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Salt Lake Elementary Parent Bulletin December ______________________________________________December 2016

DECEMBER 1 ........................... Principal Talk Story, 6:00 p.m., Cafeteria

5 ........................... MMS Band Holiday Concert, 1:00 p.m., District Park

6 ........................... PTA Meeting, 5:00 p.m., Library

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

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

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

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

16 ......................... Flu Shot Consent Forms due

21 ......................... Winter Assembly & Class Parties

............................. End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester

22-Jan. 6 .............. NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK

JANUARY 6 ........................... NO SCHOOL – Teacher’s Workday (no school for students)

9 ........................... Students Return to School

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

18 ......................... Student Council Recycling Drive, 7:00-7:50 a.m.

25 ......................... Awards Assembly & Fun Run Kick-Off

............................. 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 December 1. We shared our STRIVE HI status,

WASC Accreditation timeline, and the development process

for our academic plan. We also shared how iReady, a

differentiation instruction program, can be used to increase

achievement in language arts and math. We will be having

another Community meeting in March, more information will be

forthcoming.

Our winter recess will begin on Thursday, December 22 through January 6. School will resume on Monday,

January 9, 2017. 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 21,

2016. Your child’s 2nd

quarter report card will be sent home on January 25, 2017.

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

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

IRA (Instructional Resource Augmentation) DAYS

On IRA days your child receives instruction in Music, Computer, PE, and Library Science. Please have your child wear shoes and

bring a water bottle on their scheduled IRA days. A note should be provided whenever your child is unable to participate in P.E.

Gr 6 Gr 5 Gr 4 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr K

Dec 12/1 12/2

12/5 12/6 12/8 12/9 12/12 12/13 12/15

12/16 12/19 12/20 1/9 1/10 1/13 1/12

Bold & italicized – Full Day IRA

FLU CLINIC

Flu shot clinic consent forms were distributed to students on November 28. If you want to child to receive the flu vaccine on

February 8, please sign and submit completed form to your child(ren)’s homeroom teacher. The deadline is December 16.

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!

GIRL SCOUTS HELPING TO MAKE SURE OUR STORM DRAINS ARE CLEAR

On Saturday, December 3, Girl Scout Troops

100 & 286 volunteered their time to service

Salt Lake Elementary by sweeping and

clearing out storm drains drains on our

campus. These young girls understand how

important it is to give back to the community.

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PROMOTING A SAFE AND HEALTHY CAMPUS - continued SALT LAKE DOLPHINS SCHOOLWIDE BULLY-FREE CAMPAIGN

At Salt Lake Elementary, our Positive Behavior Support team meets to plan and implement activities and projects to create a safe and positive learning environment. One of the activities was allowing our students to write an original pledge against bullying.

Four groups of writers were the winners of the Dol-friends Pledge Contest. The eight student authors decided that the final pledge would be a combination of the four winning entries. The students deconstructed each pledge and chose the two lines they liked the best. These lines were put together, and voilà! New Dolfriend Pledge!

The winners are: Kiana

Credo, Lanson Do,

Vaughn Osurman, Yasu

Ragasa, Jezarie Rio,

Xiaonan Trinh, Nathan

Yang, and Anthony

Zhong.

Congratulations to them

for excellent teamwork!

Salt Lake Dol-friends Grow Gratitude Trees As 2016 comes to an end, we have much to be thankful for here at Salt Lake! In November and December, classrooms are encouraged to make a "Gratitude Tree" showcasing what they were thankful for. Many students were grateful for their family, teachers, and 'ono food!

Special thanks to our PBS Bully-Free Committee (Counselor Laura Willcox,

Ms. Davalos, Mr. Meyer, Ms. Sisco, and intern Miss Ashley) for planning

activities for our students to promote friendship and kindness!

OOuurr DDooll--ffrriieenndd PPlleeddggee

I pledge to be a Salt Lake Dol-friend. I will use the GLOs to be responsible. I will use the Habits of Mind to be respectful. I pledge that no one will be bullied or left out. I will be safe with my friends and my surroundings. I will be honest and trustworthy towards others and myself. Keep trying! Be yourself! Be a Dolfriend!

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SALT LAKE ROBOTICS DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

This year we had 2 robotics teams, the Super Turtle Squad and the

Animals Activity Association. They participated in the FLL

Robotics District Tournament on November 11, 2016 at Kalakaua

Middle School. They were challenged with researching a problem

about animals and designing a solution. They also designed, built

and programmed a robot to complete missions.

The Super Turtle Squad won for overall robot design and the

Animal Activity Association placed in the top 10 of the robot

competition. Their success is attributed to their ability to be

complex thinkers, community contributors, effective

communicators and quality producers.

Let's give them a high frenzy for their hard work and dedication as

a team. Special thanks to advisors, Ms. Bulagay and Mr. Okumura.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE – QUARTER 1

The following students were inadvertently left out on the November

bulletin for perfect attendance. Congratulations!

Shimizu

Vila, Queenie

Ulloa, Kyan

Wong, Nikki

Sedeno, Marc Ehmar

Luong, Nathan

Lollar, Amadeus

Lau, Natasha

Cruz, Chyson Kelso

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. Congratulations to Ms. Fujita’s class. They brought in the

most canned goods and will receive a Jamba Juice party at the end of the school year.

On Nov. 23, one of the Student Council committees did Thanksgiving activities with the

special education pre-school and FSC classes. On Dec. 7, another committee will be doing

Christmas activities with them.

You are invited to our Winter Assembly on Dec. 21 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. 18, 2017. Proceeds from this Recycling Drive will go toward our appreciation gifts for staff

and students.

Davalos

Bailey, Xion

Cardon, Andreah-Kayte

Ching, Alea

Estabilio, Tyree

Huang, Jayden

Kanehira LiiLii, Hayden

Lee, Gunnar

Montero, Matthew

Nicely, Kairi

Pedro, Janea Ynah

Williams, Tyana

Perfect

Attendance

Award

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Upcoming Events December

o December 1 – Talk Story with the Principal 6-

8:30 pm in the Cafeteria

o December 6 – PTA Executive Committee

Meeting 5 pm in the Library/Fun Fair Meeting

to follow

January 2017 o January 10 – PTA Executive Committee

Meeting 5 pm in the Library/Fun Fair Meeting

to follow o January 24 – SBBH Parent Seminar 12:30 pm in

the Library o January 25 – Awards Assembly & Fun Run

Kick-off February

o February 7 - Fun Run Collection Deadline o February 8 – Student Flu Clinic 8-11 am in the

Library o February 10 – PTA Movie Night 6-8 pm in the

Cafeteria o February 22 – Fun Run & Assembly at the Salt

Lake District Park

Birthday Book Program

Happy Birthday to the following

December Birthday Book

Participants: Juan Jara Jr., Leilani Noella Vili, Cailey

Kataejar, Jaeven Asuncion, Skye Teruko Chavez, Bairan

Chen, Samantha Venice Nipales, Kayla Marie Asuncion,

Lani Chung, Selina Huang, Dallasy Taniguchi.

As a birthday gift, their parents donated books for our

school Library. Each student will have their names and

pictures on their selected Birthday Book which will

remain in our Library’s circulation forever more. Thank

you for supporting reading at our school!

Parenting: A Journey, Not a Destination Our second DOE Central District

School Based Behavioral Health

Program (SBBH) presentation

“Parenting: A Journey, Not a

Destination” will be on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at

12:30 – 1:15 pm in the SLES Library.

The 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.

Sign up in January!

School Community Meeting – Talk Story with the Principal

Thank you to all who attended our School

Community Meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2016

from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Cafeteria.

Principal Abe shared information about our Strive HI

status and focus areas and School Improvement

Specialist Judy Kaya discussed our accreditation

timeline. Our Curriculum Coordinator Lori Sumajit and

Academic Coach Marilou Bulagay along with

Technology Coordinator Patricia Contee arranged for a

Mini-Tech Workshop on iReady with Mr. Matt Cho ,

iReady Hawaii Partnership Manager. Participants were

also treated by Title I to a yummy dinner bento from

Sugoi Catering.

Thank you to PTT and professional illustrator

Nicholas Smith for providing a modeling demonstration

and clinic for our child care activity.

Thank you also to our generous Door Prize Donors –

SLES PTA for donating 6 bags of rice, a 12 lb turkey,

and a $25 Safeway gift card AND Kama’aina Kids for

donating 2 back packs and 2 rash guards.

*Casey Ragasa – Thank you for

volunteering to help with picture-

taking day on Wednesday, November

2nd

. Casey helped Kenneth’s

Photography by ensuring a smooth

transition between classes. *Dorinda

Lindburg – Thank you for donating school supplies to

our school. Our students and teachers are making good

use of them and truly appreciate your generosity.

*PCNC Champions – Janice Cudahy, Belvilyn Fleming,

Meja Gould, Surabhi Mathur, Nicole Palmer, Casey

Ragasa, Rizza Rasalan, Jane Shiroma – Thank you for

working so hard to cut our teacher MSL cards. Your

support allowed us to provide 20 classrooms with a

much needed teaching tool! *Talk Story with the

Principal Volunteers - Thank you to Leilani Argel,

Michael Ching,, Soojin Emerson, Noreen Higa, Shari

Higashi, Ashley Horikoshi, Patty Inoue, Aimee

Kobashigawa, Mae Masuda-Kop, Christine Mabuni,

Aaron Meyer, Lori Mizue, Heather Murashige, Mari

Sisco, Glory Smith, Chancen Suzuki, Sydney Suzuki,

Traci Takehara, Cy Takeno, Delfina Thompson, Laura

Willcox, Denise/Asia Yamada, and Lori Ann Yoshioka

Parent Community Networking Center (PCNC) News – December 2016

Now Available at

Salt Lake Elementary School

Tuesdays 2:30-3:30 pm

Room TBA Tuition: $140 for 14 weeks

Deadline to register: Thursday,

December 15, 2016

Enroll at www.bricks4kidz.com/hawaii-oahu-honolulu/