Moanalua Elementary School student picture taking is scheduled for:

Wednesday, August 25th: Grades 1, 4, 5 & 6

Thursday, August 26th: Grades K, 2, 3 & K5

Click here for a detailed time picture taking schedule.

All students will be photographed, so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for picture-taking. Class photo will be taken at a later date. Order envelopes have been distributed to students. Click here to view the variety of photo packages that are available on a pre-pay basis.

Does it matter who represents Moanalua Elementary in the legislature?

Yes it does!

Over the year, MES has had the dedicated support of Representative Lynn Finnegan and Senator Norman Sakamoto. Both have been involved with school, PTA/PTO, and parent concerns. Their role on the education committees have also been a benefit to us. This year their seats are vacant as they both pursue the office of Lt. Governor.

Lynn and Norman have been responsive and effective in resolving parent concerns over school issues. They came to our assistance when our Gifted and Talented program was slated to be cut from our district budget. When our orchestra program was being cut they came to help advocate its continued funding. They have also been instrumental in facilitating parent discussions with the DOE. Lynn and Norman have served MES well.

Our school needs competent representation in our legislature. Please research the candidates of the 32nd House District and the 15th Senatorial District and don’t forget to vote.

32nd State House:

Democratic:
Lei Sharsh
Randy Swindell
Danny Villaruz

Republican:
Aaron Johanson

15th State Senate:

Democratic:
Glenn Wakai

Republican:
Ben Pascua

The MES Open House is this Thursday, August 12th. Meet the teacher and browse  through your child’s class.

Please note that  childcare will not be provided. If there should be a need to conference with the teacher, please feel free to set up an appointment with him/her and more time can be given to address the needs of your child.

5:00-5:45pm   Courtyard Area
5:45-6:00pm   Principal’s Message in the Cafeteria
6:00-6:15pm   PTO General Meeting
6:20-6:40pm   Session 1 of Open House
6:45-7:05pm   Session 2 of Open House

Message from PTO President Sandra Hoggan: “E komo mai . . . Welcome to our first PTO General Membership Meeting of the school year!”  Please join us as we hold this in conjunction with MES Open House on Thursday, August 12th.  How exciting, not only are you meeting your child(ren)’s teacher(s) and MES staff, but also our incredible PTO volunteers, of which you are one.  It’s an honor and a privilege to serve and I’m sure you’ll feel that way too when you see how rewarding it is to share your thoughts, ideas, and time in enabling our school PTO.  Prior to commencing in the cafeteria, come browse the courtyard and visit the various PTO tables.  We’ll have membership, t-shirt, school store, orchestra, and volunteer recruit tables set up.  Enjoy the sounds of a string ensemble, thanks to Mr. Jeff Hamano and crew.  Please take the time to view the appreciation letters from last school year’s students.  We’re offering pizza by the slice and water for purchase to tie folks over.  See you on Thursday!”

Registration for the Fall 2010 Session of the MES Orchestra Program with Mr. Jeff Hamano is coming up. This is open to students in Grades 4- 6.

Information, forms and contract can be found on the MES Orchestra Page (click here). In order to participate in this session, students and parents must read, fill out and submit all forms, contracts and tuition by September 2, 2010. We will be accepting registration forms at the up-coming MES Open House on Thursday, August 12th and encourage everyone to turn in completed registration forms and payment early to ensure instrument selection & availability.

Tuition cost is $200 for the fall session (September 7th – December 16th).  This includes instruction, performances, materials and instrument use for the length of the course.

For more information, please contact: Jeff Hamano (jhamano@moanaluapto.org) or Maydean Martin (mmartin@moanaluapto.org).

Please join us at the next PTO meeting!

Date: Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Time: 5:30pm (dinner served); 5:45pm (meeting start)
Place: MES Library

Click here for the agenda.

With Moanalua Elementary School (MES) starting school again on Monday, August 2, 2010, Kumon Moanalua has had to make a classroom change.  Kumon Moanalua will now be located in classroom B1 (moved from classroom A1).

Since B1 is actively utilized as a 5th grade classroom, Kumon starting time will need to be adjusted to 2:30pm.  (Class may start earlier if access to the room is available prior to 2:30pm.) Center hours will be Mondays and Thursdays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm.

Please note the following for MES students:
 
MES Students not attending A+:
After school, students can wait outside of classroom B1 until class begins.  Kumon staff is planning to process paperwork/homework/questions while they wait for the room to be available.  This will allow students to start their classwork immediately after entering the center. 
 
MES Students attending A+:
Students will attend center at scheduled times starting from 3:00pm.  Kumon staff will be picking up students from A+ each half-hour (3:00, 3:30, 4:00, and 4:30pm) as necessary.  Please notify Mr. Joe Erban of any special time requirements you may have.
 
Students attending MES A+ should complete a new permission/release form and have your child bring the form with them to school on Monday.  You can print a form here -   A+ Permission Form

The MES PTO Portfolio Committee would like to thank all the students, parents, teachers, staff, and family members who helped stuff the student portfolios with all those important documents. Thank you for all your hard work!

For a list of those who helped, click here.

To see fun photos from the portfolio stuffing, click here.