Candy Cane Cafe
Student Council is hosting our first Candy Cane Cafe this year to raise money for new signage on the fence! Each Tuesday in December, students will be able to purchase a hot chocolate and/or a cookie before school starts. Please have your child here before 8:10 to give them time to enjoy their treats. Hot chocolate will be $2, a supreme hot chocolate will be $3, and a cookie will be $1. We will be encouraging students to donate their change from their treats to benefit our Christmas families this year.
Christmas Store
The Christmas Store will be held in the Music Room during the second week of December. 7th grade students will shop on December 11th at 8:45. 8th grade students will shop on December 10th at 12:00. You can visit myschool.kidskastle.com to purchase gift certificates or preview the gifts.
Spirit Week – December 1st – 5th
Monday – Comfy Day
Tuesday – Twin Day
Wednesday – Dress like Your Favorite Teacher Day (No Jeans)
Thursday – Red and Gold
Friday – Holiday Day – Dress like your favorite holiday or wear a shirt from your favorite holiday
Singing at Church for MBHC
The 6th – 8th graders will sing at the 8 am church service on Sunday, December 7th. The church service for MBHC will not be a separate service this year; it will be during the 8:00 and 10:30 church services.
Semester 1 Finals
Finals for 7th and 8th grade are a culmination of everything they have learned during this first semester of the school year. Review will be done in each class, so each student knows what they are to prepare for. The final is 20% of their overall semester grade.
Thursday, December 11th – Grammar, Literature, and Spelling Final
Monday, December 15th – Science Final
Wednesday, December 17th – Math Final
Thursday, December 18th – Geography Final
Christmas Program for 3rd – 8th Grade
Our 3rd through 8th-grade students will have their Christmas program on Thursday, December 18th, starting at 6:00 pm. This is expected that all students are in attendance of this program. Students are to meet in their classrooms at 5:30 pm the night of. Any questions, contact your homeroom teacher.
Stony Point
7th and 8th Grade Students and Parents,
During the weekend of MBHC Basketball Tournament, we will be hosting a bake sale to support Stony Point Elementary School. All proceeds will go directly toward purchasing much-needed items for the children at Stony Point.
This has been a long-standing Hope tradition for our 7th and 8th graders. Each year, students shop for and deliver essential items to the children of Stony Point—an experience that helps them learn the value of service and giving.
Our goal this year is to raise $2,000 for 27 students,
Student and Parent Participation:
Each student is expected to donate baked goods and volunteer for at least two 30-minute shifts at the bake sale table.
Each shift should include two students and at least one parent supervising.
Please have all baked goods delivered to Hope by Thursday morning 12/4 so we can set up for the tournament.
Thank you for helping us continue this meaningful tradition of giving!
Bake Sale Item Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA9A729A3F94-60238044-stony
Bake Sale Shifts During MBHC:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA9A729A3F94-60238147-tournament
DONATIONS FOR STONY POINT NORTH ELEMENTARY
The 7th/8th-grade students have the opportunity to provide a Christmas celebration for physically and developmentally disabled students attending Stony Point North Elementary School in KCK. Many of these students are in foster care, and for many of them, these gifts will be their entire Christmas. Money can be dropped off in the school office or in the offering plate. We need to raise at least $2000 for 27 students of Stony Point. The 7th/8th graders thank you in advance for your support. The collection deadline is Friday, December 5th.
Each year, the 8th graders are paired up with a child from Stony Point Elementary. This year, we are able to go to their school on Friday, November 21st, for a “Friendsgiving”. This will be an opportunity for Hope students to meet Stony Point students, get to know each other, before the 7th and 8th graders shop for Christmas presents for them. Please fill out and return permission slips promptly.
Week-at-a-Glance:
- Friday, November 21st – Stony Point Friendsgiving
- Monday, November 24th – Friday, November 28th – No School – Thanksgiving Break
- Monday, December 1st- Comfy Day
- Tuesday, December 2nd- Twin Day
- Wednesday, December 3rd- Dress Like A Teacher Day
- Thursday, December 4th- Red and Gold Day, Pep Rally @ 2:00
- Friday, December 5th- Dress Like Your Favorite Holiday
Important Dates:
November 24th – 28th – No School – Thanksgiving Break
- December 5th – 7th – Milt Bruggemann Hope Classic Basketball Tournament
- December 7th – 6th – 8th Grade Choir Sings at 8:00 Church Service
- December 9th – 11th – Christmas Store
- December 9th – Shopping for Students at Stony Point
- December 11th – Grammar, Literature, and Spelling Final
- December 12th – Deliver Christmas Gifts to Students at Stony Point
- December 15th – Science Final
- December 17th – Math Final
- December 17th – A Band Plays at 4 pm Advent Service
- December 18th – Geography Final
- December 18th – 3rd – 8th Christmas Program at 6 pm
- December 19th – End of 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester
- December 19th – Early Dismissal – 12 pm – No Extended Care
- December 19th – Christmas Sing-a-Long; Christmas Parties