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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Elementary School
520 Main Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
Phone 421-4165 September 5, 2012
Federal Census Survey Cards
Federal Census Survey Cards were sent home today. These census cards are very important
because the Federal Government pays the State of Hawaii and other mainland school districts for
part of the cost of educating children who live on or whose parent(s) is employed on federal
property. Under P.L. 81-874, these funds compensate our State for local tax losses resulting
from tax-free federal installations.
In addition, the Joint Ventures Education Forum (JVEF) funds may be given to military-
impacted schools based upon the number of Federal Census Survey Cards turned in at each
school. In past years, Nimitz Elementary School was given:
- $33,000.00 used to purchase a mobile computer lab that students use in their
classroom;
- $50,000.00 used to purchase workbooks and ancillary materials to supplement our
reading and mathematics textbook series.
Therefore, please take the time to completely fill out the Federal Census Survey Card, sign the
card, and return the card to your child(ren)’s teacher. All information that you provide on the
card will be kept confidential and will be destroyed following the federal audit.
Help us take advantage of the Federal Impact Aid that we are entitled to and help Nimitz
Elementary School receive more Joint Venture Education Forum funding.
Eat School Lunch With Your Child Week
Please come and eat a school lunch with your child this week. The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, September 4 Pre-K (10:45-11:30), Grade 4 (11:35-12:15
Wednesday, September 5 Kinder (10:45-11:30), Grade 5 (11:35-12:15)
Thursday, September 6 Grade 1 (10:45-11:30), Grade 6 (11:35-12:15)
Friday, September 7 Grade 2 (10:45-11:30), Grade 3 (11:35-12:15)
On the designated day, you can pick up your child as he/she enters the cafeteria, and you and
your child can enjoy the lunch, picnic style, on the grassy area outside of the cafeteria. You can
either eat your lunches on the picnic tables or bring a mat and eat on the grass.
Picture Taking
Picture taking is scheduled for Thursday, September 13 and Friday, September 14. The schedule
below will tell you when your child’s class is scheduled for picture taking:
Thursday, September 13 Pre School, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Friday, September 14 Grade 3, 4, 5, 6
All students will be photographed, and their photo will appear in the school’s yearbook. For your
child’s picture, you can:
1. pick a pose out of 4 possible poses
2. pick a color for the background either gray, blue, purple, green & red
3. pick a picture package
Students will be bringing home an order form. Fill out the form and have your child bring it on
picture day along with the payment. Lifetouch promises that you will love your child’s portrait.
You can return the portraits on retake day and they will re-photograph your child free of charge.
If you are not pleased with your retake portraits they will refund your money.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled from September 19 through September 27, 2012.
First quarter report cards and HSA/Terra Nova test results will be distributed at the time of the
conference.
Students will be dismissed at 1:05 pm (early dismissal) on: (Please mark these early dismissal
times on your calendar)
Thursday, September 20 Tuesday, September 25
Friday, September 21 Thursday, September 27
Monday, September 24.
Students will dismissed at 1:15 pm (regular Wednesday dismissal) on:
Wednesday, September 19
Wednesday, September 26.
For the Hickam parents, the gate will be opened from 1:00pm to 3:30 pm during parent-teacher
conference time.
Online Application Link for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits
The School Food Services Branch is excited to announce its new web-based site that will provide
families with the option to submit applications for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits online.
Online applications are available at https://ezmealapp.com or via a link on the Hawaii State
Department of Education’s website, hawaiidoe.org. The web-based program will walk parents
and guardians through an easy step-by-step application process.
School-located Flu Vaccination Program-November 2, 2012
The Hawaii State Department of Health will again be offering free school-located flu vaccination
program (Stop Flu at School) for students in grades K to 8 beginning this fall. Both the shot and
the nasal spray forms of the flu vaccination will be offered. Vaccines will be administered at
Nimitz Elementary School on Friday, November 2, 2012. If you wish to have your child
vaccinated, please return the Vaccination Consent Form to your child’s teacher by September 7,
2012. All of the questions must be answered and you must sign and date the form. Forms
received after September 7th will be considered “waitlisted”.
Parents also have the option of completing their child’s vaccination consent form online.
Instructions for completing the online consent form can be found at:
https://vaxonlinereg.doh.hawaii.gov/VaxMe_Login_SSL.php. If you choose to complete your
child’s consent form online, you will need to print a copy and return the signed and dated form to
Nimitz Elementary by September 7, 2012.
Off Campus Evacuation Drill
Nimitz Elementary School will be practicing an off campus evacuation drill on Monday,
September 17, 2012 at 8:30am. Students and staff will be evacuating the campus and walking to
Lynch Field for this drill. The drill should be completed in 1 hour. The front office will also be
participating in this drill. Therefore, the office will be closed from 8:30am to 9:30am. Please
note this activity on your calendar. Thank you for your assistance.
Fall Festival 2012
Our annual Fall Festival will be held on Friday, October 19, 2012 from 2:30 to 5:30 pm
on the school field. Money raised will be used to purchase supplies for the classrooms.
We will be having 15 games/fun booths:
Fish Pond Lollipop Pull Snake Hunt
Basketball Throw Buried Treasurer Dinosaur Egg Hunt
Penny Drop Wheel of Fortune Add ‘Em Up
Hole in One Tattoos Balloon Burst
Cake Walk Jump House Balloon Monsoon
Also, the PTO will be selling hot dogs, drinks, water, and cotton candy. Once again,
Outback Steakhouse will be having a special food booth. 40% of their sales will benefit
our school. They will be selling a special plate lunch consisting of Outback’s Center-cut
Sirloin Steak, Grilled Chicken, Caesar Salad, and Rice. The cost of each plate is $7.00.
We will be taking pre-sale orders only. No meal tickets will be sold at the Fall Festival.
We are also looking for donations of cakes, pies, cookies that will be used as prizes for
the Cake Walk game. Baked goods need to be wrapped and brought to the school office
on the morning of Friday, October 19, 2012.
We are also looking for donations of drinks and water for the food booth. The drinks and
water can be dropped off at the office anytime before Thursday, October 18. Any
donations will be appreciated.
Please mark this date down on your calendar and join us on October 19 for fun and
games!!!!!!!!
Student Dismissal Schedule Change for Fall Festival
Student Dismissal time will be changed due to the Fall Festival. Please write down these
times on your calendar:
Wednesday, October 17 Student Dismissal at 2:05 pm
Friday, October 19 Student Dismissal at 1:15 pm
Schedule of Activities
September 6 Achieve 3000 Parent Workshop, Room 216
Session 1 3:00-3:45
Session 2 4:00-4:45
September 4-7 Eat School Lunch With Your Child Week
September 13 Fall Picture Taking, Pre K to Grade 2
September 14 Fall Picture Taking, Grades 3-6
September 17 4th Grade Field Trip, Bishop Museum
September 17 Off-Campus Evacuation Drill
September 19 Frank Delima Assembly
September 20 Radford Complex Elementary Volleyball Tournament
September 25 2nd Grade Field Trip (Rooms 115, 116), Hawaii Theatre for Youth,
Five Chinese Brothers
September 19-27 Parent/Teacher Conferences
September 24-28 6th Grade Book Fair
