Our school year has gone by so quickly! I have grown so fond of these kids that it’s hard to let them go at the end of the year. Thank you for sharing them with me this year! I pray that you have a wonderful, restful summer!
Tonight, May 14th – Fine Arts Night
We are excited about the opportunity to showcase our Arts department. Our music directors, Mrs. Schkade, Mrs. Heiss, and Miss Beumer, have worked with the students all year on music theory, rhythm, and tone. During the evening, each choir will perform under the direction of Mrs. Schkade and Mrs. Heiss. Our bands and recorders, directed by Miss Beumer, will also perform. Mrs. Bird’s art class projects will be displayed around the building; families will be invited to an Open House to enjoy the students’ work.
Students will arrive at 5:15 pm and meet their teacher in their classroom. After the music performance, students return to their classrooms; parents pick them up.
The 3rd – 8th grade are to wear WHITE TOP AND BLACK BOTTOMS. There will be a cookie reception in the commons after the program.
Fine Arts Night is on May 14th.
Here is a “sneak peek” at the art auction project by the third-grade class!
We invite you to join us after the program for our Ascension Service in the sanctuary to celebrate Jesus’ ascension and His great commission for us to spread the Good News to everyone!
Friday, May 15th – No School
Teachers are working on report cards. There is no school for students.
Monday, May 18th – Field Day
We have field day from 9:00 – 11:00 am. Students are to wear their Hope T-shirts that day with appropriate-length shorts. Be sure to have a water bottle and apply sunscreen in the morning before school! Parents are welcome to attend field day. You must have an up-to-date background check on file to be with the kids. The hot lunch for that day is a Hot Dog lunch.
*Please send an extra bag to school with your student. We will be cleaning out lockers and desks throughout the week, and backpacks seem to fill up quickly as we find all the “treasures” left in desks and lockers over the last semester.
Tuesday, May 19th – Last day school lunch is available, and Yearbook signing in the afternoon.
Wednesday, May 20th – Be sure to have a sack lunch from home today! We will find a nice place outside to enjoy a picnic lunch on the school grounds with the rest of the school. We will enjoy the fresh air and a relaxing lunch. In the morning, we will have an all-school Sing-along.
Thursday, May 21st – Last Day!
Students do not need to bring anything to school. They must wear their uniform. Awards will be presented right after chapel. Students will return to our classroom before dismissal to get their report cards in their final Thursday envelope for this school year. We will cheer on our 8th graders as they come through the hallways to celebrate them. Then, we will use our normal dismissal procedure beginning soon after (around 10:30-10:45). Parents are welcome to attend chapel and awards!!
Summer Reading List 2026-2027
At Hope Lutheran School, we value reading, and reading every day during the summer is important. Students at each grade level (1st – 8th grade) are REQUIRED to read books by August 21, 2026.
GOING INTO Fourth Grade
Please write a half-page summary (at least 2 paragraphs) of each book you read. Can be typed or neatly handwritten.
REQUIRED Reading:
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
PLUS 2 books of your choice from the recommended list
Recommended (choose at least 2):
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Amber Brown Goes Fourth by Paula Danziger
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Stuart Little by E.B. White
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing by Judy Bloom
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
I have included a link below for the whole school for your convenience.
Next Week:
- Friday, May 15:
- No School (Teacher Inservice)
- Monday, May 18:
- Field Day
- Bring an extra bag
- Tuesday, May 19:
- Last day that school lunch is available
- Yearbook signing
- Wednesday, May 20:
- Picnic Day
- Thursday, May 21:
- Closing Chapel
- Last Day of School!
