Thanks to everyone for making the Spring Program and Learning Showcase a fantastic and fun day for the children. The keiki were real troopers in adjusting to a different schedule to suit the events of the day. I am sure you are proud of your child for a wonderful performance and especially the Learning Showcase.
The Student Council presents HMS Spirit Week from April 29th - May 3rd. Listed below are the daily activities:
Monday - The Future's so Bright I Gotta Wear Shades! Find your super-fly shades and wear them with your flashiest brightest clothes, shoes, and accessories!
Tuesday - Sports Fanatics - Sport your uniform or a jersey and cap of you favorite team!
Wednesday - Mustache May Day is Lei Day - Dance your way to class with lovely hula hands in Aloha attire and flash a stylish 'stache!
Thursday - Throwback Thursday - Deck yourself in your best from the 70's, 80's, and 90's!
Friday - Dolphin Pride - Rock an HMS shirt or your class shirt at Field Day! Represent!
Reminders for this upcoming week:
Monday through Thursday, April 29th-May 2nd - Donations for the Honolulu Zoo accepted
Tuesday, April 30th - myON Reader assignment due
Wednesday, May 1st -Swim class (rescheduled from April 26th)
Friday, May 3rd - No Swim class
Friday, May 3rd - Field Day at Ala Moana Beach Park from 8am-1pm.
Be in school by 7:45am. The bus will leave school at 8:00am.
The large grassy area, Sites 11 and 12, Ewa of the concession and changing rooms/restrooms across from Magic Island has been reserved for HMS.
Please wear the special 'K' t-shirts and sport shoes.
All students are responsible for their own home lunch (in disposable bags and containers, please), drink, and water bottle. You may bring it for them if you plan to have some fun with us on Friday.
Look for the K-1 ohana under one of the shady trees.You are welcome to bring a lawn chair as well as lunch. All are invited to join HMS.
Kualoa Petting Zoo was the best learning trip we had. We got close to and touched a horse, goat, pig, sheep, chickens, and several other animals. It was fun feeding the animals which was a ticklish or sore hands-on experience we will never forget!
Here's what I enjoyed the most at the Petting Zoo:
E.F. - The guinea pig with the red eyes and tan hair cause it was cute
B.S. - The place where the tree branches grew crooked making it like a tunnel since it looked foresty
E.K. - Feeding the chickens grass
T.N. - Feeding the fish in the pond
L.S. - Petting the two bunnies and one hamster
D.M. - The three chicks cause they were fluffy and soft
R.Y. - Petting the three soft chicks
S.H. - Petting the three chicks because they were soft, big, fat, and fluffy
A.K. - Feeding the fish cause they were splashing
Kualoa Petting Zoo on PhotoPeach
Aloha kakou,
Our special 'K' t-shirt, screen printed by the Kindergarten teachers under the guidance of Mrs. Tamayose, will be distributed on Wednesday, April 24th. Please have your child wear this 'K' t-shirt on: Friday, April 26th (Spring Program) and Friday, May 3rd (All School Field Day).
You may want to iron, using a medium setting for about 3 minutes with a cloth over the 'K' design before you wash the t-shirts, to set the design.
For the Learning Showcase, K-1 students are asked to wear 'school attire' for 'An Earth Day Story' play. Please pack a different set of clothes so they can change after the Spring Program.
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the Spring Program or Learning Showcase.
Important dates to remember:
Monday, April 22nd - Honolulu Zoo Learning Trip consent form and payment due
Monday, April 22nd - Wear your Earth Day t-shirts and celebrate Earth Day!
Wednesday, April 24th - 'K' t-shirts distributed
Thursday, April 25th - Book Share due
Friday, April 26th - Spring Program in the Social Hall and Learning Showcase in K-1 classroom
Fridays, April 26th and May 3rd - NO swim class
Tuesday, April 30th - myON Reader assignment due
There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower can be faster, and where less can be more.
Earth Day is just around the corner and celebrated on April 22nd. It is a special day for everyone to remember to protect our Earth.
With the help of our 7th grade buddies, we used recyclable items brought from home to make these art treasures which remind us that it is good to reuse things.
Mahalo to everyone for sharing a mountain of recyclable items. Not only were they used for Math lessons in subtraction and graphing, but for the fantastic 'Recyclable Treasure' activity and the upcoming 'An Earth Day Story' play.
Topics in Math have been focusing on Addition and Subtraction. It would be helpful if you could reinforce these basic math operations in their normal daily lives. For example, just keeping score in some sports requires math skills. Also, shopping takes some math knowledge if they are comparing prices of toys or candy.
Please continue to encourage your keiki to practice skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's on a regular basis. Working on skip counting enables students to visualize the number relations with respect to all the four operations of math, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Dates to remember:
Monday, April 15th - Recyclable Graph due
Thursday, April 18th - Kualoa Petting Zoo Field Trip
Friday, April 19th - Kuakini Health Center Open House
Friday, April 19th - Spring Program/Learning Showcase RSVP due
The keiki enjoyed their Spring break and returned full of energy. There are only about 2 more months of school before we head into Summer Vacation. There is so much to do in such a short period of time, but I am certain they'll be up to the challenge.
Mahalo to those who donated recyclable items for our 'Recyclable Treasure' (sculpture) activity with our 7th grade buddies planned for Wednesday. However, to prepare for this event, it would be nice to have everyone bring in some recyclable items. Encourage your child to help find some around your home or even a relative's home.
Items could include: old greeting cards, CDs, bread twist ties, plastic bottles, wrapping paper, cardboard, packaging material, etc. Your imagination is encouraged! All items should be brought to school by Tuesday, April 9th.
Please remember:
Monday, April 8th - Buddha Day, School is closed.
Tuesday, April 9th - Recyclable items due.
Friday, April 12th - Swimming will be 1 hour long because class on April 19th is cancelled.
Thursday, April 25th - Book Share due.
Friday, April 26th - Spring Program in the Temple Social Hall 8:30am
Learning Showcase 11:00am -2:00pm in classrooms
Tuesday, April 30th - myOn Reading assignment due. ( Read a minimum of 6 books) Encourage your child to read as much as possible using this fabulous reading site. Remember: you have the power to boost your child's learning potential simply by making books an integral part of their lives.
"Education is nothing more, nor less, than learning to think!" —Peter Facione
What do I like about school? It was very hard to answer that question, but we tried our best!
Aloha Parents,
The year is going by so quickly! However there is still much to be done by May 22nd. Please continue to refer to our K-1 blog for the latest important information, announcements, and deadlines.
Mahalo nui loa to Daley, Ethan, Sophie, Rae,and Eighla and their families who shared Easter Goodie bags. The children were so excited to receive the yummies and treats.
HMS' Learning Showcase is scheduled for Friday, April 26th. K-1, along with their 7th grade buddies, will present their learning of 'Earth Day, Our Way'. There will be 2 parts to our presentation. One is a play 'An Earth Day Story' which we have started to practice for. Please help your keiki memorize their part(s) by April 1st, so it will be easier for them during our rehearsals.
The second part of our presentation of learning is sharing knowledge about the 3 R's (Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse), Pollution, and Saving our Natural Resources.
The students (K and 7th graders) will be creating a Recyclable Treasure (sculpture) the week of April 8. To prepare for this effort, could you and your child search for recyclable items around your home? Items could include: empty gallon milk containers, CDs, aluminum cans, plastic bottles, newspaper, cardboard, packaging material, etc. Your imagination is encouraged! All items can be brought to school by Friday, April 5th.
FYI....A script for 'Peter Pan' was sent home on Friday. Please keep that script at home so your child can practice their parts. That particular play will be performed to the Kindergarten Ohana on Wednesday, May 22nd. The director will be Mrs. Cari Lee, the Drama teacher.
Please remember..........
Monday, April 1st - Library Books due (Date stamped in your child's Library book should have been April 1st, not April 2nd)
Monday, April 1st - Please return blue recyclable bags
Tuesday, April 2nd - Japanese Homework due. (Most of the children received a worksheet so they could practice writing their name)
Tuesday, April 2nd - Lifestyle photos/payment due.
Thursday, April 4th - Kualoa Petting Zoo and Kuakini Health Center consent forms/payment due. (Forms to be distributed Monday, April 1st)
Thursday, April 4th - Buddha Day, 9:00 in the Temple. Please dress your child appropriately for this service.
Friday, April 5th - Recyclable Treasure items due
Friday, April 5th - Swim class
Enjoy your Easter...some bunny loves you,
Mrs. Lee
It was a beautiful sunny day when we visited Bishop Museum today. Besides watching the 'Up in the Sky' show in the Planetarium, we learned all about the different planets, played Hawaiian instruments, and saw huge extreme bugs that really moved. The 'Extreme Bugs' exhibit will be ending soon, so hopefully our parents can take us to visit Bishop Museum again really soon.
K-1 and their 7th grade buddy class have started to practice for the play, 'An Earth Day Story'. It would be most beneficial if you could help your child memorize their parts and be comfortable with their scene. They are quite excited working on this dramatization as they love being with their older buddies.
If your child wishes to share Easter goodie bags with his/her classmates, they can be brought to school either Thursday, March 21st or Friday, March 22nd.
Please remember:
Tuesday, March 19th - Library books due. (Monday, March 18th Library class rescheduled to Tuesday, March 19th)
Wednesday, March 20th - March Book Share due
Wednesday, March 20th - Swim class (Friday, March 15th P.E. class rescheduled to Wednesday, March 20th)
Monday, March 25th through Friday, March 29th - Spring Recess
The keiki are having a great time in school They are blossoming and I see their academic growth daily.
Continue to encourage myON Reader as much as possible as it is a valuable tool. The minimum amount of books assigned to be read monthly will remain at 6 but there are many students who have exceeded that number. Please remember that this myON program helps in oral reading fluency, silent reading fluency, and so your child hears an appropriate voice with good inflection and rhythm. Being a fluent reader can lead to better writing and vocabulary skills. While being able to read with fluency is important for comprehension and enjoyment, it is only one of the important elements in reading.
Remember these dates:
Monday, March 11th - Library books due.
Thursday, March 14th - Spring Higan Service, 9:00 in the Temple. Please dress appropriately. (Girls - dresses or pants outfits, Boys - collared shirts and long pants)
Friday, March 15th - Bishop Museum Field Trip. Please wear the HMS t-shirts and sport shoes. No P.E. swim class.
