Updates for Week of November 28, 2016

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Information for Faculty
Welcome back!  Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and a restful long weekend!

Reminders:  
  • Your Quarter 2 CARES award submissions are due this Friday!  Please see email from Laura Brown sent on 11/23/16.

  • All DOE employees need to have an updated Code of Conduct.  If you did not receive and sign for your copy, please see Mindy ASAP!

  • Week of November 29-December 2 - RTI for everyone!  Please note the switch in resource/PLCs this week for K and 1 due to kindergarten field trip.

Have a great week!
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Upcoming RTI:
Week of December 5-9 - RTI for everyone (RTI Cycle #1 extended by 1 week)
Week of December 12-16 i-Ready Winter Diagnostic (testing pushed back by 1 week)

This Week:

11/28: BOOK FAIR!
          SPED PLC 12-2 pm
11/29:  BOOK FAIR!
           Resource Day and PLC  for Grades 1 (8:55-12:30) and 5 (8:55-12:50)
           Grade K Field Trip to Hawaii Plantation Village (Arakaki, Tsutsui, Barilla and Ponce)
           VP Meeting (M. Pamatigan off campus all day)
           AVID/2nd Steps Parent Night 6 pm-7 pm
11/30:  BOOK FAIR!
           Faculty Forum 1:10-3:35 pm-PLTW Ongoing Module 2 Training
12/1:  BOOK FAIR!
         VP and PTT meeting 8:05 am
         Resource Day and PLC for Grades 2 (9:10-12:55) and 3 (9:10-12:55)
         Grade K Field Trip to Plantation Village (Maehara, Sah, Belmonte and Hepting)
12/2:  BOOK FAIR!
         Quarter 2 CARES Awards submissions due
         Resource Day and PLC for Grades  4 (8:55-12:50) Grade K (8:55-12:30)
         HOOP IT UP  Kapolei Complex Basketball Tournament 8:30-11:45 KHS gym
         Use of Facilities:  I&M Site Leads (Lawai’a PD Center) 11:45-2:45 pm

Upcoming weeks/events:   

12/5:  CBI Field Trip 8am-1 pm
         10:30-11:00 am Kindergarten Song Practice in Cafeteria
12/6:   Resource Day and PLC  for Grades K (8:55-12:30) and 5 (8:55-12:50)
          1:10-1:40 pm  Kindergarten Song Practice in Cafeteria
12/7:   Preschool Winterfest 9 am-12 pm
          Faculty Meeting 1:10-3:35 pm (IPDP Sharing, Writing assessment calibration and scoring
12/8:    PTT and VP Meeting 8:05 am
           Resource Day and PLC for Grades 2 (9:10-12:55) and 3 (9:10-12:55)
           Use of facilities-WIDA Training (Lawai’a PD Center 8am-3 pm)
           1:10-1:40 pm  Kindergarten Song Practice in Cafeteria
12/9:    Resource Day and PLC for Grades 1 (8:55-12:30) and 4 (8:55-12:50)

Information for Students
Invite your parents to visit our Book Fair this week. We have special Family Time Tuesday Night before and after the AVID and Second Step Parent Night presentation.  Bring your parents to this special family night so they can learn more about AVID and what you learn in your guidance classes!

Congrats to our Techy Turkey Trot prize winners:  Erin Mateo, Noah Fujimoto, Cade Huddleston, Arianna Kahalewai, Nikkolas Sambalonay, Diesel Rongcal, Ceraine Anguay, Damon Ralar, Julianna Okamura, and Jayden Higuchi.
Thanks to everyone for helping us raise $18,245.50 for technology at our school! Congratulations to Ms. Duldulao’s (58% participation)  and Ms. White’s classes ($1,402.50 raised) for winning a pizza party!  Although these classes did not win a pizza party, we would like to recognize those who helped raise money for the school:

  • Gr. 1, Ms. Duldulao’s Class - $1,095.00
  • Gr. K, Ms. Maehara’s Class - $1,068.00
  • Gr. 5, Mr. Depolis’ Class-  $1, 015.00

As a reminder, all students must be ethical users of technology.  Treat equipment with care and be responsible at all times.  


Have a great week!

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