We w ill be making a special craft next Wednesday afternoon and each child will need a cookie cutter to use. Please send one, labeled with your child’s name before Wednesday. If possible, cookie cutters without small skinny parts please as they work best.
Love Guatemala- Fundraisers!
2022 Guatemala!!
As a school, Highroad has linked with Compelling Love Ministries in Guatemala since 2014. We have built classrooms in 4 villages. If a village can provide a classroom then the government will provide a teacher in Guatemala. The classrooms we have built have changed the futures of these villages and their kids. As the leaders of Compelling Love, Rocky and Karren Chupa work closely with a pastor in the village and this also brings an opportunity for spiritual impact.
For so many reasons it seemed clear that we couldn’t launch a mission trip this year. We are praying that opportunity might be possible in 2023. As a school we feel led to focus on something “outside of our community” and we are planning on building a schoolroom in Guatemala. Looking beyond ourselves will help us to know that God is at work, that we are blessed and that we can still be a blessing. This year’s village, Cerrania Los Mayas, has 45 families and 70 students whose present “school” is pictured on the right.
We are having 2 pay-to-wear (minimum $2) casual days- Feb. 14th and Apr. 13th for the whole school. On both days there will be a hot lunch fundraiser with all profits going to the building fund. Please note, too, that larger donations can go through City Life Church and receive a tax receipt. The cost for a classroom to transform a village is about $7000.
We are also having a special hot lunch fundraiser for them- you can order on Munchalunch- hot dogs and french fries on February 14. Orders must be in by February 7.
Reminders for the Next While
Just a few reminders for the next while:
-the bark mulch still has a lot of snow and slush on it- please send boots for your child to wear.
-please continue to do your health checks and keep kiddos home if they are unwell. Thank you for your diligence with this!
-Wednesday Jan 19 is Pajama Day!
-January 31- Pro D Day- no school
-Tuesdays are pizza days (order online through Munchalunch)
-Fridays are Knight Days
Welcome Back!
Welcome back everyone! Thank you for your patience as we all try to navigate things right now. It felt like so many emails were coming in last week about things that I thought I would wait to send this blog post until now.
Thank you for sending your kiddos to school with boots yesterday- please continue to do so for the next while as the amount of snow on the playground is currently outrageous! If your kiddo only had ankle height boots to wear, you might want to consider sending some that go further up the leg. We did, however, stay inside today as the icy conditions weren’t safe.
Some of the kiddos still need to bring their pillows back to school for rest time. If your child hasn’t brought their pillow back yet, please try to have them bring it as soon as possible.
