Welcome to Mrs. Sirena Kumabe's 2021-2022 SYPage

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to our new school year. Please read through the important documents and message from our principal, Ms. Sandra Watanabe on ‘Reopening School’ on our school’s website on the 21/22 School Year Tab. Please click on it and read the articles. Our school is following the Center for Disease Control Guiding Principles to Reopen School. In addition, we have to follow the Hawai’i State Department of Health Guidance for Schools, COVID-19.

It is imperative that you read through the important documents in the ‘Opening School’ document.

We continue to offer services for our preschoolers in a safe and healthy environment. Please have your child practice wearing face mask when they return to school. If you have concerns regarding your child’s health and safety and prefer distance learning, please let me know as soon as possible and I will work with you to set up a distance learning program for your child. Please feel free to contact me via email if you have any concerns and questions. I will try my best to address your concerns and questions.

Please see attached suggestions to help your child learn, our school online programs, links, daily home schedule which you can use, and other enrichment links. Updated weekly teaching schedule and home daily schedule will be updated shortly. Feel free to use weekly teaching schedule and home daily schedule to set a routine and structure for your child once this is posted shortly. We are awaiting Department of Education updates for COVID-19 regarding learning and programs. In the meantime, please use the resources and links provided to enrich your child's learning.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sirena Kumabe

School Hours:

7:55-2:10 pm (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)

7:55-1:15 pm (Wednesday)

After School Pick Up Schedule for COVID-19:

Release Time for grades K to 2, (1:45 pm for M, T, Th, F) and Wednesday at 12:45 pm. For preschoolers, please come 15 minutes earlier to avoid the crowd to pick up your child.

Absences:

Please call the office and leave a message. You can email me, too.

Drop Off:

For the first week of school, Preschool and Kindergarten Parents (only) are welcomed to park on the curbside designated parking area next to the School Office. Make sure that adult and child wear a mask when entering school campus. Please drop off your child and leave. Please do not hang around, we are practicing social distancing. Educational assistant will sign in for your child.

Pick – Up after school:

Please come a few minutes earlier to pick-up your child. Please see release time under school hours. Please make sure that you have your mask on. Educational assistant/teacher will sign out your child when you pick him/her up.

Meal Account:

Meal money should be deposited in the office or done online. For this school year, breakfast and lunch will be provided free by the federal government. No payments required and parents to fill out lunch questionnaires. This form will be sent home and parents to return form.

Breakfast: Served 7:15 am – 7:40 am

Food Allergies: Doctor’s note so that we can keep on file. If you child has severe food allergies, a special form needs to be filled out and return to school. Please let us know. Also, prepare your child’s meal and send to school via lunch bag every school day.

Snacks:

Please pack individual pack of snack for your child. We will not be sharing snacks because of COVID-19. Also make sure that your child has his or her own individual drinking bottle.

Play items:

You can send an individual sealed bag of your child’s favorite play item and we will send it back to you at the end of the day for your cleaning. We are adhering to strict guidelines to protect your child’s health and well-being including our staff.

*Important Parent Pages*:

In light of the COVD-19(Delta D variants) community spread that is happening daily, we are writing to ask you for your cooperation in helping us to keep our students and teachers safe in our school environment. If your child is showing any of these symptoms below or an adult who is dropping off the child has these symptoms, please do not send them to school and seek immediate health care. Please notify our school immediately. Please do not medicate and send your child to school when sick. Please take COVID-19 seriously for the safety of everyone!

Please help stop the spread of this illness if you or your child is showing the following symptoms:

feverish or unusually warm (has flushed cheeks)
congestion
coughing/sneezing
sore throat
shortness of breath/difficulty breathing
headache/stomachache/nausea
diarrhea
muscle pain/unusual fatigue
new loss of taste or smell
cold or flu like symptoms

Distance Learning Expectations:

Follow daily home schedule and time for learning
Set a designated area for learning
Minimize distractions from learning such as removing toys, etc.
Have materials ready for learning
Log in to child’s designated programs
Complete your daily assignments to your best ability
Ask for help if needed

Schedule:

See attached kumabe's weekly teaching schedule and Distance Learning Plan in event that there is a school closure. Please keep updated on current COVID-19 updates and public announcements. Please feel free to contact teacher if you have any questions regarding distance learning plan.

Tips for teaching daily lessons for parents or caregivers

Daily Lessons:

Practice counting objects in the home environment from 1 to 10, 1 to 20, and 1 to 30 to challenge your child. For the younger ones, practice counting from 1 to 5 and then 1 to 10. In addition, you can also challenge your child to name numbers from 1 to 10 or 1 to 20 from number prints in your home.
Practice singing the alphabet song and naming the letters of the alphabet. There are several YouTube links that are attached for you to practice with your child. Also, practice phonic songs and having your child give the sound of each letter of the alphabet. See You Tube resources below.
Have your child practice writing his/her name. If your child is not ready yet, practice tracing his/her name with hand-over-hand assistance. For children not ready to trace or write, please work on coloring and painting. Use whatever materials you have for your child at home.
Practice fine motor skills in coloring, writing (name, letters of the alphabet, numbers), tracing, scissors skills, play-doh, and puzzle solving.
Read a book to your child daily. Links for e-books are in the resources below. After you read aloud to your child, ask questions pertaining to the story. Give time for your child to answer your question. Model the correct answer in sentences if your child has difficulty answering in sentences.
Have your child practice modeling your sentences to encourage verbal conversations and comprehension. Also, work on vocabulary skills like the meaning of words. In addition, work on picture vocabulary skills like naming objects, things, and pictures around their environment and books.
Practice daily toileting skills at home for students who are not toilet-trained. This is to help reinforce daily toileting and self-care skills.