Picturing Science 
Fourth Quarter Dates to Remember: (please check back for changes to this list) |
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Check out student projects from 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12!
Announcements
Support our school garden by going to Flatbread Pizza for dinner on May 11th. Proceeds will go to the Green Dream Garden. Akamai School Supply is once again providing school supplies for students. <details> Order by June 8th!
Thanks to everyone for supporting our Book Fair!!
May Hoike is Thursday, May 23rd. If you'd like to volunteer to help, please go to http://www.helphawaiischools.com and search for Pomaikai May Ho'ike opportunities. If you're planning to take your child out of school after Hoike please complete the early release survey <click here> by Sunday, May 19th.
Will your child be returning to Pomaikai for school year 2013-2014? If not, please complete our survey (preschool-grade 4 only) Click here for the survey.
Incoming 2013-2014 Kindergarten students please check details on the beginning of the year assessment schedule and the Kindergarten Orientation Picnic.
Iao Summer Enrichment Program <details> <application>
"Annual Notification of Privacy Rights" - "Know your privacy rights as they apply to 1) student record information; 2) directory information; 3) surveys and other information collection; and 4) military recruitment information. For more information on your privacy rights, the laws that protect them, and how to exercise your rights, contact your school administrator or visit http://ferpa.k12.hi.us."
Our Vision and Mission - See our Vision
"Learning is a journey for all ~ Students, Teachers, Administrators,
Parents and Community Members. Each person plays a critical role."
At Pomaika'i School we are committed to helping all of our children learn so that they will:
- Exhibit creative and critical thinking.
- Read with comprehension, write clearly, and compute accurately.
- Utilize technology as a learning tool ethically and competently.
- Practice stewardship in relation to the land and each other.
- Develop self-esteem, pride, and respect for themselves and others.
- Understand the value of education and the need for lifelong learning.
To that end we believe that:
- The child is the generative heart of the school.
- We are all here to learn.
- The arts support the whole child by engaging a variety of intelligences, learning styles, experiences and backgrounds.
- Learners have opportunities to acquire knowledge and express understanding in and through the Arts.
- All members of the school community strive to achieve a balance between intellectual and social, emotional, and physical well-being.
- The school supports the cultivation and appreciation of each child’s unique identity.
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Accelerated Reader Home Connect
To see your child's AR progress, click the Home Connect link above. You will need your letter from your child's teacher with information about Home Connect. Click on AR BookFinder to help your child choose an appropriate level book. |
KidBiz Tip of the Month
Would you like to help your child become a better reader? Students in grades 2-5 at Pomaikai Elementary are using KidBiz to help with their reading skills. This is a web-based application that gives children a chance to read, think about and respond to questions on a variety of non-fiction articles. For tips on how you can promote reading at home, check out the KidBiz monthly newsletters.
Would you be ready for a tsunami? |
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Wednesday Scheduled Release Time See our Bell Schedule Apply for free and reduced lunch online - eScrip - Register your Safeway card online and everytime you shop, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Pomaikai Elementary School. |
Student Registration RequirementsKindergarten early registration has closed. If you are new to our school, please bring all required documents (original birth certificate/proof of residency/shot records) to our school main office between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. You need to live in our school district in order to register. <details>
You need to reside within our school boundaries, if not you will need to register and submit a Geographic Exception (GE) form to your child's home school. If the GE is approved, then you will start the registration process at Pomaikai Elementary School. Please note the new DOE Kindergarten cut off dates. |
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New Meal Prices Lunch Price Grid: Includes number of lunch days for each month and a calculation of lunch and breakfast prices for the month. Breakfast: Lunch: |
School UniformsPomaika'i Elementary has a School Uniform Policy. All students need to wear either a long or short sleeved blue or green school tee shirt. <download short-sleeved order form> We will also be selling long sleeved shirts - until we run out of them (child/adult), hooded jackets (child/adult) and polo shirts (adult). These can be purchased on campus. <download jacket/long-sleeved order form> |
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School Community Council |
Join the PTSADo you want to help support Pomaika'i Elementary? You can join the PTSA by completing and turning in a Membership Form (this is an Adobe PDF document). Our next PTSA meeting will be on <date to be determined> <details> |
This year, we'll be continuing to dismiss all students at 12:20 p.m. (new time) on Wednesdays. Teachers will be using Wednesday afternoons to participate in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to develop curriculum and common assessments. 21st Century Articulation, Professional Development, and Staff Meetings will also take place on Wednesday afternoons. 
Please take time to read through and become familiar with our 
