Ho‘okele Faculty and Staff Blog

With the announcement in the parent letter sent out last Friday , we are moving forward with plans to start blended learning on 2/9/2021 with our kindergarten students. We truly appreciate all of your patience, feedback and flexibility as we work out the details on how to make this happen safely and successfully.  There are many moving parts and will likely be adjustments along the way.  However, we could never do it without all of you and your support!  We will be working more closely with each grade level and department to share the specific details on procedures as they are finalized this week and in upcoming weeks.  The Parent Handbook has helpful information and we do have many things already mapped out, so please do not hesitate to ask any questions that you or parents may have. If you have an appointment scheduled for your vaccine, please remember to complete your leave forms with the appropriate reason for COVID vaccine to request approval from administrati...

The Ready Math Training is on Monday.  Please see emails sent by the coaches last week.   ZOOM LINK Please note, there is one meeting link for both sessions. Please join the link at your appropriate meeting time! Grades K-1: 9-11am Grades 3-5: 12-2pm   Join Zoom Meeting: https://cainc.zoom.us/j/99103958500?pwd=SzI2Um4vT0NnZW5ZU2dwSFhqa2E2QT09 Meeting ID: 991 0395 8500 Passcode: hookele *When logging in, please include your name AND grade level in your name displayed. If you don’t have a particular grade, just choose one for the purposes of the training!   Immediately after the Grades 3-5 session, we will be starting our faculty meeting at 2:00 pm on our virtual faculty link (293faculty).  We will be discussing teacher instructions for updating A/B groups and then have Q/A time to go over questions you have regarding our plans for the blended learning model. Stay safe, healthy and strong! This Week ELL testing on campus this week. Monday 1/25/2021 Support Team ...

    VACCINE INFORMATION:  Did you register??  Per last week’s email, to help expedite the administration process, HIDOE employees wanting access to the vaccine should fill out the brief survey below by January 15 .  If you did not fill out the survey by last week Friday, you can still submit it and your name will be turned in to DOH on a rolling basis.   HIDOE Staff Vaccination Survey: https://bit.ly/COVID-19-Vaccination-Survey   For active HIDOE Substitute Teachers: http://bit.ly/COVID-19-Vaccination-Survey-Substitutes Tammi sent out a school survey as well for everyone to indicate if you do or do not want the vaccine.  Be sure to complete the DOE survey above if you WANT the vaccine.  We will keep you updated as we get new information on the vaccination dates, locations and process. Adult meals are now available to purchase for lunch.   You must have money in your account ($5.50) to purchase.  Please notify the front office in the...

We would like to officially welcome our new staff for the cafeteria and custodial crew.  Welcome our new cafeteria manager, Star Jumawan.  We also have a new cafeteria helper, Yvette Hamalian. Leoni Devera will be joining the custodial staff starting Monday.  Welcome to Ho‘okele! This is an important week as we review all relevant data for decisions to be made regarding our learning model moving forward.  We have been watching the numbers carefully and speaking to our neighboring schools in the community.  Whatever is decided will require a lot of planning and coordination to make any transitions and changes successful and smooth.  We thank you in advance for your patience and professionalism as we work everything out! Stay healthy and safe.  It is important to follow all recommended guidance to minimize the spread of COVID.  We appreciate all of your communication on these matters and your dedication to helping us get through the challenges we ar...

Happy New Year! Following Governor David Ige's announcement on Dec. 29 that furloughs for state employees will not begin until July 1, 2021 at the earliest, the Department will postpone any furlough dates in accordance with this new timeline. As a reminder, Monday, Jan. 4, was previously reinstated as a teacher workday.   All salaried employees are to return to work on Monday, January 4th. We hope your 2021 is off to a great start and look forward to seeing you all this week!   This Week Monday 1/4/2021 Teacher Work Day No School for Students (Return to work for Staff) Tuesday 1/5/2021 Student classes resume (on-line and in-person!) Wednesday 1/6/2021 HGL Meeting 2:30 pm Thursday 1/7/2021 Friday 1/8/2021 Report Cards go home January 13, 2021. Additional updates will be provided this week.