March newsletter 2018

MALAKI - MARCH 2018
Holualoa School News
Holualoa, Hawaii
www.holualoahawks.org T: 808 313-3800
Mark Your Calendars
WELCOME TO MARCH HOLUALOA OHANA!
The school year is going by so fast! There are so
many great things going on the classroom with lots of
academics. Additionally, Holualoa School has lots of
other items scheduled this month. We started March
off recognizing our Students of the Month for Self
Directed Learners. Holualoa School continues to offer
awesome movie nights, put on by Deb Yoshimura and
Tammy Aiona, and assisted by community partners
(mahalo).
This year our school is looking forward to
celebrating 120 years of island culture in our Holualoa
Spring Festival performance. Each grade level has
already picked a song, and they are excited to perform
for you. The whole Holualoa community is invited,
including Holualoa alumni! Our SpringFest is fast
approaching on Friday, March 16th!
The PTO is reaching out to ask for your help once
again with the Springfest Bake sale. They continue to
break sales records and it is all because of YOU! They
will need help in the booth starting at 7:30 am. Setup
will be in the same location as WinterFest. If you are
able to help work the booth, please let me know. All
volunteers will have the opportunity to watch your
child's performance. They will also be seeking
donations of items to sell. The PTO continue to have
great success with coffee and lemonade sales,
homemade goodies and food items such as musubi,
3/9- Movie Night
3/16 - Spring fest
3/19-3/23 Spring break
3/26 - Prince Kuhio Day -No
school
April - SBAC Testing starts
Schedule to be announced.
5/28- Memorial Day
5/31- Last Day Students
School Calendar can always
be found at on our website
http://holualoahawks.org
school-calendar/
Thanks for all your
Fundrun contributions
we had an awesome
turnout! All funds
brought in will go
directly to staff to
assist students!
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eakfast sandwiches, etc. Thank you all for your
support and making every bake sale such a success!
If you have any questions feel free to call Lisa
Hummel at 217-1881.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT-MARCH 9TH
Please come and join us for a FREE Family Movie Night
Under the Stars! We will be featuring Ferdinand the
Bull on March 9th from 6:30 pm to 8:30
pm. Admission and popcorn are free and there will be
other treats for sale. All proceeds will go to benefit
the school. We ask that if you are able to, please
bring a canned or nonperishable food item for
the Malama Na Keiki Backpack Program. They are
in need of soups, spam, tuna, canned vegetables, etc.
Everything that is collected will be distributed to
children and families at our school. Anything that you
bring will help. 3/
School Safety: What we are doing and how you can help!
Key areas of safety we are currently working on as a school with the Department of
Education, County of Hawaii and our Holualoa Community:
1. Ways to mitigate/reduce traffic congestion before and after school
2. Providing safe walking paths along the road in front of the school
3. Ensure student and staff are prepared for emergency situations
4. How can we eventually minimize the impact of having a road through campus
5. Safe access to the school offices and services for all stakeholders
Key issues we are working with…
We have had meetings with Department architects around creating a long-term
Master Plan for the school facilities.
Recently, I met with DOE and County officials to discuss the creation of a 6 ft level
path for pedestrians in front of the whole length of the school.
As a school, we have regular prescribed safety drills to ensure students and staff
know the procedures/protocols in an emergency situation.
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We will be holding meetings with stakeholders around the location of the school
offices and other support services to make them safely accessible to all
stakeholders.
How you can help…
Drop-off: Please use the front of the school. Using the area by the basketball
court is a danger to both the students who are being dropped off and increases
frustration by our neighbors up the road
Checking in to the office: Please help us by ALWAYS checking into the office. It is
critical whether you are just running in to give your student something they forgot
or staying longer to ensure that we are aware of all visitors to our campus.
Share your input: around safety or any of the issues I have mentioned directly to
myself or Ms. Daniel or through PTO & School Community Council reps
Looking for additional safety information? The Hawaii Department of Education
website has additional information.
Latest Happenings….the WASC Visit
You may remember that the school went through the WASC Accreditation process in
November. We finally got the official findings which included:
A Few of the Areas of Strength Highlights:
Well trained teachers who are open to learning, sharing and implementing a wide
variety of instructional strategies that captures, engages and differentiates for the
learning needs of students.
There is a strong sense of community among all stakeholders which has created a
very supportive and inclusive atmosphere of mutual trust which allows the
majority of students to feel safe in taking academic risks and leads to their
academic success.
The school library, Hawaiiana, and gardening resource classes utilize local
traditions and knowledge to build students understanding of individual culture.
A Few of the Areas to Improve Highlights:
The administration and ILT work with the faculty to ensure agreement on the use
of communication tools in order to improve school communications with all
stakeholders
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The school and district administration address the issues of ADA access to all parts
of the campus and address the safety issue of the road through the middle of the
campus that creates a safety issue for students and staff.
Addressing the gap between student who are High Need (SPED, ELL,
Disadvantaged) and their Non-High Need Peers
Consistency within and between grade level throughout the school in terms of
policies and curriculum implementation
If you would like to join the discussion, please come to one of the School
Community Council Meetings that are held each month.
Holualoa School: Teaching 21st Century Skills “GLO’s”
General Learner Outcomes
Self-directed Learner (The ability to be responsible for one's own learning)
Community Contributor (The understanding that it is essential for human
beings to work together)
Complex Thinker (The ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem
solving)
Quality Producer (The ability to recognize and produce quality performance
and quality products)
Effective Communicator (The ability to communicate effectively)
Effective and Ethical User of Technology (The ability to use a variety of
technologies effectively and ethically)
Mahalo Nui Loa from the Holualoa Staff-
A big Mahalo from all of us for being there and supporting your child in learning their
math facts and reading nightly!!
Holualoa Staff Wish List.
Mrs. Ichishita: Plain white scratch paper for drawing and coloring books.
Rather a short wish list this month but please know teachers can always use paper
towels, hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes and more.
School Reminders-
Check your child's planner! Holualoa School students are provided with a free
planner. This planner helps them to list the important things they need to remember
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each day. Listing important things to remember is a research proven way help
individuals become better lifelong learners. Please support your child by checking and
signing their planner daily, and encouraging them to use it for daily practice.
Please do not park at the Immaculate Conception church (across the street from the
school). Church services are held there daily and the lot is for church members and staff
only.
Please do not walk your child to the classroom or drive him or her to the class if you
are running late. Students are not to be in the classrooms before 7:45 a.m. without
teacher’s permission.
Absolutely no vehicles other than staff vehicles may be driven beyond the basketball
court at any time. Additionally, the area by the basketball court is not for dropping off or
picking up your child.
The cafeteria gates are opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 5:30 p.m. on school days.
The gates are closed on weekends. Please do not drop off your child before 7:00 a.m. as
there is no adult supervision. All students who leave early must be signed out at the
office, even if they are returning later during the day.
Please claim your child’s lost items. There are “Lost and Found” plastic tubs Located
close to the office on the porch landing between C-2 and C-3. Also, the cafeteria has lost
and found items near the Holualoa Cafeteria Stage. Thank you!
Become a Volunteer? All visitors must sign in at the office and obtain a visitor’s pass.
All volunteers must sign in and wear their volunteer badge.
Thank you for helping us to make Holualoa School a safe environment for the
nurturing and growth of our children.
www.holualoahawks.org
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School # 808 313 3800
Principal: Glenn Gray
glenn_gray@holualoa.k12.hi.us
Vice Principal: Wendy Daniel
wendy_daniel@holualoa.k12.hi.us
Have A Wonderful Spring Break!!
March 19 th – 23 rd
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