February 2016 Newsletter There are some exciting things happening during the third quarter at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School. CKMS is partnering with the Kauai Fire Department in training all teachers and 6th grade students in Hands-only CPR. Did you know that when a person has cardiac arrest, survival depends on getting immediate CPR from someone nearby? CPR can double a victim’s chance of survival? Why? Chest com- pressions push oxygen through the body to keep organs alive (American Heart Asso- ciation). The website BetheBeat.org states, “When you teach the students the two simple steps of Hands-only CPR, you’re teaching them that if they see an adult or teen suddenly collapse, they can provide that beat until help arrives.” Follow these two steps: 1) Call 911 2) Push Hard and fast in the center of the chest. The Kauai Fire Department is ramping up their efforts to support CPR educa- tion within Kauai Schools to make a safer community all around. States with the highest percentages of lives saved through CPR are the states that have strong com- munity CPR programs in place. We view CPR as a lifelong skill and something stu- dents take home to their families, friends, and the community. The 8th grade English classes are currently studying a unit titled, “The Chal- lenge to Make a Difference.” A part of this curriculum includes developing an un- derstanding about the Holocaust and examining how one person can make a differ- ence. On February 8, 8th grade students listened to a guest speaker, Jeannie Op- dyke-Smith, who related a harrowing tale of her mother’s survival of the Holocaust as a 17 year old girl growing up in Poland during WWII. The speaker periodically posed thought provoking questions to the students, such as, “There will be times in your life when you are faced with a choice, a hard decision. How will you make that choice?” This unit of study will eventually lead to students making con- nections to the past by researching challenges in today’s society. The vision of CKMS states, “E Holomua I Ka Na’auao” ~Progress through Knowledge, Always Striving, Constantly Learning, and Forever Improving. In order for CKMS to continue strengthening our school, we need our parents’ input. If you are a parent or guardian of students in grades 7 & 8, we need your feedback to im- prove school quality. We respectfully request a few moments of your time to com- plete the School Quality Survey (SQS). Your honest responses will remain anony- mous. Please respond by March 15, 2016. The information taken from the survey is extremely useful for schools to use in planning for improvement and other purposes. Students will be completing the survey through their Advisory Classes. Parents can use the following link (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2016MiddleHighParents ) to take the survey online. Please continue to visit Engrade to stay current on your child’s grades and communicate with teachers as needed. Also, the CKMS School Website is updated regularly, visit our school pages to stay current on school events and opportunities. We thank you for your continued influence and support of your child’s education. Sincerely, Issue 7 Message from Administration: C HIEFESS K AMAKAHELEI M IDDLE S CHOOL Inside this Issue: 4431 Nuhou Street Lihue, HI 96766 Phone: (808) 241-3200 www.ckms.k12.hi.us Parent Morning Meeting 2 PBIS Committee 2 Note to 6th Grade Parents 2 Aloha Committee 3 Gardening News AVID NEWS 3 3 Team Unify 4 Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center 5 Music Department CKMS Art Display 6-7 8 Note from Registrar Crisis Safety Committee 8 9 Parenting Classes 10 Contact Information 10 Calendar of Events 10
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Febr uar y 2016 Newslet ter
There are some exciting things happening during the third quarter at Chiefess
Kamakahelei Middle School. CKMS is partnering with the Kauai Fire Department in
training all teachers and 6th grade students in Hands-only CPR. Did you know that
when a person has cardiac arrest, survival depends on getting immediate CPR from
someone nearby? CPR can double a victim’s chance of survival? Why? Chest com-
pressions push oxygen through the body to keep organs alive (American Heart Asso-
ciation). The website BetheBeat.org states, “When you teach the students the two
simple steps of Hands-only CPR, you’re teaching them that if they see an adult or
teen suddenly collapse, they can provide that beat until help arrives.”
Follow these two steps:
1) Call 911
2) Push Hard and fast in the center of the chest.
The Kauai Fire Department is ramping up their efforts to support CPR educa-
tion within Kauai Schools to make a safer community all around. States with the
highest percentages of lives saved through CPR are the states that have strong com-
munity CPR programs in place. We view CPR as a lifelong skill and something stu-
dents take home to their families, friends, and the community.
The 8th grade English classes are currently studying a unit titled, “The Chal-
lenge to Make a Difference.” A part of this curriculum includes developing an un-
derstanding about the Holocaust and examining how one person can make a differ-
ence. On February 8, 8th grade students listened to a guest speaker, Jeannie Op-
dyke-Smith, who related a harrowing tale of her mother’s survival of the
Holocaust as a 17 year old girl growing up in Poland during WWII. The speaker
periodically posed thought provoking questions to the students, such as, “There will
be times in your life when you are faced with a choice, a hard decision. How will you
make that choice?” This unit of study will eventually lead to students making con-
nections to the past by researching challenges in today’s society.
The vision of CKMS states, “E Holomua I Ka Na’auao” ~Progress through
Knowledge, Always Striving, Constantly Learning, and Forever Improving. In order
for CKMS to continue strengthening our school, we need our parents’ input. If you
are a parent or guardian of students in grades 7 & 8, we need your feedback to im-
prove school quality. We respectfully request a few moments of your time to com-
plete the School Quality Survey (SQS). Your honest responses will remain anony-
mous. Please respond by March 15, 2016. The information taken from the survey is extremely useful for schools to
use in planning for improvement and other purposes. Students will be completing the survey through their Advisory
Classes. Parents can use the following link (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2016MiddleHighParents) to take the
survey online.
Please continue to visit Engrade to stay current on your child’s grades and
communicate with teachers as needed. Also, the CKMS
School Website is updated regularly, visit our school
pages to stay current on school events and opportunities.
We thank you for your continued influence and support
of your child’s education.
Sincerely,
Issue 7
Message from Administration:
CHIEFESS KAMAKAHELEI M IDDLE SCHOOL Inside this Issue:
Please join us on February 25th, between 7:30 & 8:15 for this month’s Coffee Hour. During this
informative meeting, the trained experts will discuss many issues facing our teens here in Kauai such as
Tobacco abuse; Suicide Prevention; Mental Health issues; and other high risk scenarios. The speakers
include Gina Kaulukukui, Rebecca Smith and Melinda Montgomery.
Join us!!
Please join us
for our Parent Morning Meeting on Thursday, February 25, 2016 in the
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Cafeteria Coffee and light breakfast will be served. Meeting from 7:45—8:15.
Note for 6th Grader’s Parents
Your students are to complete 5 TeenBiz activities per month, only counting those for which they
receive 75% or higher on the first attempt. They can do TeenBiz on any device that connects to the internet
and should be able to show you their completed activities and scores under My Lessons-->Activities.
Mahalo from Tools for Middle School Success, teachers,
Crystal Gauna and Robert Carrasco
Now students don’t have to wait until the end of each quarter to cash in their Hana Maka’i tickets for prizes. Starting this quarter, students who earned Hana Maka’i tickets were entered into weekly prize drawings where winners were announced every Friday morning on CKTV. Students have already taken home over $100 in gift card prizes donated by Sports Authority and Uncle’s Shave Ice. Students still have the opportunity to cash in their tickets at the end of each quarter for prizes, such as name brand surf stick-ers, phone cases, lanyards, pencil cases, playing cards, and more.
Our school’s rewards system has such a positive impact on the overall school culture. This pro-gram relies heavily on community donations to remain successful. Anyone willing to donate please con-tact our PCNC, Jennifer Hreljac at 241-3200 ext. 301. Students continue to express interest in having goodies and treats as possible ticket redemption options.
Students, remember to turn in your Hana Maika’i tickets in your grade levels box located in the li-brary in order to be entered in the weekly prize drawings.
Thank you for demonstrating the 4 P’s! Be Prompt, Be Prepared, Be Productive, Be Polite
PBIS Committee Information
Issue 7 Page 3
Aloha Committee News Our Band Director, Sarah Tochiki, organized a Band Festival featuring students performing solo
and ensembles on Saturday, February 6th. The students did an amazing job in their performances, they
were professionally dressed, and arrived prepared to stun their audience with their specially selected pieces.
This December we bid a sad farewell to Valerie Perreira, a clerk typist in our front office. She
started in 2004, and held many duties and responsibilities. Every morning she cheerfully greeted the staff
by name and the many students she came in contact with. Some of the things that she enjoys doing is
spending time with her family, camping, hiking, going to the beach, and one of her favorite places on the
island is Kokee. If you are at one of these places you may still get to see her or at Kalaheo Elementary
School where she is currently working.
Note from the Registrar’s Office Please make sure your address and phone number are current with the Registrar!
Gardening News Our student gardeners are busy planting! You can still join them and dig in!
Contact Mrs. Gochros, Ms. Hoover, or Ms. Salluzzii.
Meetings are:
8th grade in I-107 on Thursdays
7th grade in G-107 on Fridays
6th grade in H-102 on Fridays
AVID NEWS AVID Applications for 6th & 7th Grade are
