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February 2011 Volume 4 Issue 5

Keoneula Elementary SchoolParent Newsletter

A Message from the Principal:Happy Heart Month to all!

February is Heart Month, which is perfect for Valentines Day, February 14, 2011. HeartMonth conveys to all of us to eat right, exercise regularly, and to live, laugh, and love. This is notonly for us as adults, but for our children as well. It seems to convey to us that we need to try andhave a balanced life schedule, as much as possible. I need to heed that myself. Life becomes sobusy, so often. We forget to smell the flowers along the way!

Kindergarten registration for school year 2011-2012 begins on February 1 through February18, 2011. If you have kindergarten-aged children, be sure to register them during this time. Call

the school office, 689-1380, for specific questions regarding registration and requireddocuments.

Spring picture-taking is scheduled this month, Thursday, February 3, 2011 as well as ourSpring Book Fair, February 22 -28, 2011. There are several field trips planned for grades 1, 2and 6 during Februaryask your children.


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Keoneula Elementary School*91-970 Kaileolea Drive*689-1380Visit our School Blog at www.keoneula.blogspot.com

Our Spring Fundraiser Pick-Up day is Saturday, February 19, 2011, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.Please mark you calendar for this pick-up day. If you are unable to pick up your products, please

ask someone to pick them up for youremember to bring the fundraiser tickets with you. This is aONE DAY PICK UP and THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS. All products leftat the end of the pick up day will be donated to charities.

Another Parent Coffee Hour is scheduled for Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 8:00 9:00 am in thecafeteria. Please join us as we chat informally at these coffee hours. And remember the SpringRecess is scheduled for the week of March 14 18, 2011great time to smell the flowers!...start a

garden?!

Mahalo for your support for this years past two school quarters. A school is only as great as thepartnership between the school and the home. Your support in various ways makes us a greatschool! Enjoy a blooming, refreshing Spring season!

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PrincipalsMessage

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IB

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CounselorsCorner &PCNC

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SpringFundraiser &Book of the

Month

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VP Corner

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School News

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Ewa LongAgo

Page 9-10Calendar ofEvents

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What is IB? The International Baccalaureate offers three high quality and challenging educational programs for a worldwidecommunity of schools.

What does the IB offer? The IB develops and offers three programs of international education spanning the years from pre-kindergarten to pre-university. The programs can be offered individually or as a continuum.

The IB Primary Years (PYP), for students aged 3 to 12, focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer,both in the classroom and in the world outside.

The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), for students aged 11 to 16, provides a framework of academic challenge thatencourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world, and tobecome critical and reflective thinkers.

The IB Diploma Programme (Diploma) is an academically challenging and balanced program of education with finalexaminations that prepares students for success at university and in life beyond, normally for students aged 16-19.

Disclaimer We are not an authorized IB school. We are applying to become a candidate school. Once

we are a candidate school, we will be working towards becoming an authorized IB school.

IB Learner Profile - Each month we will highlight the IB Learner Profile. Thismonth we would like to highlight being a risk-taker.

A risk-taker:

Willing to try unfamiliar genres and information skills Shows confidence when sharing information

Dares to ask questions, share own ideas and opinions

Solves problems in different ways and never gives up

How you can help develop risk-takers:

Make sure your child understands the difference between being a risk-taker bytrying new things and doing things that are dangerous.

Encourage your child to play a new sport, try new food or learn how to dosomething new.

Provide a safe place where your child can talk about trying new activities and

reflect on how it felt after he/she tried something new. Share with your child when you have been a risk-taker and take time to explain

your opinions and convictions.

Make sure you provide positive feedback when your child attempts to dosomethin new.


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Campbells Labels for Education

Help us earn money for the school. We are stillcollecting Campbell labels. Visit Campbellswebsite at www.labelsforeducation.com for a listof products that qualify for the program. Studentsshould submit labels to the front office.

BoxTopsforEducationHeresanotheropportunitytohelpusearnmoneyfortheschool. SimplycliptheBoxToplogostamp. Formoreinformationvisithttp://www.boxtops4education.com. Acollectionbinisavailableinthefrontoffice.

Our annual pennies collection drive will be

kicking off in February. It is one of ourmonthly school-wide civic responsibilityprojects that we hope everyone will be ableto participate in. Classrooms willchallenge one another to see who cancollect the most coins over a two weekperiod. The top classroom will receive apizza party. Last year Ms. Correias classwon the pizza party and our school raisedover $1,500 that was used to help educateothers and find cures for blood cancer.


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Our Principal's Book of the Month is "El Chino" byAllen Say. A biography of Bong Way "Billy" Wong, aChinese American and the famous first ChineseMatador in Spain. Billy always remembered hisfather's words: "In America, you can be anythingyou want to be." On his first vacation to Europe,Billy was enchanted by Spain and what he sawthere, especially the bull fights. He decided hewould become a Spanish Matador. "Ah Senor...Onlythe Spaniards can become true matadors." AChinese bull fighter?! No one had ever heard orseen of such a matador! What must Billy overcome

and how does he do it?

Spring Fundraiser The fundraiser pick-up isscheduled for Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 9:00a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It will only be a one day pick up. Allitems not picked up on the day of the fundraiser will

be donated to local charities. There will be NO

REFUNDS!


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Dear KES Parents & Guardians,

Happy New Year! Hope you enjoyed the holidays with your family and friends!

If you havent had a chance please check out our school blog at www.keoneula.blogspot.com. Wehave over a 1000 hits to the blog and 20 different countries have visited our blog to date. The blogis a chance to see whats happening at Keoneula as well as to get up-to-date information.

I just have a couple of updates and reminders for you this month.

Sincerely,

Ms. Obra

Increase of A+ Program Fees The Board of Education has approved a

fee increase for the A+ Program effective February 1, 2011. The new basefee will increase to $80 per month. The A+ Program fee increase was anecessary response to increasing program costs and the elimination of theA+ Program general fund subsidy by the Legislature.

Increase in School Meal Prices EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 the followingprices will be increased:

Current IncreaseBreakfast: Adult price and student second meal price $1.90 $2.00Lunch: Second student entre $1.75 $1.85Lunch: Adult price and student second meal price $4.40 $4.70
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Announcement for 4th

& 5th

GradeParents The School Quality Survey (SQS)from the Department of Education wasrecently distributed to 4th and 5th gradeparents only. The survey responses arestrictly confidential (Surveys will bedistributed on February 1.). The results ofthe 2011 SQS will be available to the publicin Fall of 2011 on the DOE website. TheSQS results can be viewed athttp://arch.k12.hi.us/. We use theinformation from the SQS to help developour school improvement plans. The finaldeadline for the parent SQS surveys is March1, 2011. If you have not received a parentsurvey please call Ms. Obra, Vice Principal,

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Lost & Found Please claim all lost and found items in the front office.At the end of the school year, all unclaimed lost and found items will be

donated to a charity.

Supervision in the Morning We have been noticing that some

students are arriving on campus at 6:30 a.m. There is no supervision

on campus at this time. We encourage you to drop off your child at alater time for safety reasons. Kamaaina Kids provides a morning

program. Contact the A+ Office for more information.


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On behalf of the 6th grade class, we would like to thank Representative Kymberly Pine andnewly elected Council Member Tom Berg for taking time from their busy schedules tohave a career talk here at Keoneula. The students learned about the roles andresponsibilities of an elected official. They gained insight, knowledge, and respect forwhat it means to serve the people of the Ewa community.

Thank you to Ms. Leah

Akiyama for the donation ofbooks for our students!

Our January school-wide clothing drivewas a success! Thank you to all whodonated items to be reused, thusreducing the number of items ending in

landfills -- all in an effort to recycle!Thank you for your kokua in thiscommunity service/civic responsibilityproject that helped our community aswell as our planet!

Kindergarten Registration for 2011-2012 School Year Registration for kindergarten willbegin on February 1, 2011. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. Whenregistering please have the following documents: original birth certificate, student healthrecord (Form 14), TB clearance and special education (if applicable), release packet. Youmust also provide proof of residency with a valid photo id. If you are a homeowner please

provide either a current mortgage statement in parent/guardians name or a real property taxassessment. In addition, you must provide a current utility bill in the parent/guardiansname. If you are a renter, you must provide a current rental or lease agreement inparent/guardians name. In addition, you must also provide a current utility bill in theparent/guardians name.


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Ewa Long Ago

On January 14, the third graders had the opportunity to have a guest speaker talk about

Ewa and its local history. This wasnt just any guest speaker; it was the principal of Ewa Elementary

School! What a wonderful primary source!

Stanley Tamashiro, who for 10 years was principal at Ka'imiloa Elementary School in 'Ewa

Beach, graduated from 'Ewa Elementary School in 1967. His late father also was an 'Ewa Elementary

School alumnus, graduating in 1934. He has seen and remembers a lot of his childhood growing up in

Ewa.

Mr. Tamashiro said he took the principal's position when it became available as a way to

return to his roots. He spoke about the plantation fields, what school life was like; and many issues

students are faced with everyday.

Mr. Tamashiro shared his childhood experience of growing up on the plantation in Ewa. He

also showed students a map of what the area looked like in the past; thus allowing students to see

that their house, or the house of their friends, previously may have been a sugar cane field. He

also showed the students black and white photos of the cane fields and plantation life.

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The smart third graders planned and came up with terrific questions for Mr. Tamashiro and

they learned a lot about his perspectives on Ewa long ago and today. Some of the questions that

were asked:

-Did you feel safe growing up?

-Was bullying a problem long ago?

-When did you notice traffic starting in Ewa?

-When did you notice graffiti in Ewa?

-What do you think we can do to help with traffic in Ewa?

-Do you think people drive carelessly?

-Do you think homelessness is a problem?

-When did you notice littering and vandalism?-Do you think J. Campbell HS students need AC classrooms?

As Mr. Tamashiro smiled and answered the eager students, it was such a great way for the

students to inquire more information from him. They learned a lot about the area they live in and

how communities change over time. Thank you, Principal Tamashiro, for being a wonderful primary

source for our third graders! The students had a great time! Feel free to come back!

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February

February 3..Spring Picture Taking

February 7..1st Semester Awards Assembly

February 7-18..Pennies for Patients

February 16-18Book Fair

February 18.Grade 1 Field Trip Sea Life Park

Grade 2 Field Trip (F102, F103, G107)Waimea Valley

February 19.Fundraiser Pick-Up @ Caf

9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

February 21Holiday Presidents Day (No School)

February 22..Principals Coffee Hour (Caf)

March/April/May

March 11Furlough Day (No School)

March 14-18.Spring Break

March 25.Holiday Kuhio Day (No School)

March 28.Furlough Day (No School)

April 12. Grade 3 In-School Play

April 22.Holiday Good Friday (No School)

May 26..Last day of school for students

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