Ho‘okele Faculty and Staff Blog

Information for Teachers and Staff This week is Custodian Appreciation Week:  A special thank you this week to our custodial staff for their dedication and hard work to keep our campus safe and clean!  Words cannot express our attitude of gratitude! To Mike, Walter, Kevin, Al, Erickson, and Michelle from EVERYONE:   THANK YOU to Mrs. Yamada for helping guide us for the past couple of weeks!  Your added support has helped and inspired us! Mrs. Yamada’s last day is October 4. On Wednesday, please send CARES awardees to picture taking in D106 at 8:00 for lower and 9:10 for upper.  As a reminder, CARES award winners should sit next to the center aisle so they can easily move towards the stage when their names are called.  The seating is linked below. Uniforms need to be worn on a daily basis, except for announced special events.  Lately we are noticing students not wearing uniforms and are asking for your help to reinforce this safety policy....

Information for Teachers and Staff Picture Taking Schedule   for this Thursday is linked.  Staff without classrooms can take pictures in the morning at the cafeteria. Teachers and EAs may take pictures with your classes.  SMILE 🙂! Please note there is indoor recess for 1st recess for all grade levels due to the picture taking schedule on Thursday.  Students do not need to wear or change into uniforms for Picture Day. Your Parent-Teacher Conference forms for students with multiple children at the school was due on Friday-Turn it into the office right away if you have not and/or as soon as you get them back from families.  Wednesday we will be doing the auction to schedule multiple families. You can also bring your single child forms to the conference so you can complete your schedule after the multiple families have been scheduled.  You will need to make copies of your master conference schedule to give one to the office, post and keep an original. ...

Information for Teachers and Staff Best wishes, thoughts, prayers and LOVE to our FEARLESS leader, Mrs. Dunn who will be on leave starting this week Wednesday until October 23, 2019.  You’ve got this and we’ve got your back while you’re out!   We welcome Mrs. Sherry Yamada who will TA Principal from 9/19-10/4.  Thank you Mrs. Yamada for helping us through the next couple of weeks! Aloha and welcome back to Kumu Nettie who will be returning to teach Hawaiian Studies this week! SAFETY WEEK is THIS WEEK! Fire Drill and Evacuation:   Monday 9/16, Starting about 8:20 (roughly 1 hour) Lockdown/Shelter in Place:  Tuesday 9/17 about 8:15 (roughly 10 minutes) Earthquake:  Wednesday 9/18 about 8:15 am (roughly 5 minutes) Thank you for preparing your students for these emergency procedures.  Refer to your Emergency Crisis handbooks for more details.  The line up map is at the back of your handbook binder. Indoor Recess for ...