Signs of Spring

Spring is here! A few signs of spring are the weather is warmer, flowers bloom, and the sun rises earlier in the morning.We enjoyed watercoloring our beautiful spring pictures.

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Aloha Parents,

On Friday, April 10th, K-1 and our 3-8 buddies will be walking to Kuakini Health Center for the Annual Open House. Please dress your child in the HMS t-shirt with shorts/skirts/pants, socks, and sport shoes.  Classroom doors will open at 7:55. Students will leave the campus by 8:10. You child may need a substantial breakfast as there will not be any mid morning snack.  

Our annual Spring Program will be held Friday, April 24th in the Social Hall.  The first program, which will include students from Preschool through the 1st grade will begin at 8:30. The Kindergarteners will perform a Mary Poppins Medley. As for their attire, this is what the three Kinder teachers decided on:

• Girls - party dresses
• Boys - solid black shirt (inside out is okay) and dark bottoms

You are all invited to our HMS Field Day, set for Friday, May 1st from 8:30-12:30 at Ala Moana Beach Park. In the past, many families attended. There is always a scramble to save the shadiest tree for their child's class before the school buses arrive with the students. So, if you expect to be at Ala Moana Beach Park early, kindly save the area under a shady tree, and wave other K-1 parents over. The picnic area on the Ewa side of the concession (across from Magic Island) has been reserved. Additional information will be coming your way. Mahalo!

Stories at Sunrise are short plays performed by each class and directed by Mrs. Carolyn Lee (Drama Teacher) at the end of the school year. The three Kindergarten classes hope to perform their plays (about 10 minutes each) in the Dojo on Thursday, May 28th at 10:30. The keiki have begun practicing Mongoose, Mongoose, Stop! Don't Run in Drama class, but need additional assistance. A copy of their play will be sent home in their folder so you can  help them at home.

Dates to Remember:

• Friday, April 10th - Kuakini Health Center Open House.  
• Friday, April 10th - Due date for the $5.00 donations used toward the Kindergarten gift basket for our HMS 65th Anniversary Gala's Silent Auction
• Tuesday, April 21st - Library Books due
• Wednesday, April 29th - April Book Share, MyOn, and IXL (Categories I. [Addition] and J. [Subtraction]) assignments due

Have a nice weekend,

Mrs. Lee

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Mahalo nui loa to the Nagamine, Sanchez, Ogomori, and Kondo families who  purchased books from the School Book Fair to share with the K-1 students. Your generosity was greatly appreciated by  our K-1 keiki and for the future Kindergarteners.

The online Mathletics program has been well received with positive comments by  many students. Although this is a 2 week trial for our students, your child can login to this website to perform exercises with fun visuals and continuous feedback. We have one more week left for those who haven't tried it yet.

This program was developed to augment the traditional math education. There  are over 3 million students registered worldwide. It is a safe, useful tool for your child to improve their mathematics skills.

Reminders:

• Tuesday, April 5 - Buddha Day Service. Kindly dress your child appropriately for Temple.
• Thursday, April 7 - HMS  Field Day at Magic Island. Bring your child to school by 7:45am.  Mr. Paule plans to reserve a humongous tree for us so we'll have a picnic spot. Be on the lookout for him at Magic Island near the Bounce House.
• Friday, April 8 - Buddha Day. No School.
• Monday, April 11 - Payment for school photographs due.
• Monday, April 11 - Encourage your child to practice their parts for the 'Caps for Sale' play and return the script by this date.

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