Archive for May, 2010

To all of our MES PTO families, students, and friends:

With the help of many volunteer parents, this year’s Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day was a great success!  Our MES PTO families and friends treated our teachers and staff to a huge buffet lunch, dessert bar, and afternoon relaxation therapies that included massage and Healing Touch.  We would like to thank all of the many volunteers that helped to receive incoming food donations, as well as set up for the potluck lunch, pack up leftover food, and help us clean up afterwards.  Awesome job!  Thank you so much for your time and hard work!

For the complete list of volunteers and donors, please click here.

Read 10 Books and Get One Free! Borders is offering a special double-dog dare to all readers 12 and under.

• Read 10 books – any ones you like!
• Download and print the Double-Dog Dare Form
• List the books you’ve read on the form
• Bring your completed form into any store for your FREE BOOK!

Forms must be completed and brought to any Borders, Borders Express, or Waldenbooks store by 8/26/10 to redeem the coupon. For more details and a list of the free books, please go to the Borders site. Happy Reading!

Moanalua Teachers, Staff, and Students would like to send out a BIG MAHALO to all the volunteers who presented at our Career Week from May 12th to May 21st.

Dr. Kenneth Minato – Dentistry
Rep. Lynn Finnegan – Public Service
Mr. Todd Ajimura – Service Technician Pitney Bowes
Mrs. Shannon Gascon – Project Manager of Construction
Mrs. Lynn Muneno – Nursing
Mr. Roger Pinell – Firefighter/paramedic
Mr. Kyle Oyasato – Engineering/Musician
Mr. Derrick Sonoda – Hawaii Energy
Sen. Colleen Hanabusa – Public Service
Mrs. Edwina Reyes – Counseling
Mrs. Toddi Nakagawa – Accounting
Mrs. Lisa Lee – Arts & Crafts
Mrs. Kirsten Kajiwara – Cooking Fun
Mrs. Kanani Okuda – Sheraton Princess Ka`iulani General Cashier/Culture Coordinator
Mrs. Trina Onuma – Civil Engineering

Our students enjoyed the many different presentations and participated in many hands-on activities. We would also like to thank Mrs. Lori Shimoda , Mrs. Lyanne Yano-Figart, and Mrs. Susie Okurmura for helping us round up volunteers for our Career Week. We wouldn’t have been able to pull this off without all your help. Thank you again for making our Career Week a success. It was a great learning experience for all.

On behalf of the MESPTO executive board, and committee chairs, I would like to thank all the parents, aunties, uncles, grand parents, teachers, staff and students for your support this past year.  Together, we were able to make a difference and contribute to the education of our children.

On behalf of our MES ohana, I would like to express our thanks to a special group of volunteers who have contributed countless hours and extraordinary effort behind the scenes to make our PTO events and programs successful.  Mahalo to our Vice Presidents Toby Hirashima, Mary Ann Reed, Mrs. Joanne Oshiro, and Mrs. Joanne Rosen: Secretary Lei Fukumura: Treasurer Mr. Robb Taone: Hospitality Chair Maddie Ledda: Membership Chair Anne Salvadore:  E-Books Chair Kyle Oyasato: Newsletter and t-shirts Chair Manny Salvadore: Military Liaison Chairs Marissa Ayag-Garcia and Darryl Kanayama: Portfolio Chair Terri Kimura: Reading As Partners (R.A.P.) Chairs Lisa Lee and Christine Enrico: Website Chair Stephen Figart: Engineering Event Chairs Deanna and Myles Hayashi: Free Book Store Chairs Gladys Lin and Ms. Minori Oumi: Fun Fair Setup Chairs Alan Serikawa, Scott Kobayashi and Bryan Tanouye: Fun Fair Manpower Chair Fred Wang: Fun Fair Finance Chairs Allison Lopes, Toby Hirashima, Robb Taone and Ernie Ramascal: Fun Fair Bookbag Room Chair Ms. Lani Arakaki: Fun Fair Craft Chair Maydean Martin: Fun Fair Cub Scout Chair Todd Ajimura: Fun Fair First Aid Chair Roger Pinell:  Fun Fair Teacher Representatives, Mrs. Joanne Rosen, Ms. Nanett Arakawa, Mrs. Kim Sumida: Keiki Korner Chairs Wade Shimoda and Mrs. Landy Shiroma: Fun Fair PA system Chair Kyle Oyasato: Fun Fair Plant & Produce Chairs Terri Kimura and Gina Nakahodo: Fun Fair Publicity Chair Debbie Takafuji: Fun Fair Redemption Chair Tina Namumnart: Fun Fair Rides Chairs Kim Hirayama and Candace Fujishima: Fun Fair Scrip Chairs Tricia Young, Susan Kanetake and Mrs. Caryn Gushikuma: Fun Fair Security Chair Mr. Jay Nakasone: Fun Fair Senior Citizen Liaison Roger Pinell: Fun Fair Website Chairs Stephen and Lyanne Figart: Fun Fair Food Chairs Lori Ikenaga, Allison Lopes and Gail Camara: Bake Sale Chairs Rose Fielding, Patty Miyasato and Mr. Bobby Chinaka: Fun Fair Volunteer Lunch Chair Gail Chang: Fun Fair: Fun Fair Parking Chair Joe Erban.

A heartfelt mahalo goes out to the PTO’s Emergency Response team, always ready and always there to help: Kirsten Kajiwara, Lisa Lee, Debbie Takafuji, and Sandra Hoggan.

To the children of these incredible volunteers, thank you for sharing them with us.

And thank you Robyn, Aaron and Wade for always having my back.  We make a great team!

I apologize for not being able to thank each and every volunteer, but please know you are appreciated.

Mahalo,

Lori Shimoda
MESPTO, president

Let’s teach our children by example to be informed and involved in their future.  This election is as much theirs as it is ours.  Please vote.
May 22, 2010 is when ballots are due to elect a successor to fill the vacancy for the office of U.S. Representative of the 1st Congressional District.

Important Dates:
Absentee Walk-In Voting at the Office of the City Clerk, Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St. (808) 768-3800 – Monday, May 10, 2010 to Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. excluding Sundays and holidays.  Walk-in voting will be open on Saturdays during this period.

Last Day to Request Absentee Mail Ballots – Saturday, May 15, 2010

LAST DAY FOR BALLOTS TO BE RECEIVED (ELECTION ENDS) – 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2010