10/24 - 11/1

Fri, Sat, Sun        Seasons Best Craft fair at the Neal Blaisdell Center with over 260 booths. $3.00 admission and hours are Fri. 5pm – 9pm and Sat. 10am – 7pm and Sun. 10am – 5pm

Fri & Sat Oct. 24 & 25    Haunted Hospital at Health Clinic- pharmacy on Schofield presents Keiki Corner. Admission by donation from 7pm - 11pm. Games, candy, face paint, cupcakes

Sat. Oct. 25        'Slime' Wahiawa Shopping and Town Centers Halloween Fun Fest from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm. Offers a slime booth, Mad Science show, Stevo the clown, a costume contest, rides and more call 221-2774

Oct. 24, 25, 26 and Oct. 31     Dole Plantation presents, “Nightmare at Dole plantation 2” starting at 7pm. Includes haunted house, haunted train, labyrinth of killer clowns and a terror maze. Tickets cost $13. per attraction. Train rides cost $10. Dole-plantation.com

Sat Oct. 25        Town Center of Mililani’s Halloween Spooktacular – a costume contest for teens, keiki and pets with the categories of scariest, most creative and funniest, with games, keiki activities, pumpkin decorating and more 11am – 2pm at 95-1249 Meheula Pkwy 625-0108

Sat. Oct. 25        Pearl City Shopping Center events. Costume contest begins at 8am at Chuck E. Cheese, with prizes for themed categories and age brackets for keiki ages 12 and under. Stevo the Clown entertains with magic and balloons during the contest and will lead a trick – or-treat parade at 10am  for more info. Call 455-2815

Sat. Oct. 25        Salt Lake Shopping Center keiki costume contest at 11:15 for ages 12 and under with the categories of cutest, most creative and spookiest. Registration begins 10am. Make and take crafts and games will be held in conjunction with a mall wide trick or treat event 10am – 1pm. 848 Ala Lilikoi St. Saltlakeshoppingcenter.com

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Mon. Oct. 27       Hawai’i Opera Theater in the cafeteria in the morning

Tues. Oct. 28      Hawai’i Opera Theater in the cafeteria in the morning

                      Fall Festival ticket presale afterschool in P14 – bonus tickets for buying early

Wed. Oct. 29      Chaperone Training at 8:00 am in P14

Thurs. Oct. 30     Fall Festival ticket presale afterschool in P14 – bonus tickets for buying early

BYOP – Pumpkin carving for families in the cafeteria 6pm – 7:30pm

                      Bring your own pumpkin (BYOP) and your entire family. We will have tools for carving and newspapers to contain the mess.  Simple & fun activities for the kids like temporary tattoos and touch & feel boxes. PTO will have a photo station for family pic with pumpkin. Hear what’s new in the PTO and last chance to purchase Fall Festival presale tickets.

Fri. Oct. 31         Kindergarten Halloween parade starts at 1:15 goes around the school and ends in the big field in back of the school. Kindergarteners should wear regular clothes to school and bring costume to change into after lunch. No props that are weapons

No Friday store in P14 because of Halloween

Sat. Nov. 1          Fall Festival 1pm – 5pm in the back field. All day entertainment on the stage and by the 25th ID band. Wear your costume and be a part of the costume parade at 3pm. Bouncers and games run by teachers and students - win prizes.  Start your holiday shopping with our independent vendors. Chili cook off- still accepting entries and everyone can taste and judge the homemade chili competing. Candy exchange - bring Halloween candy you don't like and exchange for candy you do want.

10/22 - 10/26

Wed. Oct. 22      NO SCHOOL  – Teacher Institute Day

Thurs. Oct. 23     Parent Workshop on Student Portfolios in the cafeteria 8am – 9am

                      Refreshments served – win a door prize – learn great tips to process your kids school papers. What should be saved and brought to the next school? Find out

Fri Oct. 24         Chaperone Training in P14 at 8:00 am

                      Field trip to Pumpkin Patch and Fire Station for kindergarten & pre school

Fri. Oct. 24        ACS sponsored 10K fun run/walk from 6:30am – 8:30am. Open to the public. Call 655-4ACS

Fri, Sat, Sun        Seasons Best Craft Fair at the Neal Blaisdell Center with over 260 booths. $3.00 admission and hours are Fri. 5pm – 9pm and Sat. 10am – 7pm and Sun. 10am – 5pm

Sat. Oct. 25        Pearl City Shopping Center events. Costume contest begins at 8am at Chuck E. Cheese, with prizes for themed categories and age brackets for keiki ages 12 and under. Stevo the Clown entertains with magic and balloons during the contest and will lead a trick – or-treat parade at 10am  for more info. Call 455-2815

Sat. Oct. 25        Salt Lake Shopping Center keiki costume contest at 11:15 for ages 12 and under with the categories of cutest, most creative and spookiest. Registration begins 10am. Make and take crafts and games will be held in conjunction with a mall wide trick or treat event 10am – 1pm. 848 Ala Lilikoi St. Saltlakeshoppingcenter.com

Sat Oct. 25        Town Center of Mililani’s Halloween Spooktacular – a costume contest for teens, keiki and pets with the categories of scariest, most creative and funniest, with games, keiki activities, pumpkin decorating and more 11am – 2pm at 95-1249 Meheula Pkwy 625-0108

10/17 - 10/24

Fri. Oct. 17         Boxtops 4 Education and Labels for education pick up from classrooms

½ 4^th Grade on field trip to Bishop Museum

Friday Store open in P14 after school

We continue to collect the Federal Impact Aid Forms.  Please turn in one for each of your children. There are extra forms in the office.  We are still missing about 80 forms.

If you have moved out of the Schofield Inn please bring your address verification to the office so that we may update your child's records.

A reminder that if you are PCSing or have moved out of our housing area please contact the office so that we may have a packet ready on your child's last day.  

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Mon. Oct. 20      Copy Training at 8am in P14 then walk to D4 where no kids are allowed

                      School Community Council Meeting at 3pm in the office

Tues. Oct. 21       Book Swap and Popcorn Sale for 50 cents in cafeteria 2pm – 2:30

                      Bring a book from home and swap it for another

Wed. Oct. 22      NO SCHOOL FOR HALE KULA – Teacher Institute Day

Thurs. Oct. 23     Parent Workshop on Student Portfolios in the cafeteria 8am – 9am

                      Refreshments served – win a door prize – learn great tips to process your kids school papers. What should be saved and brought to the next school? Find out

Fri Oct. 24         Chaperone Training in P14 at 8:00 am

10/3 - 10/13

School is out for intercession break from Oct. 6 – 13.

School Returns on Oct. 14.

No students on campus next week. But the office is open for business.

October Parent Bulletin is online
http://www.halekula.k12.hi.us/pages/Hale_Kula_Elementary_School/Parents/Parent_News/Parent_Bulletin

We continue to collect the Federal Impact Aid Forms.  Please turn in one for each of your children. There are extra forms in the office.  We are still missing about 100 forms.

If you have moved out of the Schofield Inn please bring your address verification to the office so that we may update your child's records.

A reminder that if you are PCSing or have moved out of our housing area please contact the office so that we may have a packet ready on your child's last day.  

Bus Riders

Bus payments for Quarter 2 are being accepted in the office. 

Fees are:  $72.00/round trip; $36.00/one-way; $12.50 per sheet of 10 coupons. 

For passes we can accept checks (to Department of Education) or cash, but cash only for coupons.   Please bring exact amount.  Mahalo!

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Fri. Oct. 3          Cardboard Challenge. Grade levels come to the field to imagine, build, play. Parents are invited to come and help their children build and play during their grade level time.

                             4^th Grade        8:15 – 9:00

3^rd Grade        9:15 – 10:00

2^nd Grade        10:15 – 11:00

5^th Grade        11:05 – 11:50

1^st Grade        12:15 – 1:00

kinder             1:15 – 2:00

Sat & Sun Oct. 4 & 5    40^th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow. 10am – 5pm at Thomas Square Park 925 S. Beretania St. Honolulu. FREE. Native Dancing, Drumming and singing, fry bread and Indian tacos, Native American arts and crafts and more. Honoluluintertribalpowwow.com

Sat. Oct. 11 Living History Day at Tropic Lightning Museum  on Schofield 10am – 3pm Free event – public welcome. Celebrate the history of the  25^th infantry divisionK9 working dogs, childrens activities, swing dancers, re-enactors and much more 808-655-0438

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School is out for intercession break from Oct. 6 – 13. School Returns on Oct. 14.

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Hawaii Fall Break Soccer Camp

Oct 6-10, 2014 - Central Oahu Regional Park

I Got Skills Camps are for beginning and Elite Soccer Players alike. Players are grouped by age and abilities..Time: 9am to 3pm  (Drop Off From 8:30am, Pick up till 3:30pm)

Who:  All boys and girls ages 6-16 welcome

Attire: Proper soccer attire including cleats, shin guards, ball, water bottle, and sack lunch

*Limited Space available - register early to reserve your space. Click blue register link below

Click to Register

October 15 is part 1 & October 22 is part 2  CPR First Aid workshops for military and civilian Youth ages 12 – 18 on Schofield Barracks at Bennett Youth Center. Participants must complete both sessions to receive a certificate of completion. Students should bring a meal, beverage and snack. Bring light jacket. Registration for classes must be done in person at Schofield Barracks – Parent Central Services at 241 Hewitt St. Bldg. 1283. Walk in hours: 7:30am – 11am or call 655-5314 to schedule appointment from 1pm – 4pm

Hale Kula Library...online!

Please book mark the Hale Kula Library website so you and your family can access online resources and see the research projects students are doing in the library.  The Online Resources link connects you with electronic books and databases appropriate for a range of ages.  Tumble Books is a collection of online, animated picture books.  PebbleGo! has videos and text on science and social studies topics for Kindergarten thru third grade.  World Almanac Online connects students to information about important events, people, animals, countries and more.  All resources can be accessed from the library website, http://halekulalibrary.weebly.com with the username: halekula and the password: eagles

FREE Online math & science tutoring. Available to ALL Hawaii Dept. Of Education students K – 12 Monday – Friday 9am – 10pm. Sunday 5pm – 10pm. http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ola  click on Enter Tutoring Room. No login or password required. Just sign in using your first name. For more information: ola@hawaii.edu or 808-956-3714