Weekly Bulletin

Welcome to 2018

When our year began, the faculty and staff gathered for a retreat and we read the attached passage from the book of Isaiah. As with many years of our lives, this past year has been a mix of blessings and challenges. One of the blessings that we share is having a community that recognizes God is with us. As individuals, God knows each of us, we rest in the palm of God’s hands. But also, as a community, we rest in God’s hand and God knows us by name. So it is with great hope that we begin 2018. As a faculty and staff, we will not take for granted the gifts and talents we have and we will work hard to make our school grow and to serve our young people well. Above all else, we remember that “God is love” (1 John 4:8), and we share that love with our students and with each other with “heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” (Colossians 3:12)

Welcome to New Faculty and Staff

I am happy to introduce to you, Kathy Dretske, who has accepted the position of 7/8th Teacher. Kathy earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Washington, Seattle and she completed a Fifth Year Teaching Program from the University of Washington, Seattle. She possesses a Washington State Teaching credential for grades K-12 and she has an endorsement to teach psychology. Mrs. Dretske has served as a teacher for 16 years plus 3 years as substitute teacher. For 5 years she has served as a teacher for grades 4, 5, and 6 for the Edmonds School District and she served as a math and science teacher for grades 1-8 in the Lopez Island School District for 11 years. We are fortunate to have Mrs. Dretske join our school community and please join me in welcoming her to our school.

I also introduce to you to Mrs. Christina Clinton. Mrs. Christina Clinton will be serving as our Instructional Aide for Grade 1 /2 and Grade 3 /4. Mrs. Clinton has has 4 years of experience working in early childhood development centers, she has also worked as an assisted living caregiver and has worked for an agency assisting families that are poor and in need.