Ho‘okele Faculty and Staff Blog

We are just 2 weeks away from the end of Quarter 1!  Seems like just yesterday we were preparing for the opening of the school year and now we will be preparing for Fall Break and Parent Teacher Conferences!  Take time to celebrate all you have accomplished so far.  Jot some notes in your journal about the biggest hurdle you have overcome and how you will celebrate your amazing-ness over the fall break! Safety Week is this week!  Please review the information linked and inform VP Pamatigan if you or any students or staff are in need of accommodations or assistance, particularly for the evacuation drill on Wednesday.   The forecast looks good so far… Second Step-SEL Lessons If you have not yet completed your Unit 1 please use these “buffer” weeks to complete the remaining lessons.  School Wide Pacing Guide. Unit 1: Growth Mindset & Goal Setting See tabs on the linked document for resource calendar and schedule. Safety Week is coming! Resources star...

Picture Day is this Week Wednesday! All staff are invited to take a picture for yearbook and ID in the cafeteria before school or at the end of the last class as the schedule allows. Schedule is linked .   Please let VP Umeno know if you need to adjust the schedule for your class. Got Incredible Students?  It’s CARES AWARDS time! Students are eligible for selection for one quarter only, every other year. Therefore, students who were selected last school year are not eligible to receive the award this school year. CARES Awardees Form - Names on Due Wednesday, September 20, 2023 CARES Awards Assembly - October 4, 2023, Time TBD (Please let HGLs know time preference for Monday). Gr. PK - 2: from 8:15 - 8:45 to 9:15 - 9:45 Gr. 3 - 5: from 9:15 - 9:45 to 8:15 - 8:45 Check faculty meeting minutes from 9/13 for list of previous winners Thank you for being somebody amazing!  Have a great week! See tabs on the linked document for resource calendar and schedule. Resources 3,...

ALOHA! We have just 4 more weeks of the quarter and things are really progressing quickly for the school year.  Thank you for all you do to connect with students to make the learning experience engaging for them.   We have some exciting field trips this week, an author visit and some new activities to help inspire students.  We appreciate the extra effort that goes into the planning and implementation of these activities as well as the flexibility for all when there are adjustments along the way.  It was very inspiring to hear about your PBL projects last week and we look forward to hearing more about how those projects are progressing. Take care of yourselves this week and stay strong!  We can do anything together and we would love to know how we can help YOU get through any difficulties you may be having.   Our first grade team will be gathering in the piko area every Monday from about 8:00-8:15 am to promote Hā;  building community and cre...