1/31 - 2/8

Bingo for Books on Fri. Feb. 1 from 5:30 - 8pm in the cafeteria.  Dinner from 5:30 - 6. Then Bingo starts at 6pm.  $8 entry includes Spaghetti, salad, dessert and a drink, bingo card.  Don't want dinner but want to play? donation of $1.00 or 10 boxtops. Boxtops can also buy popcorn, cotton candy or drinks.  Bingo winners can choose their own book.  Many wonderful prizes have been donated for the silent auction.  Class with the highest participation will win a class prize. Bingo will be called by our very own Daniel K. parent and author Amira Shea! Who will be selling autographed copies of her books. Please join us for some family fun and some new books! 

School Events

Fri. Feb. 1             Leilehua Complex Basketball tournament for members of the team

                           PTO Bingo for Books family event from 5:30 - 8:00pm in the cafeteria.

Mon. Feb. 4          Thank you for being on time every day

Tues. Feb. 5          Happy Chinese New Year

Wed. Feb. 6          Chaperone Training 8 - 8:30 in PCNC office in corner of main office.

Thurs. Feb. 7        5th grade Field Trip to Hawaii Theater for Youth

                           Deadline to turn in payment for valentine gram (smencilgram)

Fri. Feb. 8             Copy Training 8:00 - 9:00. meet in PCNC office & go to copy room. No kids

Community Events

Fri & Sat Feb 1 & 2        Punahou Carnival from 11am - 11pm  Spin on rides, nosh on carnival food and shop to your heart’s content this weekend at the Punahou Carnival. In addition to the farmer’s market and white elephant sales, there will be E.K. Fernandez rides and plenty of games with kid-friendly prizes. This year’s theme is “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Proceeds from the carnival support the school’s financial aid program. Punahou School. 1601 Punahou Street in Honolulu  (808) 944-5711  punahou.edu

Sat. Feb. 2 .    Fabulous Plant sale at Windward YMCA from 9am - 1pm and admission is free.  Find a large selection of air plants and succulents in a wide variety of arrangements. Types of potted plants range from small wooden planters to large ceramic pots. All proceeds benefit windward YMCA at 1200 Kailua Road, (808) 261-0808

Sat. Feb. 2   Night in Chinatown and Lunar New Year Parade and celebration from 8am - 9:30pm for free.  After a year of hiatus, Chinatown this Saturday will teem with fireworks, lion dancers and traditional foods to welcome the Year of the Boar. Expect live entertainment on three stages and a designated kids’ zone where keiki can play games. The parade, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., begins at the State Capitol and moves along Hotel Street in Chinatown. More than 30,000 people are expected at this major event. Downtown-Chinatown. Hotel Street from Merchant to River streets.  (808) 306-4570  chinesenewyearinhawaii.com

Sat. Feb. 2   New Years Festival at Hawaiʻi's Plantation Village from 10am - 2pm. Free admission and an all day game pass is $1.00.  Celebrate the new year plantation-style in Waipahu. Admission to the village is free during the event which includes lion dancing, Shinto blessings, music, dance, games from plantation days and prizes. Various booths will sell food and offer free samples. Make sure to save some time to wander through the village which offers glimpses of every day life for different ethnic groups at the turn of the century. If you want to feed the lion, arrive on time. The dance will kick off the festival at 10 a.m. Hawaiʻi's Plantation Village, 94-695 Waipahu St., Waipahu. (808) 677-0110 Check the plantation village's Facebook page for more details. 

Fri. Feb. 8 .    Hoala School Open House from 9am - noon.  Private school for kindergarten through 12th grade invites you to visit their campus at 1067 California Ave in Wahiawa. HoalaSchool.org 

Sat. Feb. 9 .    Keiki Great Aloha Run especially for 5 - 12 year olds and their 'ohana. Run starts at 7:30am at Ala Moana Beach Park. Join the 1 mile run along the beach road within the park.  Registration is $20 and make sure to designate our school name on your entry form and our PE department gets $15. each participant (as long as 10 people participate). Registration is online only at www.greataloharun.com and deadline is Jan. 31.

Feb. 16 and Feb. 23  Science Symposium 4 girls at Sacred Hearts Academy.  Featuring workshops that introduce girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  Both events are free. But you must pre-register at sacredhearts.org/symposium or call 808-734-5058 ext. 232

Drawing Contest for kids

Mayor's Memorial Day "Sew a Lei for Memorial Day" Poster Contest. All Hawai'i school students are invited to enter this contest which runs until Feb. 26.  Posters must be entitled "Sew a Lei for Memorial Day" and will depict lei-making activities or ceremonial actions at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Create drawings on white or colored paper or poster board. Pen and ink, crayons, pastels and or paints may be used; there is no limit on the number of colors used.  Drawings may not be computer enhanced and no cutouts.  SIZE MUST BE 9" X 12"vertical or horizontal.  Drawings are limited to one side only.  Print all the following information on the back upper right hand corner: Student name, Grade, School, Teacher name, teacher phone, teacher email.

Mail or deliver entries directly to: Department of Parks and Recreation Attn: Dan Nakamoto, Kapolei Hale, 1000 Ulu'ohi'a street, Suite 309, Kapolei, HI 96707.  Winners will be selected by a panel of judges on March 11. First, second and third place winners will be chosen in 3 categories: grades K - 4, 5 - 8 and 9 - 12.