Waikele  Family  Focus  

   Parent-­‐Community  Networking  Center  (PCNC) Waikele  Elementary  School      Vol.  14    No.  10   94-­‐1035  Kukula  St.    JUN  2015                 Waipahu,  HI    96797  

                                              Phone:    677-­‐6100      Website:        www.waikelees.org  

“Together We Aim Higher”

Principal Message

I would like to take this opportunity to extend my deep appreciation to each and every one of you, for your contributions in helping to make this school year a successful one. Our motto, “Together We Aim Higher” continues to inspire and motivate our improvement efforts to reach our goals. There have been many accomplishments throughout this year. To name just a few, our entire campus has been repainted with mounted Core Value signs, Grade 6 mural down in the lower parking lot, new playground equipment, mural in Hale Kukui, sustainable gardens, opera, intramurals, and the list goes on. To the graduating sixth graders, I am very proud of you and know that all of you will fulfill and chase your dreams. Go for it! As you leave Waikele Elementary School, I hope that you will always remember the years you spent here. Waikele Pride! I wish you the best of luck and success as you move on to another phase in your life. Congratulations! A special Mahalo to our PTSO for their unwavering support for our students and school. To our PCNC and SCC for their support providing meaningful family participation activities and building great community partnerships. We will continue to work together with our community partners and partnerships to provide many more learning experiences for our students. Mahalo for being there for usJ The faculty & staff, THANK YOU for your dedication and commitment taking care of our special place. Have a fun and safe summer. Keep on reading! See you back in school on July 29, 2015. Aloha, Sheldon Oshio

June 2015 Calendar Mon, Jun 1 - Grade 6 Banquet – 8:30a, Dave & Busters

Tue, Jun 2 - 6th Grade Graduation! – 5:30p, Hale Hanai

Wed, Jun 3 - STUDENTS LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! 10a Courtyard Celebration, Report Cards go home - STUDENT DISMISSAL 12:35P

July 2015 Calendar

Mon, Jul 27 - Meet & Greet for Pre-K & Grs. 1 thru 6 – Classrooms, 4p – 6p

Wed, Jul 29 - Student’s First Day of School

Have a SAFE summer break and have FUN!!

See you back on JULY 29

CONGRATULATIONS WAIKELE WARRIOR’S GRADUATING CLASS OF 2015!!

We’ll miss you J

The Waikele Family Focus is a monthly publication of the Waikele Elementary School Parent-Community Networking Center (PCNC). Submit articles to Kiana Moore, PCNC Facilitator (677-6100), email: Kiana_Moore@notes.k12.hi.us, or leave in the PCNC mailbox in Hale Ho’oulu (Admin. Bldg.). Deadline for submitting is five (5) days before the end of the month.

FROM THE OFFICE CORNER Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30a – 4:00p

Phone No.: (808) 677-6100

STUDENTS LEAVING WAIKELE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

Please notify the Front Office as soon as possible, if your child will not be returning to Waikele Elementary for the school year 2015-2016, and/or if your child will be leaving prior to June 03, 2015. Even if there is a slight possibility that you may be moving, please give us a call.

IT’S KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION TIME AT WAIKELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2015-2016

Kindergarten registration begins on FEB 2, 2015. Registration packets will be available in the Front Office during regular business hours. REMINDER: (1) Parent/guardian must reside within the Waikele School District and (2) Your child must be 5 years old by July 31, 2015.

LUNCH REMINDERS

All lunch loans must be cleared before June 01, 2015. If you have any questions, please call the Front Office.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

EARLY RELEASE REMINDER

When signing your child(ren) out early from school: a. Come to the front office to sign your child out (PLEASE BRING A PICTURE ID) b. Then go to the class to pick up your child(ren)

TRANSPORTATION FOR SY 2015-2016

Bus drivers will distribute a 2015-2016 Bus Handbook to each rider as they board the bus in the afternoon on or about May 1, 2015. Students are instructed to return the completed bus application to the bus driver or the school office as soon as possible to be processed. PAYMENT PLAN: ANNUAL Round Trip: $270.00 One Way: $135.00 QUARTERLY Round Trip: $72.00 One Way: $36.00 COUPONS Sheets of 10: $12.50/Sheet (Must get Director Transportation approval) FREE Must apply

Notice and Request for Accommodations

If you are an individual with a disability, please contact our administration, Ms. Higashi, Mr. Ginoza or Mr. Oshio at 677-6100 to make arrangements for accessibility to any school event at least 10 working days prior to the event. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your request.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Act Students eligible for McKinney-Vento Homeless Act services between October 1, 2005 and June 26, 2008 have the right to request to be transferred to a school previously attended during that period of time, if feasible.

Annual Notification of Privacy Rights Know your privacy rights as they apply to 1) student record information; 2) directory information; 3) surveys and other information collection; and 4) military recruitment information. For more information on your privacy rights, the laws that protect them, and how to exercise your rights, contact your school administrator or visit http://bit.ly/FERPAHI.

LUNCH PRICE INCREASE SCHOOL YEAR 2015 – 2016

On April 7, 2015, the Board of Education approved a change in school meal prices in accordance with a 2009 state law requiring the Hawaii State Department of Education to charge at least half the cost of preparing the meals. The new prices shown below will take effect on Wednesday, July 1, 2015: Current New Price BREAKFAST: Elementary student $1.00 $1.10 Secondary student $1.10 $1.20 Reduced-price student $0.30 $0.30 Second and subsequent student $2.20 $2.40 Adult $2.20 $2.40 LUNCH: Elementary student $2.25 $2.50 Secondary student $2.50 $2.75 Reduced-price student $0.40 $0.40 Second student entrée $1.85 $2.00 Second and subsequent student $5.00 $5.50 Adult $5.00 $5.50 Lunch applications will be available in our school office beginning July 01, 2015. School Food Service will begin taking on-line applications from July 06, 2015. Their website is: http://ezmealapp.com. THIS INSTITUTION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER

Request for Administration/Storage of Medication in School No medication will be stored in the Health Room or administered by the authorized Public Health Nursing Branch and/or DOE personnel without the completion of form PHN/SHS36, Rev. 5/12, and other appropriate forms which can be obtained by the School Health Aide. A consultation will be provided by our Public Health Nurse. When these steps are complete, the Principal will have final approval.

Medication must be in a container/vial dispensed by the Pharmacist with instructions "FOR SCHOOL USE" with the name of the student, name of the medication, dosage, strength, time of administration, and name of prescribing physician.

This form is good for the current school year and needs to be renewed yearly. Parent/legal guardian is responsible to obtain the form for the following school year.

Policies and Guidelines for Administration/Storage of Medications developed by the Hawaii Chapter of Academy of Pediatrics-PHNB-DOE (H-AAP-PHNB-DOE), the PHN/SHS 36 form and General instructions are available at the website address: http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/publichealthnursing/index.html

Lost and Found!!

Is your child missing a sweater, jacket, lunchbox or water bottle? If so, tell your child to check out the garment rack and table in the cafeteria before the end of the school year. If assistance is needed in understanding this document by having it read/translated in another language, please call the school ofc, 677-6100.

Ilokano No kasapulan yo iti tulong nga mangbasa/mangipataros ti daytoy a dokomento iti pagsasao nga Ilokano, pangnga-asi yo ta awaganyo iti opisina ti eskuwela,

677-6100.

Tagalog Kung kailangan ninyo ng tulong na basahin/intindihin ang dokomentong ito sa

Tagalog, ipinakikiusap na tawagan ang opisina ng eskuwelahan, 677-6100.

Marshallese Elane kwoj aikujin mele kin nan kein ilo pepa in ilo kajin eo am, call e tok

office es ilo, 677-6100. Samoan

Afai e mana'omia se fesoasoani mo se fa'apupulaga o lenei fa'asilasilaga pe a faitauina, fa'a molemole valaau le aoga, 677-6100

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CONGRATULATIONS! “Dollars for Dough”

Papa John’s School Fundraiser

May 2015 Classroom Winners

PreSchool - Mr. Higa Grade K - Ms. Cheung Grade 1 - Ms. Cheng Grade 2 - Ms. Souza Grade 3 - Ms. Okouchi Grade 4 - Ms. Kekuawela Grade 5 - Ms. Calhau Grade 6 - Ms. Higuchi

$$ Mahalo Nui Loa $$

Mahalo nui loa to all our Waikele Ohana and friends who ordered from Papa John’s Pizza this past school year. With your support, Waikele Elementary has raised over $5,300! Thank you to the following staff and parents/guardians for helping PreSchool set up for their PreSchool Graduation. Mr. Ginoza Mr. DeSamito Ms. Ellis Ms. Hosino Ms. Benavente Ms. Hiu Kiana Waikiki Ehtan Waikiki Keola Taylor Ioane Tuaopepe Sophia Trinidad Kaielle Sano Adriana Cuen

Shaz Ribucan – Basketballs & Volleyballs Ryson McCaskill – Rubberbands Jenise Cocson – Cardboard trays

A group in the 3rd grade Enrichment class planned and executed a T-Shirt Donation Drive for the St. Jude Catholic Church Homeless Program. For their Problem/Project Based Learning Project, this group focused on the topic ‘Poverty’, and one of the things that their group decided to do was to reach out to the community and research what was needed the most. It turned out that t-shirts were needed, and they found out that St. Jude Catholic Church has a homeless program. They developed a plan, and decided to run a T-shirt Drive to collect donations. It was a success, and many t-shirts were donated. Thank you very much for all of those who donated to this worthy cause. Here is their thank you note to the generous hearts that donated: Aloha, The T-shirt Drive was a success. We would just like to thank you for all your donations that we received on both days of our T-shirt Drive and during the week. The donations were organized and sent to the Saint Jude’s Church Homeless Program. The group really appreciated all of your donations. We learned a lot from this project and hope to do it again in the future. Mahalo, Dylan, Yukari, Randie and Darren \

Please continue to save the Box Tops For Education labels that may be on your cereal boxes, food packages, toilet/paper towel outer wraps, etc. When your child returns to school, please turn it in to the PCNC office or your child’s teacher. Please write your child’s name/teacher on the envelope or bag and address it to PCNC. If your child turns in more than 15 labels, they will get a pencil! Thank you for your continued support throughout last school year for the Parent Community Networking Center (PCNC). We made over $1,000 which helped pay for all PCNC community activity/program expenses. Mahalo nui loa! Kiana Y. Moore PCNC Facilitator

PCNC Family CPR/AED Night (article written by Kiana Moore, PCNC Facilitator)

On May 7, Pamela Foster/Founder of Hawaii Heart Foundation and President of AED Institute of America, Inc., along with CPR/AED Certified Instructor Volunteers, and 2 of our Waikele HERO students Makamae Kahalewai and Tyson Keaunui, came to Waikele Elementary and educated our families on how to perform Hands Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Parents/guardians were taught to do hands-on CPR by their own child(ren) who learned first from the volunteers.

Everyone left with the confidence of knowing what to do to save a life, if ever a time would come. And also a new meaning to CPR:

Call 911 – Push - Respond

They were also shown a video called, “CPR Heroes” which was created and directed by our very own Waikele HERO (Help Everyone Rescue Others) students, under the direction of Ms. Nuha, and partnered and produced with Hawaii Heart Foundation. To view this original video, please go to our website: www.waikelees.org (click tab) Students, (click tab) Student Online Resources, under Websites, (click tab) Waikele Broadcasting Warriors, (click tab) WBW Highlights, (click) CPR Heroes.

Thank you also to Mike Donley/Papa John’s Hawaii and Papa John’s Waipahu for the huge discounted price on the pizzas and also the donation of an extra variety of 10 more pizzas! Everyone had more than enough to eat and even got to take some home. Thank you also to Mr. Oshio and Mr. Aki for your help and support that night.

Staff Appreciation Luncheon

On May 8, our entire faculty was invited to a Salad & Dessert Buffet Luncheon in our Faculty Lounge. This has been an annual Staff Appreciation celebration with the help of our parent volunteers, PCNC facilitator, and PTSO. Special thank you to Yuri Keaunui, Riza Balisacan, Marie Kawabata, Mary Higa, Shannon Rose-Quodala, and Shazlie Ribucan for helping to cut, wash, clean, prepare, set up and clean up with this festivity for our wonderful staff. In addition to these awesome volunteers who also donated desserts, thank you also to Joni Maluo, Eunice Fukunaga, Colleen Pang-Wong and Susan Yonemura who also donated desserts and goodies for our staff. YUM!! Dear Waikele Students and Families,

Thank you so much for your generous donations for the families at the Lighthouse Outreach

Center! With your donations, we were able to make 25 Fun in Sun bags for the families. Each bag was filled with canned goods, toys, and beach gear. Your donations will help the families at the center have an enjoyable summer! Thank you again for your generosity and for taking care of the families at the center. Sincerely,

Waikele Student Leadership Team Aloha Waikele Families, I can’t believe how fast this school year went by! I guess it is true when they say time flies when you are having fun! J This school year had been an amazing experience, and I am extremely grateful for our Waikele `Ohana. Congratulations to our 6th grade students as they celebrate and continue their educational journey. I know they will have a lot of wonderful memories to take with them to the Intermediate school, and they will all be truly missed. At the beginning of the school year, Mr. Oshio had shared with me that Waikele Elementary was a special place. This school year was amazing with many events and programs such as Extravaganza, Learning Celebrations, Waikele Broadcasting Warriors, Movie Nights, Art Academy and the First Grade Opera performance. Looking back at all the amazing opportunities, it is clear on why Waikele is a very special school. This school year, I had the opportunity to work with all of the amazing teachers, staff, families and students here at Waikele, and it is all of you who make this place truly special. Our students are so lucky to have such wonderful support from great families, teachers and staff. I am extremely grateful for the year spent as a part of this wonderful community. Thank you! I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe summer! Thank you,

Elizabeth Higashi Vice Principal