November 21, 2025 Aloha ELS ‘Ohana, REMINDER!  K-8 students will dismiss at 1:30 today with no after school care.  Students in Preschool will come to school for Friendsgiving with their special guests and leave with them at the conclusion of the festivities.    Weekly Recap First off, thank you to all the 3rd and 4th families who joined us for worship this past Sunday.  The church reached maximum capacity.  We only have room for 150 chairs and 170 were in attendance!  It was certainly standing room only.  The kids sang beautifully and represented our school in an impressive manner.  Well done!   This week was filled with all sorts of activities.  Preschool is celebrating their annual “Friendsgiving”.  Students get to enjoy a feast with families and friends.  Kindergarteners had a week of activities with field trips and their Makahiki celebration.  1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th braved the weather and walked to MACC to see a beautiful cultural singing performance.  4th graders also finished a major book project and delivered Ulu meals to other classes.  Who knew Ulu animal crackers would be so delicious.  5th graders celebrated Thanksgiving with a special meal while 6th, 7th, and 8th graders filled their blessings boxes in the annual food drive competition.  We have so much to be grateful for here at ELS, so many reasons to “give thanks”.   ELS TRAVEL TEAM UPDATE We have a group of committed travelers ready for the next Japan Trip.  Please support their efforts by continuing to get Dippin’ Dots on selected Fridays.  In addition, they are selling popcorn.  Click here to purchase  some and support our travelers.   Winter Camp Please contact Mrs. Davenport if you are interested.  Camp will be available for 6 days Monday, Tuesday and Friday of each week during break. Cost is $50/day or $275 for all 6 days.   Calendar Items November 24-28th - Thanksgiving Break - No School December 5th - MOVIE NIGHT   December 12th - Christmas Concert - St. Anthony Preschool to be picked up at St. Anthony after morning rehearsal K-8 1:30 Dismissal - No After School Care Christmas Concert Info December 19th - Early Dismissal Preschool 11:30 - No Pre+ K-8 - 1:30 - No E+ December 20th - January 5th - Christmas Break January 6th - Classes Resume - Start of 3rd Quarter Chapel Offerings/Blessings Boxes  We have had soggy Wednesdays the last two weeks but chapel offerings have still been collected. Our total to date is $459.36.  These funds will go to support the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center and the Maui Food Bank.  In addition, many of our Blessing Boxes are filled to the brim.  Thank you for all of your generosity.   God’s Blessings to you this Thanksgiving!   Mr. Rempfer

Dear Friends and Supporters of Emmanuel Lutheran School, We’re gearing up for an unforgettable educational adventure— the ELS Japan Tour 2026 —and we’d love your help getting our students there! To support this trip, we’re partnering with  Double Good Popcorn , known for its  fresh, gourmet, ridiculously delicious popcorn  in a variety of fun flavors. This fundraiser is  100% online  and  ship-to-home , which means: You order from the comfort of your home Double Good pops, packs, and ships your popcorn directly to you Proceeds from every purchase go directly to support ELS students traveling to Japan in 2026 Your purchase will help our students: Explore Japanese history, culture, and daily life firsthand Visit historic landmarks, museums, and cultural sites Grow in independence, faith, and global understanding How to Support Simply click the link below during our fundraising window beginning Tuesday, November 18th, choose your favorite flavors, and check out—it’s that easy! Order here:   https://popup.doublegood.com/s/gc135cd0 Whether you buy a single bag, stock up for movie nights, or share the link with friends and family,  every order makes a difference . On behalf of our ELS travelers and our school ʻOhana— thank you  for helping turn this educational dream into reality, one kernel at a time.

November 14, 2025 Aloha ELS ‘Ohana, Weekly Recap Preschoolers were enjoying some play time, getting ready for a bear hunt, and practicing their counting skills. Kindergarten - I was able to snap a picture with some friends wearing aloha attire. I also heard some students reading out loud (very impressive).  They were able to tell me when to use “a” and “an” in a sentence.  Great work! 1st Grade - Students were carefully working in the phonics workbook and had just finished a discussion about identifying the main topic in a story. 2nd graders were finishing up a test on a story they had just read.  Some students were also working on an activity where they had to identify things they do well on.  3rd Graders were carefully practicing writing letters in cursive. Handwriting is still important! 4th graders finished up some reading in their current novel and were doing a Kahoot activity to test their comprehension.   5th Graders were correcting their math lesson and moving on to the next.   6th Grade - Learned about the difference between gross income and net income and realized that bills take up a good chunk of your paycheck. 7th Graders - helped greet students and families with some encouraging words this morning.  Hopefully you were able to read their kind words this morning.    8th Graders - Were prepping for a History Test while reviewing their study guide together.   Volleyball Season Ends The volleyball teams fought hard last Saturday but the tournament set-up only allowed for one game (not even 3 sets).  We weren’t able to rally back and the season came to a close.  Thank you to all who participated (over 25 students) and a special thank you to Ms. Jordynn and Mrs. Lewis for coaching.  We are also grateful for our parent volunteers and to those who made quite a few trips to the west side for early morning games.  Thank you for a great season! Fall Wreaths Still Available for ONE MORE WEEK! If you would like to purchase any wreaths still available after the Fall Festival, please use this link.   The link has pictures of the wreaths and an opportunity to pay online. The online pay will require a “shipping address” but the wreath will be available at school.   ELS TRAVEL TEAM UPDATE The deadline to join in this wonderful opportunity is fast approaching.  Many reminders have been sent but in case you missed it here’s the letter .   Winter Camp Childcare is available over Christmas break.  We currently have 15 students signed up.  We would love to have 25 to make this offering feasible.  Please contact Mrs. Davenport if you are interested.  Camp will be available for 6 days Monday, Tuesday and Friday of each week during break. Cost is $50/day or $275 for all 6 days.   Calendar Items November 16th - 3rd/4th Children’s Sunday  - 9AM - ELC November 21st - Early Dismissal 1:30 (No Afterschool Care) Friendsgiving at Preschool  November 24-28th - Thanksgiving Break - No School December 5th - MOVIE NIGHT   December 12th - Christmas Concert - St. Anthony Preschool to be picked up at St. Anthony after morning rehearsal K-8 1:30 Dismissal - No After School Care Arrival times for band students, Choir Students, and Parents will be shared next week. December 19th - Early Dismissal Preschool 11:30 - No Pre+ K-8 - 1:30 - No E+ December 20th - January 5th - Christmas Break January 6th - Classes Resume - Start of 3rd Quarter Chapel Offerings  Our chapel offerings to date are $389.84. Our 2nd quarter offerings will support the Maui Food Bank and the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center.  We have one more week to fill our Blessing Boxes  to the BRIM!!  Please support if you are able!  The annual Middle School Competition will begin next week.  I will send a separate email to the Middle School Families. Lunch Survey (Last Chance) Full Year Lunch Option Survey Mr. Rempfer

November 7, 2025 Aloha ELS ‘Ohana, Weekly Recap Welcome to November!  This week at ELS, Preschool students explored rhyming words and recognizing the sound of their classmates' voices.  The special person of the week invited me to share in the incredible Kindergarten buffet. 1st Grade was excited to play “capture the flag” during PE with Uncle Malik. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were deeply engaged in Language Arts, practicing spelling words, writing paragraphs with strong topic sentences, using varied transition words, focusing on editing, as well as identifying compound subjects and predicates. 6th graders worked on filling out job applications in Life Skills, preparing for the upcoming task of filling out a 1040 form.  They are nearly ready for the workforce!  7th graders reviewed the various States of Matter and the energy required for substances to change their natural state. Finally, 8th graders learned how Matrices can help solve multiple equations simultaneously. Fall Wreaths Still Available If you would like to purchase any wreaths still available after the Fall Festival, please use this link.    The link has pictures of the wreaths and an opportunity to pay online. The online pay will require a “shipping address” but the wreath will be available at school.  Winter Camp Childcare is available over Christmas break.  We currently have 13 students signed up.  We would love to have 25 to make this offering feasible.  Please contact Mrs. Davenport if you are interested.  Camp will be available for 6 days Monday, Tuesday and Friday of each week during break. Cost is $50/day or $275 for all 6 days.   Calendar Items November 7th - Band Fundraiser - PANDA EXPRESS From Mrs. Kaio - Enjoy a meal from Panda Express (near Walmart) from 9:30am to 10pm! Your purchase will support our Middle School Concert Band as they raise funds to travel to Oʻahu to play in the Hawaiʻi Lutheran Schools Band Concert this spring. Be sure to show the attached digital flyer when you order at the restaurant. Mahalo! November 8th - Volleyball Tournament - at Seabury Hall Girls - 9:00 AM Boys -  8:40 AM November 11th - No School - Veterans Day November 16th - 3rd/4th Children’s Sunday  - 9AM - ELC November 21st - Early Dismissal 1:30 (No Afterschool Care) Friendsgiving at Preschool  November 24-28th - Thanksgiving Break - No School Church/School Connection Movie Night #2 - December 5th    Foundations of Faith - Pastor Hosch is looking to start an adult information class after the New Year.  If you are interested in learning more about Emmanuel Lutheran, finding a church home, (or just Lutheranism in general).  Please contact him pastor@elcs-maui.org .   Blessing Boxes - A Note from Mrs. Wilson  (repeat from last week) Our 2nd quarter offerings, totaling $350.80 will support this mission as well. Lunch Survey We are gathering information for a potential lunch offering next school year.  Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey. Full Year Lunch Option Survey Go get some dinner at Panda Express and have a great weekend! Go Rams! Mr. Rempfer

October 31st, 2025 Aloha ELS ‘Ohana, Weekly Recap Believe it or not, this was our 1st 5 day week in the month of October.  I can’t believe it will be November when we return on Monday.  This week I stopped into all the classrooms for a weekly check in.  In preschool, I got a few high fives and hugs at snack time.  In kindergarten I saw students being great listeners with volunteers in class for centers.  1st graders were identifying things that come in pairs.  2nd graders were fully focused while they worked on Prodigy Math.  3rd graders were not in the room when I stopped by because they were all working hard in PE.  4th graders were demonstrating mastery with their times tables.  5th graders were doing my favorite task from elementary school, diagraming compound sentences.  6th graders explained the difference between temperature and thermal energy.  7th graders were taking their Chapter 4 math tests.  Last but not least, 8th graders were feverishly writing essays for their Chapter 17 History Test.   Plant Sale Shout Out The Plant Sale (along with the entire Fall Festival) was a great success.  Rhonda wanted to give a special shout out to those who spent time bringing that together.  We will have a link for purchasing the left over Fall Wreaths next week.   Student Council Emmanuel will have a student council for the 1st time. The following students were selected based on their application essays.  The Student Council will meet bi-monthly beginning in November.  Thank you to Ms. Jordynn and Mr. Jurchen for helping to lead this new organization. President - Evie Nakamura Vice President - Adam Dahlgren Secretary - Sophia Fletcher 7th Representative - Rylee Ortogero 6th Grade Representatives - Keala Withers and Ellyn Tamparong Lunches Starting in the month of November, absolutely no late lunch orders will be accepted.   We have run into multiple issues when lunch orders have been called in the night before and even the day of service. We would like to be more mindful of the time and effort Simply Local puts into our daily lunch service. As a reminder, lunch orders are due the Wednesday before the week of service. Thank you for your understanding. Calendar Items October 31st - Dippin Dots 2 pm I know this is an exciting day for kids but it will be a relatively normal school day with no costumes allowed. November 1st - Volleyball Games @ Seabury Hall 8:30-1:30 November 6th - Japan Trip Initial Meeting - 6 pm November 7th - Band Fundraiser - PANDA EXPRESS From Mrs. Kaio - Enjoy a meal from Panda Express (near Walmart) next Friday from 9:30am to 10pm! Your purchase will support our Middle School Concert Band as they raise funds to travel to Oʻahu to play in the Hawaiʻi Lutheran Schools Band Concert this spring. Be sure to show the attached digital flyer when you order at the restaurant. Mahalo! November 8th - Volleyball Tournament - Games TBD November 11th - No School - Veterans Day November 16th - 3rd/4th Children’s Sunday - 9AM - ELC November 21st - Early Dismissal 1:30 (No Afterschool Care) Friendsgiving at Preschool  November 24-28th - Thanksgiving Break - No School Thank You Yesterday I sent a brief note to 5th-8th parents with a request to keep an eye on a few dress code trends.  I just wanted to say “thank you” for your support.  I observed some changes today.   Traffic Notes We received notification from the county about a number of cars making a left onto One from Papa between 7:45-8:15.  Please note that the preferred entry point is from Wakea during these morning times.   Lastly, we made a few contacts about neighboring cars parking parallel to One St. during after school pickup.  Hopefully this will alleviate the issue.   Church/School Connection Movie Night #2 - December 6th The first movie night was a great success.  Please note this on your calendar for next month.  We will have an RSVP for you next week.   Foundations of Faith - Pastor Hosch is looking to start an adult information class after the New Year.  If you are interested in learning more about Emmanuel Lutheran, finding a church home, (or just Lutheranism in general).  Please contact him pastor@elcs-maui.org .   Blessing Boxes - A Note from Mrs. Wilson  (repeat from last week) - Our 2nd quarter offerings will support this mission. Be safe while you trick or treat, and have a wonderful weekend. Mr. Rempfer County Relief We also wanted to pass along some information  if you have been affected by the current government shutdown.  Here is some information from the County of Maui.  Please don’t hesitate to contact the office if you have any questions or immediate needs.

October 27th, 2025 Aloha ELS ‘Ohana, Fall Festival For some reason I didn’t send a Friday letter last week….  It must have had something to do with Friday being FALL FESTIVAL!!   Last week was a great week at school with lots of wonderful things going on in the classrooms but the culmination of the week was (without a doubt) the festivities on Friday night! I cannot thank you enough for the support that was provided to bring everything together.  It all starts with Ms. Omura and the planning that takes place behind the scenes.  After that the entire staff pitches to get the classrooms rearranged and campus set up.  In addition to that the more than 60 volunteers that signed up for shifts and helped transform our campus into the Fall Festival setting and back in less than 24 hours.   We had over 900 people on campus throughout the day and were able to raise funds to support athletics, field trips, and classroom needs!   We thank the entire ELS ‘Ohana for their support of the annual community event!    Calendar Items October 31st - Dippin Dots 2 pm I know this is an exciting day for kids but it will be a relatively normal school with no costumes allowed. November 1st - Volleyball Games @ Seabury Hall 8:30-1:30 November 8th - Volleyball Tournament - Games TBD November 11th - No School - Veterans Day November 16th - 3rd/4th Children’s Sunday - 9AM - ELC November 21st - Early Dismissal 1:30 (No Afterschool Care) Friendsgiving at Preschool  November 24-28th - Thanksgiving Break - No School Parking Lot Behind the Modulars Many have shared concerns about neighbors parking parallel with One Street and blocking spots behind the modulars.  I am working to make contact with them to encourage different parking during pick up hours. Blessing Boxes - A Note from Mrs. Wilson Have a wonderful week!  I will send another Friday Letter on Friday 🙂 Mr. Rempfer

October 18th, 2025 Aloha ELS Ohana, Weekly Happenings This week flew by!  I didn’t get into classrooms as much as I would have liked this week.   But the few that I stopped into were hard at work with division, calculating area, practicing spelling words, and having discussions about learning from mistakes.    Thank you for taking the time to meet with your teachers this week.  Our work at ELS is a partnership with YOU!   Fall Festival The 2nd quarter is fully underway and the FALL Festival is next FRIDAY!  Please read about all the ways you can support  the Fall Festival! Sign up is also included in the link. Calendar Updates October 18th - Volleyball at Maui Prep Boys (D1) - 9:20 Girls (D1) - 9:20 Blue (D2) - 11:50 Red (D2) - 1:30 October 20th - 23rd - Recycle Drive October 24th - Fall Festival (4:30-9:00) November 11th - No School - Veterans Day Parking Lot Please park carefully after school if you are behind the modulars. Be careful not to block vehicles if you are parking and walking to pick up your child. Blessings on your weekend! Mr. Rempfer