Wai’alae School www.waialae.edu

Coming Up!

Wednesday November 7 – Grade 4 Hawaii Island Cultural Trip CPK Fundraiser Day Monday November 12 – Veterans Day Holiday – WAI’ALAE SCHOOL IS CLOSED Thursday November 15 – FWS Monthly Meeting, 5:30pm, Dining Hall Monday November 19 – Fall Concert (Kindergarten to Grade 5), 5:30pm and 6:30pm, at Kaimuki High School Theatre Wednesday November 21 – Grade 4/Grade 5 Kona Ice Fundraiser, 1:30pm Thursday November 22 – Thanksgiving Day Holiday – WAI’ALAE SCHOOL IS CLOSED Friday November 23 – Thanksgiving Break – WAI’ALAE SCHOOL IS CLOSED

Announcements & Reminders

STEMFEST: Thank you to all who have signed up to participate in STEMFEST on December 8th!! We still have spaces available, but the extended deadline to register is THIS FRIDAY (November 9th.) We invite you to join us and to share the attached flyer with family members and friends who have children in Grades 2 through 8.

VETERANS DAY: Wai’alae School will be CLOSED on Monday November 12th in observance of the Veterans Day Holiday.

FALL CONCERT: Our Fall Concert (for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5) will be on Monday November 19th at the Kaimuki High School Theatre. There are two show times and all students are in both performances. Parents, if you placed an order for a Fall concert t-shirt, orders will be distributed during the week of November 13th.

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THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY & BREAK: Wai’alae School will be CLOSED on Thursday November 22nd and Friday November 23rd in observance of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday and Break.

KAIMUKI CHRISTMAS PARADE: The 2018 Kaimuki Business & Professional Association’s Kaimuki Christmas Parade will be held on Thursday December 6th. Families are invited to participate and represent Wai’alae School! See attached flyer.

HAWAIIAN CULTURE APPRECIATION DAY: Aloha Parents, we are in need of volunteers and donations for our Hawaiian Culture Appreciation Day, which is scheduled for Friday December 14th. Please see attached flyers. Your kokua, in whichever way is possible, is greatly appreciated. Mahalo to all who have already volunteered to help or make a donation!!

Community Information

WBP HARVEST FAIR: Waialae Baptist Preschool is holding their 3rd Annual Harvest Fair on THIS SATURDAY (November 10th), 9:00am to 1:00pm. See attached flyer.

SYMPHONY OF THE HAWAIIAN BIRDS OHANA CONCERT: University of Hawaii Manoa and Hawaii Symphony Orchestra present Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds Ohana Concert on Wednesday November 14th. See attached flyer for details.

SEEQS PUBLIC CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL: Fifth graders and their families are invited to attend an Open House Informational Session to learn more about this Public Charter Middle School. Informational sessions will be held on November 14th and December 6th. To register for a session, visit www.seeqs.org/enroll

LOCALICIOUS HAWAII ART & POETY CONTEST: Students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 are invited to enter the Localicious Hawaii 2019 Art & Poetry Contest. Entry deadline is November 30th. See attached flyer for details.

Middle/Secondary Schools Open House Information and Informational Packets

UPDATED 11/7/18

Wai’alae School believes students and families should find schools that are the “right fit” to ensure a successful educational journey. To assist our fifth grade families (and anyone else who is doing research on middle schools), we have gathered information from several schools in the Honolulu area. Some are offering campus tours or open houses and some have provided informational packets that will either be distributed or can be picked up from Mrs. Sumida, Family Outreach Advisor.

NIU VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

“Consider Niu Valley Middle School” Wednesday November 14th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm A flyer with details was distributed to each fifth grade student on 10/31/18

LA PIETRA, HAWAII SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Admissions Open Houses Thursday November 15th from 4:30pm to 6:00pm Sunday February 10th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Informational postcards were distributed to all fifth grade girls in September.

SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY

Fall Open House Sunday November 18th at 2:30pm

A limited supply of informational packets is available at the Family Outreach Advisor’s office. Stop by and see Mrs. Sumida if you wish to obtain a packet.

JARRETT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Visit Jarrett Middle School Friday November 30th 8:15am Sign-in A flyer with details was distributed to each fifth grade student on 10/31/18

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SEEQS PUBLIC CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Open Enrollment from January 15 to March 15, 2019. To register for an Open House Informational Session, visit www.seeqs.org/enroll A flyer was distributed to each fifth grade student on 11/7/18

KAIMUKI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

A limited supply of additional brochures is available at the Family Outreach Advisor’s office. Stop by and see Mrs. Sumida if you wish to obtain a brochure.

HOLY NATIVITY SCHOOL

A limited supply of informational packets is available at the Family Outreach Advisor’s office. Stop by and see Mrs. Sumida if you wish to obtain a packet.

We encourage families to obtain as much information as they can before choosing a middle school for their student.

Wai’alae Families, Students, Staff . . . please join us for the

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72nd Annual Kaimuki Christmas Parade Thursday December 6, 2018

sponsored by the Kaimuki Business & Professional Association (KBPA)

 Parade Route: Waialae Avenue, from Saint Louis School to Koko Head Avenue. (Approximately 1.1 miles)  Attire: RED Wai`alae School t-shirt or any RED/festive/holiday attire.  Other Attire: Wearing holiday hats, necklaces, and other holiday accessories is encouraged.  This is a FAMILY activity, siblings of all ages can join in. Family pets on leashes or carried are welcomed too! (Decorating strollers/wagons also adds to the festive atmosphere.)

Meet at Saint Louis School no later than 5pm on December 6th, More details about the Parade will be sent home to registered participants. The Parade begins promptly at 6pm, and usually concludes by 8pm. To sign-up to participate, submit completed permission form to the Wai’alae School Office OR register online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-kaimuki-christmas-parade-sign-up-registration- 51352026293 (password is WAIALAEXMAS2018) NO LATER THAN FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2018. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Melanie Sumida, Family Outreach Advisor & Community Liaison, via email: [email protected] or via phone at 733-4880, extension 229.

NOTE: children under the age of 18 years MUST be accompanied and chaperoned by a parent or other authorized adult to participate in this event. ALL participants MUST pre-register. NO ADD-ONS ON DAY OF PARADE.

Please return form to the Wai’alae School Office (attention to Mrs. Sumida) no later than Friday November 16, 2018. KBPA Kaimuki Christmas Parade Reply & Permi ssion Form Circle ONE: Adult, Wai’alae Student, If Wai’alae Student, Name of Print Name of Parade Participant Sibling of Student, or Other Youth Student’s Teacher

______Adult Student Sibling Youth ______Adult Student Sibling Youth ______Adult Student Sibling Youth ______Adult Student Sibling Youth ______Adult Student Sibling Youth ______

LIST ALL PARTICIPANTS ALL participants under the age of 18 years old must be accompanied and chaperoned by an authorized adult.

I authorize the persons listed above to participate in the KBPA Christmas Parade and on behalf of the participants noted above, I affirm that we are voluntarily participating in this event. Additionally, I affirm that we release The Kaimuki Business & Professional Association and its members and volunteers, the City & County of Honolulu, the State of Hawaii, and Wai’alae Elementary Public Charter School and its staff and volunteers from liability resulting in our voluntary participation in this event. ______Parent/Guardian Signature Date ______PRINT Parent/Guardian Name Contact Phone Number Email Address – PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Important: Please provide us with a name and a phone number of an Emergency Contact, a person who is NOT participating in the parade and will be available/reachable on December 6th: (please PRINT clearly)

______PRINT EMERGENCY CONTACT Name Contact Phone Number 2 is coming to Wai’alae!

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Wednesday, November 21

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This is an on-going, joint fundraiser to support both 4th and 5th grades. Thank you for your support! J

Wai’alae School Hawaiian Culture Appreciation Day Friday December 14, 2018

Students will be able to choose three Stations to participate in. Here is the general schedule for the day:

Lower School Session: Preschool to Grade 2 8:05a - 8:35a Station 1 8:40a - 9:10a Station 2 9:15a - 9:45a Station 3

9:45a - 10:00a Morning Recess

Upper School Session: Grade 3 to Grade 5 10:05a - 10:35a Station 1 10:40a - 11:10a Station 2 11:15a - 11:45a Station 3

12:00p - 12:45p Lunch and Clean Up

1:00p - 2:15p Na Mea Pa’ani (Final Games)

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**V​ olunteers are needed!​** ​ ​Please see the attached form for our areas of need and to volunteer to lead or assist an activity station and/or help with the games in the afternoon, OR sign up to volunteer at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094DA9AA2AA13-hawaiian

Wai’alae School Hawaiian Culture Appreciation Day Volunteer Sign-Up Form ​ (Revised 10/24/18) Submit form to Melanie Sumida (via the Office) no later than Monday November 26th

______Volunteer’s Name Email Address ______Student’s Name Room No./Teacher’s Name

Please put an “X” in the box for the activity station (and capacity) that you are willing to help with. Select ONLY ONE activity as the activities will be occurring simultaneously. (Volunteer time will be for the activities is from approximately 7:45am to noon.)

These activities need Leads and Assistants:

Activity Willing to Lead Willing to Assist

Cordage

Throw Net

Carving

Tattoo Designing / Stamping

Wayfinding / Navigation

These activities need Assistants:

Activity Lead Willing to Assist

Lei Making Kui (string style) Kumu Kaleihomai

Lei Making Hili (braid style) Kumu Kaleihomai

Poi Pounding Mala Maunuunu (Kapiolani Community College)

Weaving Mala Maunuunu (Kapiolani Community College)

Kala’au & Mele Ms. Hermes

La’au Printing Mrs. Polakovic

Story Telling Community Partner

La’au Lapa’au Mala Maunuunu (Kapiolani Community College)

Na Mea Pa’ani (​ Games - Konane, Mr. Doike Ulu Maika, Pahe’e, Spear Throwing)

Mr. Doike needs volunteers from 12:45p to 2:15p:

Activity Lead Willing to Assist

Na Mea Pa’ani (​ Final Games) Mr. Doike

Wai’alae School Hawaiian Culture Appreciation Day Friday December 14, 2018 Submit form to Melanie Sumida (via the Office) no later than Monday November 19th

**D​ onations Requested​**

______Donor’s Name Email Address ______Student’s Name Room No./Teacher’s Name

Please put an “X” in the right-hand box next to the item that you are willing to donate. We are asking for the fresh flowers and leaves to be brought to Kumu Kaleihomai’s room (B-12) on the morning of December 14th (before 8am), and for all other items to be brought in no later than Friday November 30th.

Activity Supplies Needed Able to Donate

Lei Needles (donate on or before 11/30/18) Lei Making Plumeria Flowers (bring ​on 12/14/18)​

Ti Leaves (bring o​ n 12/14/18)​

White Youth-size T-shirts (donate on or before 11/30/18)

Fabric Paint OR Acrylic Paints (donate on or before 11/30/18) La’au Printing Newspaper or Cardboard to Insert into T-shirts (donate on or before 11/30/18)

Laua’e Fern Leaves (​bring on 12/14/18)​

We are also searching for resources to borrow. Please indicate with an “x” in the right-hand box if you are able to loan to us, or borrow for us, these items.

Activity Looking to Borrow Have a Resource

Konane

Na Mea Pa’ani Ulu Maika

Pahe’e

Statewide Testing Advanced Notice Winter/Spring 2019

Starting in February of the current 2018-2019 school year, all students in grades 3, 4 and 5 will take the online Smarter Balance Assessments Consortium in English Language Arts and Math. Grade 4 will also take the Hawaii State Science Assessment. Your child may take the assessments on different days during the testing window, which is from Tuesday, February 19, 2018 to Thursday, May 31, 2019.

All classes, in all grade levels, will be administered their tests on the same day, in their classrooms or designated areas, as scheduled. The test schedule is as follows in chronological order, and then by grade level:

Grade 4 NAEP Time TBD Wednesday 2/6/2019

Grade 3 Smarter Balance 8:00am to 10:00am Tuesday 2/26/2019 Reading Wednesday 2/27/2019 Math Thursday 2/28/2019 Reading PT

Grade 4 HSA Science Tuesday 4/9/2019

Grade 5 Smarter Balance 8:00am to 10:00am Wednesday 4/10/2019 Reading Thursday 4/11/2019 Reading PT Friday 4/12/2019 Math

Grade 4 Smarter Balance 8:00am to 10:00am Tuesday 4/16/2019 Reading Wednesday 4/17/2019 Math Thursday 4/18/2019 Reading PT

Please do not schedule or plan any family trips, or doctor/dentists or other appointments during the morning hours from 8:00am to 11:00am during the scheduled test times.

Test times subject to change, pending test conditions.

The purpose of these assessments is to provide you and your child’s teacher(s) with information about the extent to which your child has met identified content standards, and college and career readiness in English Language Arts, Math and Science, depending on your child’s current grade level.

Makeup Testing will be scheduled as needed. The Reading and Math Sections of the Smarter Balance testing have a 45 day testing period window. The Reading Performance Task (PT) Section has a 10 day testing window period.

Fundraiser in support of: Fundraiser in support of: Wai'alae School’s 4th Grade Wai'alae School’s 4th Grade Hawai'i Island Cultural Trip and more! Hawai'i Island Cultural Trip and more! Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM

Valid at the following locations: Valid at the following locations:

California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen Kahala Mall Kahala Mall 4211 Waialae Ave. 4211 Waialae Ave. Honolulu, HI 96816 Honolulu, HI 96816 FWS Friends of Wai‘alae School Monthly Meeting

When: Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 5:30PM to 6:45PM Where: Wai‘alae School Cafeteria

All are welcome! Join us and enjoy FREE DINNER AND FREE CHILDCARE! J Meeting Agenda will include: - School Updates - Halloween Social Recap - Stem Fest Prep - Logoshop

RSVP by 11/12/18 to: [email protected] (Or drop off this form to the FWS mailbox in the main office) or add your name to the RSVP Google Sheet by scanning the QR code using your phone.

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Name ______

Email (optional): ______RSVP for ______dinner(s). RSVP for childcare for ______child(ren). Future Flight Hawaii STEMFEST (FEST=Families Exploring Science Together) Children and their parents are partners in a day of discovery and hands on science experiences.

Hosted at Wai’alae Elementary Public Charter School 1045 19th Avenue, Honolulu December 8, 2018, Saturday

Presented by: Art Kimura, Program Director, and Rene Kimura, Education Specialist Future Flight Hawaii, Hawaii Space Grant Consortium, University of Hawaii at Manoa (http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/)

How science really works! Curiosity + Joy + Dreams + Thrills + Wonder + Interest + Surprise + Creativity = Discovery....and it’s Fun!!

You are welcome to join us in exploring the engineering design process and the scientific method…and take home for further experimenting…your own brushbot, a programmable robot, a line tracking robot, a windmill that you designed, a solar powered grasshopper, and other science tools, a total value of over $80. *build and race a brushbot made from a toothbrush head and a cell phone vibrating motor *program a push button programmable robot *test a line tracking robot…and create your own path to follow *design and make a windmill from plastic soda or water bottles to try the light the LED *receive other science tools to experiment with including a solar powered grasshopper and a UFO ball Participant eligibility: students in grades 2-8, each student must be accompanied by a parent/adult Note: We ask that younger siblings not be brought to the program. Schedule: 8:15 a.m.: sign-in by participants 8:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: opening and 3 learning modules 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: closing

STEMFEST pre-registration is required Eligibility: grade 2-8, each child to be accompanied by a parent Cost: $50 paid at the Wai’alae School Office before 3pm Friday November 9* To the STEMFEST, bring 1 AAA alkaline battery and 3 or 4 plastic one- or two-liter empty, dry soda bottles WITH caps. SUBMIT form and payment to the WAI’ALAE SCHOOL OFFICE. Do not give form/money to your child’s teacher. Spaces are limited! *Registration may end sooner if all spaces are filled by November 9.

Yes, please register us for the Future Flight Hawaii STEMFEST at Wai’alae School (Saturday December 8) Name of Student:

Grade: School Name: Mailing Address: City: Zip: Email Address of Accompanying Parent/Adult: Name of Accompanying Parent/Adult:

Parent Signature: Phone Number:

A confirmation will be sent to those registered. For further information, contact: Melanie Sumida, Wai’alae Family Outreach Advisor, [email protected] or 733-4880, x229.