Dear Parents ,

In this issue:

April 2014

Kamiloiki News

JPO Corner 2

BoxTops Contest 2

YMCA After Summer 2

School Program

Library News 3

Friends of Kamiloiki 4

New Student Council 5

Counselor’s Corner 6

Sight Is Beautiful 6

Hawaii State 6

Assessment Reminder

5th Grade Fitness Day 7

NVMS Summer School 7

Earth Day 8

HECO Challenge 8

IB Update 9

Curriculum/ Tech 10

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We had a nice turnout for Book Fair family

night. Thank you for your support. We

also had a chance that evening to showcase

the IB units that our classes were engaged

in. Grade 1 Teacher Mrs. Donna Omura

shared what her class did and showed a clip

of one of her students performing a fire

dance (without the fire). Grade 5 Teacher

Mrs. Leslie Nohara also shared a colonial

unit, showing pictures of her students at

work. We will plan more sessions to

inform you of our IB journey.

IB—The IB consultant, who spent

two days with us last month, was pleased

with the progress we have made and

offered very helpful suggestions to prepare

us for the authorization visit that we hope

to have in 2015-16. District staff worked

with our teachers on incorporating the

Common Core standards into our IB units.

Teachers continue to work on planning and

implementing the transdisciplinary units

and having the children reflect on the 10

Learner Profile attributes. The attribute for

the month of April is to be

“knowledgeable.” We want the children to

explore concepts and ideas that are

important to themselves and to the world.

MAST Program—HECO

recently addressed the 5th graders on their

IB unit which has as its central idea--

“increase in society’s demand for energy

has resulted in the development of cleaner

and more efficient forms of energy

production.” Another grade level built

electrical circuits. A third grade class

learned to measure area in preparation for

their garden unit. Through the MAST

(math and science/technology) and IB

programs, we want our children to

demonstrate Learner Profile attributes such

as being inquirers, knowledgeable,

thinkers, communicators, and risk-takers.

Technology—Welcome to our

new part time Data Processing User

Support Technician, Wendell Chow. His

expertise came just in time with the

discontinuing of Windows XP

support. Migration to Windows7 needed

to be addressed with our teachers, office,

classroom computers and two of our labs

running XP. With everyone's cooperation

and plans in place, the migration is going

well. You can read more on the

Curriculum/Tech page.

NO SCHOOL Dates:

Good Friday —

Friday, April 18th

Memorial Day —

Monday, May 26th

www.kamiloikielementary.org

Bottle Cap Challenge by Marti-Heather Harrington

We collected 42 garbage bags

filled with plastic bottle caps

totaling 789.4 lbs.!

Together we diverted thousands

of bottle caps from the waste

stream. Mahalo for your support!

The Kokua Foundation will

announce winners on April 22nd,

Earth Day.

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HECO Challenge—We are still

awaiting word on the HECO Challenge contest. We hope

those families that participated in the challenge noticed a

change on their utility bill. As part of this challenge, an

energy conservation project was conducted each month. In

March the children could enter a poster contest illustrating

ways of saving energy. Winning entries were included in a

brochure that was sent home this past month. Other

projects that were conducted included decorating a CFL

bulb and working on energy conservation booklets.

School Community Council (SCC)—SCC

recommended approval of next year’s academic/financial

plan to increase student achievement and improve the

school. New members will be sought for the classified,

teacher, and student role groups.

Friends of Kamiloiki—Our Friends have planned

a few more activities to round out the year. Information will

be sent home about the staff appreciation lunch, Outback

Steak House fundraiser, and movie night.

As the fourth semester unfolds, it is a delight

observing the children engaged in exciting activities that

stimulate their minds, bodies, and hearts. They are such a

joy.

Susan Okano

Principal

JPO Corner

by Rosa Young

Can you believe that we are 6

weeks away to the end of

another amazing school year? As we bid farewell to

our 5th graders, we will be welcoming in new little

faces to our Ohana who may one day elect to become

a Junior Police Officer. We thank you for your

continued support in allowing our JPO’s to assist your

little ones in the morning and in the afternoons. We

thank you for ALWAYS using the crosswalk.

Please continue not to block open stalls to allow

drivers to park accordingly. Kindly remember not to

leave your car unattended for more than 5 minutes

should you need to block parked vehicles. Thank you

for your patience in the parking lot during and after

school hours.

Always remember to buckle up and refrain from using

your cell phones while driving. Have a great week!

BOXTOPS and Labels Your child’s class is competing with other classes in his/her grade level to see who can bring in the most

BoxTops and Labels by Wednesday, April 30th. Send them in with either the teacher’s name or

room number. Winning classes will be announced

next month and will get a little treat early in May.

No matter who wins, everybody really wins because

Kamiloiki benefits from all those BoxTops and Labels that you turn in. We get cash for BoxTops and Labels

are exchanged for merchandise such as world maps.

All your efforts are appreciated!!

YMCA After Summer School

Program Offered at Kamiloiki

Program Dates: June 3— July 1, 2014

(no program on June 11, Kamehameha Day)

Program Hours: 12:00—5:30 p.m.

Autoline pick up is from 4:45—5:30 p.m.

Program Fee: $385

Family fitness membership gets 20% off.

Lunch and snack: please pack non-perishable lunch

and snacks.

Register early and in-person at:

Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA

4835 Kilauea Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816, 737-5544

Monday—Friday 7 am to 6 pm, Saturday 8 a.m. to

noon

Library News By Ms. Huffman, Librarian

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Book Fair

Thank you to all who came out

for the Scholastic Book Fair

and those who volunteered

their time to help. Thanks to

you, it was a HUGE success!

We collected over $8,800!

All proceeds will go towards purchasing books and

materials for the Kamiloiki Library.

If you missed the book fair or still have the book shopping

bug, you’re in luck! The online book fair is open until April

20! Just visit http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/

kamiloiki to find books from the book fair and more. All

proceeds will still go towards Kamiloiki Elementary library.

Appelt, Kathi. True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp. 2013. Humor,

animals, magic realism

Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan. 2012. Animals,

friendship

Bauer, Marion. Little Dog, Lost. 2012. Realistic, novel in verse, pets

Black, Holly. Doll Bones. 2013. Ghost story, friendship, adventure

Blackwood, Sage. Jinx. 2013. Fantasy, adventure

Chari, Sheela. Vanished. 2011. Mystery, India, music

Cowing, Sue. You Will Call Me Drog. 2011. Family, magic realism

DiCamillo, Kate. Flora & Ulysses: the Illuminated Adventures. 2013.

Fantasy, animal, magic realism

Draper, Sharon. Out of My Mind. 2010. Realistic, family, disabilities

Evans, Lissa. Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms : Magic, Mystery, & a

Very Strange Adventure. 2012. Mystery, adventure, science fiction

Grabenstein, Chris. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. 2013.

Mystery, puzzles

Harris, R.P. Tua and the Elephant. 2012. Realistic, animals, Thailand

Hicks, Deron. Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave. 2012. Mystery, family,

treasure

Hopkinson, Deborah. The Great Trouble: a Mystery of London, the

Bue Death, and a Boy called Eel. 2013. Historical, mystery, medical

Jennings, Patrick. Guinea Dog. 2010. Animals, magic realism,

families, school

Kehret, Peg. Ghost Dog Secrets. 2010. Animals, ghost story

Kuhlman, Evan. Brother from a Box. 2012. Adventure, science fiction

**Please check the website for a dozen more books.**

Nene Award 2014

In February, Kamiloiki 4th and 5th grade students

voted for their favorite book from a list of 30

nominees for Hawaii’s Nene Book Award. Their

votes were added to votes from 4th-6th grade

students all over Hawaii and a winner was chosen.

The 2014 Nene Award

winner is The Strange

Case of Origami Yoda

by Tom Angleberger.

The nominees for the

2015 award have been

announced, so start

reading now, so you can

vote in next year’s

contest!

Nēnē Award: 2015 Nominees

The Nēnē Award is an annual award given by Hawai‘i’s

children for the best children’s fiction book. Students in

grades 4, 5 and 6 may vote at schools or public libraries

participating in the program. For more information about

the Nēnē Award and the books listed, visit the website:

http://nene.k12.hi.us.

To be eligible for the Nēnē Award, a book must meet

all of the following criteria.

story) suitable for grades 4-6.

author who has not won the Nēnē Award in the last

six years (since 2010).

years (2010 or later).

nomination list, with the exception of the top vote-

getting titles carried over from the previous year.

Any book meeting these criteria is eligible to be nominated

for the Nēnē Award. Students are encouraged to go to the

Nēnē Award website, http://nene.k12.hi.us, to recommend

titles for next year’s list of Nominees. Click on the “student”

tab to submit your suggestions.

As the school year

quickly winds to a close,

The Friends of Kamilo’iki

would like to extend a

big MAHALO to our

parent volunteer

coordinator, Karen Bond. Karen has been an

instrumental force this year in unifying our

group and helping us to achieve our

fundraising goals. We thank her for her

dedication to our Kamilo’iki Ohana and will

miss her energy and enthusiasm. Filling

Karen’s position next school year is Stacie

Sato-Sugimoto. Stacie has graciously

stepped forward as our chairperson. As we

make plans for next school year, we need

parents to come to our meetings and share

their thoughts and ideas. Please volunteer!

To show our appreciation for our

dedicated teachers and staff, we are

coordinating a Staff Appreciation Luncheon

on Tuesday May 6. If you would like to help

plan and coordinate, we could use the help! A

flier will be coming soon asking parents to

please donate desserts, salads, fruit, etc., or

monetary donations to purchase food.

Currently in the works is a Family

Movie Night planned for Friday May 16.

Mark your calendar and plan to come and

enjoy an evening show. Families are

encouraged to spread out their blankets and

relax while watching a fun family film. More

information will be coming soon.

Our final fundraiser of the year is

selling Outback Steakhouse Tickets. These

tasty tickets will be on sale the month of May

with redemption at Outback (Hawaii Kai

location) during the month of June. Make

sure you watch for the order form, as tickets

sell fast and you don’t want to miss out on a

delicious meal!

Lastly, we would like to recognize a

pair of young cougar cubs in training, Lyla

Baker and Paolo Vu. These youngsters

recently celebrated turning 5 at a joint

birthday celebration. In lieu of gifts, they

collected monetary donations for Kamilo’iki,

where they will be attending kindergarten in

the fall. What a great act of kindness and

generosity! Thank you Lyla and Paolo for

exemplifying the qualities of a cougar cub!

This year’s final meeting of the

Friends of Kamilo’iki will be on:

Wednesday, May 14th at 5:30 p.m. in the

school library. We will be getting a jump

start on next year’s Keiki Karnival. It’s a

super fun event, so please come to the

meeting, even if you have never been to one.

We need your support to make our Karnival

a success!

If you are interested in helping out

but cannot make it to a meeting, please

email us at friendsofkamiloiki@gmail.com.

We often coordinate events via email to

accommodate everyone’s busy schedules, so

please help when you can.

Friends of Kamilo`iki

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by Maile Inskeep, parent volunteer

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Welcome Your New 2014-2015

Student Council Members

By Lauren Felipe, Student Council Advisor

Next Year’s Student Council (right to left) Advisor

Mrs. Felipe, President Micah, Vice President

Carolyn, Secretary Makena, Treasurer Jake, SCC

Rep. Lucy and Friends of Kamiloiki Rep. Katelyn

Student council is all about learning how to be

leaders. We learn to be good role models for other

students by being good citizens: being responsible,

respectful and resourceful. We learn how to work

with others when planning ways to make our school

a better place to be, and we learn how to plan and

organize activities that will benefit and help others.

Many thanks and farewell to this year’s officers.

These seven students have willingly given their time

and have worked together so well in accomplishing

the many student council duties. This included

lunch meetings and recess meetings to plan

agendas and projects. Mahalo to President Krysten

Nakamura, Vice President Elijah Soon, Vice

President Ryan Stone, Secretary Katie Nohara,

Treasurer Jake Peacock, SCC Rep. Samantha Rust

and Friends of Kamiloiki Rep. Keale Dulatre.

On April 16, we held a special Installation Ceremony

Assembly for our newly-elected 2014-2015 officers.

All officers pledged to represent Kamiloiki as a good

example of leadership and citizenship as well as

accept responsibilities for each office as follows:

President — Micah holds the blue scroll which

symbolizes honesty and wisdom. He will plan and

conduct meetings, see that the by-laws are obeyed,

that other officers do their duties, and act as Master

of Ceremonies at assemblies.

Vice President—Carolyn holds the yellow scroll

which symbolizes honor, loyalty and knowledge.

She will act as the president’s helper and take over

the president’s duties in case he is absent.

Secretary — Makena holds the white scroll which

symbolizes balance and strength. She will assist

with setting the meeting agenda and record, prepare

and deliver the minutes of each meeting.

Treasurer — Jake holds the green scroll which

symbolizes financial growth and hope. He will

record and report matters concerning money, and

collect and record receipts.

School Community Council Representative —

Lucy holds the purple scroll which symbolizes

confidence and knowledge. She will attend the

afterschool SCC meetings and report information

to Student Council meetings.

Friends of Kamiloiki Representative — Katelyn

holds the red scroll which symbolizes respect

and successful energy. She will attend the

afterschool Friends meetings, and prepare and

report information to Student Council.

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Online Hawaii

State Assessment

Round# 2

Grades 3, 4 & 5

Testing Window:

April 21-25, 2014

April 28-30 & May 1-2, 2014

May 5-9, 2014

Get a good night’s sleep.

Eat a healthy breakfast.

Come to school everyday & ON TIME.

Start the day with a POSITIVE attitude.

You can do it!

Counselor’s Corner

by Lauren Felipe

For April, the IB Learner Profile Attribute is to be

knowledgeable.

Knowledgeable: To explore themes that have

global significance and have acquired a critical mass

of knowledge. In other words, encompassing skills

from book learning to understanding and how to

build and create.

Hawaii Kai Lions Sponsor

“Sight is Beautiful”

Poster Contest

Congratulations to Kamiloiki School winners who received gift card prizes of first place $20, second

place $15, third place $10 and fourth place $5.

Kindergarten Hailia Kaaua 1st Place Kylie Ann Amine 2nd Place Caleb Hamasaki 3rd Place Brenna Akiona 4th Place

2nd Grade Darshan Casady 1st Place Anna Heming 2nd Place Gael Chun-Rivas 3rd Place Ruby Rasor 4th Place 3rd Grade Lucy Rust 1st Place

Levi Colby 2nd Place Arijana Sumajit 3rd Place Ilihia Caganpang-Kauahikaua 4th Place 5th Grade Jodie Otani 1st Place Kaitlyn Okamoto 2nd Place

Sierra Hare 3rd Place Maia Nicomedes 4th Place

Student Council did an IB skit on knowledgeable

for the students at assembly on April 11, 2014.

Our beautiful Kamiloiki student body pays close attention at our 3rd

Quarter Assembly.

Kaiser Complex Hosts First Annual 5th Grade Physical Fitness Meet

Fifth graders from Kaiser Complex of schools’ elementary

schools — Kamiloiki, Hahaione, Koko Head and Aina

Haina enjoyed a fun-filled Physical Fitness Meet on March

13th. Kaiser High School hosted the event in their

gymnasium and stadium.

Students participated in the following:

1. Curl Ups

2. PACER run

3. Sit/Reach

4. Push Ups

5. Trunk Lift

6. Body Composition

7. Softball Throw

8. Long Jump

9. Hula Hoop

10. Jump Rope

11. Rest & Water Break

12. 800-Meter Relay — each class selects 4 boys and 4 girls who will each run 100 meters.

The day wrapped up with the 800-Meter Relay in the

stadium. Fellow students cheered their runners on, and

Kamiloiki finished second in a very close race.

A big mahalo to Denise Darval-Chang, Honolulu District

Health and Physical Education Resource Teacher, for

spearheading and organizing this first annual event!

Representative Gene Ward addressed the fifth graders before they

began warming up for the fitness day.

Summer School for Incoming 6th Graders

at Niu Valley Middle School

Summer School Dates:

June 3, 2014—July 1, 2014

(No summer school June 11—State Holiday)

Registration:

Enrichment Courses — April 14 to May 12, 2014

Tuition:

Enrichment Courses, $127

Drama Class with Hawaii Opera Theatre, $200

Enrichment Rotation: Four one-hour courses where students rotate to different classrooms for math fundamentals, digital media, introduction to band and middle school fundamentals.

Drama: Students work with professional opera performers and musicians on presenting Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado.” Enrollment is limited.

After Summer School Childcare at

Niu Valley Middle School

Complete Childcare, Inc. offers the after summer school program 2014 at Niu Valley Middle School.

Offered from June 3rd—

July 1st from 12 noon—4 p.m.

Safe and supervised with

responsible staff on the NVMS campus

For more information and application, please visit

their website: www.CompleteChildcareHawaii.org

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HECO Home Energy Challenge

March 30th marked the end of the HECO home energy challenge. In this challenge, HECO monitored the

power usage of households from October 1, 2013 to March 30, 2014 and compared that to the same

period for the previous year. If we are the school with the largest % reduction in energy use, we stand to

win $10,000. A big Mahalo to all of our Kamiloiki Ohana who signed up. We hope everyone continues to

take action by reducing their energy usage.

EARTH DAY is Tuesday, April 22

Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are

held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. It's a day to reflect on our planet, our environment and what we can do to help keep them healthy.

But, What Can I Do?

All the big news stories about saving the earth are great, but what does that really have to do with you and me? I mean, we're not part of the U.N. or anything important like that.

But we are important! You can start with things like using recycled items in your crafting. Help your parents sort the recycling. Encourage them to recycle. This is one of those times where the kids may be teaching the parents.

You can do the same thing at school, clubs, home and anywhere else you spend time. If every individual just did one simple thing imagine the impact that would have globally.

Let others know what you've done! Make a poster to share with you classmates, or the rest of the school. Ask your teacher if you can set up a class recycling program, a worm bin or paper recycling box. Write a letter to your local government representative and let them know how much you care about the environment and what work you've put in to improve it.

There's nothing more inspiring than seeing people put thought into action! It's simple to write to someone and say, "Hey! Fix the environment!" but it's more convincing if that same note read, "Hey! Here's what I'm doing to help fix the environment!! Do you have any ideas on what else I could do? What are you doing to solve the same problem?"

Most importantly, be aware and make others aware every day of the year! Together we can save our planet!

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Kamilo`iki Elementary …

IB Candidate School Info and Update

April 2014

ICT

Information and Communications

Technology (ITC) provides

opportunities to transform

teaching and learning. It

enables students to investigate,

create, communicate,

collaborate, organize and be

responsible for their own

learning and actions.

“Technology is just a tool. In terms of

getting the kids working together and

motivating them, the teacher is the

most important.”

Bill Gates

Organizing

Technology is used to help structure or arrange connected items. Students independently explore new technologies that will help them organize their thoughts and ideas.

Joanne Boyd, IB Coordinator

Joanne_Boyd@notes.k12.hi.us

397-5800 ext 260

Communicating

Students exchange information

with various audiences:

classmates, teachers or school

community, using a range of

media and formats. At Kamiloiki

students participate in inquiry

project presentations to

communicate their ideas through

words, art, music and movement.

Creating

L e a r n e r s c o n s t r u c t

meaning, and apply

critical thinking and

original ideas. They share

their knowledge through

self-expression, posing

and solving problems, and

reflecting.

Collaborate

When using technology

students work together

to negotiate ideas,

locate resources and

solve problems.

Investigating

Students visit websites to

research answers to their

questions. They learn to

evaluate sources, make

connections, synthesize

their findings, and apply

their knowledge in real-life

contexts.

In the constantly evolving world, ITC is used to support inquiry as students engage in building understandings that contribute to their success as lifelong learners in a digital age .

At Kamiloiki all teachers integrate ICT in authentic ways throughout the curriculum. Students are introduced to new technologies as they progress through the grade levels, or based on their technical proficiency.

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Curriculum/Tech Corner

by Terrie Kamo April 2014 Our Kamilo`iki community is always striving to be life long learners who are Inquirers, Thinkers,

Communicators, Knowledgeable, and Risk Takers. We are also Caring, Principled, Open Minded, Balanced and

Reflective. See how many of the learner profile attributes you can help your child live after reading the articles.

I’d also like to take this time to welcome Mr. Wendell Chow as our Data Processing User Support Tech. He’s

very knowledgeable and has a vested interest at Kamilo`iki with three children in grades K-5. ~ Mrs. Terrie Kamo

Windows 7 Migration

On April 8, Microsoft discontinued support for

WindowsXP. What did that mean for

Kamilo`iki? First, thank goodness that we also

have a number of Mac Mini’s on campus!

Kamilo`iki, we had 109 XP systems in the labs

and that teachers, support & office staff were

using. In addition to those, we had another 36

in the classrooms. To sum it up, we had a huge

job, but it was/is a great opportunity to take

inventory and reevaluate the needs of our

current students and faculty.

So far, thanks to our new Data Support Tech,

Wendell Chow and a little outsourcing, we have

completed the migration of 61 of the newer

systems to Windows 7 and have 14 more to go.

We’re also finally close to converting the labs

over to 67 nComputing “virtual thin clients” that

will already be running Windows 8. This would

free computers to replace even older models

in the classrooms.

If all goes well, within a month all will be

running Windows 7 or higher and the two new

labs will be up. We will however need to find a

way to update our teachers’ 7- year-old

computers and put digital devices in the hands

of each of our students to take advantage of

next year’s new digital textbooks.

Please let us know if you have any ideas or

know of a person or company that would like to

make a difference in technology at Kamilo`iki.

:)

No longer supported

Technology for All

There’s an excellent resource that our librarian, Miss Huff-

man, put together that’s just two clicks away. At the top of

our website, you'll notice a few drop down tabs. Click on

“Library” and then “Library Catalog”. It’s a great resource

that will lead you to a treasure of links.

Links are grouped into categories including:

3-5th Grade Unit 1 Online Safety Assessment Kamiloiki School Dictionaries & Thesauri Newspapers Research Tools Search Tools (Student friendly) Author Information Award Winners Learning Websites Libraries Math, Science & Technology Reader’s Advisory Social Studies Teacher Resources

Have fun exploring and taking advantage of this amazing

collection!

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