Updates for January 6, 2025
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Welcome Back! Please review the highlights from information shared by Principal Rankie. His complete letter was emailed to staff on December 31. Key Dates & Events: Teacher Workday: Monday, January 6, 2025 Waiver Day: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 (Agenda for teachers and EAs linked HERE. Light breakfast provided.) -Please take a moment to review our draft WASC Report. -As previously emailed, we will be participating in a MagicSchool PD. Please bring your computers and review the notes on the agenda for registration information. (You may recognize one of the presenters…) HES Spelling Bee: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Report Card Distribution & Grade Input Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025 Staffing Updates: Welcome Shaylee Limatoc as our new account clerk!! We will have Krystle Myers (Janae Cole), Maya Pua’a (Robin Vanderstappen) and Gladys Martinez (Marisa Takeguchi) joining us to sub long term during semester 2 Temporary Assignments: Carli Miyashiro has been appointed Temporary Assigned (TA) Complex Area Officer (CAO) starting January 2, 2025, potentially for the remainder of the school year. She will still be available to support our staff as needed. Noelani Hansen will serve as TA Vice Principal for grades 2 and 3 during Carli's absence. Bell Schedule Planning Meetings (Optional): We will hold optional meetings in the library to discuss potential bell schedule adjustments. Meetings 1 & 2 will cover the same information, as will meetings 3 & 4. While you are welcome to attend any meeting, we have provided multiple options to accommodate various schedules. Meetings 1 & 2 (Same information): Monday, January 6, 2025, 2:30-3:30 PM and Monday, January 13, 2025, 2:30-3:30 PM Meetings 3 & 4 (Same information): Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 2:30-3:30 PM and Thursday, January 30, 2025, 2:30-3:30 PM Meeting 5: Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 2:30-3:30 PM Your input is valuable, and I encourage you to attend if interested. Construction Updates: Parkway Villages: The first phase is nearing completion with an expected move-in date in January. We look forward to welcoming new families and students. Kunehi Street Stop Light: We anticipate the new stop light at the intersection of Kunehi Street and Kapolei Parkway will be installed and operational within the next month. Playcourt Sidewalk & Future Playground: Construction will soon begin on a new sidewalk connecting the playcourt to the parking lot. This sidewalk is also the first phase in developing an additional playground for our students. |
From our Librarian, Mrs. Ramey: Hello Teachers, An early reminder that your grade levels (4th and 5th) will have a virtual author visit, via Zoom, with Hawaii Nene Award Nominee: Jasmine Warga (A Robot's Story) on Tuesday, January 14 from 8:00-8:45. A Robot's Story is what our 4th and 5th grade Battle of the Books teams are reading for the Battle in March 2025. During this 40 minute event Jasmine will be discussing her books: A Rover's Story, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, as well as her other books and her life and writing journey. You will receive your Zoom link and additional information in January. It was a great 2nd Quarter in the library! We had our busiest Scholastic Book Fair ever, students borrowed a lot of books, and we logged thousands of reading minutes in our Beanstack App. Battle of the Books teams are getting organized and Early Bird Library is a favorite place to hang out for many students in the morning. Plus, did you know we now have a Book Fairy in the library? Her name is Felicity, and students have found that if they leave her notes she will write them back. She even has her own book collection! We also have *NEW* Book Bundles about to be introduced to Grades 3-5. Each box contains 3 hand-picked books around favorite topics. There are even some fun surprises inside for readers to keep. Ms. Shota-Chang's class got to see the Book Bundles first, and they were really excited! :-) Check out our favorite books this quarter below - there are some familiar titles and some new favorites! Congratulations to all, but especially to our top readers, classes of readers, and our pizza party drawing winner: Ms. Rufo's class. Yahoo! See Ms. Ramey’s email from 12/19/2024 for photos! |
SPED Licensing Opportunity!!
UHWO SPED Licensure Pathway Website Application for SPED Licensure Program Deadline January 31, 2025 |
Additional Stuff: With the start of a new quarter and semester and potential changes, please let VP Pamatigan know if you have updates for the blog/calendar. Teachers and EAs-please attend all faculty meetings unless informed otherwise. Please see an admin if you need to be excused from all or part of a PD or faculty meeting. If you have students who will need transportation for SongFest practice or the event (unable to walk or be pushed in their wheelchairs), please contact VP Pamatigan with the details. Do YOU have an APPRECIATION, APOLOGY, AHA or Additional stuff that you would like shared in this blog? Please contact VP Melinda Pamatigan should you wish to contribute, clarify or correct any information that is shared. Posts are done on Sunday mornings, so let me know of information you would like to include by Saturday evening. Corrections will be made to a posted blog as soon as I receive your notification. THANK YOU! |
Morning Broadcast: Check out this week’s broadcast to learn more about Kūlia I Ka Nu‘u from Grade 4 (Ms. Cabudol’s class) and Principal Rankie. |
1/5: Marie Calma 1/7: Liane Tanigawa (Former HES teacher) 1/8: Stephanie Domingo 1/12: Cassidy Stringer 1/18: Dede Hirabara Taylor Rufo 1/21: Katie Yamamoto 1/28: Deanna Gomez For anyone we missed or who opted out-Happy Birthday! |
See Links on our 24-25 PLC and Faculty Meeting Calendar/Schedules
No PLCs or Resources this week.
Monday January 6, 2025 | Teacher and EA Workday (No Students) 8:00 am-4:00 pm School Musical Use of Cafeteria 9:00 am School Counselor Meeting 12:00 pm PTA Meeting 2:30 pm Optional Bell Schedule Meeting (Library) 5:00-8:00 pm Use of facilities-Playcourt (We are Polynesia) |
Tuesday January 7, 2025 | No School for Students-PD Day for Teachers and EAs Extended Day for Teachers Agenda (WASC, Grade Level Meetings, Magic School PD (computers required), SPED inclusion training) |
Wednesday January 8, 2025 | Students Return! 8:15 am H-MTSS 8:30 am Admin Meeting 10:30 am Support Team Meeting 1:15-2:30 pm Faculty Meeting - Teachers and EAs (Grade 3 Bright Spot, Health Emergency Training) 2:30 pm 10th Anniversary Meeting 5:00-8:00 pm Use of facilities-Playcourt (We are Polynesia) |
Thursday January 9, 2025 | 2:15 pm Robotics Practice (B102) |
Friday January 10, 2025 | Waikele Visit 2:30 pm Basketball Practice |
Sunday January 12, 2025 | Use of Facility-New Hope Church (Cafeteria) 8:15 am -12:45 pm |
*Grades 3 and 4 Resource day switched this week
Monday January 13, 2025 | Grade 4 Makahiki Day 8:30 am Operations Meeting 9:00 am School Counselor Meeting 2:30 pm Basketball Practice (Playcourt) 2:30 pm Optional Bell Schedule Meeting (Library) 5:00-8:00 pm Use of facilities-Playcourt (We are Polynesia) |
Tuesday January 14, 2025 | Grade 3 Resources and PLC (9:05 am-1:55 pm) CK Principals Meeting (Rankie) 8:00-8:45 am Virtual Author Visit Grades 4-5 (Jasmine Warga-A Robot’s Story) 9:00 am HAT meeting 2:15 pm Robotics Practice 2:15 pm SBA Interim Walkthroughs (Compliance check-ins) |
Wednesday January 15, 2025 | 8:15 am HES Spelling Bee (Cafeteria) 10:30 am Support Team meeting 1:15-3:30 pm Faculty Meeting-Teachers and EAs (CAT) 5:00-8:00 pm Use of facilities-Playcourt (We are Polynesia) |
Thursday January 16, 2025 | 8:30-11:00 am Kindergarten HTY Field Trip “The Musubi Man” Grade 4 Resources and PLC (9:10 am-2:00 pm) 2:15 pm Robotics Practice |
Friday January 17, 2025 | REPORT CARDS GO HOME Grade K Resources and PLC (9:05 am-1:50 pm) 12:00 pm Principals Meeting (Rankie) 2:30 pm Basketball Practice (Playcourt) |
Sunday January 19, 2025 | Use of Facility-New Hope Church (Cafeteria) 8:15 am -12:45 pm |
Key Dates and Upcoming Events: Staff Luau: Saturday, January 25, 2025 WASC Accreditation Visit: Monday, February 24-Thursday, February 27, 2025 PTA Spring Craft Fair: Saturday, March 8, 2025 Bozeman Science Lab Site Visit: Monday, March 10-Tuesday, March 11, 2025 |
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