Aloha Hickam Families,

Happy November, Falcon Ohana! We appreciate you taking time from your busy schedules to attend our Parent-Teacher Conference Week. Your child(ren) and our dedicated faculty and staff have been working hard this year, and we are excited to share their progress with you. We look forward to seeing you there!

On November 15th, we're hosting our annual Boosterthon Fun Run. Your generous support of this event is crucial to funding our school-wide projects and initiatives. We hope to see you there! Otherwise, we hope to see you at our PTO event on Monday, November 4th. Thank you again for your unwavering support.

Sincerely,

Patrick Wetzel

Principal

Aloha HES Families,

As we enter the month of November, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the awesome progress we've made as a school community so far this year. November is often a time for gratitude, and I want to express my appreciation for the hard work and dedication shown by our students, teachers, and staff members throughout the 1st quarter. Let’s keep that momentum going as we head into the busy holiday season, and I look forward to another month of learning, growth, and success. Go Falcons!

Kindly,

Ms. Jones

Vice Principal

Registration for our Fall Family Art Night on Monday, November 4th is full. Thank you to kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Ingellis for leading our participants in fall themed crafts! We look forward to seeing your final products.

If you didn't get to register, no worries! Join us on January 30th for a Family Outdoor Movie Night!

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.

The Anchored4Life Club is holding a Canned Food Drive to support the Hawaii Food Bank! Donations can be dropped off November 1st - 25th in the ATC.

Most needed items are:

• Canned proteins (tuna, chicken, other lean meats)
• Canned meals (chili, stew, soups)
• Canned fruits and vegetables
• Bags of rice

Please consider donating this Thanksgiving season. Thank you to the Hickam Elementary 'Ohana for the support!

Anchored4Life Team Leader, Grade 5

All Designs are due by November 27, 2024.

Students have an opportunity to submit artwork for the cover of next year’s Avid Binders! How awesome would it be to see your artwork in your binder all year long? All grade levels are invited to submit their entries!

We love that our school has such a large biking population! Please take some time to discuss with your students these important safety tips:

Hickam Elementary School families!

We are getting close to 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 4th

Falcon Fun Run- November 15th

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 in the fun run regardless of financial participation).

️ Log into MYBOOSTER.COM today to get started! ️

Register & share today to help our school reach our goal of raising $20,000 for field trip bus fees, teacher appreciation, and staff support 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 84 pumpkins being turned in!!! The competition was tough this year and teachers and staff 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 12:30pm-3:00pm daily and 2:00pm-3:30pm on Monday, November 4th. 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

Along with giving aloha tours, a hui hou kits, and deployment support, the Anchored4Life club participates in a service project for our school community. Last year, the students decided to start a Falcon Closet for new students! 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. This is an on-going project and A4L is still collecting clean uniform tops in the ATC. Thank you for helping our students serve their community by helping make transitions a little easier!

As seen above, this year's A4L Service Project is a canned food drive to support the Hawaii Food Bank. Team Leaders are excited to serve and benefit the local community during this Thanksgiving season!

Great job, Anchored4Life!

School ends at 12:30 the week of Parent-Teacher Conference week Oct 28 (Mon)-Nov 1 (Fri)

Scholastic Book Fair Oct 28 (Mon)- Nov 4 (Mon)

Nov 4 (Mon) - Family Art Night (rsvp required)

Nov 5 (Tue) - Election Day - No School

Nov 8 (Fri) - Veteran's Day Themed Dress (wear patriotic or camo)

Nov 11 (Mon) - Veterans Day - No School

Nov 12 (Tue) - Waiver Day - No School

Nov 17 (Fri) - Boosterthon Fun Run

Nov 19 (Tue) - PTO General Meeting 6 pm

Nov 20 (Wed) - Make up/Retake Picture Day

Nov 28 (Thur) and Nov 29 (Fri) - Thanksgiving Break - No School