Principal's Weekly Letter - Jan. 9

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January 9th, 2025

Aloha ELS ‘Ohana,

Weekly Recap

In Preschool I saw students listening to stories and playing quietly during center time. Kindergarteners were practicing foundational handwriting, focusing on the letter 'c' and its stroke similarity to 'a' for future fluency. 1st Graders were writing personal narratives from the Christmas break in morning journals. 2nd Graders worked on narrative structure (sequencing beginning, middle, end) while writing creative "winter" stories. 3rd Graders were doing some vocabulary previews for an upcoming story. 4th Graders worked on an EdPuzzle assignment focusing on main ideas and supporting details. During History they learned about the women’s suffrage movement. 5th Graders practiced multiplication facts for speed/accuracy. Like 4th grade they worked on constructing paragraphs with clear topics and support sentences.

6th Grade Math is moving into introductory geometry and algebra, specifically practicing graphing coordinates on the Cartesian plane. 7th Graders learned about the various hydrocarbons that exist in nature and how hydrogen and carbon easily bond together. 8th graders discussed some of post high school degrees that are available (trade, associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctoral) depending on what career paths they might take.

Calendar Items

January 12th-23rd - MAP testing - Winter Session
January 19th - Dr. Martin Luther King Day - No School
January 26th - 30th - SPIRIT WEEK (aka Lutheran Schools Week)
- Monday - Pajama Day
- Tuesday - Jersey Day
- Wednesday - “Swap” Day - Teachers dress like students/Students dress like teachers
- Thursday - Multiples Day (Twins/Triplets)
- Friday - Spirit Week Shirt
- More information on Spirit Week activities to come.
January 31st - Rummage Sale (I accidentally put the wrong date last week)
- A Note from Mrs. Kaio: SUPPORT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BAND!
- The Middle School Concert Band will be traveling to O`ahu in April to play in the Lutheran Schools Band Concert. I encourage you to support our kids by donating your stuff and shopping at our big Rummage Sale on Saturday, January 31! We will gladly accept toys, clothing, and household items that are in good condition. We will begin collecting items on January 29 and 30. (Please do not drop off items before then as we won't have space to store them at school!) We always have lots of great stuff at super low prices, so come and shop and tell your friends too!