Ho‘okele Faculty and Staff Blog

Information for Teachers Welcome back from your Spring Break!  We hope you enjoyed some of the time off to relax and get ready for an exciting and fast paced Quarter 4! As a reminder, we have our initial WASC visit this week Friday.  Here is the schedule that will be followed for Dr. Rossi’s visit.  Thanks in advance to all those participating in the group discussions! Have a great week! This week… No PLCs-Teachers follow students to resources 3/28:  Students and Teachers return from break          Lion’s Club Vision Screening          Grade 5 Resources 8:55-12:50 pm          Grade K Resources 8:55-12:30 pm 3/29:  Faculty Forum 1:10-3:35 pm (Tripod, Wonders, Academic Plan) 3/30:  Use of Facilities:  AVID (PD Center 8-3 pm)          Grade 2 ...

Have a fun and safe Spring Break! See you back on 3/28! Next weeks… 3/20-27:  Spring Break and Kuhio Day (3/27) On Campus over Spring Break: Bricks 4 Kidz Mon-Friday from 9-12 in Staff Dining Room Monday 3/20 PTA Officer Training 9-12 in Office Conference Room Wednesday 3/22 SASA Training all day in Cafeteria No PLCs-Teachers follow students to resources 3/28:  Students and Teachers return from break          Lion’s Club Vision Screening          Grade 5 Resources 8:55-12:50 pm          Grade K Resources 8:55-12:30 pm 3/29:  Faculty Forum 1:10-3:35 pm (Tripod, Wonders, Academic Plan) 3/30:  Use of Facilities:  AVID (PD Center 8-3 pm)          Grade 2 Resources  9:10-12:55 pm          Grade 3 Reso...

Information for Faculty    We cannot say enough great things about the Lion King Kids production and performances!  Mrs. Brown has truly raised the bar with this year’s production!  Thank you to all of you involved-it is an honor to work with such talented people! We say Aloha this week to one of our eternal bright spots- Ms. Ellie Texeira.  Ms. Ellie’s last day at Ho’okele is this week Friday as she will be relocating to the mainland. Ms. Ellie has been such a positive force in our school.  Her daily interactions with students, families and staff members is always warm and welcoming and her spirit will truly be missed.  Aloha Ms. Ellie! After school program permission forms are in your boxes.  Each sheet is for a different student. Please read the names when distributing!!  Pink forms need to be signed and returned.  Purple forms do not, as they are waitlist notifications.  All families were also emailed on Friday regardin...

Information for Faculty    Bright Spots:  Thank you to Tara Bagoyo for last week’s fun Dr. Seuss spirit week and the Read to Me Parent event.  Thank you to Jared Yamamoto and Elizabeth Okamoto for planning career week this week. We would also like to acknowledge Laura Brown for her hard work and dedication to the school musical debuting this week.  We know a lot of you support these activities-so thank you to everyone who helps to provide the extra somethings that make our school so great!   Have a great week! This Week: Career Awareness Week! Last week of Session 1 after school program! K-5 Growth Monitoring 3/6:  STEM Complex Leads Meeting 12-3:00 pm        SPED PLC 12-2:00 pm 3/7:  Grade 5 PLC and Resources 8:55-12:50 pm        Grade K PLC and Resources 8:55-12:30 pm        Afterschool program 2:15-3:15 pm 3/8: ...