Aloha Hickam Families,

Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend our parent-teacher conferences. We hope the conferences have served as validation for all the wonderful things your child has done in the classroom while answering any questions you may have. We take great pride in partnering with you on your child's education. If at any time we may be of service, please don't hesitate to reach out to me by either using the contact us button at the top of our website or by calling the front office.

In a few weeks, we are excited to announce that we will start offering more extracurricular opportunities after school. We are finalizing the schedule and will be sending it home to our families shortly. We know our students are extremely well-rounded and are already involved in a myriad of activities. Yet, if your child's schedule permits, we hope he or she can partake in these meaningful learning opportunities.

Sincerely,

Patrick Wetzel

Principal

Students are invited to display their creativity by dressing up in a school-appropriate costume on October 31st. However, no masks or make-up should obscure the face. Costumes must not hinder the ability to participate in school (i.e. Sit at a student desk and complete school work or change into P.E. attire for 6th-grade wheel). Our Dress code will be reinstated on Monday, November 7th.

Aloha Hickam Families,

Happy November! It’s a beautiful season, one that is especially exciting for us here at Hickam Elementary. With so many fun classroom activities, events, and learning opportunities, we will no doubt enjoy each day! November is an important time for us all to reflect on the many blessings that we have. I am certainly thankful for the many blessings in my life, including working with our amazing students, parents/caregivers, teachers, and support staff. Our SEL program, Choose Love, is focusing on gratitude for the 2nd quarter. What a great way to help our students and staff learn about ways to recognize and show appreciation for others! Let’s have a great November, Falcons, and please feel free to contact me directly with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Ms. Jones

Vice Principal

It’s GO time! Don’t wait to join!

Hickam Elementary School families,

The day is here! You can now register for our Falcon Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $28,000 for technology and STEM. Registering is easy and free!

️ Register Now On MYBOOSTER.COM ️

Just for registering, you can enter our PARENT SWEEPSTAKES to a {REG_PRIZE}. In order to be eligible for the drawing, you must register before kickoff on 11/07/2022.

Be sure to check out the easy sharing functions on MYBOOSTER.COM to let others know how they can help support our school.

Thank you for working with us to make our school stronger. We are grateful for your support!

Mahalo,

Thank you to all our Hickam Ohana for coming by and checking out our first in-person Scholastic Book Fair since 2019. It was a great success and it was wonderful to see parents, teachers, staff and mainly students excited to get their hands on some new books!! Thank you to our volunteers, Ms. Reva Dacanay and Ms. Cyndi Gilbert for making sure the book fair ran smoothly. We will be having a second Scholastic Book Fair in April, so we’ll see you then!!

While you were at the book fair, I hope you were able to check out the Storybook pumpkins that were showcased throughout the fair. This was a record with over 70+ pumpkin entries 🎃🎃Our faculty and staff will have the difficult task next week to judge the pumpkins. Pumpkins will be judged on originality, creativity, and relevance to the book. Good luck to all the Storybook Pumpkin entries!!

Be willing to move forward and find out what happens next. — Frank Shorter

Tip: New to the area or looking for something new to try on island? Check out this FB page written by a parent at Hickam and a Navy spouse. https://www.facebook.com/BloomWhereYouAreAnchored/ (not sponsored or endorsed by DOE)

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.

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.” -Choose Love Movement

Choose Love Free Resources for Parents

Hickam Elementary School's Free Little Library!

We hope you have gotten a chance to visit our school's Student run Library. This wonderful project was planned and built by these enterprising 6th graders. They are always looking for donations to keep this library new and exciting for the students. If your 4th or 5th grader wants to help run this project next year, please have them email Mrs. Priebe karon.priebe@k12.hi.us .

We hope you check it out!

We are still looking to hire for the following part-time positions:

1. Substitute Teachers- we are always in need of substitute teachers. Click on the link if interested.

https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Employment/JobOpportunities/Pages/Substitute-teachers.aspx

2. Adult supervisors (recess and lunch supervision only) and paraprofessional tutors to support us in the classroom during the morning reading block and with recess and lunch supervision.

3. Paraeducator (Educational Assistants)- a paraeducator works under the supervision of teachers or other professional practitioners. Their jobs are instructional in nature and they provide other direct services to children and youth and their families, including:

1. One-on-one tutoring
2. Assist with classroom management
3. Provide instructional assistance in a computer laboratory
4. Provide instructional support in a library or media center
5. Provide instructional support services under the direct supervision of a highly qualified teacher or professional practitioner.

If interested, please use the contact us button on the bottom of the school's webpage, hickam.k12.hi.us. Thanks!

• 11/01 - PTO General Meeting
  
• 11/7 - Falcon Fun Run - Kickoff Day!
  
• 11/8 - Election Day - No School
  
• 11/10 - Veteran's Theme Dress: Wear Patriotic of Camo
• 11/11 - Veterans Day- No School
  
• 11/18 - Falcon Fun Run - Boosterthon Event!
  
• 11/21 - Fall Family Paint Night - Save the Date
• 11/24-25 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
  
• 12/8 - Make-up Picture Day
  
• 12/9 - College T-shirt Day
• 12/16 - Holiday Attire: Wear holiday theme outfits
• 12/19- 1/3 - Winter Break - No School
• 1/4 - Student's Return to School