SALT LAKE ELEMENTARY PARENT BULLETIN

OCTOBER 2019 October 2, 2019

OCTOBER

1 - Grade 1 & 4 Field Trip 2 - Cafeteria Workers Appreciation Day; Grade PreK-K Field Trip

2-3 - Fall Picture Taking 3 - Grade 2 Field Trip 4 - Grade 4 Field Trip; Student Council Leadership Conference; Last Day of 1st Quarter

7-11 - Fall Intersession, No School, Office Open 15 - Grade 1 Field Trip, School Community Council (SCC) Meeting 19 - School Kine Cookie Pick up 23 - Flu Clinic; Parent Teacher Conferences begin 25 - Grade PreK-K Field Trip 26 - Kenneth’s Photography Photo Fundraiser 30 - Student Council Book Character Parade

NOVEMBER

6 - “Drug Free” Red Shirt Day 7 - “Bully Free” Blue Shirt Day; Student Council Canned Goods Drive begins

7-8 - Grade 3 Field Trip 11 - Veteran’s Day - NO SCHOOL, Office Closed 14 - Principal’s Talk Story 15 - Grade 4 Field Trip 22 - Grade 4 Field Trip

28-29 - Thanksgiving Holiday - NO SCHOOL, Office Closed PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Parents and Guardians, I hope everyone had a great first quarter of learning and wonder. The end of our first quarter is Friday, October 4, 2019. Our Fall Recess will begin on Monday, 10/7 to Friday 10/11. No school for students. Our school office will remain open for business from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School will resume on Monday, October 14, 2019. Please have a restful and safe recess. Parent/Teacher conferences will begin on Wednesday, October 23 to Friday, November 1. Please make arrangements to meet with your child’s teacher if you have not done so. All students will be receiving their First Quarter progress reports at their conferences. Note that during Parent-Teacher conferences, students will be released at 1:05 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Wednesday release time will remain at 1:15 p.m. Grade 6 students will be having Student-Led Conferences on Wednesday, October 23 to Friday, October 25, where your child will be leading his/her conference with you. This has proven to be a highly effective way for our students to take responsibility for their own learning. I would like to express a heartfelt thank you to all of you for your overwhelming support of our School-Wide School Kine Cookie Fundraiser. Due to your generous donation we will be able to fund ALL of the programs that our grade levels and Service Group advisor’s count on. These special activities will enhance our programs here at the school. Thank you again for your continued support. Sincerely, Duwayne F. Abe Principal

Salt Lake Elementary School 1131 Ala Lilikoi Street Honolulu, HI 96818 www.saltlakeeshawaii.org

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STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS

CUSTODIAN AND CAFETERIA WORKER APPRECIATION DAY A big mahalo to our hardworking custodians, room cleaners, cafeteria workers, lunch supervisors, and cashiers. We really appreciate all of your hard work in feeding us and making our school clean and safe. The Student Council will be giving all of them a small gift and hosting a luncheon for our four custodians Mr. Galiza, Mrs. Poouahi, Mr. Lopez and Mr. Sasaki on that day.  

MAKE A DIFFERENCE WEEK - OCTOBER 21-25 Students will be asked to look at the “Make a Difference” banner outside the office and select one

of the “100 Ways to Make a Difference” listed. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade volunteers will clean up the SLES field and the Salt Lake District Park during recess.

BOOK CHARACTER PARADE 

WHO: Anyone who wants to participate! This is a voluntary activity! 

WHAT: Dress up as a book character 

WHERE: SLES Mall 

WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 @ 9:40-10:00 Recess 

WHY: To kick off National Young Readers Week 

HOW: Be creative with your costume, but follow the criteria below 

Criteria for the Book Character Costume

1. Must be a character from a book 2. Follow SLES dress codes (located in SLES Student

Handbook) 3. No scary costumes 4. Students should wear their school uniform and

change into their costumes at school. 5. Props allowed to properly portray book character.

Absolutely no weapons! 6. If they want to, they may carry the book where they

got the character from.

Mark your calendars! OUR NEXT RECYCLING DRIVE IS ON JANUARY 15, 2020 EL PARENT NIGHT: LITERACY AND SEESAW On September 25, 2019 the EL Program held their first parent night of the school year. Families filled the cafe to learn about the Seesaw app and to work with their dolphin scholar(s). They also learned about various ways to access books through the SLES library, Ms. Kobayashi’s Book Exchange, and the Hawaii State Public Library. High frenzy to all the families who attended, and to the SLES staff who volunteered their time (Duwayne Abe, Marisa Bracewell, Kristi Fernandez, Aimee Kobashigawa, Mae Masuda Kopp, Aaron A. Meyer, Heather Murashige, Elle Oshiro, Tara Quijano, and Lori Sumajit). Many thanks to Mr. Meyer for his engaging and captivating read aloud of Peter Reynold's book Say Something, mahalo nui loa to the Children’s Librarian at Salt Lake/Moanalua Public Library, Annette Andersen Ma, for sharing information about the library, ebooks, Bookflix, etc., and gratitude to Ms. Kobayashi for creating access for students - Yes, dolfriends, you only need one book! Happy reading! Mrs. Horikoshi & Ms. Mabuni, EL Teachers

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FLU CLINIC REMINDER SLES will be hosting the annual Stop Flu at School program on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. FREE flu vaccinations will be administered during the school day to students who signed up for the program. Parents and guardians please notify your child’s teacher or the school health assistant for any cancellations on flu shots. HABIT OF MIND STARS HABIT OF MIND STARS – Congratulations to the following students who were recognized by their teachers for exhibiting outstanding Empathy behaviors during this month. Students who show EMPATHY are able to understand how others are feeling.

Kindergarten Kamaehu Kaniho Elleyah Castillo

1st Grade Loha Lee

Kaihilani Ford Ashton-Zeke Andallo

Jayden Harris Ethan Senn

Kayden Ascino-Carvalho Corah Villoso

2nd Grade Colton Bergosa Keanu Martinez

John Michael Billon Jr. Mikaela Bayudan

Nathan Earles Taylor Fujii

Aliitia Gaoteote Linnea Monsell Suhayla Saidy Xjaelah Sefo

3rd Grade Axyl Silva

Chayse Foronda-Ebia Jasmine Ford

Kayla Williams Kikeona-Ezra Kaahanui

Darren Kauhane

4th Grade Pulelehua Autele Mikayla Pasitale

Kiara-Zailey Kaeha-Lumaban Ethan Manibusan

Aiyi Zhang Chesley Gail Busque

5th Grade Maevyn Lozano

Jeighde Ann Mateo Christopher Oyama

Naia Anulao

6th Grade Zihao Zhu Anson Wu

Marley Souza Cilina Leandree Castro Alexa Brooke Vistante

Xiaoqi Ruan

2ND QUARTER IRA DAYS (Instructional Resource Augmentation) On IRA days your child receives instruction in Music, Computer, PE, and Library Science. Please have your child wear shoes and bring a water bottle on their scheduled IRA days. A note should be provided whenever your child is unable to participate in P.E.

Month Gr. 6 Gr. 5 Gr. 4 Gr. 3 Gr. 2 Gr. 1 Gr. K

Oct 10/14 10/21 10/17 10/18 10/15 10/22 10/24

10/25 10/31 11/1 10/28 10/29 11/8 11/5

Nov 11/7 11/15 11/12 11/14 11/4 11/18 11/19 *Schedule subject to change. Full Day IRAs are bolded and shaded.

FEDERAL IMPACT AID SURVEY Federal Impact Aid Survey forms were distributed on Wednesday, September 4 to all students. The survey is needed to identify federally connected students and to secure other information required to qualify for impact aid funds under Public Law 103-382. Please complete and return to your child’s teacher.

SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION PAYMENT PLAN This is a friendly reminder that school bus riders on the Quarterly Payment Plan must purchase their new bus pass prior to the start of the next academic quarter, October 15, 2019, if they wish to continue riding the bus after the Fall break. Payments made by check, money order or cashier’s check should be made payable to “Department of Education.”

(As a reminder, there is a $25 service fee for all returned checks (payable to “Director of Finance”), a $5.00 fee to replace a permanent bus pass and a $2.00 fee to replace a temporary bus pass (payable to “Department of Education”)

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TRAFFIC SAFETY Please remember to practice safe driving while dropping off and picking up your child. Be aware of students in the vicinity when driving near our school. Your child should be dropped off in a safe area (curbside) to prevent any accidents. Please be patient and courteous toward other parents as they are also dropping off or picking up their child on campus. Curb area fronting the school office is a drop off/pick up zone only. Please do not park or leave your car unattended along the main driveway and please SLOW DOWN. Mahalo Mr. Galeon, Vice Principal COUNSELORS CORNER The Counseling/Student Support department believes in the counselor’s efforts to help students focus on academic, career and social/emotional development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. Stop by or call your child’s counselor to schedule an appointment.

  

Counseling Staff:

● Ms. Willcox, Counselor Grades PK, 1, 3, 5

● Mr. Kitashima, Counselor, Grades K, 2, 4, 6

● Ms. Chomko, Behavioral Health Specialist

● Ms. Lei, Primary School Adjustment Program

● Ms. Adiniwin, Primary School Adjustment Program

ICE POP WEDNESDAYS! Proceeds of Ice Pop sales benefit leadership and appreciation activities for SLES’s Service Groups. Our 150+ students in Service Groups work hard to keep our student body safe, to ensure library resources are available, to help kids make good choices and to plan for meaningful activities. By doing this, they develop strong leadership skills and INSPIRE SUCCESS! Your support is greatly appreciated! Our Service Group Advisors

● Mrs. Argel & Mrs. Adiniwin, PSAP – Mall Patrol ● Mr. Galeon, VP – Junior Police Officers ● Mrs. Masuda-Kop, Music & Mrs. Contee, Tech– Student

Council ● Mrs. Shigezawa, Library – Library Club ● Ms. Willcox, Counselor – Conflict Mediators

TECH TIP - HELP KIDS POST, COMMENT AND UPLOAD RESPONSIBLY 1 Be a role model. Before you post a photo of your kid on social media, ask if it's OK to share. Not only will you give them control over their own digital footprint, you'll also be showing them what you expect them to do with others' photos. 2 Use privacy settings. Together, go through all the settings on new apps to make sure you both know what information your kids are sharing. Especially in the beginning, it's better to share very little. 3 Question everything. Before you sign school forms or register for a new online service for your kid, check the privacy policy to see what kind of information you're giving the school or company and who they're sharing it with. Sharing some data might be required, but you may be able to opt out of others. Talk with your kid about why it's important to protect your personal data. 4 Use a celebrity as an example. With older kids, choose a celebrity or another famous person and look through their Twitter or Instagram posts with your kid. Discuss your impressions of them based on what they post. Ask your kid what kind of image they'd like to project online. https://www.commonsense.org/education/family-tips/k-5-digital-footprint-and-identity - Mrs. Contee, Tech Coordinator 

 SCHOOL-WIDE WELLNESS DAY Our purpose was to implement a school-wide wellness (SWW) policy to encourage awareness of life-long healthy habits by: 1) Nutrition Education, 2) Physical & Health Education, 3) Communicate information on health and wellness to parents, and to 4) Focus on HOM Risk-Taking (Relationship Bonding). Our goal was to get 100% of our students and staff to participate which in result turned out to be a huge success!!!

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At 9:30am, our Kinders got an early start this year along with their Book Buddies so they could have at least an hour of activity and make it back in time for lunch. With the guidance of our veteran students, our kinders got to experience their first Wellness day with teamwork and self-confidence.

At 10am, SLES was ready to roll participating in over 20 stations on campus with activities such as cup stacking, dance, and scooter racing! Students were given an ice cold treat as well as a packet of fruit snacks for their participation. We really focused on wellness this year designing three new stations: 1) Fitness Station 1: Determine Standing Long Jump, Vertical Jump, Curl-ups, and Push-ups, 2) Fitness Station 2: Determine student stature numbers, and 3) Fitness Station 3: Students researching their results in our Computer Lab to see if they were ‘healthy or ‘not.

In Physical Education, this is Standards 3 & 4 focusing on Activity Participation and Fitness. Being physically fit and enjoying the activities we choose is a life-long commitment to health and wellness. I would like to thank EVERY parent volunteer who came out and helped us set up that morning, break down, and ran stations if any. Thank you to our U.S. Navy Crew, State DOH Crew, Kapolei HS Performing Arts Dept. & Kaiser Permanente, 7Vegans HI, MoHS AFJROTC & Jamba Juice Moanalua location for spending time with our SLES family. I hope everyone enjoyed the manapuas we provided this year and waters. To the SLES Faculty and Staff, thank you for your flexibility & open mindedness whenever and wherever I/we needed at spontaneous moments. Most appreciation to Mrs. & Mr. Fujimoto, Mr. Harauchi, and Mrs. Odoya & our PBIS crew: 4Life! We set our mark, game planned, executed, and accomplished. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and we hope to do ourselves again next year! Cheers!!! – K. Ramos, PE Teacher

 Fall Picture Taking 

Oct 2-3, 2019 

Picture packages begin at $22.00 (cash only) and are due on the day of picture taking.  

Attire must comply with school guidelines, see the Salt Lake Elementary Student/Parent Handbook 2019-20 p. 38 

for more information.   

Online payments can be made at https://www.kennethsphoto.com/ 

 Picture Taking Schedule: 

10/2 Headstart, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 (F10-A) 

10/3 Grade PreK-K, Grade 5 (F10-B, F10-C, F10-D), Grade 6  The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, color national origin, religion or disability. Annual Notification of Non Discrimination https://www.saltlakeeshawaii.org → DOE Policies

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