March 12 Home Communicator– This week and last I have been leading staff through discussions and strategies on using examples in the classroom. We have discussed how using examples helps students avoid many general misconceptions they begin with, and how they encourage students to produce high quality work. Staff members brainstormed many examples that are being…
Details5th Grade Teacher – Full-time Hudsonville Christian School is seeking applicants for a 5th grade teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. This position requires candidates to have a focus on teaching Language Arts, although other subjects may be taught as well. Interested candidates should have a valid teaching certificate, as well as a minimum of…
DetailsMarch 5 Home Communicator – Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the season of Lent. As Christians, this is a powerful time of deep reflection and nurturing our faith. There are many things we participate in to do this. As a school, we wanted to provide an opportunity for our students to experience a worship…
DetailsFebruary 26 Home Communicator – Last night leading prayer at dinner, one of my first graders spent half of his prayer praying for one of his first grade friends. His petitions on her behalf had clearly been shared and prayed for in the classroom and had worked their way into his heart and to our dinner table. As…
DetailsFebruary 19 Home Communicator – It is a blessing for me to come to school every day. I believe one of the many strengths of our school is the partnership we have between parents and school and staff. Together we focus on the whole child and all the areas that go along with them – intellectual,…
DetailsFebruary 12 Home Communicator – When people ask how Hudsonville Christian is distinctly living out its mission of “Challenging minds and lives for Christ”, there are so many examples that pop into my head. Take a peek with me at just one way we strive to live out this mission. One of the responsibilities of my job…
DetailsFebruary 5 Home Communicator – Relationship Status It’s February! A month that is often filled with talk of Valentines, candy, flowers, love, and relationships – all of which can be great things. As I was looking at the selection of Valentine’s Day cards at the store, I was struck by the enormous number of card selections! Obviously,…
DetailsJanuary 29 Home Communicator– You may think being halfway through the school year at Hudsonville Christian that we have moved on. But we haven’t. We are still in the same place we were when we started the school year. “Really,” you ask? “All the teaching, testing, nurturing, mentoring, and you are still in the same place…
DetailsJanuary 22 Home Communicator – Someone said to me the other day, “So are you catching your breath a bit as we move into a more quiet time of the year?” I smiled and said that we really don’t have those “slow times” any more! For teachers and students, it’s that time block of the year…
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