Parent
November 14, 2013
Connection
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a lunch. Elementary students will continue to get their lunches as usual. Lunch plans are pre-paid per trimester. Please refer to the table below for pricing and plan information: Lunch Plan Rates • Monday-Friday (5-days/Week) PK-5 $309; 6-12 $422 • Mon/Wed/Fri (3-days/week) PK-5 $185; 6-12 $253 • Pizza Day Only (l-day/week) PK-5 $62; 6-12 $84 • Salad Bar Only (5-days/week) PK-5 $240; 6-12 $300 Please call the Front Office by Nov. 18 to make the necessary payment arrangements for your child(ren)’s lunch plan choice for the 2nd trimester.
Thanksgiving Food Drive
The Parent Association is sponsoring a food drive Nov. 18-22. Donations are requested according to a list of suggested items listed by grade level. Check out the information on page 3.
project has been funded by the Annie Sinclair Knudsen Memorial Fund and the Mabel I. Wilcox Trust.
Art Day Another I.S. Success!
“I think we should have Art Day every Friday,” said a high school student, overheard at lunch. What a terrific day it was! Art Day is another example of our ohana pulling together to create something special for our students. We all feel proud of the contributions we made – from those who taught the workshops, to students and teachers who hung clotheslines and hauled coconuts, to volunteers who cleaned paint brush-
Needed For Our Community Garden
Healthy Lunch Sign-Ups
lt is time to sign-up for our Healthy Lunch Program for Trimester 2. In an effort to continue to effectively manage our lunch program, a new identification card will be issued the first week after the Thanksgiving Break to all middle and high school students who are part of the program. This will need to be shown upon entry to the main hall and to the food servers in order to receive
You might have heard of our plans for a Community Garden, located on campus near the solar farm. When completed (hopefully by the first of the year) garden plots will be available for students and their families, staff and faculty and members of the greater community. We are collecting banana plants, as well as tools, shovels and wheelbarrows. Please check with Mike Goto for dropoff location. The Community Garden
es and prepared food for the luncheon – everyone involved deserves a big Mahalo! Photos are posted on our Shutterfly site: islandschool. shutterfly.com.
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