Principal's Weekly Letter - Aug. 22

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Aloha ELS Families,

Just a reminder that tonight is Pāʻina Night! Hope to see you at 5:30. Please bring your food to the 8th Grade Room and Ms. Omura will lay out the spread on the tables outside.

Week 4 Highlights

Preschoolers were playing, quietly listening to stories, snacking, and doing their calendars when I walked in this week. Kindergarteners were busy with LA centers, reading, writing, and illustrating. 1st graders wrote sentences using the words “I” and “was”. The rest of the theme this week when I popped in was MAP testing. Middle School students also started band and electives this week. Last but certainly not least, we had picture day today! Everyone was looking sharp!

Harm to Student Registry

This might be the last week!… 220 (250 with staff) responses to the Harm to Student Registry. We will stop sending reminders once we reach 300 responses. The easiest way for ELS to satisfy the state requirement is for all parents/guardians (even grandparents, aunties, uncles) who might be on campus for any reason to enter their name and birthday into this Google Form. Feel free to share for a family member (click here) and we can quickly add their name to the registry.

Volleyball!!

First Games are coming up very soon! I will get the dates and times to you when we know them. If anyone participated last year, you know that the game times can change with little notice. We will do our best to keep you posted. This is by far the largest group of volleyballers we’ve ever had!

Calendar Dates

August 22nd - Pāʻina Night - 5:30-7:00 PM -
- Last year I requested A-K bring - “Side Dish/Appetize/Dessert” and L-Z “Main Dish” so this year let’s switch. A-K- “Main Dish” and L-Z “Side Dish/Appetizer/Dessert. (Not that I will be checking, just trying to get a good spread)
- Utensils and Bottled Water Provided
- Bring chairs and blankets
- I haven’t looked at the forecast but if the weather takes a turn, we will simply move to the following Friday.
- Come talk story and spend some time getting to know the ELS Ohana.
August 18th-29th - MAP Testing Session #1
September 1st - No School - Labor Day
September 21st and 28th - 5th-8th Grade Sunday
- All students at ELS are part of a choir. We invite students and families to join us for worship services when selected choirs are singing.
  - Quarter 1 - 5th-8th (September 21 and 28)
    - We are splitting the 5-8 choir since we have 90+ students
    - Mrs. Fletcher will reach out and you can select a Sunday at your convenience. (Sign Ups will be included next week)
- We do not wish or intend to make this “mandatory”. We understand that many of you are active in your own congregations and sometimes Children’s Sunday at Emmanuel may have conflict. We would very much appreciate families making an effort to attend. Choir directors work very hard to prepare songs and practice during the school week. In addition, it is a nice way to say “thank you” to members of Emmanuel Lutheran Church and their continued support of our school.