Grade 2 Celebrates Grandparent's Day

Students in second grade invited their grandparents to a curriculum sharing activity to celebrate Grandparent's Day.  Students sang a song and designed a kite.  After eating lunch with their guests, the weather cleared and students were able to fly their kites.

Picture Make-Up & Re-Takes - 9/27/10

This Picture Day  on 9/27/10 is for:

1. New Students who were recently enrolled
2. Students who missed picture taking in August
3. Students who want to re-take their pictures

Please see your homeroom teacher for more detailed information.

(Note for Retakes:  Please return pictures and envelope with a note on why they are being returned.  Photographers will try to correct the problem as they retake the picture.)

Toys in Motion

Last week, students in Grade 1 learned about physics and the concepts of forces and motion by experimenting with several popular toys. 

Child Passenger Safety Week - September 20-24

The Driver Education Program (DEP) and Honolulu Police Department (HPD), in cooperation with police departments across the state, are partnering with the State Department of Transportation to promote 2010 National Child Passenger Safety Week, September 20-24, 2010. 

Nationally, motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death for children 3 to 6 and 8 to 14 years of age.

Police officers will be randomly stationed at public elementary schools throughout the state during drop-off and pick-up times to ensure that children are properly restrained.  They will be prepared to answer any questions regarding Hawaii's child restraint laws and cite violations if necessary.

Green Earth Club

On Tuesdays & Thursdays, the Green Earth Club collects paper from our classrooms and offices and delivers it to the Community Recycling Bin.  As they help to reduce waste & conserve natural resources, they are also raising money for our school.  Proceeds from the recycling bins go toward student activities and technology.

Bike Education

This week, students in Grade 4 are participating in Bike Education - learning how to ride safely in our community.

Special Events (September 7)

Please come and attend the following events on Tuesday, September 7...

PTO Ice Cream Social - 5:30 pm
    - Enjoy a sweet, cold treat and get to know other members of our Parent Teacher Organization.

School Community Council Community Meeting - 6:00 pm
    - Mrs. Petersen will share details from the Hawaii State Assessment and goals for this school year.

KidBiz Parent Night - 6:30 pm
    - Learn about KidBiz, a web-based interactive computer program that delivers current events and activities for students customized to their reading level. 

Vermicomposting

Students in grade 2 worked with Mr. Morishige (science teacher) on vermicomposting.  Students brought food waste such as banana peels, old cereal, bread crusts, or old lettuce to feed worms.  The worms help decompose the food into vermicast (worm poop!).  The vermicast is air dried for a few days and then it's ready to be mixed into compost that can be used for planting.

Keiki Vision Screening

Students in 3rd grade had their vision screened by volunteers of the Rotary Club of Mililani Sunrise and the Hawaii Optometric Association.  Mahalo to our community partners!