Aloha Hickam Families,

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. As we come to the end of the 2nd quarter, I wanted to point to a couple of changes to our bell schedule. On Wednesday, December 20th, our school day will end later at 2:10 p.m. On Thursday, December 21st, our school day will end earlier at 1:10 p.m. This will be the last of the 2nd quarter. Otherwise our HES Ohana wishes you a great end to the 2nd quarter, and a safe and relaxing holiday break. Take care!

Sincerely,

Patrick Wetzel

Principal

Aloha HES Ohana,

What a great month we had in November! Thank you to all the parents, staff members and volunteers who helped with so many wonderful events and class activities. This month, we will continue to focus on safety and academic instruction at HES. Also, as a reminder during winter break, please have your child read for 20 minutes or more each day. As you know, reading is a powerful tool for building creativity and imagination, but also requires practice and consistency.

Hopefully years from now, during the holiday season, you and your child(ren) will remember these wonderful times spent together. Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year from our HES family to yours!

Kindly,

Ms. Jones

Vice Principal

The Parent-Community Networking Centers (PCNCs) serve to create supportive partnerships among our student's home, school, and community for the purposes of supporting their success in education.

Visit our webpage to find information about volunteering opportunities and school-level events.

If you are in need of support or would like to find out what community services are available, please email us at g-209-pcnc@k12.hi.us or visit our website. We love talking with our families!

Autism Society of Hawaii is offering a Holiday Sensory Event. Click the link if you are looking for something to do this holiday season.

Anchored4Life Team Leader, Grade 4

Hickam Elementary School Families! We want to say a HUGE “Thank you!” to our students, staff, and donors for this incredible Hickam Falcon Fun Run fundraiser. WE are especially grateful to all our wonderful volunteers for all their hard work during the Falcon Fun Run and the big energy they brought during the event. We appreciate each one of you! Thank you for your support of our school. We’re grateful for our Hickam Elementary School community!

Hickam Elementary School's Social Emotional Learning program is called Choose Love. This quarter we are focusing on Gratitude. Gratitude is "mindful thankfulness and the ability to be thankful even when things in life are challenging. Practicing Gratitude has many health benefits including better sleep, increases self-esteem and can even expand our life-span. All of this leads to greater happiness."

-Choose Love Movement

Thank you so much to our school community for participating in the Student Council's Toys for Tots Drive. Your donations will significantly impact keiki in receiving a little Christmas joy this year.

Honolulu Navy League and Friends of Windward Wounded Warriors were able to teach our students more about the Wounded Warriors mission and how this drive helps children in our local area.

With the help of our community, students collected multiple boxes of toys this year. Again, thank you for your donations on behalf of the Student Council.

Dec 1 (Fri) - College T-Shirt Day (wear College Shirt)

Dec 13 (Wed) - PCNC Coffee Hour: Fourth Grade, 8:00-9:00 am

Dec 14 (Thurs) - Last Day for After School Clubs

not including Chorus and FSPO

Dec 15 (Fri) - Holiday Attire Day (wear holiday theme)

Dec 20 (Wed) - Late Dismissal @ 2:10 PM

Dec 21 (Thurs) - Student of the Quarter and Early Dismissal @ 1:10 pm

Dec 22 (Fri) - First Day of Winter Break

Jan 5 (Fri) - Teacher Workday (no school for students)

Jan 8 (Mon) - Waiver Day (no school for students)

Jan 9 (Tue) - Students return to campus

Jan 15 (Mon) - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day: No School