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Salt Lake Elementary Parent Bulletin December ______________________________________________December 2015

DECEMBER 1 ........................... PTA Meeting, 5:00, Library

2 ........................... “Drug Free” Red Shirt Day

3 ........................... “Bully Free” Blue Shirt Day

8 ........................... MMS Band Holiday Concert, 8:30a, District Park

............................. SCC Meeting – School Library, 5:15 p.m.

............................. Grade 2 Field Trip

9 ........................... DARE Graduation, gr. 5, 8:30 a.m.

10 ......................... PTA Pajama Read-Aloud, 6-7:30p, Cafeteria

16 ......................... Service Groups – Leadership & Appreciation Field Trip

............................. Class Parties

............................. End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester – School ENDS at 2:05 pm

18-Jan. 4 .............. NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK

JANUARY 5 ........................... NO SCHOOL – Teacher’s Workday (no school for students)

6 ........................... Students Return to School

18 ......................... NO SCHOOL – MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY

20 ......................... Student Council Recycling Drive, 7:30 a.m.

27 ......................... Report Cards sent home

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Happy Holidays!! I appreciate all of our parents and students

that attended our Principal’s Talk Story (Community Meeting

#1) on November 11. We shared our STRIVE HI status and

the development process for our academic plan for 2016-17

school year. We shared the expectations for math in the

Common Core State Standards and a mini math workshop

giving parents problem solving strategies that they could use at

home. We will be having another Community meeting in January or

February, more information will be forthcoming.

Our winter recess will begin on Friday, December 18 through January 5. School will resume on Wednesday,

January 6, 2016. The school’s office will remain open during winter recess from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday, except on holidays. The second quarter and first semester will end on December 17,

2015. Your child’s 2nd

quarter report card will be sent home on January 27, 2016.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of the Salt Lake Elementary School Ohana a very Merry

Christmas and a Happy New Year! Please enjoy a safe and joyous holiday season.

Sincerely,

Duwayne F. Abe

Principal.

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WINTER RECESS AND INTERSESSION

School will end at 2:05 pm on Thursday, December 17. This is our last day of school before the winter

recess.

Students report back to school on Monday, January 6, 2016.

IRA DAYS FOR DECEMBER/JANUARY

Please review your child’s IRA schedule for Dec/Jan. Remember, student must wear shoes to safely

participate in PE.

Month

Gr. 6

Gr.5

Gr. 4

Gr. 3

Gr. 2

Gr. 1

Gr. K

12/1 12/3

Dec 12/4 12/11 12/8 &9 12/10 12/7 12/14 12/15

Jan 1/8 1/11 1/12 1/19 1/21 1/22 1/25

All Day IRA – if typeface is bold and italicized

EARLY RELEASE during school hours

Please call the office before 8:30am if your child will be picked up before school ends for the day. Your

advance notice helps limit interruptions to classroom instruction.

ADULT MEAL TICKETS

All adult meal tickets must be purchased in the school office between 7:30 am to 4 p.m. By Federal law, the

sale of meal tickets and the exchange of currency in the food line are strictly prohibited. Thank you for your

cooperation.

PROMOTING A SAFE AND HEALTHY CAMPUS

STUDENTS ON CAMPUS AFTERSCHOOL

We are concerned about the safety for the large number of students remaining on campus well after 2:30p

(MTThF/1:30 p.m. (Ws) on a daily basis. The school office closes at 4:00 p.m. In order to prevent unnecessary

stress, please communicate with your families/friends should there be a change with regular transportation

routines. Again, THERE IS NO SUPERVISION AFTER SCHOOL. We have experienced incidences of theft,

injuries and misbehavior among these students. For the safety of students, the Honolulu Police Department

will be called as a last resort when students are left behind unattended beyond the school day and

unsuccessful attempts to contact parents have been made. Kama’aina Kids continues to accept applications

for their afterschool program.

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT –

For safety reasons, students are not allowed on the playground equipment after school unsupervised. Adult

supervision by a parent or guardian is required for playground equipment use.

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!

STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS FOR DECEMBER

Thank you everyone for your participation in the Canned Goods Drive. The canned goods were donated to

the Hawaii Food Bank.

On Nov. 25, one of the Student Council committees did Thanksgiving activities with the special education

pre-school and FSC classes. On Dec. 9, another committee will be doing Christmas activities with them.

You are invited to our Winter Assembly on Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m. in the Salt Lake District Park Gym. Our

Student Council actors will be performing a play with all the grade levels performing songs and skills they have

been learning in music class.

Start saving your HI5 aluminum cans and plastic bottles for our upcoming Recycling Drive on Jan. 20, 2016.

Proceeds from this Recycling Drive will go toward our Student Appreciation gifts.

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HABIT OF MIND STARS – Congratulations to the following students who were recognized by their teachers for

exhibiting responsible RISK-TAKING during this month. Students who show responsible RISK-TAKING think

before they act and have the courage to be a risk-taker. Kindergarten

Skyler Macadangdang

Jason Buyag

Alfred Iokia III

Reign Hahn

McKenna Manago

Leonidas Kobe Ibarra

Dominic Cain

Nikolai Bacuitis

1st grade

Zaylee Koki

Rylan Hayashi-Valmoja

Lincoln Baguio

Kristen Ann Agdeppa

2nd grade

Jaybee Michiuo

Carson Weng Leong Lao

Kaylee Ragasa

Ho Tin Lam

Macaila Gimeno

Pierce Matsumoto

Anson Wu

Nier Andrews

Zeyda Bantolina

Matthew Billon

3rd grade

Kuni Greene

Bosico Wu

Evangeline Cu

Uenikai Iaman

Jimmy Wu

Lulilani Job

Aanvi Mathur

Jasmine Ermitanio

4th grade

Nathan Yang

Kimokeo Lind

Max Richmond Sibayan

Davin Shin

Isabella Caile

Villanueva

Shanilyn Pasion

5th grade

Jimmy Langijota

Denny Huang

Vaughn Osurman

Joseph Barroga

Camaron Inoue

India Williams

6th grade

Donald Wu

Aria Apuya

Olivia Akina

Mia Katena

Submitted by K. Ramos, PE Teacher

Athletics*Basketball season is in full swing and our team has won their first game versus Kanoelani Elementary School in Waipio, 43 – 26!!

Next up is Pearl City Highlands Elementary at Pearl City Highlands District Park T.B.A.

5th graders: Colby Casinas, Arvin Vila, John Tyler Casinas, Jay-D Yokota-Conway, Dominic Jackson, Leilani Pasitele, Yasmine Novoa. 6th graders: Skyler Pangan, Tristan Malcher, Xaeden Daclison-Young, Shawn Langrus, RJ Jenar Magadia, Gaven Caminos-Ramos Labenia, Tylor Quale, Sonse Kawasaki, Brosnan Aquino.

*Our Cross Country team got a real ‘kick out of their first King Intermediate 2-Mile Cross Country Meet (6th – 8th graders) in Kaneohe also on October 23. Olin was lucky enough to place 10th place in the 6th grade division which earned him a medal!!

Girls (out of 210 girls; fastest time 14:23): Kealohilani Ramos (19:16), Yasmine Novoa (19:15), Genesys Salinas (16:56). Boys (out of 246 boys; fastest time 14:29): Gaven Caminos-Ramos Labenia (15:29), Olin Kobayashi (15:21), Yasu Ragasa (20:50), Justin Rio (21:16), Harvey Villadelgado (25:48), Kai Wang (21:36).

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Upcoming Events December

o December 1 – PTA Meeting 5 pm in the Library

– Fun Fair Meeting to follow

o December 10 – Read Aloud Pajama Party

o December 17 – Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser –

Let’s eat pizza again!

January 2016

o January 5 – PTA Meeting 5 pm in the Library –

Fun Fair meeting to follow

o January 21 – “Help! My Kids Are Driving Me

Crazy!” Parent Session 10-11:30 am in the

Library

o January 27 – Fun Run Kick-off Assembly

o January 28 – National Kidney Foundation Health

& Wellness

Birthday Book Program

Happy Birthday to program participants

born in December:

Leilani Noella Vili, Kai Wong, Nina Alva Inocelda, Kayla

Marie Asuncion, Lani Chung, Dominyc Tabion, Jayce

Kaimana C. Bareng, Kiani Ramos.

As a birthday gift, their parents donated books for our school

Library and their names will be on the books they donated and

circulated forever more. That’s a special gift that will keep on

giving. Thank you for your support!

Photo Session Fundraiser a Huge Success!

. Big Mahalo to Kenneth’s

Photography for supporting Salt

Lake Elementary School. Our Photo

Session Fundraiser was a big “hit!”

47 families participated in the event

on Saturday, November 7th

and took

advantage of a professional sitting

and photos, not to mention a CD

with all photos and a release form from Kenneth’s

Photography allowing them to create their own Holiday

memories. Thank you to Patti Inoue, Jenna Hall, Preston

Hall, and DJ Sasaki for volunteering at the event. Big

MAHALO to Kenneth’s Photography for generously donating

their professional services and 100% of all sitting fees to our

school in support of our school initiatives.

Ramping Up for Fun Run 2016

Fun Run 2016 is right around the corner. It will be held on

Wednesday, February 24th

. We are looking for prize

donations for the event. In the past, we have given away Go

Pros, iPads, iPods, various gift cards, calculators, pens, food

certificates, bracelets, etc. If you or the company you work

for would like to make a prize donation to our Fun Run,

please feel free to contact PCNC Coordinator, Jodi Fujimoto

at jodi_fujimoto@notes.k12.hi.us or by phone at 305-1600.

Mahalo!

Thank you to Commander Dante Terronez and Shanice Finch

for their generous monetary donations to our

Photo Session Fundraiser. The event was a

huge success and their support made it even

better.

Thank you to the following volunteer

“Champions” for helping at our Talk Story

with Mr. Abe. Parent volunteers Patti Inoue, Lori Mizue, and

Cy Takeno. Moanalua High School Student Michaela Kop

and National Honor Society members Brooks Martinez and

Trisha Nagasawa, Moanalua Middle School students

Mackenzie Kop, Cid Palacio, and DJ Sasaki, and Mrs. Levy’s

husband Richard Levy. We always make great things happen

with supporters like you!

“Help! My Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!” Parent Seminar

Thursday, January 21, 2016 10 to 11:30 am in the Library

Come join our SLES family for a parenting session sponsored

by our DOE Central District School Based Behavioral Health

Program (SBBH). This session focuses on helping parents

figure out why their children are doing what they do, how they

can prevent problem behaviors by setting clear

expectations/rules and using clear language. Participants will

also learn a variety of techniques to teach and increase the

emotional vocabulary, coping skills, and problem-solving

skills of their children, as well as how to use “time out”

appropriately. Please fill out the form below and turn it in to

your child’s teacher or contact our PCNC Coordinator Jodi

Fujimoto at jodi_fujimoto@notes.k12.hi.us or by phone at

305-1600. Deadline to register is Friday, January 15, 2016.

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…”Help! My Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!” SBBH Session Form due Friday, January 15, 2016

If attending, please fill out this form and return to your child’s teacher.

Please print clearly.

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Name:_________________________________________________________________________

Child(ren)’s Name:_________________________________________________________________________________

Grade: ___________ Room:__________ Teacher:_______________________________________________

Contact Phone #:______________________________________ Email Address:_____________________________________

Parent Community Networking Center (PCNC) News – December 2015

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This year Salt Lake Elementary PTA are excited to be partnering with a fun, free, and truly easy fundraiser called Shoparoo! Schools nationwide are already earning hundreds and even thousands every year through Shoparoo and it’s a great opportunity for us to really make a difference this year! Shoparoo is school fundraising made easy: the free app turns pictures of your everyday shopping receipts into cash donations and sweepstakes entries for our school! Yep, it’s that simple. No more cutting labels, selling door to door, or time-consuming coordinating. All you have to do is shop as you normally do, snap pictures of your receipts with the app, and voila Just shop, snap, earn! Get started today: 1. Download the free Shoparoo app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store 2. Select our school from the list and start taking pictures of your receipts - shop anywhere, buy anything! 3. The first 20 supporters at our school will earn an extra $1 donation from Shoparoo for their first receipt! 4. Earn even more Roo Points, or cash donations, by inviting others to join using your personal referral code 5. You can even select a grade to support and have fun with grade competitions! There’s no limit to how much money we can raise with Shoparoo - the more supporters, the more we will raise for our school. Schools with just 40 supporters are earning an average of $1,000 every year. That’s free, easy money that we could be fundraising too. Check out shoparoo.com to learn more about this awesome app! Thank you for your support!