Aloha Hale`iwa Families,
Happy Summer! It has been an OUTSTANDING school year! It was so nice to finally be able to return to a “normal” school life. Our students were able to enjoy our annual traditional activities like the Halloween March, Chinese New Year Lion Dance and Egg Dash. They were also able to take field trips again. Our classes visited Iolani Palace, The Children’s Museum, Waimea Valley, Loko Ea, Na Mea Kupono Lo`i and the Honolulu Zoo. We are already planning more field trips for next school year. Of course, we cannot forget the AMAZE-ing Robotics season that our Canefires had this year. We celebrated a second state championship in the Teamwork Challenge category. Our 6th grade team qualified for the Worlds Competition and brought home our very first trophy from the Worlds Competition – the AMAZE award.
Our faculty and staff also spent a considerable amount of time revisiting our safety procedures throughout the school year, in light of all of the unfortunate events that have occurred too often in our country in the last few years. The Vulnerability Assessment by the DOE helped us to make significant changes to some of our practices to enhance overall safety for everyone. Our staff also participated in an all day training with the Blue Lines Solution group, which is comprised of former HPD officers who were all members of special tactical units. This training was specifically designed to help us to be better prepared for active threat situations.
All of our staff have worked extremely hard to help our students be the best they can be. We are extremely fortunate to have such conscientious and caring teachers, educational aides and support staff. They did an AMAZE-ing job this year!
As we say “aloha” to this school year, we are already gearing up for next school year. To help you prepare for next school year, here is some important information.
Save the dates:
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
*Hale`iwa has been approved for two additional waiver days for next school year. We will be using one of those waiver days on Monday, August 7. This is why Hale`iwa students will begin on August 8, 2023, one day later than the official start of the school year.
We would also like to extend a very special “Congratulations” to our Vice Principal, Mrs. Terada, who will be welcoming her first child this summer. Mrs. Terada will be on maternity leave for the first quarter of next school year. We are very excited for her and we cannot wait to meet the newest member of our Hale`iwa `ohana.
Finally, we want to express our deepest appreciation to all of our families for your support of our school. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to raise a grand total of $4335.00 from our spring fundraiser! These funds help to cover all of the different student activities that we have each year. We are also grateful for your patience and understanding that have helped us to make it through the bumpy times. We hope that everyone has a safe, fun and relaxing summer break. See you soon!
