Hope Happenings

That's a wrap on Summer Session! It has been a joy to have you for classes, field trips and camps. Have a wonderful summer!

The Hope Academy Summer Reading Challenge is here! We want to encourage scholars to read as much as possible during their time off school. To that end, we have created a fun challenge.

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K-2nd Grade: Sunshine Reading Tracker

Click below to view the Sunshine Reading Tracker. Color in a sun for every 20 minutes you read. Parents should initial each sun! Turn in your COMPLETED sun sheets during the first week of school. All who turn in a sheet with parent initials will get a reading medal! Click here for the English reading tracker. Click here for the Spanish tracker.

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3-5th Grade: Reading Bingo Board

Click below to view the Reading Bingo Board. Complete the entire board, with student and parent signatures confirming completion to earn a reading medal. Turn in completed Bingo Boards with any accompanying assignments during the first week of school. Click here for the English Bingo Card. Click here for the Spanish Bingo Card.

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Reminders:

• Listening to books counts as reading!
• Be honest! Your integrity is worth so much!
• Put your Bingo Board in a place where you will not lose it!

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Happy Reading!

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As we enter Summer Break, add these important dates to your calendar to be prepared when back-to-school season comes!

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• Thursday, August 21st - Upper School Convocation
• Monday, August 25th - Lower School Meet the Teacher
• Wednesday, August 27th - First Day of School

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We are excited to see you back in the fall!

Remember to get your student's sports physical! If you are an athlete and will be participating in any of our C/JV/Varsity teams or Co-op teams next year, we need to have a current sports physical on file before you are allowed to participate. Here are a couple places that offer free physicals this summer. Please don't wait until the last minute!

• TRIA Sports Physical
• TCO Sports Physical

Sports physicals are good for 3 yrs. You may also get a sports physical from your own doctor or any clinic. Click below for the official Sports Physical Form. This form can also be found on our website under Community Life --- Athletics. For any questions, please email Mrs. Timm at heathertimm@hopeschool.org.

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Click below to view the 2025-26 school calendar! Make sure to make note of important dates and required parent covenant events.

The Free Meals for Kids mobile app helps families and kids find free meals at Minnesota schools and other sites. Here is how you can find a location near you this summer:

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1. Download the Free Meals for Kids app at Apple App or Google Play.

2. Use the app to find the nearest site providing meals and meal packs by GPS.

3. Click on the nearby site and use the Meals Updates tab for more details.

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For more information, visit this website or click the flyer below.

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Youth Soccer registration is now closed. Here are some reminders about the upcoming season:

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• Exact practice days/times will be announced by coaches via email. Teams will normally practice 2x a week 4:30-6. (2nd/3rd practice inside 4:30-5:30.) Games for 2nd/3rd will be on Saturdays. Games for 4th-7th could be on weeknights or Saturdays. Once Minneapolis Park and Rec makes the schedules (late Aug), they will be posted on the free Hope Academy Stack Team App.
• The fee is $35 which will be charged to the student's account. 
• Minneapolis Park and Rec has now changed to different type of registration system. We are hoping we can continue running our programs as we have in the past. There may be a few differences that occur. If anything ends up changing for the fall, you will be notified ASAP. 
• All students must have a completed registration form before they can start coming to practices/games.‍
• We are in great need of volunteer parent coaches. Teams cannot start practicing unless we have coaches.
• After registration closes Monday 6/16 and teams are formed, you will be contacted via email by the coach of your team with more details by mid-July. Season will start end of Aug/beginning of Sept. 

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We will make every effort to place your student on a team, but it is NOT a guarantee. Teams fill up fast and you may be placed on a waitlist. If you need an alternative team, check in with your local Park and Rec center, many parks have fall soccer teams. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Timm. heathertimm@hopeschool.org.

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Do you know of a Hope family with children that is struggling with various challenges and searching for housing? If so, promptly go to the Normandalehouse.org website, click the "looking for housing" section, and fill out the short prequalification form.

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Desiree Emanuel is the Normandale House Program Director and a community partner to Hope Academy. Desiree is in search for a working Hope Academy family that is in need of temporary housing. The family is able to secure a 1-year transitional program that will house a family in a 2-bedroom unit. The unit would accompany a family with no more than 2 children, and will be available in mid-July. The tenant pays only 30% of their income. Gas, electric, and internet will be provided to the family. A care team and Desiree will be assigned to work with the family to help remove the barriers they are facing.

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If you or another family at Hope are in need, please contact Desiree Emanuel for more details at Demanuel@normandalehouse.org or (612) 416-4727.

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The front office will have updated office hours for the summer. Summer Office Hours (July 7-August 8) are Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-2:00pm. Regular office hours will resume Monday, August 11 (9am-5pm Monday-Friday).

NOW OPEN TO ALL LOWER SCHOOL REFERRALS! Refer a lower school student to Hope Academy and earn your choice of a $100 check or tuition credit! To receive this, you must:

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• Share the link below with your friend so they can schedule a tour.
• When they schedule a tour, make sure they write your name under “who referred you?"‍
• If your referral tours, applies, AND enrolls, the admission team will reach out to you about your tuition credit.

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Please note: your referral must tour, apply, AND enroll in our lower school in order for you to receive your tuition credit. Thank you for sharing Hope as we strive to bless more families!

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). Make sure you’re not missing important communication!