Parent
February 6, 2014
Connection
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Save the Date! Family Work Day February 22
There is Still Time to Donate to the Auction!
If you or someone you know has a special item to donate or a connection we can follow up on, we would be grateful. We are seeking gift certificates for restaurants and local activities, items for children, specialty wines and spirits, home and garden accessories, gift baskets, gourmet food items and more. Email us for more information on purchasing tickets, donating items, reserving hotel rooms/ child care, and volunteering: auction@ ischool.org.
Foodland Shop for Higher Education has begun
Each time you shop with your Maika‘i Card, you’ll earn Maika‘i Points for you and our school. The more points we earn, the more scholarships we will receive! Thank you for helping our students achieve their dreams! Be sure to designate Island School at checkout. Our school code is 7532.
Tune in to Hiki Nō Tonight on PBS
training for the 2013 Kona Ironman Triathalon. The show will air tonight at 7:30 p.m. on PBS. Hopefully, you can all tune in. If not, we will publish the link to the site once it is online.
Hiki Nō is a PBS Hawai‘i student news network that features studentproduced news segments. Chan Hsu ‘14 and Sam Goldberg ‘16 from Mr. Evslin’s Digital Media class created a segment profiling Mary Castelanelli’s balancing act with teaching at Island School and
There are many exciting projects going on around campus and we need your help! First and foremost, there’s work to be done in our Community Garden. In addition, there will be planting, painting and general sprucing up of the grounds. Jobs for people of all ages. Please contact Mike Goto (mike@ischool.org) if you plan on attending so he can get an accurate count for LUNCH and REFRESHMENTS!
Interested in Hosting a Foreign Exchange Student?
The International Hospitality Center has frequently assisted Island School with applications of diverse students from overseas who are looking for a quality experience with an American educational institution. We currently have a female student from Germany, a potential 10th or 11th grader, who would like to spend half a year at an American school. Please contact Sean Magoun (sean@ischool.org) for more information.
Clean Tech Competition: Early Registration Starts Feb. 7
This competition is a global research and design challenge that promotes educational trends toward student-led, project-based learning, for students ages 15-18. This year’s theme,“A Solution to Pollution” challenges teams of student innovators to design a clean technology solution to this real-world problem. Finalist teams will then be given a stipend and paired with an expert mentor to transform their idea into a prototype.
For more information, visit www. cleantechcompetition.org.
Heads Up Parents!
Do you know what your children are uploading onto the Internet? There have been recent reports of inappropriate photo sharing by students as young as elementary school. Help your children understand that anything they share digitally can be viewed and used by countless others. This can result in embarrassment and serious privacy concerns. The best rule to follow is “Think before you Click.”
Jog-a-Thon – Feb. 21
Elementary students are raising money for our playgrounds and sports programs. They are collecting donations from sponsors before participating in a fun run at Po‘ipu Beach Park on Feb. 21. Each class is also looking for volunteers to help on the day of the event. To become a sponsor or a volunteer, or for more information, email mariko@ ischool.org or emily@ischool.org.
No Laser Pointers at School
These devices are dangerous. According to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 136: possession of laser pointing devices by minors is illegal and no person shall point a laser upon another person or animal “in such a manner as would reasonably be expected to annoy, harass, or alarm the person or animal.” In other words, students are not allowed to bring lasers to school.
Kupu Summer Gateway Program in Need of Kaua‘i Team Members (See Page 5)
Hawai‘i Youth Conservation Corps Summer Gateway team member applications are available online (http://kupuhawaii.org/hycc). Contact acprograms@kupuhawaii.org for more information.
To contact the publisher of Island School’s Parent Connection, email norman@ischool.org