School Newsletter – January 4, 2026

by | Jan 4, 2026 | Newsletter

Before and After Care

If you are using before and after care this week, please take a moment to fill out the times using the link below.

Before and After Care Link

THANK YOU!!!

Thank you to all of the families for their amazing generosity to the faculty at Shepherd of the Hills this Christmas.  We are truly grateful to all the families at SOTH and for the opportunity to be part of it.

Basketball Practice

Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 – 4:15.

Wolf PAC – Parent Group

There will not be a Wolf PAC meeting this week as we get back in our routine.  I will send out information once we schedule the next meeting.

No School – MLKJ Day

There is no school on Monday, January 19, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

School Resumes

School resumes this Monday, January 5.  I hope that everyone had a great Christmas break!

Basketball Games

Our first set of basketball games will take place next Friday, January 16 at Reformation Lutheran School in Clairemont.  We will have a girls team, a boys B team (younger students), and a boy’s A team all playing a game.  We are still finalizing the schedule and getting refs for the games.  As soon as I have the finalized schedule, I will email it out to all of the parents,

Basketball Uniforms

Basketball uniforms will be sent home this week.  The uniforms are given to the students for the entire season. They can keep them at home and will be returned after the season.  Students are responsible for the uniforms and should care for them appropriately.

GLOW KIDS – Book to Read

As a parent, have you ever wrestled with decisions about how much screen time your child should have?  Have you ever thought about when I should let them use a phone, TikTok, or other social media?  Have you ever considered if your child might be addicted to screens or what might happen if your household took a two-week break from screens?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you might want to check out a book called “Glow Kids,” which draws on years of research to examine the effects screens are having on our children.  It is very eye-opening to see the damage that screens and screen addiction can have on kids in our society.  If any parent woudl like advice when it comes to handing technology-use at home, please let me know.