Procedures & Policies
When a child is tardy, they must do this before going to class.
What is get a late slip from the front office?
This person is originally from Brazil, and has helped thousands of students fall in love with reading in her 18 years at HOPE.
Sandra Kimmel
If you need to drop off or pick up an item for your child, you leave it here.
What is the Wishing Well?
This is our school motto.
What is “It’s a Great Day to be a Husky!”?
Location of 4th-8th grade lunch recess, plus nursery rhyme about a trio of rodents who cannot see.
What is "Yard Three Blind Mice"?
Name two required components of the formal uniform.
What are cardigan, dress shoes, correct socks, white button down shirt, jumper (girls), belt (boys)?
This teacher spent years teaching 5th grade math, and just recently transitioned to the Middle School team. They are well known for their boisterous voice and larger-than-life personality!
Who is Martin Bloomingdale?
This is the number given to the Yard where Preschool and Pre-K plays.
What is Yard 1?
This occurs every morning at the door of their classroom as the students enter.
What is greeting the teacher (with a handshake)?
Name of our Head of School plus 1960s music group made up of siblings Michael, Jermaine, Tito, etc.
What is "Latrese Jackson Five" or "Mrs. Jackson Five"?
This action will get you in the most trouble during afternoon pick up: Arriving too early, Arriving too late, Arriving on time.
What is arriving too early?
This teacher was a HOPE student as a young person, and returned to teach Kindergarten, where they’ve been teaching for 18 years.
Who is Cindy Snyder?
This is the location of Heritage Oak accounting office.
What is across 4th Street in the Business Complex (Suite P)?
Elementary students say these words at the end of each specialty class.
What is "Thank you for the nice lesson today, __________"?
Lead person in a book or film, plus what a student receives from a teacher for showing great citizenship.
What is "Main Character Card"?
This important safety procedure occurs campus-wide once a month, usually in the final few days of the month.
What are fire drill; or earthquake drop, cover, hold drill?
This person has been a Middle School math teacher for over 15 years, and has two young children who attend HOPE!
Who is Auggie Cheung?
The location on campus where the staff member mailboxes are located.
What is in the Copy Room?
Through the years, teachers have been gently correct when they mistakenly refer to students by this word.
What is "kids"?
Name of the elementary science teacher, plus positive three-word phrase often seen in home decor.
What is "Mr. Liv(e) Laugh Love" or "Mr. Liv(e) Love Laugh"?
Re-enrollment begins in this month
What is January?
This Pre-K teacher is about to enter their 7th year as a HOPE teacher, and is well-loved by all their students!
Who is Brittany Davis?
Before Building 2 was purchased by the school and turned into classrooms, it was this type of business.
What is a bank?
What are Caring, Fairness, Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Citizenship?
Words in the HOPE acronym “PAL”, plus a 1992 film about an all-female baseball team starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis.
What is "Parent Assistance League of Their Own"?