AUGUST AHRENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...2019/08/14 · PARENT NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2019 Noted: _____ AUGUST...

PARENT NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2019

AUGUST AHRENS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Noted: ________

94-1170 Waipahu St, Waipahu, HI 96797

Phone: (808) 307-7200 Fax: (808) 675-0216

Office Hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

http://www.augustahrens.org


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Health and Wellness

Please support the health and

wellness guidelines designed to

promote school wide wellness.

To support these guidelines

please:

1. Bring healthy snacks

such as fruit or

vegetable trays or

positive favors such as

bookmarks/pencils when bringing

in a special treat for birthday/celebrations.

2. DO NOT send food that contains peanuts

or nuts. AAES is on peanut-awareness.

If your child has a SEVERE ALLERGY OR MEDICAL

CONDITION, please contact Julie

Kojima at 307-7241 in the Health

Room to discuss a Emergency

Action Plan for your child.

Students with a fever must be kept home for 24

hours WITHOUT medication! Parents will be called

to pick up child, if fever is present.

It is important that your child’s emergency

records are up to date in the Health room. If you

update your child’s immunization records, or if

your child has any changes in health conditions,

please submit a copy of these updates and/or

changes to Ms. Julie in the Health Room. Also,

please make sure that parent and/or emergency

contact information on file is current. Mahalo!

Health Room

For safety and security reasons, please

have your picture ID available when

picking up your child from the front

office. Cut off time for early release at 1:30 p.m.

(12:30 p.m. on Wednesday) .

If your child is picked up before 11 a.m., he/she

will be marked absent for that day.

Early Release

To reduce traffic congestion, adhere to

the RIGHT TURN ONLY signs when leaving

the school.

JPOs and crossings guards are posted

from 7:00 a.m. to 7:35 a.m. and again

at 2:00 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. to help with

pedestrian safety.

Always be mindful of the children walking on or

around campus when driving in our school zone

and please BUCKLE UP.

Driver/Pedestrian Safety

Phone call messages for Students

Please refrain from calling the school

office with messages for individual

students. Calls cannot be transferred to

classrooms. In an emergency, and as appropriate,

a message can be delivered by the office

monitor. Thank you for your cooperation.

Translation ILOCANO: No adda saanyo nga maawatan, wenno

matarusan, wenno saludsodyo maipanggep iti ania-

man nga naisurat ditoy “Parent Newsletter”,

umawag kayo ti

#307-7200.

TAGALOG: Kung may hindi kayo naitindihin o mga tanong

tunkol sa anumang naisulat didti sa “Parent Newsletter”.

Tumawag kayo sa #307-7200.

MARSHALLESE: Motta e, Komaron ke lale me ewor kajimwe im

ne ededelok pls forward nan kora rane bwe enwot reba k

asap. Kommol.

CHUUKESE: Ika pwe ke mochen emon epwe anisuk ne chiakuni

mei ei mei mak non ei toropwe, kose mochen kope kori ei

nampa #307-7200.

SAMOAN: Afai e mana’omia se fesoasoani e faaliliu ai lenei

pepa I se isi gagana, fa’amolemole vala’au #307-7200

If any assistance is needed to translate this document into

another language, please call #307-7200.

IMPORTANT OFFICE REMINDERS


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Dear AAES Families,

Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year!

On behalf of the faculty and staff members at AAES, I

would like to welcome your child(ren) back for another

exciting school year. Although reading and math are

important, helping a child develop his/her interests and

voice is equally important. Each child will get to explore more in our elective and resources classes and

project-based learning (PBL) projects in their homeroom. Ask your child what he/she is learning and doing in all his/

her classes.

At the end of 2018-19, a number of staff said goodbye to August Ahrens. There were retirements, transfers and an

out of state move. After full teaching careers, Mrs. Endo (K), Mrs. Aczon (1st), Mrs. Au (1st), Mr. Dao (1st), Ms.

Nakamoto (2nd), Mrs. Kawamura (2nd), Ms. Cullen (3rd), Mrs. Olboc (EL) and Mrs. Yamamura (Special Education)

retired. Ms. Canon is now a vice-principal at Pearl City High School and Mr. Padayhag is serving as a vice-principal

at Kalihi Kai. Ms. Aguirre moved to Alaska. We wish them well in their new pursuits.

Please join me in welcoming our new AAES faculty. Our new teachers are (by grade level): K; Ms. Angelica

Concepcion, Ms. Jenny Young; 1st: Ms. Jodie Young, Mrs. Priscilla Malunao, Mrs. Chelsea Oho; 2nd: Ms. Cathleen

Kuang, Mrs. Justina Lagmay; 3rd: Ms. Megan Fabro-Mariano; 5th: Ms. Caroline Tone; Special Education: Mr. Kyle Lau,

Ms. Airen Miraflor; EL: Mrs. Maribeth Paiva. Joining our staff as administrators are Vice Principals: Mr. Ronie Martinez

and Mr. Jed Kutaka.

On behalf of AAES Ohana I would like express our gratitude to Senator Clarence Nishihara and Representative Henry

Aquino for their effort to secure nearly two million dollars to upgrade our school’s electrical infrastructure. It should be

finished by the end of the school year and will allow for more air conditioned classrooms and better technology

integration.

Thank you to the PTO for its fundraising to support school programs and resources. There are four PTO events planned

for this school year: Movie night #1 (8/9/19), movie night #2 (12/6/19), Turkey Trot (11/20/19), and Dr. Seuss Fun Run

(3/4/20). Please come out to support the PTO to support our school.

Finally, we would like to remind you of the McGivern school fundraiser starting on September 6. The opening

pep-rally will happen the first week of September and tickets will be sent home. We are only doing one baked goods

school fundraiser this year and we ask you to help us as we continue our cool school, air conditioning expansion

program. The more we make, the cooler we can be!

We would like to recognize every member of the AAES Ohana for working hard and faithfully servicing our students,

families, and community. We have only a finite amount of time to educate every child and prepare him/her for a

changing, challenging world. Therefore, we need to continue to work together to provide students with the

knowledge, skills, and disposition to be college and career ready.

Again, thank you for your continued support of AAES! Together we

will ASPIRE, ADAPT, EXCEL and SERVE for each of our children.

Hanh Nguyen, Principal

Hanh Nguyen, Principal

Maribeth Thompson, VP (1, 2, 6)

MESSAGE FROM ADMINISTRATION

Ronie Martinez, VP (PreK, SpEd, 5)

Jed Kutaka (TA), VP (K, 3, 4)

Administration


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August Ahrens

Elementary School

Vision Statement “At AAES, we Aspire, Adapt, Excel, and Serve.”

Mission

The mission of AAES is to produce students who are caring, lifelong learners

with college-career-life readiness skills who contribute to the community.

Identity

At AAES we are committed to providing students with rigorous and relevant

academics in a safe, nurturing environment that encourages innovation

and creativity.

Beliefs 1. Student Achievement is the primary focus of all decisions impacting the

work of the school.

2. All students can learn!

3. Students learn in different ways and should be provided with a variety of

instructional approaches to support their learning.

4. Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional,

and intellectual needs.

5. A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.

6. Teachers, administrators, staff, parents, and the community share the

responsibility for advancing the school’s mission.

7. The commitment to continuous improvement is imperative if our school is

going to enable students to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners.


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Welcome Back August Ahrens School Community!

We wanted to let you know that we are back as counselors for this school year. As

Counselors, our main job is to help students to feel happy and safe in school. We are also

here to help students follow the 4 Bees of being Respectful, Responsible, Honest and

Caring

This year we will be helping students with our new Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

program Choose Love. Choose Love is based on 4 pillars: Courage, Gratitude,

Forgiveness, and Compassion in Action. More information on this program will be

provided in future parent newsletters.

If you have any questions or concerns this year,

please feel free to give us a call!

Erin Baxa 307 - 7272 (Grades K-2 Counselor)

Junn Ramirez 307 - 7346 (Grades 3-4 Counselor)

Melissa Maluo 307-7223 (Grades 5-6 Counselor)

From the Counselors

Aloha Keiki Marauders,

Welcome back to a new school year! I hope all of you had a fun

Summer break and were able to spend time with your family and friends.

Here at August Ahrens Elementary, we believe everyone deserves to feel

safe and cared for. In order to achieve this, we promote respectful,

responsible, honest, and caring behavior in our students and adults.

August Ahrens Elementary is a bully free place and should you witness someone being bullied,

please tell an adult immediately. Remember, strong people stand up for themselves, but the

strongest people stand up for others.

We believe all of you are leaders and

you will help us continue to have a

school we are all proud to be a part

of.

Go Keiki Marauders!

Ronie Martinez & Jed Kutaka

Vice Principals

August Ahrens Elementary School


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August 8-9

August 9

August 16

August 28

August 30

September 2

September 6

September 11

Fall Picture Taking (Grades 1-6)

PTO Movie Night

Statehood Day (No School)

PBIS Assembly #1 Be Respectful

Open House (Grade 4-6)

Labor Day (No School)

Regal Foods Fundraiser Pep Rally

Kindergarten Fall Picture Taking

School-Wide Events Co

lor

Frid

ays

August 23

August 30

September 6

September 13

September 20

September 28

Red

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Purple

Kindergarteners are working

on color recognition. Let’s all

join in and support them by

wearing the color of the day.

Need to APPLY?

Free/Reduce Meal App

Download and Register

EZ School Pay

For Sch

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Apple devices use camera to open QR

code.

Android Devices Download a QR Scanner.

The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and its schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion, or disability in its programs and activities.

Please direct inquires regarding HIDOE nondiscrimination policies as follows:

ADA/Section 504 inquires: Krysti Sukita, ADA/504 Specialist; Title VI, Title IX, and other inquires:

Anne Marie Puglisi, Director, Civil Rights Compliance Office,

Hawaii State Department of Education, P.O. Box 2360 Honolulu, HI 96804,

(808) 586-3322 or relay, [email protected]

Continuous Notice of Non– Discrimination

Career Day Speakers Needed

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Email [email protected]


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PTO Corner Aloha and Welcome Back AAES Ohana,

Summer went by so quickly, but as a parent I'm glad the kids are back in school. I'm sure they are also

happy behind the groans in the morning as you wake them up for school.

Our first event went off very well. Friday's 8/9/2019 "Ugly Dolls" Movie Night was a fun filled evening, but it

couldn't be done without our volunteers. Parents, teachers and students worked together and created a

great evening that benefit the school, students and teachers.

We are asking for your help. We need approximately 20 volunteers for each event so that we can ensure

the events success. To grant everyone enough time please look at the dates above and reach out to

volunteer for one of these dates. Since we have nearly 1300 students, I'm sure some of you have the

ability to help us out.

Please contact us at: [email protected] or message us via our Instagram page

@aaespto to let us know you can volunteer.

Let's do this to ensure our kids and teachers have the facilities and resources to succeed!

Grace Beltran, AAES PTO President

Board Members

Grace Beltran, President

Reymalyne Hogan, Vice President

Janelle Bailey, Secretary

Gayleen Balias, Treasurer

Rheza Tatunay, Parent Liaison

Fri., Aug. 9, 2019

Wed., Nov. 20, 2019

Fri., Dec. 6, 2019

Wed., Mar. 4, 2019

Movie Night “Ugly Dolls”

Turkey Trot Fun Run

Movie Night “Aladdin”

Dr. Seuss Fun Run

https://cutt.ly/ptovolunteer

All PTO events are solely run

with awesome volunteers. If

you are interested in being a

volunteer, please fill out the

form. We love volunteers!

PTO Meeting | Friday, September 13 at 5pm in the Library Light Refreshments will be served.

AAESPTO

mailto:[email protected]



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Parents & Guardians,

We ask for your cooperation. Please have your child’s home lunch and/or water

bottle at the beginning of the day. Please do not send home lunches or water

bottles to the office. We can not guarantee you and your

child that they will receive their home lunch on time.

We want to ensure your child has something to eat for lunch

and/or is hydrated during these hot days. So please make

sure they have it with them once they arrive to school.

Month of September Challenge

For the month of September, I Challenge everyone to

complete ONE RANDOM ACTS of KINDNESS a day.

Some EXAMPLES...

Say “please, thank you, excuse me, and/or you’re welcome.”

Hold the door for someone

Give a compliment.

JPO Recruitment Open to 5th and 6th Graders ONLY

If you are interested please stop by the JPO room or ask Uncle

Byron and Aunty Christina Jeri for more information.

Serve your school and community by joining JPO!

Register Now!

YMCA business hours are

as follows:

Monday through Thursday:

5:00 am - 9:30 pm

Friday: 5:00 am - 8:00 pm

Saturday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sunday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Register online www.ymcahonolulu.org

If you need financial assistance, please contact

YMCA for a Financial Assistance Application.

Need before or after

school care for your

child(ren)? YMCA A-Plus

is available on campus.


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SCHOOL WEBSITE We have redesigned our school website.

Please take a few minutes to get acquainted

with the new website .

https://www.augustahrens.org

Student Corner

Beginning of the Year Testing is currently in Progress.

It started August 12th and testing window will end on Aug. 20th.

If your child does not know their birthday, please start teaching them now to help with the log-in

process.

It will be formatted as MMDDYYYY.

MONTH

01-January

02- February

03 - March

04– April

05– May

06– June

07– July

08– August

09– September

10– October

11– November

12– December

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

DAY

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

What’s your Birthday?

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Practice Here!

Remember to follow

your 4 Core Values

too earn BeeBucks for

AWESOME prizes!

4 Bees

Be Honest

Be Caring

Be Respectful

Be Responsible


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Student Corner

Ingredients

1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 lb. ground beef

1 packet taco seasoning

kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

6 tostada shells

1 c. salsa

2 c. Mexican blend cheese

1 c. cherry tomatoes, cut into

rounds

1 c. Shredded lettuce

1/2 c. sour cream

Cilantro, for garnish

Direction

1. In a medium skillet over medium

heat, heat oil. Add onion and

cook until tender, about 5

minutes. Add ground beef and

taco seasoning, breaking up the

meat with a wooden spoon.

Season with salt and pepper, and

cook until the beef is no longer

pink, about 6 minutes. Drain fat

and set aside.

2. Build your “pizza”: spread a

spoonful of salsa on your tostada

shell, then top with cheese, meat,

tomatoes, lettuce and a dollop of

sour cream. Garnish with cilantro if

desired and serve.

About Left-Hand

1. Those who are left-handed are more prone

to ailments like allergies and migraines.

2. Most of those who are left handed are

insomniacs.

3. Lefties are highly smart and some of the most

popular inventors were left-handed like Isaac

Newton and Benjamin Franklin.

4. There are more left-handed men than

women in the world.


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Student Corner

Draw Here


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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Thank you Servco

Team for your

awesome

donation.

Our 1st graders are

ready to tackle this

school year with a

bang!

From all of us at

AAES we thank you

for your generosity.

Thank you Salvation Army Kroc

Center Hawaii for your donation.

Pacific Knights Motorcycle Club

Thank you for your donations as well.


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Thank you for

helping out

during Fall

Picture taking. I

really appreciate

your help.

-ReyRey

Tupou Gonzales

Ana Zirkle

Janet Cuatriz

Carolina Malacas

Pauline Barbadillo

Top Seller may WIN

(One Entry per 10 Tickets sold)

Top selling classes in each grade level may WIN

$50 Celebration

Xbox or IPad or $300 Fundraiser will run

September 6- October 2

Regal Fundraiser

Banana Macadamia Nut Cake (15oz)

Giant Portuguese Sausage

Cinnamon Bread (18oz)

Chocolate Chip Cookies (12oz)

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Kindergarten Fundraiser

Please help support Kindergarten!

Every month there will

be a designated date

for August Ahrens.

Thursday, August 22

Thursday, September 19

Save your receipt from your order

on designated date and turn it in

to your HMRM teacher.

Thank you to AAES PTO for supporting Jesse Lewis Choose Love

Enrichment Program. Whose mission is to ensure that every child has

access to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in their classrooms and to

help facilitate this teaching within their families, schools and community.

And for purchasing the succulents for all the teachers.


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“College and Career Readiness”

Who are we?

Our school is an award-winning CFES: Brilliant

Pathways School. This program highlights and

supports the school’s efforts in preparing our

students for dream job/profession.

Examples of support:

Activities:

Each year our school celebrates reading in

March through Dr. Seuss Night. Families are invited to share in stories, games and a yummy

dinner. Book giveaways take place here, as well as at our school book fairs.

Resources:

You can locate books and ebooks through The August Ahrens Elementary School Library

Media Center’s website. This website is linked to our school’s website. Go to the Academics

tab on the menu bar. Select Library on the drop down menu.

Overdrive contains a selection of ebooks. The sign in is the students’ school number. (It is the

one that the students use for IReady. ) If you wish, you can download Overdrive’s app called

Sora.

Kid’s Catalog and LS2 are where you can search for books in our library’s collection.

Encyclopedia Britannica is a searchable online encyclopedia. It should open automatically,

but if it doesn’t, use the username/password ahrenses.

The access to the other ebooks, known as “Tumblebooks,” is through Online Programs in the

same drop down menu.

Username: augustahrens

Password: books

S. Smith

Librarian

CFES: Brilliant Pathways Coordinator


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Volunteer Opportunities

PTO Events

School Support

Career Day Speaker

Picture Day

Assist LifeTouch Employees. Volunteers receive a

complimentary package for volunteering from

LifeTouch. (3 hrs. Min.)

(Classroom support (making copies, helping prep

lesson plans, as directed by teacher),

beautification day, fall festival, etc.)

Speakers for annual Career Day.

Wed., Jan. 22, 2020

8am-12pm

Assist PTO officers with

prepping for event.

https://cutt.ly/picturedayvolunteer

https://cutt.ly/ptovolunteer https://cutt.ly/careerdayinterest

https://cutt.ly/schoolsupport

https://cutt.ly/picturedayvolunteer


https://cutt.ly/careerdayinterest

https://cutt.ly/schoolsupport


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Upcoming Events

GRADE

K GRADE

1

GRADE

2 GRADE

3

GRADE

4 GRADE

5

GRADE

6

PARENTS

Here are the upcoming events/

Activities for each Grade Level

Volunteer opportunities are available per class. Please

ask your child’s teacher for more details if you are

interested. We LOVE volunteers!

Picture

Taking

Sept. 11

Grade Level Announcements

Kahuku Farms

Honolulu Theatre for Youth

Upcoming Field Trip

August 10

No events scheduled.

Please refer to your

child’s teacher.



child’s teacher.



child’s teacher.



child’s teacher.

Upcoming Field Trip

Sept. 9

Sept. 19

Sept. 26

H6, H7

H1, H4, H5

H8, H9, H10

Kahuku Farms

Sept. 19

Sept. 23

Sept. 25

Sept. 30

A5 & A6

A7 & A8

A1 & A4

A2 & A3

Pouhala Marsh

Upcoming Field Trip

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