parent connection: may 22, 2014
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May 22, 2014
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Attention Juniors: Gannon Loomis Memorial Scholarship Applications Due Tomorrow, May 23Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted. One $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to be applied toward tuition at Island School for the awardee’s senior year. The scholarship recipient will be announced at the graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 14.
Freshman Pancake Fundraiser This Saturday, Entertainment Provided by Kalaheo Elementary BandThe 9th grade class is having a pancake breakfast to accumulate overall class funds and raise money for their future senior class trip - this Saturday, May 24, 7-10 a.m. in the Main Hall. The breakfast will consist of two pancakes, fruit salad, choice of meat with coffee or juice. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased from freshman students in advance or at the door during the event. Nine members of the Kalaheo Elementary School Band will be performing from 8:15 to 9 a.m.
Summer Help WantedLooking for adult volunteers and hardy students for summer fence-line cleanup. Will schedule the group for weekday or weekend work depending on who and how many are available. Need at least 4 people with equipment skills and lots of enthusiasm for clearing our fence-line of unwanted tree growth, pig control enhancement under fence, and clearing of the walking path under the ironwood trees. Please contact Mike Goto.
T-Shirt Exchange: May 27-30More than 200 shirts are ready to exchange and sell for this event coordinated by the Parent Association. Come to swap gently-used shirts for another color, size or style or to purchase used shirts for $1. From Tuesday, May 27 to Friday, May 30, 2:15-3:15 p.m. at the back lanai of the Main Office (outside Joan’s office).
Order Your Yearbook TodayPre-order a copy of the 2013-2014 Island School Yearbook, “We Spy A Voyager.” To purchase, go to: ischoolyearbook2014.picaboo.com. Email [email protected] for more information.
Ad Space for Sale in 2013-2014 YearbookStudent Recognition Ads - giving kudos for any grade level - May 28 deadline. Business Ads - reaching Island School students and their families - June 5 deadline. To order or for more information, contact Ad Managers Amanda Nguyen (anguyen16@ischool.
org) or Lauren Oelke ([email protected]).
May Day Videos On Sale TomorrowMay Day DVDs will be available after school on Friday, May 23. Discs are $20 each and fund the Digital Media program.
‘Keep Calm’ DVDs are here!Spring chorus concert DVDs are in the Office. If you ordered one, please pick it up at your earliest convenience.
‘Totally Busted’ Art Show Opens May 30 (see flyer pg. 5)
Enjoy Jazz Festival, Rack Up Community Service Hours Kaua‘i Concert Association needs volunteers to be in charge of the Zero Waste bins during the Red Clay Jazz Festival on June 28. See the show for free while making sure patrons put trash and recyclables in the right bins. If interested, contact Jason Blake ([email protected]).
School Lunch Program Changes Starting June 2 Lanakila Kitchen, located in Lawa‘i, has been contracted to service Island School with school lunches. We will continue to include a salad bar option augmented with vegetables from our community garden. This new lunch program starts Monday, June 2 and will run through Thursday, June 12. Pizza will still be served on Friday, June 6. The purpose of the change is to keep costs under control while offering tasty meals. Also, students on our school lunch plan taking field trips will be supplied with a brown-bag lunch.
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All smiles from seniors Bella Voorhies, Chad Andrade and Hailey Lord during
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Last Friday and today, Ms. Mariko’s 7th grade girls PE class ran to the YMCA to swim and ran back to campus. They are also finishing up end of the year fitness testing.
SPANISH – Spanish III students had the opportunity to attend breakfast or lunch — based on which period they were in — and practice speaking Spanish at Mariachi’s Restaurant in Nawiliwili. The servers, most of them from Mexico, were notified ahead of time to speak only Spanish to the students and they gladly obliged.
NA PUA KEIKI –The Pre-K class visited Kamokila Hawaiian Village last Wednesday. They toured the grounds — learning about various hale, wildlife and traditions of the village. At right, the class is pictured singing and dancing with Kumu Iliama.
HS STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS – There has been a change of plans regarding Student Government elections. The election speeches will be held on Tuesday, May 27, during the general morning meeting. This is for the executive positions: president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. 8th graders will attend and seniors are excused from this meeting. Class Council elections are next week Friday, May 30, during class morning meetings.
MS BOYS BASKETBALL – A.J. Ort ‘16, is holding basketball practices/workshops every Monday and Wednesday, 3 to 4:15 p.m. for 5th to 7th grade boys until the end of the school year either in Wilcox Gym or the basketball court behind the ‘Ohi‘a
classroom. A.J. is gauging how many Island School boys are interested in playing in a community basketball league team in the upcoming winter. If interest is high, his goal is to have a junior varsity boys basketball team by the 2015-2016 school year. For location of upcoming practices/workshops, or for more information, email [email protected].
FOURTH GRADE – The 4th grade went to Salt Pond last week Friday to do a reef walk and identify and examine the various marine animals they have been learning about in class. Check out Ema-Lani Ebesu’s brittle star!
Congratulations to the cast of, “Agatha Rex”! Photos are on https://islandschool.shutterfly.com/30410. Password = islandschool. DVDs will be
available before school is out. Send in $20 to Peggy (payable to Island School)Kindergartners Mia Javellana and Hobey King wear their completed Job’s tears (pu‘ohe‘ohe) lei. This project began
with the Kindergarten class picking, counting and stringing 100 Job’s tears
seeds in Kumu Kauka’s Hawaiian Studies class.
KAPA‘A ART WALK DRAWING: Ms. Mariko’s under-14 girls soccer team is going to O‘ahu for a tournament on July. IS students Honey Chandler ‘19, Soleil Errico ‘19, and Brianna Binder ‘18, are on the team. They are doing a drawing at the Kapa‘a Art Walk on June 7 for some awesome prizes, which include a Kaua‘i ATV waterfall tour, a Koloa Zipline tour, and a pair of Oakley sunglasses. Tickets are $5 a donation and $20 for 5 tickets. If you would like to purchase a drawing ticket, contact [email protected]. The soccer team will also be selling tickets at the art walk on June 7.
AUDITIONS FOR “SHREK THE MUSICAL”: Hawai‘i Children’s Theatre announces the Hawai‘i premiere of “Shrek the Musical.” Auditions will begin June 19 and run for one week at Island School. Actors beginning age 8, male and female, are invited to audition. Go to www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.com or call 808-246-8985 for all the details. Rehearsals begin on July 28 and the musical will be performed on the Kaua‘i War Memorial Stage in mid November for eight performances over two weekends.
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♥ ♥ ♥ Karen Agudong, Adam Beetles and Josh Offley for their help backstage of “Agatha Rex.” Also to Maria Walker & James Trujillo, Kathy & Ron Conery, and Lotus Dove for organizing refreshments, and all the parents whose snack donations help support the Drama Dept. Thanks also to Peggy Walker for staffing the ticket table. Also to Jaden Hamid ‘17, for video taping the show and to Nathaniel Evslin ‘98, for editing the film.
♥ ♥ ♥ Frank & Maryjane D’Annibale, Bill & Monica Evslin, Nathaniel Evslin, Noah Evslin, Melrose Mac and Sean Ryan for donations to the first annual Student .MOV Festival.
♥ ♥ ♥ Ita Rubio ‘01, for supporting Annual Giving.
♥ ♥ ♥ Jonathan Nunez for coming in to speak in Mrs. Crowe’s Spanish II class and for helping students with conversational Spanish.
Mahalo to ♥ ♥ ♥
Your Parent Association dues are hard at work! Mahalo for your support!
PA Enhancement Award Recipients 2013-2014
Island School Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fieldtrip to O‘ahu8th Grade Life Science . . . . . . Thistle Tube & Dialysis Tubing Drama Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theatre Shoes3rd Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fieldtrip to O‘ahuHS Student Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security for PromMS Science Olympiad Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TrainerIS Legislative Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fieldtrip
7th Grade Girls PE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YMCA & Cooking
Next meeting:June 3rd, 1 p.m. in the Teachers’ Workroom
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TUTOR FOR HIRE: Island School 2011 alumna is coming home for summer and is offering tutoring for middle school and high school students focusing on math (ideally from Algebra to Calculus) and physics (both conceptual and calculus based). Can also tutor other subjects. Call Caycie Pascual(651-7889)for more information.
ESSENCE OF EUROPE, 6 COUNTRIES IN 17 DAYS: Michelle Dressler (National Board Certified Teacher, social studies teacher and Island School Mom) is leading a tour for students grades 7-12 interested in traveling to Europe in the summer of 2015. They will be traveling to Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, and London, England. Please log onto the website: http://www.eftours.com/tour-website/1577193NC or call 651-1044 for more information. There will be several fundraisers for students who want to earn money to pay for their trip. This is a wonderful lifetime opportunity!
SHOW SITTERS NEEDED FOR “TOTALLY BUSTED”: Volunteers are needed to “show sit” at the high school art show next weekend at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists Gallery at Kukui Grove Shopping Center. Volunteers for the following 3-hour shifts are needed: Saturday, May 31 (11 a.m.-2 p.m., 2-5 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.); Sunday, June 1 (11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.). Contact Penny ([email protected] or 635-1316) and she will send you all the instructions.
What’s Up Now Till Graduation?Date Event Time Place Contact
Thursday, May 22 6th grade girls to Hanchett Ranch
All Day Moloa‘a [email protected]
Friday, May 23 6th grade boys to Hanchett Ranch
All Day Moloa‘a [email protected]
Friday, May 23 Elementary Talent Show Sports Banquet
8:15 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Main Hall Wilcox Gymnasium
[email protected] [email protected]
Saturday, May 24 Freshman Pancake Breakfast 7:00 a.m. Main Hall [email protected]
Monday, May 26 Memorial Day - school holiday
May 27-30 PA T-Shirt Exhange 2:15-3:15 Admin. Lanai [email protected]
Thursday, May 29 ‘Opio Chorus pizza party 11:00 Music Room [email protected]
Thurs/Fri, May 29-30
Kindergarten to Camp Nau‘e overnight Ha‘ena [email protected]
Friday, May 30 8th Grade TransitionAlaka‘i Chorus pizza party
all day5:30 p.m.
Na Pali CoastBobby V’s Pizzeria
[email protected]@ischool.org
Friday, May 30 “Totally Busted” Student Art Show Opening Reception
5-8 p.m. Kaua‘i Society of Artists’ space at Kukui Grove mall [email protected]
Fri/Sat, May 30-31 Do Drop Inn Camp-Out 5:16 p.m. Elementary Courtyard [email protected]
Tuesday, June 3 PA Meeting 1:00 p.m. Teachers’ Workroom [email protected]
June 4-12 Book Buy-Back 7:30-8:30p2:00-4:00
Logo Shop [email protected]
Thursday, June 5 Academic Awards Assembly 2-3 p.m. Main Hall [email protected]
Friday, June 6 Kindergarten/3rd Buddy TripFirst Grade Dinosaur Festival 1:50 p.m.
Kamalani BridgeFirst Grade Classroom
[email protected]@ischool.org
Saturday, June 7 Headmaster’s Senior Brunch 9:30 a.m. Gaylord’s [email protected]
June 6, 9, 10, 12 Final Exams grades 6-12 special schedule
Classrooms [email protected]
Tuesday, June 10 2nd Grade Rainforest FestivalKindergarten Author’s Tea
8:15 a.m.2:00 p.m.
2nd Grade ClassroomKindergarten Classroom
[email protected]@ischool.org
Wednesday, June 11 Kamehameha Day - school holiday
Thursday, June 12 Last Day Trimester 3 Senior Send-Off 11:00 a.m. Senior Lounge area [email protected]
Thurs/Fri, June 12/13
The Amazing Race Camp - PK Camp-Out
5:30 p.m. On campusPo‘ipu [email protected]
Friday, June 13 Graduation RehearsalSummer Beach Blast-Off: PK-8
8:30 a.m.half day
Wilcox Gymnasium [email protected]@ischool.org
Saturday, June 14 Graduation 5:00 p.m. Wilcox Gymnasium [email protected]
