Traffic Safety Request

Dear Mililani ‘Ike Families,

I am writing this letter asking for your support in keeping our students safe.  We received a report from a parent that our student was hit by a car while riding her bicycle to school.  Fortunately, the student was wearing a helmet and was not severely injured.  

This is a HUGE reminder for all adults to implement safety procedures while driving and for us to remind our students of the importance of road safety.  As drivers, please drive slowly and abide all traffic laws around our school and in the neighborhood.  We will be reviewing pedestrian safety procedures with all of our students.  Students need to be aware of traffic and their surrounding while crossing the street either on foot or on a bicycle.  A video will be shared with the students and posted onto our school’s blog.  Please review the safety procedures at home.

We will continuing to work with Wahiawa Community Policing Team and ask for their support in monitoring the vehicle traffic and pedestrians around our school.  Please help us to spread the word to keep our students safe as they walk or ride their bicycles to school, from school, and around our neighborhood.

Your continued support, implementation of safe driving practices, and reminders to our students is much appreciated.  Together we will keep all students safe while enjoying their walk or ride to school.

Sincerely,

Lynne Ajifu

Principal

Please Drive Carefully!!!

Hello 'Ike Families,
Community members have witnessed several people driving dangerously right outside our parking lot area.  We would like to remind our families to abide by our driving regulations to keep our students and families safe.  Please watch for pedestrians and keep at an appropriate speed.  The Honolulu Police Department has also been contacted for consultation to help with our current issue.

Thank you

Ian Tanita
Vice Principal

Going Home After School

As we continue to provide a safe environment (preventing unnecessary injuries) for our students, please make sure that your children do not loiter around campus after school hours.  There is no adult supervision on our campus after school hours so we are encouraging students and parents to make their way home to prevent any accidents or injuries.

Suspect and Vehicle Description Training

Hello Parents,
Officer Walters from the Wahiawa Community Police Unit will come to our school on January 30th to do a presentation on how to give an accurate suspect and vehicle description.  He will also touch on stranger safety.  The presentation will begin at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria.  Please join us for this very informative presentation.

Afternoon Pick Up - After 2:30pm will be at Office

As we continue to work together to keep all students safe at school, we ask for your support.  Our students and staff have demonstrated they know the procedures and what to do in times of emergencies.  We are proud of the two students who took care of each other by staying in pairs and also immediately notifying a staff member when they witnessed the suspicious vehicle.  Our staff is constantly monitoring and aware of activities on campus.  Mililani 'Ike Elementary is a safe learning environment.

We are asking for your assistance in picking up your children promptly after school if they are not in our A+ program.  Many students are found playing on campus or waiting either in front of our office or at our back gate on Kuaoa Street.  We do not have supervision for the students after school.  Staff members monitor the pick up locations at the front of our office and the back gate until 2:30pm (1:00pm on Wednesdays).

Please be sure to make arrangements for all children to be picked up by 2:30pm (1:00pm on Wednesdays).  Any students remaining unattended at 2:30pm will be escorted to the office and a phone call will be made to parents.

Please speak to your child about the arrangements for after school to be sure everyone is clear on the plan for pick up.  If your child is still on campus after 2:30pm please report to the office to pick him/her up.  All children who participate in any of our after school groups will be asked to come to the office if they are not picked up promptly.

Vigilance - Student Safety

We are asking for the support of all families and community members.  Today at about 12:30pm a suspicious vehicle was observed taking pictures of our office and cafeteria.  Two students witnessed the car as it stopped.  The driver noticed the two students, drove further up the drive way, opened the driver's door and stood with arms up to the students.  The students turned away as a staff member came into the area.  The car drove off.

A police report was filed.  We are working closely with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) to investigate this situation.  A request was submitted to the Wahiawa patrol division for frequent monitoring of our campus. 

In school we have reviewed our procedures to ensure the continued safety of all students and staff.  Teachers and counselors will be reviewing safety actions (Stranger Safety) with all students.  Students will be reminded never to talk to strangers.  If approached by a stranger, run away, yell for help, and make loud noises to get the attention of others (such as yelling, "This is not my Daddy!  This is not my Mommy!").  Run to the nearest building or staff member to get help.  Tell the staff member what happened.

Please review Stranger Safety tips with your child at home.  If you notice any suspicious vehicles or activities, please call the police, 911.  We are asking for everyone's cooperation to continue to monitor Mililani 'Ike Elementary and keep it a safe place for all students to learn.

Safety Updates

Thank you to all of our families for the instant response to address our safety message.  Mililani 'Ike Elementary continues to work with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) in investigating the situations involving the two vehicles who were taking pictures on our campus.  We submitted a request to HPD asking for more surveillance around our school as a precaution.

Our teachers are leading discussions with the students in the classrooms on general safety precautions and what to do when approached by strangers.  Please continue to speak to your child at home.  Safety is an ongoing area where children require reminders and instruction.

We are also looking to create a parent watch group.  It would constitute parents volunteering to monitor the front and back drop off/pick up areas of our campus in the morning (7:30am - 8:00am) and after school (2:00pm - 2:30pm).  If you are interested in volunteering your time, please contact Mrs. Janel Uemori at 626-0940 extension 236.

Thank you again for your continued partnership in your child's education!

Requesting Vigilance

In the last week, two reports of suspicious activity have been reported at Mililani 'Ike.  Middle aged men were seen taking pictures of our school's campus.  When approached, the driver of the car sped off in both situations.  Police reports were filed and they are assisting in following up in both cases.

Please speak to your children about safety.  Remind them not to talk to or approach any strangers.  If an unknown person tries to speak or come up to them while at school, they should run away and seek assistance from school personnel.  If they are walking off campus,  yell for help and get to a safe, crowded location.

If you see any suspicious activity at our school, please call 911 and notify the office.  Working together we will ensure the safety of all students and staff of Mililani 'Ike Elementary.

Leave Kendamas at Home

Please remind your children that toys are a contraband at school.  We noticed students are bringing the kendama toy to school.  For the safety of all students, please keep these toys at home.  The kendama is a wooden toy with a string connecting a wooden ball.  The students try to get the ball into the cup or point.  Swinging the wooden ball is a safety concern and the kendama toy is a distraction in school.  Students will be reminded to leave all toys at home.  Any contraband item will be confiscated and parents will be notified to pick up the item.

Thank you for your understanding and support in keeping Mililani 'Ike a safe place for learning.