Principal`s Message - Noelani Elementary School

NOELANI SCHOOL PARENT BULLETIN
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August 1, 2016
Artist:
Taylor Ogden
Principal’s Message
Dear Parents and Friends,
Welcome to Noelani Elementary School! The new school year has begun and the faculty is excited to meet
their new group of students. Noelani Elementary is a great school and much of our successes are due to the
partnerships that we have with our families. I encourage all of you to get involved with your child’s education
and participate and help with our school events.
Please stay informed by checking your child’s backpack daily for the first week of school. I apologize in
advance for the overabundance amount of papers that will be coming home. However, some are important,
time-sensitive materials that need to be returned to school. After the first week, distribution of school information will be limited to Thursdays of each week and the parent bulletin that is posted online by the 2nd Thursday
of each month. Hard copies will only be made available in the front office.
In addition, if you have not done so already, please take about 15 minutes to read the Noelani Handbook
section of your child’s homework planner. For students in grade K, a separate handbook was printed and will
be distributed during the first week of school. The handbook, which is also on our school website, provides
you with information about our school policies, procedures, and expectations. We hope it will help you to become better familiar with our school.
Our Open House will be held on Thursday, August 4 starting at 6:00 pm. We have a general assembly (and
brief PTA meeting) in the cafeteria followed by 20-minute classroom visitations starting at 6:30 pm. Teachers
will be disseminating information on classroom procedures and expectations. If further conversations are
needed, please make an appointment with the teachers for a later time.
For more information about Noelani Elementary and our school activities, please visit our school website,
www.noelani.k12.hi.us. I look forward to meeting all of you soon.
Sincerely,
Rochelle Mahoe, Ph.D.
Principal
Welcome
Noelani would like to officially welcome our three newest staff members to our ohana:
1. Mrs. Mae Kuba – Grade K, Room B4
2. Mr. Terrence Tenjoma – Grade K, Portable 1
3. Ms. Jean Okazaki – School Health Aide
We are excited to have them. All three of them bring new perspectives, experiences and enthusiasm to our
children, school and community.
Parking for Persons with Disabilities
Please be considerate of our family members and friends who need the (2) reserved parking
spaces in our front parking lot and the (1) stall near our Multipurpose Playcourt. Vehicles
parked in the marked stalls should have a placard or special license plate.
FIELD TRIP PAYMENTS
Field trips for students can be paid by cash or check made payable to Noelani School. Payments for all
field trips should be for the exact amount. If your check is returned from the bank due to insufficient
funds, payment by cash or a cashier’s check is due promptly for the amount of the check plus a $25 service
charge. If you have 2 payments that have been returned from the bank, all future field trip payments will
be on a cash basis.
NOELANI SCHOOL WEBSITE
The following flyers can be accessed on our school’s website www.noelani.k12.hi.us.
• Monthly school lunch menus
• DOE School calendar
• Monthly parent bulletin (hard copy for August, 2016 only)
Annual Notification of Privacy Rights
“Know your privacy rights as they apply to 1) student record information; 2) directory information; 3) surveys and other information collection; and 4) military recruitment information. For more information on
your privacy rights, the laws that protect them, and how to exercise your rights, contact your school administrator or visit http://bit.ly/FERPAHI.
VISITORS PASS
All visitors must report to the office to sign in and get a visitor’s pass. Everyone on campus should be wearing
an ID badge or visitor pass for security measures.
CLASS ASSIGNMENTS SY 2016-17
Due to student privacy, the Department of Education has changed it’s procedures for posting
class assignments. We are not able to post the list on our public bulletin board outside our
administration office. It will be posted in our school office for viewing during office hours.
Calendar of Events http://www.noelani.k12.hi.us/Site/Calendar_of_Events.html SEPT 1
4
19
22
1
5
13-14
OCT 7
10-14 27-Nov. 4
1st Quarter ends
Fall Break
Parent-Teacher Conferences (1:15pm dismissal, including Wednesday)
Election Day - no school
Veteran’s Day Holiday- no school
Noelani Craft & Children’s Fair
Noelani PC Day - no school for students
Thanksgiving Holiday - no school
Noelani Book Fair
AUGUST
Student’s First Day
Welcome Assembly
Open House/PTA Meeting, 6pm
Statehood Day Holiday - no school
Noelani PC Day - no school
Picture Taking
Labor Day Holiday - no school
Grandparent’s Day Luncheon
NOV
8
11
12
14
24-25
28-30
DEC
1-2
20
21
22-Jan. 5
Noelani Book Fair
Songfest (8:30am & 6:00pm)
2nd Quarter & 1st Semester ends (full day)
Winter Break
JAN
6
16
20
Teacher work day - no school for students
Martin Luther King Holiday - no school
Report cards distribution
FEB
1
10
13
20
22-24
Jogathon Kick-off Assembly
Jogathon
Teacher Institute Day - no school
President’s Day Holiday - no school
Grade 4 Big Island Trip