Ho‘okele Faculty and Staff Blog

Information for Faculty and Staff Please note change in resource times for grades 4 and 5 for this week due to testing schedule.  Next week as only make-ups are scheduled for grades 4 and 5, the schedule will revert back to regular times. Good Test Takers Presentation: http://bit.ly/1PPUDym Good Testing Environments: http://bit.ly/1SKJqBG Please see Jared’s email from 4/27 with important testing reminders and information.   A mass message will be announced daily at the start and ending times of the assessment. We ask that all students refrain from entering the second floors and to keep the distractions minimal due to testing. Make it a GREAT one! This Week Monday 4/30 *Grade 1 Planning Day *F103 and F108 K Field Trip to Lyon Arboretum Tuesday 5/1 *SBA-ELA *K planning day *Grade 2 PLC/Resource Day:  9:10-12:55 pm *Grade 3 PLC/Resource Day:  10:00-1:30 pm *VP/PTT Meetings 8:35 and 9:25 am Wednesday 5/2 ...

Information for Faculty and Staff EES Deadlines are approaching on 4/27!   Please vote for May’s Hihimanu of the Month by 4/30! May 2018 Hihimanu Hero of the Month Sincere appreciation to our administrative professionals who help support our school!  Thank you Dollinda, Cindy, Dede and Sally for all that you do to welcome visitors to our school and assist everyone in our entire school community!  Thank you also to Erin, Janelle, Lene, Stacy, Mike, Cassie and Christina for your support for the front office! We are having short presentations for students this week Wednesday and Friday on learning the signs of a stroke.  All students will receive training and a letter to go home afterwards. See schedule below. Thank you to the PTA for all of your reminders for safety week!    Thanks to Coach Pechfelder for coaching our math team!  They did a great job this past Saturday! Appreciation to Ms. Shinn and Ms. Brown for your support!...

Information for Faculty and Staff EES Deadlines are approaching on 4/27!  Please see important reminders in an email sent by Mindy on 4/10.   A sincere thank you to all of the teachers, EAs and PPTs providing coverage on resource days. Also, thank you to the teachers for letting your students know about the changes and encouraging positive behavior regardless of who is teaching them.  As a reminder, these changes will continue throughout the quarter and may vary by week. Thank you to the PTA and all of the faculty and staff and parent volunteers for the movie night last week!  Hopefully you were able to raise some funds for your grade levels. We are looking forward to PTA Safety Week to help remind our school community of safety practices.  Please be sure to review the information with your students. -Don't forget to complete your taxes!!! This Week Canned Food Drive this week! PTA Safety Week! Monday 4/16 * Purple Up Day (April 15,...

Information for Faculty and Staff Congratulations to Joanne Barilla for being nominated by her colleagues as April’s Hihimanu Hero of the Month!  Your dedication and positive attitude has not gone un-noticed! Teachers-as a reminder, please do not block your classroom windows with shades or decorations. We ask that you do not use scotch tape on the walls and suggest using a good brand of painter’s tape.  Lakeshore has some good quality painter’s tape in a variety of colors that you could order. Thank you for sharing your PBL projects!  It was great to see how many awesome ideas you have and the connections you are building for students with this type of learning.  Teachers, please complete this survey: Sustained Support Visit Post-Survey for BIE. Have a great week! This Week Monday 4/9 *Ho’okele SPED PLC 12:00-2:00 pm (Office Conference Room) *HGL and AVID Meeting 2:30 pm Tuesday 4/10 *Grade 2 PLC/Resource Day:  9:10-12:55 p...