Marine & Family Programs
Kupulau CDC
Birthday
Wishes
To all the children,
parents, and staff
celebrating their
special day in the
month of May.
Parent Newsletter
May 2017
Special Events
May 1-Lei Day Wear Aloha Attire
May 26-CYP Closes at 1200
May 4-National Bird Day Go Bird Watching
May 29-CLOSED for Memorial Day
May 5-Cinco De Mayo Celebration Day
May 7-13 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 10 Teacher Appreciation Day
May 12-Mother’s Day Celebration (Muffin and Milk Snack With Mom)
May 14-Mother’s Day
May 15-Transportation Week
May 16-Kindergarten Workshop and Puppet Show 1030
May 18-Kindergarten Field Trip to Mokapu Elementary
May 19-Story Time With Parents
May 19-Last Day for Part Day Program
Kupulau
Child Development Center
Bldg. 6111
Phone: 808-257-1388
Operating Hours:
0500-1900
Tax ID: 99-0267668
May 25-Armed Forces Day: My Hero Super Scoop
May News
All Child and Youth Programs (CYP) will close at 12:00 Noon on Friday May 26, 2017 for Semi-annual Staff
training.
CYP will be closed Monday, May 29, 2017 in observance of Memorial Day.
Aloha to one of our Training and Curriculum Specialist whose her last day is May 2. Good luck on your future endeavors.
Congratulations to our Director who will be welcoming her new baby this month. She is scheduled to start
her maternity leave towards the end of the month.
Kindergarten Transition Workshop
Tuesday-May 16, 2017 at Kupulau Child Development Center
Children’s Workshop: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Parent’s Workshop: 12:00pm to 1:00pm (lunch provided)
Check us out at
Focus on preparing parents and children entering Kindergarten.
Topics to include: social and emotional development, self care,
physical well-being and motor skills, language development, and early
academics. Consent forms are available at the Front Desk should
you wish to participate.
Parent Newsletter
May 2017
Memorial Day
Technically, summer doesn't start until June 21, but
many people consider Memorial Day to be the
unofficial start of the season. This year, we celebrate the holiday on May 29. Many families will
heat up the grill, head to the beach or take in a
big blockbuster movie. But Memorial Day has the
word "memorial" in it for a reason.
The holiday got started on May 30, 1868, when
Union General John A. Logan declared the day
an occasion to decorate the graves of Civil War
soldiers. Twenty years later, the name was
changed to Memorial Day. On May 11, 1950,
Congress passed a resolution requesting that the
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President issue a proclamation calling on Americans
to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer
for permanent peace and designating a period on
that day when the people of the United States
might unite in prayer. President Richard M. Nixon
declared Memorial Day a federal holiday in
1971. Memorial Day is now observed on the last
Monday of May. It is an occasion to honor the men
and women who died in all wars.
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- Participate in a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time.
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- Visit monuments dedicated to soldiers,
sailors and marines.
- Put flags or flowers on the graves of men and
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- Fly the U.S. flag at half-staff until noon.
Here are some ways you can honor the men and
women who served our country:
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May Day in Hawaii
In Hawaii May Day is celebrated with the tradition of Lei. A festival of the natives of Hawaii,
nurtured since time immemorial, Lei was officially celebrated first in 1929.
The native islanders have some wonderful customs. They regard this day as a auspicious day.
They greet the day with lei. A lei is a garland
or necklace of flowers given in Hawaii as a
token of welcome or farewell. Lei Day began in
1928. Leis are most commonly made of carnations, kika blossoms, ginger blossoms, jasmine
blossoms, or orchids and are usually about 18
inches (46 cm) long.
Everyone gives the gift of a lei to another, putting it around the receiver's neck and accompanying it with the traditional kiss. Some Hawaiian
celebrations are complete with pageants, a Lei
Queen and her court.
While leaving the island a traveler customarily
tosses the farewell lei onto the harbor waters.
The drift of the lei back to the shore indicates
that the person will someday return to the islands. The custom of wearing leis originated
with the indigenous Hawaiians, who wove necklaces of leaves or sometimes strung dried shells,
fruits, beads, or bright feathers for personal
adornment. Hawaiians celebrate Lei Day on
May 1, symbolizing their tradition of friendliness.
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