December 2024

• 12/2 - PTA meeting @ 3:00 PM in the office
• 12/6 - Math Game Night @ 4:00 PM in the Cafe
• 12/9 - School Community Council (SCC) meeting @ 2:30 PM, virtual
• 12/11 - Panda Express PTA Fundraiser, go eat at Pandas!
• 12/13 - Winter Showcase @ 9:00 AM in the Radford High School Gym (Families Welcome!)
• 12/18 - Wednesday dismissal time change to --> 2:00 PM
• 12/20 - Friday dismissal time change to --> 12:50 PM
• 12/20 - PCNC Gingerbread House Making Activity @ 5:00 PM in the Cafe
• 12/21 - 1/7 - Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
• 1/8 - Students 1st day back from winter break (Come to school)

Aloha Makalapa families! My name is Mr. Miyose and I am one of the school counselors at Makalapa Elementary. My spectacular counseling partner, Mr. H., was featured last month. You may see me around campus teaching SEL classes during Articulation or opening car doors at cone #2 after school to help ensure that our students get home safely each day. You may even see me at family-involvement activities such as Choose Aloha Night. When the opportunity presents itself, I also provide counseling services. Let's continue to choose love and aloha throughout the year and especially as we move into the holiday season.

Happy December! Makalapa Elementary will be holding a MATH GAME NIGHT on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 4:00-6:30 pm. Please come and join us for a night of fun. We will offer many fun games that are related to math skills. Prizes and raffles will be given to those who participate. Hope to see you there!

Flyers have already been sent out for this event, if you need another one, you can email melissa.mccain@k12.hi.us, or you can stop by the office.

Our Winter Performance is an exciting celebration where each grade level will be singing a festive song. This event brings together families, friends, and the school community to celebrate the season, offering each grade level a chance to shine. It’s a wonderful opportunity for students to build confidence, share joy, and make lasting memories.

-Please make sure students get to school on time by 7:40 AM.

-Parking for this event will be on Makalapa's back field starting at 8:00 AM.

-Back field parkers will not be allowed to move vehicles until all students have returned back to class after the showcase is finished.

-The gym will open to spectators at 8:30 AM, event starts at 9:00 AM.

Flyers will be sent out to students on 12/2.

Visit our PCNC webpage to view/print the digital copy, or grab an extra one from the office.

On 11/15/24, Grades 2 and 5 had a buddy event. We tasted 4 different pies and voted on our favorite. Chocolate came in as the favorite, with Pumpkin 2nd, Apple 3rd and a distant 4th was Cherry. We had so many families donate pies and we had about 20 parent volunteers come to assist us. We had a great time!

On 11/20/24, Grades 2 and 5 teamed up together to create paper leaves with things they were thankful for written on them. Thanks for the fun activity Mrs. Sakamoto!

The Jr. Rams Running Club has had an exciting start to their season. Students have been learning new games, skills and strategies to enhance their overall fitness. Students have also been developing a team mentality and they enjoy celebrating each other's accomplishments.

The Jr. Rams Running Club had soldiers from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam join us for practice. The soldiers led students through various military movement drills and participated in a game of capture the flag. They also answered questions about their college and career experience to help students learn about vocational opportunities available through the military.

We will be accepting bus rider applications in the office and online for quarter 3 bus service. Come by the office, or if you'd like to apply online click the button below.

Parking on Salt Lake Boulevard in the morning and the afternoon is illegal and highly discouraged. Parents, staff, faculty, and emergency vehicles need safe access to the driveway all day. Cars parked on Salt Lake Boulevard make it unsafe for people to enter and exit our driveway. We kindly ask our Makalapa community to be considerate of one another and focus on prioritizing safety.