Updates for Week of May 25, 2020

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Remember when...the last week of school was about yearbook signing, class celebrations, water play activities, CARES assembly...  Although it is very different this year, we want to thank teachers and EAs for continuing with the provision of quality education during this time.  The online lessons and support you are providing to our students is exemplary and we are so proud of all of your efforts to reach our students and their families.  You have learned new platforms and new ways of teaching that we never even dreamed we would be doing when we started the school year or even at the start of 2020!  We love the new traditions that are evolving from this time as you have been so successful in navigating through-such as the virtual slideshow and promotion certificate presentation for our 5th graders-as just one example of how you are showing our students you are still here for them and how much you CARE.  
In addition to their regular maintenance tasks, the custodial staff has been working so incredibly hard to prepare the office and campus to keep everyone safe by cleaning, disinfecting, building barriers, maintaining the landscaping and brainstorming how we will do all of this once schools reopen.
The office has been operating remotely and onsite to answer calls, process payments and POs, keep up with personnel records, registrations/releases, and keep us informed with all of the information coming through!  The full office staff will be back on campus this week as their workload continues to grow.
And of course our cafeteria staff has been working at “grab and go” meal sites to provide meals for families in Kapolei.  Such an amazing service to our community that many Ho‘okele families were able to enjoy.
We want to also share appreciation and gratitude to our casual hire staff (PTTs, adult supervisors, PPTs), who weren’t able to work during this time, but have stayed connected with us.  We hope to be seeing you all back in the near future! 
We look forward to working with our summer distance learning team and with ALL of you to plan for next school year as more information becomes available. 
Thank you to EVERYONE of you for contributing your innovative ideas and energy to navigating our new norm!

We would like to say ALOHA to some of our faculty and staff members who will not be returning for our upcoming school year.  Thank you for your service to our school, 
you will always have a place with our Ho‘okele Family! 

MAHALO to Cayse Abbott, Jessica Totaro, Kristen Maehara, Brianna Carey, 
Tami Pechfelder, Jared Yamamoto, Michelle Uyeno and Tyler Hershey.  
You will be missed!
From PTA:
Aloha Ho’okele Teachers,
Last week we invited our families to share one photo demonstrating how much you mean to our students and community. Each photograph we received was collected and assembled into an image gallery on our new PTA website. Today we are excited to share our Teacher Appreciation photo page as a statement of our profound appreciation of you, our Ho’okele teachers. 
With gratitude,
Ho’okele PTA
Link to our Teacher Appreciation image gallery: https://www.hookelepta.org/teacher-appreciation-2020
PTA has also provided faculty and staff gifts.  The majority of you will find these in your PLC rooms. We will also have plans to distribute to the rest of you either over the summer or when school resumes.

Aloha Club members also received an electronic gift card to members, be sure to check your email if you are an Aloha Club member for emails from Jodee Spencer and Target.

Thank you to our PTA members and to Aloha Club for the gifts
and your support all year long!

Most of you are scheduled to be on campus this week for supply pick up or when dropping off items to the school.  Please be sure to enter the office through the health room to empty your boxes.  

Admin will be providing masks to all of you when you come on campus, so please be sure you receive one.  If you are unable or not scheduled to come on campus, we will place the mask in your box, or plan for providing it to you when we start up next school year. 
We hope you will wear it with pride to help keep everyone safe!



We have our last Faculty Meeting of the school year on Friday at 9:00 am.  Teachers and EAs please join us!

Here is a link to the information shared about the End of Year Closing.  This document includes information on:  
Access to Campus 
(Sign up sheet)
Class Lists
Preparing Cumulative Folders
Cumulative Folders
Supply and Summer Packet Pick Up
Report Cards
Technology (Devices)
Classroom Procedures
Purchase Orders
*Classroom Key Return
*Please note the sign up for a time to visit the office on Friday, 5/29 (Teachers Last Day) to return your classroom keys for the summer (includes building and file cabinet keys).  If you would like to drop your off your keys earlier than 5/29, please email Leslie. 

Please see Natalie Hepting’s email (5/22) about summer call back pay applications.  Forms must be received by Wednesday 5/27.  Thank you!

HGL Information:
No HGL Meeting: Reminder that we will not have an HGL meeting on Tuesday due to student supply-return and overall end-of-year busyness.

Thank You/Welcome: Thank you all for your leadership this past year! A special shoutout to Tami and Janae who will not be continuing as HGLs next year. Welcome to Angie and Danielle who will be HGLs for Grade 5 and Grade 3, respectively.   

Onboarding Action Item: Reminder to please gather grade-level resources to help with onboarding new teachers! Please link your resources on this shared HGL Document by New Teacher Orientation on July 27th. (This can be in the form of the google slides template or however your grade level decides).

New Teacher Orientation: We will be having a Ho'okele-specific teacher orientation on Monday, July 27th! You all are invited for the entire day, but HGLs with new teachers (specifically Chris, Danielle, Crystal, Angie, and Jess) are especially requested from 12:30-2:30 PM. This will be time for you to meet with your new team member(s), review your onboarding resources, and build relationships. See below for the Grade Levels anticipating new teachers next year based on the most recent Teaching Lines Laureen shared:  
*Grade K: Robin moving from Grade 1
*Grade 3: 1 new teacher 
*Grade 4: 1 new teacher + Janae moving from Grade 3 
*Grade 5: 2 teachers new to the school + Kaulu and Lyndsey moving from Grade 4
*SPED: 2 teachers new to the school for Inclusion and Med Frag 

Finalized info will be forthcoming in early July, once we know definitively if this will be an in-person or virtual orientation. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to me with questions.


Thank you again so much for being a part of Ho‘okele Elementary for school year 2019-2020!  We wish you a restful summer and a well deserved break. Take time to refresh and renew 
and get ready for next school year.  
Stay tuned for updates on how school year 2020-2021 will begin...  



Updates for This Week:
Monday 5/25
CONNECT Monday: Pau hana for folks to talk story
-3:00-4:00 PM (join for as little or as long as you like!)
Use this Google hangout link to join.

Campus is closed.  Be Safe and Enjoy the Holiday!
Tuesday 5/26
ENGAGE Tuesday: Share an activity that works well for distance learning
-This can be a running list to check! You can comment on others’ entries.
-Use this google spreadsheet to share the resource, why you like it, etc. 


Support Team Meeting (4:30 pm)
Wednesday 5/27
INSPIRE Wednesday: Help life others’ spirits in this unprecedented time
-Post good news, happy videos, podcasts, etc. You can “love” other posts! 
Use this Padlet and press the “+” in this week’s column to add yours.
Grade 2 Grade Level Meeting Time

Grade 5 Grade Level Meeting Time

1:00-3:00 pm Principal and SPED DES update Meetings (Dunn)
Thursday 5/28
SERVE Thursday: Thank someone you’re grateful for in the Ho‘okele ‘ohana
-Make a video to shout out someone who has brightened your work week.
Use flipgrid for your video (click “Log In With Google” ) and watch others!
Student Last Day of School!

Send home report cards by May 28!


9:00 am Grade 3 Grade Level Meeting Time (Changing due to pick up?)

10:00-12:00 Grade K Grade Level Meeting Time

10:00-12:00 Grade 1 Grade Level Meeting Time

12:00-1:00 SPED Switch it Up DES updates (Mattes, Hepting, Admin)
Friday 5/29

SUCCEED Friday:  Share a success you experienced this week 
-Celebrate a win with a student, parent, and/or even in daily life.
*Use this google form! We’ll share stories in the blog. :) 

Any closing reflections for the school year? Add them in as part of our 2020 memoirs!
Teachers and EAs Last Day!

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