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November 3, 2011
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College Financial Aid Night
High School Drama Troupe to Perform This Weekend
Island School’s fall high school production plays for two nights only on Kaua‘i, Friday, Nov. 4th & Saturday, Nov. 5th. Eight spirited high school actors and musicians perform three short comedies by David Ives: “Captive Audience,” “ Arabian Nights,” and “Variations on the Death of Trotsky.” The troupe is comprised of freshmen, Kyle Riddle and Jacob Dysinger, sophomores, Quinn Hannah-White and Christy Jo Williams, juniors, Griffin Lord and Kim McDonough, and seniors, Jasmine Libert and Teddy Rose. The material is sophisticated and written for mature audiences (rated PG-13). Advanced tickets are on sale for $7.00 in the Office, from cast members or by calling director, Peggy Ellenburg at 246-0233, ext. 262. Next week, the troupe will travel to O‘ahu to perform at the first-ever O‘ahu Fringe Festival, in Chinatown, on Nov. 11 & 12. Tickets for the Fringe may be purchased at http://www. brownpapertickets.com/event/206302
High school parents (especially senior parents) are encouraged to attend Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m. in Purdy Hall. This workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of applying for financial aid and merit scholarships. RSVP to Joan Shaw (joan@ischool.org) if you plan to attend.
Order HS Textbooks Online for Trimester 2
Required books for Trimester 2 are available for purchase at MBS Direct. Students enrolled in the following classes should place their orders now: Classical Mythology, History of Hawai‘i and Music Appreciation. http:// bookstore.mbsdirect.net/ischool.htm. See Alice for more information.
College & Career Fair
The annual Hawai‘i College & Career Fair on Kaua‘i will be held Monday, November 7, at the Kaua‘i Beach Resort, from 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. The evening session will include a Financial Aid Workshop at 5:30 p.m. Representatives from approximately 80 colleges and career fields will be featured. Attendance at this free event is recommended for all high school students and their parents, particularly juniors and seniors. Island School juniors will attend the morning session with Joan Shaw, our college counselor.
Click on the Calendar tab on our website.
Canned Food Drive
High School Student Government is organizing a canned food drive for Nana’s House, a family support center provided by Child & Family Services on the Westside. Each grade level has been assigned a food item to bring to school on Nov. 15th: PK - canned or dried soup; K - noodles or pasta; 1st canned spaghetti sauce; 2nd - peanut butter; 3rd - jelly or jam; 4th - tuna; 5th - Spam; 6th - canned vegetables; 7th - canned fruits; 8th - canned juices; 9th - canned beans or chili; 10th - peanut butter; 11th & 12th - rice.
Healthy Lunch Program Adjustments
Our healthy lunch program has been getting positive reviews from students, teachers and parents. The price of offering our delicious and nutritious homemade lunches is far higher than what is being collected. Parents should have received an email from Mike Goto announcing the need to increase prices. Many great suggestions have been offered, one of which is to allow a Friday only option on Pizza Day. Beginning next trimester, this option will be added to the M-F and MWF options. Please call the front Office by November 18, to make the necessary payment arrangements for trimester 2.
New Flo Water Bottles On Sale
Come check ‘em out in the Logo Store.
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I.S. Chronicles
4th graders watch as Shearwaters are released at Lydgate Park.
HAWAIIAN STUDIES – The fourth grade class went with Kumu Kauka to release a dozen Shearwaters at Lydgate park. This is the season for the young birds to leave their nests. As they fly out to sea they are sometimes disoriented by artificial lights and land on the ground. If you happen to find a downed shearwater, take it to a fire station and put it in the safety box. Brooke McFarland, an avian conservationist with the Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project visited the class to prepare them for the release.
Learning the Merengue in Spanish 2.
SPANISH – Señora Contrades’ Spanish 2 class took a formal dance lesson from “suave dance coach,” Mike Goto. They learned the Merengue, a rhythmic dance that originates from the Dominican Republic. By the end of the hour, couples were formally leading, following, spinning and moving their hips. “It was the best day ever!”
MS HOMEROOM – the 7th grade girls’ homeroom class went on an excursion to the west side of the island to meet with several business owners. All of the businesses are owned and managed by women and the seventh grade girls learned a great deal about starting and operating a business. The girls came loaded with well-thought out questions which were enthusiastically received by the Congratulations to our State Cross Country owners. On their way heading champions: Ryan Perez, Joy Claypoole & back to Puhi, they stopped at Dylan Morrison-Fogel, pictured above with Lappert’s Hanapepe for a tour coaches Mary Castelanelli (far left) and Eric Wortmann. as well as a chance to enjoy the BEST ICE CREAM in the State of graders are having fun playing the Hawai‘i! Thank you, Mary Pratt! boomwhackers while using a steady beat. Second graders are creating GEOGRAPHY – Mr. Devlin’s 6th their own melodies using a pentatonic grade class completed a simulation scale. Third graders have been activity called “Townton.” The focus playing rhythm games using notes of this group activity was to confront they know: eighth, quarter, half, the NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard) whole, and sixteenth notes. In 5th facet to urban planning, using costgrade, students have been continuing benefit analysis and problem-solving. their ukulele playing and expanding Students were charged with the chord knowledge. Their latest song is task of finding a suitable place on Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” their Townton Town map for the undesirable county jail and a landfill. STUDENT GOVERNMENT – After pulling off a successful COMPUTER SCIENCE – Middle Halloween dance for the middle and high school classes are learning school, our high school leaders have how to create blogs. They started with scheduled a high school dance for a discussion about online security. Friday, Nov. 11. Organizer April Oo, The HS class watched a Frontline ‘13, made this announcement: “Get ready to count down to 11:11 at the video called, “Growing Up Online,” Veterans’ Day Dance on 11.11.11! In which talked about the gap in the honor of our veterans, we will be comfort level between parents and holding a moment of silence after their children with the internet. Both the count down. A portion of the classes used Google’s Blogger to set proceeds will be donated to local up their own blogs and learn how to Veterans Day affairs.” Permission maintain them. Their first entry was slips were distributed on Tuesday about their own experiences growing and are due by Wednesday, Nov. 9, up online. Check out an example with $15 dollars per person prepaid. of their blogging skills on http:// A limit of two guests may be invited. quinnforthewin.blogspot.com/ , This high school army-themed dance http://kaleeena.blogspot.com/ , and will be held in the Main Hall from 8 http://practicalquandaries.blogspot. to 11:15 p.m. Sales will be capped at com/ 180 people - first paid, first served. MUSIC – Kindergarten and 1st
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Parent Association The Island School Parent Association would like to invite you to a
North Shore Social
When: November 12, 2011 Where: Princeville Community Center (Located next to the playground behind the Princeville Library) Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. We would like to invite all Parents and Guardians living on the North Shore of Kaua‘i a chance to meet and get to know one another. There will be light refreshments served. Please RSVP to: donna.king@outrigger.com by November 9th.
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FOR RENT: 1 bedroom cottage in Niumalu, $1175/ mo inl. utilities, 500sf. Available Dec. 1st. Great neighbor! Call Cynthia at 503-367-2342. HAWAI‘I CHILDRENS’ THEATRE PRESENTS “WILLY WONKA” I.S. 8th grader, Makenna Olson, stars as Charlie for 1 show only on Nov. 26, at 2:00 p.m. at the War Memorial Convention Hall (Blade Kanekuni is Charlie for the other 6 shows and is amazing!). Special $5 tickets are available in the Office for Island School students for the Nov. 26, 2:00 p.m. show. This has been offered because our students are unable to go to the school performance on Nov. 22 (a teacher development day). That day, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. before the show is also the Golden Ticket Party. Ticket price includes backstage tour, gummaking, chocolate lollipops, candy necklaces, candy factory gifts and Wonka-themed games. Also - preferred seating at the 2 p.m. show The show runs for 2 weekends: Nov. 18, 19, 20 and Nov. 25, 26, 27. Tickets are also available from Suzy Olson at 808-651-5737, and also by calling 2468985 or at www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.com. Other Island School students in the show include: Raina Silver, Riley Silver, Sydney Agudong,
Mahalo to
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♥ ♥ ♥ Leah Edwards for her “over the top” help for the
Art Day luncheon; also to Ron Peeren for cutting and sanding wood for Art Day.
♥ ♥ ♥ Marla Domingo, Laurel Petterson McGraw,
Richard Porto and Jim Bray for their help with costumes, sets, and coaching for the high school play, “It’s About Time.”
♥ ♥ ♥ Mike & Sheree Latif for a donation to Annual
Giving.
♥ ♥ ♥ Colleen McEvoy for a gift to the 8th grade. ♥ ♥ ♥ Elizabeth Rubin Peck for a contribution to the
Jeanne Warburton Literacy Clinic.
♥ ♥ ♥ Mike Goto for teaching the Merengue to Spanish
2 students.
Nico Maione, Emma Schneck, Emily Threlkeld and Alexis Warnock. Directed by our own Ed Eaton and featuring I.S. parents Jessica Silver and Suzy Olson! SHELLS & BEACH GLASS WANTED: Penny Nichols’ upper school classes will be making ceramic wind chimes, beginning next week. They would like to incorporate shells (even broken ones), beach glass, as well as pieces of driftwood and other bits of beach stuff. If you have any of these things and would be willing to donate them to the cause of art, please drop them off in the Art Room. Mahalo. “IT’S ABOUT TIME” FRIDAY/SATURDAY, NOV. 4 & 5: Tickets on sale for this year’s fall high school production. See page one for details. Call 2460233, ext. to reserve your $7 tickers. $10 at the door. SKIN CLINIC: Kori King is hosting a skin clinic with Rodan and Fields products on Nov. 11, 5:307:30 p.m. at her house in Lihu‘e. Special guests are Dr. Gregory Jellinek and Linnis Jellinek from Tahoe Plastic Surgery, California. Light refreshments. RSVP 808-635-4420.
Science Olympiad Middle School Science Olympiad team forming for first time
The Science Olympiad has been in existence for 28 years and is one of the premiere science competitions in the nation. Competitions take place in all 50 states and over 6,200 teams compete nationally. Their web site provides more details (www.soinc.org). Last year the high school participated in Science Olympiad for the first time with Dr. Kozak as their coach. The high school team took first place in the Kaua‘i County regional competition, which made them eligible for the state competition. The team traveled to O‘ahu in March of last year and placed fifth place in the state out of 12 high schools! Check out the video, which shows our team in the competition: www.hsso.org.
Last year’s HS Science Olympiad team show off their first place trophy.
There can be up to 15 members on one team. The events cover the spectrum of scientific disciplines, including areas such as physics, chemistry, biology, geology, mathematics, engineering, forensics, and ecology. There is no cost to enroll.
The Regional Competition will be held on Monday January 16th (MLK day) at Kaua‘i Community College (KCC). Our faculty advisors, Jeff Kozak, Joe Corbo and Kate Mink, will meet with students after school to prepare for the competition.
This year, in addition to the high school team, Joe Corbo is forming a Science Olympiad team for middle school students. During the Regional Competition our new team will compete against middle schools from Waimea and Kapa‘a. The high school will compete against Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i and Waimea high schools.
A meeting for interested high school and middle school students and their parents will be held after school on Monday, November 14, at 3:00 p.m. At this meeting, a schedule will be made for teams to meet. Parents are welcome to volunteer their time to help coach teams.
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