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Welcome to Pearl Harbor ElementaryNew Student and Parent Orientation

Pearl Harbor Elementary Administration“Open Door Policy”

Mr. Kaipo Simpson

Principal

Mr. Kimo Ogino

Vice Principal

Communication

Social media (Twitter, Facebook, school website), handbook, parent bulletins, text alerts, flyers, email, and marquee.

www.pearlharborelementary.org

Phone: 808-421-4130

(5TH)

PHES 2016-2017

(RTI K-3) (K) SPED3 (K)Ines

MURAOKA(Counselor)

CUMMINGS(Health Aide)

HANGAI (Counselor)

Renee

NYE CASIL KINOSHITA RABAINO

SAKAMOTO CAMEJO KAAHANUI MOODY (INCLUSION: SUZUKI/BROWN)

BEAUDET BISNAR MURANAKA PROVOST

GALEON SPAULDING PC LAB INGEL (K) (SPED5-6) (K)

IWAMOTO TAKATA SCHMEDING UGANIZA

DIAZ MOTOYAMA RAPOZA PALERMO

ARAKI TANGA PARCELS MCCORD

DeWITT RUSSELL WISEMAN RIVERO

NAKAGAWARA THOM CRUZ WONG

(SSC) TOKIOKA(SSC CLK) RODRIGUERA(SBBH) OHARA

LAZEAR TOKUNAGA KAMIYA CHANG MUSIC

(4TH)

SPED2 SPED4 PreK PreK

ELL FSC Med Frag. SPED K-1

KELLY (T.C.)/SUMIDA (Librarian)/Lois

OFFICE(Napua)(Iris)(Courtney)(Joni-SASA)(Simpson))(Ogino)

Jen Ines(A+)

Shannon Jayde Soon Char

Helen Rayna/Wes Ann

GIBSON/MIZUFUKA-ODA(C.C.)

(SPEECH): WONG, SASAOKA

(HC): HANGAI

TAMASHIRO(Counselor)

(PE)KAPUNIAI(PCNC/TRANSITION)SHRUM /CARTER (HS) RECCA

(PANGELINA-SFSM)(Rachel)(Meal Clk)

Pearl Harbor Elementary is an AVID School!!!Thursdays: College Shirt Day!

AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

AVID Elementary incorporates:Student Success Skills – encompassing communication skills (e.g. listening, speaking, writing), self-advocacy skills, note-taking strategies, critical thinking, and study skills.

Organizational Skills – both mental and physical; students learn to use organizational tools, as well as learn and practice skills around time management and goal-setting.

WICOR Lessons – emphasize instruction on writing to learn, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading to learn in all content areas.

Partnerships – among students, classrooms, grade levels, schools, feeder patterns, families, and communities.

Pearl Harbor Elementary School Hours7am-7:30am: Doors to cafeteria open and Breakfast is served (Regular Priced Breakfast $1.10)

7:30am-7:45am: K, and 1st Report to Cafeteria

7:30am-7:45am: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Report to Field

7:45am: All grades Tardy Bell

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 2pm student dismissal

Lunch Times: K/1st 11-11:30am; 2nd-4th 11:30-12; 5th/6th 12-12:30pm (Regular Priced Lunch $2.50)

All students will have morning and afternoon recess.

Wednesday: 12:20pm student dismissal

Lunch Times: K/1st 10:40-11:10; 2nd/3rd 11:10-11:40; 11:40-12:10

All students will have morning recess.

Parents are permitted to come and eat lunch with their child anytime. Please sign into office before entering cafeteria.

Drop off and Pick up Options

Auto Rider: Please see office to receive your car placard.Students will be dropped off in front of cafeteria. Students will be picked up by office in student waiting area.

Bus Rider: Please purchase bus pass. Students will be brought to school cafeteria and picked up in front of cafeteria.

Walker: Parents may pick up children in school courtyard.

For safety reasons parents are not permitted in hallways before/after school during student arrival and dismissal.

Kindergarten Drop off and Pick up Procedures

Before School

1. Drop students off in cafeteria by 7:30am.

2. Your child will receive a tag with class

animal. Please keep on bag at ALL times.

3. Students sit behind cone with classroom

animal. If students are not there, leave

them with a supervisor (yellow vest).

4. Supervisors will excuse students from

cafe to Power Walk.

5. Supervisors will escort students to their

class.

After School

1. Students going to A+ or riding the

school bus will be dropped off at the

cafeteria.

2. Students in CDC/AMR will be taken to

their leader.

3. Students getting picked up by car will

be taken to the car pick up line.

4. Teachers will wait with the rest of the

students in the courtyard area for 5

minutes after the bell. If students are

not picked up on time, they will be

taken to the office.

*Students should be picked up no later than 2:25pm. No later than 12:45 on Wednesdays.

Pearl Harbor Elementary Office Hours

• Open Monday-Friday 730am-4:00pm

• Registration and T-shirt sales 8am-1pm: Cash Only

• Lunch Payments- payments can be made anytime but need to be in by 9am to be applied for that day.

Cash only-Regular Priced Student Lunch $2.50; Adult Lunch $5.50

• Office Staff: Mrs. Joni Pagud (SASA); Mrs. Iris Tam, Ms. Napua Han, and Ms. Courtney Cummings

School UniformsMonday-Wednesday: School T-shirts must be worn

• Thursday: School T-shirts or College Shirt Day

• Friday: Free Dress Day

School shirts are available for purchase in the office from 8am-1pm. Cash only.

• Youth T-shirts $8 and Youth Polo $12

• Adult T-shirts $9 and Adult Polo $14

• Used Pearl Harbor Shirts $1 (while supplies last); Last year design on sale: $6-$12

Permitted bottoms colors: khaki, black, grey, denim (blue or black)

Boys: pants/shorts

Girls: pants/shorts/skirts/skorts/jumpers

Not Permitted: Surf Trunks, sport shorts, gym shorts, leggings, cargo style shorts or pants

School Wide ExpectationsSchool Rules (3Bs)

• Be Respectful

• Be Responsible

• Be Safe

Voice Levels (1-5)

Behavior Matrix

Pearl Harbor Elementary Voice Levels• Level 1 - Silence (taking a test, teacher speaking, assemblies, desk work)

• Level 2 - Whisper (library, walking in line, cafeteria, bus)

• Level 3 - People Talking (partner work)

• Level 4 - Classroom Voice (answering your teacher’s question)

• Level 5 - Outside Voice (recess)

Pearl Harbor Elementary Behavior Matrix

Transition Center

• Mrs. Jennifer Carter

• Located in Portable 1 (P1)

• jcarter@phes.k12.hi.us

• Welcomes new families

• Provides orientation and campus tours

• Provide resources to families in transition

• Organizes new student “lunch bunch”

Parent Community Networking Coordinator (PCNC)

Mrs. Kelly Shrum

Located in Portable 1 (P1)

kshrum@phes.k12.hi.us

Organizes volunteers for school activities

Works closely with PTSO- Looking for Volunteers! We need you!!!

Provides parents with information about upcoming events (munch and mingle with principal, jump rope for heart, picture day, etc.).

Ms. Lindy Health Nurse

Students sick or injured go to health room.

Parents/guardians sign out and pick up ill children directly in health room.

Medications are stored in Health Room.

Fever 100 degrees or higher: must be sent/kept home and be fever free for 24 hours (DOE policy)

Pearl Harbor Elementary School Community Council (SCC)

• School Community Council enables shared decision making among principals, teachers, parents, students, and community members to improve student achievement.

• The primary role of SCC is to review and evaluate the School’s academic and financial plan.

• The SCC meets every other month at 8:30 am in the office conference room. All parents are welcomed to attend.

Our School CounselorsWhat is the Counselor’s Role?

• To help students• Solve problems• Teach Character Education Lessons• See students- individually or in groups

Staff: • Mrs. Melissa Hangai (Grades 5-6)• Mr. Brent Muraoka (Grades 3-4)• Ms. Malia Tamashiro (Grades K-2)

Gifted and Talented Program• STEM-themed Enrichment Program that meets 2x a week for 45-60 minutes.

• Targets those students in Grades 3-6 who are identified as Gifted and Talented, Potential Gifted and Talented, or highly motivated using our Radford Complex Matrix.

• Screening is conducted by our Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Courtney Mizufuka-Oda. Two screenings conducted per year.

• Nominated by Teachers or Parents. Please contact Ms. Mizufuka-Oda with any questions or concerns at cmizufuka@phes.k12.hi.us

Core Curriculum Subjects

● English Language Arts: McGraw Hill Reading Wonders

● Math: (K-5th) Stepping Stones; (6th) Go Math

● Science: Scott Foresman Science

● Social Studies: McGraw Hill: Adventures in Time and Space

Special Interest Groups: During/After School Programs

• Organized Athletics: Volleyball, Track, Basketball: Grades 5th-6th

• Hula: Ages 7 and up

• Green Club: Grades 4th-6th

• Student Council: Grades 4th-6th

• Library Club: Grades 4th-6th

• Choir, Band, Ukulele: Grades 4th-6th

• Cheer Club: Grades 5th- 6th

• Shark Patrol Officers (SPO): Grades 5th-6th

• Kumon: All grades

Professional Learning Communities (PLC) “specials”

This is a day when teachers are at professional development sessions usually occurring 2x a month.

On these days students will attend resource “special” classes:• Physical Education• Music• Hawaiian Studies• Library• Computer Technology

Specials Overall Expectations BE RESPONSIBLE by BEING PREPARED:

Music- Instruments, Pencil, AVID Binder - (Grades 2-6)

Hawaiian Studies- Pencil, AVID Binder - (Grades 2-6)

P.E. - Shirt, shorts, SHOES, and water bottle - (All)

Computer- AVID Binder (Grades 2-6), Password Keeper (All)

Library - AVID Binder, pencil (Grades 3-6)

Music Program: Mr. Chang Music Class on PLC days: singing, dancing, song games, instruments, read and compose music.

Flutophones: 3rd and 4th grade; on supply listRecorders: 5th and 6th grade; $5

Band and Ukulele Classes: Grades 4th-6th; meet 2x a week after school $25 and there is also a Wednesday school time option.

Chorus Classes: Grades 4th-6th; meets on Wednesdays; $25

Green Sharks● Students in Grades 4 - 6 meets after-school two times a

week.● Students discuss & collaborate on various sustainability

topics such as reducing waste and gardening.Don’t forget to bring a re-usable bottle to school!

We have a NEW water re-filling station in the cafeteria!!

Hawaiian Studies: Kumu HulaliStudents have Hawaiian Studies on PLC days about 2x a month.

Hawaiian culture, history and language with integration of Hawaiian concepts and content into

classroom lessons.

Hawaiian education leads to the development of a cultural lens that preserves core Hawaiian

perspectives.

Hula Classes: Wednesday Afternoons $45 monthly

Physical Education: Mr. K

Please bring water bottle and closed toe shoes on PE days (PLC day).

Please no skirts or dresses on PLC “special” days.

Facilitates SPO (shark patrol officers), and organized athletics: basketball, volleyball, track.

Computer/Technology: Ms. Kelly

• Technology/Research/Keyboarding classes held on PLC Days

• MAC lab: K-3rd• PC lab: Grades 4th-6th

• K-1st: Ipads in classrooms

• 2nd-6th: Google Chromebooks

***IMPORTANT-- Please make sure your child returns ALL Forms

Library: Ms. SumidaLibrary held 2x a month on PLC days

• K-2 Storytime; 3rd-6th research time• Students can borrow books on their PLC day/recess for 2 week period.

K-1st: 1 book

2nd-6th: 3 books

• Accelerated Reader “AR” Program

• Library club (Grades 4th-6th): August Tryouts during Recess “shelving”

• PHES Reading Club for Parents and Teachers: • Log 5000 pages read; earn reading T-shirt; lunch with your child catered by Ruby

Tuesday

• Book Fairs: November and February

http://pheslibrary.weebly.com/

Student Council

• Sponsored by Mr. Muraoka

• Student Representation from Grades 4th-6th

• Students are elected by classmates

• Student council assists with quarterly assemblies and school wide projects

Upcoming EventsWednesday, August 17th and Thursday, August 18th: School Picture Day

Thursday, August 18th: Chuck E Cheese Fundraiser Night

Friday, August 19th: No School Statehood Day

Wednesday, August 24th: Munch and Mingle with the Principal

Sept. 2nd-Sept. 14th: Parent Teacher Conferences-1pm Dismissal (M,T,T,F)

Monday, September 5th: No School Labor Day Holiday

Thursday, September 22nd: Parent Avid Night

October 8th-17th: No school-Fall Break-Students return Tues. Oct 18th

School Liaison Office Services

• Support families with inbound/outbound school transfers• Provide information on local schools and boundaries• Help families navigate the special education process• Offer Deployment Support• Support families with the home schooling process• Assist with post secondary preparation• Establish partnerships in education• Coordinate/address issues w/ public schools & military families and

commands• Support School Community Councils• Visit our website:

http://www.greatlifehawaii.com/family-support/school-liaison-office

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Please contact us with any questions: 808-421-4130

www.pearlharborelementary.org

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