Weekly Message for 4-28-24 (2024)

Don’t Forget to Take the Family Engagement Survey

Pine Hollow needs your help! Please take a few minutes to take the district family engagement survey that is now available. This feedback is critical in assisting us to make our school the best possible school community for all students and families.

Testing Schedule for EOGs and EOCs

With the end of the year coming up, we wanted to provide you with some important information about End-of-Grade (EOG) and End-of-Course (EOC) tests, which are required by NC law. As such, it is critical that all students are present to take these exams on the testing dates listed below.Our testing window will be from 8:15 am - 12:00 pm each day, so it is very important that students arrive at school on time (or early) so that they have time to get to their testing location and get settled.

Track 1 EOG/EOC Testing Schedule

Monday, May 20 - 8th Grade Math EOG; Math 1 EOC
Tuesday, May 21- 6^thand 7^th Grade ELA EOG; 8^th Grade Science EOG
Wednesday, May 22- 6^thand 7^th Grade Math EOG; 8^th Grade ELA EOG

Track 3 & 4 EOG/EOC Testing Schedule

Wednesday, June 12- 6^thand 8^th Grade ELA EOG; 7^th Grade Math EOG
Thursday, June 13- 7^th Grade ELA EOG; 6^thand 8^th Grade Math EOG; Math 1 EOC
Friday, June 14- 8^th Grade Science EOG; Math 1 EOC for 7^th grade

If you have any questions about testing, please feel free to reach out to our Testing Coordinator (Mrs. Stern) at jstern@wcpss.net.

Athletics Update from Mr. Adams

Want to stay in the know about things taking place with Pine Hollow Athletics? If so, be sure to check out The Flight Log, a newsletter recently launched to keep our families up to date with what is going on in the world of Pine Hollow Athletics. In this newsletter, our athletic director (Mr. Adams) will feature results from the previous week in sports as well as information for the week ahead in sports. Please be sure to check it out and spread the word!

Important Immunization Information for Parents/Guardians of Rising 7th Graders

State law requires all rising 7^th graders to have a Meningococcal and Tdap vaccine. Students will be required to have vaccinations completed by the start of the 2024-2025 school year. Immunization records can be emailed to Ms. Thomas, our Data Manager at bwthomas@wcpss.net or please feel free to drop off in the main office for Ms. Thomas. Failure to complete this process may result in your child not being able to attend school, so please be sure to take care of this ASAP.

Students Not Returning to WCPSS Next Year

If your child will not be returning to WCPSS for the 2024-2025 school year, please email our data manager, Ms. Thomas (bwthomas@wcpss.net) as soon as possible to let her know. If you know where your child will attend a school other than WCPSS next year, please include that information in your email. Please also remember to return your child’s Chromebook and any library books or ELA novels before your child’s last day of school.

Student Council Needs Your Help

In preparation for the upcoming testing season, Student Council is hoping to create some small treats for students taking the EOGs on all tracks. As such, if you’d like to assist them by providing donations of Hershey Kisses and/or Jolly Ranchers to help them celebrate their peers, please visit this sign up to help with donations. Please send in all candy to the front office or to Ms. West in room 3707 by May 2nd.

Trip to Japan, Anyone?

Interested in traveling to Japan with other Pine Hollow students and families? If so, see this flier for details about a unique opportunity for March 2025. As the flier highlights, this trip is not a PHMS/WCPSS-sponsored trip.

Final Call to Order a Yearbook

May 1 is the last day to order a yearbook! Don’t forget to order one for your child(ren). To order online, visit yearbookordercenter.com (school code 21759). Click here to view the flier.

New Pine Hollow Pajamas On Sale!

Be ready for our next pajama spirit day with our new PH flannel pajama pants! These will be a pre-order opportunity only. Ordering is LIVE on Givebacks and will close at midnight on April 28th. ETA of May 13th delivery. These will be sent home with your child unless otherwise noted. There are no returns or exchanges on pre-order items so please look at the sizing chart provided. Adult sizes only. Click here to order!

Community Opportunities

Football Interest Meeting for Rising 9th Graders at Leesville Road High School

Do you have a rising 9th grader who will be attending Leesville Road High School who wants to play football? If so, there will be an important informational meeting for anyone interested in playing football for the fall 2024 season at LRHS. The meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21st at 6:00 pm in their main gym. All prospective players and parents should attend and register here.

Golf Tournament to Support Leesville Road High School Football

The LRHS Football team will also be having a golf tournament fundraiser this summer (June 24) to support the football program. To learn more about this opportunity, click here to view their flier.

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What is the prayer of the people April 28 2024? ›

May we continually abide in you as you abide in us. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon us. God of Love, we can only love because you loved us first. Help us be faithful in loving you, our brothers and sisters in Christ, our neighbors, and even those who seem like our enemies.

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What is a short prayer to say throughout the day? ›

Thank you for my daily bread. You are more than enough. Today I'm thankful for shelter, family, friends, work, food, health—even my current struggles—as divine opportunities. Help me choose well in my work, finances, family, and friendships today.

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What is the sermon on the vine and the branches? ›

Jesus' disciples were being invited to stay connected to Christ in the same way that a branch is to the vine, all so that they may live and bear fruit. By abiding in Christ, Jesus is calling His disciples (and even us modern Christians) to rest in Him so that we may grow in our Spiritual likeness to Him!

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How to pray for someone's business? ›

Beloved of All. Heavenly Father, we come before you in the name of Jesus, interceding on behalf of our anonymous friend who is seeking prayers for their business. Lord, we acknowledge that you are the ultimate source of all success and prosperity.

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What is the morning prayer for April 28? ›

Holy God, Creator of all things, giver of life and source of meaning and purpose, I am humbly thankful that you have brought me through the night into another day. May I never take for granted the immensity of your gift of life and calling.

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What is the prayer for everyone today? ›

Today's Daily Prayer

Keep us now and forevermore in your almighty hand. May we know your goodness and the blessing it brings. For through your goodness we can endure even the hardest days and be victorious in the battle of life. Amen.

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What is the powerful prayer that never fails? ›

In the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6, this is encouraged in another way: “Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth [in the same way] as it is [being done right now] in heaven.” God delights to answer this prayer, and the results are stunning. It is the prayer that never fails.

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What is the shortest most powerful prayer? ›

Perhaps the shortest and most powerful prayer in human language is help. —FATHER THOMAS KEATING A hardness we can't see, cold and rigid, begins to form between us and the world, the longer we stay silent about what we need.

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What is a powerful prayer for everything? ›

Dear God, everywhere I walk, let it be on your path. Everything I see, let it be through your eyes. Everything I do, let it be your will. For every hardship I face, let me place it in your hands.

What did Jesus say about branches? ›

"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.

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What is the symbol of the vine and branches? ›

The vine and branches express the relationship God has with his children. The vineyard flourishes under the tender care of God, the keeper of the vineyard. The children of God receive life and fruitfulness from Christ, the true vine, just as God promised.

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What is the difference between the vine and the branch? ›

The vine and branches contain the same essence, the same life. There is one plant, not a two-fold distinction. The function of the vine is to pump life to the branches and the function of the branch is to produce the fruit of the vine.

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What is the blessing verse for business? ›

II Corinthians 9:8 NIV And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. God always delivers to us what we need in order to do our best work.

How do you end a prayer? ›

We start by addressing God and showing gratitude, then asking for the things we need, before closing our prayer with “amen.” You can find an account of it in both Matthew 6:9–13 and Luke 11:1–4.

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How do you pray for someone or something? ›

When You Pray for Those You Don't Know, Ask God to:

Help them understand his will.
Give them spiritual wisdom.
Grow in their desire to please and honor God.
Teach them to bear good fruit.
Help them understand who God is.
Fill them with his strength.
Give them great endurance and patience.
Fill them with his joy.

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What Bible verse is April 28? ›

Ezekiel 40:1 In-Context

1 On April 28, during the twenty-fifth year of our captivity—fourteen years after the fall of Jerusalem—the LORD took hold of me.

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What is the Plough prayer for April 28? ›

May we become firm in every part of our life on earth. Grant that soon something of your kingdom, of your heaven, may encircle us like a blessing, enabling us to fight on in joy and exultation. We entrust ourselves to you, our faithful and loving God, and we thank you. Amen.

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What is the prayer of intercession Easter Sunday 2024? ›

Prayers of Intercession

May we, like Mary Magdalene, be obedient and proclaim, in word and deed, the truth that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead! Give us your boldness, and may your love, joy, and hope flow from us. We pray now for those who need your resurrection power and hope in their lives today… …

What should we pray about in this world today? ›

A prayer for the world today

We pray for peace and hope to abound. Many are affected by natural disasters: floods, droughts and forest fires. Many are struggling with conflict, poverty and the global food crisis. O Lord, we pray for your provision, peace and protection.

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