KAIMUKI MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM
PHILOSOPHY:
Kaimuki Middle School Vision Statement:
“Kaimuki Middle School… a place with heart, that challenges and strengthens the mind, body and spirit.”
Music Department Statement:
“Like a bouquet of flowers, all of us together make up one `ohana (family).”
Theme Song:
“Sekai Ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana”
The meaning:
Literally translated, the title of the song means “The One and Only Flower in This World.” The song compares people to flowers. Many times in life we feel as if we’re in a competition. Everyone tries to be the best or better than someone else is. When we look at flowers in a flower shop, they are all beautiful. Each flower is like no other, but they are all beautiful in their own right. In a bouquet of flowers, each flower has an important role to make the bouquet beautiful. Each flower must do its job to the fullest. We want to have each student strive to do their best, so that rather than trying to choose the best; we can choose everyone, just like in a bouquet. Each person is a flower, an original flower, and the only one in this world.
In the KMS Music Program we believe:
• All students have a place in the Music Department, as long as they desire to be in it.
• All students can succeed in the classes offered in the Music Department.
• Participating in music is fun and enjoyable, but does require work and effort.
• The ideals of: Respect, Responsibility, Resiliency, and Relationships that result from teamwork are essential in a successful musical and educational environment.
• Success in a music class will eventually, if not immediately, translate to success in other classes.
• The KMS Music Department functions as an `Ohana or Family.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
School-wide classroom expectations will be followed:
1) Have appropriate supplies in order to participate in classroom activities.
2) Be on time
3) Refrain from eating, drinking or gum chewing in class
4) Engage in appropriate classroom behavior that does not interfere with instruction and learning
5) Follow teacher instructions
Let's keep in mind: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RELATIONSHIP, and RESILIENCY
Students who choose not to adhere to the classroom expectations will be disciplined based on the school-wide behavior plan.