HANAMA‘ULU — The parking monitor at the Peter Rayno Sr. Park said the motorist was a rarity, Friday afternoon. “Most of the guys are coming out nine, or 10 loaves,” the attendant said. “You only have two.” The loaves were
HANAMA‘ULU — The parking monitor at the Peter Rayno Sr. Park said the motorist was a rarity, Friday afternoon.
“Most of the guys are coming out nine, or 10 loaves,” the attendant said. “You only have two.”
The loaves were from the bread sale pickup which coincided with the second King Kaumuali‘i Elementary School mini carnival held for a couple of hours following school, Friday afternoon.
“We also have a book fair and the school’s PTSA coordinated their bread sale pickup with the carnival,” said Karen Liu, the King Kaumuali‘i principal.
“This is the second year we’re doing this. Jeanette Martins, our tech teacher, coordinated everything to benefit the school’s tech program.”
The Hanama‘ulu campus sprouted a number of bounce houses, activity stations, and a dunking booth while a more spread out area allowed for a course for the Trikkes with the Roller Racers overflowing into the Peter Rayno Sr. Park. Food snacks were available at the central area for ticket purchases along with a Jamba Juice vending area.
The popular book fair was relocated to the school’s library where parents and children could browse through the wide variety of titles available.
“One of the new features for this year is the ‘Teachers’ Wish List,’” said one of the book fair monitors. “We didn’t know what to expect, but surprisingly, it’s proven to be popular and a lot of teachers will be getting new books.”
Under the program, King Kaumuali‘i teachers designate which titles they would like to see being donated to the school. Parents browse through the list, and while doing their shopping, select the requested title and pay for it along with their own selections.
The tag is set aside and the teacher gets the book when she returns to class Monday morning, the monitor said.
“The carnival was originally set up as a benefit to bring families together with their children,” Liu said. “With so many families working several jobs and having so many events to attend to, there are not that many events where they can enjoy with their children.”
She added that while the enjoyment and fun is the central point of the mini carnival, there are lessons to be learned as well.
“We have our ‘Four B’s of Character’ posted around as a reminder for the students,” Liu said, pointing out one such poster near one of the bounce houses. “We want them to have fun, but they need to be good citizens while having fun.”
The King Kaumuali‘i Four B’s include Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe and Be Cooperative.
“This is all possible because of the staff and parents,” Liu said. “This year, we have 100 percent participation by the school’s staff. I’m just so proud of every one who is helping to make this an enjoyable time for the community’s families. They’re doing all of this after hours.”
