with appropriate outdoor weather gear! Hats, coats, gloves as it gets colder… WE DO GO OUTSIDE for recess times and fresh air.
>>> IF/WHEN SEVERE WEATHER ARRIVES<<< We will announce any changes (closure, late start, etc) by sending EMAILS to all families through Gradelink, posting announcements on FACEBOOK both publicly and in the Lions’ Den parent group, and also posting on the local TV WEBSITES. Please do not call or text the school or staff about delays or closures, but check these sources first! In general, we follow the Olympia school district, but this may be different this year depending on the remote or in-person status of our school and others surrounding Hopedale!
From The Principal’s Desk…
We are praising God that we have now (nearly) completed one semester of school for the 2020-21 school year. Just five months ago, that seemed like a huge challenge. And, indeed, it has been a challenge. But thanks to an amazing staff and wonderful families, working together, our students have had a great semester. It has been different, for sure. But the Lord has continued to carry us through challenging times, and He will continue to carry us. Praise be to the Lord our Savior!
In Christ,
Mr. Horning