Category: 2024-2025 School Year

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Register Now to Bid at Fun Fair Silent Auction

Fun Fair is less than a week away and it’s time to get ready for one of the main events! Our Silent Auction will kick off on Fun Fair morning — Friday, November 22 at 8 am! This is your chance to score fantastic items while supporting Moanalua Elementary PTO and our keiki.

Bid on Amazing Prizes such as :

  • Wet’n’Wild Hawaii 4-One Day Passes
  • 2-Night Stay at the Hyatt Centric Hotel
  • Class Pizza Party
    Note: Keep checking the site for new items up until the day of Fun Fair!

Be Ready to Join the Fun! Follow These Steps:

  1. Scan the QR Code on the flyer or visit galabid.com/mesfunfair2024.
  2. Register or Log In to get started.
  3. Place Your Bids on the items you’re interested in. (Note: No in-person bids will be accepted.)
  4. Check Your Email to see if you’ve won! Payments are made online, and winning notifications will be sent out at 7 pm.

 Silent Auction Bidding Closes: Friday, November 22 at 7 pm

After you win, head to the MES Library to pick up your items. Payment and item pickup must be completed by 8 pm when the Fun Fair ends.

For more information, please email silentauction@moanaluapto.org.

Other Reminders:

  • Pre-ordered Fun Fair T-shirts will be sent home with children the week of Fun Fair
  • Pre-ordered scrips will be sent home with children on November 20
  • Pre-ordered wristbands will be added to your child’s wrist at the end of the school day on Fun Fair night
  • Go to room A5 to pick up pre-ordered scrips and wristbands if your child is absent on November 20 or November 22, or if you pre-ordered wristbands for siblings who do not attend MES.

Lastly, if you are contributing to our Plant Sale or Bake Sale, donations will be accepted curbside in our main parking lot from 7:15 to 7:55 am on the following days:

  • Plant Sale: November 18-20
  • Bake Sale: November 22

Be sure to follow us on our MES PTO Facebook and Instagram sites for the most up-to-date Fun Fair information!

Email funfair@moanaluapto.org with general questions or for more ways you can help.

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Weekly PTO Updates: 11/10-11/16 – November PTO Meeting, Fun Fair Updates

NOVEMBER PTO MEETING: 11/14/2024

Join us for our November PTO Meeting on Thursday, November 14, at 6 PM in the MES Library.

On the agenda: updates from MES administration and teachers about MES events, Fun Fair, Garden Club Event, and Winter Family Night.

RSVP at bit.ly/4e3s9jm. Light refreshments will be served. Not able to join in person? Webex link will also be available.

FUN FAIR VOLUNTEERS *STILL* NEEDED

We are still looking for more Fun Fair volunteers, especially the 2-8 PM shifts, as we have about 400 different shifts to cover. We need ALL of your support to help put on this fun event that serves as the LARGEST MES PTO fundraiser of the year, and brings together MES and the surrounding community. Funds raised go directly to helping fund programs that support MES students, including field trip stipends, classroom stipends, grade-level programs, R.A.P., Moanalua Moves!, and Family Nights.

Thank you to those who already signed up. If you did, you can assume that you will be placed in the shifts that you indicated on the Google Form.

For those who have not yet signed up, please go to bit.ly/3TAIxQd

FUN FAIR CURBSIDE DONATIONS: 11/12-11/15

Now’s a good time to clean out the closets and make room for incoming Christmas presents. Donate your new and gently-used items at our Curbside Donation Collection this week Tuesday 11/12 to Friday 11/15.

We’re also STILL collecting canned juice, Coke, Diet Coke, and Sprite, as well as boxes of individually-sized chips.

EDEN IN LOVE X MES PTO COLLAB PRESALES

PTO members you have until Friday 11/15, for first dibs on the *NEW* Eden in Love collar items, as well as a restock of some of previously sold-out pixie pouches, medium totes, and large totes. Check your emails for the links or email president@moanaluapto.org for more information.

Items will be available at the MES Fun Fair as well, as we know that the totes are especially good at lugging all of your Keiki Korner, bake, sale, Silent Auction, and Country Store purchases!

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Exciting News: Our 2024 EDEN Restock is Here!

We’re thrilled to announce that popular items from the 2024 EDEN collection are back in stock! Pre-orders are now open exclusively for MES PTO dues-paying members until November 15, 2024. All pre-ordered items will be available for pick-up at the MES PTO Blinkie Booth during the Fun Fair.

Available Items:

Order now and secure your favorites before they sell out! For any questions, please reach out to us at president@moanaluapto.org.

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Fall Family Night Pumpkin Carving Contest Now Open!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all our incredible MES Surfrider families who joined us for our unforgettable Fall Family Night! We are absolutely blown away by your stunning costumes and impressive pumpkin carving talents – your creativity truly brought the spirit of the season to life!

Voting is now open! Head here to cast your vote for your favorites and let your voice be heard in this exciting competition! Spread the word and share the link with your friends and family too.

Voting will close on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Winners will be announced via our social media sites on Monday, November 4, 2024.

We would like to say a great big MAHALO to the following individuals:

  • Mrs. Lynda Galera and Mr. Thien Ho, MES Administration
  • Mr. Daryl Kawamoto, MES Cafeteria Manager
  • MES 6th Grade Teachers and Students
  • Mrs. Gail Weisz, MES Innovation Teacher/Librarian, and Ms. Susie Okumura
  • MES PTO Volunteers