March 2025 Newsletter

• 2/27 - McDonald's McTeacher's Night @ 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Moanalua Shopping Center
• 2/28 - PCNC Activity: Epic Jenga Throwdown @ 5:00 PM in the Cafe
• 3/3 - PTA Meeting @ 5:00 PM, Virtual, Zoom Link
• 3/17 - St. Patrick's Day
• 3/17 - 3/21 - Spring Break (No School)
• 3/26 - Kuhio Day (No School & Office Closed)
• 3/24 - School Community Council Meeting @ 2:30 PM, Virtual

Aloha Makalapa Families,

I’m Ms. Jessie. You may have seen me zipping around campus or helping out at afternoon car pick-up, my bright red hair makes me easy to spot! I joined Makalapa two years ago as an Adult Supervisor and now have the privilege of serving as the Educational Assistant for Kindergarten. In this role, I support the classroom environment and spend my mornings with our wonderful Kindergarten students before school and during lunch. I truly enjoy building connections with each student and watching their unique personalities blossom as they grow and learn in our school community. Please say hello if you see me around, I love getting to know our families too!

Warm regards,

Ms. Jessie

Come on down to the Mcdonald's at Moanalua Shopping Center (the one with the indoor playground) to grab some McGrindz! They will give the school a percentage of the profits from the orders between 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Thurs, 2/27. We hope to see you there!

March is National Reading Awareness Month, did you know that existed?! In honor of NRAM let's explore a cool online library resource: Libby. You can put apps like Libby onto phones and tablets to borrow ebooks from the comfort of your couch.They have books for all genres, audio books too.

You'll need a state (almost all states participate) library card to create an account with Libby.

If you don't have a library card, you and/or your child can get one from any public library in Hawaii for free! If you have questions about getting a library card, click here. You can apply for a card online here, to gain immediate access to online library services.

This is one of the closest public libraries to our school. It's located next to Aliamanu Middle School and Salt Lake Shopping Center (Soon's, Safeway, Long's). They have a wide selection of great books and lots of free activities too, like; Preschool Storytime, LEGO club, music performances, and movies.

Our school's boys' basketball team has had a fantastic season! These talented athletes have been working hard, honing their skills, and demonstrating incredible teamwork. Thank you to both of our talented coaches (🏅🏀🏀🏀 Mrs. de Guzman-Arakaki & Mr. Kawatchi 🏀🏀🏀🏅) for all of your patience, time, and energy!

I hope everyone who came to the Word BINGO activity had a blast! I know I did. We played a bunch of BINGO and won some cool prizes. Thanks for coming out families!

Our hardworking Kindergarteners made projects to celebrate their first 100 days in elementary school. The projects I saw them bringing to school were super cool, I just had to get some shots for everyone to see. Check them out below, cheers to their First 100 Days of Kindergarten!

The 1st and 4th graders got together in the cafe to discuss mistakes, apologies, and regrets. Mr. Kawatachi and Mrs. Sakamoto led the buddies in a lively discussion about these topics, then they wrote down a troublesome memory onto dissolvable paper and 'let it go' into big buckets of water.

Aloha,

My name is Ms. Leslie and I am the SHA (School Health Aide) in the Health Room. I am responsible for your student's health while on campus and taking care of all of their needs. As we are all aware of the pesky germs that are shared throughout the school day, it is a great reminder to teach your student about proper hand washing skills, which are a huge part of staying healthy and keeping others healthy as well.

I am here to answer any questions or concerns that you may have regarding your student's health while here at school. Here is a link for you to explore and to learn about some more important Health information. https://health.hawaii.gov/

Mahalo,

Ms. Leslie

Aloha Parents!

Hope to see you at our Epic Jenga Throwdown this Friday! As always, if you'd like to reach me, schedule an appointment, or have any questions, please give me a call (808-265-0715) or visit my website via the button below.

Mahalo, Carly (Ms. I)

Your child will bring home a hard copy of the yearbook order form soon, but if you'd rather order online you can click here.

ORDER Deadline: 3/28/2025

School Code: 14438225

All personal electronic devices such as; cell phones, watches with cell/WIFI, and AirPods/wireless earphones shall not be used during the school day.

If parents need to contact their child, they can call the school office at (808) 307-6500, and a message will be relayed through the student's teacher.