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HANALEI SCHOOL issue #3, October 2016

E KOMO MAI Message from our principal

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In1990,researcherJerrySterninwassentbySavetheChildrentofightseveremalnutritioninruralcommunitiesofVietnam.Whenhisteamofresearchersarrived,theydeterminedthecauseofmalnutritionwaspoorsanitation,poverty,andthelackofeducation.Thesewereenormousissues,toobigforateamofresearcherstomakeadifference.Whattheydidinsteadwassendlocalwomenintovillagestoseeiftheycouldfindoccurrenceswherechildrenwerebiggerandhealthierthantheaveragechild.Twovillageswerenoticeablydifferent,wherethechildrenwerenotmalnourished.Sterninaskedthequestion,“Whatarethemothersofthehealthiestchildrendoingdifferently?Whattheyfoundwerethreestrategiesthatthemothersemployed.First,mostfamiliesinVietnamwereeatingtwomealseachday;themothersofthehealthierchildrentookthesameamountoffoodandbrokeit

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intofoursmallermealsspreadthroughoutthedayinsteadoftwolargermeals,makingiteasierforamalnourishedstomachtodigest.Second,theywereaddingthebrineshrimpthatgrewinthericepaddiestotheirchildren’sdiet(thiswasnotcommonastheshrimpwerestigmatizedaslowclassfood).Third,whenservingtheirchildren,theywereladlingfromthebottomofthepot,makingsurethekidsgottheshrimpandgreensthathadsettledduringcooking.Sternincalledthesefamilies“brightspots”–theywereproducingamazingresultswiththesameresourcesavailabletoothers.(Storytakenfrom:Heath,ChipandDanHeath.Switch:HowtoChangeWhen

ChangeisHard.NewYork:Broadway,2010.Print). Similarly,HanaleiSchoolrecentlyreceivedthe15-16SchoolYearSmarterBalanceAssessmentresults.Inlookingatourstudentachievementscores,wealsomadeaconscientiousdecisiontoidentifythe“BrightSpots”inourschooldata.Weareaskingthequestion:Wherearethestudentsmakingthegreatestgainsand

PleasejoinTaraha’aSteinasshesharestheresultsandprovidesinformationaboutofSY15-16SmarterBalancedAssessmentResults(SBAC).Alltestingstudentsingrades3-6receivedtheprintoutoftheirperformance.Pleasejoinhertolearnmore!

Principal Coffee Hour: Friday October 28th, Cafeteria

October 2016

Important Dates:

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October25-PictureMake-upDay October28-PrincipalCoffeeHour@7:45am,Cafeteria October31-HalloweenParade@8:15amfollowedbyHalloweenFunRun November7through22-ParentTeacherConferences,12:50dismissal November8-ElectionDay(NoSchool) November11-VeteransDay(NoSchool) November24-ThanksgivingDay(NoSchool) November25-NoSchool Ifyouhaven'tprovidedyouremailpleasedosobyemailingkdoi@hanalei.k12.hi.usYoucanalsofindthisnewsletteronourwebsite-http://www.hanalei.k12.hi.us/

howdowereplicatethoseexperiencessomorestudentsaremakinggreatergainsthisyear?Thiswillbeoneofourfocusesallyearandwe’rereallyexcitedaboutthepossibilities. Mahalo,

Tahara’aStein,TAPrincipal

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Parent Teacher Conferences- Students Taking the Lead

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Themostimportantpartofanyorganizationisit’speople.Aftertheschoolyearstarted,wehiredanumberofsupportstafftofilltheneedsinourclassrooms.Wewantedtotaketimetointroduceournewesteditions:

• Mrs.MaryStitleyisworkinginoursecondgradeclassroom,supportingMrs.Hawkinson’ssecondgradeclass.

• Mr.JivanHertzogismentoringinthe5thgradeclassrooms;withlargernumbersingrade5,Mr.HertzogissupportingstudentsinmathematicswithMs.McDonald.

• Mrs.AlegraQuaneisprovidingenrichmentandinterventiontostudentsinK-6.Mrs.Quaneisworkingandplanningwithallteacherstosupportstudentswithstretchedlearningactivitiesforsomeandre-teachingofconceptsforothers.

• Mrs.PresyYoderisournewOfficeAssistant.She’ssupportingtheworkthathappensinthefrontoffice.

• Ms.RebeccaHartisnotnewtoHanaleiSchoolbutsheisnewtotheEducationalAssistantpositioningrade2.Sheisalsoworkingingrade6tosupportEnglishLanguageArts.

• Pleasewelcomeourmuchneededsupportpersonnel!

Welcome to the Hanalei ‘Ohana

Parents,markyourcalendarsforNovember7-22fortheHanaleiSchoolParentTeacherConferencedays.Schoolreleasetimewillbeat12:50overthecourseofthosetendays.WhydoesHanaleiSchoolneedtendaysforconferences?It’salogicalquestion.Parentconferencestraditionallyconsistoftheteacherandparentsittingdowntolookovergradesandstudentwork.TheHanaleiStaffhasbeenpreparingstudentstoleadtheirownconferences.Thisisatremendousundertaking.Studentsarelearningtoevaluatetheirownworksamples,settheirownacademicandbehavioralgoalsbasedontheirfirstquarterperformance,compiletheirportfolios,andthenpresenttheirinformationinanoralformat.Mostclasseswillbeusingastudent-ledconferencestyleandthesetaketime.Thepayoffisaninvaluablelearningexperienceforourstudents.

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Re-Routing Busses in the Afternoon

Message from the ptsa HalloweenFunRun(Jog-a-Thon)~~~

October31stPleasehaveyourkeikiaskfamily,friends,neighborsandthecommunitytosupportHanaleiSchool.Thisisour2ndlargestfundraiseroftheyear!AllfundsraisedsupportsPTSAprogramssuchasMusic,Art,PE,Gardening,Drama,Technologyandmuchmore.Wealsosupportourstudents,teachersandstaffprovidingmuchneededfundsinmanyareas.Let’smakethisfuneventandfundraiseraHUGEsuccess!!DonationenvelopesaredueOctober31st.Weneedyourhelp,youcanreachusathanaleielementaryptsa@gmail.comAlsocheckourFacebookpage@HanaleiPTSA

Asweallknowandexperience,thetrafficandcongestioninourparkinglothasbeenanongoingconcern.Wehaveapprovaltore-routethebussesintheafternoontopickupthestudentsontheaccessroadadjacenttotheCafeteria.EffectiveTuesday,November1,studentsridingthefirstroundofbusseswillloadtheirbusfromthenewlocation.Weanticipatethiscreatingasafercurbsidepickupprocessinthemainparkinglotwhilestillbeingefficientandsafeforourbusriders.Ifyourchildridesthebus,wewillbetrainingstudentsonthepickupprocedurepriortoimplementation.Thearrivingmorningbussesandsecondroundriderswillcontinuetodropoffandpickupatthemainparkinglotlocation.

Shout-Out to Enrichment Teachers

We’velearnedthatourverybestprogramsresultfrominstructorswholovewhattheydo,andhavethepatience,creativityanddesiretoshareitwithyoungpeople.ThisdescribesourEnrichmentTeachers,professionalsintheirfieldswhosharetheirpassionwithourstudents.Let’smeetthem:

• NancyCohen-organicallyintegratingsciencelessonsthroughgardening • JeremyBrown&CarrieFox-teachingourstudentsanappreciationformusic • PattyIrons,SelinaSatterlee&JenGagen-stimulatingtheimaginationsthroughart • KariDerr&SJLeHoven-shapingupourstudentswithPhysicalEducation • KumuMalaandKumuNaomi-immersingthestudentsinculturethroughHawaiiana

Embodying the Hanalei school mission

Ourschoolmissionreads:“Toempowertheschoolcommunitytotakeresponsibilityformeetingtheeducationalneedsofallourstudentsandtofosteradesireforlifelonglearning.”TherearemanypeopleinourcommunitywhoarehelpingHanaleiSchoolfulfillthismissioneveryday-wewantedtotakesometimetoacknowledgetheirsupport,wecouldn'toperatethewaywedowithouttheirhelp: continuedonpage4

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• NorthshoreRotary-volunteers,resources,andmanpower

• NorthshoreLions-campusprojectssuchas3newkindergartenpicnictables

• RandyBoyer&AlohaRoofingSupply-donatedlumberforpicnictables

• AlohaAngels-fundourafterschoolmentoringclubsandadoptedclassrooms

• LimahuliGardens-allowstudentstousethegardensasanextensionoftheclassroom

• ParentVolunteers-readingdaily,MarketDay,helpingwithclubs,donatingpizzas,caringforthegarden,chairingcommittees,sittingthroughplanningmeetingsandproblemsolvingwithadministration.

• PTSA-fundraising,budgetingforenrichmentprograms&technologyforstudents

• Waipa-supportingstudentsintheirafterschoolprogramwithtransportation&fun

• RetroFarms-initiatingthePinkPineappleProject

We thank our parents and community members from the bottom of our hearts. We are honored by your support and commitment.

Aloha: What It Means to My Ohana And Yours by Lahela K. Chandler Correa Alohahasbecomeauniversalword,heardallaroundtheworld.WhatdoesAlohameantoyou?HereiswhatoneHanaleiSchoolstudentsays, WhenIthinkaloha,Ithinklove. Ithinkofabeautifulflyingdove. WhenIthinkAloha,Ithinkfuninthesun

Justmakesuretouseyoursunbalm Alohameanshello Andyoushouldlovethespiritofalohalikejello “Aloha”everyday It’sreallyallIsay Alohameans“hi” Butwhenyouleaveitmeansgoodbye There’salotofalohainmay EspeciallyMayDay Aloha

HanaleiSchoolstudentsarebeinggivenauniqueopportunitytobecomeambassadorsofAloha.Inselectgradelevels,studentswillbeexploringcharacterbuildinglessonsthroughculture,language,andcustomsoftheHawaiianpeopleinordertoperpetuateAlohainandoutofschool.AuthorandKauainative,LahelaChandlerCorreaandCo-Author,AnnHetteringer,areworkingwithHanaleiteacherstoprovidestudentswithlearningthroughstoriestoengagewithvaluessuchasrespect,love,kindnessandmanyothers.WhenyourchildcomeshomewiththeirAlohaBook,you’llwantacopyofyourown.

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Farm to school ThisOctober,HanaleiSchool’sWellnessCommitteewillbetakingstepstowardestablishinga“FarmtoSchool”Program.OurCommitteewillbeworkingwiththeStateofHawaiiDepartmentofAgriculture,DistrictleadershipandtheUSDAFarmtoSchoolStaff. WeapplaudHawaii”sDepartmentofEducationforsettingnutritionalgoals,oneof whichsoundslikethis: “Schoolmealsfeaturefreshandminimallyprocessedfruitsandvegetablesfromlocalsourcestothegreatestextentpossible.TheDepartment'sSchoolFoodServiceBranchis collaboratingwithvendorsandfarmerstoensuretheuseoffreshandminimallyprocessedfruitsandvegetablesinallmealprograms.” Overthepastdecade,thefarmtoschoolmovementhasexplodedacrosstheUnitedStates,reachingmillionsofstudentsinall50states.Farmtoschoolisanimportanttoolinthefightagainstchildhoodobesityandfoodinsecurity.Inadditiontoimprovingchildhealth,whenschoolsbuylocal,theycreatenewmarketsforlocalandregionalfarmers,awin-winscenario! MalamaKaua’i,anonprofitworkingtowardasustainableKaua’i,hasalreadyimplementedFreshFruitandVegetablesProgramsinKaua’iCharterSchoolsandwillnowassistourcampusinproducingaFarmtoSchoolPlan. FarmtoSchoolinformationprovidedbyRosemaryVail,SCCCommunityMember Kelley Doi Page 5 10/24/16More information can be found at: - 10 FACTS ABOUT LOCAL FOOD IN CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/f2s/FactSheet_10_Facts.pdf - RESEARCH SHOWS FARM TO SCHOOL WORKS http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/f2s/FactSheet_Research_Shows_F2S_Works.pdf