The School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability (SEEQS) is a newly authorized public charter school. They will be accepting students for the 6th and 7th grades in the 2013-2014 school year.
For more information, click here or go to their website: www.seeqs.org
Waia‘lae Elementary Public Charter School has purchased DreamBox Learning’s Math Program, an online, Intelligent Adaptive Learning(tm) program that helps all students achieve better, faster math proficiency.
Your student can access DreamBox Learning from any computer, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using this link:
https://play.dreambox.com/login/hhxv/waialaeepcs
DreamBox is an online program – there’s no software to download! All you need is a high-speed Internet connection and Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash is free and is included with many Internet browsers.
School Picture Day is scheduled for Friday August 24, 2012.
Students will be scheduled by classrooms and all students will be photographed and included in a class photo. Purchase of a photo package is optional, but if you would like to purchase a photo package, please have your child bring the order envelope AND PAYMENT on Picture Day. (Order envelopes are being distribute on August 15th.)
There will be a second picture day in November for any students absent on August 24th. Please watch the Wai’alae Weekly for details about the second picture day.
Please click on the link below to view the contents of the Wai’alae Weekly packet for August 15, 2012:
On Friday mornings, weather permitting, Wai`alae School students, faculty, and staff come together at 8:00am for announcements about upcoming events or activities, to hear Words of Wisdom, and to be a closer community.
Families are welcomed to join in on this weekly gathering that happens in the B-building courtyard (right outside of the library) and usually lasts about 15 minutes.
Our first morning assembly of the school year will be on this Friday – August 10th. Then, due to the Statehood Day holiday on the 17th and School Picture Day on the 24th, our second morning assembly will be on Friday August 31st.
20th Avenue parking will remain open a few minutes later on Morning Assembly days, but families are asked to please cooperate by moving their vehicle from 20th Avenue as soon as the assembly is over. Thank you.
Please click on the link below to view the contents of the Wai’alae Weekly packet for August 8, 2012:
August 8, 2012 Wai’alae Weekly Packet
Attention Families: copies of the Hawaii Parent, Honolulu Family, Meadow Gold and Me, and Kahala Mall Shopping Guide magazines were distributed only to students in Kindergarten through Grade 3 due to insufficient supply. If your child is in the fourth or fifth grade, and you would like a copy of these publications, we have a limited supply in room A-3 (Parent-Community Networking Center.)
Here is the schedule of Curriculum Nights for 2012:
Grade 5
Grade 4
Grade 3
Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Special Subject Classes (Physical Education, Art, Hawaiian Studies, Music) will begin on Monday August 6th. Students will rotate through these 45-minute classes on designated days of the week. Classroom teachers should be sharing their classroom’s particular Special Subject Schedule, but here is the basic/general schedule for all classrooms: 2012-2013 Special Subject Classes Schedule PLEASE NOTE: Accommodations are made for field trips, holidays, etc. so the schedule is subject to variation. However, the teachers will let students know of any changes.
Here are some notes from the teachers to ensure that your child is prepared for their classes:
Physical Education – Mr. Troy Doike
Dear Parents,
In order to ensure the safety and well-being of your child in physical education, students are required to wear shoes and bring a water bottle. In the past, broken glass and other potentially dangerous objects have been found at Petrie Park. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, students must wear shoes for physical education. Please have your child wear comfortable athletic shoes. Boots and dress shoes are considered inappropriate for physical education. Students who forget or wear inappropriate shoes will not be allowed to participate in physical education. In addition, your child’s participation grade will be affected.
Hydration is an important aspect of your child’s health. Students need to be hydrated before, during, and after physical education. In the past, the water fountain at Petrie Park was broken for an extended amount of time. Therefore, water bottles are a requirement for physical education. Bottled water or sports drinks may be substituted for water bottles. Students who forget their water bottles will be allowed to participate in physical education. However, their participation grade will be affected.
Since I do not have a direct phone line, I will be unable to check my messages as frequently as in the past. If your child(ren) is unable to participate due illness or injury, please leave a message before 8:00 am on the day your child is scheduled for physical education .Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Thank you for your support and cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to call me at 733-4880 ext. 306.
Art – Mrs. Carolyn Bauer
Students need to wear “old clothes” to art.
Hawaiian Studies – Mrs. Donna Kaleihomai Bareng
3rd Grade-5th Grade: students must bring a 3 prong folder with lined paper in the prongs and a pencil; these items were a part of the items listed on the School Supply List; [shared with Music class]
Music – Ms. Dian Hermes
3rd Grade-5th Grade: students must bring a 3 prong folder with lined paper in the prongs and a pencil; these items were a part of the items listed on the School Supply List; [shared with Hawaiian Studies class]
3rd Grade: students will be getting a letter re: Recorder/Book purchase during either the first or second week of classes
Attention Parents:
If you have not already done so, please remember to complete and submit an Emergency Card for your child. Emergency Cards were distributed with other “first day of school” flyers and brochures. Please submit completed Emergency Cards by Friday August 3, 2012.
Also, please complete and submit the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Improvements Act (MVA) Questionnaire To Determine Eligibility. This form was the last page in the stapled packet of flyers. If you need another copy, you can download and print it by clicking on the link below. (Please note, it is a two-page document.)
At the start of a new school year, we have much information to share, and much data to gather. Each student should be coming home with a packet of forms and flyers, along with a Student and Family Handbook.
Parents – MOST IMPORTANT is the Emergency Card. Please complete and submit an Emergency Card for every child currently have at Wai’alae School. If you need an additional Emergency Card, please obtain one from the Wai’alae School Office. The scan below is for reference only, the actual Emergency Card is printed on card stock.
Below are scans of the forms, flyers, and information that was distributed in the “First Day” Packet.
2. 2012-2013 First Day of School Packet – Stapled Pack
3. Free and Reduced-Price School Meals Family Application
4. August Breakfast and Lunch Menu
6. Grandparents and Kupuna Breakfast
7. Your Rights Under the McKinney-Vento Act – version 1
8. Your Rights Under the McKinney-Vento Act – version 2
9. Friends of Waialae School Fundraising Brochure
11. Notification of Privacy Acts Bookmark
