Welcome to Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Middle School 07-08
Aloha!
The 07-08 school year is underway and we welcome 101 new students to the Middle School and the unique opportunity to learn and grow as part of the KS Experience.
On Wednesday, August 1 we welcomed our new students with a full day of orientation activities, and at the same time, oriented the parents of all new 6th graders. We were please to have over 90% of the parents attend.
During our orientation for parents, we focused on how the parents can assist their child to get the most out of the KS Experience. A major factor in the success equation for students is involved and interested parents. If parents will stay involved and assist the school in making sure each student is focused and benefiting from the experience, then the odds for success increase geometrically. All parents are encouraged to stay connected with your child’s teachers and counselor so that we may be proactive in our support of all students.
As a reminder, the Middle School calendar was built this year to allow longer vacation periods including long weekends built around teacher in-service days and holidays. The intent is to give families the opportunity to travel without having the student miss classes. Middle School education is very much hands-on and can not be duplicated with homework assignments. Further, it should be noted that the Middle School will not require homework over the major vacations of Fall Recess, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Break. With all of these accomodations we hope that our students will be in class daily.
Our goal for the 07-08 school year is to have a campus free of harassment and full of “pono” behavior. We will be working hard throughout the year to make sure that everyone feels good about being here and can focus their energies on learning and growing. Please help us by encouraging your child to “do what is right, no matter who is watching.” If this can become actions and not just words, our students will have made a major leap in maturity.
Mahalo for trusting us to educate your children. We take the responsibility very seriously.
Imua Kamehameha!