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March 29, 2012
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Breaking News
Spring Break Office Hours
The School Office will be open during Spring Break from 8am - 4pm. Friday, April 6, 2012 - CLOSED due to Good Friday Holiday.
May Day Lu‘au Tickets On Sale After Spring Break
Island School’s May Day celebration is right around the proverbial corner - Friday, May 4th. Every student will have a hand in pulling off this annual event, from dancing, to acting as emcee, to playing in the band, to setting up and cleaning up in the gymnasium. Our May Day Lu‘au in the Main Hall follows the performance. Lu‘au tickets are available for sale after spring break at $10 per person. The menu includes: kalua pork, chicken long rice, rice, macaroni salad, lomi salmon and rice pudding. Deadline to purchase is April 25. To reserve your tickets go to the following link: http:// diamondmindinc.com/island. html. Scroll down to the last line in “Payments,” fill in the ticket amount and specify LUAU in the box. Contact Alice for more information: alice@ ischool.org.
Thunder Chicken Coffee Available Year Round
Kaua’ibots would like to thank all of our school families who have supported their fundraising efforts by purchasing Thunder Chicken coffee. Due to popular demand, it will be available year-round in the front Office. Many thanks to Mary Pratt of Lappert’s for creating this delicious blend.
The Music Department at Island School presents
We Didn’t Start the FIRE: OCCUPY MUSIC A choral concert featuring the
Island School Alaka’i Chorus Island School ‘Opio Chorus Island School Keiki Chorus and the Island School Singers
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / 7:00 p.m. Tickets on sale in the Front Office now!
After School Practices for Elementary Track Team
Students ages 5 - 14 (grades K - 8) are encouraged to meet after school on Wednesdays. They should report to Weinberg Gym at 2:45 and may be picked up at 4:00. This is in preparation for the Mayor’s Age Group Track Meet on April 28 and 29, at Vidinha Stadium. More students are needed in all age groups. Contact Jackie Mierta or Jen Pomroy for more information. (jackie@ischool.org or jenp@ischool.org).
Family Work Day Coming Up
In honor of Arbor Day, we will be organizing an Island School Family Workday on Saturday, April 21, from 8:00 - noon. Mark your calendars
Click on the Calendar tab on our website. and plan on bringing shovels, trowels, wheel barrows, gardening gloves & tools and your entire family. There are jobs for everyone. Lunch will be provided.
Host a Student from Sweden Next Year
CCI (Center for Cultural Interchange) has sent us a request to host a student who would enroll as a senior at Island School next fall. His name is Jakob, and he loves sailing, skiing, wind surfing and outdoor activities. His English speaking skills are very good. For more information, please contact Sean Magoun, sean@ischool.org, or 246-0233.
Portraits Distributed Today
Portrait packages for students in grades PK-8 who had their Spring Portraits taken on March 14, will be distributed today. Parents who wish to purchase any of the portrait sheets should follow the instructions in the packets. Spring portraits are NOT prepaid. If you choose not to order the the package, they must be returned to Alice’s office by April 9. Mahalo for your continued cooperation!
Order Your Yearbook Now
Go to www.jostensyearbooks.com and click on “Buy Your Yearbook.” Just follow the prompts. This website also can link you to the photo upload page and to a new feature, Personal Yearbook Pages. These are pages that you can design yourself and add to the Yearbook. Check it out!
To contact the publisher of Island School’s Parent Connection, email peggy@ischool.org
I.S. Chronicles between the two in their written observations of the art work.
Sra. Wong’s students practice their Spanish at Mariachi’s. SPANISH – Students in 8th grade Spanish went to breakfast together this week so they could practice ordering food in Spanish. This completes their study of Oaxaca, Mexico. CHINESE – Island School’s Chinese language students will host a pot-luck luncheon for three visiting college students from China at Dr. Barale’s home on Friday March 30th from 11:20 AM to 2 PM. It should be a wonderful opportunity to interact with young people from China, practice some Chinese and learn more about China’s society and culture. ENGLISH – Eighth grade English students have begun a poetry recitation project, integrating skills acquired during Trimester I’s Public Speaking curriculum with Trimester III’s focus on fiction. Students were presented with poems by a variety of poets including Maya Angelou, Robert Frost, John Donne, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, Shel Silverstein, and William Shakespeare, and asked to select one for memorization and recitation. Students will be graded on a variety of elements of the recitation including projection, voice quality, expression, and interpretation. SOCIAL STUDIES – 7th Western Civ classes just conducted their “Renaissance Art Gallery” simulation. This event included viewing twelve master works of art from the Italian Renaissance. In preparation for their research papers, students were to demonstrate their understanding between objective and subjective reasoning by distinguishing
ROBOTICS – The Kaua‘ibots took their bot, Thunder Chicken #2465, to O‘ahu last weekend to the FIRST Robotics Tournament. Our team advanced to the quarter finals and had a superb showing on the last day of competition. A total of 38 teams competed in the Hawai‘i Regional, which turned into an international regional with the participation of a team from Taipei. Kaua‘ibots was awarded the Gracious Professionalism award which celebrates outstanding sportsmanship and continuous gracious professionalism in the heat of competition, both on and off the playing field. Thirty students and sixteen mentors represented the island of Kaua’i. Our team received a surprise visit from Senator Ron Kouchi who, lthough he was not able to take in the competition due to scheduled meetings, stopped by the Stan Sheriff early on Friday. He visited the pit area and met with our pit crew and later joined the rest of the team for a photo op in our cheering section. Kaua‘i’bots captured the cameras for KITV4 and can be viewed by going to the following link. www.kitv.com/news/ entertainment/Robotics-storms-StanSheriff-Center/-/8905032/9685372//15qmk35z/-/index.html.
Lansen Eto, ‘14, gives Thunder Chicken two thumbs up at the FIRST tourney! SENIOR UPDATE – Ben Steuri has been accepted at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR. Kelly Culliney and Lauren Claypoole were both admitted to Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Lauren was also admitted to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and she was awarded a $5000
Na Pua O Kamaile, our hula dancers, performed last Saturday at KCC at a fund raising event for the Kupuna program. l-r: Raina Silver, Moeko Fukada, Christy Jo Williams, Ally Pascual. Rotary Scholarship. Emeline Wu has been accepted at University of California, Los Angeles and Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Garrett Beyer has been accepted at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA. Serena Wong has been accepted at Whittier College in Whittier, CA. Michelle Poirson has been accepted at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR. Congratulations! THIRD GRADE – Students will hide Easter eggs for students in K-2 on Friday. PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Students in first grade learned some hip-hop steps from fifth graders, Mao Fukada, Lexi Warnock and Maria Grigorova.
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Parent Association
Next PA meeting Thursday, April 12th at 8 a.m. in the teacher workroom. Now’s your chance to meet some really nice Island School people and see how much fun it can be to be a member of the Parent Association Steering Committee.
Classified Ads CLOTHING ALTERATIONS: Experienced seamstress can alter prom dresses and suits as well as hem, make curtains, drapes and pillow covers. Contact Leah Curl at 631-1470. KAUA‘I COMMUNITY MARKET: Every Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. KCC front parking lot across from Grove Farm. Hosted by Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau & Kaua‘i Community College. Fresh ingredients, holiday foods & gifts, taro products, tropical plants and flowers, coffee, hoiday pies & baked goods, goat cheese, health & beauty items from goat’s milk, breakfast & lunch choices, educational demo, and more. Contact: Melissa McFerrin, 337-9944. WANTED TO RENT: 1-bedroom in Lihu‘e-Wailua areas prefered. HUD acceptable up to $1000/mo. Need by midApril. Must be ground floor. Please contact Peggy Hood ASAP at 808-634-3951 if you have any leads. SEEDS WANTED: The 4th graders need a lot more aliʻi poe seeds for May Day implements. Please bring them by the Frear Center. CHEER CAMP: Rachelle Alayvilla will be offering her popular Cheer Camp during Spring Break, Mon- Fri,
Mahalo to
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♥ ♥ ♥ Alice Pajela for arranging all of the
travel plans to O‘ahu this past weekend for the Kauaibots.
♥ ♥ ♥ Monica King for providing snacks for
our hard working elementary track team last week!
♥ ♥ ♥ Corey Dobashi for his generous dona-
tion to the after school Booster Club concession stand.
♥ ♥ ♥ Irving Soto and Taylor Shigemoto
from Kaua‘i Community Federal Credit Union for sharing their expertise about fiscal responsibility with the Class of 2012.
April 2 - 6, from 8am- 12pm. The cost is $115. Parents interested in signing up their child should contact the Office. FREE THEATRE FOR KEIKI: Purple Striped Honu Theatre for Kids presents The Caterpillar Play, written by Laurel Petterson McGraw, and The Sleeping Giant written by Joy Jobson. Saturday, March 31, Hanalei Neighborhood Center. 12:00 noon. Admission is Free! SPRING BREAK ART PROGRAM: “ten thousand hands,” at Waipouli Plaza, Kapa‘a, is now accepting registration for children 6 years and up for the Spring Break Program, April 2-6! Register early! Enrollment is limited! 8:00am to 4:00pm. All day program featuring a variety of art projects! A fun & imaginative creative process, small groups specializing in individualized learning experience in a safe environment! During the week, we will be focusing on the history of Kaua‘i’s Plantation Houses and using pastels and/ or watercolors, the children will create beautiful works of art to be exhibited at Java Kai in Kapa‘a! Please bring own nutritious snacks, lunch, juice/water! When weather permits, we will all walk to Baby Beach for fun & exercise. Bring swimwear & towel. Price includes all art materials. $125.00 per child, for the week. To register or for more information, Call Mary Nakamura at 652-2260 or email: marysnakamura@yahoo.com.
I.S. Summer 2012 Programs Island School’s summer offerings have been growing each year. This summer, we have nine exciting classes for students entering PK through grade 12. Take a look and see if your son or daughter might be interested and call the Office to register - 246-0233. Leap into the Arctic (with Sue Macklin) Grades: Entering PreK Time: 8 a.m. - noon Dates: June 18 - July 6 (no school on Wed. July 4) Cost: $425 Rhyme & Rhythm in Stories (with Sue Macklin) Grades: Entering PreK & K Time: 8 a.m. - noon Dates: July 23 - Aug 3 Cost: $325 Summer Science/English (with Shantelle Manibog) Grades: Entering K to 2nd grade Time: 8 a.m. - noon Dates: June 18 - July 13 (no school on Wed. July 4) Cost: $550 Summer Science Fun (with Cristy Peeren) Grades: Entering 1st to 3rd grade Time: 1- 4 p.m. Dates: June 18 - June 29 Cost: $250 Voyager Sports Camp (with Kaipo Kealalio) Grades 1-5 Time: 1-4 p.m. Dates: June 18 - July 20 (no school on Wed. July 4) Cost: $400
Latin Dance Experience (with Ita Rubio) Grades: 2-5 Time: 8 a.m. - noon Dates: June 18 - July 13 Cost: $250 Summer Literacy Clinic (with Elizabeth Scamahorn) Grades: Entering 3-6 Time: 8 a.m. - noon Dates: June 18 - July 12 (No clinic on July 4, or on Fridays)
Cost: $600
Strength and Conditioning (with Kaipo Kealalio) Grades: 8-12 Time: 10 - 12 a.m. Dates: June 18 - July 20 (no school on Wed. July 4) Cost: $220
Summer Algebra Review (with Susie Massaro) Pre-Requisite: Algebra I Time: 9 a.m. - noon, Mon-Thurs Dates: July 16 - August 2 Cost: $350
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