LOWER SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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A Letter from Mr. Gregg About Nashville School Shootings

Tragic situations make us confront hard realities—evil in the world, the brevity of life, and our limited ability to protect our children. We grieve for parents walking through unfathomable loss, not wanting to imagine ourselves in their place but fearing one day we may be in their shoes. What does it look like for us to entrust our children to the Lord while rightly acknowledging how evil and suffering affect us? There are no easy answers, but prayer is good place to start. Click here to read the full letter from Mr. Gregg.
REMINDER

Have a Great Spring Break!

Happy Spring Break! Reminder there is NO SCHOOL Friday, March 31st for Records Day and April 3rd-7th for Spring Break. We hope you enjoy the time off and we’ll see you back on Monday, April 10th.
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Demolition has begun!

Demolition started this week on the new building! Dumpsters have been placed around the PEI building and will be replaced regularly, so big trucks will be around frequently. In addition, construction fencing will be put up around the entirety of the MOB/PEI buildings. When you return from Spring Break you will no longer be access any driveways on the south (24th Street) and west (Park Avenue). Parent Pick-Up and Drop-Off will remain the same. Thanks!
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Creative Expressions Programs

We’re one month away from our Creative Expressions Programs!

Mark your calendars for our Creative Expression Programs:

3rd-5th Grade: Thursday, April 27 @ 7pm
Upper School: Thursday, April 27 (during the school day)
K-2nd Grade: Friday, April 28 @ 3pm

For our Lower School Creative Expressions programs the event will begin with group musical performances in the Lower Gym, move into classrooms afterward for recitations, and will include an art walk available for guests to view in the hallways. Parents and families are invited! Bring your friends! Our Upper School students will be performing a spoken presentation to their classmates during the school day (specific times tbd). Parents are invited as space allows. We look forward to seeing you all!
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Tuition Scholarship Conferences

Save the date! Tuition Scholarship Conferences are May 1st, 2nd and 3rd. An email will be sent out Monday, April 10th (Subject: 3 Tuition Scholarship Conference To-Do’s!) with a sign-up link, forms link and parent survey link. Please complete those as soon as possible. Thanks!
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Form Help Night!

Several forms will need to be completed by all families for Tuition Scholarship Conferences. If you would like 1:1 help completing these forms, come to our Forms Help Night on Thursday, April 13th! It will be from 6 – 7:30 pm in the Chapel. Interpretation will be available. Make sure to bring your 2022 taxes or your W2s and unemployment income statements. Thanks!

Free School Meals for Kids Bill

As some of you know, Governor Walz signed the Free School Meals for Kids bill on Friday, March 17. This will allow all K-12 students in Minnesota to have free breakfast and lunches starting NEXT school year (August 2023). Application for Educational Benefit forms will still need to be filled out by families later this year. Click here to read more about the new bill. 

Attendance

If your child misses school, please call or email the Main Office with the reason for your child’s absence.

Lower School: 612-540-2001 or [email protected].

Upper School: 612-540-2002 or [email protected].

Also, if you need to change your child’s transportation plans for the end of the day, please contact the Main Office BEFORE 3 pm. That way we can ensure your student ends up in the right place. Thank you!

Check-In at Hope Academy

Visiting Hope Academy? You’ll get to sign-in at our iPad kiosk! Parents, you will sign-in with your QuickPIN. This was emailed/texted from SchoolPass on 10/25. (Example email & text). Can’t find it? Call our front office and they can tell you. Watch our short check-in instructional video here and make sure you eventually save your Digital ID and QuickPIN. If a student is leaving early, parents need to sign them out and if an Upper School student arrives after 9:55 am, they will need to sign themselves into SchoolPass in the US Office and be marked tardy. Tardies will be registered starting at 9:56 each school day – no grace period. Thanks for helping us keep Hope Academy safe for our students!

SECURLY

Ever wondered how to control what your child sees on the internet? Your Securly parent account has access to block specific webpages, view your child’s real-time activity, set internet time limits, pause the internet and get bullying or self-harm alerts. You should have received an email from Michael Patterson this fall with information on how to set up your account!

1. Download the Free SecurlyHome App (or go to https://securly.com/parent-login)

2. Tap the “Login” button

3. Enter your school registered email: (Emailed to you from [email protected]).

4. Tap the “get instant access” button.

You can also set up a password if you prefer by clicking on the “Forgot Password” link.  Additional Information: Securly for Parents. Questions? Email [email protected]

Mom’s Bible Study!

Join our Mom’s Bible Studies!

English Bible Study: Wednesdays from 10 am – 12 pm. Meet across the street at the First Care/Odam Clinic building at 2015 Chicago Ave.

Spanish Bible Study (Jesús y las Mujeres): Viernes de 10 am a 12 pm todos los viernes y un sábado al mes. Son siete semanas y luego tendremos nuestro banquete de latinas en diciembre. Inscribase con Gloria Reyes enlace de padres latinos al 612-540-2039.

TEXT NOTIFICATIONS

To receive Hope Academy text notifications, opt-in by texting “Yes” to 67587. (We will also need to have that phone # on file that you are opting in from). Communication will also be emailed & added to the Hope Happenings every Friday!

PARENT DROP OFF & PICK UP

Gym entrance on E. 22nd Street
Morning Drop-Off: 9:45 – 9:55 am
Afternoon Pick-Up:
LS: Starts at 4:15 pm and US: 4:25 pm

Staggered arrivals:

– If you only have Kindergarten & 1st grade students: try to come at or before 4:15. 

– Other Lower School students usually come outside between 4:20-4:25. 

– If you have one or more Upper School students: Do not come before 4:25 (when the US is dismissed). Teachers will supervise your Lower School students outside until 4:30.  

Click read more for additional information!