Ho‘okele Faculty and Staff Blog

UPDATE 12/23/2020 The Governor announced that Furloughs will not begin in January.  Therefore all salaried employees will be working on January 4 (the day between semesters). See you all on January 4! It’s Winter Break! Have a wonderful and restful winter break!  Thank you for all of the tasty treats and thoughtful gifts, but mostly thank you for being a part of our ohana and making this such a special place to work.  Take care of yourselves and your families this vacation and find joy in whatever you do. Congratulations to Dollinda Sato, our amazing SASA who helped open this school in 2015.  Dollinda is RETIRING this month!  We are so grateful for her years of service, her support and her dedication to our Ho‘okele family.  THANK YOU, DOLLINDA! Cindy will continue to TA as our SASA until the position is officially filled.   We have a few additions to our staff who started recently as well.  In case you missed the earlier announcements, Deann...

1 week til Winter Break!  STAFF pictures for yearbook may be scheduled by appointment at Pearlridge Expressions Studio through December 30.  Call 951-7827, press 1 for Pearlridge to schedule an appointment-you may want to avoid Dec. 21, 22 and 29 to allow more space for our students who are scheduling.  Staff can schedule any day until Dec. 30.  Appointment information was emailed to students last week.   Updates from Coaches regarding Supply Pick up Our upcoming Quarter 3 Deployment is on Monday! Please see below for details and any last-minute reminders.    Locations: North, West, & South Parking Lots  Time : 1:00-3:00 PM (Support Team will cover deployment from 2:40-3:00 PM due to a Faculty Meeting - See Laureen's email 12/9/20) More Info: Timeline & Instructions for Teachers   We wish all of you the best during the holiday season.  We are grateful for each and everyone of you and the dedication you have shown to make this ...

2 weeks til Winter Break!  Postcards from Ho‘okele Staff - Turn in your personalized postcard by December 9!  Instructions for uploading are included on the slide deck (you have to make a copy to access).  Thanks Laura B. for organizing this special message for our students and families. CARES Awards-Please complete this form by December 9.  CARES Certificates to go home on December 14 at Student Supply Pick-Up. Monday 12/7, CAS Sean Tajima will be physically visiting the campus.  You may see him walking the campus or popping into your virtual classrooms.  You can let your students know that you may have a visitor so they are not alarmed by his presence on-line.  Thanks!   DUE by Friday:  Thank you to the 15 teachers who have completed Safety Week Review of Required Drills.   Please complete and submit form by December 11, 2020   Student Friendly Slides Teacher Slides            ...