April 22, 2024
Welcome to the last full week of April! I first want to say a HUGE thank you...
...for your patience and grace with ME as I play catch up from being gone for 3 weeks. I know I still owe many of you texts and emails, and I hope to work through the rest of my inbox over the next few days!
...for your prayers for our family before, during and after Rusty's cancer surgery. You'll never know how much it meant to us.
...to the amazing staff of HCA, for holding down the fort AND assisting in hosting our first homeschool conference while I was gone!
Our family is overcome with gratefulness for the community God has built here!
As we prepare for these last few weeks of the school year and make plans for next year, there will be a lot of moving parts and announcements, so please reach out with any questions.
With a heart of gratitude,
-Mrs. Rea
FRIENDLY UNIFORM REMINDER
Since Indiana weather can be so fickle, one day students are in shorts and the next, they're bringing snow suits! As the seasons change, please consider this your friendly reminder that students in Cottage School - 8th grade are not allowed to wear open toed shoes (sandals or flip flops) to school - even within the classroom. Hiking sandals with covered toes are fine.
Also, pants cannot have holes or rips - this is a slippery slope and becomes too subjective, so our baseline is clean, unripped pants.
LIVING BOOKS HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE!
The Awaken Conference was a success! It was wonderful seeing so many of you there and a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Norris, Ms. Jones, Ms DiGregorio, Mrs. Hemker, Ms. Weber and ALL of the HCA staff for going over and above in my absence.
NEW EXAM DATES FOR TERM 3
We have decided to push UP exams for Term 3 in order to give us a few more days as a buffer at the end of the year for projects, presentations, a Service Day and end of year activities.
Please disregard the dates as listed on the printable school calendar on our website. The live calendar is correct - and the NEW dates for exams will be May 6-14.
NEW HOURS AT HERITAGE MEETING HOUSE
You may have already seen the updates on our social media platforms, but as of this past week, HMH is now closed Sunday-Tuesdays, so our current hours of operation are Wednesday-Saturday from 8am-4pm. Although we are closed to the public, you may still order school lunches on Mondays and Tuesdays!