PŪʻŌHALA ELEMENTARY

Please use this link to apply for FREE and REDUCED LUNCH you can also make meal payments here too: www.EZmealapp.com

BACK TO SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
with the Entertainment Book!

Help support Pūʻōhalaʻs students by purchasing an Entertainment Book. Our Entertainment Book Fundraiser runs from Thursday, August 16th and through September 7th.

Books may be purchased with any of our students or online at https://fundraising.entertainment.com/puohala-elementary-school. Please use our fundraising code 10018830. The app is included with the book and can be used anywhere in the United States. Just enter in your zip code and it will search for participating locations in your area. Your friends and family members on the mainland can also order a book in their area. (Prices do vary, so please direct them to the website for those prices).

Families of Pūʻōhala, please refer to the flier that was sent home on August 16th to learn about the incentives your child and family can earn!

Below are a list of participating merchants.

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Mahalo for your Participation!
Your kōkua and aloha makes our events fun and a great success! Thank you for giving your time and help... and especially your day to day care of your keiki - getting them ready, checking up on their school day and kuleana (homework). Mahalo nui loa!

The website calendar and our school marquee/signage post the latest happenings!

*Important announcement! - For questions or concerns relating to non-discrimination and anti-harassment at your school, you may contract:
Anna Tsang
Equity Specialist, Castle-Kahuku Complex
anna_tsang@notes.k12.hi.us
(808) 829-6981

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It is time to start enrolling keiki in our Preschool, Kindergarten, English and Hawaiian Language Programs!

Check out below for more info about HLIP!

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PTA meets monthly, the first Thursday, from 5:30-7 p.m. Click here for the latest agenda/minutes/info! So many exciting things are being planned. All are invited to participate.

Check out the fundraiser form at left. Please share this info with your family, neighbors, friends, community groups! Deadline/Drop-Off and Pick-UP dates are also found in our school calendar. Mahalo for your kōkua!

PTA MISSION: To make every student's potential a reality by creating safe and positive learning environment where students can excel and feel confident in themselves. Pūʻōhala PTA strives to support the vision of our teachers by partnering with staff, families, and the community at large.

Hālāwai Hui Makua meets the 3rd Wednesdays of the month (except holidays) from 5:30-7 p.m. Visit the Hui Mākua web page for more info.

School Community Council Meetings (SCC) are once a month from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the library. Check the marquee (sign outside by Cafeteria/parking lot) Facebook and this website for more information regarding meeting times, agendas and minutes.

You do not have to be on the Board to attend SCC meetings! All invited!

Strive HI School Performance

This report shows schools’ progress on the Department and Board of Education’s Strategic Plan and federally-required indicators under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Strive HI - About our School

Strive HI schools show how they are supporting children along the educational pipeline toward college, career, and community readiness. Learn more about Strive HI at https://goo.gl/ITdjzr

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BIG SALE on
50th Anniversary Items!!!

Flasks in two sizes (16 oz, and 32 oz.) and colors black or white.

T-Shirts in yellow or green

Principal/Poʻokumu Makala Pa‘akaula and
Vice Principal/Hope Poʻokumu Joanne Moeaʻi

Makala Paʻakaula attended Pū‘ōhala as a child and is the product of Castle Complex schools with a sons who graduated from Castle High and Kahuku High. She has worked for the Department of Education prior to our school as a High School VP and Elementary teacher. Po‘okumu Makala views her principalship as a chance to give back to the community, provide leadership that makes a difference and make student-centered decisions.
“I believe in the ripple effect and now I have greater impact on how far the ripples travel. It’s my kuleana. It’s important to know where you come from –your heritage, background and culture. When we stumble and fall, well-grounded roots give us the strength and courage to get up and grow even stronger.”

Joanne Moeaʻi was born in Samoa and raised in Compton, California. She graduated from Carson High School in Southern California. She is married with five children. Her family is everything her “why.”
She is a 2005 graduate of BYU-Hawaii with a degree in Education emphasis on Physical Education and Health. She received her 2011 Masters degree from the University of Hawaii in Adaptive Physical Education. She joins us after her teaching career in Physical Education and Adaptive Physical Education at Kahuku High & Intermediate.

Kāneʻohe Community Family Center PACT Newsletter

Exciting News!

Congratulations to our new Student Council 2018-2019!
President / Pelekikena:
Kʻsyn Parubrub-Kawelo and Kapiko Walk (HLIP)
Vice President / Hope Pelekikena:
Teahiroa Fukumitsu (HLIP) and Tia Kapihe
Treasurer / Puʻukū:
Kealohapauʻole Brandt (HLIP) and Zion Tener
Secretary / Kākau ʻōlelo:
Makamae Jennings (HLIP) and Aulii Taasan