Parent
November 17, 2011
Connection
Breaking News
Breast Cancer Awareness T-Shirts on Sale
Student Government has a very limited supply of these stylin’ shirts for sale: “Fight Like a Girl” shirts - 3 mediums and 1 XL. “Real Men Wear Pink” shirts 2 mediums, 5 large and 2 XL. $20 each. All proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in honor of IS ‘ohana who have fought the fight. They make great gifts. Contact Liz (liz@ischool.org) to purchase one.
Gift Wrap Distributed
If there are any problems with your order including damaged products, or missing or incorrect items, please contact Liz Farnsworth, the on-island representative for Great American Opportunities, at 826-9596 (this is a local number). Thank you to everyone who participated in and helped run this year’s gift wrap sale!
Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences Dec. 8 & 9
First trimester conferences begin on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 12:30 p.m. School is dismissed on Thursday at 11:20 for grades 6-12, and at 11:30 for elementary. The buses will leave campus at 11:40 a.m. Lunch will not be served on Thursday. On Friday, conferences begin at 8:00 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. There are no scheduled classes on Friday.
Elementary conferences may be scheduled by signing up outside their respective teacher’s door. For middle and high school, parents should call the Office to schedule their conference. High School Student Government has scheduled their Santa’s Workshop after school on Thursday from noon to 3 p.m. Lunch and fun provided!
Golf Tournament a Success!
Forty-two golfers made up 14 teams at the Booster Club Golf Tourney. Every contestant received a prize and was entered in a grand drawing for two different overnight packages: one at the Grand Hyatt and the other at Koa Kea. Our youngest contestant was 2nd grader, Eme-lani Ebesu. Among the Island School students participating were our all-high school team of Miller, Miller and Sclafani (Daniel Miller, ‘12, Michael Miller, ‘15, and Adam Sclafani, ‘15). All monies raised will support the Island School Booster Club’s efforts in supporting athletics.
Have YOU Made Your Annual Giving Contribution?
Please consider making one now. Any amount is greatly appreciated. We depend on your kokua.
Do Drop Inn Extended Conference Hours
Do Drop Inn will be available if a minimum of six students are signed up. Hours for those days will be from 11:20 a.m. on Thursday and 8:00 a.m. Friday. As usual,students
Click on the Calendar tab on our website. need to be picked up by 5:15 p.m. Water, snack and lunch will need to be brought from home for both days. Call the Front Office to sign-up your child(ren) today!
Community Service
Parents and students who want to track the number of community service hours earned in grades 9-12 can do so on RenWeb. Here’s how: log on to ParentsWeb and go to the Family Information tab; click on the student’s name to open their information; click on the Community Service Hours tab. Details and hours are totaled for grades 9-12. Report cards only show hours earned for that particular trimester.
RenWeb Gradebook Disabled Until Dec. 5
As always, while teachers are compiling final grades for the trimester, the gradebook and report card features on Renweb have been disabled. All other features are still available. The gradebook and report card features will be enabled no later than Monday, December 5, once report cards have been emailed.
Books for Trimester 2
Students enrolled in the following courses for Trimester 2 can begin ordering their required books from MBS Direct: Chinese 4, Classical Mythology, Music Appreciation, Ukulele Ensemble, History of Hawai‘i, The Short Story and Honors English. Course books for History of Hawai‘i and American Government are available for purchase at the Logo Store. Other books will be distributed in class.
To contact the publisher of Island School’s Parent Connection, email peggy@ischool.org