Please see your student's teacher to set up a time to meet with them individually for your conference. Report cards will go home during your conference time.

School will be dismissed at 12:30 pm for ALL Students on Wed, November 8th. Student participants will be dismissed after the event at 3:30 pm.

Student participants in the challenge will remain on campus and will report directly to the MMLC. Parents are not allowed to be on campus or spectate during the event. Students will be moving around to different areas on campus so viewing the event is not possible.

Aloha Hickam Families,

Thank you for taking time out of your busy week to join us at our Parent Teacher Conference Week. Your child(ren) has been working diligently all school year, and I know they and our teachers are excited to share their progress with you. We look forward to seeing you there!

Also, please note the changes to our school calendar. Wednesday, November 8th, will be an early release day (12:30 dismissal) due to our Amazing Shake Contest. November 10th and 13th will be no school due to Veterans Day and our complex waiver day.

Otherwise, we hope to see you at our Movie Night on Thursday, November 9th. Thanks again for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Patrick Wetzel

Principal

Aloha HES Ohana,

The month of November will be a very busy one! We are so excited to see our students participate in such awesome events recently. Also, thank you to those families who responded to the after school clubs sign-up message sent out on 10/30. Clubs are now at capacity. However, we will have more opportunities in February to sign up for another round. Clubs will begin the week of November 13th and we will notify you via an email confirmation letter if your child has been enrolled.

Have a great November, and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Go Falcons!

Kindly,

Ms. Jones

Vice Principal

The Parent-Community Networking Centers (PCNCs) serve to create supportive partnerships among the home, the school, and the community for the purposes of supporting student success, and building a sense of family and community.

Visit our webpage to find out more about the PCNC and how to get involved at our school. There is information our events and volunteering at Hickam Elementary School

If you are in need of support or would like to find out what community services are available, please visit our website or email us. We love talking with our families.

Anchored4Life Team Leader, Grade 4

Hickam Elementary School families!

We’re only ONE week away from the kick off of our Hickam Falcon Fun Run Fundraiser and our students and staff are so excited! We’re looking forward to having fun and building community together.

Event Kick off- November 6th

Falcon Fun Run- November 17th

Here are 3 things we can do to help support our school through this fundraiser:

1. Register on mybooster.com tonight. It’s so easy!

2. Share about our fundraiser with your family and friends using the SHARE BUTTON on mybooster.com.

3. Give a donation if you are able to (all students will fully participate regardless of financial participation).

️ Log into MYBOOSTER.COM today to get started! ️

Register & share today to help our school reach our goal of raising $28,000 for STEM, Family Events, field trip bus fees, classroom supplies, and more.

Thank you for supporting our school - we are grateful for our amazing school community!

The 1st quarter has flown by so fast, and I’m thankful to be your child’s technology teacher. This past quarter students learned about Digital Citizenship and Online Safety. Below are some internet safety tips to help stay safe online.

Internet Safety Tips for Kids and Teens

1. Never post your personal information, such as a cell phone number, home number, home address, or your location on any social networking site or through mobile apps like Snapchat or Instagram.

2. Never meet in person with anyone you first “met” on the internet. If someone asks to meet you, tell your parents or guardian right away. Some people may not be who they say they are.

3. Check with your parents before you post pictures of yourself or others online. Do not post inappropriate pictures of anyone.

4. Never respond to mean or rude texts, messages, and e-mails. Delete any unwanted messages. You may need to delete friends who continuously bother you or post things that are not appropriate.

5. NEVER share your password with anyone, including your best friend. The only people who should know your password are your parents or guardians.

6. If you wouldn’t say something to another person’s face, don’t text it or post it online.

7. Do not download or install software or anything on your computer or cell phone before checking with your parents or guardians.

8. Use the privacy settings of social networking sites.

9. If anything makes you feel uncomfortable online, while gaming or when using your cell phone, talk with your parents or guardians right away.

Source: Netwsmartz.org and safekids.com. Mahalo! Mr.Moore

Thank you to all the students who participated in Hickam's Annual Storybook Pumpkin Decorating Contest!! This year we have a record high of 78 pumpkins being turned in!!! We also had over 30 teachers come in to vote for the top winners for each grade level. The competition was tough this year and the teachers definitely had a hard time voting for the top pumpkins!

The pumpkins will be displayed in the MMLC through the month of November, so come check out our amazing pumpkin patch when you come for the Scholastic Book Fair! Pumpkins will go home starting in December.

All purchases benefit our school and will connect kids with new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the Multi-Media Literacy Center (2nd floor of the office) from 2:00pm-3:15pm daily (1:00pm-3:15pm on Wednesdays). Please enter from the side stairwell, NOT through the office.

A Book Fair eWallet is a cash-free, stress-free way for parents to empower your child(ren) to choose their own books and check out with their very own digital payment account. Book Fair eWallet can be used at the Fair or online. Once you set up your child’s eWallet, you can share the link with family and friends who may want to donate to your child’s eWallet. Please note that any leftover funds can be saved for future Fairs!

Link to eWallet set up: eWallet Set Up

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

Along with giving aloha tours, a hui hou kits, and deployment support, the Anchored4Life club participates in a service project for our school community. The students decided to start a Falcon Closet for new students and need your help! As most of you know it takes a few weeks for new uniform shirts to arrive once ordered, so our club has decided to start a store to help ease this burden. Students are collecting clean uniform tops only at this time. There is a box in the Aloha Transition Center where you or your students can bring donations. We will let you know once the Closet is open for use. Thank you for helping our students serve their community by helping make transitions easier.

These awesome students have also just finished their first Activity group of the year which had around 30 attendees! These afterschool groups are student-led and help new students make friends and feel apart of our school community. The in-class Crew members have done a wonderful job of helping their new classmates acclimate to the classroom and make a few friends on the first couple weeks of school.

Great Job Anchored4Life!

School ends at 12:30 the week of Parent-Teacher Conference week Oct 30 (Mon)-Nov 3 (Fri)

Nov 8 (Wed) - Early Dismissal at 12:30

Nov 8 (Wed) - HES Amazing Shake competition

Nov 9 (Thur) - Veterans Day Dress Day (wear patriotic or camo)

Nov 9 (Thur) - Ohana Movie Night

Nov 10 (Fri) - Veterans Day -No School

Nov 13 (Mon) - Waiver Day - No School

Nov 14 (Tue) - PTO General Meeting

Nov 15 - Nov 22: Hickam Scholastic Book Fair

Nov 17 (Fri) - Falcon Fun Run

Nov 21 (Tue) - Make up/ Retake Picture Day

Nov 22 (Wed) - PCNC Coffee Hour: 3rd Grade

Nov 22 (Wed) - SCC Meeting

Nov 23 (Thur) and Nov 24 (Fri)- Thanksgiving Break- No School

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