Principal’s Message Happy New Year! Can you believe that it is January 2018? May 2018 bring much happiness, prosperity, and good health for you and your family.

We bid aloha to 2017. Our students and teachers worked extremely hard, and participated in many classroom, school-wide, and community activities. Congratulations to our Ewa Beach Elementary students, faculty, staff, parents, and community members for a job well done!

As we return back to school, in addition to their regular lessons, students in Grades 3 through 6 will continue to be gearing up to take the all-important Hawaii State Assessment, coming up at the end of March. Grade 4 will also be assessed with the HSA science in February. We will continue to focus on our in-school safety net (RTI) in all grades. It is critical for our students to apply all the knowledge they have gained throughout the years in all that they do through the Wonders/Spring Board Language Arts programs, Stepping Stones/Go Math programs, AVID, Project Lead the Way science program and other creative ways. Please help your child to complete assignments, develop test-taking strategies, and continue to encourage your child to always do their best.

We are completing our Self-Study in our WASC journey. In this accreditation process, EBES will “see” if our school is doing everything possible to provide the best education for our students. During this process, we will be asking for parent and student input and participation through interviews. Stay tuned for more information.

Parents in grades K-6 will be receiving a parent survey for our School Quality Survey. Please be sure to fill it out and return by the due date in the self-addressed paid envelope. Your response is very important for us so we can provide the best possible school environment for our students. Please take a moment to complete the survey.

Our grease trap project is almost completed. We hope to have our cafeteria kitchen “returned” back to our school. Until then, we thank Ilima’s cooking staff for providing our delicious meals.

January will go by quickly with several important dates to remember. We were happy to have students back from break on January 8 for the start of 3rd quarter and 2nd semester. There will be no school for students on Monday, January 15 as we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. There will also be a volunteer training, field trips, reading celebrations, a district spelling bee, talent contest application and tryouts, and report cards. Stay tuned for more activities and announcements. Please do not hesitate to contact the school and/or your child’s teacher should you have any questions about your child’s progress.

Again, here’s wishing you a fantastic 2018! See you soon at our next school activity! Until then … take care! A hui hou! Sherry Kobayashi Principal

January2018“Home of the bees & the kiawe trees”

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January Events PARENT OHANA Coffee Chat

Friday, January 12, 2018 8:00 – 9:00 am

Cafeteria Agenda:

ü Intro of “Parent Presentation” Series Come find out what this is! J

ü School Updates ü Upcoming School Events & Volunteer

Opportunities ü Share your thoughts & suggestions

No Need to RSVP – Just show up!

Questions? Contact Delia Clark 428-1564.

January Volunteer Training

Parents…. Attend a Volunteer Training Session and learn how you can help our school. We have many ways you can help and through volunteering you will learn more about how your child spends their day at school. Come join our volunteer team and enjoy some time with our awesome students! Training is mandatory for all volunteers (including Field Trip Chaperones) and must be completed each school year to be eligible to volunteer! Please plan to attend a session if you plan to volunteer this school year.

Wednesday January 17, 2018

8:00 –9:00 am, Room C20

Email to RSVP: 254DClark@EBESbees.k12.hi.us

Questions? Contact Delia Clark, 428-1564

5 Teacher Work Day No School – Office Open

8 Students Return to School

After School Tutoring Begins

Talent Show Applications being accepted 12 Parent Ohana Coffee Chat 8:00 – 9:00 am, Cafeteria 13 Hawaii State Elementary VEX IQ Robotics

Championship at Kamehameha Schools 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm 14 Hawaii State Elementary VEX IQ Robotics

Championship at Kamehameha Schools 7:30 am – 5:00 pm 15 Holiday – Martin Luther King Day

No School – Office Closed 17 Volunteer Training, 8:00 – 9:00 am

Room C20 19 Talent Show Applications Due 22 Reports Cards Sent Home 29 Talent Show Auditions Begins

“Bee A Star” Talent Show

Our Annual “Bee A Star” talent show is scheduled for March 2018!

Here’s your chance to show us your talent! Talent Show is open to all grade levels. Applications are available in the school office beginning January 8. The deadline to apply is January 19.

Classroom BOXTOPS Contest

For every BOX TOP our school collects we receive 10 cents. This can add up to a lot of money to help our school with programs and activities. We are holding a monthly contest to see which classroom can bring in the most BOX TOPS! Monthly prizes will be given out to the classroom with the most BOX TOPS, and the contests will continue to the end of the school year. A flyer with details will be sent home soon.

Start collecting those BOX TOPS!

Remaining training sessions for this school year: February 7, 5:00-6:00 pm March 7, 8:00 -9:00 am April 4, 8:00-9:00 am

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EBES Birthday Book Program

Thank you to the following students and their families for participating in our Birthday Book Program.

The monetary donations collected were used to purchase books for the school and classroom libraries. A bookplate with each child’s name was placed on the inside cover of the book to commemorate the special event. Birthdays for the first half of the school year were celebrated in August/September. Birthdays during the second half of the year will be celebrated during the first weeks of January. It’s not too late to celebrate you child’s birthday. Just ask for a Birthday Book Form at the school office or library.

KJ Isara Noah Paglinawan Karley-Jean FeBenito Sophia Pham Owen Kjenaas Jerome Lagura Xirie-Chaye Dutro-Yoshioka Kamealoha Padilla Jesse Reyna Lorelai Monroy Amelia Kjenaas Hailey-Joy Romero Rae-Marie Caliedo Jayde Alicia Banal Ezra Aczon-Fields Jeremy Alvarez E'Lexxia Poland Duslyn Kalili Tithen Quisano Xander Cabales Paul Sauni Gabriel Brown Jennielyn Flores Dane Antoque Sheree Sivao Masina Lilo Tristan DeLima Gelbert Arciaga Ava Echipare Dayten Hidaro Jayda Maberry Xingen Yu Kekali DeMello Kamalani Martinez Travis Cantrell Amaya Nazario Hailey Pang Michael Fetter Braden Sarahina Geraldine Orosco Leo Watson Antonia Miel Sibayan Alysha Cantrell Roman Magaoay Caleb Tom Shaedon Sato Ysabel Manuyag Penelope Oishi Athena Carvalho Grade 5 Student Audhryl Villanueva Ava Palafox Liam Kjenaas Amaya Maculam Angelica Cole Devin Carter Aidan Randles Bria Rawlins Lianna Julian Jeffrey Peralta Mia Efron Josiah Efron McKean Theler Jacob Claytor Shirley-Ann Beasley Grace Roberto Brianah Reese Kylie Sugiki Clark Estrada Vares Kamiya Ganotisi Gabriel Claytor Brayzten (Yoshi) Niino Quinn Stewart Bryson Sanchez Tatum Zercher Gabrielle Orosco Sevastian Ayala Kailie Theler Sanaiya Turner Caleb Valdez Landon Caday Hailey Tom Ava Alvarez Lilyth Bush Eddie Laumoli Gavin Perez Justin Smartt Hermiane Amoguis Maria Claire Romero Cheyla Tokunaga Jackson Casida Ava Topping Charline Eve Kimble Brayzen Niino Ella Miller Ryndhel Villanueva Erin Renee Rocillo Harper Davis Isaiah Gavyn Longboy Serynedee Robinson Estevan Ayala Breyden Amuro Elijah Sibayan Arianna Pentz Rachel Kauihou Preston Fuller Evan Echipare Gauge Doria Anya Grande Seth Matthew Umipig Mia Boutin Vanessa Markel Zayden Richard Payton Kamiya Geraldine Flores Evan Charles Kimble Kylie Oshiro-Kaneshiro Marjie Oviedo Aleesha Managad Jeanelle Reyna Shelby Banga Grade 3 Student Paige Fuamatu AaNyah Daniely Leah Somera-Tolentino Isabella Bicoy Joseph Soares Kayla Soares Daicy Bashem Jeremy Chhin Allison Miller Xzylee-Ann Albano

Tayllen Hodson Janilla Manuel Prince Sauni AJ Cato Sammy Gardner Charisma Raposas

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Parent Notices

ü AfterSchoolTutoring&ClubsResumeMonday,January8,2018All after school tutoring and club sessions will resume Monday, January 8, 2018.

ü SchoolCommunityCouncilParentRepresentative

The Parent Representative position on the School Community Council is designated with being a spokesperson for parent concerns and suggestions. Please know that all of your school questions and concerns are important. Please share them with your Parent Representative – Mrs. Delia Clark. She can be reached by phone (689-1271 or 428-1564) or email (254DClark@EBESbees.k12.hi.us).

Book Fair

The EBES Book Fair is here!

The fair runs from 2/5 through 2/16, 8:00 am through 3:00 pm.

Please note: After school, students will only be allowed to shop when accompanied by an adult.

Check out our book fair homepage for a preview of books available. http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/ewabeach

The website also contains information about an online book fair that runs concurrently with our book fair at school.

Online fair dates: 2/5/18-2/21/18

Birthday Book Program Continued Cathleia Mamaclay Ayden Robinson Gillianne Orosco Rissa Laguana Irving Bicoy Gryphon Schwedka Princess Kailani Calaro Caydence Ignacio Duke Thomas Anthony Gonzalez Emma Wingrove Jaielle Langaman Bryce Baron Tehea Lealofi Aliyah Efron Precious Sauni Thang Nguyen Rikki Bertoni Miah Somera-Tolentino Thomas Sharum Angela Fetter Tyce Cabales Jared Dalisay Kealana Ale Caysee Kahapea Brielle Anne Hodges Elijah Barney Arianna Suniga Kalela Martinez Jaylyn Arakaki

Thank you for supporting our Birthday Book Program and Happy Birthday!